I’ve gotten requests for free work “for exposure” my whole life, once from a literal billionaire. Luckily less so in recent decades. But using the “for exposure” excuse with TAYLOR SWIFT? Truly warped. There’s a whole class of business shitheads who really think no artist *deserves* to be paid.

Starting in the 1960s, people have fought against the Manhattanization of San Francisco. Our editor Tim Redmond has been reporting on that struggle for decades. Listen to his conversation with Kevin Jones and @dscotmiller.bsky.social on @doomloopdispatch.bsky.social

Tim Redmond, veteran bay area reporter, commenter.

NEW EPISODE: We speak to Tim Redmond of 48 Hills and the Bay Guardian. We get deep into how real estate interests have been trying to take over San Francisco and how damaging their mission has been. Good stuff! @dscotmiller.bsky.social @48hills.bsky.social youtu.be/yHMGb-dLfOU

Anyone have thoughts on this piece in The Atlantic claiming “[f]or the first time in more than 30 years, attacks by the far left outnumber those by the far right”? First I’m hearing of this, but I’m not equipped to scrutinize its claims myself. CC @mmasnick.bsky.social, @radleybalko.bsky.social

NEW EPISODE: Kevin speaks with Ben Grieff of Evolve CA, a non-profit leading the fight to undo the damage done to the state’s education system by Howard Jarvis and Prop 13. @dscotmiller.bsky.social youtu.be/ZwwoFobBC2Q

San Francisco Supervisor Joel Engardio was recalled by a wide margin yesterday. Everyone knew it was going to happen because he chose to support the closure of the #greathighway instead of listening to constituents. He deserved to have his political career end. #recall #politics #realestate

I think progs and leftists in San Francisco need to understand how the Joel Engardio recall is a victory for working people. To that end this interview from @doomloopdispatch.bsky.social with the brilliant Otto Pippinger, who ran the recall campaign, is mandatory! youtu.be/WV0wetZYlpE

I had a Psych 101 instructor who championed Charles Murray and The Bell Curve. I had a journalism professor who said of Ann Coulter “she may be a bitch but she’s our bitch.” I had another journalism instructor who had a right-wing talk radio show in Milwaukee.

"US Tiktok users would be asked to shift to new app" controlled by Trump friends Oracle and Andreessen Horowitz. Good fuckin' luck with that.

It's recall day! Listen to our episode about the Engardio Recall to learn why recalling him is a good thing!

I for one love to have my nation’s content moderated by like the same five guys with close links to the belligerent ruling faction

Once again it’s not that conservatives deny the existence of racism, they merely deny the existence of racism against minorities.

Oh I see, we weren't supposed to respond to Kirk getting shot by quoting Kirk's own words. We were supposed to respond by quoting [checks notes] Hitler. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Be aware that when the Missouri AG says protect children from "online pornography," the law actually reads "material harmful to minors" — the same legal term used to pressure Target to discontinue Pride merchandise. hoodline.com/2025/09/miss...

Cook's alleged misdeeds a) took place before she started on the Fed, b) are rarely prosecuted, c) have no bearing on her performance on the job, and d) are obviously a pretextual reason for removing her. And now e): more evidence that she did not do anything wrong. #LetHerCook

I take no pleasure in this, but

Governor of Utah, "I was praying that it was an immigrant." The USA is a hellhole, to smear immigrants like this on stage in front of the whole country when they had nothing to do with it. This is disgusting.

NEW EPISODE: Kevin and D speak to Otto Pippenger of the Recall Engardio campaign. We get into the motivations for the campaign and what the district is really like. You won’t want to miss this one. @dscotmiller.bsky.social youtu.be/WV0wetZYlpE

The Republicans spent the last 24 hours, literally calling for the extra judicial murder and genocide of multiple groups all while targeting individuals with stochastic terrorism. The Republican party and they’re enablers within the national level Democratic Party are a violent threat to our safety

Had to make a video about all those #CharlieKirk tributes. I mean, some folks will say anything #memories #tribute #politics

One of the many bitter pills to swallow is that there will be not one single consequence for Jerry Seinfeld basically complimenting the KKK and equating them to the phrase Free Palestine. There will be little, if any, media pushback. It’s terrible.

Berkeleyside’s reporting on vacant apartments in Berkeley just doesn’t feel right - articles are almost contradicting themselves. They also don’t get into the real issue of land banking, probably because the blog is pro-landlord/developer #housing #vacant #development #landlords

It's incredible that even at this late hour - even with all the evidence about John Roberts' clear political goals over 20 years - the Pod Save Guys are still asking whether he's actually a complicit participant in the authoritarian project. Just absolutely unbelievable.

The gross #abundance conference is over, but did you see a group of pro-abundance lawmakers started a new group? The people involved are all red flags to me. #libbyschaaf #yimbys #koch

NEW EPISODE: Kevin talks with Kate Willett before her show in San Francisco next Friday. We discuss tech dystopias, old San Francisco and Peter Thiel’s weird obsession with the antichrist. It’s a fun one! @katewillett.bsky.social @dscotmiller.bsky.social youtu.be/CDYUve6h1QI?...

Just for a second, take a step back, and remember that these are the actions of a 56 year old man towards a 17 year old girl.

ProPublica identified 17 people who each shielded at least $1 billion in capital gains from the so-called Net Investment Income Tax. Together, this small group, by collectively exempting more than $35 billion, saved about $1.3 billion in taxes. (Published Dec. 2024)

In my view, Amy Coney Barrett kicking off her book tour by doing a sold-out event with Bari Weiss and publishing an exclusive excerpt in The Free Press should end the "Supreme Court justices are not motivated by ideology" discourse once and for all ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

As the government continues to crack down on civil liberties & dismantle access to the internet under the guise of "child safety" @jonfavs.bsky.social and his buddies are on Pod Save America supporting those efforts, saying kids shouldn't have cell phones until they turn 18. Liberals 🤝 fascists

#sanfrancisco mayor Daniel Lurie sucks. Bad enough his rich Mom bought him the position, but now he’s just doing what he can to please his billionaire buddies. #antihomeless #surveillance #immigration

The Wall Street Journal has a new article about billionaires. Here's a gift link if you feel like getting mad.

mamdani had his fourth meeting with jeffries, and jeffries continues to withhold an endorsement in a race against a corrupt cop, a fascist, and a sex criminal who intentionally handed the state senate to republicans and gerrymandered against the democrats.

Look at this photo. Our siblings, looking at us across time.

What even is the opinion here, "we would like the federal government to be run by totally different people with an entirely different agenda"? All of the blame and agency is placed on local officials, not the deranged authoritarian calling in militarized forces under false pretenses.

I can’t get over the story about the Polish millionaire stealing from a kid. We need to find a cure for wealth creating such assholes. #ceo #tennis #stealing #laborday

NEW EPISODE: Scot and I talk with queen progressive strategist Jen Snyder! Her piece in @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social was so good we had to have her on! @dscotmiller.bsky.social youtu.be/H_EabfCAt9s

However evil you think this is, it’s worse: “The A.I. companies selected to oversee the program would have a strong financial incentive to deny claims. Medicare plans to pay them a share of the savings generated from rejections.”

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is excited to incorporate AI into the city’s building permit process. Why? No one is building anything! #techfascism #marcandressen #opengov #ai

If you want to hear how out of touch with reality this is, it's this podcast: podcastnotes.org/a16z/balaji-...

Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve on the Minnesota shooting: "The sad thing is we can't sit here and tell them that help is on the way. Because we're not going to do a damn thing about it."

Where are the billionaires offering people $50K to quit ICE?

The fascists are gearing up for state violence against trans folks at a dangerous pace. The only way through is solidarity and community. Stand up for those being targeted, we must stand together against fascist violence or we all fall into the abyss.

literally no difference between Newsom and Trump

Neoliberalism is unable to deal with the weight of fascism and will in fact normalize it and create the conditions for it to solidify further example 1,000,000

According to federal data, 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rates have Republican governors. None of those cities are Chicago. 8 of the top 10 states in homicide rates are led by Republicans. None of those states are Illinois. And yet Trump is sending troops here.

Watching Elizabeth Warren talk about Trump’s fascism as a distraction last night really broke something in me. Where I used to have this anger at the Democrats for folding to Trump I find myself numb. I don’t know if it’s going to last, but I don’t feel anything about their inaction anymore.

After showing his guns emblazoned with racial slurs, far-right slogans, Minneapolis shooting suspect displayed a message "Hail Breivik. Hail Brenton." Neo-Nazi Anders Breivik killed 77 in Norway in 2011. Brenton Tarrant killed 51 in shootings at 2 mosques in New Zealand in 2019.

I'm very sad to say that Jim Kimball is no longer with us. When the news first broke that Jim was struggling, the outpouring of love for him was immediate & over these last few days it's been so touching & incredible to see. Here's the very 1st DK3 promo photo, pulled from a small box near my desk.

Wait Blue MAGA so-called influencers have giant group chats where they discuss taking dark money and organize to sabotage legit criticism of the party? No never, that’s not why I had to create a Blue MAGA bots moderation list. 🤣 www.wired.com/story/dark-m...