This rules - @raskin.house.gov straight up called out Roberts to his face. democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...

The SB125 task force is putting together its final report to the legislature this Monday, but there are 3 key things missing: 1. A state source of transit operations funding 2. Multi-year investment frameworks for capital projects 3. Funding at full design Speak out on Monday 9/30!

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

Jimmy Kimmel's Monologue now has 14.3 MILLION VIEWS on YouTube. It would be a shame for you to share it www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1tj...

We still need your help to get SB 79 over the finish line. Write or call the Governor's office to ask for his signature. It only takes a couple minutes with our easy to use online tool.

It really is like Nixon live blogging Watergate and the journalism establishment saying eh, what can you do

From publicly demanding that Pam Bondi go after his political enemies to the reported decision to close a Tom Homan bribery case, the Justice Department is basically Donald Trump's personal law firm now.

Border Czar Tom Homan was caught by the FBI accepting bribes - on camera - to deliver government contracts in exchange for $50,000 in cash. Pam Bondi knew. Kash Patel knew. Emil Bove knew. And they made the investigation go away. A corrupt attempt to conceal brazen graft.

Why is this horrible for Universities? Just about everyone who isn't a citizen or green card holder already who's hired for a tenure track faculty position is hired through an H1B and then, after 3-5 years, applies for a green card. This is literally "No more foreign professors can be hired"

State Senator Graciela Guzman is out here in front of the facility demanding the release of two of her constituents (who are U.S. citizens), asking to speak with federal agents. No response from them so far. Shes putting on a respirator.

Oakland will pay $7 million to a 58-year-old man who was severely injured when his bike hit a pothole during a practice session for a fundraising charity ride.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

It doesn't repeat, but it rhymes.

Level-headed, mature perspective from a 17 year-old on what Sunset Dunes means for the future of San Francisco: www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

Fully North Korea mandatory mourning in effect.

in light of the kimmel news, just a reminder that a few days ago a prominent fox news host literally called for killing homeless people. right afterward, someone shot up a couple homeless encampments. that fox news host still has his job.

what ezra doesn't seem willing to accept is that charlie kirk was part of a political movement that does not think that "we are going to have to live here with each other" and is fact very interested in the elimination and/or subjugation of many, many people

Obama on Charlie Kirk:

Donald Trump is not a king, and the National Guard is not his private militia - he does not have the authority to send troops into the streets of any American city without the consent of local leaders. Today, I filed a brief with the courts to stand with D.C. against this unconstitutional action.

Pretty crazy how "America is a legit, no bullshit fascist country" is now a NYT headline.

In a Hitleresque speech, JD Vance says there can be no unity with the left and vows to use the government to dismantle non-profit NGOs and liberal civil society who he says promote violence and terrorism.

Blaming the entire Democratic Party for the actions of three individuals who weren’t, as far as we know, even Democratic voters and then telling Democrats they need to tone down *their* hateful rhetoric is a hell of a combination

Hey, so...Covid rates have gotten real high. Maybe change your behavior to fit this new risk profile? Stop eating indoors at restaurants, mask on mass transit, that kind of thing?

Charlie Kirk was killed by a Groyper, due to that group’s known hatred of his positions, and it’s as obvious as if his killer had “MS-13” tattooed on his knuckles, but the @nytimes.com and others refuse to cover it that way because they don’t respect their colleagues who know this.

Oregon governor Tina Kotek, a gay woman, is ordering flags to be flown at half-staff to honor a podcaster who said gay people should be stoned to death.

The Death of Democracy

its wild how slippery objective consensus reality is right now

The Groyper Wars

If you're in the Bay Area, do this. "I want to encourage Senator Becker to vote yes on SB79 to expand housing the Bay Area. I do not live in Senator Becker's district but the housing crisis in Senator Becker's district impacts me in Berkeley".

In all seriousness, I'd love to see a reporter try to get comments from all of these people about their initial impulse to declare a literal war on half of their fellow citizens and to see if any of them regret it, apologized for it or learned anything at all from it.

Ezra Klein, watch this.

SB 79, our bill to legalize townhomes and midrise apartments near the highest-quality transit, is up for its final vote in the Senate TODAY. Calling your state Senator and asking them to support the bill will make a real difference; and it only takes a minute with our tool. Let's get this done!

The @nytimes.com once again ladies and gentlemen.

California State Assembly floor session starts in 40 minutes. Call your assemblymember, and urge their affirmative vote on SB 79! findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov

I wrote about the caricature of Bluesky that right-wing Twitter accounts were pumping out to hundreds of millions of people yesterday @slate.com. Hey, Bluesky did finally become an echo chamber. Just not the one these people were pretending it is: slate.com/technology/2...

Jeffrey Epstein’s 50th-birthday book is a sickening document. It’s also a rare look at what happens when conspiracy theorists actually get what they want, @cwarzel.bsky.social argues.

This is the official spokesperson for the White House, stating that the President hopes to deploy the United States military to occupy every city controlled by the political party that opposes him. Explicitly.

As if the NOFO weren't bad enough, take a look at the grant agreement 🤬 Sections B ii and C ix are horrific, and appear to require AC Transit give ICE unfettered access to facilities and personnel and act as kidnapping collaborators, possibly breaking California law www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...

The Bay Area Clean Cars for All program has relaunched! Trade in your old gas stinker for a new/used electric car, transit money, or e-bike. Do it now and you can combine it with federal tax credits that expire at the end of the month. @airdistrict.bsky.social www.baaqmd.gov/funding-and-...

In the wake of SCOTUS allowing ICE to presume anyone speaking Spanish guilty of being in the country illegally, some links about the disproportionate burden Latinos already have with traffic stops. From California:

If Newsom goes back on his promise here it may end up being one of the defining moments of his time as governor. Just an unmitigated disaster. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...

The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

We’ve been informed by the Governor’s Department of Finance that it won’t agree before our legislative session ends (on Friday) to finalize a $750M bridge loan to Bay Area transit. This loan was agreed to in our June budget. Without it, BART, Muni, et al will cut service.🧵

Gov Newsom still hasn't signed the $750m loan to Bay Area transit agencies that would get us to the Nov 2026 funding votes. He has eight days to act. Please take a moment to call his office at (916) 445-2841 and use the attached script, copied from a @transbaycoalition.bsky.social.

you'd think the governor of illinois basically going "we're being invaded by an authoritarian" would be something you'd see real easy on the front page of most everything an hour later

Black women have every right to be furious. The irresponsible choices of white voters has for many of us, taken our livelihood with consequences for our homes, the education of our children, our ability to care for parents. It’s unconscionable. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...