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#palinfey

I could take him.

Next time you are tempted to ask how it got so bad for women in Iran or Afghanistan, ask yourself how you allowed white, Christian zealots to use democracy to cut it at its knees by destroying the right to abortion–a right which most Americans support. feministgiant.com/p/essay-the-ha…

On NYE, my hometown of Sunol was hit hard by an atmospheric river. It was the worst storm the town had seen in 40 years. My mom’s house flooded and I documented as they picked up the pieces. My San Francisco Chronicle writing debut, please spend time with this one bit.ly/3H4AJ3A

Be sure to check out the embedded Fifth & Mission Podcast podcast about this piece hosted by Demian Bulwa and produced by @francesca_fenzi and King Kaufman. This story is also featured on today’s San Francisco Chronicle front page. Pick up a copy (and give it to my mom who is collecting them)

Moderna is planning to charge $130 for its COVID vaccine, but the vaccine only costs $2.85 to make. Meanwhile, over the last two years, the company made over $19 billion in profits off the vaccine. Folks, this is what corporate greed looks like.

Coastal baseball fans about to learn there's such a thing as toasted ravioli. Until that day, I envy their ignorance.

Photojournalist Jessica Christian has covered plenty of disasters for the San Francisco Chronicle. This one was a little different: Flooding in her hometown of Sunol affected her family's house. She talks to Demian Bulwa about it on today's Fifth & Mission Podcast. sfchronicle.com/podcasts/artic…

Flurry of Twitter activity and the occasional reasonable media piece on Long Covid is perhaps masking a basic reality: Despite some good efforts by scientists, there is so so little research going on for biomarkers or treatments mostly because of lack of funding and career path.

Here's why that's bad for Democrats ...

Why do we keep calling corporate greed “inflation”?

I am so tired of living like it's the 1600s. Can I afford eggs at the market? Are my friends gonna die in the plague? Puritans coming for my sinful lifestyle. I want some modern problems. Modern Problems

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"We have to negotiate." — Neville Chamberlain

If Boxing Helena was a novel, even if it's the worst novel ever written, the answer is Boxing Helena.

If Salesforce Tower ever does this for the Dodgers, I will tear the building down with my bare hands.

All us dead people are going to shake our skulls.

On February 3, a horrifying railroad accident took place. A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. You might've seen images of the flames, but you probably haven't heard that unions were trying to prevent this exact accident. 🧵

Come to Manny’s! Thursday at 6pm for a live taping celebrating the 1,000th episode of Fifth & Mission Podcast. Cecilia Lei and Demian Bulwa will be joined onstage by W. Kamau Bell, Platformer's Zoë Schiffer and @UniteHereLocal2's Anand Singh. Tix (quick!): eventbrite.com/e/sf-chronicle…