Some of you have noticed that I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. Columbia Journalism Review was dogged in its pursuit of my story, and because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had no choice but answer their

i really need to clean out my comptuer

This is a haley talbot appreciation tweet.

.Julian E.J. Sorapuru was reading about the Pope Leo's Creole roots when a picture of Leo's family gravestone appeared -- and it bore Julian's family name. He wondered, were they related? What came next was a winding tale mixed up in the muddiness of race. bostonglobe.com/2025/05/22/nat…

Legislation that would blow a hole in California’s health care spending, disproportionately tax Californians and neuter the states’ ability to regulate artificial intelligence passed the House early Thursday morning. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

The Senate totaled California’s signature climate change policy — mandating new cars sold be electric by 2035 — in a 51 to 44 vote Thursday morning. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

The Senate just gutted California’s signature climate change policy By Shira Stein sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

Retweets, replies, comments—having my back out loud means more than you know because predators thrive in silence. cjr.org/feature-2/wesl… 4/5

NEW: Natl Association of Deaf files suit against White House Press Secretary, Chief of Staff and Exec office of President. They're seeking court order to restore American Sign Language interpreters to White House events/briefings: Suit: "The White House inexplicably stopped

California AG says federal cuts are actually helping legal fight with Trump: ‘They can’t keep up’ By Shira Stein sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

JUST IN: The Trump administration plans to pull the plug on federal funding to California's high-speed rail project. sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

Also, please send me your Atlanta recs! I'm VERY sad to be leaving D.C., but excited to explore such a vibrant city.

It’s Playbook official 🥲

🇺🇸 High-Speed Rail Faces $4B Setback ▫Trump administration pulls $4 billion in federal funding for California high-speed rail ▫Shira Stein ▫is.gd/bIXg0F #frontpagestoday #USA San Francisco Chronicle 🇺🇸

DEVELOPING: California officials are bracing for a potential large-scale Trump funding attack on the state By Sophia Bollag and Shira Stein sfchronicle.com/politics/artic…

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