Trump’s bumbling, bizarre National Guard stunt in Portland offers lessons for the Bay Area The president threatened again this week to deploy National Guard troops to San Francisco. Here’s what the Bay Area can learn from Portland’s ordeal.

Coming soon to your war-torn city: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...

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Trump's environmental protection budget cuts appear to target San Francisco Bay It's unclear which projects are likely to face the steep cuts, but some believe the broader purpose is to punish the Bay Area.

"In the last 5 years, we've made huge progress, and there's so much more to do to make San Francisco Bay healthy and resilient for people and wildlife. These cuts put a threat to all of that progress."
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'It was my duty to step down' — Former US Ambassador to Ukraine confirms resignation over Trump's policy Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, who held the role since 2022, accused the Trump administration of prioritizing pressure on Ukraine, the victim of Russia's full-scale invasion, rather ...

⚡️ 'It was my duty to step down' — Former US Ambassador to Ukraine confirms resignation over Trump's policy.

Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink accused the Trump administration of prioritizing pressure on Ukraine, the victim of Russia's war, rather than confronting the Kremlin.

Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, recently used my second-place finish in the 1,600-meter run, and that of my teammate in the 800-meter run, to malign Soren Stark-Chessa, the trans-identified athlete who finished first. One of the reasons I chose to run cross-country and track is the community: Teammates cheering each other on, athletes from different schools coming together, and the fact that personal improvement is valued as much as, if not more than, the place we finish. Last Friday, I ran the fastest 1,600-meter race I have ever run in middle school or high school track and earned varsity status by my school’s standards. I am extremely proud of the effort I put into the race and the time that I achieved. The fact that someone else finished in front of me didn’t diminish the happiness I felt after finishing that race. I don’t feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points. We are all just kids trying to make our way through high school. Participating in sports is the highlight of high school for some kids. No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby, who want to take sports away from some kids just because of who they are. Anelise Feldman Freshman, Yarmouth High School Yarmouth

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

I don't know what this means, but I'm the one who wrote a fully updated, 624-page hurricane response plan at FEMA that took over 2 years of work and careful coordination among state and federal agencies. He could start by studying that.

I don’t want to read about a former President’s mental decline because a journalist got a book deal.

I want to read a report about the current President’s mental decline by a journalist brave enough to speak out now.

FEMA's acting administrator is replaced a day after congressional testimony The abrupt change came the day after Cameron Hamilton testified on Capitol Hill that he did not agree with proposals to dismantle an organization that helps plan for natural disasters and distributes ...

More disasters in the making as Trump fires anyone with relevant experience who speaks the truth www.npr.org/2025/05/08/g...

Opinion | As the world goes to hell, Trump is living his best life The president has no permanent alliances, only personal financial interests.

As the world goes to hell, Trump is living his best life. My latest @postopinions.bsky.social column, on how Trump and his family are pocketing hundreds of millions of dollars while he talks about rationing dolls and pencils. Gift link.
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MUST WATCH: Marco Rubio just said—on camera—they’re looking for other countries to deport people to. Not just immigrants. PEOPLE. “The most despicable.”

His words. No trial. No oversight. No law. Just backroom deals to exile human beings.

Apply to be a Policy Fellow! This part-time, 6-month fellowship focuses on research, communication, and outreach. The Policy Fellow will support work to prevent Bay pollution and advance regional adaptation to sea level rise and storm flooding due to climate change. savesfbay.org/work-with-us/

Microsoft Drops Simpson Thacher & Bartlett Law Firm The tech giant instead engaged a firm that is fighting the president’s executive orders, Jenner & Block, in a sign that those firms can still attract clients.

Microsoft drops law firm that made a deal with Trump, engaging a firm that is fighting his executive orders

Opinion | I’m a Midwestern Republican. Gutting AmeriCorps hurts America. Why destroy a program that enriches America every day — including in financial returns?

Elevating glimmers of light and small profiles in courage to encourage more. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Yet another stable genius. 🤪 Spare us.

Join us for an in-person panel discussion of experts sharing how nature-based solutions and infrastructure are shaping a more resilient future for our region.

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Styrofoam is now banned in CA after producers failed to meet a state-mandated target of recycling 25% of it by the beginning of this year. We’re glad to see CalRecycle taking action to eliminate this harmful single-use plastic from our shelves & environment!

For 25 years, volunteers have kept SF Bay thriving. But the Bay needs care year-round, not just during Earth Month.

$5 a month = 15 lbs of trash removed from the shoreline. That's bottles, wrappers, and pollution kept out of the Bay. Power the next 25 years of impact. savesfbay.org/bay-sustainer/

Korean call of Jung Hoo Lee's two home runs | 04/13/2025 Check out the Korean broadcast call of Jung Hoo Lee's two-homer game against the Yankees in the Bronx

Must hear TV - Korean call of @sfgiants.com Jung Hoo Lee's 2 HRs vs. @yankees.com www.mlb.com/giants/video...

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The University President Willing to Fight Trump Christopher L. Eisgruber of Princeton University talks about the administration’s move to freeze billions of dollars in funding to higher education institutions.

What a university president should be saying in these disrupted times. Thank you Chris Eisgruber, president of Princeton.
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Cory Booker’s 25-Hour Speech Was a Stunt. It Worked. The New Jersey senator’s display of stamina wasn't just for the Democratic base. It was a message to his colleagues in the Senate.

"Booker can help rebrand his party as less risk-averse and more willing to try … something. He can rebrand himself, just as the old and ineffective guard falters. Booker’s speech was raw and visceral and real and angry. He did something. Now his colleagues and American voters must do more."

Cory Booker tops 22 hours in a Senate speech. Will it rally anti-Trump resistance? New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker has pressed his marathon speech against President Donald Trump’s agenda for more than 22 hours and counting.

Thank you Cory #Booker for showing the courage too many of your colleagues have not -- to stand up for us and stand against the autocrats, plutocrats and haters. apnews.com/article/cory...

Booker: "I confess that I have been imperfect. I confess that I've been inadequate to the moment. I've confess that the Democratic Party has made terrible mistakes that gave a lane to this demagogue. I confess we all must look in the mirror and say 'we will do better.'"

Absolutely chilling interview by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social in the New Yorker.

Their strategy is to break the institutions that serve as pillars of our democracy — media, judiciary, lawyers, Dems’ ability to raise money & mobilize volunteers — to ensure we can’t win elections.

We must stop them.

If you have to ask...

It seems like when you write a decision giving the President king-like powers, you shouldn't be indignant when he acts like a king.

When people talk about "American Exceptionalism" they now usually mean that Americans are exceptionally bad a running a country.