Rare to get these two together.

Argument.
We hire the best people.
Counterpoint.
Pete Hegseth.

At Port of Hueneme, Schiff says tariffs are 'driving our economy into a ditch' - Ventura County Star

It was an honor to lead a discussion with the Senator at the Port Of Hueneme. The Port has thrived while reducing emissions over the last decade, and that has been largely due to our support from our Congresswoman and Senators.

Curious what's on your playlist during these times?

True story. I was reading this link on Bluesky without my glasses and I originally thought this was a mildly comic Onion article until I realized it was actually a mildly comédie news article.

Monkey has to play with her food.

FIONA MA ENDORSED BY MAJORITY OF ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS IN HER CAMPAIGN FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR YouTube video by Fiona Ma, CA State Treasurer

Grateful to have earned the endorsement of 32 of the current California Assemblymembers for my race for Lt Gov in 2026. 🙏
www.fionama.com/news/fiona-m... youtu.be/PC33eEfxnMY?...

Kansas lawmakers push to resurrect 'Food for Peace' amidst efforts to dismantle USAID Food for Peace buys about $2 billion worth of American milo, wheat, rice and lentils every year and distributes that food to countries in need—or it did. Kansas farmers are among those stuck with stoc...

“Pyrrhenfreude”

The feeling of satisfaction at someone else’s downfall, only to realize that their misfortune also harms you.

I think this is going to have to be 2025's word of the year.

Fantastic time participating in the Chinese New Year's parade. San Francisco's only night parade and the only night Chinese New Year's parade. Captain Kirk brought out the Batmobile and gave my wife a ride.

I picked the wrong year to stop drinking.

What's my excuse?

Movie night with monkey.

I can understand the idea of America first. What I can't understand is the idea of America only. American military might is expensive. Its soft power is much cheaper and more effective.

This is face you get when you haven't seen her for a week.

We shall immediately commence "project platypus".

Trump to Impose 25% Tariffs on Colombia in Showdown Over Deportation Flights — The Wall Street Journal Move follows the South American country’s decision to block U.S. planes carrying migrants

Bananas. Literally about a quarter of all US bananas come from Columbia. This is just making the most eaten fruit in your breakfast more expensive.

National parks workers 'sucker-punched' by sudden changes under Trump The National Park Service is rescinding job offers across California and beyond during Trump's federal hiring freeze.

This is a dangerous move by the Trump administration. Any slowdown of hiring in the parks and Forest Service will degrade our ability to repspond to national disasters. i know because I have worked with and trained these individuals for decades.

www.sfgate.com/national-par...

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The SFLC “Shining Star” Award was presented to Ron Lewis, VP of IBEW Local 6. Starting as an apprentice, he leaned into challenges, embraced teamwork, and credited his wife of 30 years as the “quarterback” who enabled his success.

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“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ‘s Speech in Montgomery, Alabama (1957).
The theme of the MLK 2025 Labor and Community Breakfast, hosted by the San Francisco Labor Council (SFLC) and...

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We will rebuild. We are California. We are stronger
together! @SBA gov @lasheriffsfoundation
@united_policyholders @caltreasurer
@altadenaalehouse @pasadena1881 @lacassessor
@californiainvestmentforum @lionsclubs @lacosheriff
#PalisadesFire #eatonfire

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John JD Liu, US Small Business
Administration, and LA Sheriff’s Department, we
collected and gave out $670K+ of essentials to the
residents of Altadena including my Wildfire Recovery
Resource Guide (treasurer.ca.gov/STO-Wildfire-R…).

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Fires across LA area have killed at least 28 ppl, destroyed more than 15K structures and charred some 63/sq mi since Jan 7. Gail Cashburn’s house in Altadena burned completely to the ground but her Jazz bar, located @ 1881 E Washington Blvd, Pasadena has been an oasis for her homeless neighbors.

Picked the wrong month to stop sniffing glue.

All hail the power of the Glockenspiel!

I'm in Oxnard ands the winds are blowing. Ugh.

How do rebuild these homes without immigrant labor?

I almost got stuck on a broken escalator for hours.

The fact is that the density of homes in the urban interface is the majority of the problem. And older buildings and building standards didn't require fire resistant construction as they do now. This Fire was 100 years in the making.

More water would've made little difference. We would have to rebuild all of the municipal waterlines to accommodate that additional fire flow. Additional storage would've ran out quickly. But that doesn't really change much because we don't put firefighters in between five or six burning buildings.