“The organization he created, Environmental Progress, was never anything more than a personal vehicle for whatever his ambitions of the moment happened to be.” 👀

Autocracies Are Winning the Information War...
And the American craving for drama is helping them. From Tom Nichols theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

In what world is this now Macklemore and this now KRS-One ?

I don’t agree with every point in this piece, but it is an utterly damning indictment of Michael Shellenberger — left-wing PR man turned right-wing conspiracy theorist — by one who knows him best. thebreakthrough.org/journal/no-20-…

Thrilled we just won a Pulitzer for our series on Elon Musk's Tesla, Neuralink, and SpaceX.

When the Effective Altruism community has nothing of substance to say, they will restort to ad hominem attacks. They're exactly like the New Atheist movement was: claiming to have superior rationality and high moral standards, but in fact probably worse than most other groups. 🤷‍♂️

Congratulations to Nathan Thrall (Nathan Thrall) for winning the #Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction for A Day in the Life of Abed Salama, which grew out of this article.
go.nybooks.com/4bmxCjE

'The Wencils' were an army of trolls with AI-generated mugs that was very active during the 2022 recall elections in San Francisco. Looking back, this seems kinda like a 'test run' for the current reality. Wish I had finished that piece I was writing back then...IYKYK.

Autocrats in China, Russia, and elsewhere are now making common cause with MAGA Republicans to discredit liberalism and freedom around the world. Anne Applebaum on how democracy is losing the propaganda war: theatln.tc/zbb0yN0F

ICYMI, SF politico Garry Tan hosted a 'Holy Guacamole' 5/5 party at his house across from Dolores Park, with tacos, margs, and...

...Peter Thiel discussing Jesus Christ in a 'fireside chat' about 'political theology' and the intersection of tech and religion.

BREAKING — Film critic Justin Chang of the Los Angeles Times is named winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Criticism. 🏆

Congratulations to Hannah Dreier and The New York Times. #Pulitzer

The current state of SF jails is a disgrace.

Small positive in here though is the shoutout to the deputies as having generally upped their game.

OPINION: 'Its branding battle with Oakland's airport is a reminder that SFO isn't really located in San Francisco, either,' writes Joe Mathews. trib.al/BUts60Y

10/10, no notes

NEW: After spending millions to dominate local politics over the past four years, Neighbors for a Better San Francisco’s CEO Jay Cheng is in the midst of a crisis due to his cozy relationship with a mayoral campaign and old sexual assault allegations.

sfstandard.com/2024/05/06/san…