Yesterday it was a Y-Combinator bro inciting violence against people in the Tenderloin. Today it’s a YIMBY Scott Wiener enthusiast saying SF would be better if it burned to the ground. Something is deeply wrong with these guys
Brett Wilkins
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Staff writer, commondreams.org Co-author, Governor Newsom: The Untold Story www.brettwilkins.com
The Minab girls' school massacre—over 150 killed, including 120 children—is one of the worst US war crimes I've seen in my lifetime. It's no surprise that the Trump administration and US military want to keep us in the dark.
Pentagon Plans to Withhold Report on US Massacre of Iranian Kids Until After Midterms | Common Dreams
One policy analyst wrote sardonically that the administration doesn't "want to remind voters before the midterms of the mass killing of schoolchildren on the first day of Trump's glorious war."
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Israeli Strike Burns Gaza Mother Alive in Front of Toddler, ‘Without Generating Any Headlines’ “If she was Israeli, this image would be front-page news,” said one observer. by @brettwilkins.bsky.social | Oct 16, 2026 www.antiwar.com/blog/2026/10...
Israeli Strike Burns Gaza Mother Alive in Front of Toddler, ‘Without Generating Any Headlines’
A Palestinian toddler watched, screaming in horror, as her mother was burned alive in an Israeli airstrike on their Gaza City home early Wednesday that left the wounded girl orphaned – and received al...
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“If she was Israeli, this image would be front-page news,” said one critic after an Israeli airstrike burned a Gaza toddler's mother alive as the child watched in horror.
Israeli Strike Burns Gaza Mother Alive in Front of Toddler, 'Without Generating Any Headlines' | Common Dreams
"If she was Israeli, this image would be front-page news," said one observer.
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The September 1 strike, which killed five women and children and wounded more than 70 other Iranians, is but one of several civilian massacres during Trump’s illegal war of choice.
70+ House Democrats Demand Pentagon Answer for Iran Wedding Massacre | Common Dreams
The September 1 strike, which killed five women and children and wounded more than 70 other Iranians, is but one of several civilian massacres during Trump's illegal war of choice.
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“This is part of the fascist playbook to rile up Trump’s die-hard supporters and give them a big distraction in advance of the midterms,” said Omar.
'Part of the Fascist Playbook': Ilhan Omar Condemns Trump DHS Raid on Her Home | Common Dreams
"For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation. I will not be silenced."
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Meta rolled out Muse, which it's marketing as a cute and cuddly new AI personal assistant. It has a much darker reality. This AI agent is building a backlog of files on you that Meta can access. You're opening the door for your data to potentially get stolen.
Israel Has Now Destroyed at Least 48 Southern Lebanese Villages Olive groves continued to be targeted, dampening annual harvest season by @jasonditz.bsky.social | October 13, 2026 news.antiwar.com/2026/10/13/i...
Israel Has Now Destroyed at Least 48 Southern Lebanese Villages
Since relatively early in the current Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon, the IDF has made a priority of destroying Lebanese villages en masse. In late June, Defense Minister Israel Katz said that c...
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NEW: Walmart’s patents could enable more than just personalized pricing. They could usher in a level of surveillance unlike anything shoppers have seen before. As @forbes.com reports, the privacy implications raise serious questions Walmart has yet to answer.
Why Walmart's Pricing Technology Is Raising Privacy Concerns
Groundwork Collaborate challenges Walmart's assurances against personalized pricing by pointing to its patents that raise questions about shopper data and privacy.
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The reason Lurie is lying about Prop I and billionaires are spending millions to amplify those lies has nothing to do with housing. It’s because they want to repeal the existing transfer tax on skyscrapers. Lurie is seeking to repeal this tax on billionaires and Prop I locks it in so he can’t.
“You can’t authorize the potential killing of 300 civilians... and still tell the public we did everything we could to avoid harming innocent people,” said one Israeli veteran.
IDF Vets: Post-10/7 Rules Allowed Hundreds of Civilian Deaths to Kill Single Hamas Member | Common Dreams
"You can't authorize the potential killing of 300 civilians... and still tell the public we did everything we could to avoid harming innocent people," said one veteran.
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Israeli Forces Shoot Three Syrian Civilians in Quneitra, Killing One All three were unarmed, IDF confirms by @jasonditz.bsky.social | October 6, 2026 news.antiwar.com/2026/10/06/i...
Israeli Forces Shoot Three Syrian Civilians in Quneitra, Killing One
Israeli ground troops have been conducting more and more infiltration into southwestern Syria, with at least eight such incidents reported in the last 24 hours. The cross-border raids have been done c...
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A retired SFPD cop killed his wife (also a cop) and daughter and local media immediately did the meme
Gordon Mar resigned in protest from the DCCC tonight, noting that the SF Democratic Party has become "an absolute embarrassment." "Chair Tung, under your leadership and this billionaire-backed majority, …the Party has essentially become a protection racket for wealthy donors and political insiders”
Many people are asking me for ballot recommendations, so welcome to the first edition of Dean’s List. Amidst the attempted hostile takeover of San Francisco, there are candidates and ballot measures that offer us hope for a better, more compassionate, and more affordable SF. Vote by November 3!
“JD is the most irritating of Trump’s acolytes because he spouts absurd MAGA bullshit, knowing full well how stupid it is,” said one critic.
'What They Say When They're Scared': Vance Offers 'Brain-Dead' Definition of Socialism | Common Dreams
"JD is the most irritating of Trump’s acolytes because he spouts absurd MAGA bullshit, knowing full well how stupid it is," said one critic.
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GrowSF is GrossAF “Just days after Manny Yekutiel dropped out of the race in the wake of another set of sexual assault allegations, GrowSF, the billionaire-backed right-wing PAC, launched a poll asking people if they would vote for Yekutiel if he got back in the race.”
District 8 supe race: The plot thickens - 48 hills
Big Tech PAC is looking for ways to help Yekutiel win, even after he dropped out
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This will be the first public execution in the United States since 1936, when 22,000 people thronged the courthouse square in Owensboro, Kentucky to watch Rainey Bethea, a 22-year-old Black man, hang for raping an elderly white woman. Kentucky outlawed public executions following the spectacle.
'Barbarity for the Sake of Barbarity': Trump Pentagon Confirms Plan to Livestream Firing Squad Execution | Common Dreams
The Pentagon's plan to livestream an execution by firing squad has sparked outrage and disgust.
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"Three San Francisco police officers allegedly beat a man so severely last year that he nearly lapsed into a coma, according to his public defenders, who also accused District Attorney Brooke Jenkins of trying to cover up the incident."
SFPD beat city resident into near-coma in 2025 and DA 'tried to cover it up,' public defenders allege
Public defenders say San Francisco police beat Kevon Gibson into near-coma after a SoMa resident called police on Aug. 17, 2025.
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Elon Musk pledged to spend $100 MILLION in the midterms. Tesla and SpaceX benefited from four canceled federal enforcement actions each. You see how this looks, right?
Capitalists like to call communism the "deadliest ideology in history." Yet capitalism has killed exponentially more people. For every headline news story like the death of 87-year-old Maricarmen two weeks after her eviction in Spain, there are countless others killed by capitalism every single day.
“She Put Her Body on the Line”: Maricarmen, 87, Dies; Her Eviction Sparked Spain Housing Protests
The 87-year-old pensioner in Spain whose eviction from her lifelong home sparked nationwide protests has died. María del Carmen Abascal, better known as Maricarmen, died on Wednesday just hours before...
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“The situation on the ground is catastrophic,” said Francesca Albanese. “It’s really beyond what words can say.”
Gaza Genocide 'Not Over,' Says UN Expert as Israel's Onslaught Enters Fourth Year | Common Dreams
“The situation on the ground is catastrophic," said Francesca Albanese. "It’s really beyond what words can say."
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A 15-year-old’s hand was blown off, a 16-year-old suffered a devastating eye injury, and a 14-year-old reportedly lost most of his teeth as Amnesty International accused French police of using disproportionate force.
'Savagery': Horrific Injuries as French Police Crack Down on Nationwide Student Protests | Common Dreams
A 15-year-old's hand was blown off, a 16-year-old suffered a devastating eye injury, and a 14-year-old reportedly lost most of his teeth as Amnesty International accused French police of using disprop...
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“The fossil fuel industry’s conduct has become some of the most harmful and culpable in human history,” said one campaigner. “Eventually, it will be held to account.”
Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Big Oil Bid to 'Escape Trial for Climate Deception' | Common Dreams
“The fossil fuel industry’s conduct has become some of the most harmful and culpable in human history," said one campaigner. "Eventually, it will be held to account.”
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“As long as there are US military bases in Okinawa, such incidents will occur,” said one former Japanese senator.
Japan Anger Hits 'Boiling Point' as US Marine Accused of Murdering Okinawa Woman | Common Dreams
"As long as there are US military bases in Okinawa, such incidents will occur," said one former Japanese senator.
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Predatory Behavior by Draft Kings' Using AI Fr IndieNewsNow LIVE! on IndieMediaToday https://www.indiemediatoday.com/p/draftkings-ai-exploitation-more-crony-corruption-mexicos-mobile-phones-election-infrastructure-indienewsnow-live-09-29-26?r=539iu
Today, the billionaire’s mailer against Prop I arrived. This anti-affordable housing piece is wild. They are flailing around with nonsensical arguments to kill a measure that dedicates funds to affordable housing. Vote Yes on I to use an existing tax on billionaires to fund affordable housing.
Today was an unusual day in SF, in which a well-connected, billionaire-backed candidate was held politically accountable. Those who continued to endorse after Brad's allegations have some explaining & apologizing to do. Brad, Ryan, and Ryan's partner showed tremendous courage speaking out
Yekutiel drops out of D8 race after new sexual assault allegations - 48 hills
With endorsements gone and support crumbling, front runner had to drop out—but what about his supporters who ignored earlier accusation?
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Everyone who continued to support Manny after Brad’s allegations owes Brad a public apology
Manny Yekutiel drops out of S.F. supervisor race after sexual assault claim
Most of Manny Yekutiel's endorsers pulled their support after two new people accused him of sexual assault.
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