This story from a few weeks ago in San Francisco is increasingly relevant nationally. I was asked on The Attitude, a radio show I do almost every week, about the use of AI in the Chan-Wiener race in San Franciso. This was my response.
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“This (Trump’s Canada policy) is appalling for all the reasons we know. This is Trump trying to destroy a relationship with a key ally.” I was a guest on the Attitude with Arnie Arnesen yesterday. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sta...
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"By the time they had played ten games, losing seven, the (1985) Giants had settled into last place in the National League West and would stay there the rest of the year." My new Kibitzing with Lincoln. Please subscribe. lincolnmitchell.substack.com/p/the-last-a...
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In San Francisco conservatives frequently accuse progressives of freezing the city in amber, but a closer look at the city’s history tells a different story.
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“A lot of the people who are being surveilled the most are low income working class people working at jobs that don’t pay well.” I was a guest on the Attitude with Arnie Arnesen today. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sta...
Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 24 2026
This is a panel discussion with our guests: Ron Abramson, Laura Jedeed, Lincoln Mitchell, Aaron Rosenthal.Topics:- Flock as a continuous surveillance tool, now also abused as a invader of privacy.- AI...
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“This regime, the Trump regime, is trying to destroy the United States of America. If you get up in the morning and then make the mistake of reading the news or following the media, it all makes sense.”I was a guest on the Attitude with Arnie Arnesen on August 17th. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sta...
Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 17 2026
This is a panel discussion that includes the following guests: Adam Finkel, Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie RowenThe topics we cover:- The status of the aircraft carrier crew of the ABRAHAM L...
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"The left/DSA wing of the party is sloughing off its status as outsiders and becoming the party more quickly than they may realize." My new Kibitizing with Lincoln. Please subscribe. lincolnmitchell.substack.com/p/the-dsa-an...
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"At a moment where, even in San Francisco, the backlash to AI is galvanizing voters, Wiener decided that a shoddy AI parody site was a smart move for his campaign." My new Kibitzing with Lincoln. lincolnmitchell.substack.com/p/scott-wien...
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Wiener's sexist chatbot deployed against Connie Chan has completely backfired reflecting broader problems in his campaign.
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“The only thing we know for sure about electability is that we don’t know anything for sure about electability.” I was a guest on the Attitude with Arnie Arnesen today. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sta...
Arnie Arnesen Attitude August 10 2026
This is a panel discussion with our guests: Adam Finkel, Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Jamie Rowen.The topics:Part 1:The National Parks AdministrationWhat is 'electability' in today's political c...
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“Being surprised that Iran struck at other countries in the region and shut down then reopened then shut down the Straits of Hormuz is like being surprised when you jump in the water that you get wet.” I was a guest on PakistanTV today discussiong the war in Iran. youtu.be/4vBtbjuG0f0?...
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“Lurie has yet to offer a clear agenda-or for that matter any concrete policies-aimed at the affordability crisis in San Francisco that will likely get much worse in the coming months and years.” @lincolnmitchell.bsky.social
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"We have a social contract in the United States that links everything to having a job...We have to think about reorienting an economy and a social contract that no longer works.” I was a guest on the Attitude with Arnie Arnesen today. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sta...
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"To extend the baseball metaphor, Wiener is a slugger reduced to long fly balls that never make it out of the park, while Chan is relentlessly poking singles up the middle and lining doubles off the walls." My new Kibitzing with Lincoln. Please subscribe. lincolnmitchell.substack.com/p/five-viral...
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"Platner was always essentially what an educated elite liberal might think a working class candidate should be." My new Kibitzing with Lincoln. Please subscribe. lincolnmitchell.substack.com/p/graham-pla...
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“We present these ideas (in the Constitution) as theology…Which leaves very little room for debate.” I was a guest on the Attitude with Arnie Arnesen today. www.podomatic.com/podcasts/sta...
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