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@BillieJeanKing You should never categorize anyone anything except "human being" Never assign a label. Once you have established that "object"' you can begin to assign attributes such as 'child', 'black', 'student', 'man', 'tall', 'Hatian', 'intelligent'. But, first, start with 'human being'.

@MatthewBerman Find a fixer-upper that has been authorized with a higher height limit. Knock it down and go to the max with floors and units. Sell off the lower ones and own a free penthouse. You just have to manage the build. AI should help with that if you can get the labor. Robot?

san francisco housing market is nuts. when i was on the market in 2017, i realized quickly that sellers would intentionally list their property significantly below what they knew they would get, just to drum up demand. there was a property that i bid asking, and was turned down even though they had no other offers. screw this strategy.

@SETIInstitute Carbonaceous or dense metallic?

The International Astronomical Union (IAU) has officially named Asteroid 2006 BT282 as Asteroid Shostak, honoring Dr. Seth Shostak for his contributions to astronomy and science communication. Learn more: seti.org/news/asteroid-…

@GuyMarzorati @adembosky @CMAdocs I'll bet they didn't bring up Laguna Honda's attempted closure and the 12 evicted patients that died due to transfer trauma. Becerra was running HHS which manages CMS and he knew about this issue. Pelosi asked him to stop it and he ignored her. My 1700 signatures got through.

Great scoop by @adembosky on Xavier Becerra's recent meeting with California doctors lobby. "He said very clearly that, at this point, he wasn’t supportive of single payer," said Dr. René Bravo, president of @CMAdocs kqed.org/news/12082059/…

@GovPressOffice @CAgovernor And it cools down the solar panels, making them more efficient.

NEW: @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom announced the completion of a first-of-its-kind solar-covered canal in the Central Valley. ☀️💧 This cutting-edge project is generating clean electricity, cutting evaporation before water reaches farms and homes, and helping strengthen California’s water infrastructure for a hotter, drier future.

@GaryMarcus "What is great and eternal does not want to be bent by us." - Rilke #EnterTheFlywheel

“Marcus’ specific point about coding is structurally important: a model that produces code which compiles and passes the tests it was given is not the same as a model that produces correct, secure, maintainable, well-architected software. The first is verifiable in seconds; the second requires the kind of judgement that has been the historical bottleneck on engineering productivity. [OpenAI President Greg] Brockman acknowledges the gap, even as he argues it is closing. “The technology we have right now is very jagged,” he said in the Big Technology interview. “It is absolutely superhuman at many tasks. When it comes to writing code, those kinds of things, the AI can just do it. But there’s some very basic tasks that a human can do that our AI still struggles with.”

@ryancarson That's why we are working too late ever day.

@deconstructis soooo fun :)

Just shipped a major new feature. Had the idea on Monday, shipped it today. 4.5 days from idea to prod. This easily would've been at least two 2-week sprints at my last startup - with a whole team (pm, designer, 2 devs). Still wild to experience it.

@gdb Hardware Opportunity: a collar that translates your pet's language to Human-comprehensible language. Put it on a puppy and it teaches it how to speak structured language within the limits of its vocal range.

such a fun launch — try "/pet hi" in Codex app:

@FBI @FBIIndianapolis Slippery slopes apply throughout all morally-dubious actions such as firing people who executed legal investigations initiated by their superiors.

CASE UPDATE from @FBIIndianapolis: A years-long investigation led to 22 arrests by the #FBI and law enforcement partners this week, targeting an alleged illegal gambling and extortion operation that exploited individuals and businesses. Learn more about the investigation: justice.gov/usao-ndin/pr/u…

@RealTimers @billmaher @GavinNewsom @gilliantett @HBO Get Gavin to make a statement about how Xavier Becerra caused 12 patients die from transfer trauma when he allowed CMS to evict 700 at-risk patients from Laguna Honda Hospital in 2021-22. I collected 1700 signatures to stop him. It worked. We saved and estimated 85 lives.

TONIGHT: @BillMaher welcomes Gov. @GavinNewsom, @GillianTett and Bret Stephens to Real Time @HBO! Reply with a question and join the conversation after the show on #RTOvertime.

@XavierBecerra Laguna Honda, Sec. Becerra. Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco. 12 people dead. No attempt to help fix their issues - just evictions of the most vulnerable of us. It took 1700 signatures to get you to stop the killing.

The latest polls show it: we’re gaining ground and widening the lead. Let’s keep the momentum going. xavierbecerra2026.com

@trekkerteach12 @XavierBecerra @TomSteyer You do know that he tried to close Laguna Honda Hospital in San Francisco. 12 people died during the early evictions before the public rose up and stopped CMS (HHS division).

Even more proof that @XavierBecerra intends to covertly sabotage #SinglePayer in CA if elected, just like Newsom. The CMA would not endorse a candidate serious about #CalCare because they have opposed it every time. They prefer "market-driven" healthcare. 🙄 Vote @TomSteyer.

@MattMahanSJ @TomHQ @XavierBecerra @katieporterca @SteveHiltonx @TomSteyer Followup on Xavier Becerra's handling of Laguna Honda Hosp. in San Francisco. He did nothing to stop CMS from evicting 700 patient-residents after 12 died because of their eviction. My petition got +1700 signatures and eventually stopped him. sfexaminer.com/news/death-and…

Is it just me or is there a bit of an echo in these debates? Glad to see so many news fans of San Jose's work on housing.

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@IanRodr62448173 I'd place @MattMahanSJ in #1 or #2. Villaraigosa really struggled. Chad should be in 9th place behind one of those students.

Winners 1) Tom Steyer 2) Tony Thurmond 3) Katie Porter 4) Antonio Villaraigosa 5) Matt Mahan 6) Xavier Becerra 7) Steve Hilton 8) Chad Bianco #CAGovdebate

@Elex_Michaelson @MattMahanSJ was the most on-point, intelligent and likeable.

If you’re watching the #cagovdebate, what do you think? Anyone stand out to you?

@InsightsBySE And @MattMahanSJ was more intelligent, on-point and likeable.

Mayor Mahan was such a standout in that debate.

NEW: EXCLUSIVE images via a @scrippsnews @EWScrippsCo staffer showing the suspected gunman at the 2026 White House Correspondents' Dinner tackled to the ground by Secret Service at the Washington Hilton.

Thanks for the support, @AmiBeraMD!