Benjamin Woosley

San Francisco is now a model for how to fight crime. A few years ago it averaged 86 car break-ins per day. Today: 15. SF did two things: 1. Got a DA that prosecutes criminals: Following the successful recall of Chesa Boudin, DA Brooke Jenkins started prosecuting prolific offenders and said so loudly. Crime dropped every year since she took office. 2. Put tech to use: In 2024, SF activated 400 license plate readers and deployed 80 drones citywide. This tech feeds officers live intelligence on suspects in motion. Drones alone have assisted in 1,000+ arrests since then. The technology lets authorities solve crimes as they happen rather than depend on much more intensive, legally perilous post hoc investigations (which ironically are often more intrusive than using tech). The results: - Car break-ins down 85% - Robbery down 30% - Burglary down 33%. - Homicides hit their lowest level since 1954. Plate readers, drones, a prosecutor who prosecutes. That's the whole formula! Austin has the opposite approach. License plate cameras are effectively banned. Jail bookings are down despite repeat offenders victimizing innocent people regularly. Bond violations went from 37 in 2020 to 250 last year. SF proved crime is a choice. Austin, so far, keeps making a different one.

Gavin Newsom's wife: we have to use the powers of government to stop boys from becoming right wing

It's not your imagination. SF is getting a lot better.

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Joy Reid on the fascist agenda: "They want to take us back to no income tax, no regulations, earn what you want, family inherits everything"

Receipts are an overlooked source of exposure to endocrine-disrupting compounds Thermal paper receipts are coated with bisphenol A (BPA), a plastic chemical that can be absorbed through the skin during handling It might feel trivial, but repeated exposure adds up Cashiers who handle receipts regularly have very high BPA levels, and hand creams or sanitizers can increase absorption up to 100-fold If you don't need the paper copy, choose an emailed receipt instead And if you handle receipts for work, nitrile gloves (not latex) can help reduce exposure Small, consistent habits like this can reduce your total chemical burden more than you might think

Indians proudly declare they’ve taken over Frisco, Texas “I came here on H-1B Visa in 2004, everybody was Americans — fast forward now, you don't see any Americans” (big smile) Every one interviewed declares their allegiance is to India. They also say they’re running for office and voting for their own, Indians “This is Insurrection. This is the overthrow of the United States government. Why are people with multiple H-B companies registered to one address donating to Frisco's first Indian mayor.”

Not changing in the right direction.

Daily reminder about neurotic people and the problems they cause: