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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 5h

took three hours of climbing on the roof, but was worth every second

Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 13h

Downtown San Luis Obispo is emptying out. And over the past several weeks, the exodus of businesses, years in the making, has only accelerated.

via @sfgate.com
www.sfgate.com/centralcoast...

'Heartbreaking': Once thriving Calif. downtown is on the brink

"Our city only cares about their image. They will not admit they're wrong."

www.sfgate.com

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 1d

just found out that mlb players aren’t required to wear ball caps if the entire team decides not to wear ball caps and it is breaking my brain

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 1d

6-year-old daughter saw a grim reaper Halloween decoration with a scythe, points at it and goes:

“There’s a ninja with a torture stick.”

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 1d

How much does spite weigh? If you’re famed California architect Lloyd Wright, the answer is around 500 pounds of stone.

via @farleyelliott.bsky.social
sfgate.com/california/article/california-gas-station-500-pound-stone-spite-21092972.php?mrfhud=true

Frank Lloyd Wright's son and Calif.'s forgotten, 500-pound stone of spite

Fifty-five years of sarcasm and hate have fueled a local strip mall.

sfgate.com

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 2d

Videos and photos have surfaced on social media showing visitors to Yosemite National Park engaging in dangerous and illegal behaviors, including BASE jumping from El Capitan and climbing Half Dome’s cables without permits.

via @ashleyharrell.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/national-par...

Yosemite visitors are doing dangerous, illegal things during federal shutdown

"It's the Wild Wild West."

www.sfgate.com

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Gabe Fernandez @thelatinochild.bsky.social · 3d

49ers legend Steve Young invests in Saudi-supported basketball league that aims to compete with the NBA
www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...

49ers legend Steve Young invests in Saudi-supported basketball league

The league aims to actively compete with the NBA.

www.sfgate.com

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 3d

whoa! what’s the panel on?

Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 3d

If we really want to solve male loneliness, we should require every male to join a local rec league basketball team, and then get all of the males on that team into a text group.

Problem immediately solved.

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 4d

Some CAPITAL-J Journalism from @drewmagary.bsky.social this afternoon on @sfgate.com 👇 sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wood-21089300.php?mrfhud=true

Taylor Swift wrote a song about Travis Kelce's penis. Here is my review.

SFGATE columnist Drew Magary offers a deep analysis of "Wood."

sfgate.com

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 7d

we really need to bring back green day on lower sproul as a thing @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social 👇

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 8d

oooo what have we here @sfgate.com 👀

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 8d

“All my partner could say was, ‘This was our spot,’” Foley said as they both had tears in their eyes. “‘This was our spot.’”

via @neekthesneak.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/food/article...

Last call for beloved SF bar near Oracle Park draws mourning SF Giants fans

It was like a second home for many local patrons.

www.sfgate.com

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 9d

lol correct

Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 10d

in case anyone needs a van filled with existential dread and cat photos:

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 10d

Fun With Peter Hegseth! www.sfgate.com/politics/art...

Pete Hegseth is f—king embarrassing

SFGATE columnist Drew Magary on America's secretary of war.

www.sfgate.com

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Annelise @mxannelise.bsky.social · 10d

Exemplary local reporting from SF Gate

Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 10d

"Maybe you thought the man behind the Blinking White Guy meme was a young Cary Elwes or an unknown actor from a stock video clip, but all along, he has walked among us right here in San Francisco."

via @dangentile007.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

The San Francisco man with one of the internet's most viral faces

It may be the most iconic blink on the internet.

www.sfgate.com

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 10d

"Maybe you thought the man behind the Blinking White Guy meme was a young Cary Elwes or an unknown actor from a stock video clip, but all along, he has walked among us right here in San Francisco."

via @dangentile007.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/a...

The San Francisco man with one of the internet's most viral faces

It may be the most iconic blink on the internet.

www.sfgate.com

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 11d

Protective what now?

Gabe Fernandez @thelatinochild.bsky.social · 11d

Days before 49ers-Rams game, protective hawks stolen at LA's SoFi Stadium
www.sfgate.com/49ers/articl...

Days before 49ers-Rams game, protective hawks stolen at LA's SoFi Stadium

Police are on the lookout for Alice and Bubba.

www.sfgate.com

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 17d

A private club preserves Eureka's Carson Mansion, the grandest Victorian in California.

via @mattlafever.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/northcoast/a...

One of the most photographed houses in California forbids visitors

From the street, it's iconic. From the inside, it's a mystery.

www.sfgate.com

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Ruo Shui @ruoshuiresearch.bsky.social · 18d

"Can there be a stupid thing we do smartly? Can there be a smart thing we do stupidly? Can we basically give people nutrition while also making them feel like they’re not being fed vegetables? That’s the filter."

Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 18d

SFGATE's @drewmagary.bsky.social interviews @pablo.show about how the @pablotorrefindsout.bsky.social podcast sausage is made, including this Jordon Hudson gem:

"She also went on Instagram and posted a story claiming that I got something incorrect. She deleted that." www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

I found out how Pablo Torre finds out

SFGATE's Drew Magary chats with Pablo Torre on how the podcast sausage is made.

www.sfgate.com

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Gabe Fernandez @thelatinochild.bsky.social · 18d

Drew and Pablo! Together at last! www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

I found out how Pablo Torre finds out

SFGATE's Drew Magary chats with Pablo Torre on how the podcast sausage is made.

www.sfgate.com

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Tali Caspi @talicaspi.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you @amandabartlett.bsky.social and @sfgate.com for this wonderful piece about my recently published research on San Francisco #coyotes. Read it to learn more about how studying the diet of urban animals can help us learn to better coexist with them 🐾

Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 18d

"But the staggering majority — 72 of them — were found dead, with vehicle strikes serving as the leading cause of mortality in 94.4% of that group."

via @amandabartlett.bsky.social
www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

What's killing coyotes in San Francisco?

"It's pretty jarring."

www.sfgate.com

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Drew Magary @drewmagary.bsky.social · 18d

I grilled @pablo.show on how he uncovers all of this weird shit www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

I found out how Pablo Torre finds out

SFGATE's Drew Magary chats with Pablo Torre on how the podcast sausage is made.

www.sfgate.com

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Grant Marek @grantmarek.bsky.social · 18d

SFGATE's @drewmagary.bsky.social interviews @pablo.show about how the @pablotorrefindsout.bsky.social podcast sausage is made, including this Jordon Hudson gem:

"She also went on Instagram and posted a story claiming that I got something incorrect. She deleted that." www.sfgate.com/sports/artic...

I found out how Pablo Torre finds out

SFGATE's Drew Magary chats with Pablo Torre on how the podcast sausage is made.

www.sfgate.com

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