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Carol Pogash

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Bay Area journalist & author. NYT contributor. https://www.nytimes.com/by/carol-pogash “Quotations from Chairman Trump" an early warning of what was TK. “As Real As It Gets: The Life of a Hospital at the Center of the AIDS Epidemic.” www.pogash.com

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · 8h

Sidewalk on Addison Street in Berkeley needs to be updated.

Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, Bailey. He was outspoken about politics but he was a humble man.

Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you. I wish he were here to read his story & people’s responses…

Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks, Carolyn.

Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, Sandra. He was a humble man. It wasn’t until he died that I wrote a FB obit and understood what connected all his projects: it was always the pursuit of justice for people for whom it was denied.

Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · 4d

Today’s Minnesota Star Tribune obit about my husband Dan Detzner.

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · 13d

On Sept. 22, 1975, my SF Ex editor sent me to Union Square to watch the visit of Pres. Ford. I spotted Sara Jane, who I knew from the P Hearst case. We chatted briefly. Under her long coat she hid her gun. She always looked like a harmless housewife...
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Sara Jane Moore, Would-Be Assassin of President Ford, Dies at 95

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · 17d

Quick, strong jolt of an earthquake. USGS map indicates it was 4.8 near the Claremont Hotel in Berkeley.

Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · 28d

Anyone comparing Trump’s hateful partisan response to Mike Johnson’s unifying one?

Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Aug 27

DHS moves to bar aid groups from serving undocumented immigrants — For Trump’s religious voters, is this, finally, a step too far?

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · Aug 25

Vance: "If you go back to World War II, if you go back to World War I, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."

Washington Post, May 8, 1945: "Germany Surrenders Unconditionally."

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · Aug 23

To whoever screamed “LOOK! IT’S SENATOR WHAT’S HER FACE!” at the State Fair, I hope you have an incredible day 😂

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Aug 22

And you thought you had a bad day? — Lafayette, CA.

Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Aug 20

Rewriting History: Africans were brought to the U.S. where they were offered lifetime internships…

Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Aug 14

It has nothing to do w her competence and everything to do with what Trump values when hiring a woman…

Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Aug 13

Cliff notes or do I ask ChatGPT?

Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Aug 13

Trump's appointed leader to review Smithsonian political correctness is a Florida lawyer, special assistant to the president and the Miss Colorado USA 2010 third runner up.

White House Announces Comprehensive Review of Smithsonian Exhibitions

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Aug 12

Did she agree to remain silent about Trump and or to talk about Dem clients?

Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · Aug 12

Ghislaine Maxwell, serving 20 yrs for sex trafficking minors, has been given permission to leave minimum security campus for work assignments, per @muellershewrote.com
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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Aug 12

Did Intel's CEO offer a 14 karat gold statute of Trump, or a 15% share of Intel's sales?

President Trump Calls Intel C.E.O. a ‘Success’ After Meeting

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Aug 11

Indefensible. Inexplicable. Horrible.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 11

An Israeli strike near a hospital in Gaza City on Sunday night killed five Al Jazeera journalists. The Israeli military said it had targeted one of the men killed, Anas al-Sharif, accusing him of being a Hamas fighter posing as a reporter. He and Al Jazeera had denied the allegation.

Israeli Strike Kills 5 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says

Anas al-Sharif, a well-known correspondent, was among those killed. Israel said it had targeted Mr. al-Sharif, claiming he worked for Hamas, which he had denied.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Aug 11

Both Israeli and hospital officials in Gaza City confirmed the deaths of Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif and other journalists. Observers have called the war in Gaza the deadliest conflict for journalists in modern times.

Israel targets and kills Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif in Gaza as journalist toll grows

Israel’s military has targeted and killed an Al Jazeera correspondent and others with an airstrike as they sheltered outside a Gaza City hospital.

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Aug 10

Great reporting & fascinating read by NYT’s Heather Knight:

Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · Aug 10

My latest: Mark Zuckerberg has turned part of Palo Alto into a family compound, buying at least eleven houses and adding a 7,000-square ft basement space, pool with hydro floor and 7-foot statue of his wife.

After eight years of construction, neighbors are fed up.

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What Happened When Mark Zuckerberg Moved In Next Door

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Jul 12

Trump thinks experience is overrated and that anyone he appoints can do any job…

FEMA Didn’t Answer Thousands of Calls From Flood Survivors, Documents Show

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Jul 11

“I am just following the rules in which I exist.”

Want to Understand Russia? Visit Dubai.

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · Jul 10

Sean Duffy's qualifications to run NASA? Being on FOX TV and climbing to the stars: www.facebook.com/watch/?v=255...

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