David Knowles
@writerknowles.bsky.social
Deputy Opinion Page editor for @sfchronicle.com. https://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Remember-World-Trade-Center-ebook/dp/B09B8PTPHC
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Hang on, a pause is by definition temporary. Permanent is the opposite of temporary. “Permanent pause” is an oxymoron, a contradiction. If you want to be president of the US, don’t you think you should learn English, @realDonaldTrump ?
November 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Hang on, a pause is by definition temporary. Permanent is the opposite of temporary. “Permanent pause” is an oxymoron, a contradiction. If you want to be president of the US, don’t you think you should learn English, @realDonaldTrump ?
"I spend my days helping women manage a condition called lichen sclerosus, an autoimmune skin disorder that affects the vulva."
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I’m a medical assistant who treats a chronic vulvar condition. Last month, I learned I have it, too
OPINION: People working in health care spend so much time caring for others that they often forget to care for themselves, Deeksha Rajesh writes.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"I spend my days helping women manage a condition called lichen sclerosus, an autoimmune skin disorder that affects the vulva."
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MGT has seen her networth jump from $700k to $25 million since joining Congress in 2021. And she served juuust long enough to get a lifetime tax payer-funded pension.
She got the joke.
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She got the joke.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke
What the Georgia representative learned in Washington
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November 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
MGT has seen her networth jump from $700k to $25 million since joining Congress in 2021. And she served juuust long enough to get a lifetime tax payer-funded pension.
She got the joke.
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She got the joke.
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JUST IN: A Peruvian court sentenced former President Martin Vizcarra to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes years before he took office, adding to a list of former leaders jailed for corruption reut.rs/4p6OqCH
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
JUST IN: A Peruvian court sentenced former President Martin Vizcarra to 14 years in prison after finding him guilty of taking bribes years before he took office, adding to a list of former leaders jailed for corruption reut.rs/4p6OqCH
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MS NOW EXCLUSIVE:
“Trump and White House aides have confided to allies that the president is eyeing removing Patel and is considering top FBI official Andrew Bailey as the bureau’s new director, according to the three people.”
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“Trump and White House aides have confided to allies that the president is eyeing removing Patel and is considering top FBI official Andrew Bailey as the bureau’s new director, according to the three people.”
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President Trump may have had enough of Kash Patel, according to sources
The president is weighing whether to oust the FBI director after scrutiny of Patel's stewardship of bureau resources, including his girlfriend’s security detail and use of a government jet.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
MS NOW EXCLUSIVE:
“Trump and White House aides have confided to allies that the president is eyeing removing Patel and is considering top FBI official Andrew Bailey as the bureau’s new director, according to the three people.”
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“Trump and White House aides have confided to allies that the president is eyeing removing Patel and is considering top FBI official Andrew Bailey as the bureau’s new director, according to the three people.”
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This has gotten out of hand.
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Everything-bagel flavor is the new pumpkin spice — and it needs to stop
OPINION: With Everything but the Bagel, we may have already hit the point of no return. The only question seems to be how much of these companies’ stores will be devoured by the flavoring.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This has gotten out of hand.
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Senator Mark Kelly says he first learned of the DOD investigation against him (which may lead to court martial proceedings) via social media.
November 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Senator Mark Kelly says he first learned of the DOD investigation against him (which may lead to court martial proceedings) via social media.
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Feeling queasy now I've learned that Google is not only now offering Gemini ambassador certificates to teachers but also awarding students and *children* to be corporate AI mascots. Coercive normalization of commercialized digital education. blog.google/outreach-ini...
November 22, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Feeling queasy now I've learned that Google is not only now offering Gemini ambassador certificates to teachers but also awarding students and *children* to be corporate AI mascots. Coercive normalization of commercialized digital education. blog.google/outreach-ini...
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OPINION: In the Bay Area, coyote sightings are a common event. When one attacked my sister, it woke us up to the potential dangers of human encounters with wildlife, Zayden Bronson writes.
My sister was attacked by a coyote in our Bay Area town — and then our lives really changed
OPINION: In the Bay Area, coyote sightings are a common event. When one attacked my sister, it woke us up to the potential dangers of human encounters with wildlife, Zayden Bronson writes.
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November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
OPINION: In the Bay Area, coyote sightings are a common event. When one attacked my sister, it woke us up to the potential dangers of human encounters with wildlife, Zayden Bronson writes.
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Around 70 percent of states in the contiguous U.S. have seen declining snowfall in recent winters, although parts of the West and some of the South have experienced more snow.
See how snowfall is changing across the country here:
See how snowfall is changing across the country here:
Column | How snowy could it be where you live this winter? Look up your area.
Swaths of central and eastern states have received much less snow than average over the past five winters – a trend that may continue this season.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Around 70 percent of states in the contiguous U.S. have seen declining snowfall in recent winters, although parts of the West and some of the South have experienced more snow.
See how snowfall is changing across the country here:
See how snowfall is changing across the country here:
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A University of Alabama at Birmingham football player stabbed two teammates Saturday morning, hours before the team’s game against the University of South Florida, the university said in a statement.
UAB football player accused of stabbing 2 teammates before game | CNN
A University of Alabama at Birmingham football player stabbed two teammates Saturday morning, hours before the team’s game against the University of South Florida, the university said in a statement.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
A University of Alabama at Birmingham football player stabbed two teammates Saturday morning, hours before the team’s game against the University of South Florida, the university said in a statement.
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Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too
Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too
NEW YORK—Faced with backlash against comments she made last week downplaying the sex trafficking crimes of Jeffrey Epstein, an anxious Megyn Kelly appeared on her podcast Monday waiting for everyone e...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Megyn Kelly Anxiously Waits For Everyone Else To Start Condoning Pedophilia Too
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“.. the first time any president since at least 2007 .. has refused to help residents recover from such extensive damage to their homes, federal records show.”
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November 22, 2025 at 7:09 PM
“.. the first time any president since at least 2007 .. has refused to help residents recover from such extensive damage to their homes, federal records show.”
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A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
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Major N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I. – The Independent
$1.6 million Health Human Resources Plan from Deloitte cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months
theindependent.ca
November 22, 2025 at 3:30 PM
A major healthcare policy paper commissioned by @govnl.bsky.social government from Deloitte at a cost of $1.6 million, cites research papers that don’t exist, making it the second major government policy paper called into question in as many months. #nlpoli #AI
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A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
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November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
This story, by a Bay Area high school student, was a joy to edit. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
My sister was attacked by a coyote in our Bay Area town — and then our lives really changed
OPINION: In the Bay Area, coyote sightings are a common event. When one attacked my sister, it woke us up to the potential dangers of human encounters with wildlife, Zayden Bronson writes.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This story, by a Bay Area high school student, was a joy to edit. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
The Bay Area's Sikh community is being hit hard by California bowing to pressure from the Trump administration on commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
California’s surrender to Trump on commercial drivers licenses threatens Sikh immigrants
OPINION: “If we fail to protect the people who keep this state moving, we don’t just harm immigrant families. We undermine the integrity and the promise of California itself.”
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November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The Bay Area's Sikh community is being hit hard by California bowing to pressure from the Trump administration on commercial driver's licenses issued to immigrants. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
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BREAKING:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
November 22, 2025 at 2:30 AM
BREAKING:
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
Sen. Elissa Slotkin says police responded to her home tonight in response to a bomb threat. Slotkin wasn't at home at the time.
This is two days after Trump said Slotkin and other Democrats committed "seditious conspiracy, punishable by death."
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Plot twist: She’s IN the Epstein files.
November 22, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Plot twist: She’s IN the Epstein files.
I wonder if MTG will run for president in 2028.
November 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
I wonder if MTG will run for president in 2028.
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🚨 Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s resigning from Congress effective Jan. 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🚨 Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s resigning from Congress effective Jan. 5, 2026.
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Breaking news: A judge blocked the IRS from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that it violated the law and the rights of tens of thousands of individuals in its attempt to participate in President Trump’s deportation campaign.
Judge blocks IRS from sharing data with DHS for immigration enforcement
A federal judge blocked the Internal Revenue Service from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that the tax agency violated federal law and individual rights in its support for ...
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November 21, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Breaking news: A judge blocked the IRS from sharing data with immigration enforcement officials, ruling that it violated the law and the rights of tens of thousands of individuals in its attempt to participate in President Trump’s deportation campaign.
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After facing a stunning defeat earlier this week, the Texas gerrymandering case heads to the Supreme Court.
This decision will force Chief Justice John Roberts and the other Republican-appointed justices to pick between enforcing the rules they created and their evident loyalty to the GOP.
This decision will force Chief Justice John Roberts and the other Republican-appointed justices to pick between enforcing the rules they created and their evident loyalty to the GOP.
The Texas gerrymandering case is a test of the Supreme Court's integrity
Do the justices have any rules they won't let Republicans break?
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November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
After facing a stunning defeat earlier this week, the Texas gerrymandering case heads to the Supreme Court.
This decision will force Chief Justice John Roberts and the other Republican-appointed justices to pick between enforcing the rules they created and their evident loyalty to the GOP.
This decision will force Chief Justice John Roberts and the other Republican-appointed justices to pick between enforcing the rules they created and their evident loyalty to the GOP.