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Speaker Pelosi Let ‘er Rip!
By Sunny Dell It started with a handshake snub. It ended on a tear. Some have compared the antics of Tuesday’s State of the Union address to a playground fight between 10-year-olds. Fair enough, sort of. There’s some room for argument that we need at least one adult left in
The Masses vs. Michael Bloomberg’s Monorail
By Ian Firstenberg In a rare moment of political honesty, Michael Bloomberg’s book reveals how deeply full of shit he really is. Michael Bloomberg’s thinks we are big dumb suckers. For him, we are whiney hogs who must be kept at bay and firmly scolded into submission; not listened to
Trendy Self-Care Mantras Are Destroying Your Life
by Laurie Riihimaki In the last decade, there has been a big switch in the way we perceive mental health. Now, the topic of mental health is widely talked about and the stigma is being slowly wiped away. A lot of the positive and open conversation about mental health has
Who Are the Worst Food Waste Offenders?
by Limus Woods I remember when I used to work at this very popular, nationally-known country buffet down south. I won’t say the name of the restaurant chain, number one, because I’d be incriminating myself for theft, and number two, they might want to sue us or something if they
What You Need to Know About the Ongoing Weinstein Trial
by Kate Brunotts The Weinstein criminal trial is in full swing, and ol’ Harvey is struggling to find sympathy amongst his countless sexual assault and rape allegations with a grand total of around 100 separate claims. The decrepit movie mogul has been ambling to and from trial with a new-fangled
The Deep Historical Roots of America’s Opioid Crisis
by Charles Irwell During the trial of Michael Jackson’s doctor, I happened to be at my mother’s house. We watched a news report that detailed the extent of Jackson’s pharmaceutical drug addiction. My mother, a proud NHS nurse of 40 years, shook her head in incredulity at the drugs Jackson’s physician
Far Right, Anti-Muslim Activist is Coming to “Cleanup” SF Homeless Camps
Guest post by tree This Saturday, far-right, Islamophobic activist Scott Presler will be heading to San Francisco on his anti-homeless “cleanup” tour, inspired by the Twitter rants of Donald Trump. Presler is working with the San Francisco Republican Party to organize volunteers to gather at an as-yet undisclosed location to rid
The Great Art Parties, Experiences & Festivals in SF this Month
Awesome art events in February