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Opinion | Jobs for All! But Is It Working for All? - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Fleet Week photos: The Blue Angels’ first flight over S.F. in 1950 (sfchronicle.com)

If I had one wish, it would be that every friend on the right and left side of the spectrum would listen to Sam Harris. He is nothing if not balanced. He decries hyper-woke nuts just as much as Trump. And if you are going to listen to just one podcast of his, his latest would be a great one. Makin

I want to thank Bob Scarf and Raymond Michaels for encouraging this. I'll always have The Unwashed Masses section of the newsletter, and you're still welcome to simply hit "reply" if you'd like to appear in that section. But this new Forum is all about you writing whatever you want, within reason. S

My usual reaction whenever someone selects Citizen Cane as the all-time "Best" film: I'm not saying it isn't true or the person is being disingenuous, but it always feels like the "safe" reply. Yes, I understand why, I took a film class in college as well an understand why Welles was such a genius.

Not a massive fan of Bret Stephens of the NYT, but I try to read him to get a rational conservative's perspective. I do thank him for introducing me to Rep. Ritchie Torres.

Instead of us having arguably the best baseball park in America, we could have had something disastrous. Great article for those that care about SF and our stadium history! A domed S.F. Giants stadium at China Basin? This monstrosity was almost a reality (sfchronicle.com)

I'd love your nominations for this year's 2021 Darwin Awards, to be presented at the annual gala, date and details to follow. What should get the Portico in these categories? And am I missing any category? These can be your own things, or stuff you've seen in the newsletter that you liked. Hot