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Politico @politico.com · 15h

EXCLUSIVE: Thousands of leaked messages show leaders of Young Republican groups joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape in a private Telegram chat.

Inside rising GOP leaders’ racist chats — obtained by POLITICO and spanning more than 7 months👇

‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat

Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.

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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 1d

After he called me from his private plans, Marc Benioff called @eshugs.bsky.social. This is another great read as Dreamforce begins.

sfstandard.com/2025/10/13/p...

Marc Benioff has already left San Francisco behind

The Salesforce CEO now principally lives, works, and votes elsewhere, but as he argued in an interview with The Standard, “nobody has given more than my family.”

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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 2d

“This city is a complicated place, but I’ve found two truths: The Golden Age is a myth and San Francisco is never “over.””

Great read from @peterhartlaub.bsky.social, San Francisco’s historian/hype-man extraordinaire.

www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...

Marc Benioff wants troops in S.F.? There’s a path back to sanity, and it’s close to home

Marc Benioff called for the National Guard in S.F. The city doesn’t need the military on its streets. It needs the Salesforce founder to follow his grandfather’s example, Peter Hartlaub...

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NV_Joeby @joeby1.bsky.social · 3d

Terrific reporting, as always, from @heatherknightsf.bsky.social. Final paragraphs are perfection.

Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 4d

For years, San Franciscans considered him the rare big-hearted billionaire. But days before his Dreamforce conference begins, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he would support President Trump sending the National Guard to SF and that Trump is doing “a great job.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks for sharing! Your story was excellent too.

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Dara Kerr @darakerr.bsky.social · 3d

Lots of attention on this Marc Benioff article, which is excellent and full of jaw-dropping quotes.

It reminds me of how he was when I did a story for NPR about him secretly buying hundreds of acres of land in rural Hawaii. Things got weird.

www.npr.org/2024/02/28/1...

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Carol Pogash @cpogash.bsky.social · 3d

Former Harris supporter, Salesforce's Marc Benioff, has gone total Trump. He wants troops patrolling San Francisco. Incredible account by the NYT's
@heatherknightsf.bsky.social

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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suldrew 🏳️‍🌈 @suldrew.bsky.social · 3d

in which @heatherknightsf.bsky.social is the new Isaac Chotiner

Philip Bump @pbump.com · 4d

Guy in private plane doesn’t like that he has to hire more security to address his personal concerns about crime so he is happy to have the president push guardsmen into the city at taxpayer expense.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

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Peter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social · 4d

More stellar reporting from @heatherknightsf.bsky.social

Not just the facts but the way she sets the scene & background details to get into the nuances of this apparent surprising MAGA turn — which Benioff now suggests was in his heart all along.

Must read ⬇️

Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 4d

For years, San Franciscans considered him the rare big-hearted billionaire. But days before his Dreamforce conference begins, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he would support President Trump sending the National Guard to SF and that Trump is doing “a great job.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Kellen Browning @kellen.bsky.social · 4d

Marc Benioff, who once donated to Democrats, told @heatherknightsf.bsky.social that he thinks Trump should send the National Guard into San Francisco.

“I fully support the president,” he said. “I think he’s doing a great job.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 4d

Aw, thanks!

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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 4d

For years, San Franciscans considered him the rare big-hearted billionaire. But days before his Dreamforce conference begins, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he would support President Trump sending the National Guard to SF and that Trump is doing “a great job.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Kerry Dolan @kerrydolan.bsky.social · 7d

Another great one from the @nytimes.com San Francisco bureau chief @heatherknightsf.bsky.social Merry prankster indeed :)

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/u...

The Tech Jester Who Pranks San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 18d

Scoop: Trump fired a U.S. Attorney in Sacramento less than six hours after she told his California border patrol chief to abide by court orders and the Constitution while conducting his immigration raids.

With @haleaziz.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Trump Fired a U.S. Attorney Who Insisted on Following a Court Order

www.nytimes.com

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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 28d

San Francisco’s west side voters recalled Supervisor Joel Engardio today over his support of closing the Great Highway to cars in favor of a beachside park.

He told me in an interview it was “absolutely” worth losing his job to create Sunset Dunes. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/u...

San Francisco Politician Recalled Over the Great Highway’s Closure

www.nytimes.com

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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 29d

Thank you!

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Kristin Bartus @kristinbartus.bsky.social · 29d

If you know Marin county, you’ve got to read this! 😂

Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · Aug 30

Marin County is incredibly beautiful — and ripe for mocking. A new Onion-like satirical publication called Marin Lately is doing just that. The county has been abuzz wondering who is anonymously skewering them. Read on for the answer! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u...

Outsiders Love Mocking Marin County. Now, It’s Laughing at Itself.

www.nytimes.com

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tuckertym.bsky.social @tuckertym.bsky.social · 29d

Gotta lov, lov, lov it!

Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · Sep 14

So much fun to write about the Golden State Valkyries’ stunning first year in the WNBA. They obliterated the record for most wins by a first year team, became the first expansion team to make the playoffs and were valued at $500 million, a record for women’s sports. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...

Inside the Most Valuable Team in Women’s Sports

www.nytimes.com

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Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · Sep 14

So much fun to write about the Golden State Valkyries’ stunning first year in the WNBA. They obliterated the record for most wins by a first year team, became the first expansion team to make the playoffs and were valued at $500 million, a record for women’s sports. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/14/u...

Inside the Most Valuable Team in Women’s Sports

www.nytimes.com

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Marisa Ingemi @mingemi.bsky.social · Sep 5

The moment the Golden State Valkyries became the first WNBA expansion team to make the playoffs in their first season

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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Sep 5

🎧 Listen to the podcast!

@nytimes.com's @heatherknightsf.bsky.social, retail consultant Michael Berne and director of SCU's Retail Management Institute Kirthi Kalyanam spoke with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social about Bay Area malls and why some are dying and while others are thriving.

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Why Some Bay Area Malls Are Thriving While Others Are Dying

KQED's Forum · Episode

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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Sep 4

THU at 9AM:

@heatherknightsf.bsky.social, retail consultant Michael Berne and director of SCU's Retail Management Institute Kirthi Kalyanam join to talk about Bay Area malls and why some are dying and while others are thriving.

❓ What Bay Area malls do you shop at and why?