Ken Stone
@kenstonemedia.bsky.social
Retired nutsy squirrel junk journalist formerly with Times of San Diego. Masters track blogger and slow sprinter who enjoys reading and taking naps.
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Ken Stone
@kenstonemedia.bsky.social
· Oct 29
Today my wife, Chris, and I announced our retirement from professional journalism. In my case, 50 years at 10 newspapers and a half-dozen websites — the last dozen with Times of San Diego. It's been fun and rewarding (including six tonight at #jawards2025 of SD Press Club). Thx for tips and reading!
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Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
Nicole Foy
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hey folks 👋 I'm the reporter who revealed immigration agents detained 170+ citizens this year
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
My fellowship w/ProPublica has been incredible, but it wraps January. I'm looking for my next gig. Please reach out to share leads & opportunities! [email protected]
www.propublica.org/people/nicol...
The late Bruce McCall, a National Lampoon artist legend, appears in current New Yorker. (The San Diego fair also is satire.)
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 AM
The late Bruce McCall, a National Lampoon artist legend, appears in current New Yorker. (The San Diego fair also is satire.)
Yet she persisted.
Reporter: “Are you committed to releasing the full video?”
Trump: “Didn't I just tell you that?”
Reporter: “You said that it was up to Sec. Hegseth.”
Trump: “You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place…You are an obnoxious, actually a terrible reporter.”
Trump: “Didn't I just tell you that?”
Reporter: “You said that it was up to Sec. Hegseth.”
Trump: “You are the most obnoxious reporter in the whole place…You are an obnoxious, actually a terrible reporter.”
December 8, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Yet she persisted.
Hope this doesn’t fall prey to TL;DR Syndrome.
There are a lot of unknowns about the news media in the next twenty-five years. But we can, at least, dress for the weather. Check out CJR’s Journalism 2050 issue.
www.cjr.org/the-journali...
www.cjr.org/the-journali...
December 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hope this doesn’t fall prey to TL;DR Syndrome.
San Diego isn’t New York, apparently. FB posts by husband of Sara Ochoa, who lost to Will Rodriguez-Kennedy in recent Dems chair election:
December 8, 2025 at 6:05 PM
San Diego isn’t New York, apparently. FB posts by husband of Sara Ochoa, who lost to Will Rodriguez-Kennedy in recent Dems chair election:
Are you happy now, Bari Weiss?
LESLEY STAHL: You contributed to the toxic culture. You were out there pounding, insulting people
MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE: You've contributed to it as well
STAHL: I want you to respond to what you have done in terms of insulting people
MTG: I'd like for you to respond to that
December 8, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Are you happy now, Bari Weiss?
How's retirement going for my wife? See amazing photos Chris took the mornings of Dec. 4-5 in La Jolla during a king tide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NTT...
King tide surf explodes in La Jolla
YouTube video by Ken Stone
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December 8, 2025 at 7:51 AM
How's retirement going for my wife? See amazing photos Chris took the mornings of Dec. 4-5 in La Jolla during a king tide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NTT...
I love great socring defenses.
December 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I love great socring defenses.
Great news from former San Diego spiritual leader. www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
Cardinal McElroy of Washington says he's 'cancer-free' following surgery
"I give thanks to God who has sustained me through this journey," Cardinal Robert McElroy said. "And I give thanks to all of you who have prayed to God for my healing. I believe those prayers were wha...
www.ncronline.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Great news from former San Diego spiritual leader. www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
“I’ll end this with a complete list of all the strategic benefits such a decision provides Issa as he tries to keep his seat.” sdrostra.com/the-darrell-...
The Darrell Issa Strategy - SD Rostra
What a week. On Monday, it was reported — although some said rumored — that Congressman Darrell Issa was considering a run for a seat in a potentially safer Texas district than his own CA-48th area. O...
sdrostra.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
“I’ll end this with a complete list of all the strategic benefits such a decision provides Issa as he tries to keep his seat.” sdrostra.com/the-darrell-...
Reposted by Ken Stone
My latest for Times of San Diego covers covers how prominent local activist, Arturo González was targeted by federal immigration officials after exposing a suspected undercover ICE vehicle while conducting a patrol in the neighborhood of Lincoln Heights.
timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
How a TikToker's ICE patrol spiraled into a violent confrontation at a trolley stop
"I really lost my trust in the police department.... They didn't protect our community, they were protecting the ICE agents."
timesofsandiego.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
My latest for Times of San Diego covers covers how prominent local activist, Arturo González was targeted by federal immigration officials after exposing a suspected undercover ICE vehicle while conducting a patrol in the neighborhood of Lincoln Heights.
timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
John will defect to the BBC if we don’t support him.
This is a very good and unflappable job by John Berman of CNN. Worth watching whole segment.
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
h/t @gottalaff.bsky.social
BERMAN: Would it be legal for police in Arkansas to kill suspected drug dealers on a boat in a lake?
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
TOM COTTON: The premise of your question is not well-founded
BERMAN: The answer is no. It would not be legal to kill them.
December 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
John will defect to the BBC if we don’t support him.
Here’s really what to expect: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2024/12...
December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Here’s really what to expect: timesofsandiego.com/arts/2024/12...
I still treasure a New Yorker cover that Sy autographed for me years ago after a San Diego talk.
"Can you do investigative journalism from a position of neutrality?"
Still a tricky subject because if you're not neutral that suggests bias. But if you go where the facts go it doesn't.
From: "Laura Poitras Investigates Seymour Hersh," in Columbia Journalism Preview: www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
Still a tricky subject because if you're not neutral that suggests bias. But if you go where the facts go it doesn't.
From: "Laura Poitras Investigates Seymour Hersh," in Columbia Journalism Preview: www.cjr.org/the-intervie...
December 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I still treasure a New Yorker cover that Sy autographed for me years ago after a San Diego talk.
Weird Al for president.
youtu.be/fSiCl4GX3-A
youtu.be/fSiCl4GX3-A
Merry Christmas And Happy Chanukah From "Weird Al" Yankovic
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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December 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Weird Al for president.
youtu.be/fSiCl4GX3-A
youtu.be/fSiCl4GX3-A
99.9% of pediatricians will just ignore this. (I hope.)
BREAKING: CDC panel drops hepatitis B shot recommendation
CDC panel scraps hepatitis B shot recommendation in massive move
The move enshrines a top agenda item of vaccine critics as government policy.
www.axios.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
99.9% of pediatricians will just ignore this. (I hope.)
Atheists feeling left out!
www.wonkette.com/p/jd-vance-w...
www.wonkette.com/p/jd-vance-w...
JD Vance Welcomes All Jews To Participate In Christmas
Deal with it.
www.wonkette.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Atheists feeling left out!
www.wonkette.com/p/jd-vance-w...
www.wonkette.com/p/jd-vance-w...
Well, it was fun while it lasted.
timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
Rep. Darrell Issa to stay in California after flirting with House run in Texas
After flirting with the idea of leaving California to run for Congress in Texas, Republican Rep. Darrell Issa said Thursday he's staying put.
timesofsandiego.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Well, it was fun while it lasted.
timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
timesofsandiego.com/politics/202...
Stay weird, Fox News.
ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Stay weird, Fox News.
Oh, “Paula.” You’re so bad at this.
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Oh, “Paula.” You’re so bad at this.
Stephen’s a lucky guy.
December 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Stephen’s a lucky guy.
Don’t ask how much I’ve paid for Pacer docs.
Remember the big class action about PACER fees being too high? Well, things take time and the appellate oral argument is now scheduled for January 7th: www.courtlistener.com/docket/68504...
#52 in NVLSP v. United States (Fed. Cir., 24-1757) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE OF ORAL ARGUMENT. Panel: 2601E. Case scheduled January 7, 2026. Response to Notice of Oral Argument due: 12/04/2025. Please review the attached Notice. The response to notice of oral argument f...
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December 4, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Don’t ask how much I’ve paid for Pacer docs.
Impeachment trial will be lit.
Except that's illegal. If they're "terrorists" and combatants as the administration says then the law of armed conflict applies. "Take no prisoners" is a war crime
Fox’s Greg Gutfeld on double tap boat strike: “It's just better for us to kill them in the ocean, make them shark feed, be done with it”
December 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Impeachment trial will be lit.
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Steve Breen is back in the U-T after a 2-year absence and tells about his new job — doing PR for Cathedral Catholic HS in San Diego. timesofsandiego.com/business/202...
MarketInk: Editorial cartoonist Steve Breen – 'Reports of my absence are greatly exaggerated'
The Union-Tribune recently touted cartoonist Steve Breen's return — but the paper is really carrying the Pulitzer winner's syndicated work.
timesofsandiego.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Steve Breen is back in the U-T after a 2-year absence and tells about his new job — doing PR for Cathedral Catholic HS in San Diego. timesofsandiego.com/business/202...
CNN reporter seems to get Darrell Issa spokesman to confirm the GOP congressman for East County is considering a run in Texas — in a Dallas district. www.instagram.com/reel/DRyS2-t...
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December 3, 2025 at 5:44 AM
CNN reporter seems to get Darrell Issa spokesman to confirm the GOP congressman for East County is considering a run in Texas — in a Dallas district. www.instagram.com/reel/DRyS2-t...