Raheem Hosseini
@raheemfh.bsky.social
S.F. Chronicle reporter covering the collision of Trump and California. Former race + equity editor. Always Sacramento.
Thought experiment: If you had to choose one option, would you raise your child to be Alex Pretti or the Border Patrol agent who fatally shot him? Follow-up question: Are your hopes for your child compatible with your expectations of your society?
January 26, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Thought experiment: If you had to choose one option, would you raise your child to be Alex Pretti or the Border Patrol agent who fatally shot him? Follow-up question: Are your hopes for your child compatible with your expectations of your society?
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Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Really hard to look at this and all the other examples of bravery and kindness from ordinary people in this moment not think also of the tremendous cowardice exhibited over the past year by some of the richest, most well-protected people in business, media and politics
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The Marshall Project's analysis of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under age 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
January 25, 2026 at 10:21 PM
The Marshall Project's analysis of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found the Trump administration’s revival of family detention has swept thousands of children into ICE custody. At least 3,800 children under age 18, including 20 infants, have been booked since Trump took office.
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Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
“You have ten minutes to cry.”
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Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’ — The Times and The Sunday Times
‘You have ten minutes to cry,” came the officer’s curt command to the couple as he revealed the corpse of their twentysomething daughter, gunned down in the historic streets of Isfahan. After searchin...
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January 18, 2026 at 7:38 PM
“You have ten minutes to cry.”
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pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
January 16, 2026 at 4:55 PM
pretty sure he meant the other thing, grok, but very cool that those are your two things
Apple or AT&T deleted my saved voicemails from my dead mom from all my devices. Just took them, pfft, without warning. I see this has happened to other folks online. Not seeing many happy endings.
January 15, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Apple or AT&T deleted my saved voicemails from my dead mom from all my devices. Just took them, pfft, without warning. I see this has happened to other folks online. Not seeing many happy endings.
Louisiana, which leads the nation in maternal deaths, saw its rate climb after it outlawed abortion.
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Louisiana wants to extradite a Bay Area doctor over abortion pills
Ramping up a red-state-blue-state war over access to abortion medication, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office indicted a Bay Area doctor who allegedly mailed abortion medication.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Louisiana, which leads the nation in maternal deaths, saw its rate climb after it outlawed abortion.
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The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
December 28, 2025 at 12:18 AM
The guy who put a 19 year old named Big Balls in charge of gutting key government services: “experience matters when lives are at stake”
Don’t get a chance to do much editing these days so it was nice for @rachelleibrock.bsky.social to make it easy on me with this worthy profile:
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A California National Guard warned about Trump for years. Now she’s being forced out
Brynn Tannehill is a Navy-trained helicopter pilot who joined the California Air National Guard in 2023. She says she’s being kicked out for being transgender.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Don’t get a chance to do much editing these days so it was nice for @rachelleibrock.bsky.social to make it easy on me with this worthy profile:
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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UPDATE: Paramount just successfully forced YouTube to block this Canadian video of the censored 60 Minutes CECOT segment on "copyright grounds."
Man, the lawyers must've been paid a lot to work overtime
Man, the lawyers must've been paid a lot to work overtime
December 23, 2025 at 12:56 AM
UPDATE: Paramount just successfully forced YouTube to block this Canadian video of the censored 60 Minutes CECOT segment on "copyright grounds."
Man, the lawyers must've been paid a lot to work overtime
Man, the lawyers must've been paid a lot to work overtime
RIP
a man wearing sunglasses looks out the window of a vehicle
Alt: James Ransone in “Generation Kill.”
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December 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
RIP
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In the wake of the tragedy at Brown, online conspiracists rushed to pin the horrific mass murder on an innocent Palestinian student. One of them was Shaun Maguire, a partner at leading VC firm Sequoia Capital.
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Sequoia's Shaun Maguire accused an innocent Palestinian of being the Brown shooter. Then he doubled down
Online sleuthing is not, it turns out, among the noted VC's talents.
www.fastcompany.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:38 PM
In the wake of the tragedy at Brown, online conspiracists rushed to pin the horrific mass murder on an innocent Palestinian student. One of them was Shaun Maguire, a partner at leading VC firm Sequoia Capital.
www.fastcompany.com/91463942/seq...
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Owner of Scott's Seafood, Raymond Gallagher, has been extremely active in Oakland's right wing political environment, strong supporter of Armstrong, recalls, etc. Now, the Port, the holder of Scott's lease, is offering Scott's an incredible break on rent
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Owner of Scott's Seafood, Raymond Gallagher, has been extremely active in Oakland's right wing political environment, strong supporter of Armstrong, recalls, etc. Now, the Port, the holder of Scott's lease, is offering Scott's an incredible break on rent
The goal is a national ban on medication abortion.
The immediate target is a Bay Area telemedicine provider.
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The immediate target is a Bay Area telemedicine provider.
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An influential anti-abortion lawyer is targeting a Bay Area doctor — and California’s shield laws
An existential legal challenge to abortion shield law protections seeks to make an example out of a Bay Area doctor.
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December 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The goal is a national ban on medication abortion.
The immediate target is a Bay Area telemedicine provider.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
The immediate target is a Bay Area telemedicine provider.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
Saw Vertigo in my 20s. Found it overrated — plodding, melodramatic, the score grating. Have seen it twice in my 40s and find it positively sublime, spellbinding — every frame, every note, snagging under my skin, haunting the edges of my consciousness. Weird.
November 30, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Saw Vertigo in my 20s. Found it overrated — plodding, melodramatic, the score grating. Have seen it twice in my 40s and find it positively sublime, spellbinding — every frame, every note, snagging under my skin, haunting the edges of my consciousness. Weird.
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"While governors often align with their parties’ presidents, Abbott’s support for Trump’s expansion of federal powers is a striking departure from his own historical and ardent defenses of state sovereignty."
Greg Abbott has bent his views on state sovereignty to accede to the wishes of Trump.
Texas recently joined dozens of states in turning over voter roll information to the DOJ, despite long-standing resistance to federal oversight of state elections.
With @texastribune.org
Texas recently joined dozens of states in turning over voter roll information to the DOJ, despite long-standing resistance to federal oversight of state elections.
With @texastribune.org
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Long a Defender of States’ Rights, Embraces Trump’s Push to Expand Presidential Power
Defending Texas sovereignty has been central to Abbott’s political identity. Yet he has helped Trump erode states’ authority over elections, policing and deploying the National Guard.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"While governors often align with their parties’ presidents, Abbott’s support for Trump’s expansion of federal powers is a striking departure from his own historical and ardent defenses of state sovereignty."
Sick toddler on a joyful mayhem tear: using parents for trampolines and Kleenex, deadlifting cat, dumping out bags of chips, licking windows, shouting the chorus to Ms. New Booty … How is he even stronger?
November 22, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Sick toddler on a joyful mayhem tear: using parents for trampolines and Kleenex, deadlifting cat, dumping out bags of chips, licking windows, shouting the chorus to Ms. New Booty … How is he even stronger?
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Breaking News: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she would resign from Congress, days after President Trump called her a “traitor.” nyti.ms/4o71Flz
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Breaking News: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she would resign from Congress, days after President Trump called her a “traitor.” nyti.ms/4o71Flz
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"An FBI memo that claims 'anarchist violent extremist actors' are targeting law enforcement cites a private text message chat that included immigration court observers, raising questions about whether the spy agency is monitoring political activity, a copy of the document indicates."
FBI memo indicates online chats of immigration court watchers in NYC were monitored
An FBI memo that claims “anarchist violent extremist actors” are targeting law enforcement cites a private text message chat that included immigration court observers, raising questions about wheth…
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November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
"An FBI memo that claims 'anarchist violent extremist actors' are targeting law enforcement cites a private text message chat that included immigration court observers, raising questions about whether the spy agency is monitoring political activity, a copy of the document indicates."
Nine years ago, I received texts from someone claiming to be Katie Johnson. I still don’t know who this person was. But Jeffrey Epstein’s emails show he was aware of her claims.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Nine years ago, I received texts from someone claiming to be Katie Johnson. I still don’t know who this person was. But Jeffrey Epstein’s emails show he was aware of her claims.
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dw about it I'm sure it's fine
November 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
dw about it I'm sure it's fine
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You’ve probably never heard of the DHS system known as SAVE, which the agency has historically used to confirm individuals are citizens.
But if the Trump administration gets its way, SAVE will soon know a lot about you.
But if the Trump administration gets its way, SAVE will soon know a lot about you.
New docs show DHS is gathering driver's license data in voter fraud crusade
Experts worry the Trump administration will use the info to disenfranchise voters.
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
You’ve probably never heard of the DHS system known as SAVE, which the agency has historically used to confirm individuals are citizens.
But if the Trump administration gets its way, SAVE will soon know a lot about you.
But if the Trump administration gets its way, SAVE will soon know a lot about you.
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DHS agents investigating sexual crimes against children have been redeployed to the immigrant crackdown.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
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November 16, 2025 at 8:56 PM
DHS agents investigating sexual crimes against children have been redeployed to the immigrant crackdown.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
A probe into the black market for Iranian oil sold to finance terrorism has been slowed down because of the shift.
And efforts to combat human smuggling have languished.
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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that she plans to force millions of low-income SNAP recipients to reapply for the program. The news comes just weeks after Trump announced that, during the government shutdown, it would not provide SNAP benefits to those reliant on the program.
USDA Secretary Says All SNAP Recipients Must Reapply, Dubiously Citing Fraud
“Forcing millions to reapply is a deliberate effort to shrink the program and leave families hungry,” said one lawmaker.
truthout.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced that she plans to force millions of low-income SNAP recipients to reapply for the program. The news comes just weeks after Trump announced that, during the government shutdown, it would not provide SNAP benefits to those reliant on the program.