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Spencer Pratt in his video response to losing the Los Angeles mayoral primary:
"I know a lot of dimwitted jerks thought ... that I was going to roll up and leave town if I didn't get into city hall."
He's the one who said that. 👇
Mary Fong Lau was driving nearly 3x the speed limit when she crashed into a SF bus stop and killed a family of four.
Today a judge sentenced her to probation without jail time and she could be licensed to drive again in five years.
theguardian.com/us-news/2026…
Lau killed Diego Cardoso de Oliveira, Matilde Moncada Ramos Pinto and their sons, one-year-old Joaquim and three-month-old Cauê.
Judge Bruce Chan imposed an incredibly light sentence for the woman, in part because of his "feeling" that she feels bad about killing four people.
Ryan Fonseca retweeted
I just did the dumbest thing of my career to prove a much more serious point
I hacked ChatGPT and Google and made them tell other users I’m really, really good at eating hot dogs
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I'll explain how I did it
Ryan Fonseca retweeted
Here's my full piece about some of the questions raised internally about this story and concerns I heard from some CBS News staffers about it: theguardian.com/media/2026/j…
(In an editorial call yesterday, Bari Weiss said the story was a high priority to pursue.)
There was discussion internally at CBS News about the specifics of the officer's injuries and whether more detail could be provided, I am told.
"I'm no doctor, but internal bleeding is a very broad term and can range in severity," a CBS News executive said in an internal email.
"A bruise is internal bleeding. But it can also be something serious. We do know that the ICE agent walked away from the incident -- we have that on camera."
"On paper, policymakers make lofty commitments to public transportation and road safety, placing the utmost value on human life. In practice, human life is not as important as the convenience of drivers — a policy choice that endangers every person in CA."
modbee.com/news/california/a…
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a shift in the Pentagon's process for acquiring weapons.
“We are not building for peacetime,” Hegseth told military and industry leaders.
theguardian.com/us-news/live…
Mamdani had this one ready to go. @AP just called the race for him.
Some of that personal news:
I recently joined the Guardian US as a deputy digital editor! I’m excited to be part of a stellar global newsroom while maintaining my West Coast lens.
Got tips or ideas? I’m at ryan.fonseca@theguardian.com ✌🏼
Ryan Fonseca retweeted
New: Furloughed Dept. of Education employees discovered their out of office messages were manipulated blaming Democrats for a government shutdown
"None of us consented to this. And it’s written in the first-person, as if I’m the one conveying this message, and I’m not. I don’t agree with it. I don’t think it’s ethical or legal. I think it violates the Hatch Act."
nbcnews.com/politics/trump-a…
