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Every case Patel has pursued or signed off on should be reviewed. Being drunk on the job may have jeopardized several cases. https://www.rawstory.com/kash-patel-2676760572/

Kash Patel's team threatens lawsuit over bombshell report he drinks on the job

FBI Director Kash Patel's communications strategist, Erica Knight, threatened legal action against The Atlantic on Friday night, following their publication of a devastating report on Patel's alleged behavior and the potential search to replace him.The report in question detailed claims that Patel h...

Raw Story

Lionel in San Francisco 1d ago

Robert McNees 1d ago

Albert Einstein passed away #OTD in 1955 due to complications from a ruptured abdominal aneurysm.

Doctors recommended surgical intervention but Einstein declined. He told them “I have done my share; it is time to go. I will do it elegantly."

Here is his office just as he left it, before anyone came him to collect his things..

Image: R. Morse/LIFE

Lionel in San Francisco 3d ago

Terrifying, but by chance the person moved out of harm’s way shortly before it happened.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/faa-investigates-falling-ice-whittier/

Lionel in San Francisco 6d ago

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/influencers-allegations-eric-swalwell-00869517

The whisper network that caught up to Eric Swalwell

Warnings about the lawmaker had long circulated privately. Then a handful of women and online creators pushed them into public view, forcing California’s political establishment to reckon with how far he got.

Politico

Lionel in San Francisco 6d ago

https://abc7.com/post/afternoon-rain-thunder-hail-hitting-parts-southern-california-including-san-fernando-valley/18881127/

Afternoon storm brings heavy rain, thunder, hail to parts of SoCal including San Fernando Valley

A weather system moved through SoCal on Monday afternoon, bringing isolated thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rain and even hail to some areas.

Lionel in San Francisco Apr 13

Brief tornado in California today.

https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/tehama-county-vina-tornado-april-12/#

Tornado touches down in Northern California, no damage reported, officials say

A tornado briefly touched down in Northern California Sunday afternoon as high winds and thunderstorms continued, officials said.

Lionel in San Francisco Apr 9

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/the-housemaid-author-freida-mcfadden-true-identity-1236712076/

‘The Housemaid’ Author Freida McFadden Reveals Her True Identity

“The Housemaid” author Freida McFadden unveiled her true identity. She said her real name is Sara Cohen, and she works as a brain doctor.

Variety

Lionel in San Francisco Apr 5

https://apnews.com/article/cia-factbook-world-trump-map-reference-manual-749b7577c2c8f1c2adae6888ea9dee06

Farewell to the CIA World Factbook, a reference manual now gone under Trump

The Trump administration has shut down the CIA World Factbook, and there's much lamenting about the demise of a free source that many people used to check basic facts about countries. The end came on Feb. 4 in a “fond farewell” post from the spy agency. The CIA says the decision reflects an agency whose core mission has changed over the years. Factbook fans say they'll miss the trusted reference point that had its origins in World War II-era intelligence work. It went public in 1975 and became a classroom staple and a soft-power tool. But to critics, the Factbook never really stayed truly neutral.

AP News

Lionel in San Francisco Apr 5

Oddly enough, I don’t pity the selfish, impulsive and cruel person who lacks the intelligence to be a successful sociopath.