Christina B Castro

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A curious, quiet worker bee in San Francisco.
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New: 404 Media and Freedom of the Press Foundation are suing DHS. We're seeking a copy of a data agreement that is giving ICE the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients. This is on top of our other lawsuit seeking ICE's $2 million spyware contract
https://www.404media.co/404-media-and-freedom-of-the-press-foundation-sue-dhs/
404 Media and Freedom of the Press Foundation Sue DHS

Both organizations are seeking a copy of a data sharing agreement that is giving the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients to ICE.

404 Media
Chava’s Restaurant closes after decades of serving Mexican food in the Mission

Chava's Restaurant will close after decades in the Mission. The restaurant never recovered from the pandemic and is now selling everything.

Mission Local

This is the way.

A high school freshman track athlete took second place behind a trans athlete, and a Republican leader used the situation to push hateful propaganda. The girl responds:

"I don't feel like first place was taken from me. Instead, I feel like a happy day was turned ugly by a bully who is using children to make political points... No one was harmed by Soren’s participation in the girls’ track meet, but we are all harmed by the hateful rhetoric of bullies, like Rep. Libby."

they called it trickle-down economics because 'financial waterboarding' didn't poll well with focus groups
Family sues driver in deadly West Portal crash for allegedly hiding assets

The driver transferred her ownership of three San Francisco properties to two LLCs in August, public records show.

Mission Local

After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans

Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads.
https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-starship-explosions-uk-turks-caicos-faa-launches?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #SpaceX #Starship #UK #Britain #ElonMusk #Musk #FAA #Aviation #Space

After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans

Facing a significant increase in the number of SpaceX launches, British officials detailed their concerns about the safety of Turks and Caicos and other Caribbean territories after debris from an earlier failed launch littered beaches and roads.

ProPublica

The Steps a President Would Take to Destroy His Nation, According to Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Grok

#1 Economic Sabotage: "They could tank the economy by ... dismantling key industries through deregulation or punitive tariffs that disrupt trade."

https://www.openculture.com/2025/04/the-steps-a-president-would-take-to-destroy-his-nation-according-to-grok.html

The Steps a President Would Take to Destroy His Nation, According to Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot, Grok

Just out of curiosity, and apropos of nothing, we asked Grok (the AI chatbot created by Elon Musk) the following question: If a president of a superpower wanted to destroy his own country, what steps would he take? Here's what Grok had to say:

Open Culture
Cory Booker's inspiring closing words after 25 hours holding the Senate floor ->