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Letitia James, New York’s Democratic attorney general,
has formally announced her intention to intervene in a Texas attempt to penalize a New York doctor accused of mailing abortion pills across state lines,
escalating one of the most consequential fights in the US abortion wars.
The move on Monday tees up a showdown between states that ban abortion and those that protect it
– one that, legal experts say, challenges fundamental constitutional issues and will probably …

"who's afraid of the neo wook?" enjoyed (& occasionally raised my eyebrows at) rave new world's field report on "a new strain of psychedelic raver" https://ravenewworld.substack.com/p/whos-afraid-of-the-neo-wook

WHO'S AFRAID OF THE NEO-WOOK?
At Osmosis festival deep in Oregon weed country, a new strain of psychedelic raver emerges

OpenAI expands its ~$5 ChatGPT Go plan to 16 new Asian countries, including Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Vietnam, after launching it in August (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/09/openais-affordable-ch…

OpenAI's affordable ChatGPT Go plan expands to 16 new countries in Asia | TechCrunch
OpenAI is expanding its $5 per month ChatGPT Go plan to 16 more countries.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Apparat:
🎵 An Echo Skips a Name (alternate take)
#Apparat
https://apparat-music.bandcamp.com/track/an-echo-skips-a-name-alternate-take-2
https://open.spotify.com/track/6jJZkZvEQFAVAhZXxCupLE

Ahead of the German automotive summit, a new study by @… shows how policies could make EVs more affordable compared to cars with internal combustion engines. One key lever would be the reintroduction of a €6,000 purchase subsidy.

Policy Levers for Affordable EVs
The total cost of ownership of EVs and combustion engine vehicles and policy design options for effective market uptake

Except, of course, on city-owned property like Potrero Yards, because affordable housing doesn't pencil out.
And SF's Upzoning plan allows towers without on-site affordable, unlike the State Density Bonus, which actually requires significant on site affordable housing. Developers can just fee out for less than half the cost of building affordable units.
SO I wonder - who were the advisors on the Family Zoning Plan, and whose families would be built for?

Lurie warns Sunset: rezone or ‘there could be towers everywhere’ 
In doubleheader, Sen. Scott Wiener, architect of the state building mandates that require San Francisco to rezone, draws ire at Westside forum

Except, of course, on city-owned property like Potrero Yards, because affordable housing doesn't pencil out.
And SF's Upzoning plan allows towers without on-site affordable, unlike the State Density Bonus, which actually requires significant on site affordable housing. Developers can just fee out for less than half the cost of building affordable units.
SO I wonder - who were the advisors on the Family Zoning Plan, and whose families would be built for?

Lurie warns Sunset: rezone or ‘there could be towers everywhere’ 
In doubleheader, Sen. Scott Wiener, architect of the state building mandates that require San Francisco to rezone, draws ire at Westside forum

Abortion Pills Are Winning—Republicans Are Furious
https://jessica.substack.com/p/abortion-pills-are-winning

Google Pixel Buds 2a review: ANC is a welcome addition and sound is detailed and punchy, but there's still no wireless charging and voice performance suffers (Billy Steele/Engadget)
https://www.engadget.com/audio/headphones/

Google Pixel Buds 2a review: Affordable earbuds that are better with ANC
Google’s most affordable Pixel Buds are an even more compelling option with the addition of active noise cancellation (ANC).

Republicans' 'National Backdoor Abortion Ban' - Ms. Magazine
https://msmagazine.com/2025/12/08/republican-national-abortion-ban/