Ann Rostow

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Ann Rostow: Where's the Moon? - San Francisco Bay Times

1 week ago | sfbaytimes.com | Ann Rostow

By Ann Rostow–Where’s the Moon? I was getting a head start on my column when I stumbled into a piece about how the people running the White House press office have decided to welcome social media news influencers. It was something like that, but what grabbed me was that one of the “new media reporters” was a conspiracy theorist named Kambree Nelson, who counts 625,000 followers on X. Okay, that’s fine.
Ann Rostow: Where to Start? - San Francisco Bay Times

2 weeks ago | sfbaytimes.com | Ann Rostow

By Ann Rostow–Where to Start? There’s much to consider this week. The Pope has died, the High Court is considering a GLBT case, Trump has sued the state of Maine over transgender athletes, several states are banning transgender men and women from using bathrooms, the U.K. has ruled that women who are transgender are legally not women, and the list goes on. I’ve been digesting this grist while keeping an eye open for amusing tangents.
Ann Rostow: Bye, Bye Retirement - San Francisco Bay Times

1 month ago | sfbaytimes.com | Ann Rostow

By Ann Rostow–Bye, Bye RetirementI don’t know where to start today. For one thing, I don’t feel well. For another thing, I’m anxious about losing our retirement funds that are already down dramatically. I’m old enough to worry about these things since my wife and I don’t have years and years to sit around waiting for the markets to recover unless we spend nothing from here on in. We have seven grandkids, so that’s not happening.
Ann Rostow: She Shocked the Sheriff - San Francisco Bay Times

1 month ago | sfbaytimes.com | Ann Rostow

By Ann Rostow–She Shocked the SheriffI was struck by a video of a woman in a Tucson Walmart, who was confronted by male sheriff deputies in the ladies room. Kalaya Morton, 19, a cisgender, masculine lesbian, was in the bathroom during a shopping trip when a couple of uniformed officers entered the facility and asked her to stop what she was doing (changing a tampon) and come out with them.
Ann Rostow: Wither Progressives? - San Francisco Bay Times

2 months ago | sfbaytimes.com | Ann Rostow

By Ann Rostow–Wither Progressives? I couldn’t help but notice two of my old friends, GLBT legal eagles Dale Carpenter and Kate Kendell, at odds on Facebook over the recent anti-trans comments about women’s sports from Gavin Newsom. I use that last adjective advisedly, because Newsom told right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk that it was “deeply unfair” for transgender women to play on women’s sports teams.
Ann Rostow: Mudville at MSNBC - San Francisco Bay Times

2 months ago | sfbaytimes.com | Ann Rostow

By Ann Rostow–Mudville at MSNBCI’m sorry to say that my news phobia has continued, so I don’t know what to make of the shakeup at MSNBC, the channel I once flipped on at daybreak and watched until cocktail hour. Sometimes I even turned it on in the afternoon as well. (Cue: rimshot.)But seriously, I have switched my attention to the odd stories in the recesses of the paper. I click on articles about dark skies in Scotland or the promotional efforts of Meghan Markle.
Ann Rostow: Keep Hope Alive - San Francisco Bay Times

2 months ago | sfbaytimes.com | Ann Rostow

By Ann Rostow–Keep Hope AliveThe best article I’ve read lately is titled “Don’t Believe Him,” by Ezra Klein in The New York Times. The barrage of gasp-inducing headlines, the firehose of astounding maneuvers, the shredding of the Constitution or so it seems—this “flooding the zone,” Klein writes, disguises the incompetence of the nascent Trump administration.
Ann Rostow: La La La La La La La - San Francisco Bay Times

Feb 3, 2025 | sfbaytimes.com | Ann Rostow

By Ann Rostow–La La La La La La LaMy plan, dear Readers, was to avoid the cries and hand-wringing of the transition period and wait until January 20 before returning to my usual massive consumption of news. Why should I worry about what various analysts feared Trump would do? Better to keep my powder dry and complain when he gets into office and actually does something horrific.
Ann Rostow: We're Going Back - San Francisco Bay Times

Nov 24, 2024 | sfbaytimes.com | Ann Rostow

By Ann Rostow–We’re Going BackAfter the election, our household went through a week or so of drinking and binge-watching British dramas and detective shows. After a couple of years, we watch the good shows over again from Episode One because we have only the dimmest recollection of what happened. This allows us to dive into the new season, if there is one, and also secures an endless inventory for our viewing pleasure.
Ann Rostow: Living in the Moment - San Francisco Bay Times

Nov 9, 2024 | sfbaytimes.com | Ann Rostow

Ann Rostow: Living in the Moment By Ann Rostow–Living in the MomentAs I write this, the election results have not been announced, even by my favorite reporters and friends at MSNBC. So, um, what can I say? Literally. I’m very optimistic, for some reason, but I can’t go blathering on about the proficiency of the Harris campaign when you, dear Reader, already know whether or not she’s been elected.