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Shira Stein

@shiramstein.bsky.social
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Future veterinarian. Former reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, Bloomberg and the Washington Post. American University alum. Bay Area born and raised. She/her 🏳️‍🌈🐱 Banner pic by Doug Mills/NYT

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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
It's on my list of potential schools!
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Thank you!! Edinburgh is also on my list, but would obviously be a much bigger life change than schools in the US.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I’m applying in the hopes of starting next year! I’m working as a vet assistant in the meantime.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
My favorite thing about my announcement is all the dog jokes… is it not immediately apparent that I’m a cat person?? 🫤
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
A tad more career security than journalism 😅
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Thank you to everyone who helped me along the way — colleagues and sources especially — and made my career in journalism so special.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
I'll be moving to Atlanta next week and starting my vetmed journey. Hopefully, I’d start school next fall 🤞🏻 I was a science girl before I found journalism, and I’m really looking forward to combining my love of science and communication to help pets and their owners.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Some big life news: This is my last week at the San Francisco Chronicle and my last week in journalism. After spending nearly half my life as a reporter, I’m excited to pursue a new dream: becoming a veterinarian!
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Cool. Love being further financially penalized for being single 🙃
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Andrew S. Kelly @askellyphd.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
This is among the most thorough reporting I’ve seen on the health care impacts of the Republican budget bill, both on California and the nation. It’s all devastating, but this gets into the details.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Thank you so much!
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Legislation that would blow a hole in California’s health care spending, disproportionately tax Californians and neuter the states’ ability to regulate artificial intelligence passed the House early Thursday morning. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Trump tax bill details: Measure passed by House will have outsize impact for Californians
President Trump's tax bill passed by the House after a marathon session would blow a hole in California’s health care spending.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
The Senate totaled California’s signature climate change policy — mandating new cars sold be electric by 2035 — in a 51 to 44 vote Thursday morning. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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The Senate just gutted California’s signature climate change policy
The Republican-controlled Senate voted to revoke California’s ability to mandate the phasing-out of gas-powered cars
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Maureen Futtner @maureenfuttner.com · 22/05/2025
Thank you @shiramstein.bsky.social for this excellent (and devastating) reporting from the @sfchronicle.com Trump tax bill details: Measure passed by House will have outsize impact for Californians www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Trump tax bill details: Measure passed by House will have outsize impact for Californians
The Trump tax bill passed by the House after a marathon session would blow a hole in California’s health care spending.
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Olivia Messer @oliviamesser.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Some of y’all noticed I’ve been uncharacteristically offline. This is why, and I remain on leave for a few weeks to handle a PTSD relapse. CJR was dogged in its pursuit of my story. Because of what I do and who I am, I felt that I had to answer their questions honestly. www.cjr.org/feature-2/we...
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Journalists Attest to Experiences of Sexual Misconduct with Wesley Lowery
Lowery rose to prominence as a reporter and media thinker. Women in the industry say he engaged in sexual harassment and assault.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Congress' proposed ban on state AI regulation could interfere with California's ability to crack down on AI-generated child abuse images and deepfake scams targeting seniors, state officials said. @sophiabollag.bsky.social and I detail what's at stake: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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California state lawmakers ask Congress not to ban their AI laws
Lawmakers in Sacramento disagree with provision in Republican tax bill that would prohibit states, localities from enforcing their artificial intelligence laws
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Sophia Bollag @sophiabollag.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Congress' proposed AI regulation ban could interfere with the state's ability to crack down on AI-generated child abuse images and deepfake scams targeting seniors, state officials say. @shiramstein.bsky.social and I detail their concerns and what's at stake: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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California state lawmakers ask Congress not to ban their AI laws
Lawmakers in Sacramento disagree with provision in Republican tax bill that would prohibit states, localities from enforcing their artificial intelligence laws
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
I watched 27 hours of markup so you didn't have to. Here's how the Republican tax bill would rip a hole in California's budget. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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California likely to pay for Republican budget cuts
House Republicans pass bill after marathon debate that would save $880 billion with big Medicaid cuts.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Maine’s bitter dispute with the Trump administration over transgender girls' participation in girls’ sports teams could be a harbinger of California’s future. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Trump’s battle with Maine over trans athletes is a test case. California could be next
Attorney General Pam Bondi has said California and Minnesota could face lawsuits next.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
YESSSS (let me know if you need tips/advice)
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Read my story here: www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. What she did next was even worse
In person, the congresswoman acknowledged my health issues and my right to wear a mask to protect myself.  That's not what she broadcast to her followers.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Spoke with @jaketapper.bsky.social yesterday about the attacks I've encountered for wearing a mask. I'm grateful for the opportunity to talk about how it is indicative of a larger trend in attacks on journalists and newsrooms, and how that affects trust in our institutions. youtu.be/CAFHKSJvfqM
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The Lead With Jake Tapper — Shira Stein on 4-24-25
YouTube video by Shira Stein
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I'll be talking to @jaketapper.bsky.social on CNN at 5:40pm ET about Marjorie Taylor Greene attacking me for wearing a mask. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. What she did next was even worse
In person, the congresswoman acknowledged my health issues and my right to wear a mask to protect myself.  That's not what she broadcast to her followers.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
This is... wow.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Big news for Hearst newspaper reporters!
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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Dumb journalists think being a tough interviewer requires writing down gotcha questions in advance. Smart journalists know that the trick is just listening and sometimes going, ‘how so?’
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
We are fixing the ozone hole. We can fix things. 🧪 earthobservatory.nasa.gov/world-of-cha...
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World of Change: Antarctic Ozone Hole
In the early 1980s, scientists began to realize that CFCs were creating a thin spot—a hole—in the ozone layer over Antarctica every spring. This series of satellite images shows the ozone hole on the ...
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
*This* is the good news I needed to hear today.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Thank you! I'll be discussing this on CNN, likely tomorrow (pushed for the Pope and Hegseth, understandably lol)
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Not a national news org, but my paper just published this! (It's about this exact issue) www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. What she did next was even worse
In person, the congresswoman acknowledged my health issues and my right to wear a mask to protect myself.  That's not what she broadcast to her followers.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
ICYMI Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. President Donald Trump singled me out. But there’s a far more sinister goal at work here than humiliating an individual reporter or racking up likes. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Nanette Asimov @nanetteasimov.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked SFChronicle reporter @shiramstein.bsky.social for wearing a mask. 'But there’s a far more sinister goal at work.' www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. What she did next was even worse
In person, the congresswoman acknowledged my health issues and my right to wear a mask to protect myself.  That's not what she broadcast to her followers.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
NEW: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. President Donald Trump singled me out. Their decisions to do so — and post the interactions online — were ultimately intended to sow distrust in news and control the narrative. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
sfchronicle.com
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. What she did next was even worse
In person, the congresswoman acknowledged my health issues and my right to wear a mask to protect myself.  That's not what she broadcast to her followers.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
NEW: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. President Donald Trump singled me out. Their decisions to do so — and post the interactions online — were ultimately intended to sow distrust in news and control the narrative. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
sfchronicle.com
Marjorie Taylor Greene attacked me for wearing a mask. What she did next was even worse
In person, the congresswoman acknowledged my health issues and my right to wear a mask to protect myself.  That's not what she broadcast to her followers.
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 11/04/2025
From @shiramstein.bsky.social: Congressional Republicans say the benefits of local education control, their end goal with shuttering the U.S. Department of Education, outweighs the risk of states like California using federal money to fund programs with which they disagree.
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Here's how Republicans' are justifying Trump's plan to dismantle the Education Department
Trump and several of the lawmakers said they want to see the funding go directly to local governments, rather than passing through statehouses.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
New: Congressional Republicans say the benefits of local education control, their end goal with shuttering the U.S. Department of Education, outweighs the risk of states like California using federal money to fund programs with which they disagree. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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Here's how Republicans' are justifying Trump's plan to dismantle the Education Department
Trump and several of the lawmakers said they want to see the funding go directly to local governments, rather than passing through statehouses.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
DOGE head Amy Gleason denied responsibility for mass federal worker firings in a private group chat message obtained by the Chronicle. www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art...
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DOGE head denies responsibility for mass firings in private group chat message
The April 2 message was sent in a nearly 300-person group chat of health care innovators.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Whatsapp
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San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 08/04/2025
Amy Gleason, acting administrator of the Department of Government Efficiency, denied responsibility for widespread government layoffs in a message to industry colleagues obtained by the Chronicle.
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DOGE head denies responsibility for mass firings in private group chat message
The April 2 message was sent in a nearly 300-person group chat of health care innovators.
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Thank you for sharing my reporting!
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Not Signal! And I would say it’s semi-private since it includes nearly 300 people
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I really tried to figure out what each entity does and couldn’t 😅
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
He said this two weeks ago when I was the pooler
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
… I am so tired
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
He said this two weeks ago when I was in the pool!
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I love that my reporting is birthing so many good jokes 😂
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Shira Stein @shiramstein.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Thanks for reading!
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
“I currently serve as acting administrator of the U.S. Doge Service…That’s separate from (1) the embedded agency Doge teams — who are hired directly into each agency — and (2) the broader Doge policy agenda that Elon Musk advises the President on,” Gleason said.”
The Jan. 20 executive order establishing DOGE directed federal agency leaders to form DOGE teams within their departments in consultation with the U.S. DOGE Service administrator and that
"Agency Heads shall ensure that DOGE Team Leads coordinate their work with (the U.S. DOGE Service)."
"I currently serve as acting administrator of the U.S. Doge Service (formerly U.S. Digital Service). That's separate from (1) the embedded agency Doge teams - who are hired directly into each agency — and (2) the broader Doge policy agenda that Elon Musk advises the President on," Gleason said in the post.
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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
"Nothing about my role has been hidden. It was publicly announced shortly after I became acting administrator," Gleason said. 🤔 One day after the WH revealed Gleason as the acting DOGE administrator, Karoline Leavitt said she’d been in the role for “quite some time…several weeks, maybe a month.”
The April 2 message, the first statement by Gleason made public since her role in DOGE was announced, was sent in a nearly 300-person group chat of health care innovators. She made the comment after members of the group fought over Gleason's role in the mass April 1 layoffs at the Health and Human Services Department.

"Nothing about my role has been hidden. It was publicly announced shortly after I became acting administrator," Gleason said. "I will always fight for patients, for better healthcare, and for good people and employees — just as I always have. I still believe I can accomplish good things in my role."Reporter: When exactly did Amy Gleason start her job as DOGE administrator?
WH Press Secretary: "Amy Gleason has been the DOGE administrator for quite some time, I believe several weeks, maybe a month, l'm not actually sure of the specific timeline...
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