obsessed with the idea that the announcement from “the president” tomorrow ends up with jd vance coming out like a reverse surprise party
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obsessed with the idea that the announcement from “the president” tomorrow ends up with jd vance coming out like a reverse surprise party
This Labor Day, let’s focus on genuine emergencies—like how age discrimination in the tech sector is driving bears out of San Francisco.
Moments like this keep reminding me of how one of the panelists in @levin.bsky.social’s netroots session about how Zohran won the primary / internet said "he really is the people's princess” because everyone’s always so excited to see him
now i have to somehow figure out a way to listen to untitled from green and the love is all around me cover and the country feedback live with neil young at the same time
Nightswimming really is the correct answer except for the other correct response which is all of them, every single one including covers
I was there for this and it was probably one of the best moments of my life
yes totally, there was one with a lot of flared curves that felt exactly like it was dancing. I’ve seen a lot of the photos so thought I knew what to expect but was completely unprepared for how incredible they are to see in person
these are both on top of my current library book stack!
the ruth asawa wire sculptures are really breathtaking in person, the photos just don’t do them justice
every time i go offline for a chunk of time these days it is always so exciting to check back in to see if it happened yet
(This puppy is not available, he just came in stray over the weekend.) OMG MY HEART! I know he's not a cat, but look at him! I love him, I would die for him. ❤️
pondering which is the least of two evils in a getaround vs robotaxi situation
I’ve been reading this book about craftivism and there is at least one reference to witchcraftivism, so it is good to know the witchcraftivists are on this one
if you have been avoiding the documentaries because the visuals are too intense, this was an excellent discussion and remembrance
in this example the stupid thing said by a brit has already been identified as coming from a british person but you get the idea
it is totally worth it to develop your britdar, just ask yourself when you see a white person saying some stupid stuff especially in morning hours, is this person british and you will be astounded how often you are correct
it is true that their food has gotten much better but they are still serving quesadillas with mustard on top so
we went with bad day at black rock followed by deep cover and it was great but next time remind me to pick something for the ladies
actually ‘if it doesn’t grow, *it will die*’ is maybe the most colonialist thing anyone has ever said about this site
Also, this dude is British so yeah
Now that you mention main character syndrome it is very interesting how both this guy and the bread lady yesterday are both British
yesterday it was the bread complainer, today the ‘if bsky doesn’t grow *it will die*’ guy and it is very interesting that both of those people are british, not sure how exactly but just saying
At the start of the pandemic I made some on theme sovcat posters. The first was "Paw Wash" (2020) based on the 1931 public health poster "Wash your hands after work and before eating." I imagine that convincing cats that the widespread practice of licking paws clean was not best practice...
It’s ‘Left of west and coming in a hurry with the Furies breathing down your neck
the end of the month in the middle of a long weekend means it’s time for a criterion double feature night!
tragic/exciting chocolate ganache cake update: orders are now friday afternoons only but they have a new 4 inch option so thoughts and prayers that there will be a cakeworthy occasion by then
love a little tree! I am so productive in December just because the lil snowy holiday trees are so cute
C'mon San Francisco wonks! Get in there and edit out all the propaganda. sfstandard.com/2025/08/27/s...
Yeah you are not wrong about any of this but the original bread poster is a British woman and brexit politician so there are other things going on here I think
She is a brexiter, so middle England I guess
everyone is so mad about the bread complainer lady but she is a british brexit politician/journalist, the entire point of her existence is to say stupid things like this to make people annoyed
this lady is a British brexit politician journalist, the entire point of her existence is to say stupid things like this to make people annoyed
delivery person ringing the doorbell at 5:40 am followed by a mosquito attack so today is going great so far
Honestly what gets me about alot of this stuff is that the best technology for me to purchase bananas isn’t a traveling robot it’s a box, a box that sits there. The technology of convenience and comfort is box
just theoretically i am sure but yellow submarine on psychedelics is entirely Too Much
youthereboyscrolling
*gently to my cat*: you cant be a little fucker. You have to be good. No more being a little fucker. *My cat, purring*: the Being a Fucker hour draws near
I keep thinking about the comment I saw last week that it was starting to feel like authoritarian make a wish season
out of all the various euphemisms and ways people had to avoid saying his name, my all time very favorite was when Nancy Pelosi would call him, with the perfect tone of dismissiveness, "what's his name"
the phrase 'Scotty beam me up' still gets this earworm lodged firmly in my head like i am a wee person up late listening to doctor demento on the radio again
thoughtsandprayersscrolling
just hope you get some good frolicking in
so much hopescrolling such a sight to see
will i jinx it if i order my traditional celebration / consolation chocolate gananche cake tomorrow to have on hand just in case
how do we not have an app that will make all our phones make the tornado sound if it happens
in san francisco this will absolutely be the way, and dolores park will be the place to be
this was the first post i saw before i realized things were maybe (or maybe not) Happening but until that point it did not seem unusual at all, just a normal kind of thing that a person might speculate about these days for no reason at all
The line between Katrina, Black Lives Matter, Unite The Right, the ascension of Trump and fascism is an arrow, in every sector of US politics and civic life. Racism (as the majority conceives it) is a huge factor, but complicity w/ and obsequiousness to power, wealth and erasure of the poor too
pretty sure this is against the law somehow
i did not mean to post this on international dog day
if physical inactivity is enough of a reason to qualify for a covid booster then just having bluesky on your phone should get you in the door
The anti-Prop 50 (temp congressional redistricting in California) mailers are coming in. They’re made by an organization called Right Path California. Their “about us” page on their website is so anodyne as to be meaningless, but all you need to know is that Kevin McCarthy is fundraising for them.
Check out this new Jon Batiste climate song, being released in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Katrina. #TheyBurningOurPlanetDown open.spotify.com/track/7jmeen...
It's never been easier to stop using Spotify and start using Apple Music, a superior service
just had to find this video again, apparently it has been making me laugh for up to 13 years now m.youtube.com/watch?v=KIeP...
Betteridge strikes again, I see
We cannot go back to how dangerous and chaotic Market Street was, and these changes are opening up the door to going back. That's why we're protesting Mayor Lurie bringing cars back to Market Street tomorrow at 5PM at Market & Montgomery. Details at 🔗 walksf.org/marketprotest
the fuck
thanks i hate it here
Crypto billionaire Chris Larsen, who calls money in politics "gross," has donated nearly $10 million to create a San Francisco police surveillance center that bypasses normal oversight processes.
apparently you are not supposed to actually inhale the profi nasal spray which okay right that explains a lot
Munger “has contributed more than $158,000 to socially conservative causes over the last 25 yrs, according to federal tax filings—including to organizations that oppose abortion rights and promote so-called crisis pregnancy centers, and to Christian groups whose leaders have opposed LGBTQ+ rights.”
Mayor Hardhair to Governor Haircut is more than enough tyvm
Happy bean box day to all who celebrate!
it feels deeply weird to be Going Through It with my lifelong anxiety disorder as an american in 2025 like yeah i'm grappling with crushing feelings of impending doom but who isn't?
NOW more than ever, we WON'T BACK DOWN! MoveOn is LIVE NOW in Omaha, NE with @warren.senate.gov, @frost.house.gov @adammockler.com and @meidastouch.com! Tune in: MoveOn.org/Live
today at 12pm!
they literally begged the supreme court to let them clear homeless camps and have been making the most of that decision www.wsj.com/us-news/san-...
okay so here in sf we literally have a white guy billionaire who just handed over market street to corporate robocars and astroturf tech bros who took over the local dems so you could argue democrats have ruined the city but definitely not like that
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it would be fun to find a nice rock in a little free library now that you mention it
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evidently, in LA, ICE has been arresting people like this and trying to charge them with exaggerated offenses; they're starting to do the same in the Bay now
the scam pac motherboard situation gets called out, they analyzed donations and found multiple recurring donations so sent an email out to all recurring donors to flag this and as a result saw a net increase in recurring donations. it is possible to run an ethical fundraising program!
hearing someone say full stop short circuits my brains to the point where I legitimately cannot remember the point they were trying to make please people just say period it is not a dirty word
@ezralevin.bsky.social we have no kings but we also have no full stops dammit
The author of the YA novel Holes and the Wayside School series has written his first novel for adults. It's a fairy tale involving a princess and potions – but one focused squarely on growing old. n.pr/4mSi1Ou
sign up to host one of the indivisible signs of solidarity canvassing event here: act.indivisible.org/signup/signs...
shoutout to the new indivisible colma group!
they have a new background and I am such a sucker for a bookshelf with the books sorted by color
starting now, this is the biggest call yet with 13,000+ people signed up!
“let’s just not” is one of the funniest things i have seen in some time
I have never in my life felt so called out by an author btw
I finally read The Starless Sea by @erinmorgenstern.bsky.social and it was just about the perfect book, I could not love it more. It was so good that I slowed way down towards the end because I did not want to finish
Lunch? How could you talk about lunch at a time like this? It is still breakfast time!
Interesting, this is how the NYT does it too I think, now that you mention it
I have a whole theory about how they do this in UK English because they have a more elitist attitude towards education and knowledge. In the US it is more egalitarian so you always have to explain what an acronym stands for, but in the UK they don’t bc IYKYK
Just in case you needed Machine Gun Kitty to remind you that you are not a failure! You’re doing all you can to stay another day, and she is glad you’re still here. I’m really glad you’re here ✨
Reporter Eddie Kim went downtown to cover the detainment of an immigrant by ICE this morning. Then he was pepper-sprayed in the face by an ICE agent standing a foot away. Completely unprovoked. See our exclusive story and video from @eddiekimx.bsky.social here: sf.gazetteer.co/i-reported-f...
Oh, hell. And this is in the heart of downtown, Sutter & Market St
Can tell Miller is from Southern California, because if he was from Northern California he would know to fear elderly hippies. The things I have seen.
ICE is abducting people from immigration court this morning in San Francisco, a source onsite tells me. 100 Montgomery Street. There is resistance but I'm sure reinforcements today and every day would be valuable.
there is a ton of pushback from digital strategists against motherboard. act blue does not sell your data, it is a nonprofit. you should talk to your representative and let them know this is a problem
new filters and tools for iOS will minimize disruptions. carriers have been responsible for not addressing spam and robo-calls so now google and apple are developing software solutions. actblue is working on it but without party support it is not clear how successful their reforms will be
77 year old caller: 'they're not going to get me' because she has a burner phone for donations and blocks reports and deletes any donation spams and what a queen!
some groups are moving away from mothership, so they seem to have very few legitimate clients anymore and everyone remaining is part of this scam pac network. dems must be hearing about this, the party could shut it down, establish standards but they have not responded at all to this reporting
mothership responds with extremely defensive statement: we pass on way more than you think to campaigns and it is described as 'fundraising' but is really programmatic work going back to the party but the guest is not convinced
Stop Republicans, Progressive Turnout Project pacs all funnel $ back to mothership, so consultants get significant portion of the $ raised. elder fraud tactics adapted for political fundraising environment. this is also inefficient in $ / reputation spent and little is going back to party.
End Citizens United sounds great but was founded by mothership founders. they created their own pac to become their first customer, this got the ball rolling, more prominent pacs and candidates started to use their services. Ossoff, Jamie Harrison were early clients
messaging is centralized, the worst player is mothership strategies, founded by dccc digital director which had started to develop these scam-like tactics even though they have a stake in dems success. mothership was outgrowth of this party operation, privatized aggressive fundraising strategic arm