Monsters Ink
@alexanderhammil.bsky.social
ippy broad. mostly harmless. he/him if you're basic, xie/hir if you're fun. microfiction collected at alexanderhammil.net
you can always tell when the shooter was white because they'll get arrested instead of killed
November 26, 2025 at 10:10 PM
you can always tell when the shooter was white because they'll get arrested instead of killed
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Rather than admit Flock represents an untested tech w/unintended consequences, OPD and enabling Council members are rushing to trap public in a contract that will increase in scope over time. But unlike other jurisdictions, our local media is helping them.
Judge orders police to release surveillance camera data, raising privacy questions
The judge's ruling in a Skagit County case could affect dozens of Washington police departments using Flock technology.
www.king5.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Rather than admit Flock represents an untested tech w/unintended consequences, OPD and enabling Council members are rushing to trap public in a contract that will increase in scope over time. But unlike other jurisdictions, our local media is helping them.
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Oakland Observer is only publication that pays attention to processes as they are happening & in detail. Info you will need to evaluate media representations vs real performance. Great ex: A big rules change snuck into a 9am meeting & waged w/pettiness
Live Reporting: City Council Vote Ties Over Changes That Would Have Curtailed Evening Meetings
Live reporting yesterday's Council meeting often felt more like announcing an unhinged sports event than the typical council meeting. After Ramachandran stalled CM Fife's amendments to the Jenkins/Ramachandran Rules of Procedure update with an unheard of three substitute motions—the Council finally took a vote and Fife's motion failed.
oakland-observer.ghost.io
November 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Oakland Observer is only publication that pays attention to processes as they are happening & in detail. Info you will need to evaluate media representations vs real performance. Great ex: A big rules change snuck into a 9am meeting & waged w/pettiness
dang man really wants his participation award
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
dang man really wants his participation award
not anymore he's not!
Just had to remind me he’s fuckin Nebraskan huh
FORMER VICE PRESIDENT: Nebraska native Dick Cheney, a vice president under former President George W. Bush, has died at age 84.
From States Newsroom:
From States Newsroom:
November 6, 2025 at 2:11 AM
not anymore he's not!
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Too early for final results, but we're seeing — once again — losses for conservatives in school board races in multiple states. Stay tuned.
November 5, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Too early for final results, but we're seeing — once again — losses for conservatives in school board races in multiple states. Stay tuned.
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ALL RIGHT AP JUST CALLED IT WITH 69% OF THE VOTE HA HA HA HA
November 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
ALL RIGHT AP JUST CALLED IT WITH 69% OF THE VOTE HA HA HA HA
good luck, minneapolis people
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
good luck, minneapolis people
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First NYC results are in: That's already 819,165 votes.
Mamdani: 51.5%
Cuomo: 40%
Sliwa: 8%.
(That's roughly 40% of the vote.)
Mamdani: 51.5%
Cuomo: 40%
Sliwa: 8%.
(That's roughly 40% of the vote.)
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 AM
First NYC results are in: That's already 819,165 votes.
Mamdani: 51.5%
Cuomo: 40%
Sliwa: 8%.
(That's roughly 40% of the vote.)
Mamdani: 51.5%
Cuomo: 40%
Sliwa: 8%.
(That's roughly 40% of the vote.)
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and still more good news.
BREAKING: Pennsylvania voters approve to retain three state Supreme Court justices, NBC News projects, preserving Democrats’ 5-2 majority on the state’s high court.
Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority
NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state’s high court.
nbcnews.to
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 AM
and still more good news.
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whatever you think of Spanberger, the fact that her opponent ran a campaign based almost entirely on transphobia and is on track to eat shit in the biggest blowout the state has seen since 2009 is unambiguously a huge win
Earle-Sears ran what felt like 12 billion ads about how much she hated trans kids and I didn’t hear a single pundit say she should stick to real issues that affect real people.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger wins Virginia governor’s race.
November 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
whatever you think of Spanberger, the fact that her opponent ran a campaign based almost entirely on transphobia and is on track to eat shit in the biggest blowout the state has seen since 2009 is unambiguously a huge win
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This is shaping up to be a spectacular night for Democrats. Still. a long way to go, but hard to find a bright spot the GOP can count on at this moment.
November 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
This is shaping up to be a spectacular night for Democrats. Still. a long way to go, but hard to find a bright spot the GOP can count on at this moment.
oh, i can tell i'm going through some shit because i'm back scrolling through the twitter methadone site
November 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
oh, i can tell i'm going through some shit because i'm back scrolling through the twitter methadone site
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Local wingers try to play public against bicyclists by claiming they are elites, but I bike 73rd all the time and see Black and Brown people using bike lane. My greatest fear is a bike lane speeder, but catching the driver won't prevent it, a protected bike lane will www.ktvu.com/video/173235...
Bicyclist injured in hit and run in Oakland
An Oakland man is suffering from a traumatic brain injury after being struck by a hit and run driver.
www.ktvu.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Local wingers try to play public against bicyclists by claiming they are elites, but I bike 73rd all the time and see Black and Brown people using bike lane. My greatest fear is a bike lane speeder, but catching the driver won't prevent it, a protected bike lane will www.ktvu.com/video/173235...
i'm always very curious how much this sort of advertising messaging makes a difference. folks always act like it moves the needle but…
There are a lot of election ads on and Democrats still don’t know how to talk to voters. They’re still using big words and rising number graphics and all that 90s shit. You gotta talk to people like they’re fucking cavemen. HIM AN ASSHOLE. IS HORNY FOR CHILDREN. Shit like that
October 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
i'm always very curious how much this sort of advertising messaging makes a difference. folks always act like it moves the needle but…
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BREAKING: Union in Italy has announced a general strike on October 3, as per their promise if the Gaza flotilla was attacked, as it has been now.
October 1, 2025 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: Union in Italy has announced a general strike on October 3, as per their promise if the Gaza flotilla was attacked, as it has been now.
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Despite a recent worrisome uptick in violence, Oakland's stats show a marked crime reduction from 2024--itself reduction from 2023. Rather than ask what's working, how crime fell with OPD staffing at record lows, CMs follow exploitative media's lead & pretend crime has increased
October 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Despite a recent worrisome uptick in violence, Oakland's stats show a marked crime reduction from 2024--itself reduction from 2023. Rather than ask what's working, how crime fell with OPD staffing at record lows, CMs follow exploitative media's lead & pretend crime has increased
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For the past several years, the decisions on important legislation have been made at poorly attended and noticed committee meetings. Luckily the Oakland Observer is paying attention
At Council Committees This Week, 9/30/2025
The Committee meetings this week are designated as “special”—meaning they do not need the same kinds of advanced noticing that a committee would usually require. The meetings would have happened last week, but were bumped for Rosh Hoshana in the original schedule prepared at the beginning of the year.
oakland-observer.ghost.io
September 29, 2025 at 7:53 PM
For the past several years, the decisions on important legislation have been made at poorly attended and noticed committee meetings. Luckily the Oakland Observer is paying attention
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Make a video? I dunno. Bullet engraving is just ridiculous and tedious and say this a crop artist.
(Ban guns, channel that patience into something non-violent)
(Ban guns, channel that patience into something non-violent)
September 25, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Make a video? I dunno. Bullet engraving is just ridiculous and tedious and say this a crop artist.
(Ban guns, channel that patience into something non-violent)
(Ban guns, channel that patience into something non-violent)
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I find it interesting that in its hurry to answer OPOA and tech bro led concerns about public safety, Oakland has rushed to get into bed with ICE contractors and not looked back. One of the practical outcomes of a Council dedicated to satisfying those media-controlling groups
September 23, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I find it interesting that in its hurry to answer OPOA and tech bro led concerns about public safety, Oakland has rushed to get into bed with ICE contractors and not looked back. One of the practical outcomes of a Council dedicated to satisfying those media-controlling groups
this seems wild to me. you end a boycott when you get the result you wanted. that signals that it was the decision that made you boycott. continuing to boycott just means the company has to move on from caring about you
Everyone is getting real fuckin good at boycotting so I wouldnt expect a whole ton of people to come back tbh. Especially if there’s a price hike in the immediate future. People would rather stare at a wall than continue to support whatever the fuck is happening next with their $
We should not care or reward Disney for this. We must make their bottom line hurt for even considering doing something like this. Don't let up. Other companies need to see that bowing to fascism is not something you can do without consequence.
September 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
this seems wild to me. you end a boycott when you get the result you wanted. that signals that it was the decision that made you boycott. continuing to boycott just means the company has to move on from caring about you
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OAKLAND WE DID IT!!!! 🏆
September 22, 2025 at 4:45 AM
OAKLAND WE DID IT!!!! 🏆
hell of an end to an incredible season, @oaklandballers.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 4:37 AM
hell of an end to an incredible season, @oaklandballers.bsky.social
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There’s ALWAYS power in the union
The union representing the musicians from Jimmy Kimmel’s band releases a statement calling the FCC’s pressure on Disney “state censorship.”
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 AM
There’s ALWAYS power in the union