AmyAlexCA
@amyalexca.bsky.social
Fact-based Communicator and Storyteller. https://www.amyalexanderink.com/
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In a rare case of Substack notes usefulness, I just learned that Sarah Kendzior (author of They Knew and a brilliant writer) got bounced from Bluesky. What the hell? new @sarahkendzior.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.
ICE is sending a chill through the construction industry
The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.
n.pr
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The construction industry, where more than a quarter of workers are foreign-born, has long struggled to find enough workers. Now, industry officials say Trump's immigration crackdown is making it worse.
fwiw: Journos can and do make factual + contextual mistakes and the top priority in light of this is that they acknowledge, correct and learn from their mistakes. #TransparencyMatters
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
fwiw: Journos can and do make factual + contextual mistakes and the top priority in light of this is that they acknowledge, correct and learn from their mistakes. #TransparencyMatters
Correx: Tomorrow is #VeteransDay2025. Still, let’s see how my home state Gov acknowledges the important day. After all: #Prop1 (a multi-billion dollar Taxpayer funded affordable housing initiative) passed in 2023 based in part on the CA Gov citing Veterans as prime beneficiaries.
Hmmm, today is #VeteransDay. California is home to millions of USMIL Veterans who hail from a rich mix of ethnicities and economic backgrounds—yet our Gov apparently can’t make time to even recognize their service via a social media post.
Ok. 🇺🇸🫡
Ok. 🇺🇸🫡
California has 7x the number of green collar jobs compared to the number of fossil fuel jobs.
In 2019, 4% of all new vehicles purchased were ZEVs — now, it’s 29% in Q3 of 2025.
In 2019, 4% of all new vehicles purchased were ZEVs — now, it’s 29% in Q3 of 2025.
November 11, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Correx: Tomorrow is #VeteransDay2025. Still, let’s see how my home state Gov acknowledges the important day. After all: #Prop1 (a multi-billion dollar Taxpayer funded affordable housing initiative) passed in 2023 based in part on the CA Gov citing Veterans as prime beneficiaries.
Hmmm, today is #VeteransDay. California is home to millions of USMIL Veterans who hail from a rich mix of ethnicities and economic backgrounds—yet our Gov apparently can’t make time to even recognize their service via a social media post.
Ok. 🇺🇸🫡
Ok. 🇺🇸🫡
California has 7x the number of green collar jobs compared to the number of fossil fuel jobs.
In 2019, 4% of all new vehicles purchased were ZEVs — now, it’s 29% in Q3 of 2025.
In 2019, 4% of all new vehicles purchased were ZEVs — now, it’s 29% in Q3 of 2025.
November 11, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Hmmm, today is #VeteransDay. California is home to millions of USMIL Veterans who hail from a rich mix of ethnicities and economic backgrounds—yet our Gov apparently can’t make time to even recognize their service via a social media post.
Ok. 🇺🇸🫡
Ok. 🇺🇸🫡
Ok this made me weep: from Bill Whitaker, see this CBS Morning News 2023 tribute to the legendary #BelvaDavis, the first BW to anchor local TV news in my hometown. She passed away recently, and was honored today in #SF. Ms. Davis inspired me to become a Journalist 🌁 www.cbsnews.com/video/journa...?
Journalist Belva Davis, a trailblazer who "kicked open the door"
In 1967, at a time when there were almost no Black reporters on television, Belva Davis began working at KPIX in San Francisco; she is believed to be the first Black female TV reporter in the western ...
www.cbsnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Ok this made me weep: from Bill Whitaker, see this CBS Morning News 2023 tribute to the legendary #BelvaDavis, the first BW to anchor local TV news in my hometown. She passed away recently, and was honored today in #SF. Ms. Davis inspired me to become a Journalist 🌁 www.cbsnews.com/video/journa...?
Whew. 🫢
A mobile lounge carrying passengers crashed at Washington Dulles International Airport on Monday, injuring more than a dozen people and causing some damage to the terminal.
Mobile Lounge Crashes at Dulles Airport, Causing Injuries and Damage
More than a dozen people were hurt and will be evaluated at a hospital. Air travel has been hampered in recent days by the government shutdown.
nyti.ms
November 11, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Whew. 🫢
Looks like the SF Mayor’s aides aren’t very good at vetting: the novice biz owner he appointed to serve as an interim Supervisor (City Councilor) utterly failed in running a pet store—and left it literally covered in rat poop😑 sfstandard.com/2025/11/10/s...
SF’s newest supervisor accused of leaving pet shop in squalor
Mayor Daniel Lurie’s pick for Sunset supervisor, Isabella “Beya” Alcaraz, is under scrutiny after the new owner of her former pet store says she found dead mice, filth, and trash left behind.
sfstandard.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Looks like the SF Mayor’s aides aren’t very good at vetting: the novice biz owner he appointed to serve as an interim Supervisor (City Councilor) utterly failed in running a pet store—and left it literally covered in rat poop😑 sfstandard.com/2025/11/10/s...
“Veteran ICE officials I spoke with view the use of masks as an unquestionably negative development. But most of them see an evil that is necessary.” — Nick Miroff @theatlantic.com apple.news/AwXNR0RSZQBi...
Why They Mask — The Atlantic
Veteran ICE officers know face coverings are a bad look. But they’re not coming off anytime soon.
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
“Veteran ICE officials I spoke with view the use of masks as an unquestionably negative development. But most of them see an evil that is necessary.” — Nick Miroff @theatlantic.com apple.news/AwXNR0RSZQBi...
A very good way to support your community is by supporting your local public library.
North Smithfield Library at 20 Main St. will offer a session on cyber safety for seniors on Wednesday, Nov. 19 starting at 10:30 a.m.
Library offers cyber safety for seniors November 19 - NRI NOW
North Smithfield Library at 20 Main St. will offer a session on cyber safety for seniors on Wednesday, Nov. 19 starting at 10:30 a.m. Learn about internet safety and the many different scams that are…
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 9:06 PM
A very good way to support your community is by supporting your local public library.
Bad bet to establish a biz model that only serves Rich people! “The company, which went public in 2022 and once operated in 37 cities worldwide, announced that it will pursue a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the US and begin insolvency proceedings abroad.” www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article...
San Francisco Airbnb rival collapses as Marriott ends hotel partnership
Sonder’s interim chief executive, Janice Sears, said in a statement that the collapse followed “severe financial constraints.”
www.sfchronicle.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Bad bet to establish a biz model that only serves Rich people! “The company, which went public in 2022 and once operated in 37 cities worldwide, announced that it will pursue a Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the US and begin insolvency proceedings abroad.” www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article...
Why are folks in here posting an obsolete story about Christine Pelosi? She is not running for Nancy’s seat. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Christine Pelosi Will Not Run for Her Mother’s House Seat
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Why are folks in here posting an obsolete story about Christine Pelosi? She is not running for Nancy’s seat. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
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What a great few weeks it’s been for people once pardoned by Trump.
@nytimes.com @nbcnews.com @npr.org @politico.com
@nytimes.com @nbcnews.com @npr.org @politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
What a great few weeks it’s been for people once pardoned by Trump.
@nytimes.com @nbcnews.com @npr.org @politico.com
@nytimes.com @nbcnews.com @npr.org @politico.com
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It’s time for new leadership
CHUCK SCHUMER: "New data came out today from KFF - and that is not Kentucky Fried French Fries ... the Kaiser Family Foundation"
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
It’s time for new leadership
So much WINNING 😵💫
A felon freed by Trump in his first term is sentenced again, this time to 27 months after a judge found that he sexually assaulted a nanny, swung an IV pole at a nurse and dodged tolls in his Lamborghini and Ferrari. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/n...
Felon Freed by Trump Is Sentenced Again, This Time to 27 Months
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM
So much WINNING 😵💫
“Mr. Wright [a grocer in Alabama] is anxious. As much as 45 percent of his store’s sales come from customers using the food-assistance program known as SNAP and he isn’t sure whether those customers will be buying a Thanksgiving meal this year.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
As Low-Income Shoppers Tighten Belts Further, Businesses Worry
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:02 PM
“Mr. Wright [a grocer in Alabama] is anxious. As much as 45 percent of his store’s sales come from customers using the food-assistance program known as SNAP and he isn’t sure whether those customers will be buying a Thanksgiving meal this year.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/b...
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I will be voting NO on the package coming from the Senate.
November 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will be voting NO on the package coming from the Senate.
See this 🧵 from @shanley on the toxic VC firms that are taking over the USMIL industrial complex
The media misleads us into thinking what is happening in venture capital is rogue individuals. Lies. This is a structural issue in the venture capital asset class and capitalism.
There are at least *50* VC firms at the CORE architecting this, up to 100s as more join/depending on how you slice it.
There are at least *50* VC firms at the CORE architecting this, up to 100s as more join/depending on how you slice it.
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
See this 🧵 from @shanley on the toxic VC firms that are taking over the USMIL industrial complex
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Two of the world’s biggest data center developers have projects in Nvidia's hometown that may sit empty for years because the local utility isn’t ready to supply electricity.
We called the developers and utility in question to find out why: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
We called the developers and utility in question to find out why: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Data Centers in Nvidia’s Hometown Stand Empty Awaiting Power
The fate of two facilities in Santa Clara, California, highlights a major challenge for the US tech sector and indeed the wider economy.
www.bloomberg.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Two of the world’s biggest data center developers have projects in Nvidia's hometown that may sit empty for years because the local utility isn’t ready to supply electricity.
We called the developers and utility in question to find out why: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
We called the developers and utility in question to find out why: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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From NYT National:
A former Goodwill thrift store now houses an urgent care clinic for people experiencing mental health breakdowns in public.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A former Goodwill thrift store now houses an urgent care clinic for people experiencing mental health breakdowns in public.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A San Francisco Clinic Shows Promise in Treating Drug-Fueled Public Breakdowns
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
From NYT National:
A former Goodwill thrift store now houses an urgent care clinic for people experiencing mental health breakdowns in public.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
A former Goodwill thrift store now houses an urgent care clinic for people experiencing mental health breakdowns in public.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
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The unwritten subtext of historical markers screams volumes.
November 10, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The unwritten subtext of historical markers screams volumes.
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Resign it then and leave thine insolence.
Since thou wert king—as who is king but thou?—
The commonwealth hath daily run to wrack,
The Dauphin hath prevail’d beyond the seas,
And all the peers and nobles of the realm
Have been as bondmen to thy sovereignty.
Since thou wert king—as who is king but thou?—
The commonwealth hath daily run to wrack,
The Dauphin hath prevail’d beyond the seas,
And all the peers and nobles of the realm
Have been as bondmen to thy sovereignty.
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Resign it then and leave thine insolence.
Since thou wert king—as who is king but thou?—
The commonwealth hath daily run to wrack,
The Dauphin hath prevail’d beyond the seas,
And all the peers and nobles of the realm
Have been as bondmen to thy sovereignty.
Since thou wert king—as who is king but thou?—
The commonwealth hath daily run to wrack,
The Dauphin hath prevail’d beyond the seas,
And all the peers and nobles of the realm
Have been as bondmen to thy sovereignty.
Reposted by AmyAlexCA
Nearly a decade after a fatal Glen Park shooting, award-winning documentary filmmaker and executive editor of the San Francisco Bay View Kevin Epps will go on trial Monday for murder.
via @miss-elenius.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-f...
via @miss-elenius.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-f...
S.F. journalist, filmmaker heads to trial on 2016 murder charge
Years after a fatal Glen Park shooting, award-winning documentary filmmaker Kevin Epps will go on trial for murder.
missionlocal.org
November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Nearly a decade after a fatal Glen Park shooting, award-winning documentary filmmaker and executive editor of the San Francisco Bay View Kevin Epps will go on trial Monday for murder.
via @miss-elenius.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-f...
via @miss-elenius.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-f...
In happier news!
iRobot’s revenue has tanked and it’s almost out of cash
iRobot’s revenue has tanked and it’s almost out of cash
What will this mean for your Roomba?
buff.ly
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
In happier news!
Worse: he also apparently loaned Rudy his makeup. 😵💫
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Sidney Powell, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark and other crooks who helped him try to overturn the 2020 election. A criminal pardoning his fellow criminals. These are dark times in America.
apnews.com/article/rudy...
apnews.com/article/rudy...
Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani and others who backed efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss
President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, onetime chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
apnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Worse: he also apparently loaned Rudy his makeup. 😵💫