Alex Tsiatas
@atsiatas.bsky.social
Leading Engineering @ Parafin, playing flute @ College of San Mateo, interested in cities, transit/road infrastructure, escape rooms, board games, and being part of the world around me. TBTL 10 🌉 views are my own
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NO KINGS in San Francisco · No Kings
**In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.**
Join National Nurses United, Indivisible SF, and 50501 SF for No Kings in San Francisco.
We will gather at Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park ...
www.mobilize.us
October 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS in San Francisco” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...
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Portland or Chicago today is every US city tomorrow
October 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Portland or Chicago today is every US city tomorrow
@walsh.bsky.social, I didn't know you were coming down to the Bay from Seattle!
September 3, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@walsh.bsky.social, I didn't know you were coming down to the Bay from Seattle!
Raising a baby in 2025, episode 2: while feeding, picking up the phone thinking it could be a daycare spot. But instead, it was someone inviting me to an AI webinar.
August 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Raising a baby in 2025, episode 2: while feeding, picking up the phone thinking it could be a daycare spot. But instead, it was someone inviting me to an AI webinar.
Raising a baby in 2025, episode 1: consoling the baby for 45 minutes while you partner explains to a new researcher just how difficult his path now will be after NIH funding changes.
August 21, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Raising a baby in 2025, episode 1: consoling the baby for 45 minutes while you partner explains to a new researcher just how difficult his path now will be after NIH funding changes.
Trump Wants U.C.L.A. to Pay $1 Billion to Restore Its Research Funding
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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"Before January 2025 there had been no—zero, zilch—interest in killing off USAID. It wasn't something Trump ran on. It wasn't envisioned in Project 2025. It was only once Elon Musk decided that USAID was evil that destroying the agency became a policy goal for the Republican party."
The Boy Genius Who Killed 14 Million Poor People
What is the moral weight of responsibility for the men who carried out DOGE’s work?
www.thebulwark.com
August 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM
"Before January 2025 there had been no—zero, zilch—interest in killing off USAID. It wasn't something Trump ran on. It wasn't envisioned in Project 2025. It was only once Elon Musk decided that USAID was evil that destroying the agency became a policy goal for the Republican party."
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NO KINGS 50501 San Jose Protest · No Kings
**50501 San Jose is partnering with Indivisible San Jose to protest the Trump administration and Project 2025.**
June 14th is Flag Day and Donald Trump's birthday. Please join us for a protest and ma...
www.mobilize.us
June 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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Can confirm; have lived in a large city for ~13 years, and it's been great and full of extremely positive memories, growth, and opportunities.
We need to build some real social stigma around being afraid of cities. You don't have to like them or live there, but a politics built this strongly around watching TV and going "ewww" is embarrassing, and people should be embarrassed by it. It's like "fear of werewolves" being your top issue.
June 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Can confirm; have lived in a large city for ~13 years, and it's been great and full of extremely positive memories, growth, and opportunities.
Great next do appropriations
Federal court says Trump doesn't have the power to impose tariffs unilaterally
Federal court determined that President Trump doesn't have the authority to unilaterally impose tariffs, dealing a sweeping blow to his main weapon in his trade war.
abcnews.go.com
May 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Great next do appropriations
Guess I better plan a fall trip to Canada or Mexico. Among other tools, this has helped me stay healthy the last 3 years. What's next, the flu shot?
F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Guess I better plan a fall trip to Canada or Mexico. Among other tools, this has helped me stay healthy the last 3 years. What's next, the flu shot?
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The Trump budget in one chart: Cut programs that help families and make America a leader of the world, pour money into kidnapping grad students and deporting toddlers.
May 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
The Trump budget in one chart: Cut programs that help families and make America a leader of the world, pour money into kidnapping grad students and deporting toddlers.
DUH! I'm so tired of supposed leaders in my industry falling behind this administration, and it's about time they realized their callousness.
Silicon Valley's gamble on Trump isn't paying off
Tech stocks have tumbled since Trump took office. More about the mindset that led much of the Valley to support him in the first place.
www.natesilver.net
April 10, 2025 at 4:32 PM
DUH! I'm so tired of supposed leaders in my industry falling behind this administration, and it's about time they realized their callousness.
Yes please!
Susan Crawford Wins Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, Despite Elon Musk’s Millions (Gift Article)
Susan Crawford defeated Brad Schimel for a State Supreme Court seat in a race that shattered spending records and maintained a liberal majority on the court.
www.nytimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Yes please!
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"This change is just the nail in the coffin of a carefully calculated plan to turn the United States into the tin-pot dictatorship of my dreams. It’s definitely not because I’m scared of any investigations the DOJ’s antitrust division may or may not launch."
“Democracy Dies in Darkness” Wasn’t a Warning; It Was Our End Goal
“Jeff Bezos, the owner of the Washington Post, announced a major shift to the newspaper’s opinion section on Wednesday, saying it would now advocat...
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"This change is just the nail in the coffin of a carefully calculated plan to turn the United States into the tin-pot dictatorship of my dreams. It’s definitely not because I’m scared of any investigations the DOJ’s antitrust division may or may not launch."
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the most surprising and disappointing aspect of becoming a global health philanthropist is the existence of an opposition team
February 27, 2025 at 4:42 AM
the most surprising and disappointing aspect of becoming a global health philanthropist is the existence of an opposition team
Okay it may be time to go back to @mapquest.com now
Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
Gulf Map Generator - MapQuest
Explore and customize your own Gulf region map with our interactive map tool.
gulfof.mapquest.com
February 19, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Okay it may be time to go back to @mapquest.com now
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We as a country will save nothing. Federal employee salaries make up just 4% of the budget—roughly $271 billion. So even if every federal worker were fired, that’s the maximum you’d save. Meanwhile, the U.S. House GOP has released a budget that raises the debt limit by $4 trillion.
February 14, 2025 at 3:11 AM
We as a country will save nothing. Federal employee salaries make up just 4% of the budget—roughly $271 billion. So even if every federal worker were fired, that’s the maximum you’d save. Meanwhile, the U.S. House GOP has released a budget that raises the debt limit by $4 trillion.
Reminder to do your civic duty and report Cybertrucks for parking violations
February 10, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Reminder to do your civic duty and report Cybertrucks for parking violations
Elon Musk's circumvention of the US government and Constitution is concerning. It is also fooling his audience.
He is supposedly tasked with cutting wasteful spending. He is doing a very bad job. He is ignoring the largest areas of spending and focusing on some of the smallest. (1/n)
He is supposedly tasked with cutting wasteful spending. He is doing a very bad job. He is ignoring the largest areas of spending and focusing on some of the smallest. (1/n)
February 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Elon Musk's circumvention of the US government and Constitution is concerning. It is also fooling his audience.
He is supposedly tasked with cutting wasteful spending. He is doing a very bad job. He is ignoring the largest areas of spending and focusing on some of the smallest. (1/n)
He is supposedly tasked with cutting wasteful spending. He is doing a very bad job. He is ignoring the largest areas of spending and focusing on some of the smallest. (1/n)
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Hoping this illegal move gets resolved quickly. Make no mistake - these cuts would destroy medical research in the US.
On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-24-110: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024 NOT-OD-24-110. NIH
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Hoping this illegal move gets resolved quickly. Make no mistake - these cuts would destroy medical research in the US.
I worked on software for minor safety / reporting child sexual abuse material at a previous job. What this is saying is, we now have a government who would rather pretend the word "gay" does not exist than spend money on enforcing anti-child-abuse efforts.
Wrote up just how *actually evil* the demands from the Trump admin to NCMEC are and how they will *absolutely* lead to children dying. From the cultists who insisted they wanted to "save the children" to literally killing them deserves to be called out: www.techdirt.com/2025/02/07/m...
MAGA’s Sickening Hypocrisy: From ‘Save The Children’ To ‘Defund The Org That Actually Saves Children’
After years of screaming “save the children” while baselessly accusing others of exploiting kids, the Trump administration is now trying to destroy the actual infrastructure that saves …
www.techdirt.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I worked on software for minor safety / reporting child sexual abuse material at a previous job. What this is saying is, we now have a government who would rather pretend the word "gay" does not exist than spend money on enforcing anti-child-abuse efforts.