Encinitas Highlands Surfer
@highlandsurfer.bsky.social
I live and work in Encinitas, and I like to talk about housing a lot, transportation and biking from time to time, California and Encinitas politics, and cannabis.
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Never figured this DOGE thing I made 5 years ago at the onset of COVID might have relevance in the future, and now I'm terrified at that reality.
Anyhow, hello Bluesky, guess I'm a federationalist now.
Anyhow, hello Bluesky, guess I'm a federationalist now.
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crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
FAMU can't use the word Black on anything posted around campus related to Black History Month, to stay in compliance with Florida state laws against DEI. Black students can't use the word Black at their Historically Black College during Black History Month.
February 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
crickets from the free speech crowd, of course
I mean, crickets would be better than what they are actually doing.
February 8, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I mean, crickets would be better than what they are actually doing.
As usual, if you want a good set of "outside the bubble" news takes, Harry Shearer's Le Show is the best place to go.
harryshearer.com/le-shows/feb...
harryshearer.com/le-shows/feb...
February 8, 2026 at 8:58 PM
As usual, if you want a good set of "outside the bubble" news takes, Harry Shearer's Le Show is the best place to go.
harryshearer.com/le-shows/feb...
harryshearer.com/le-shows/feb...
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Downtown Atlanta: 1919 versus 2022. Ouch!
February 8, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Downtown Atlanta: 1919 versus 2022. Ouch!
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anyway ICE cars are sighted nonstop, abductions continue at a high rate, and school absenteeism remains about 50% as tens of thousands of families remain in hiding. the city is being economically flattened. aftermath I guess
February 8, 2026 at 7:41 PM
anyway ICE cars are sighted nonstop, abductions continue at a high rate, and school absenteeism remains about 50% as tens of thousands of families remain in hiding. the city is being economically flattened. aftermath I guess
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February 8, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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The thing about pedestrian safety post 2020 is that its one of the few areas that's massively worse than the norms that existed pre-covid, its bourne out clearly in the numbers, and the only way to solve it is traffic enforcement, sorry
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The thing about pedestrian safety post 2020 is that its one of the few areas that's massively worse than the norms that existed pre-covid, its bourne out clearly in the numbers, and the only way to solve it is traffic enforcement, sorry
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happy Super Bowl
February 8, 2026 at 6:36 PM
happy Super Bowl
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"I just eat meat and ferments."
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 PM
"I just eat meat and ferments."
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Do you guys remember when Jordan Peterson put himself into a beef coma anyway I pray that RFK gets to enjoy that state of nirvana
RFK Jr on what he'll eat during the Super Bowl: "I am on a carnivore diet so I just eat meat and ferments, and I'm very happy with that. So I'm probably going to have yogurt."
February 8, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Do you guys remember when Jordan Peterson put himself into a beef coma anyway I pray that RFK gets to enjoy that state of nirvana
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kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
The feigned interest in the "5-year old US citizen" is disgustingly insincere.
Yes, what about the 5 year old classmate of Ramos, who will grow up with one of his first permanent memories being masked state agents taking away his friend and forcing him to turn on his family at the point of a gun?
Yes, what about the 5 year old classmate of Ramos, who will grow up with one of his first permanent memories being masked state agents taking away his friend and forcing him to turn on his family at the point of a gun?
Gonzales on Liam Ramos and his family: "They're not gonna qualify for asylum. So what do you do with all the people that go through the process and do not qualify for asylum? You deport them. I understand that 5-year-old and it breaks my heart. I also think, what about that 5-year-old US citizen?"
February 8, 2026 at 6:42 PM
The feigned interest in the "5-year old US citizen" is disgustingly insincere.
Yes, what about the 5 year old classmate of Ramos, who will grow up with one of his first permanent memories being masked state agents taking away his friend and forcing him to turn on his family at the point of a gun?
Yes, what about the 5 year old classmate of Ramos, who will grow up with one of his first permanent memories being masked state agents taking away his friend and forcing him to turn on his family at the point of a gun?
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There are only 2 real responses to housing scarcity. You can either build enough homes to accommodate everyone or start drawing up a list of “undesirable demographics” to exclude. I know which side I’m on.
February 7, 2026 at 6:41 PM
There are only 2 real responses to housing scarcity. You can either build enough homes to accommodate everyone or start drawing up a list of “undesirable demographics” to exclude. I know which side I’m on.
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wrt to some of the replies to this post, part of why the media has “moved on” is because it has become extraordinarily difficult to document ICE activity on the ground, outside of them arresting citizens.
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:49 PM
wrt to some of the replies to this post, part of why the media has “moved on” is because it has become extraordinarily difficult to document ICE activity on the ground, outside of them arresting citizens.
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Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
It burns, stings, barbed.
February 8, 2026 at 10:49 AM
It burns, stings, barbed.
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i started researching Russian disinfo networks in 2014 and writing about them in 2015 and the sheer amount of smug online assholes who dismissed every piece of reporting as CIA propaganda or whatever will never not piss me off
Is anybody ever gonna take a step back and realize the "Russia Russia Russia" people — derided as lunatic wine moms — were actually underplaying the foreign influence stuff, and the loud people who kept insisting it was all fake are now saying Jeffrey Epstein was kind of a cool guy?
NSA detected phone call between foreign intelligence and a person close to Trump
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:45 AM
i started researching Russian disinfo networks in 2014 and writing about them in 2015 and the sheer amount of smug online assholes who dismissed every piece of reporting as CIA propaganda or whatever will never not piss me off
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A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
February 8, 2026 at 5:06 AM
A desperate plea sent to me by a Minneapolis resident who's been on the front lines since the beginning of the ICE occupation:
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ok. does anyone know if it's twice per athlon or every two athlons
February 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
ok. does anyone know if it's twice per athlon or every two athlons
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If there's one benefit from all the Republican criminality and corruption it's that you never have to treat them like good faith interlocutors again. Every currently living Trump accomplice should be treated at most to a reflexive "Eat Shit" for life, and that's better than they deserve
VA Senate president responds to Ted crying about VA’s redistricting, which should add 4 new Dem seats.
February 7, 2026 at 4:46 PM
If there's one benefit from all the Republican criminality and corruption it's that you never have to treat them like good faith interlocutors again. Every currently living Trump accomplice should be treated at most to a reflexive "Eat Shit" for life, and that's better than they deserve
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Here is the FBI's Epstein List
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Here is the FBI's Epstein List
We still don't know what the FBI did to investigate these allegations
open.substack.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Here is the FBI's Epstein List
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
open.substack.com/pub/jkbjourn...
Whenever anyone talks about birth rates it takes a great deal of effort for me not to immediately assume they are just slow walking an argument about eugenics or sexism, and I have never yet been rewarded for making that effort.
February 7, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Whenever anyone talks about birth rates it takes a great deal of effort for me not to immediately assume they are just slow walking an argument about eugenics or sexism, and I have never yet been rewarded for making that effort.
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A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
February 7, 2026 at 3:36 PM
A lot of our political discourse would be easier if we didn't extend good faith to people who would never extend it back.
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I also want to note that, while by far the most bizarre, the asteroid thing is just one of numerous, disturbing allegations in the lawsuit. And I hope that no one read any of my above posts (which I made in a moment of stunned credulity) as me making light of the broader, serious claims.
May 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I also want to note that, while by far the most bizarre, the asteroid thing is just one of numerous, disturbing allegations in the lawsuit. And I hope that no one read any of my above posts (which I made in a moment of stunned credulity) as me making light of the broader, serious claims.