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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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.
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A few follow-ups and clarifications about the timing on some of this, as I deleted a post in my initial thread and now dont see the other posts unless I dig for them:
CORRECTION: Judd Stone is not accused of outlining his asteroid rape fantasy over the course of months, as I wrote. Rather, he allegedly disclosed his asteroid rape fantasy in "excruciating detail" over a "long period of time" during a meal with federal judges, governor staff and NGO workers.
May 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A few follow-ups and clarifications about the timing on some of this, as I deleted a post in my initial thread and now dont see the other posts unless I dig for them:
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Just in: Texas' former solicitor general has left the AG's office amid sex misconduct allegations and a lawsuit outlining his apparent, months of detailed disclosures to colleagues about his sexual obsession with watching an asteroid anally rape the agency's No. 2 attorney in front of his kids.
May 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Just in: Texas' former solicitor general has left the AG's office amid sex misconduct allegations and a lawsuit outlining his apparent, months of detailed disclosures to colleagues about his sexual obsession with watching an asteroid anally rape the agency's No. 2 attorney in front of his kids.
The GOP man, I tell you.
CORRECTION: Judd Stone is not accused of outlining his asteroid rape fantasy over the course of months, as I wrote. Rather, he allegedly disclosed his asteroid rape fantasy in "excruciating detail" over a "long period of time" during a meal with federal judges, governor staff and NGO workers.
February 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
The GOP man, I tell you.
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CORRECTION: Judd Stone is not accused of outlining his asteroid rape fantasy over the course of months, as I wrote. Rather, he allegedly disclosed his asteroid rape fantasy in "excruciating detail" over a "long period of time" during a meal with federal judges, governor staff and NGO workers.
May 28, 2025 at 3:11 PM
CORRECTION: Judd Stone is not accused of outlining his asteroid rape fantasy over the course of months, as I wrote. Rather, he allegedly disclosed his asteroid rape fantasy in "excruciating detail" over a "long period of time" during a meal with federal judges, governor staff and NGO workers.
Not only that, but arguably this would allow Johnson claim to be meeting Trump's demand to "nationalize elections".
worth noting that if any of Virginia's 4 or California's 7 Republican reps want to save their seats, I am EXTREMELY confident that Speaker Jeffries could get a no-frills single issue national gerrymandering ban over to the Senate by let's say close of business Wednesday. Just say the word.
Incredibly funny
February 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Not only that, but arguably this would allow Johnson claim to be meeting Trump's demand to "nationalize elections".
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worth noting that if any of Virginia's 4 or California's 7 Republican reps want to save their seats, I am EXTREMELY confident that Speaker Jeffries could get a no-frills single issue national gerrymandering ban over to the Senate by let's say close of business Wednesday. Just say the word.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
worth noting that if any of Virginia's 4 or California's 7 Republican reps want to save their seats, I am EXTREMELY confident that Speaker Jeffries could get a no-frills single issue national gerrymandering ban over to the Senate by let's say close of business Wednesday. Just say the word.
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This in-depth story shows ways @mississippifreepress.org is different:
1. We reported from on ground in North Mississippi where we’re building a bureau.
2. We led with real people on the ground, not politicians in Jackson or DC.
3. Deep context on ICE raids here.
4. ICE responds to us (we ask).
1. We reported from on ground in North Mississippi where we’re building a bureau.
2. We led with real people on the ground, not politicians in Jackson or DC.
3. Deep context on ICE raids here.
4. ICE responds to us (we ask).
A small group of protestors assembled near an empty warehouse in Byhalia, Mississippi, in mid-January with one objective: to stop the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from converting the building into an immigration detention center.
ICE Proposal to Hold 8,500 Immigrants in Mississippi Mega Warehouse Draws Local Opposition
An ICE plan to use a warehouse to hold 8,500 immigrants in Byhalia, Mississippi, has drawn opposition from residents and Sen. Roger Wicker.
buff.ly
February 7, 2026 at 3:13 PM
This in-depth story shows ways @mississippifreepress.org is different:
1. We reported from on ground in North Mississippi where we’re building a bureau.
2. We led with real people on the ground, not politicians in Jackson or DC.
3. Deep context on ICE raids here.
4. ICE responds to us (we ask).
1. We reported from on ground in North Mississippi where we’re building a bureau.
2. We led with real people on the ground, not politicians in Jackson or DC.
3. Deep context on ICE raids here.
4. ICE responds to us (we ask).
This is a good reason not to get clowned into voting for shit like the Laken Riley act, please remember that next time.
A new Cato Institute study underscores that working immigrants have been a massive net positive to our economy for decades.
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Not only are Trump’s policies cruel, they’re also really dumb.
www.cato.org/blog/cato-st...
Cato Study: Immigrants Reduced Deficits by $14.5 Trillion Since 1994
The best way to balance the budget is to reduce spending—particularly on wealthy retirees—but rather than hinder our efforts to control deficits, immigrants are helping.
www.cato.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM
This is a good reason not to get clowned into voting for shit like the Laken Riley act, please remember that next time.
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Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
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“They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation,” said one attorney.
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
Concentration camps: stories of as many as 50 people to a cell — men and women in some cases — with no windows and limited airflow, a single camera-monitored toilet, aluminum blankets, no showers and poor quality food.
ICE detainees from Maine being held under ‘inhumane’ conditions in Mass. facility, attorneys say
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson said the allegations of overcrowding and lack of access to lawyers are false.
www.pressherald.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:03 PM
“They’re basically torturing people into signing off on their own deportation,” said one attorney.
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
Superb, deeply reported story, via @charpentier.bsky.social
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Correct, historical canonical examples:
- tenements
- brownstones
- suburban tracts (before master plans and design review)
- DINGBATS
- tenements
- brownstones
- suburban tracts (before master plans and design review)
- DINGBATS
The way to increase construction productivity is to have a long pipeline of small, repetitive projects where crews become efficient by constructing the same building over and over and over. This requires by-right approval and small scopes. The canonical example: Houston townhouses.
February 7, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Correct, historical canonical examples:
- tenements
- brownstones
- suburban tracts (before master plans and design review)
- DINGBATS
- tenements
- brownstones
- suburban tracts (before master plans and design review)
- DINGBATS
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Pitched @anthonymoser.com's Kirby Frame Theory and also his amazing essay "I Am An AI Hater" to a roomful of rhetoric faculty and grad students last night and they ate it up, as is correct
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
share.google
February 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Pitched @anthonymoser.com's Kirby Frame Theory and also his amazing essay "I Am An AI Hater" to a roomful of rhetoric faculty and grad students last night and they ate it up, as is correct
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The cynic in me feels like this is just about it being the Obamas, who are part of the Washington elite, and that if it had been a random black person it wouldn’t get the attention. Why else the silence when Trump (and Noem) directly made worse comments about Somalis and Haitians.
February 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
The cynic in me feels like this is just about it being the Obamas, who are part of the Washington elite, and that if it had been a random black person it wouldn’t get the attention. Why else the silence when Trump (and Noem) directly made worse comments about Somalis and Haitians.
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this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 PM
this is so funny, god bless louise lucas, Hero of the Commonwealth