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Radio person (KWMR) and recovering TV news producer
opinions my own
with sideline in social work
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opinions my own
with sideline in social work
dementia caregiver (AMA)
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Similar horror story here. We have a major surgery in our family coming up and have to decide whether to be financially devastated now or later.
My ACA current plan is going from $385/mo to $821/mo.
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Similar horror story here. We have a major surgery in our family coming up and have to decide whether to be financially devastated now or later.
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One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
One of the talking points I keep seeing from Democrats is that part of the deal is that it will "ensure federal workers receive back pay" but that's the existing law!
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
That's not something you've won in negotiations. That's just the letter of the law. You don't get to claim that as a win.
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if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 AM
if they were going to cave anyway they should’ve done it a week ago to spare SNAP recipients the agony.
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Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that?
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
A massive study of NEARLY 300,000 people in the United States found that receiving an updated 2024-2025 mRNA COVID-19 vaccine REDUCED people’s risk of severe disease AND death in ALL age groups, REGARDLESS of immunity from prior infection or vaccination.
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Inspired by fellow booksellers, we at @pointreyesbooks.bsky.social will be donating Sunday profits in November to the SF-Marin Food Bank. You can donate directly to the food bank here: www.sfmfoodbank.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Inspired by fellow booksellers, we at @pointreyesbooks.bsky.social will be donating Sunday profits in November to the SF-Marin Food Bank. You can donate directly to the food bank here: www.sfmfoodbank.org
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Clipper 2.0 is going to revolutionize how we get around the Bay. Something as simple as taking the bus to the train will be rewarded, not punished.
From my house in Berkeley to my friends in the Castro could be literally half the price as today.
Check it out: clipper2.hikingbytransit.com
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From my house in Berkeley to my friends in the Castro could be literally half the price as today.
Check it out: clipper2.hikingbytransit.com
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November 6, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
These big wins will embolden Dems to take on Trump's lawbreaking and show there's a price for GOP enabling of him. Folks hate to hear this, but normal patterns are asserting themselves: Liberalism isn't dead, Rs are likely to lose in 2026, and Trump is really unpopular, not a magical exception.
November 5, 2025 at 2:48 AM
The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.
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“Despite her grievous losses, Ms. van de Perre expressed awe in her memoir….
“I can still hardly believe that people who should have remained unremarkable ended up memorialized on lists and monuments,” she wrote. “We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances.”” 🕯️
“I can still hardly believe that people who should have remained unremarkable ended up memorialized on lists and monuments,” she wrote. “We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances.”” 🕯️
A life well lived
May her memory be a blessing, and an inspiration, to all
May her memory be a blessing, and an inspiration, to all
Selma van de Perre, Dutch Jew Who Resisted Nazis, Dies at 103
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:54 AM
“Despite her grievous losses, Ms. van de Perre expressed awe in her memoir….
“I can still hardly believe that people who should have remained unremarkable ended up memorialized on lists and monuments,” she wrote. “We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances.”” 🕯️
“I can still hardly believe that people who should have remained unremarkable ended up memorialized on lists and monuments,” she wrote. “We were ordinary people plunged into extraordinary circumstances.”” 🕯️
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Meanwhile, in Chicago, hundreds waited in line at food pantries after SNAP benefits were halted.
"I work a full-time job," said 26-year-old Jazmine Blair. "But I still can't afford basic stuff and it's kind of sad. I'm surviving. I'm not living."
"I work a full-time job," said 26-year-old Jazmine Blair. "But I still can't afford basic stuff and it's kind of sad. I'm surviving. I'm not living."
As SNAP benefits are cut off, Chicagoans line up at food pantries: ‘I’m surviving. I’m not living’
Anxiety and distrust remained high despite rulings Friday that the government must fund the food assistance program. President Trump said he would fund SNAP but wanted more direction from the court, w...
chicago.suntimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Meanwhile, in Chicago, hundreds waited in line at food pantries after SNAP benefits were halted.
"I work a full-time job," said 26-year-old Jazmine Blair. "But I still can't afford basic stuff and it's kind of sad. I'm surviving. I'm not living."
"I work a full-time job," said 26-year-old Jazmine Blair. "But I still can't afford basic stuff and it's kind of sad. I'm surviving. I'm not living."
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Here in Atlanta yesterday, more than 2,000 people waited in their cars—one woman for 14 hours—for a box of food. The giveaway ended early; there wasn't enough to go around.
Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.
Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.
November 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Here in Atlanta yesterday, more than 2,000 people waited in their cars—one woman for 14 hours—for a box of food. The giveaway ended early; there wasn't enough to go around.
Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.
Multiply this scene by countless others across the country, and you get a sense of how crushing the desperation is right now.
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Givin’g ‘em the ol’ razzle dazzle.
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Givin’g ‘em the ol’ razzle dazzle.
📣 KWMR is re-airing a one hour version of our conversation with @weatherwest.bsky.social this Monday 11/3 at 10am!
What a joy to talk to such an intelligent, empathetic, impactful human. Grateful that he gave so much of his time to West Marin community radio. 🙏
Tune in: KWMR.org
What a joy to talk to such an intelligent, empathetic, impactful human. Grateful that he gave so much of his time to West Marin community radio. 🙏
Tune in: KWMR.org
KWMR will air a one hour version of our recent conversation with @weatherwest.bsky.social this Monday, 11/3 at 10am! ⚡️
Dr. Swain talks about the weather, of course, plus why he feels it’s so important for scientists to communicate and engage with the public. Don’t miss it… Tune in at KWMR.org!
Dr. Swain talks about the weather, of course, plus why he feels it’s so important for scientists to communicate and engage with the public. Don’t miss it… Tune in at KWMR.org!
I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]
October 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
📣 KWMR is re-airing a one hour version of our conversation with @weatherwest.bsky.social this Monday 11/3 at 10am!
What a joy to talk to such an intelligent, empathetic, impactful human. Grateful that he gave so much of his time to West Marin community radio. 🙏
Tune in: KWMR.org
What a joy to talk to such an intelligent, empathetic, impactful human. Grateful that he gave so much of his time to West Marin community radio. 🙏
Tune in: KWMR.org
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For the record, Melissa's main targets of Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas account for, respectively, 0.016%, 0.0089%, 0.064%, and 0.0038% of the global annual total of CO2 emissions.
October 28, 2025 at 8:31 PM
For the record, Melissa's main targets of Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, and the Bahamas account for, respectively, 0.016%, 0.0089%, 0.064%, and 0.0038% of the global annual total of CO2 emissions.
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centrists will tell you to your face that we all need to abandon identity issues, and focus on kitchen table issues instead and yet when a leftist candidate runs a generational campaign based on kitchen table issues, it's the centrists weaponizing identity politics to smear the leftist.
October 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
centrists will tell you to your face that we all need to abandon identity issues, and focus on kitchen table issues instead and yet when a leftist candidate runs a generational campaign based on kitchen table issues, it's the centrists weaponizing identity politics to smear the leftist.
AND that’s even with the cost of food kept artificially low due by the suppression of wages! It’s a magic circle of shit
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:32 AM
AND that’s even with the cost of food kept artificially low due by the suppression of wages! It’s a magic circle of shit
My father, who was unhoused, died outdoors on a 90+ degree day. His cause of death was listed as alcohol-related, which it was, but he almost certainly died of heat. There must be countless like him.
Thank you for this reporting, @ninalakhani.bsky.social
Thank you for this reporting, @ninalakhani.bsky.social
One of the many things @ninalakhani.bsky.social does so well is show the very real, very now cost of climate change at the most human level. This story is devastatingly good: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Americans are dying from extreme heat. Autopsy reports don’t show the full story
Official reports are likely to overlook heat’s role in a death. As US temperatures rise, experts say the true toll needs to be counted
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
My father, who was unhoused, died outdoors on a 90+ degree day. His cause of death was listed as alcohol-related, which it was, but he almost certainly died of heat. There must be countless like him.
Thank you for this reporting, @ninalakhani.bsky.social
Thank you for this reporting, @ninalakhani.bsky.social
Given how few people notice or stop at the four way stop (next to a school) on my street, eyes-off driving is already the norm
We have the technology to prevent drivers from breaking the law, it should be required (speed limiters, full stop at intersections, etc)
We have the technology to prevent drivers from breaking the law, it should be required (speed limiters, full stop at intersections, etc)
“Imagine you step into your vehicle, you push a button, and it drives you to the office. You catch up on work, send emails, or watch an episode of your favorite show,” said GM CEO Mary Barra.
This exists, it's called a bus
www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/c...
This exists, it's called a bus
www.cnn.com/2025/10/22/c...
GM will introduce eyes-off driving in 2028 | CNN Business
General Motors, the 100-year-old car company, plans to offer Americans hands-free driving and the freedom to watch a movie on the go.
share.google
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Given how few people notice or stop at the four way stop (next to a school) on my street, eyes-off driving is already the norm
We have the technology to prevent drivers from breaking the law, it should be required (speed limiters, full stop at intersections, etc)
We have the technology to prevent drivers from breaking the law, it should be required (speed limiters, full stop at intersections, etc)
AI sure seems more and more like primarily an instrument of fascism designed to destroy independent agency and thought but what do I know
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
AI sure seems more and more like primarily an instrument of fascism designed to destroy independent agency and thought but what do I know
Bahaha
Cuomo (defending his record): The governor doesn't build housing in New York City.
Mamdani: Not if it's you!
Mamdani: Not if it's you!
October 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Bahaha
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"Look around. Your enemy is a barista named River." www.theverge.com/policy/80231...
March of the frogs
“We will answer fascism with absurdism, as only Portland can.”
www.theverge.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Look around. Your enemy is a barista named River." www.theverge.com/policy/80231...
“Framing the stakes as clean versus corrupt shifts debate from rigid ideological divisions to a universally resonant moral question: are you on the side of the people or a corrupt elite?”
How many Democrats would have an earnest, untroubled answer to this question?
How many Democrats would have an earnest, untroubled answer to this question?
Apropos of nothing, resharing this banger from @adambonica.bsky.social about the anti-corruption pathway for Dems…
October 18, 2025 at 2:27 AM
“Framing the stakes as clean versus corrupt shifts debate from rigid ideological divisions to a universally resonant moral question: are you on the side of the people or a corrupt elite?”
How many Democrats would have an earnest, untroubled answer to this question?
How many Democrats would have an earnest, untroubled answer to this question?
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Notch another win for automatic traffic enforcement.
After San Francisco began using cameras to ticket vehicles, speeding dropped 72% across 15 sites (20,000 fewer speeding drivers).
After San Francisco began using cameras to ticket vehicles, speeding dropped 72% across 15 sites (20,000 fewer speeding drivers).
SFMTA data: Drivers a lot slower around cameras
Pedestrian-safety advocates say “encouraging” findings should prompt more action.
www.sfexaminer.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Notch another win for automatic traffic enforcement.
After San Francisco began using cameras to ticket vehicles, speeding dropped 72% across 15 sites (20,000 fewer speeding drivers).
After San Francisco began using cameras to ticket vehicles, speeding dropped 72% across 15 sites (20,000 fewer speeding drivers).