@kenyaw.bsky.social
Lover of culture & urban spaces; Brother, Uncle, cyclist, Transport Planner; Alum: UCSC, Obama/OFA.
Any content and opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of my employer.
Any content and opinions are my own and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of my employer.
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On Thursday a driver hit and killed 90 year old woman as she was walking across Broadway at 8th 😢
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
A Driver Killed our Neighbor in Downtown Oakland on Thursday
On Thursday morning, September 11th at 8:45am a driver hit and killed a 90 year old Asian woman as she was walking across Broadway Avenue at 8th Street near Old Oakland and Chinatown.
Our hearts go o...
www.oakrapidresponse.org
September 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
On Thursday a driver hit and killed 90 year old woman as she was walking across Broadway at 8th 😢
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
Our hearts go out to our neighbor whose life was cut short and we extend our deepest sympathies to her family and friends
www.oakrapidresponse.org/posts/fatali...
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Hi, former Foreign Service Officer here
The Secretary of State might be interested to learn that visa requirements and terms are generally reciprocal. We do it to them, they do it to us.
The Secretary of State might be interested to learn that visa requirements and terms are generally reciprocal. We do it to them, they do it to us.
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many.
U.S. may require visa applicants to post bond up to $15,000 to enter country
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.
buff.ly
August 5, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Hi, former Foreign Service Officer here
The Secretary of State might be interested to learn that visa requirements and terms are generally reciprocal. We do it to them, they do it to us.
The Secretary of State might be interested to learn that visa requirements and terms are generally reciprocal. We do it to them, they do it to us.
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New post up: It Could Only Be You — on racism, real estate agents, and why the problem isn’t just bad apples, it’s the orchard. From redlining to Zillow, racism didn’t end—it just rebranded. Read it here:
chrisarima.substack.com/p/it-could-o...
chrisarima.substack.com/p/it-could-o...
It Could Only Be You
Real Estate Agents, Racist Receipts, and America's Racial Caste
chrisarima.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:17 AM
New post up: It Could Only Be You — on racism, real estate agents, and why the problem isn’t just bad apples, it’s the orchard. From redlining to Zillow, racism didn’t end—it just rebranded. Read it here:
chrisarima.substack.com/p/it-could-o...
chrisarima.substack.com/p/it-could-o...
Great thread here from @greene.haus - start with the opening post and peel back the onion with his subsequent posts… #civicvirtue #America2025
Columbia’s cave-in, Cuomo’s polling, the top-to-bottom corruption of Adams’ mayoralty: a good post earlier talked about the collapse of civic virtue in the U.S., but it’s worth suggesting that there’s something lacking regarding civic virtue and civil society in New York _specifically_.
Columbia fumbled the ball big time.
Cowardice gets you nowhere.
Cowardice gets you nowhere.
April 15, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Great thread here from @greene.haus - start with the opening post and peel back the onion with his subsequent posts… #civicvirtue #America2025
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THERE IS NO AMERICAN CONSTITUENCY FOR AN ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIA. Even the GOP hates it. It’s just that Russia, for reasons we STILL do not know, owns Trump.
Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
THERE IS NO AMERICAN CONSTITUENCY FOR AN ALLIANCE WITH RUSSIA. Even the GOP hates it. It’s just that Russia, for reasons we STILL do not know, owns Trump.
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If you're a white dude with some flexibility in your life, get a group of your like-minded bros together & go to these events to act as counterbalance to these "private security forces." Get in their way. Occupy space. Ask for their IDs. Outnumber them. Make their fascism difficult.
UPDATE: The Coeur d’Alene Press spoke with the woman who was dragged out of a town hall for heckling legislators, confirmed which security firm worked the event and spoke with Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris and Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White about the events.
UPDATE on town hall chaos: Woman who was dragged out speaks, police chief condemns security, name of security firm confirmed
A legislative town hall organized by the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee devolved into chaos Saturday when unidentified, plainclothes security personnel dragged a Post Falls woman from th...
cdapress.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:46 AM
If you're a white dude with some flexibility in your life, get a group of your like-minded bros together & go to these events to act as counterbalance to these "private security forces." Get in their way. Occupy space. Ask for their IDs. Outnumber them. Make their fascism difficult.
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Good morning, bastards.
February 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Good morning, bastards.
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Jane Fonda said, and I agree, "Have any of you ever watched a documentary of a great social movement...and asked yourself, would you have been brave enough to walk the bridge?... we are IN our documentary moment, this is it," accepting her lifetime achievement from #SAGAwards.
February 24, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Jane Fonda said, and I agree, "Have any of you ever watched a documentary of a great social movement...and asked yourself, would you have been brave enough to walk the bridge?... we are IN our documentary moment, this is it," accepting her lifetime achievement from #SAGAwards.
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Remarkable assessment by an incoming German chancellor. “for me it is an absolute priority to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible, so that we achieve independence from the US, step by step.” www.dw.com/en/german-el...
February 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Remarkable assessment by an incoming German chancellor. “for me it is an absolute priority to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible, so that we achieve independence from the US, step by step.” www.dw.com/en/german-el...
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Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺
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February 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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i think i owe this man my life
February 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
i think i owe this man my life
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NEW This may be one of the most important cases.
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
February 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NEW This may be one of the most important cases.
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
Doe 1-26 vs. Elon Musk and DOGE
Complaint: "Attempted government takeover" in violation of the Appointments Clause.
www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/u...
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yep, get a whole shadow cabinet. do it yesterday.
One thing Democratic leadership could do right now is to name an alternate HHS secretary--someone to provide ongoing public updates and health information. And do it for other departments too. Start showing voters what a Democratic government would look like--press conferences, speeches, all of it.
February 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
yep, get a whole shadow cabinet. do it yesterday.
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The Trump administration's cuts in science funding will likely lead to an exodus of scientific expertise, the research community warns. "That beacon of research that the US was for several decades — it’s just not going to be there.” www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/t...
Trump policies spark fears of brain drain, threatening to undermine U.S. dominance in biomedicine
A torrent of Trump administration policies is alarming scientists who fear the current climate is weakening researchers’ resolve to stick with careers in academic science.
www.statnews.com
February 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Trump administration's cuts in science funding will likely lead to an exodus of scientific expertise, the research community warns. "That beacon of research that the US was for several decades — it’s just not going to be there.” www.statnews.com/2025/02/12/t...
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In late February, experts will convene to decide what #flu viruses next winter's flu vaccines should target. The #CDC & #FDA have 2 of the 10 votes around the table. This year it's not clear they'll attend, which could make things challenging for manufacturers. www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/w...
As officials prepare for WHO-led flu vaccine meeting, many wonder: Will the U.S. show?
Each year, flu experts from around the world gather to map out recommendations for next winter's flu vaccine. This year, it's unclear if the U.S. will show.
www.statnews.com
February 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
In late February, experts will convene to decide what #flu viruses next winter's flu vaccines should target. The #CDC & #FDA have 2 of the 10 votes around the table. This year it's not clear they'll attend, which could make things challenging for manufacturers. www.statnews.com/2025/02/13/w...
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As always @katewagner.bsky.social is brilliant “We need to talk again about saying no, not simply because something is tacky and creativity-destroying, but because it is wrong. Trump’s actions are making it clear that things are not going back to normal.” www.thenation.com/article/cult...
The Real Problem With Trump’s Cheesy Neoclassical Building Fetish
Sure, it’s a dog whistle for “retvrn” types and the results are tacky—but that’s not the worst part.
www.thenation.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:18 PM
As always @katewagner.bsky.social is brilliant “We need to talk again about saying no, not simply because something is tacky and creativity-destroying, but because it is wrong. Trump’s actions are making it clear that things are not going back to normal.” www.thenation.com/article/cult...
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This is a comprehensive (and very bleak) summary of the current state of US science
Donald Trump’s second term as US President has begun with staff layoffs, slashed budgets, axed diversity programmes and cancelled conferences in what some see as a new "dark ages" 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/us-science...
US science in chaos as impact of Trump's executive orders sinks in – Physics World
US science hit by staff layoffs, slashed budgets, axed diversity programmes and cancelled conferences
physicsworld.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This is a comprehensive (and very bleak) summary of the current state of US science
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The latest --- Funding cuts are stopped in CA, IL, NY, MD, WI, NJ, etc... but not in PA, GA, AL, MO and others...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Cuts to Medical Research Funding
A coalition of 22 attorneys general sued the federal government Monday, claiming that the $4 billion in cuts would “grind to a halt” studies on cancer, heart disease and other conditions.
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The latest --- Funding cuts are stopped in CA, IL, NY, MD, WI, NJ, etc... but not in PA, GA, AL, MO and others...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
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Here's the acting head of FEMA just unliterally deciding that Article I is fake earlier today. The Constitution is not in effect.
February 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Here's the acting head of FEMA just unliterally deciding that Article I is fake earlier today. The Constitution is not in effect.
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a good bit of evidence that trump represents bona fide confederate government is that he keeps tripping every wire placed by the 14th amendment talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
Trump Says Some Treasury Notes May Not Be Real
I suspect this will just end up being something Old Man Trump...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
a good bit of evidence that trump represents bona fide confederate government is that he keeps tripping every wire placed by the 14th amendment talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...
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JD Vance made clear back in 2022 that he sees America as "post-democracy" and that Trump should do all the illegal and unconstitutional stuff he's doing now and ignore the courts. The only shocking thing is that 99% of political media just ignored it. Now here we are.
February 10, 2025 at 2:53 PM
JD Vance made clear back in 2022 that he sees America as "post-democracy" and that Trump should do all the illegal and unconstitutional stuff he's doing now and ignore the courts. The only shocking thing is that 99% of political media just ignored it. Now here we are.
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for pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care!
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
February 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
for pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care!
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession