Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)
@kingrat.us
Vocation: Software Engineering Manager
Avocations: Library Card Collector, Genealogist (Parentheses Genealogy)
Avocations: Library Card Collector, Genealogist (Parentheses Genealogy)
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Beautiful Children by Charles Bock
One Saturday night in Las Vegas, twelve-year-old Newell Ewing goes out with a friend and doesn’t ...
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Finished reading Beautiful Children by Charles Bock, book 1 of 2026.
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Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already:
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
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If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
January 9, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Here’s a comment for the people who are upset that MN hasn’t charged Jonathan Ross already:
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
If you just Leeeroy Jenkins this shit you will lose and you will empower fascism and murder.
It is indescribably hard to prosecute cops for murder. It is even hard when the murder is ON VIDEO.
/1
Reposted by Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)
WA Bikes seeks 'presumed liability,' e-moto clarifications and preserved safe streets funding in 2026 state legislative session + One bill gets hearing Jan 14
#SEAbikes #Seattle
#SEAbikes #Seattle
WA Bikes seeks ‘presumed liability,’ e-moto clarifications and preserved safe streets funding in 2026 state legislative session + One bill gets hearing Jan 14
The Washington State legislative session starts Monday amid a significant budget crunch and only 60 days to figure it all out. Ahead of the session, Washington Bikes released this short list of priorities: Protect funding for bike infrastructure and statewide youth bike education programs from efforts to divert that money to other uses, like vehicular transportation projects. Advance street safety policies.
www.seattlebikeblog.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:35 PM
I don't know where my friend Sam Couch got this, but he used to tell me that when things were overwhelming: Focus on and do the next right thing.
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
I don't know where my friend Sam Couch got this, but he used to tell me that when things were overwhelming: Focus on and do the next right thing.
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January 9, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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January 8, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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Reposted by Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)
its so shit how SOMA has some of the densest housing where a lot of low income people live and yet the wide dangerous roads and the highway and mediocre transit it just sucks to exist in
January 7, 2026 at 9:54 PM
its so shit how SOMA has some of the densest housing where a lot of low income people live and yet the wide dangerous roads and the highway and mediocre transit it just sucks to exist in
I would pay good money for a news media that covers San Francisco's Board of Supervisors.
January 7, 2026 at 7:48 AM
I would pay good money for a news media that covers San Francisco's Board of Supervisors.
Good lord. Apparently these emails needed to be a meeting.
SPD Chief Sent Email Overstating New Drug Diversion Policy, Sparking False Narrative in Right-Wing Media
Spent part of the weekend reporting out this story, only to have KOMO drop a false, ragebait version that went predictably viral on RW social media
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Spent part of the weekend reporting out this story, only to have KOMO drop a false, ragebait version that went predictably viral on RW social media
publicola.com/2026/01/05/s...
SPD Chief Sent Email Overstating New Drug Diversion Policy, Sparking False Narrative in Right-Wing Media - PubliCola
Chief Shon Barnes apparently didn’t consult with LEAD or the city attorney’s office before telling police they should start referring…
publicola.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Good lord. Apparently these emails needed to be a meeting.
The Chronicle hosts a crock of shit for a cash grab.
Subscribers get an exclusive presale discount on the inaugural Aging & Longevity Summit, featuring keynote speaker Rick Steves and leading experts on healthy aging, financial wellness and...
Subscriber exclusive: Get discounted tickets to the Chronicle’s Aging & Longevity Summit with Rick Steves
Subscribers get an exclusive presale discount on the inaugural Aging & Longevity Summit, featuring keynote speaker Rick Steves and leading experts on healthy aging, financial wellness and...
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January 5, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The Chronicle hosts a crock of shit for a cash grab.
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January 5, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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Finished reading Beautiful Children by Charles Bock, book 1 of 2026.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/51ca9c...
app.thestorygraph.com/books/51ca9c...
Beautiful Children by Charles Bock
One Saturday night in Las Vegas, twelve-year-old Newell Ewing goes out with a friend and doesn’t ...
app.thestorygraph.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Finished reading Beautiful Children by Charles Bock, book 1 of 2026.
app.thestorygraph.com/books/51ca9c...
app.thestorygraph.com/books/51ca9c...
Since it's a new year so I am starting a new reading goal, and I am increasingly frustrated with Bookwyrm, I'm giving Storygraph a shot for my social reading. Follow me if you want: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/king...
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January 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Since it's a new year so I am starting a new reading goal, and I am increasingly frustrated with Bookwyrm, I'm giving Storygraph a shot for my social reading. Follow me if you want: app.thestorygraph.com/profile/king...
Reposted by Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)
The more we use impeachment without the necessary votes to follow that with removal, the weaker Congress looks and the more meaningless impeachment becomes. Republicans did not vote to remove him *when he tried to kill them.*
January 4, 2026 at 6:07 PM
The more we use impeachment without the necessary votes to follow that with removal, the weaker Congress looks and the more meaningless impeachment becomes. Republicans did not vote to remove him *when he tried to kill them.*
Charles Rules of Argument, the short version, as related by Leigh Honeywell.
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Charles’ Rules of Argument: the short version
There’s a great piece of Old Internet Culture called Charles’ Rules of Argument. I’ve found it to be extremely useful in how I discuss difficult issues online, in particular in de…
hypatia.ca
January 4, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Charles Rules of Argument, the short version, as related by Leigh Honeywell.
hypatia.ca/2014/09/13/c...
hypatia.ca/2014/09/13/c...
I've already read at least 10 completely different things that Congressional Democrats should say or do instead of whatever they are saying or doing.
Y'all are so absolutely sure.
Y'all are so absolutely sure.
January 3, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I've already read at least 10 completely different things that Congressional Democrats should say or do instead of whatever they are saying or doing.
Y'all are so absolutely sure.
Y'all are so absolutely sure.
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January 3, 2026 at 8:06 AM
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January 3, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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TIL there's a place called Lorida Florida
January 3, 2026 at 4:37 AM
TIL there's a place called Lorida Florida
I'm on day 25 of being unable to log in to my account. The stored value on my Clipper Card is about to run out and I won't be able to reload it from my transportation benefits card.
As a longtime transit advocate, @mtcbata.bsky.social, I hate to say that the rollout of Clipper 2.0 has been an absolute disaster. Two of my Clipper cards are blocked and I can't get access; the website crashes when I request account details; waiting times for customer service are too long.
January 2, 2026 at 10:06 PM
I'm on day 25 of being unable to log in to my account. The stored value on my Clipper Card is about to run out and I won't be able to reload it from my transportation benefits card.
The discourse has turned to the grossest soft drink ever. Finally, a subject where I have personal experience.
January 2, 2026 at 9:36 PM
The discourse has turned to the grossest soft drink ever. Finally, a subject where I have personal experience.
Working from home today means I can put the Seattle Channel's livestream on the big screen.
January 2, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Working from home today means I can put the Seattle Channel's livestream on the big screen.
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January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
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Reposted by Philip Weiss (Phil in SF)
A List of Predictions Made in 1926 About 2026
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January 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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I woke up with the worst headache, and unfortunately it's not because I made poor but fun choices last night.
January 1, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I woke up with the worst headache, and unfortunately it's not because I made poor but fun choices last night.
I set a goal to read 30 books in 2026. I will likely achieve this by mid-year. Given my lack of reading mojo during the pandemic (9 & 15 in 2021 & 2022), I decided to set modest reading goals. 24 books in 2023 (46 actual), 26 in 2024 (78 actual), 28 in 2025 (69 actual), and now 30.
January 1, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I set a goal to read 30 books in 2026. I will likely achieve this by mid-year. Given my lack of reading mojo during the pandemic (9 & 15 in 2021 & 2022), I decided to set modest reading goals. 24 books in 2023 (46 actual), 26 in 2024 (78 actual), 28 in 2025 (69 actual), and now 30.