Marc
@schoenen.bsky.social
Rewards professional, father, Phillies fan. Bay Area and outdoor enthusiastic. <slow> jogger
Sunday matinee at the iconic Stanford Theater.
February 16, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Sunday matinee at the iconic Stanford Theater.
Yet again, economics 101 rule - build housing, rent drops
6,000 units built, and rental prices go down. We should celebrate achievements like this more, especially across nimby norcal
6,000 units built, and rental prices go down. We should celebrate achievements like this more, especially across nimby norcal
February 15, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Yet again, economics 101 rule - build housing, rent drops
6,000 units built, and rental prices go down. We should celebrate achievements like this more, especially across nimby norcal
6,000 units built, and rental prices go down. We should celebrate achievements like this more, especially across nimby norcal
The cruelty is the point
On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.
But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.
February 13, 2026 at 9:42 PM
The cruelty is the point
wild to me that, less than a month and a half later, and *NO ONE* is talking about Venezuela in a meaningful way.
What's the plan? What are the success metrics? I see more in my newsfeed about MLB making sure that VZ baseball players were able to safely get back to the States for spring training
What's the plan? What are the success metrics? I see more in my newsfeed about MLB making sure that VZ baseball players were able to safely get back to the States for spring training
February 13, 2026 at 5:35 PM
wild to me that, less than a month and a half later, and *NO ONE* is talking about Venezuela in a meaningful way.
What's the plan? What are the success metrics? I see more in my newsfeed about MLB making sure that VZ baseball players were able to safely get back to the States for spring training
What's the plan? What are the success metrics? I see more in my newsfeed about MLB making sure that VZ baseball players were able to safely get back to the States for spring training
*nursing students*
We are toast
We are toast
February 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM
*nursing students*
We are toast
We are toast
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SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
SWALWELL: You said you wanted to see a deportation process that was 'like Amazon Prime but with human beings.' How many times has Amazon Prime shot a mom 3 times in the face?
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
LYONS: None
SWALWELL: How many times has Amazon Prime shot a nurse 10 times in the back?
LYONS: None
“My personal opinion is I didn’t want to give it back. I have driven a few prototypes, but rarely one so comprehensively charming, fast and capable. I wanted to do more highway pulls in the R2. I wanted to go back to the trails. I wanted to take it camping...” - Patrick George, InsideEVs
#R2
#R2
February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
“My personal opinion is I didn’t want to give it back. I have driven a few prototypes, but rarely one so comprehensively charming, fast and capable. I wanted to do more highway pulls in the R2. I wanted to go back to the trails. I wanted to take it camping...” - Patrick George, InsideEVs
#R2
#R2
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I have two primary vehicles. One is an automobile, the other an e-bike.
Automobiles kill approximately 100 people a day in the US. E-bikes, fewer than 10 a year.
Guess which one has a speed limiter on it?
Automobiles kill approximately 100 people a day in the US. E-bikes, fewer than 10 a year.
Guess which one has a speed limiter on it?
This technology already exists and is widely used. It doesn't involve 'government surveillance' and would not allow ICE or any other government agency to stop individual cars.
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Just say you think thousands of kids dying every year is worth it so you can speed!
www.autoweek.com/news/a615322...
Speed Limiters Now Mandatory in All New EU Cars
Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA) isn't an ironclad speeding prevention system, but could be just annoying enough to spark a backlash.
www.autoweek.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:12 PM
I have two primary vehicles. One is an automobile, the other an e-bike.
Automobiles kill approximately 100 people a day in the US. E-bikes, fewer than 10 a year.
Guess which one has a speed limiter on it?
Automobiles kill approximately 100 people a day in the US. E-bikes, fewer than 10 a year.
Guess which one has a speed limiter on it?
Sweet '56 Buick Century seen on a stroll near Rinconada. (V8!)
February 9, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Sweet '56 Buick Century seen on a stroll near Rinconada. (V8!)
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ICE is torturing legal residents until they agree to deportation
*Green card application in process and work permit, married to US citizen
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
*Lived in US for 20 years, no criminal record
*In detention for five months with no charge, despite judge approving release
*He disputes ICE claim that he signed forms agreeing to deportation
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
ICE is torturing legal residents until they agree to deportation
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The White House offers a master's class on lying with statistics.
February 4, 2026 at 10:58 PM
The White House offers a master's class on lying with statistics.
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Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
🎵
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
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Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
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It seems that the proclivity toward serious criminality (felonies) is far higher among ICE and CBP agents than among immigrants taken as a whole. Stats on this subject are persistent and offer the same results.
February 4, 2026 at 7:24 PM
🎵
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
🎵
Some of those that work forces
Are the same that burn crosses
🎵
Brent Kline trending today in Palo Alto.... <heavy sigh>
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Brent Kline trending today in Palo Alto.... <heavy sigh>
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'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
Horrifying. ICE confirms measles outbreak at Dilley family detention center. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-dil...
ICE halts "all movement" at Texas detention facility due to measles infections
The measles cases at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center were detected Friday, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:31 AM
'measles outbreak at the child prison' seems entirely avoidable, it's really the kind of thing that only happens if you do several unthinkably evil things on purpose all at once
‘Batman’ blasts Bay Area city council over ICE Super Bowl involvement
YouTube video by SFGate
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:39 AM
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Chuck Grassley has been an elected official since 1958 and a Senator for 45 years. He is the longest serving Senator in office. He chairs the Judiciary Committee.
"Ask someone else, I am just a U.S. Senator." — Chuck Grassley
January 28, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Chuck Grassley has been an elected official since 1958 and a Senator for 45 years. He is the longest serving Senator in office. He chairs the Judiciary Committee.
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Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
January 28, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Pro tip for any Hill journos, the Speaker can approve 24hr protection for Members who are under heightened threat. Omar used to have this, but Mike Johnson took it away. You should ask him about that
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Here's where we are at: federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old white man, a US citizen and ICU nurse at the VA who appears in multiple videos to have done absolutely nothing violent or even remotely illegal.
January 24, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Here's where we are at: federal agents shot and killed a 37-year-old white man, a US citizen and ICU nurse at the VA who appears in multiple videos to have done absolutely nothing violent or even remotely illegal.
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Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Alex Pretti was a colleague at the VA. We hired him to recruit for our trial. He became an ICU nurse- I lover working with him. He was a good kind person who lived to help and these fuckers executed him.
White. Hot. Rage.
White. Hot. Rage.
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this guy is a terrible liar who genuinely believes he is great at lying
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 3:20 AM
this guy is a terrible liar who genuinely believes he is great at lying
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They’re fighting for their city but they’re also fighting for all of us
We owe an incredible debt to the Minnesotans who are on the streets protesting and documenting what is happening.
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
They’re fighting for their city but they’re also fighting for all of us
This is terrifingly dystopian. Peaceful religious protestors from myriad religions.
Clergy are being arrested in Minnesota for peacefully protesting - 1/23/2026
January 23, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This is terrifingly dystopian. Peaceful religious protestors from myriad religions.