Susan A. Kitchens
@susankitchens.bsky.social
This year I started growing a home garden bc I’d rather be bloomscrolling than doomscrolling. Hope I can edit my posts here.
SoCal SGV Tovangaar LA Co; Zone10b SunsetZone21
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Dear people outside L.A. County who are not distracted by fire, you who’ve got the brain power to strategize re this admin, please tell us, “hey, we got you, L.A. We have a plan for how to respond to Trump & Musk. When you’re ready to join us again, we’ll put you to work on our efforts.”
Please.
Please.
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This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
February 10, 2026 at 3:18 AM
This is literally what CURRENT LAW requires. It’s in the Constitution! www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Age verification? My elementary school classmates wore metal bracelets; each one had a name of a Vietnam prisoner of war on it.
Age verification?
My first TV was black and white.
My first TV was black and white.
Age verification?
I own a Pikachu pedometer because my grandma didn't know what I meant when I said I wanted Pokemon Yellow Version.
I own a Pikachu pedometer because my grandma didn't know what I meant when I said I wanted Pokemon Yellow Version.
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Age verification? My elementary school classmates wore metal bracelets; each one had a name of a Vietnam prisoner of war on it.
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The trick to making art is to make art and then keep making art and never stop making art and when people tell you to stop you don't stop and then they go away and you keep making art.
February 6, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The trick to making art is to make art and then keep making art and never stop making art and when people tell you to stop you don't stop and then they go away and you keep making art.
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Boston Ballet part 2
February 7, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Boston Ballet part 2
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The Boston Ballet accepted the challenge!
February 7, 2026 at 5:13 PM
The Boston Ballet accepted the challenge!
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Need a mood boost?
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
February 6, 2026 at 5:09 AM
Need a mood boost?
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
Watch the Pacific Northwest Ballet celebrate the Seattle Seahawks being in the Super Bowl
On journaling/writing morning pages—
I would really like to expand outside the journal genre of “oh yeah, I really oughtta do _____” where ___ involves some kind of housecleaning catch up, especially after I spent some days childhood home doing cleaning n sorting to throw/give away things.
I would really like to expand outside the journal genre of “oh yeah, I really oughtta do _____” where ___ involves some kind of housecleaning catch up, especially after I spent some days childhood home doing cleaning n sorting to throw/give away things.
February 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
On journaling/writing morning pages—
I would really like to expand outside the journal genre of “oh yeah, I really oughtta do _____” where ___ involves some kind of housecleaning catch up, especially after I spent some days childhood home doing cleaning n sorting to throw/give away things.
I would really like to expand outside the journal genre of “oh yeah, I really oughtta do _____” where ___ involves some kind of housecleaning catch up, especially after I spent some days childhood home doing cleaning n sorting to throw/give away things.
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A common admonition in all my gov work in DC (both local and Federal) was “don’t end up on the wrong side of a WaPo article.”
That shorthand measure of accountability is basically gone.
That shorthand measure of accountability is basically gone.
I started reading the Washington Post when I was in grad school and had access to an institutional subscription. That was so long ago Herblock was still alive and working. It was essential reading through so many events - the 2000 election, 9/11, the Bush years, the Obama years, the rise of Trump.
February 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
A common admonition in all my gov work in DC (both local and Federal) was “don’t end up on the wrong side of a WaPo article.”
That shorthand measure of accountability is basically gone.
That shorthand measure of accountability is basically gone.
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Shutting down (the stellar) books coverage at WaPo is a real telling move when your owner is literally Jeff Bezos
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Shutting down (the stellar) books coverage at WaPo is a real telling move when your owner is literally Jeff Bezos
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The cycle from Amazon killing bookstores to Bezos axing the books section of the Post is something
February 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
The cycle from Amazon killing bookstores to Bezos axing the books section of the Post is something
What was that saying?
“If you ask someone for _____, they’ll give you advice, and if you ask someone for advice, they’ll give you _____”
What is ______ in this saying?
Help? Support? A favor? Funds? I can’t remember exactly and using these words in a search brings many other results.
“If you ask someone for _____, they’ll give you advice, and if you ask someone for advice, they’ll give you _____”
What is ______ in this saying?
Help? Support? A favor? Funds? I can’t remember exactly and using these words in a search brings many other results.
February 2, 2026 at 4:44 AM
What was that saying?
“If you ask someone for _____, they’ll give you advice, and if you ask someone for advice, they’ll give you _____”
What is ______ in this saying?
Help? Support? A favor? Funds? I can’t remember exactly and using these words in a search brings many other results.
“If you ask someone for _____, they’ll give you advice, and if you ask someone for advice, they’ll give you _____”
What is ______ in this saying?
Help? Support? A favor? Funds? I can’t remember exactly and using these words in a search brings many other results.
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Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
February 1, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Yesterday, five-year-old Liam and his dad Adrian were released from Dilley detention center. I picked them up last night and escorted them back to Minnesota this morning.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack.
@textsniper.bsky.social
I see you offer “shortcut” to help extract text from img.
Is that Shortcuts app or a keyboard shortcut?
Do you work w/Automator app on MacOS?
Can I put many screenshots in a folder, send all to Automator, and get a single text file (or bunch of small txt files)?
I see you offer “shortcut” to help extract text from img.
Is that Shortcuts app or a keyboard shortcut?
Do you work w/Automator app on MacOS?
Can I put many screenshots in a folder, send all to Automator, and get a single text file (or bunch of small txt files)?
February 1, 2026 at 10:31 PM
@textsniper.bsky.social
I see you offer “shortcut” to help extract text from img.
Is that Shortcuts app or a keyboard shortcut?
Do you work w/Automator app on MacOS?
Can I put many screenshots in a folder, send all to Automator, and get a single text file (or bunch of small txt files)?
I see you offer “shortcut” to help extract text from img.
Is that Shortcuts app or a keyboard shortcut?
Do you work w/Automator app on MacOS?
Can I put many screenshots in a folder, send all to Automator, and get a single text file (or bunch of small txt files)?
Hi, it’s me, a person researching a type of app for MacOS, but I don’t have a mental list of MacOS Versions names and their numbers.
When I read “this works in MacOS Koogat and later” I have no idea whether Koogat comes after Deep Fat or Snow Leopard or Aliso Viejo or Ventura or Anacapa Island.
When I read “this works in MacOS Koogat and later” I have no idea whether Koogat comes after Deep Fat or Snow Leopard or Aliso Viejo or Ventura or Anacapa Island.
February 1, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Hi, it’s me, a person researching a type of app for MacOS, but I don’t have a mental list of MacOS Versions names and their numbers.
When I read “this works in MacOS Koogat and later” I have no idea whether Koogat comes after Deep Fat or Snow Leopard or Aliso Viejo or Ventura or Anacapa Island.
When I read “this works in MacOS Koogat and later” I have no idea whether Koogat comes after Deep Fat or Snow Leopard or Aliso Viejo or Ventura or Anacapa Island.
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We’ll be at Figueroa and 11th at 4pm PT outside of the entrance to the red carpet.
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 PM
We’ll be at Figueroa and 11th at 4pm PT outside of the entrance to the red carpet.
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Ok y'all. Whats going on is making me cry on the regular. It feels weird to be here at the GRAMMYs - but I want to honor the music of my ancestors by playing it- we gonna do some busking tomorrow, come say hello if you’re in town for the shindig.
January 31, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Ok y'all. Whats going on is making me cry on the regular. It feels weird to be here at the GRAMMYs - but I want to honor the music of my ancestors by playing it- we gonna do some busking tomorrow, come say hello if you’re in town for the shindig.
Went thru bookshelves at fam home doing a dust & sort; most of them went away this morning (to a good home!)
Some books hit different. I saw this Zane Gray and all I could think of was the burned Zane Gray estate in Altadena.
Mama told me Zane Gray wrote books to fund his Catalina fishing habit.
Some books hit different. I saw this Zane Gray and all I could think of was the burned Zane Gray estate in Altadena.
Mama told me Zane Gray wrote books to fund his Catalina fishing habit.
January 31, 2026 at 11:56 PM
Went thru bookshelves at fam home doing a dust & sort; most of them went away this morning (to a good home!)
Some books hit different. I saw this Zane Gray and all I could think of was the burned Zane Gray estate in Altadena.
Mama told me Zane Gray wrote books to fund his Catalina fishing habit.
Some books hit different. I saw this Zane Gray and all I could think of was the burned Zane Gray estate in Altadena.
Mama told me Zane Gray wrote books to fund his Catalina fishing habit.
How has the national shutdown for Jan 30 been going? Noticeable effect?
I bought some stuff last night in prep for today so I wouldn’t buy nothing today; I have been doing work that’s kept me both busy and offline 🙌🏻
I bought some stuff last night in prep for today so I wouldn’t buy nothing today; I have been doing work that’s kept me both busy and offline 🙌🏻
January 31, 2026 at 2:16 AM
How has the national shutdown for Jan 30 been going? Noticeable effect?
I bought some stuff last night in prep for today so I wouldn’t buy nothing today; I have been doing work that’s kept me both busy and offline 🙌🏻
I bought some stuff last night in prep for today so I wouldn’t buy nothing today; I have been doing work that’s kept me both busy and offline 🙌🏻
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Metro honors Transit Equity Day with free rides on our system on Wednesday, Feb. 4!🚌 🚆
Use the codes below for free rides on Metro Bike and our on-demand service known as Metro Micro.
Bike Share: 020426
Metro Micro: EQUITY26
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qX9QCU
Use the codes below for free rides on Metro Bike and our on-demand service known as Metro Micro.
Bike Share: 020426
Metro Micro: EQUITY26
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qX9QCU
January 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Metro honors Transit Equity Day with free rides on our system on Wednesday, Feb. 4!🚌 🚆
Use the codes below for free rides on Metro Bike and our on-demand service known as Metro Micro.
Bike Share: 020426
Metro Micro: EQUITY26
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qX9QCU
Use the codes below for free rides on Metro Bike and our on-demand service known as Metro Micro.
Bike Share: 020426
Metro Micro: EQUITY26
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qX9QCU
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tl;dr2: The AI Doc is a vehicle for hype, of the doomer-booster variety, presented through a very naive lens w/high production values. The style is also frenetic, with too much to focus on visually for much of the time and rapid cuts (even mid-sentence) btw speakers.
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I just got done watching a truly horrible movie at Sundance ("The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"). It was introduced by the Sundance programming rep as having "a strong sense of informational integrity", but it's hard to imagine a characterization more off the mark.
A long thread 🧵>>
A long thread 🧵>>
January 28, 2026 at 10:51 PM
tl;dr2: The AI Doc is a vehicle for hype, of the doomer-booster variety, presented through a very naive lens w/high production values. The style is also frenetic, with too much to focus on visually for much of the time and rapid cuts (even mid-sentence) btw speakers.
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Sundance paid for me to travel to the festival so I could moderate a panel on the politics of AI. They pulled me last minute because of my q's for this movie and support of Ghost in the Machine. More details on the pod this week about what happened, but this thread makes me proud I got booted.
I just got done watching a truly horrible movie at Sundance ("The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist"). It was introduced by the Sundance programming rep as having "a strong sense of informational integrity", but it's hard to imagine a characterization more off the mark.
A long thread 🧵>>
A long thread 🧵>>
January 29, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Sundance paid for me to travel to the festival so I could moderate a panel on the politics of AI. They pulled me last minute because of my q's for this movie and support of Ghost in the Machine. More details on the pod this week about what happened, but this thread makes me proud I got booted.
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The Sac Bee Guild has been negotiating with McClatchy for fair pay/higher salaries for months.
Today, McClatchy countered with an offer that still leaves our lowest paid reporters (who are majority BIPOC and or women), struggling financially.
We demand better.
Today, McClatchy countered with an offer that still leaves our lowest paid reporters (who are majority BIPOC and or women), struggling financially.
We demand better.
McClatchy wants you to invest in a Sacramento Bee subscription, but the company doesn’t want to invest in its reporters.
Under management’s latest offer, seven local journalists would still make salaries low enough to qualify them for low-income housing.
Under management’s latest offer, seven local journalists would still make salaries low enough to qualify them for low-income housing.
January 29, 2026 at 3:30 AM
The Sac Bee Guild has been negotiating with McClatchy for fair pay/higher salaries for months.
Today, McClatchy countered with an offer that still leaves our lowest paid reporters (who are majority BIPOC and or women), struggling financially.
We demand better.
Today, McClatchy countered with an offer that still leaves our lowest paid reporters (who are majority BIPOC and or women), struggling financially.
We demand better.
Traci Park, LA City Council member: “dangling SBA loans and hazard mitigation funding in front of victims while summarily denying FEMA claim and other support to municipalities behind the scenes is subterfuge, not support”
If Trump wants a win, how about removing tariffs on building materials?
If Trump wants a win, how about removing tariffs on building materials?
Trump signs executive order to 'preempt' permitting process for fire-destroyed homes in L.A.
Trump signs executive order to 'preempt' permitting process for fire-destroyed homes in L.A.
Instead of going through the usual regulatory process, residents using federal emergency funds to rebuild would have certify compliance with local standards.
www.latimes.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Traci Park, LA City Council member: “dangling SBA loans and hazard mitigation funding in front of victims while summarily denying FEMA claim and other support to municipalities behind the scenes is subterfuge, not support”
If Trump wants a win, how about removing tariffs on building materials?
If Trump wants a win, how about removing tariffs on building materials?
January 28, 2026 at 12:36 AM
@anildash.com saw this in IG and immediately thought of you. Screenshotted it for ya.
January 27, 2026 at 7:32 PM
@anildash.com saw this in IG and immediately thought of you. Screenshotted it for ya.