Zach Lipton
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🌉🚌🚲 || San Francisco || Data infrastructure @COVID19Tracking alum || To stop the train in cases of emergency pull down the chain; penalty for improper use, five pounds (he/him)
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The best thread on the Edmund Fitzgerald you'll read.
#OTD in Weather History, 48 years ago, on November 10, 1975, the ore freighter SS EDMUND FITZGERALD was lost with all hands in a severe storm on Lake Superior.
She is perhaps the best known shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and today we remember her loss. 1/
She is perhaps the best known shipwreck on the Great Lakes, and today we remember her loss. 1/
November 11, 2025 at 7:24 AM
The best thread on the Edmund Fitzgerald you'll read.
the zoo is chaos, a robocar ran over a cat, the cops shot a dog (and a man), and now the new district 4 supervisor's pet store was full of dead mice
what is happening to the animals of san francisco?!
what is happening to the animals of san francisco?!
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
the zoo is chaos, a robocar ran over a cat, the cops shot a dog (and a man), and now the new district 4 supervisor's pet store was full of dead mice
what is happening to the animals of san francisco?!
what is happening to the animals of san francisco?!
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I appreciate the legal reporters explaining the likely reasoning behind the SNAP ruling but also rube goldberg-ing our way to maybe possibly giving food to hungry kids is pretty damning in itself
November 8, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I appreciate the legal reporters explaining the likely reasoning behind the SNAP ruling but also rube goldberg-ing our way to maybe possibly giving food to hungry kids is pretty damning in itself
"We talk a lot about the 'male loneliness crisis' but in my estimation we don’t talk enough about the 'male suckerfication crisis'"
Predictions markets and the suckerfication crisis
Why is Kalshi tweeting like UnusualWhales?
maxread.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
"We talk a lot about the 'male loneliness crisis' but in my estimation we don’t talk enough about the 'male suckerfication crisis'"
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N-naniii??? multi-track foaming???
Fujica GW690i | Kodak Gold 200
Fujica GW690i | Kodak Gold 200
November 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
N-naniii??? multi-track foaming???
Fujica GW690i | Kodak Gold 200
Fujica GW690i | Kodak Gold 200
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McConnell orders the government to fully fund SNAP benefits for November immediately via TRO—written order to come.
Any motion for a stay is denied. The Court will stand adjourned.
Wow.
Any motion for a stay is denied. The Court will stand adjourned.
Wow.
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
McConnell orders the government to fully fund SNAP benefits for November immediately via TRO—written order to come.
Any motion for a stay is denied. The Court will stand adjourned.
Wow.
Any motion for a stay is denied. The Court will stand adjourned.
Wow.
sign up and save Bay Area transit
(and if you're a graphic designer, please halp)
(and if you're a graphic designer, please halp)
November 6, 2025 at 1:40 AM
sign up and save Bay Area transit
(and if you're a graphic designer, please halp)
(and if you're a graphic designer, please halp)
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why the bus is good:
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
why the bus is good:
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I would maybe put it as, standing up for people's rights in the face of out-and-out bigotry is never a losing issue. nor is it, like, a wild-eyed and radical position
The headline about Spanberger's blowout victory in VA--along with the Dems romping in the House of Delegates--is that transphobia really doesn't work as an electoral secret weapon. And this fact needs to set in, despite the dearest wishes of the most ossified members of the commentariat.
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
I would maybe put it as, standing up for people's rights in the face of out-and-out bigotry is never a losing issue. nor is it, like, a wild-eyed and radical position
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As the Cuomo speech continues, a “No means no” chant has broken out in the bar.
November 5, 2025 at 3:46 AM
As the Cuomo speech continues, a “No means no” chant has broken out in the bar.
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Spanberger-Sherill-Zohranism lives
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Spanberger-Sherill-Zohranism lives
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tbh the most telling thing about the mayoral election is that when the notion of trump openly and severely punishing New York if mamdani won became a realistic notion Cuomo didn't immediately say that this would be absolutely unacceptable and an affront to every fundamental principle of democracy
November 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
tbh the most telling thing about the mayoral election is that when the notion of trump openly and severely punishing New York if mamdani won became a realistic notion Cuomo didn't immediately say that this would be absolutely unacceptable and an affront to every fundamental principle of democracy
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The Cuomintang is regrouping off the mainland
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The Cuomintang is regrouping off the mainland
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the first muslim woman being elected to statewide office (in any state!) the day dick cheney died is beautiful
BREAKING:
NBC News projects: Ghazala Hashmi (D) wins Virginia Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Gain.
NBC News projects: Ghazala Hashmi (D) wins Virginia Lieutenant Governor. Democrat Gain.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
the first muslim woman being elected to statewide office (in any state!) the day dick cheney died is beautiful
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I was born having seen enough
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 AM
I was born having seen enough
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From the shit you can't make up department
Cuomo's lucky truck was ticketed earlier this year for obstructing a bus lane.
Cuomo's lucky truck was ticketed earlier this year for obstructing a bus lane.
November 4, 2025 at 9:46 PM
From the shit you can't make up department
Cuomo's lucky truck was ticketed earlier this year for obstructing a bus lane.
Cuomo's lucky truck was ticketed earlier this year for obstructing a bus lane.
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Agnos on losing reelection because of his Embarcadero stance:
"You know what Peter? I'd do it again in a hot minute. Because I've found what sticks to you, like a good breakfast in the morning, is the knowledge that you made this a fabulous city.
"The important thing is we make a difference."
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"You know what Peter? I'd do it again in a hot minute. Because I've found what sticks to you, like a good breakfast in the morning, is the knowledge that you made this a fabulous city.
"The important thing is we make a difference."
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November 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Agnos on losing reelection because of his Embarcadero stance:
"You know what Peter? I'd do it again in a hot minute. Because I've found what sticks to you, like a good breakfast in the morning, is the knowledge that you made this a fabulous city.
"The important thing is we make a difference."
🌁 ❤️
"You know what Peter? I'd do it again in a hot minute. Because I've found what sticks to you, like a good breakfast in the morning, is the knowledge that you made this a fabulous city.
"The important thing is we make a difference."
🌁 ❤️
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Was honored to help @chana.bsky.social edit this deep dive compilation of Curtis Sliwa lore gathered over weeks. There is so much jaw-dropping material, we simply could not bear to make it shorter than 76 slides.
I’m sorry but you still don’t know enough about Curtis Sliwa
I’m sorry but you still don’t know enough about Curtis Sliwa
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November 3, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Was honored to help @chana.bsky.social edit this deep dive compilation of Curtis Sliwa lore gathered over weeks. There is so much jaw-dropping material, we simply could not bear to make it shorter than 76 slides.
This thing has to go until the time change to stress test everyone’s stats infrastructure
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
This thing has to go until the time change to stress test everyone’s stats infrastructure
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I’m supposed to be on a panel next week on the lessons of financial history and there is only one lesson: this ends poorly.
"The memo offers new insight into plans by Bowman, who was nominated by Trump to serve as vice chair earlier this year, to drastically rein in the Fed’s oversight of the banking sector."
Feels like the sort of headline that gets a rostrum shot and a voiceover in future documentaries
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
www.wsj.com/economy/cent...
November 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I’m supposed to be on a panel next week on the lessons of financial history and there is only one lesson: this ends poorly.
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A partial list of what Bovino does not have to tell a federal judge happened today:
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
BREAKING: Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who led a series of raids across Chicago, Evanston and Skokie on Friday, does not have to report every weekday at 6 p.m. in person to the federal judge who has tried to rein in federal agents’ use of force, an appeals court ruled. @wttw.bsky.social
Appeals Court Rules Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino Does Not Have to Check In Every Day With Federal Judge
Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who led a series of raids across Chicago, Evanston and Skokie on Friday, does not have to report every weekday at 6 p.m. in person to the federal judge who has tried t...
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October 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
A partial list of what Bovino does not have to tell a federal judge happened today:
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
*An agent pushed a City Council member in Albany Park
*Agents deployed pepper spray in Albany Park & Evanston
*Agents were involved in a car crash in Evanston
*An agent pointed a gun at a woman in Evanston
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BIGGEST STATE LEVEL CLIMATE ACTION OF 2025 👇👇👇👇👇
You guys they did it! They passed a major grid upgrades bill and SAVED TRANSIT with a $1.3b reform package! Nice work Illinois!
So proud of the @climatecabinet.org team's work in the coalition to help get this done!
So proud of the @climatecabinet.org team's work in the coalition to help get this done!
in the next 5.5 hours, the Illinois lege is gonna be a climate hero or a goat. their call. i vote hero
October 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
BIGGEST STATE LEVEL CLIMATE ACTION OF 2025 👇👇👇👇👇
extremely here for the microtransit takedown
new EPISODE about using CARS and VANS as CRAPPY BUSES
October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
extremely here for the microtransit takedown
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Beggars (can’t be choosers) Canyon
October 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Beggars (can’t be choosers) Canyon