Aiko
@aikoetc.bsky.social
Teacher, reader, parent, Californian. Accessibility is the heart of a just society.
Mood poster. She/her
Mood poster. She/her
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Democrats are doing what a lot of people *on here* asked them to do by holding shadow hearings. Help amplify!
Watch this video.
Mimi is a constituent of mine. She testified at a shadow hearing today about caring for four U.S. citizen children who were detained and torn from their parents.
Mimi is a constituent of mine. She testified at a shadow hearing today about caring for four U.S. citizen children who were detained and torn from their parents.
September 18, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Democrats are doing what a lot of people *on here* asked them to do by holding shadow hearings. Help amplify!
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I signed the Harper's letter to show I was brave enough to stand up to the left on free speech. But I've decided that I'm not brave enough to stand up to the right about it.
September 18, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I signed the Harper's letter to show I was brave enough to stand up to the left on free speech. But I've decided that I'm not brave enough to stand up to the right about it.
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I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.
August 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.
Kaiser is following these guidelines and vaccines are available to members with no copay. Got my kids' and my appointment booked for the end of next week.
State health officials issued their own vaccination guidelines on Wednesday, recommending that all Californians 6 months and older who want protection from the COVID-19 virus get this season’s updated vaccine. https://cal.news/46ajB91
📸 Alisha Jucevic
📸 Alisha Jucevic
September 18, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Kaiser is following these guidelines and vaccines are available to members with no copay. Got my kids' and my appointment booked for the end of next week.
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When the government cancels you, that’s just sparkling censorship, Ken.
September 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
When the government cancels you, that’s just sparkling censorship, Ken.
Cancelled Disney+/Hulu/HBO. Let them know why
September 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Cancelled Disney+/Hulu/HBO. Let them know why
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Folks if you haven't yet called your electeds to ask them vote YES on SB 79- NOW is the time!!!
It's crunchtime, folks! SB 79, our bill to legalize apartments in transit rich areas of California, is about to go up for a vote! Call, text, and email! @cayimby.bsky.social
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
cayimby.org/call-sb-79/
Call the Assembly to pass SB 79!
Please call your Assemblymember and urge them to vote YES on SB 79!
cayimby.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Folks if you haven't yet called your electeds to ask them vote YES on SB 79- NOW is the time!!!
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This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.
Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman remembered as funny, savvy and 'a true leader'
Friends and colleagues remembered her as grounded, kind and compassionate.
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September 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
This is a Melissa Hortman appreciation account for the next 24 hours.
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Suuuure. I’ll pay UoC prices so they can teach me via ChatGPT. Suuuure.
August 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Suuuure. I’ll pay UoC prices so they can teach me via ChatGPT. Suuuure.
This will take you at least an hour to read but if you've got bad vibes about AI, this spells out in painful detail why it's a house of cards. Not even addressing ethical or environmental concerns, it's an economic disaster in the making.
The Hater's Guide To The AI Bubble
Hey! Before we go any further — if you want to support my work, please sign up for the premium version of Where’s Your Ed At, it’s a $7-a-month (or $70-a-year) paid product where every week you get a ...
www.wheresyoured.at
July 25, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This will take you at least an hour to read but if you've got bad vibes about AI, this spells out in painful detail why it's a house of cards. Not even addressing ethical or environmental concerns, it's an economic disaster in the making.
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“Rep. Kevin Kiley pretends to care about his constituents but continues to vote against their interests.” | Letters to the editor
Rural hospitals will be decimated by President Donald Trump’s budget bill | Opinion
“Rep. Kevin Kiley pretends to care about his constituents but continues to vote against their interests.” | Letters to the editor
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July 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“Rep. Kevin Kiley pretends to care about his constituents but continues to vote against their interests.” | Letters to the editor
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RIP Mark Twain you would have loved posting.
July 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
RIP Mark Twain you would have loved posting.
I ate a strawberry for the first time in years the other day. Buy em all the time, I just forgot that I could do that because of the speed the kids demolish them.
among the many things they don’t tell you about having kids is the amount of money you will shell out to buy various berries
July 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I ate a strawberry for the first time in years the other day. Buy em all the time, I just forgot that I could do that because of the speed the kids demolish them.
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Unfortunately this situation produces a certain type of grifter - let's call them toxic generalists - who relies on this complexity to wheel and deal their way through systems.
The toxic generalist only needs to know a little more than nothing to pass as an expert. That's where AI comes in.
The toxic generalist only needs to know a little more than nothing to pass as an expert. That's where AI comes in.
I find “people don’t actually know how things work” has a lot of explanatory power.
I don’t mean this in a holier-than-thou way. I’m only vaguely aware of how my microwave or the car radio work. A lot of modern life is assuming the functioning of complex tech and models.
I don’t mean this in a holier-than-thou way. I’m only vaguely aware of how my microwave or the car radio work. A lot of modern life is assuming the functioning of complex tech and models.
April 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Unfortunately this situation produces a certain type of grifter - let's call them toxic generalists - who relies on this complexity to wheel and deal their way through systems.
The toxic generalist only needs to know a little more than nothing to pass as an expert. That's where AI comes in.
The toxic generalist only needs to know a little more than nothing to pass as an expert. That's where AI comes in.
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2 of my bills protecting Californians from the fascist police state passed key committees:
Banning law enforcement, eg ICE, from extreme masking (SB 627)
Protecting trans people’s health info from being accessed/abused by out-of-state actors & strengthening CA’s trans state of refuge law (SB 497)
Banning law enforcement, eg ICE, from extreme masking (SB 627)
Protecting trans people’s health info from being accessed/abused by out-of-state actors & strengthening CA’s trans state of refuge law (SB 497)
July 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
2 of my bills protecting Californians from the fascist police state passed key committees:
Banning law enforcement, eg ICE, from extreme masking (SB 627)
Protecting trans people’s health info from being accessed/abused by out-of-state actors & strengthening CA’s trans state of refuge law (SB 497)
Banning law enforcement, eg ICE, from extreme masking (SB 627)
Protecting trans people’s health info from being accessed/abused by out-of-state actors & strengthening CA’s trans state of refuge law (SB 497)
Let's do it!
Goal is 2.5 million new homes by 2030.
California state agency reorganization puts new focus on homelessness
Goal is 2.5 million new homes by 2030.
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July 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Let's do it!
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[red faced, visibly vibrating, you can tell I'm struggling not to say "dune 3 chicks at once"]
July 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
[red faced, visibly vibrating, you can tell I'm struggling not to say "dune 3 chicks at once"]
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The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
July 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin used his voice in a film, he wielded it to forcefully condemn the rising forces of fascism around the globe.
Will we listen to his words today?
Will we listen to his words today?
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Echo chamber? ECHO CHAMBER?!? This site has BOTH people who think Moby Dick is the greatest novel ever written AND people who know the real GOAT is Middlemarch!!
July 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Echo chamber? ECHO CHAMBER?!? This site has BOTH people who think Moby Dick is the greatest novel ever written AND people who know the real GOAT is Middlemarch!!
The men of this administration continue to be cutting edge embarrassing.
FBI Director Kash Patel has forced senior officials to reveal, under polygraph tests, whether they have ever said anything bad about him, The New York Times reported on Thursday.
'Weak': Kash Patel slammed as he polygraphs FBI officials for bad-mouthing him
FBI Director Kash Patel has forced senior officials to reveal, under polygraph tests, whether they have ever said anything bad about him, The New York Times reported on Thursday."In interviews and polygraph tests, the F.B.I. has asked senior employees whether they have said anything negative about M...
bit.ly
July 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
The men of this administration continue to be cutting edge embarrassing.
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The most influential newspaper in the world has only a few left-of-center voices on it, but if the left all bands together, we can get that number down to zero
July 4, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The most influential newspaper in the world has only a few left-of-center voices on it, but if the left all bands together, we can get that number down to zero
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This Fourth of July, I am thinking about the 139 civil servants who took an oath to uphold the constitution and the EPA’s mission, and were placed on leave for raising concerns about issues such as deregulating asbestos and lead exposure.
This is un-American. The 1st amendment exists for a reason.
This is un-American. The 1st amendment exists for a reason.
🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨
Brave #EPA employees who signed the #DeclarationofDissent are now facing administrative leave after speaking out.
NOW MORE THAN EVER THESE EPA EMPLOYEES NEED YOUR SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY!
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Brave #EPA employees who signed the #DeclarationofDissent are now facing administrative leave after speaking out.
NOW MORE THAN EVER THESE EPA EMPLOYEES NEED YOUR SUPPORT & SOLIDARITY!
stand with them publicly now by adding your name here ➡️ zurl.co/6MReq
zurl.co/XiAxu
EPA places staffers who signed ‘dissent’ letter on leave
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is placing staffers who signed a letter of dissent against the Trump administration’s actions and policies on leave. The EPA says it has placed 1…
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July 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This Fourth of July, I am thinking about the 139 civil servants who took an oath to uphold the constitution and the EPA’s mission, and were placed on leave for raising concerns about issues such as deregulating asbestos and lead exposure.
This is un-American. The 1st amendment exists for a reason.
This is un-American. The 1st amendment exists for a reason.
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July 4, 2025. I REAFFIRM:
“A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may DEFINE A TYRANT, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people"
- The Declaration of Independence
“A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may DEFINE A TYRANT, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people"
- The Declaration of Independence
July 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
July 4, 2025. I REAFFIRM:
“A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may DEFINE A TYRANT, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people"
- The Declaration of Independence
“A prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may DEFINE A TYRANT, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people"
- The Declaration of Independence
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That's not the near-consensus. The near consensus is that AI doesn't work and will be a technology that has major knock-on effects on society. It is grounded both in reality and theory.
Bluesky's near-consensus that AI doesn't work and won't be a technology that has major knock-on effects on society is…not grounded in reality. No mater how loudly and repetitively people say it.
I’m just a tech critic, standing in front of other tech critics, asking them to please stop insisting that the AI hype bubble is totally gonna collapse any minute now.
Your confidence is making it harder for the rest of us. It may be what your audience wants to hear, but that doesn’t make it true.
Your confidence is making it harder for the rest of us. It may be what your audience wants to hear, but that doesn’t make it true.
July 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
That's not the near-consensus. The near consensus is that AI doesn't work and will be a technology that has major knock-on effects on society. It is grounded both in reality and theory.