Aaron Stafford
@astafford.bsky.social
IT Supervisor at a Community College in California. Interests and work history: GIS, Mapping, Fire, Forestry, System Administration, Programming, Gardening, Photography, Feeding Birds, Cats, Databases, Web development, Homeless advocacy, Democracy, Music.
Went on a kayak trip in Hanalei Bay. Was tons of fun, and this pic is just about 10 minutes before we flipped trying to get from the bay back onto the river. If you're ever here, absolutely recommend.
January 2, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Went on a kayak trip in Hanalei Bay. Was tons of fun, and this pic is just about 10 minutes before we flipped trying to get from the bay back onto the river. If you're ever here, absolutely recommend.
Was walking on a trail in Princeville, Kauai, and came across this family of Nenes.
December 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Was walking on a trail in Princeville, Kauai, and came across this family of Nenes.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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A poem:
First came autism.
Then came vaccines.
Shut your stupid mouth.
First came autism.
Then came vaccines.
Shut your stupid mouth.
November 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A poem:
First came autism.
Then came vaccines.
Shut your stupid mouth.
First came autism.
Then came vaccines.
Shut your stupid mouth.
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#Gerrymandered and fired up? Fight back—run for office, even when the map is rigged. Can’t Win Victory Fund helps “can’tidates” in impossible districts make noise, grow the vote for up-ballot races and push for fair maps—and yes, we make it fun.
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
November 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
#Gerrymandered and fired up? Fight back—run for office, even when the map is rigged. Can’t Win Victory Fund helps “can’tidates” in impossible districts make noise, grow the vote for up-ballot races and push for fair maps—and yes, we make it fun.
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
Apply to run: cantwinvictoryfund.com/run
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New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani confronts Border Czar Tom Homan today in Albany 👇🏻
March 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani confronts Border Czar Tom Homan today in Albany 👇🏻
OMG, what is this FEELING????!?!
November 5, 2025 at 3:07 AM
OMG, what is this FEELING????!?!
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Six of my newly planted trees in the back yard. Two olive trees, two apples, a pluot and a California Pepper tree. Gonna be really nice after a few years of growth.
October 25, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Six of my newly planted trees in the back yard. Two olive trees, two apples, a pluot and a California Pepper tree. Gonna be really nice after a few years of growth.
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Just because he's acting like he's never leaving is no reason for you to act like he's never leaving.
October 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Just because he's acting like he's never leaving is no reason for you to act like he's never leaving.
Planting trees this month. This California Pepper Tree started it off about a week ago. Asked my wife if she had named it... Should have asked what its name was. Meet Ferdinand.
October 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Planting trees this month. This California Pepper Tree started it off about a week ago. Asked my wife if she had named it... Should have asked what its name was. Meet Ferdinand.
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In case yu need reminding
October 18, 2025 at 11:45 PM
In case yu need reminding
Digging a hole for a peach tree... This rock is a bit bigger than most in my yard, although only about a third the size of the largest so far.
October 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Digging a hole for a peach tree... This rock is a bit bigger than most in my yard, although only about a third the size of the largest so far.
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or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
October 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
or, in the words of the Nac Mac Feegle:
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
“Free Men! Nae king! Nae quin! Nae laird! Nae master! We willna' be fooled again!”
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I'm not a lawyer but I often find I can understand difficult texts if I read them slowly and try to remember what the words mean.
October 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I'm not a lawyer but I often find I can understand difficult texts if I read them slowly and try to remember what the words mean.
This California Thrasher seems confused. Attempting to eat seeds with a beak clearly not meant for it. At least he shut up for 5 minutes.
October 12, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This California Thrasher seems confused. Attempting to eat seeds with a beak clearly not meant for it. At least he shut up for 5 minutes.
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October 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
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It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting
Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.
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October 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.
Saw some squirrels, butterflies, and birds in the gardens around the LA Natural History Museum
October 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Saw some squirrels, butterflies, and birds in the gardens around the LA Natural History Museum
Went for a little hike today after having a great experience on LA public transit.
October 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Went for a little hike today after having a great experience on LA public transit.
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let it happen soon, let it be painful, may all the rest scatter witless and terrified before the wave of joy that's coming unstoppable as death
October 3, 2025 at 10:18 PM
let it happen soon, let it be painful, may all the rest scatter witless and terrified before the wave of joy that's coming unstoppable as death
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The science hasn’t changed. COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives. CDPH continues to recommend that everyone age 6 months and older should have access and the choice to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
📲 Learn more: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Covid19Vaccines.aspx
📲 Learn more: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Covid19Vaccines.aspx
September 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
The science hasn’t changed. COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives. CDPH continues to recommend that everyone age 6 months and older should have access and the choice to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
📲 Learn more: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Covid19Vaccines.aspx
📲 Learn more: https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/Covid19Vaccines.aspx
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It's time for your Friday reality check!
Trump is so weak and insecure, he had a childish tantrum about an escalator. He is in such severe cognitive decline, he can't pronounce "acetaminophen" or walk in a straight line.
He's a rapist, a felon, and a national disgrace.
Don't surrender in advance.
Trump is so weak and insecure, he had a childish tantrum about an escalator. He is in such severe cognitive decline, he can't pronounce "acetaminophen" or walk in a straight line.
He's a rapist, a felon, and a national disgrace.
Don't surrender in advance.
September 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
It's time for your Friday reality check!
Trump is so weak and insecure, he had a childish tantrum about an escalator. He is in such severe cognitive decline, he can't pronounce "acetaminophen" or walk in a straight line.
He's a rapist, a felon, and a national disgrace.
Don't surrender in advance.
Trump is so weak and insecure, he had a childish tantrum about an escalator. He is in such severe cognitive decline, he can't pronounce "acetaminophen" or walk in a straight line.
He's a rapist, a felon, and a national disgrace.
Don't surrender in advance.