Berkeleyan
@bswp.bsky.social
Bicyclist, backpacker, beer drinker. Neighborhood organizer. I can read topo maps and sundials.
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DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
December 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
DOJ has sued Maine, Oregon, California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Washington, Delaware, Maryland, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont for access to its most sensitive voter data.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
My firm has moved to intervene in 10 of those cases. We are working on the last 4.
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The upkeep of carbon-steel knives is a huge pain. But according to Tyler Austin Harper, the knives “cultivate habits of mind—patience, focus, and repetition—that the pace and shape of modern life make so hard to develop”:
The Most Impractical Tool in My Kitchen
Carbon-steel knives are high-maintenance. And that’s the point.
bit.ly
December 11, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The upkeep of carbon-steel knives is a huge pain. But according to Tyler Austin Harper, the knives “cultivate habits of mind—patience, focus, and repetition—that the pace and shape of modern life make so hard to develop”:
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Ways earth science has been political:
-Studying climate of the American West brought the concept of Manifest Destiny into question and challenged notions of American expansionism in the 19th century.
-The discovery of Geological Time upended the Biblical timeline
-Studying climate of the American West brought the concept of Manifest Destiny into question and challenged notions of American expansionism in the 19th century.
-The discovery of Geological Time upended the Biblical timeline
Studying the earth is political. It always has been and it always will be. The difference is that there is now a political party made up of people whose worldviews are threatened by the very existence of a scientific process.
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
December 8, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ways earth science has been political:
-Studying climate of the American West brought the concept of Manifest Destiny into question and challenged notions of American expansionism in the 19th century.
-The discovery of Geological Time upended the Biblical timeline
-Studying climate of the American West brought the concept of Manifest Destiny into question and challenged notions of American expansionism in the 19th century.
-The discovery of Geological Time upended the Biblical timeline
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@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration. n.pr/48E1oko
Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in birthright citizenship challenge
The Supreme Court will ultimately decide whether to uphold the longstanding principle that grants citizenship to the children of non-citizens born in the U.S., following a legal challenge by the Trump administration.
n.pr
December 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
@npr it’s not a principle. It is a constitutional guarantee.
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Pete Hague-seth seems to think the expression "The Fog of War" is literal. It is not. It is a metaphor, and one that would not excuse executing shipwrecked passengers you can clearly see on your video screen.
December 5, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Pete Hague-seth seems to think the expression "The Fog of War" is literal. It is not. It is a metaphor, and one that would not excuse executing shipwrecked passengers you can clearly see on your video screen.
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Anyone who was born an American and therefore feels superior to someone who had to work to become an American doesn’t know the first thing about being an American.
December 3, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Anyone who was born an American and therefore feels superior to someone who had to work to become an American doesn’t know the first thing about being an American.
Share something random or you’ll have an awful December.
November 28, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Share something random or you’ll have an awful December.
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Another destructive solar project approved in n CA -- “There's nothing environmentally friendly about cutting down 4,000 oak trees, the most ecologically valuable native tree in all of North America. Over 2,000 other species depend on them." 🌎 www.capradio.org/articles/202...
SMUD’s controversial Coyote Creek solar project moves forward
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the project at a packed Tuesday meeting, where over 150 people showed up to voice concerns or support.
www.capradio.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Another destructive solar project approved in n CA -- “There's nothing environmentally friendly about cutting down 4,000 oak trees, the most ecologically valuable native tree in all of North America. Over 2,000 other species depend on them." 🌎 www.capradio.org/articles/202...
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To recap: Trump said Zohran isn’t a jihadist and is going to do a good job, even as Zohran still maintained Trump is a fascist.
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
To recap: Trump said Zohran isn’t a jihadist and is going to do a good job, even as Zohran still maintained Trump is a fascist.
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So many volunteers have had a front row seat watching this play out, and it's truly sad to grasp what's been lost. I trust we'll be able to recover, but it's extra work at a time we need to be singularly focused on combatting Trump's war on the environment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
So many volunteers have had a front row seat watching this play out, and it's truly sad to grasp what's been lost. I trust we'll be able to recover, but it's extra work at a time we need to be singularly focused on combatting Trump's war on the environment.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
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there are basically not enough republican voters to create enough safe seats to withstand the kind of wave that, for example, turned virginia into a democratic supermajority state for the first time in the modern era of its politics
November 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
there are basically not enough republican voters to create enough safe seats to withstand the kind of wave that, for example, turned virginia into a democratic supermajority state for the first time in the modern era of its politics
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someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
someone invited people magazine to the kitchen and they brought their own knives
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(🧵) I’m going to say some things that may cost me followers. That’s only appropriate, given that what I say in this thread is about exactly that: how utterly meaningless everything is right now besides saving America—because without rule of law and democracy, nothing we dream of will ever come true.
October 20, 2025 at 1:36 AM
(🧵) I’m going to say some things that may cost me followers. That’s only appropriate, given that what I say in this thread is about exactly that: how utterly meaningless everything is right now besides saving America—because without rule of law and democracy, nothing we dream of will ever come true.
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America-hating Antifa showing up for a *second* time today.
Sharing this 102 year old WW2 Vet who is fighting fascism a second time.
October 19, 2025 at 1:45 AM
America-hating Antifa showing up for a *second* time today.
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Amazing that “No kings and no Nazis” is suddenly a controversial slogan and up for debate in 2025. These are the two most basic creeds of American history.
October 19, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Amazing that “No kings and no Nazis” is suddenly a controversial slogan and up for debate in 2025. These are the two most basic creeds of American history.
Hey @pbsnews.org what’s up with Friday’s broadcast? You went silent on Stephanie Sy, then cut her off, then cut off the segment on Gaza, to jump to Amna doing the day’s “other“ news. Huh?
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Hey @pbsnews.org what’s up with Friday’s broadcast? You went silent on Stephanie Sy, then cut her off, then cut off the segment on Gaza, to jump to Amna doing the day’s “other“ news. Huh?
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Two Wikipedia contributors averted a potential tragedy at a conference for the site’s editors on Friday in Manhattan when they jumped in to take down a man with a gun.
Wikipedia Volunteers Avert Tragedy by Taking Down Gunman at Conference
After the man walked onto the stage at the “Wiki World’s Fair” event and threatened to kill himself, witnesses said, two members of the audience jumped in to stop him.
nyti.ms
October 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Two Wikipedia contributors averted a potential tragedy at a conference for the site’s editors on Friday in Manhattan when they jumped in to take down a man with a gun.
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Explaining why he pardoned Santos, Trump openly admits crime is ok if you’re a loyal Republican
October 17, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Explaining why he pardoned Santos, Trump openly admits crime is ok if you’re a loyal Republican
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Who is the constituency for "Increased teen sperm counts??"
And who is even *checking* the sperm counts of teens??? What would be the reason to do that?
And who is even *checking* the sperm counts of teens??? What would be the reason to do that?
October 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Who is the constituency for "Increased teen sperm counts??"
And who is even *checking* the sperm counts of teens??? What would be the reason to do that?
And who is even *checking* the sperm counts of teens??? What would be the reason to do that?
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Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
WATCH: Journalists leave Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work.
www.pbs.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Dozens of reporters turned in access badges and exited the Pentagon on Wednesday rather than agree to government-imposed restrictions on their work, pushing journalists who cover the American military further from the seat of its power.
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
https://to.pbs.org/4ncWFv4
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Incredible images of NPR’s Susan Stamberg, who has died at 87.
The next post has an audio story that will tell you something about her.
www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...
The next post has an audio story that will tell you something about her.
www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...
Susan Stamberg, 'founding mother' of NPR, retires
After more than 50 years behind the mic at NPR, Susan Stamberg is retiring.
www.npr.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Incredible images of NPR’s Susan Stamberg, who has died at 87.
The next post has an audio story that will tell you something about her.
www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...
The next post has an audio story that will tell you something about her.
www.npr.org/2025/09/05/n...
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The cruelty is the point
In Chicago, four vehicles descended and eight ICE agents moved in to kidnap a child.
She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.
This is not about immigration enforcement.
It's about terrorizing Americans.
She screams, “I’m 15,” as ICE yanks her from the car and kneels on her neck.
This is not about immigration enforcement.
It's about terrorizing Americans.
October 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The cruelty is the point
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I didn’t say Trump has become honest, I said he’s no longer talking out of both sides of his mouth
The right side of Trump's face was drooping during a 9/11 commemoration today (Getty)
September 11, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I didn’t say Trump has become honest, I said he’s no longer talking out of both sides of his mouth