Emily Wheeler
@emily-wherever.bsky.social
@oaktenantsunion.bsky.social member, climate doomer, board game fanatic, and crazy cat lady
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I see Ted Leo content and I have to share. That's just the way it goes.
Good opportunity to re-up the music video for "Bottled in Cork," which is one of my favorites (and stars @pftompkins.bsky.social!) youtu.be/w248uwpAX14?...
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists - "Bottled In Cork" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
YouTube video by Matador Records
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I see Ted Leo content and I have to share. That's just the way it goes.
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Go buy some of @tedleo.bsky.social's music. He's super talented and a genuinely good human being!
Hey, I know time’s are tough, so it’s all there for free, but if you’re looking to spend a few dollars on #bandcampfriday, I can always use the support!
tedleo.bandcamp.com
tedleo.bandcamp.com
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists
tedleo.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Go buy some of @tedleo.bsky.social's music. He's super talented and a genuinely good human being!
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"In a very short timeframe, AI has become the high-fructose corn syrup of the digital realm: It’s now in everything, even if you don’t want it there." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
www.sfgate.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
"In a very short timeframe, AI has become the high-fructose corn syrup of the digital realm: It’s now in everything, even if you don’t want it there." www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
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What? Are you sure?
The FBI’s Oakland corruption case relies heavily on the word of one man with a ‘checkered past’
For decades, Juarez has been at the center of bitter legal disputes — and the subject of criminal investigations — all while maintaining high-level political connections.
oaklandside.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
What? Are you sure?
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Problems with your landlord? Come to OTU's FREE tenant clinic next Sunday at 3:00pm at the Oakland Public Library Main Branch. This clinic is first-come, first-served. Bring your lease and any other relevant documents.
December 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Problems with your landlord? Come to OTU's FREE tenant clinic next Sunday at 3:00pm at the Oakland Public Library Main Branch. This clinic is first-come, first-served. Bring your lease and any other relevant documents.
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Great work from Martha in Inside Higher Ed on Cal State's bizarre adoption of Chat GPT
Earlier this month, lawsuits brought against OpenAI suggested the potential of ChatGPT to cause serious mental health harms in users.
In light of these cases, the Cal State U system must not continue providing ChatGPT to students.
My opinion essay in @insidehighered.com today
In light of these cases, the Cal State U system must not continue providing ChatGPT to students.
My opinion essay in @insidehighered.com today
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Great work from Martha in Inside Higher Ed on Cal State's bizarre adoption of Chat GPT
The only article about housing or bagels that you ever need to read!
Poppy Seed Bagel Progressivism or What We Talk about When We Talk about Affordable Housing Development Costs (May-September, 2025 P&R Journal) - PRRAC — Connecting Research to Advocacy
Link to the full P&R issue
www.prrac.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The only article about housing or bagels that you ever need to read!
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They’d rather block out the sun than give up even a portion of their extraction
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat.
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
They’d rather block out the sun than give up even a portion of their extraction
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"Where are the Black photographers?" Deborah Willis on how she turned that question into an artistic mission. n.pr/4pqMJQ5
'Reflections in Black' celebrates history of Black photography with expanded issue
"Where are the Black photographers?" Deborah Willis on how she turned that question into an artistic mission.
n.pr
November 23, 2025 at 7:37 PM
"Where are the Black photographers?" Deborah Willis on how she turned that question into an artistic mission. n.pr/4pqMJQ5
Take a moment to oppose rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act
Stop Trump's Extinction Plan
The Endangered Species Act is the United States' most successful conservation law, and it's under attack again. The Trump administration just proposed new rules that would gut the Act and drive imperi...
act.biologicaldiversity.org
November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Take a moment to oppose rollbacks to the Endangered Species Act
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Local journalism, in this economy? This week the Oakland Observer's reporting on proposed Flock expansion and the EAP netted numerous new subscribers.
I am incredibly grateful for everyone's support and could not do this work without you
I am incredibly grateful for everyone's support and could not do this work without you
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Local journalism, in this economy? This week the Oakland Observer's reporting on proposed Flock expansion and the EAP netted numerous new subscribers.
I am incredibly grateful for everyone's support and could not do this work without you
I am incredibly grateful for everyone's support and could not do this work without you
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New — Israeli forces just killed this Palestinian boy.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New — Israeli forces just killed this Palestinian boy.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
Last month, he and his family were harvesting olives. Soldiers bombarded them with tear gas, making him collapse.
He was in critical condition until today.
He is the 47th kid killed by Israeli soldiers and settlers in the West Bank this year.
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So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So it turns out... the US air travel system was incredibly, deeply dependent on federal funding to just run day-to-day all this time, to the benefit of private airline shareholders, when everyone thinks that state-run trains are leeching off the government. Weird!
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Year to date homicides down ~ 50% ~ from 2023
Homicide rate will still be quite high by state and national standards, but huge huge improvement.
Homicide rate will still be quite high by state and national standards, but huge huge improvement.
Third consecutive OPD report listing zero homicides. Oakland is on track to have of its lowest homicide totals in a decades, with one of the lowest numbers of police in decades also. The how/why should be the number one focus of Public Safety Committee discussions and isn't.
November 5, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Year to date homicides down ~ 50% ~ from 2023
Homicide rate will still be quite high by state and national standards, but huge huge improvement.
Homicide rate will still be quite high by state and national standards, but huge huge improvement.
NO SLEEP IN NOIRVEMBER 😫😪
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 AM
NO SLEEP IN NOIRVEMBER 😫😪
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ahh yes, CA YIMBY, the org last seen campaigning with landlords in Sacramento so tenants of housing rebuilt after the LA wildfires would NOT benefit from just-cause laws, which simply state that they be evicted for a specified reason. At this point I’d PREFER they stick to zoning
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 AM
ahh yes, CA YIMBY, the org last seen campaigning with landlords in Sacramento so tenants of housing rebuilt after the LA wildfires would NOT benefit from just-cause laws, which simply state that they be evicted for a specified reason. At this point I’d PREFER they stick to zoning
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manifesting
fuck curtis sliwa but i hope so badly that cuomo comes in third
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 AM
manifesting
BART is playing spooky noises over the PA.
November 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
BART is playing spooky noises over the PA.
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And shot, chaser...today's Public Safety Committee meeting was cancelled at the last minute, "due to lack of quorum"
I'm not sure I've seen a CM so visibly try to prejudice public against public like Wang is doing here. Keep in mind, Wang asked that the surveillance item bypass her Committee completely, perhaps concerned about community push back on a project with many unintended consequences
October 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
And shot, chaser...today's Public Safety Committee meeting was cancelled at the last minute, "due to lack of quorum"
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Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!
While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...
These Bay Area Restaurants Are Offering Free Food to SNAP Recipients
Amid a government shutdown that will cut off aid for 42 million Americans, local food scene folks plan to pick up the slack.
www.coyotemedia.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Until SNAP is funded, here’s an ongoing list of Bay Area restaurants where SNAP recipients can receive free food. Just bring your EBT card!
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There is nothing stopping Waymo from releasing their own Mad Max self-driving mode that dangerously speeds and weaves
The future of self-driving cars is more deadly roads
The future of self-driving cars is more deadly roads
Tesla's "Mad Max" mode has kicked off the latest NHTSA investigation into Autopilot/FSD...
...aaaand meanwhile another Tesla has crashed into a police vehicle on Autopilot, even though NHTSA's only recall of Autopilot was meant to address 16 previous crashes into emergency response vehicles 🙃
...aaaand meanwhile another Tesla has crashed into a police vehicle on Autopilot, even though NHTSA's only recall of Autopilot was meant to address 16 previous crashes into emergency response vehicles 🙃
Tesla’s “Mad Max” mode is now under federal scrutiny
The new mode added in the latest update will speed and weave through traffic.
arstechnica.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
There is nothing stopping Waymo from releasing their own Mad Max self-driving mode that dangerously speeds and weaves
The future of self-driving cars is more deadly roads
The future of self-driving cars is more deadly roads
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The New York Times editorial board thinks Democrats must "move to the center" to win.
But Kamala Harris did just that in 2024 — to disastrous effect.
But Kamala Harris did just that in 2024 — to disastrous effect.
Centrist Democrats Have Already Forgotten About Kamala Harris - The American Prospect
The Revolving Door Project, a Prospect partner, scrutinizes the executive branch and presidential power. Follow them at therevolvingdoorproject.org. For decades, many Democratic pundits and…
prospect.org
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The New York Times editorial board thinks Democrats must "move to the center" to win.
But Kamala Harris did just that in 2024 — to disastrous effect.
But Kamala Harris did just that in 2024 — to disastrous effect.
There’s this widely held perception that BART trains and buses have to be packed to the brim to justify their existence — I think we deserve fully funded AND comfortable-to-ride public transit!
Even the 9-car @bart.gov trains are packed to the brim with no room to board at West Oakland
We need our longer trains back!
We need our longer trains back!
October 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
There’s this widely held perception that BART trains and buses have to be packed to the brim to justify their existence — I think we deserve fully funded AND comfortable-to-ride public transit!
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CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot sellers to ensure their products do not harm children before marketing to them.
Silicon Valley's capture of our political institutions is all but complete
The tech lobby kills off two key California AI bills, and why it matters. Plus: How Sam Altman played Hollywood with Sora 2, organized mass social media deletions, and more.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot sellers to ensure their products do not harm children before marketing to them.