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@kapowers.bsky.social
singer, funny person, climate steward, native gardener, cogsci addict, techie, californian, public school teacher spouse, survivor, raised by wild poodles, will eat all the bagels and punch every nazi
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“…they need the unofficial people who understand the difference between right and wrong, and when right is wrong and when wrong is right. The world needs the people who work around the edges.”
From “I Shall Wear Midnight”, by Sir Terry Pratchet
From “I Shall Wear Midnight”, by Sir Terry Pratchet
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KIMMEL: “That sonofabitch… I never imagined we’d have a president like this, and I hope we never have another president like this again… celebrating hundreds of Americans losing their jobs - he took pleasure in that. The opposite of what a leader is supposed to be.”
October 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
KIMMEL: “That sonofabitch… I never imagined we’d have a president like this, and I hope we never have another president like this again… celebrating hundreds of Americans losing their jobs - he took pleasure in that. The opposite of what a leader is supposed to be.”
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When I got a PhD in nineteenth-century political history, I really, truly never imagined I would have to find a way to explain to readers what an eggplant emoji means. (Wired reported more Signalgate Venmo accounts.) I yearn for the day when I can write about good, clean fun like tax policy again.
March 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
When I got a PhD in nineteenth-century political history, I really, truly never imagined I would have to find a way to explain to readers what an eggplant emoji means. (Wired reported more Signalgate Venmo accounts.) I yearn for the day when I can write about good, clean fun like tax policy again.
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suddenly you're in a Signal chat you never asked to be in
March 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
suddenly you're in a Signal chat you never asked to be in
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Nature valentines.
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
February 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nature valentines.
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
Thanks to my Patrons for keeping me drawing www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
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Two bills head to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk after a debate sparked rhetorical fireworks on the floor of the state Assembly. via @kqednews.kqed.org
California Legislature Approves $50 Million to Fight Trump Administration in Court | KQED
Two bills head to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk after a debate sparked rhetorical fireworks on the floor of the state Assembly.
www.kqed.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Two bills head to Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk after a debate sparked rhetorical fireworks on the floor of the state Assembly. via @kqednews.kqed.org
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February 5, 2025:
February 5, 2025
Five years ago, on February 5, 2020, Republican senators acquitted then-president Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:10 AM
February 5, 2025:
I’m not very confident about anyone’s ability to stop fascist Musk and Trump and all their bribed lackeys from destroying the financial infrastructure of the country. We waited too long. This is certainly ignorant and naive of me, but maybe there’s a way to undercut them via the states? (1)
February 6, 2025 at 8:12 AM
I’m not very confident about anyone’s ability to stop fascist Musk and Trump and all their bribed lackeys from destroying the financial infrastructure of the country. We waited too long. This is certainly ignorant and naive of me, but maybe there’s a way to undercut them via the states? (1)
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Rock Phacelia (Phacelia californica)
February 3, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Rock Phacelia (Phacelia californica)
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The most ludicrous part of this tariff fiasco is that trade with Canada and Mexico was taking place under the USMCA trade agreement, negotiated and signed by Donald Trump 5 years ago.
Did the "Art of the Deal" guy sign a bad deal?
If so, why should he be trusted to sign a good deal in the future?
Did the "Art of the Deal" guy sign a bad deal?
If so, why should he be trusted to sign a good deal in the future?
February 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
The most ludicrous part of this tariff fiasco is that trade with Canada and Mexico was taking place under the USMCA trade agreement, negotiated and signed by Donald Trump 5 years ago.
Did the "Art of the Deal" guy sign a bad deal?
If so, why should he be trusted to sign a good deal in the future?
Did the "Art of the Deal" guy sign a bad deal?
If so, why should he be trusted to sign a good deal in the future?
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Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …
February 2, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Several conversations today w people in the key executive departments. And while the particulars are hard to pin down my impression is that the Musk take over stuff is considerably worse than is being presented in the press. By this I don’t necessarily things they *done* yet but the level of …
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The Logic of Destruction
The Logic of Destruction
And how to resist it
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The Logic of Destruction
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Dear California farmers and Congressional representatives:
Trump has just literally thrown millions of gallons of #water away that farmers were counting on this summer, purely to brag that he could.
That #cawater cannot be captured or used now by anyone.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump has just literally thrown millions of gallons of #water away that farmers were counting on this summer, purely to brag that he could.
That #cawater cannot be captured or used now by anyone.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.
www.latimes.com
February 1, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Dear California farmers and Congressional representatives:
Trump has just literally thrown millions of gallons of #water away that farmers were counting on this summer, purely to brag that he could.
That #cawater cannot be captured or used now by anyone.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Trump has just literally thrown millions of gallons of #water away that farmers were counting on this summer, purely to brag that he could.
That #cawater cannot be captured or used now by anyone.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Completely idiotic.
More stupid: California just "gave" California this water, which Trump is claiming credit for. "Water managers were relieved Thursday evening after the Army Corps of Engineers agreed to back off of a sudden decision earlier in the day to dump massive amounts of water." sjvwater.org/decision-to-...
February 1, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Completely idiotic.
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If the new government takes down scientific studies and papers from govt websites, here's one showing the anti-vaxx movement and the rejection of COVID vaccines caused the preventable deaths of an estimated 232,000 Americans.
RFKJr is a leader of this movement.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37093505/
RFKJr is a leader of this movement.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37093505/
Estimated preventable COVID-19-associated deaths due to non-vaccination in the United States - PubMed
While some studies have previously estimated lives saved by COVID-19 vaccination, we estimate how many deaths could have been averted by vaccination in the US but were not because of a failure to vacc...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
January 31, 2025 at 5:19 AM
If the new government takes down scientific studies and papers from govt websites, here's one showing the anti-vaxx movement and the rejection of COVID vaccines caused the preventable deaths of an estimated 232,000 Americans.
RFKJr is a leader of this movement.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37093505/
RFKJr is a leader of this movement.
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37093505/
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January 30, 2025
January 30, 2025
Last night, just before 9:00 Eastern time, an American Airlines jet originating in Wichita, Kansas, carrying 64 people and a U.S.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 3:35 AM
January 30, 2025
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Musk and his team have hostilely taken over OPM. Tonight’s email to fed employees mirrors the “Fork in the Road” message sent to Twitter (now X) staff after Musk’s 2022 takeover. He is working with the Trump administration to build profiles on federal workers based on loyalty (political standing).
January 29, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Musk and his team have hostilely taken over OPM. Tonight’s email to fed employees mirrors the “Fork in the Road” message sent to Twitter (now X) staff after Musk’s 2022 takeover. He is working with the Trump administration to build profiles on federal workers based on loyalty (political standing).
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@jimacosta.bsky.social
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE FEAR!
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE LIES!
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE HATE!
KEEP THE HOPE!
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE FEAR!
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE LIES!
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE HATE!
KEEP THE HOPE!
Jim Acosta announces on air that he's leaving CNN and says, "it is never a good time to bow down to a tyrant ... don't give in to the lies."
January 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
@jimacosta.bsky.social
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE FEAR!
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE LIES!
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE HATE!
KEEP THE HOPE!
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE FEAR!
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE LIES!
Don’t GIVE IN TO THE HATE!
KEEP THE HOPE!
Do you like coffee? Better speak up about Trump's idiotic and costly Colombia gambit!
Trump's Colombia tariffs will raise the price of a cup of coffee
20% of U.S. coffee bean imports come from Colombia.
www.axios.com
January 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Do you like coffee? Better speak up about Trump's idiotic and costly Colombia gambit!
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I voted for Trump. But when he said he was going to destroy the NIH, I didn’t know that he would end research into curing the cancer that will kill me within a few years.
January 24, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I voted for Trump. But when he said he was going to destroy the NIH, I didn’t know that he would end research into curing the cancer that will kill me within a few years.
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As a Sociologist, I need to tell you
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
January 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As a Sociologist, I need to tell you
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
the chaos cascade (200+ exec orders) isn't dysfunction — it's disaster capitalism's playbook. your confusion = their strategy.
Just over the hill, and the home of many friends.
This Bay Area city is one of the most at risk of an urban firestorm
With strong winds, fire-prone ecology and narrow winding roads, Orinda and Moraga stand out for their fire risk.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Just over the hill, and the home of many friends.