Kim DeBacco
@kimdebacco.bsky.social
Ed. Developer in the Teaching & Learning Center at UCLA. I can also be found cooking, brunching, watching the Food Network, reading, walking Venice or Santa Monica beaches, being a sled for Luke the Siberian husky around the streets of Mar Vista, LA.
I’m curious to know how the 5 Waymos got there, all
programmed to line up so neatly one behind the other? How were they set alight?
programmed to line up so neatly one behind the other? How were they set alight?
I've felt for a while that the rise of Trumpism and the rise of an authoritarian AI are the deeply intertwined stories of the 2020s
Angry mobs setting Waymos on fire seems to prove that electrek.co/2025/06/09/s...
Angry mobs setting Waymos on fire seems to prove that electrek.co/2025/06/09/s...
Several Waymo self-driving I-Pace electric cars set on fire in LA riots
At least 5 Waymo self-driving I-Pace electric cars were set on fire amid protests that turned violent in Los Angeles...
electrek.co
June 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
I’m curious to know how the 5 Waymos got there, all
programmed to line up so neatly one behind the other? How were they set alight?
programmed to line up so neatly one behind the other? How were they set alight?
I often get stuck in a 4/5 pattern chase. Archive February 15, 2025
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February 16, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I often get stuck in a 4/5 pattern chase. Archive February 15, 2025
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Reposted by Kim DeBacco
Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺
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February 10, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺
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Springtime for Scammers
Financial predation now has friends in high places
open.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Reposted by Kim DeBacco
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported near San Bernardino in Southern California this morning followed by a magnitude 3.0 quake four minutes later, the USGS reported.
Two earthquakes rattle San Bernardino
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported near San Bernardino in Southern California at 9:44 a.m. followed by a magnitude 3.0 quake four minutes later, the USGS reported.
www.latimes.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake was reported near San Bernardino in Southern California this morning followed by a magnitude 3.0 quake four minutes later, the USGS reported.
This. The rise and take-over of techno-authoritarianism. 2073.film/crew/
2073 — The Crew
2073.film
February 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This. The rise and take-over of techno-authoritarianism. 2073.film/crew/
Every time I hear "DOGE", I think of this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_of...
Doge of Venice - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Every time I hear "DOGE", I think of this. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doge_of...
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February 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
That was weird! Wordle 1,332 5/6
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February 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/m...
Competent white men...pffft.
Competent white men...pffft.
Trump Joins a Global War on ‘Gender Ideology’
He’s allying with a movement that stretches to Hungary and Poland — one that looks with skepticism not just on trans rights but on feminism itself.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/m...
Competent white men...pffft.
Competent white men...pffft.
Yeah! No uphill battle here. Wordle 1,330 3/6
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February 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Yeah! No uphill battle here. Wordle 1,330 3/6
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Techno-authoritarianism. A risk-taking nerd engineer with the maturity of a 15 y.o. Boy.
Techno-authoritarianism. A risk-taking nerd engineer with the maturity of a 15 y.o. Boy.
Opinion | What Elon Musk Wants
The journalist Kara Swisher discusses Elon Musk's goals in government — and the factors that have led to his radicalization.
www.nytimes.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/o...
Techno-authoritarianism. A risk-taking nerd engineer with the maturity of a 15 y.o. Boy.
Techno-authoritarianism. A risk-taking nerd engineer with the maturity of a 15 y.o. Boy.
Reposted by Kim DeBacco
I have the arms of an addict from daily blood draws.. I am a so-called "hard stick" and they have a hard time finding a vein. Life with RA... and hydropenumothorax.... hello to you from my hospital bed in LA!
February 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I have the arms of an addict from daily blood draws.. I am a so-called "hard stick" and they have a hard time finding a vein. Life with RA... and hydropenumothorax.... hello to you from my hospital bed in LA!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
It is indeed a bloody real estate project. There can only be resistance & war. 🥹
It is indeed a bloody real estate project. There can only be resistance & war. 🥹
Trump's Gaza plan has the potential to spark disaster on a huge scale
Donald Trump was a fierce critic of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan — yet today, there he was, promising a new American excursion into the Middle East with the potential to spark disaster on a ...
www.abc.net.au
February 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02...
It is indeed a bloody real estate project. There can only be resistance & war. 🥹
It is indeed a bloody real estate project. There can only be resistance & war. 🥹
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
Intriguing piece. I'd like to think he did not use AI to write this, because I find it simply written, with a lovely rhythm that suits the sentimentality of the topic.
Intriguing piece. I'd like to think he did not use AI to write this, because I find it simply written, with a lovely rhythm that suits the sentimentality of the topic.
Bill Gates Reveals the Surprising Influence the Kennedy Family Had on His Childhood
In an excerpt from his memoir, ‘Source Code: My Beginnings,’ Gates reminisces about the excitement of growing up amid the “limitless potential” of the 1960s, with a mother who modeled her family afte...
www.vanityfair.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:51 PM
www.vanityfair.com/style/story/...
Intriguing piece. I'd like to think he did not use AI to write this, because I find it simply written, with a lovely rhythm that suits the sentimentality of the topic.
Intriguing piece. I'd like to think he did not use AI to write this, because I find it simply written, with a lovely rhythm that suits the sentimentality of the topic.
Oh no. Oh my. This looks like war in the Middle East. Please no. This will bankrupt the US potentially, when I thought Trump & the Republicans were focused inwardly. BAM!
February 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Oh no. Oh my. This looks like war in the Middle East. Please no. This will bankrupt the US potentially, when I thought Trump & the Republicans were focused inwardly. BAM!
It really is feeling like: Let's rip it all up and start again. Let us RIP...
February 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It really is feeling like: Let's rip it all up and start again. Let us RIP...
Oh good heavens!
The water unexpectedly released from dams on Trump’s order didn’t help farms or L.A.
The Trump administration abruptly sent water flowing from two California dams. The action could leave less water in dams for the summer, when farmers typically use it.
The Trump administration abruptly sent water flowing from two California dams. The action could leave less water in dams for the summer, when farmers typically use it.
The water unexpectedly released from dams on Trump’s order didn't help farms or L.A.
The Trump administration abruptly sent water flowing from two California dams. The action could leave less water in dams for the summer, when farmers typically use it.
www.latimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Oh good heavens!
Reposted by Kim DeBacco
I’ve got a new post up on my Postcards from #NewMexico Substack— this one features beautiful Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe.
#Buddhism #meditation
open.substack.com/pub/postcard...
#Buddhism #meditation
open.substack.com/pub/postcard...
Upaya Zen Center
a place of refuge and beauty
open.substack.com
February 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I’ve got a new post up on my Postcards from #NewMexico Substack— this one features beautiful Upaya Zen Center in Santa Fe.
#Buddhism #meditation
open.substack.com/pub/postcard...
#Buddhism #meditation
open.substack.com/pub/postcard...
Reposted by Kim DeBacco
February 3, 2025
February 3, 2025
I’m going to start tonight by stating the obvious: the Republicans control both chambers of Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
heathercoxrichardson.substack.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:10 AM
February 3, 2025
Got it! That was a bit of a hunch & fingers crossed at line 4. Wordle 1,325 4/6
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Got it! That was a bit of a hunch & fingers crossed at line 4. Wordle 1,325 4/6
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