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Mike Baltar
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I'm a writer and environmentally minded fellow who doesn't like social media but feel like I have to raise my voice. Bernie Sanders has it right.

Expect a book eventually, but politics, poetry, baking, and video games in the meantime
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Pretty sunset tonight in Sacramento
A sunset over a river
October 31, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Screencap of a repost. The repost says: "LAPD can handle a 110,000 person march, but ten 1,000 person marches across the city would cripple us." The original post has a picture of a protest, and is captioned: "Protestors in #Minsk have adopted a different protesting technique and instead of one large gathering, they are now grouping in local boroughs. This way there is not enough riot police to go around all boroughs. #Belarus"
May 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Indeed. Incidentally, this was the other one.
April 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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Today's sourdough loaf for the work potluck this month. #sourdough
A loaf of sourdough bread A sliced loaf of sourdough bread, sitting on a cutting board, with a bread knife next to it.
January 16, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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More bread for the bread throne
A fresh loaf of sourdough bread. A fresh loaf of sourdough bread cut in half.
December 27, 2024 at 6:41 PM
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I just found out an app/website that lets you know what the political contributions of various companies/brands are. www.goodsuniteus.com/app/

For example, if you were buying batteries, a search would show Duracell donated to Ted Cruz, whereas 92% of Energizer's contributions went to Democrats
Comparison of political contributions of Duracell and Energizer brands from Goods Unite Us website, showing Energizer donating 92% towards Democrats, while Duracell (a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway) donates 56% to Republicans.
December 11, 2024 at 2:52 AM
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Fresh sourdough for the holiday - the first of many bread posts to come. Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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The Sacramento sunrise - sprinkling despite the look of it, and the crows are awing before the storm.
Crows flying in a dawn colored sky between skyscrapers above a tree lined street
November 20, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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If you find yourself in the Napa, California area with a free day, I highly recommend taking a tour of The Geysers.

Not only do you learn about some neat renewable energy technology, the landscape feels like you're in a video game or sci-fi movie.
Picture of a hill and valley, with steam coming out of the valley floor and large pipes running up the hill.
November 19, 2024 at 11:32 PM