Monica B.
@monicabee.bsky.social
Folk dance, tambourines, words, cards, ecology, animism, the mediterranean, collective liberation, madonnas, medusas, e tutto il resto.
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People cry about campism and illiberalism and then turn around and vote for candidates who support Israel and the UAE to the hilt and people cry about how we need a democratic road to socialism and then go and associate with those who think Russia's conquests are somehow acceptable, what a shocker.
December 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
People cry about campism and illiberalism and then turn around and vote for candidates who support Israel and the UAE to the hilt and people cry about how we need a democratic road to socialism and then go and associate with those who think Russia's conquests are somehow acceptable, what a shocker.
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No other city department gets its own opinion about how much staff it should have constantly laundered through press as fact. Muni, Public Works, Dept. of Public Health, and many others have a much stronger case for *actually* being short-staffed relative to quality of services SFans deserve
Glad to see the interim S.F. police chief acknowledge how “incredible” it is for SFPD to be “short staffed” yet crime drops dramatically. Almost as if there’s more to crime prevention than larger PD budgets sfstandard.com/2025/12/03/s...
December 4, 2025 at 1:29 AM
No other city department gets its own opinion about how much staff it should have constantly laundered through press as fact. Muni, Public Works, Dept. of Public Health, and many others have a much stronger case for *actually* being short-staffed relative to quality of services SFans deserve
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Our mayor is using a loophole to let them on downtown Market St, which we made car-free for safety and transit priority.
For folks in SF, public comment opportunity on this tomorrow: luma.com/hdp3chzn
or email MTABoard@sfmta.com and ask them to close the loophole. More info: keepmarketstmoving.org
For folks in SF, public comment opportunity on this tomorrow: luma.com/hdp3chzn
or email MTABoard@sfmta.com and ask them to close the loophole. More info: keepmarketstmoving.org
Give public comment at the SFMTA Board on Dec 2 · Luma
The SFMTA Board will be hearing an informational item about the ongoing operation of commercial passenger vehicles on Market St.
Join the Keep Market Street…
luma.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Our mayor is using a loophole to let them on downtown Market St, which we made car-free for safety and transit priority.
For folks in SF, public comment opportunity on this tomorrow: luma.com/hdp3chzn
or email MTABoard@sfmta.com and ask them to close the loophole. More info: keepmarketstmoving.org
For folks in SF, public comment opportunity on this tomorrow: luma.com/hdp3chzn
or email MTABoard@sfmta.com and ask them to close the loophole. More info: keepmarketstmoving.org
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You’ll never guess how the IDF decided to talk about killing these two kids, 8 and 11 years old, in its official statement
Two brothers killed in Israeli drone strike on Gaza
Fadi Abu Assi, 11, and Goma Abu Assi, eight, were gathering firewood at the time, their uncle said.
news.sky.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
You’ll never guess how the IDF decided to talk about killing these two kids, 8 and 11 years old, in its official statement
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⚡️Ukraine returns 1,859 abducted children, Zelenska says in Paris.
According to Ukraine’s national "Children of War" database, at least 19,546 Ukrainian children have been abducted from Russian-occupied territories and taken to Russia or Russian-controlled areas since February 2022.
According to Ukraine’s national "Children of War" database, at least 19,546 Ukrainian children have been abducted from Russian-occupied territories and taken to Russia or Russian-controlled areas since February 2022.
Ukraine returns 1,859 abducted children, Zelenska says in Paris
According to Ukraine’s national "Children of War" database, at least 19,546 Ukrainian children have been abducted from Russian-occupied territories and taken to Russia or Russian-controlled areas sinc...
kyivindependent.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:02 AM
⚡️Ukraine returns 1,859 abducted children, Zelenska says in Paris.
According to Ukraine’s national "Children of War" database, at least 19,546 Ukrainian children have been abducted from Russian-occupied territories and taken to Russia or Russian-controlled areas since February 2022.
According to Ukraine’s national "Children of War" database, at least 19,546 Ukrainian children have been abducted from Russian-occupied territories and taken to Russia or Russian-controlled areas since February 2022.
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Good afternoon
December 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Good afternoon
Great thread
Today is the 70th anniversary of Rosa Parks' arrest. Six myths: 1) She wasn't old or tired. 42 years old that day, she had a "life history of being rebellious" & had spent two decades helping to turn the Montgomery NAACP into a more activist branch alongside ED Nixon and Johnnie Carr.
December 1, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Great thread
I grew up just before the nancy raygun DARE program started (my brothers got it full force) and it didn’t work, but these absolute dorks? Might have made drugs seem like the most uncool ever.
This is so embarrassing I’ll probably delete this post just so I can pretend I never even heard about it
This is so embarrassing I’ll probably delete this post just so I can pretend I never even heard about it
Lmao he couldn't figure out how to use a scale and someone needed to explain taring to him because he didn't know how to account for the mass of the cup
oh to do a near heroic dose of shrooms with mr beast, as dozens of vials of your blood are drawn, and the world watches on
November 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I grew up just before the nancy raygun DARE program started (my brothers got it full force) and it didn’t work, but these absolute dorks? Might have made drugs seem like the most uncool ever.
This is so embarrassing I’ll probably delete this post just so I can pretend I never even heard about it
This is so embarrassing I’ll probably delete this post just so I can pretend I never even heard about it
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I hope people are starting to figure out Daniel Lurie has never had a real job, has no idea what he's doing, and is only our mayor for two reasons: 1. his mom spent $9m to buy him frontrunner status, 2. voters disliked the other candidates more
"hey boss the last one cheated on her taxes, should we check the others?"
Lurie filming an Instagram reel: "huh?"
Lurie filming an Instagram reel: "huh?"
November 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
I hope people are starting to figure out Daniel Lurie has never had a real job, has no idea what he's doing, and is only our mayor for two reasons: 1. his mom spent $9m to buy him frontrunner status, 2. voters disliked the other candidates more
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ICE is kidnapping people on Thanksgiving.
If you think they can be reformed, ask your family how they would feel if they never saw you today.
If you think they can be reformed, ask your family how they would feel if they never saw you today.
November 27, 2025 at 9:23 PM
ICE is kidnapping people on Thanksgiving.
If you think they can be reformed, ask your family how they would feel if they never saw you today.
If you think they can be reformed, ask your family how they would feel if they never saw you today.
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Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Report: It Pretty Incredible That Americans Entrusted With Driving Cars https://theonion.com/report-it-pretty-incredible-that-americans-entrusted-w-1819574734/
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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#OtD 25 Nov 1960 the three Mirabal sisters (Patria, Minerva and María Teresa) were murdered for opposing US-backed Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo. The UN later set 25 Nov as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women #IDEVAW stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9779...
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
#OtD 25 Nov 1960 the three Mirabal sisters (Patria, Minerva and María Teresa) were murdered for opposing US-backed Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo. The UN later set 25 Nov as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women #IDEVAW stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9779...
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Today is the feast day of Santa Cecilia, patron saint of music and musicians, portrayed here by Guido Reni in a 1606 painting in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum.
November 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Today is the feast day of Santa Cecilia, patron saint of music and musicians, portrayed here by Guido Reni in a 1606 painting in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum.
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Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
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Astonishing to stop and realize that, at any given moment, bands of masked men armed to the teeth are storming churches and daycares, terrorizing entire communities—and that most of the country's political establishment barely blinks.
November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Astonishing to stop and realize that, at any given moment, bands of masked men armed to the teeth are storming churches and daycares, terrorizing entire communities—and that most of the country's political establishment barely blinks.
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High Country News consistently has fantastic Indigenous reporting! Here's a lovely read on heavy metal on the Blackfeet reservation.
Heavy metal is healing teens on the Blackfeet Nation - High Country News
In response to youth suicides, teachers show students the power of headbanging at Fire in the Mountains festival.
www.hcn.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:46 AM
High Country News consistently has fantastic Indigenous reporting! Here's a lovely read on heavy metal on the Blackfeet reservation.
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Don’t give up. Don’t give in. Let’s be inspired together on December 7!
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Don’t give up. Don’t give in. Let’s be inspired together on December 7!
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This is a good reminder that Daniel Lurie has never had a real job, was by no means given a mandate by SF voters, and that checks and balances are good. If mayoral appointments to replace vacant offices required legislative confirmation—the case in many cities—we might have avoided this.
San Francisco’s newest supervisor agrees to resign amid pet store controversies
Beya Alcaraz agreed to resign at Mayor Daniel Lurie's request. Leaked text messages showed she paid for her business by paying employees under the table and writing off personal expenses.
www.sfchronicle.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:43 AM
This is a good reminder that Daniel Lurie has never had a real job, was by no means given a mandate by SF voters, and that checks and balances are good. If mayoral appointments to replace vacant offices required legislative confirmation—the case in many cities—we might have avoided this.
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
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Excited to highlight some of our panels! Join us December 7 in San Francisco.
Full schedule, panel descriptions, tablers, and info at our site
Full schedule, panel descriptions, tablers, and info at our site
November 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Excited to highlight some of our panels! Join us December 7 in San Francisco.
Full schedule, panel descriptions, tablers, and info at our site
Full schedule, panel descriptions, tablers, and info at our site
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Rick Scott was CEO of a large, for-profit healthcare company called HCA. While Rick Scott was CEO, HCA stole so much money from Medicare they were fined $1.7 Billion.
Rick Scott told me his plan would be to take all of the remaining ACA subsidies and redistribute them to HSA accounts and people can then buy whatever insurance a state certifies. Basically a repeal/replace.
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
He denied when I asked wouldn’t that create two-tiered system where sick pay much more…
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Rick Scott was CEO of a large, for-profit healthcare company called HCA. While Rick Scott was CEO, HCA stole so much money from Medicare they were fined $1.7 Billion.
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American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
March 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.