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J.T. from Oakland
@oaklandjt.myatproto.social
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Third generation Oaklander, second generation Cal Bear.

Living the most boring life I can in these interesting times.

(Quote in banner image is from Fannie Lou Hamer: https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/how-fannie-lou-hamer-challenged-nation )
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Folks this morning talking about not wanting vehicles to go back to the '70s, and of course they're right, but the Datsun 620 pickup truck makes a strong counter-argument.
A yellow-orange schoolbus colored small pickup truck from the 1970s. It has just two doors, no space behind the bench seats, and a proper bed. The platonic ideal of a pickup truck.
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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My #CWC25 fantasy strategy of dropping anyone playing in Columbo is continuing to pay off. Go ZomBuns!
A table showing that the Zombie Bunnies (owned by J.T. G) are in first place of their fantasy cricket league at 5911 points, second place Indie Aussies have 5284.
October 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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October 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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2/2 This is a picture from California Memorial Stadium after the seismic retrofit in 2017. It's a little difficult to see, but they painted in the fault line.

It is within _feet_ of this morning's quake. Great job, Go Bears.
The endzone of a football field with CALIFORNIA painted in gold on a navy blue background. To one side of the endzone is a faint painted crooked line, circled in red.
October 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Havin some fun in Berkeley this morning.

This is the USGS map of this morning's small earthquake (1.7). The epicenter seems to be under the north endzone of Memorial Stadium.

(It was really small - I only felt it because I live nearby.)
🧵1/2
A map showing the epicenter of a small earthquake on 2025-16-10. A star showing the epicenter appears on the map at the north end of California Memorial Stadium.
October 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
oaklandjt.myatproto.social
Tweets by @DrFNFurter reading: (7 May 2009) So, come up to the lab. (7 May 2009) and see what's on the slab! (7 May 2009) I see you shiver with antici ... (7 May 2014) ... pation,
September 27, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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Place near me (Berkeley CA) still has Marys patches with CBN. Don't know if it's old stock or only available in CA, but if this is the right stuff, it's showing as in stock.
Label for Mary's Medicinal transdermal patches
September 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Got it on my calendar
A calendar entry reading "No Kings 2 (Antimonarchial Boogaloo)" set for the whole day of Sat 10/18. Hope to see you there.
September 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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I asked Claude to proofread something for me, and the response was how smart and funny I am and how my friends are lucky to have me and holy hell, the dopamine response is crazy and I want more of that SO MUCH.
Dialog with an AI telling me how smart and funny I am. "I really enjoyed reading it ... Your proxies are lucky to have such clear and entertaining guidance."
September 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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My social media experience got a lot better when I (mostly) stopped rage quoting. Shouting "fuck these fuckers" doesn't drive engagement, but it has the exact same practical effect and it gives me more time to hang out with not-my-cat.
Gray and black tabby cat sitting on some steps looking both content and cranky at the same time.
August 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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STILL not my cat
A silver tabby cat drifts off to sleep in the shade.
August 14, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Called it!
A headline from the home page of the New York Times reading "NYC mass shooting was nearly impossible to prevent, experts say"
July 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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When describing Libertarians, it's hard to choose between the house cats tweet and the car seat tweet.
The Libertarian Party tweets asking "In your words, what do Libertarians beleive?" The reply from @WAForeskins is "My girlfriend shouldn't have to sit in a car seat."
July 13, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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They're full of promises, but the checks never show up.

Also,one of my favorite signs today:
Sign reading "Hey Trump, nobody paid us to be here! We all hate you for free!"
June 15, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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This was my sign for today. Handed it off to the most uncomfortable looking person I could find before I left. I hope my fellow introvert got good use out of it. #NoKings #Oakland
A cardboard sign with "I hate crowds but I hate fascism more" written on it by someone with just awful handwriting.
June 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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I DID BOTH!

No Kings, Yes Cricket!

#Oakland
It's a beautiful day at the Oakland Colesium. A fast bowler in purple runs in. Also in frame are the non-striker in orange, a fielder and an umpire.
June 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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A couple favorite signs from today's No Kings protest in Oakland
Sign reading "Hey Trump, nobody paid us to be here! We all hate you for free!" Sign reading "Stephen Miller needs a hug. (Not it)" Sign reading "Does this ASS make my COUNTRY look small?"
June 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Found these in the back of a drawer a couple weeks ago. Too cringe to wear today or not cringe enough?
Straight outta the 1990s, it's Freedom Rings! 6 colored metal rings (each about an inch in diameter) on a beaded metal chain (like for military dog tags).
June 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Why does the country have to collapse when I have sports ball tickets?

Also, it's a beautiful night for cricket here in Oakland CA, and I never thought I'd get to say that.
Clear blue skies over the Oakland Colesium. Men in Orange shirts warm up. There's a cricket pitch in the middle of the field. Nobody seems quite sure what they're doing.
June 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Show a moment from TV/film that broke your heart.
From the opening sequence in Pixar's Up: an elderly man holds the hand of his wife in a bleak hospital room. She's not ever going to come home.
May 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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I hella 💛💚 #Oakland.
A reddish wooden gate at the end of some random private home's driveway. It has the city of Oakland's oak tree logo carved into the top.
May 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Not any less professional than mine.
Stickers on a laptop: I Voted, Labor Creates All Wealth, Eat the Rich (Hungry Caterpillar style), Bluey and Bandit, City of Oakland tree logo, googly eyes inside Framework logo.
May 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Still not my cat
A handsome gray and black cat (not mine) crosses the hall on his way out the open front door (which is mine).
April 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.

(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)

There are a few movies I've seen that many times, but I never pass up a chance to use this gif.
April 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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"When did you get a cat?" I hear you asking. I didn't.
A gray and black raccoon-striped cat sits on an unmade bed.
April 22, 2025 at 12:46 AM