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Bruce Reyes-Chow
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SF Bay Area | AANHPI | FilAm | Convenor of People | Writer of Words | Speaker of Words | Occasional Presbyterian Pastor | OrangeTheory Cultist | Plant Dad

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Amalgamation Podcast
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It'll be fine, we will all get used to it like we did before — New California law means a big change for grocery shoppers in 2026 https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/plastic-bag-ban-grocery-21195377.php
December 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This is not the where we go, but this does say a lot about settler culture — Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/01/italian-canadian-volunteers-beaten-robbed-israeli-settlers-west-bank
Israeli settlers attack and rob Italian and Canadian volunteers in West Bank
Group beaten in early hours of morning in village where they volunteered to help protect Palestinians from settler violence
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Hey BlueSkyers, any WeWorkers out there? I'm thinking about going all-access and would be willing to use your referral code if you want to share.
December 1, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Sarah Hurwitz’s now-viral appearance at the Jewish Federations of North America General Assembly has exposed the crisis of Zionism in the U.S. and Jewish leaders' desperation to confront it https://share.google/Ky1WX8w5r4GpHmbLA
December 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Wait, what?!?! Since when has Liberal Arts been socially favored? Gonna have to vote no in this take.— It’s time to stop worshipping the liberal arts https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/nov/25/its-time-to-stop-worshipping-the-liberal-arts
It’s time to stop worshipping the liberal arts | Letters
Letters: While such institutions have intrinsic value, that doesn’t mean they are entitled to be socially favoured or economically exceptional for ever, says Jianyang Geng
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Seriously folks, pause before forwarding — Can you spot AI videos from real ones? Take our quiz https://www.npr.org/2025/11/30/nx-s1-5610951/fake-ai-videos-slop-quiz
December 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Not sure if this is true across all regions, but this is helpful — 9 things that don’t belong in recycling bins in San Francisco

https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/recycling-tips-recology-21193414.php
November 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Pope Leo insists on two-state solution to resolve Israel-Palestine conflict https://share.google/VOqnbbizMwnFmXgTy
November 30, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Remember when this wasn't just another day in the United States? — Mass shooting at children’s birthday party leaves 4 dead, 10 injured https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/shooting-birthday-party-stockton-21214712.php
November 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Just another day in gun-addicted America. One of my home towns. — 4 killed, several wounded in shooting at child's birthday party in Stockton https://www.ktvu.com/news/several-shot-childs-birthday-party-stockton
4 killed, several wounded in shooting at child's birthday party in Stockton
Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee said the shooting occurred at an ice cream shop.
www.ktvu.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:59 AM
What?!? The US government not keeping promises to vulnerable peoples? Shocked. — DACA Recipients are Being Arrested Despite Deportation Protections https://apnews.com/article/daca-immigration-trump-texas-f6b4d275e62fa888285fb65004a969c4
DACA recipients are being arrested despite deportation protection
An organization is tracking the growing number of arrests among people with temporary deportation protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
apnews.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I'm Coming to SoCal on December 6 to Talk About Jesus and These Times We Live In: Last speaking event of the year, so let's make some good trouble together. Details here: https://www.reyes-chow.com/socal-12-06-25-resurrection-people/
November 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
ICYMI — The Day I Was Told I Shouldn't Be Here: The dangers of good people falling into the trap of objectivity, intellectualization, and privilege https://www.reyes-chow.com/the-day-i-was-told-i-shouldnt-be-here/
The Day I Was Told I Shouldn't Be Here
The dangers of good people falling into the trap of objectivity, intellectualization, and privilege.
www.reyes-chow.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I don't think this one is going away — Hegseth reportedly plans to cut support to US scouts group for being ‘genderless’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/26/pete-hegseth-scouting-america-gender
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
He created conditions for something like this to happen so he could do something like this. Scarily, prob only the beginning — Trump pauses immigration from ‘Third World’ countries: What that means https://aje.io/ioicnf
November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Scary AF — Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon: It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme https://www.wired.com/story/poems-can-trick-ai-into-helping-you-make-a-nuclear-weapon/
Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
www.wired.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If this day is filled lament, rage, gratitude — or all of the above, you are not alone.

Peace be with you.
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The Israeli army is launching a large-scale military operation in the northern West Bank, claiming it aims to prevent the regrouping of armed resistance groups in the Tubas district. But the real reason may be related to settlement expansion. mondoweiss.net/2025/11/the-...
The real reason Israel is launching yet another military operation in the northern West Bank
The Israeli army is launching a large-scale military operation in the northern West Bank, claiming it aims to prevent the regrouping of armed resistance groups in the Tubas district. But the real reas...
mondoweiss.net
November 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'm Coming to SoCal on December 6 to Talk About Jesus and These Times We Live In: Last speaking event of the year, so let's make some good trouble together. Details here: https://www.reyes-chow.com/socal-12-06-25-resurrection-people/
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Congratulations Dr. Green 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 The Rev. Dr. Bridgett A. Green is named president and publisher of Presbyterian Publishing Corporation https://pcusa.org/news-storytelling/news/2025/11/24/rev-dr-bridgett-green-named-president-and-publisher-publishing-corporation
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine: Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment https://theintercept.com/2025/11/23/prairieland-ice-antifa-zines-criminalize-protest-journalism
The Feds Want to Make It Illegal to Even Possess an Anarchist Zine
Daniel Sanchez is facing federal charges for what free speech advocates say is a clear attack on the First Amendment.
theintercept.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I think this one may backfire — U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces' www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Op-Ed — How the US-Israeli ‘peace plan’ will partition Gaza: It is tapping into a well-known colonial strategy of isolating and fragmenting an occupied population https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/11/22/how-the-us-israeli-peace-plan-will-partition-gaza
How the US-Israeli ‘peace plan’ will partition Gaza
It is tapping into a well-known colonial strategy of isolating and fragmenting an occupied population.
www.aljazeera.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM