David Bonowitz
@dbonowitz.bsky.social
Buildings. Earthquakes. Public policy.
Functional Recovery <--> Community Resilience.
Giants baseball. Princeton hoops.
contact: djbonowitz (with a 'j') at gmail
Functional Recovery <--> Community Resilience.
Giants baseball. Princeton hoops.
contact: djbonowitz (with a 'j') at gmail
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After a 3.3-magnitude earthquake in north-west England on Wednesday night, "Trains were halted after a suspected AI-generated picture that seemed to show major damage to a bridge appeared on social media".
So there we are 😱
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So there we are 😱
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image
Rail services were cancelled after a 'hoax' picture of a damaged bridge appeared on social media
www.bbc.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:05 AM
After a 3.3-magnitude earthquake in north-west England on Wednesday night, "Trains were halted after a suspected AI-generated picture that seemed to show major damage to a bridge appeared on social media".
So there we are 😱
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So there we are 😱
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
December 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
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would a more D moderate candidate have gotten this wave of support in tennessee
or would a D candidate to the right of aftyn behn fail to inspire grassroots organizing on the ground
i have no clue and neither do the political journalists & pundits who will tell you what this result means
or would a D candidate to the right of aftyn behn fail to inspire grassroots organizing on the ground
i have no clue and neither do the political journalists & pundits who will tell you what this result means
December 3, 2025 at 1:59 AM
would a more D moderate candidate have gotten this wave of support in tennessee
or would a D candidate to the right of aftyn behn fail to inspire grassroots organizing on the ground
i have no clue and neither do the political journalists & pundits who will tell you what this result means
or would a D candidate to the right of aftyn behn fail to inspire grassroots organizing on the ground
i have no clue and neither do the political journalists & pundits who will tell you what this result means
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I’m 56 years old, and for my whole life we’ve been asking some version of the question “what would WE, our generation, have done to stop the Nazis, either in Germany as they were rising, or around the world to fight for freedom.
Now we’re answering the question in real time. Each of us & all of us.
Now we’re answering the question in real time. Each of us & all of us.
December 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I’m 56 years old, and for my whole life we’ve been asking some version of the question “what would WE, our generation, have done to stop the Nazis, either in Germany as they were rising, or around the world to fight for freedom.
Now we’re answering the question in real time. Each of us & all of us.
Now we’re answering the question in real time. Each of us & all of us.
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Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara notes the MPD will not work with federal agents & says "In moments like this, I know how real the fear is in our community. People are going to want to speak out, protest, & exercise their 1st Amendment rights. We will absolutely defend people's right to do just that"
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Minneapolis Police Chief O'Hara notes the MPD will not work with federal agents & says "In moments like this, I know how real the fear is in our community. People are going to want to speak out, protest, & exercise their 1st Amendment rights. We will absolutely defend people's right to do just that"
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Starting next week, riding this bus and most other buses to BART will be FREE!
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
December 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Starting next week, riding this bus and most other buses to BART will be FREE!
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies.
Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.
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The good news didn't last long
Suspended FEMA workers who criticized Trump administration got their jobs back — until DHS leaders found out | CNN Politics
In a dramatic about-face, the Trump administration on Monday re-suspended more than a dozen FEMA employees mere hours after CNN broke the news that they’d been reinstated to the agency following a thr...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The good news didn't last long
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As a Jewish organization, we know all too well what it means for an entire community to be targeted because of the actions of one person. Today and every day, we work for a safer and more welcoming world for all.
December 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As a Jewish organization, we know all too well what it means for an entire community to be targeted because of the actions of one person. Today and every day, we work for a safer and more welcoming world for all.
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November 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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New calligraphic work: "On Resisting ICE and the DHS"
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
November 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New calligraphic work: "On Resisting ICE and the DHS"
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
This one is complex enough that I am providing a key to how it's structured, similar to those keys you see that show how a Talmud page is divided up. See the alt for the explanation.
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The short answer is Yes, of course it helps to have a backup when the primary source of any resource is lost.
But the longer, smarter answer starts with Maybe, but this is not a reliable or long-term "solution" to anything (even to the corrupt, shortsighted policies of this Admin) ...
The short answer is Yes, of course it helps to have a backup when the primary source of any resource is lost.
But the longer, smarter answer starts with Maybe, but this is not a reliable or long-term "solution" to anything (even to the corrupt, shortsighted policies of this Admin) ...
When power went out across all of Puerto Rico on 16 April, a lot of the lights in the town of Adjuntas stayed on. A combination of experimental microgrids, solar panels, and storage kept power on for many businesses and residents.
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
spectrum.ieee.org/puerto-rico-...
Could Microgrids Be Puerto Rico's Answer to Endless Blackouts?
Meanwhile, feds redirect $365 million away from solar toward grid fixes
spectrum.ieee.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
1/
The short answer is Yes, of course it helps to have a backup when the primary source of any resource is lost.
But the longer, smarter answer starts with Maybe, but this is not a reliable or long-term "solution" to anything (even to the corrupt, shortsighted policies of this Admin) ...
The short answer is Yes, of course it helps to have a backup when the primary source of any resource is lost.
But the longer, smarter answer starts with Maybe, but this is not a reliable or long-term "solution" to anything (even to the corrupt, shortsighted policies of this Admin) ...
Buckeyes offer Dems a lesson:
- You have a big [polling] lead
- Play tough defense; go blow for blow but don't get suckered into penalties.
- Get the ball back.
- Possession football, baby.
- You have a big [polling] lead
- Play tough defense; go blow for blow but don't get suckered into penalties.
- Get the ball back.
- Possession football, baby.
Start by getting the ball back next Nov. Everything so far AND next year -- lawsuits, city & state resistance, malicious compliance -- is necessary, but it's playing defense. Getting on offense in Nov 26 is and should have always been the democratic (d & D) objective. So ...
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... I've posted about before: 3 ways to get to Nov 2026 w/ something left to vote for:
1. Gut it out. Mostly in the courts. Maybe enough if we get more wins soon. Maybe not.
2. Take up arms. Violent. Let's avoid this.
3. Shut it down. Painful. Probably necessary. Hope it's not too late.
... I've posted about before: 3 ways to get to Nov 2026 w/ something left to vote for:
1. Gut it out. Mostly in the courts. Maybe enough if we get more wins soon. Maybe not.
2. Take up arms. Violent. Let's avoid this.
3. Shut it down. Painful. Probably necessary. Hope it's not too late.
November 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Buckeyes offer Dems a lesson:
- You have a big [polling] lead
- Play tough defense; go blow for blow but don't get suckered into penalties.
- Get the ball back.
- Possession football, baby.
- You have a big [polling] lead
- Play tough defense; go blow for blow but don't get suckered into penalties.
- Get the ball back.
- Possession football, baby.
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Opinion: Too big to fail, too small to save calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
November 29, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Opinion: Too big to fail, too small to save calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
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Face it, there are no eternal truths.
Last year I was ready to abandon my Ohio roots, but Whitmer has gone AWOL, even Indiana (of all places!) is showing more backbone, and (family friend) @amyactonoh.bsky.social is tied in polls w/ Vivek?
So ... Go Buckeyes?
Last year I was ready to abandon my Ohio roots, but Whitmer has gone AWOL, even Indiana (of all places!) is showing more backbone, and (family friend) @amyactonoh.bsky.social is tied in polls w/ Vivek?
So ... Go Buckeyes?
bsky.app/profile/dbon...
All Ohio has left to brag about is football. Can't believe I'm saying this, but Go Blue -- as in Michigan blue.
All Ohio has left to brag about is football. Can't believe I'm saying this, but Go Blue -- as in Michigan blue.
Sherrod Brown. It will likely determine control of the Senate, but for me personally, born and raised in Ohio, with most of my family still there, it will be a marker of whether the state has irredeemably become the Alabama of the midwest.
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Face it, there are no eternal truths.
Last year I was ready to abandon my Ohio roots, but Whitmer has gone AWOL, even Indiana (of all places!) is showing more backbone, and (family friend) @amyactonoh.bsky.social is tied in polls w/ Vivek?
So ... Go Buckeyes?
Last year I was ready to abandon my Ohio roots, but Whitmer has gone AWOL, even Indiana (of all places!) is showing more backbone, and (family friend) @amyactonoh.bsky.social is tied in polls w/ Vivek?
So ... Go Buckeyes?
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The “we can’t possibly build more homes because our infrastructure isn’t perfect” argument is ubiquitous in San Francisco housing debates.
It’s effectively saying “sorry, no home for you until all infrastructure is perfect — go live 100 miles away.”
The argument is also factually baseless:
It’s effectively saying “sorry, no home for you until all infrastructure is perfect — go live 100 miles away.”
The argument is also factually baseless:
Does S.F. have the ‘infrastructure’ to support Lurie’s housing plan? Let’s consider
Housing opponents love to say we lack “the infrastructure” to accommodate new neighbors our otherwise inclusive communities. What are they talking about?
www.sfchronicle.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The “we can’t possibly build more homes because our infrastructure isn’t perfect” argument is ubiquitous in San Francisco housing debates.
It’s effectively saying “sorry, no home for you until all infrastructure is perfect — go live 100 miles away.”
The argument is also factually baseless:
It’s effectively saying “sorry, no home for you until all infrastructure is perfect — go live 100 miles away.”
The argument is also factually baseless:
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Imo people opposed to housing growth due to alleged infrastructure inadequacy should spell out what specific infrastructure is inadequate.
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Imo people opposed to housing growth due to alleged infrastructure inadequacy should spell out what specific infrastructure is inadequate.
Face it, there are no eternal truths.
Last year I was ready to abandon my Ohio roots, but Whitmer has gone AWOL, even Indiana (of all places!) is showing more backbone, and (family friend) @amyactonoh.bsky.social is tied in polls w/ Vivek?
So ... Go Buckeyes?
Last year I was ready to abandon my Ohio roots, but Whitmer has gone AWOL, even Indiana (of all places!) is showing more backbone, and (family friend) @amyactonoh.bsky.social is tied in polls w/ Vivek?
So ... Go Buckeyes?
bsky.app/profile/dbon...
All Ohio has left to brag about is football. Can't believe I'm saying this, but Go Blue -- as in Michigan blue.
All Ohio has left to brag about is football. Can't believe I'm saying this, but Go Blue -- as in Michigan blue.
Sherrod Brown. It will likely determine control of the Senate, but for me personally, born and raised in Ohio, with most of my family still there, it will be a marker of whether the state has irredeemably become the Alabama of the midwest.
November 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Face it, there are no eternal truths.
Last year I was ready to abandon my Ohio roots, but Whitmer has gone AWOL, even Indiana (of all places!) is showing more backbone, and (family friend) @amyactonoh.bsky.social is tied in polls w/ Vivek?
So ... Go Buckeyes?
Last year I was ready to abandon my Ohio roots, but Whitmer has gone AWOL, even Indiana (of all places!) is showing more backbone, and (family friend) @amyactonoh.bsky.social is tied in polls w/ Vivek?
So ... Go Buckeyes?
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The US federal government is openly warring against its own nonwhite population in a way no one alive has ever experienced. It’s not even getting to hide it. The overt bigotry is comparable to Jim Crow. And our pathetic, cowed, putrid political class just keeps pretending it isn’t even happening.
November 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
The US federal government is openly warring against its own nonwhite population in a way no one alive has ever experienced. It’s not even getting to hide it. The overt bigotry is comparable to Jim Crow. And our pathetic, cowed, putrid political class just keeps pretending it isn’t even happening.
Reminiscent, to U.S. folks, of the intimidation of FEMA workers at homes with maga yard signs in 2024, which a year later has led to the imminent and ignorant dismantling of a vital federal agency.
And which itself was reminiscent of years of threats to election & public health workers. UnAmerican.
And which itself was reminiscent of years of threats to election & public health workers. UnAmerican.
Keep out: what flags mean to community NHS workers
Frontline NHS staff are feeling an increasing sense of exclusion and intimidation from the surge of St George’s flags displayed on homes | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social
Frontline NHS staff are feeling an increasing sense of exclusion and intimidation from the surge of St George’s flags displayed on homes | Mark Cunliffe
@markcunliffe.bsky.social
Keep out: what flags mean to community NHS workers
Frontline NHS staff are feeling an increasing sense of exclusion and intimidation from the surge of St George’s flags displayed on homes
centralbylines.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Reminiscent, to U.S. folks, of the intimidation of FEMA workers at homes with maga yard signs in 2024, which a year later has led to the imminent and ignorant dismantling of a vital federal agency.
And which itself was reminiscent of years of threats to election & public health workers. UnAmerican.
And which itself was reminiscent of years of threats to election & public health workers. UnAmerican.
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ALERT: To respect centuries of tradition, today I shall be watching the dog show and renaming all the dogs. (Peacock won't let me take screenshots so I am literally taking pictures of my television. WHY DO YOU HATE HAPPINESS, PEACOCK?)
November 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
ALERT: To respect centuries of tradition, today I shall be watching the dog show and renaming all the dogs. (Peacock won't let me take screenshots so I am literally taking pictures of my television. WHY DO YOU HATE HAPPINESS, PEACOCK?)
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How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
How Republicans commemorated Thanksgiving in 1869--with a multi-racial/multi-ethnic gathering of people at a table with a centerpiece celebrating universal suffrage and self-government, and with an engraving of Castle Garden, the pre-Ellis Island point of disembarkation for immigrants.
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It's not too late to find a great - and free - Thanksgiving dinner in San Francisco. Here's your guide. missionlocal.org/2025/11/wher...
Where San Franciscans can find a free Thanksgiving dinner
Read our guide to free Thanksgiving meals around San Francisco this holiday season, from the Tenderloin to the Mission and beyond.
missionlocal.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
It's not too late to find a great - and free - Thanksgiving dinner in San Francisco. Here's your guide. missionlocal.org/2025/11/wher...
"It was well known, from the first landing of the troops, that the troop behavior was to a great degree insolent ... as if they really believed ... they were sent here to subdue us."
- Sam Adams ~1768
(Yeah, I'm watching the Burns series together w/ @jbf1755.bsky.social lecture series on youtube.)
- Sam Adams ~1768
(Yeah, I'm watching the Burns series together w/ @jbf1755.bsky.social lecture series on youtube.)
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
"It was well known, from the first landing of the troops, that the troop behavior was to a great degree insolent ... as if they really believed ... they were sent here to subdue us."
- Sam Adams ~1768
(Yeah, I'm watching the Burns series together w/ @jbf1755.bsky.social lecture series on youtube.)
- Sam Adams ~1768
(Yeah, I'm watching the Burns series together w/ @jbf1755.bsky.social lecture series on youtube.)
Re-posting this brief exchange from a year ago re TPS, with the expert @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social .
Thanks. Yes, so they become undocumented and eligible for deportation when TPS expires. But has there ever been a program to actively find and deport thousands of natural disaster victims who've been here for years?
DHS makes the TPS designations, but then ICE would need to do the deporting?
DHS makes the TPS designations, but then ICE would need to do the deporting?
November 27, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Re-posting this brief exchange from a year ago re TPS, with the expert @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social .
Reminder:
REPORTER: Are you considering revoking the TPS status for the more than 20,000 Ukrainians who live here in the US?
TRUMP: What are you saying?
REPORTER: TPS status.
TRUMP: On GPS?
TRUMP: What are you saying?
REPORTER: TPS status.
TRUMP: On GPS?
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Reminder: