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Father, husband, helluva engineer. Other things too.
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pookleblinky.bsky.social
"Strong floor, no ceiling" is very literally the basis of like every Gilded Age political cartoon
Gilded Age political cartoon titled "the protectors of our industries" A mass of workers strain under the weight of supporting a boat containing rich top-hatted monocle wearing capitalists sitting atop huge sacks of cash
November 30, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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joshtpm.bsky.social
Remember a few weeks ago when Trump brought in a couple bulldozers and demolished about a third of the White House? That was weird.
November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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wendyxu.bsky.social
i fucking hate these people so much. "i spent the time working, reading and thinking" so you want a train. you want the bus. get on fucking public transit you absolute coward. or are you afraid of being next to god forbid someone poorer than you??
4:54 8 ج . 个 •• shithead tech bro: Today I took my first Waymo ride from Palo Alto to San Francisco and back—a trek I make at least once a week. For years, that commute meant 1 hour of traffic, stress, and constantly doing the mental math of "Is this really worth the drive?" Now it's different. Riding with Waymo made the trip far more comfortable and noticeably safer: smoother driving, better spacing, patient left turns, and no temptation to sneak a look at my phone. I spent the time working, reading, and thinking, instead of white-knuckling 101 or circling for parking in SF. What stood out most is how closely the experience matches Waymo's mission to make it safe and easy for people and things to get where they're going. You can feel that safety-first bias in how the car handles edge cases and unpredictable drivers. Waymo's mission is to be the world's safest driver, and today I got to feel what that actually means on a real commute. It's a small but real example of how quickly mobility is changing in the Bay Area. The gap between "once in a while" and "part of my regular life" just closed for me— faster than I expected. Curious: who else has started replacing some of their own driving with AVs or other new mobility options? What has your safety and comfort experience been like so far? #Waymo #AutonomousVehicles #FutureOfMobility Home Leave your thoughts here.. D Video My Network Notifications Jobs
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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bgrueskin.bsky.social
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.

He is a computer safety researcher.

And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.

In under 1600 words.

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I Want You to Understand Chicago Politics Chicago 2025-11-08 I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time. Every day my phone buzzes. It is a neighborhood group: four people were kidnapped at the corner drugstore. A friend a mile away sends a Slack message: she was at the scene when masked men assaulted and abducted two people on the street. A plumber working on my pipes is distraught, and I find out that two of his employees were kidnapped that morning. A week later it happens again. An email arrives. Agents with guns have chased a teacher into the school where she works. They did not have a warrant. They dragged her away, ignoring her and her colleagues’ pleas to show proof of her documentation. That evening I stand a few feet from the parents of Rayito de Sol and listen to them describe, with anguish, how good Ms. Diana was to their children. What it is like to have strangers with guns traumatize your kids. For a teacher to hide a three-year-old child for fear they might be killed. How their relatives will no longer leave the house. I hear the pain and fury in their voices, and I wonder who will be next. Understand what it is to pray in Chicago. On September 19th, Reverend David Black, lead pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Chicago, was praying outside the ICE detention center in Broadview when a DHS agent shot him in the head with pepper balls. Pepper balls are never supposed to be fired at the head because they can seriously injure, or even kill. “We could hear them laughing as they were shooting us from the roof,” Black recalled. He is not the only member of the clergy ICE has assaulted. Methodist pastor Hannah Kardon was violently arrested on October 17th, and Baptist pastor Michael Woolf was shot with pepper balls on November 1st. Understand what it is to sleep in Chicago. On the night of September 30th, federal agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter to execute a raid on an apartment building on the South Sho…
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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rokhanna.bsky.social
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 AM
rocketparsons.bsky.social
@schiff.senate.gov and @padilla.senate.gov
Please do not cave on the shutdown. Healthcare is a human right!
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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mikeokuda.bsky.social
Voters in California: Please vote YES on Proposition 50, the temporary redistricting measure that will fight fire with fire against cheating by the radical right in other states. Deadline to vote and to send in your ballot is Tuesday, Nov 4).
October 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
BREAKING: President Obama comes out in favor of Prop 50 in California.

California, help protect democracy and return your ballots today!
October 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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scalzi.com
It's time again as a notable Italian-American to note Christopher Columbus was an absolute piece of shit human who didn't land anywhere near this actual country so why the fuck should he stop the mail for the whole day

Anyway, Happy Indigenous People's Day, y'all
October 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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laureldavilacpa.bsky.social
Decades from now, what will we tell our children?

We are history's architects now.

Vote YES on Prop 50.
#Yeson50

Meme by Laguna Beach Democratic Party Club.
October 14, 2025 at 3:17 AM
rocketparsons.bsky.social
To all my friends and former JPL colleagues: 🤞 for you and you can already reach out to me if you need anything.
October 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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ndrew.bsky.social
every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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scottwiener.bsky.social
MAJOR NEWS: @GavinNewsom signed SB 79, my bill allowing more housing near public transit — rail, subway, rapid bus.

It’s a huge step for housing in California. It’ll create more homes, strengthen our transit systems & reduce traffic & carbon emissions.

Thank you, Governor!
October 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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thedailyshow.com
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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laurahelmuth.bsky.social
Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...
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October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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vincedmonroy.bsky.social
Ballots are out, California!

Vote YES ON PROP 50!🗳️
October 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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dvsmemphis.bsky.social
Vote YES on Proposition 50

Protect your community’s voice.

Support fair ＆ accountable elections.

Help elect representatives who truly represent YOU.

Your YES ensures your neighborhood’s voice is heard in Congress. November 4. Vote YES on 50.
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Vote YES on 50!
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October 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
The Trump regime looked at these maps and thought that it's totally okay to defund USAID and kill 14 million people over the next 5 years (including 4.5 million children under five) because they're not white. Trump apparently also deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Two world maps (panels A and B) display the global impact of USAID health funding and its estimated effect on mortality between 2001 and 2021. Panel A (Top Map): Title: "USAID disbursement (in quartile)" This map shows countries shaded in four shades of purple based on the quartile of USAID health disbursements received from 2001 to 2021. Darker purple (quartile 4) represents the highest levels of USAID disbursement, while lighter purple (quartile 1) represents the lowest levels. Countries in sub-Saharan Africa, such as Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, are shaded in the darkest purple, indicating they received the most funding. Some countries in Latin America, South Asia, and Eastern Europe are shaded in lighter purples. Grey-colored countries (e.g., China, Russia, Western Europe, and parts of Oceania) are not recipients of USAID funding and are excluded from the analysis. Panel B (Bottom Map): Title: "Deaths prevented by USAID, 2001–21 (%)" This map shows the estimated percentage of deaths prevented due to USAID health assistance, with countries shaded in various tones of blue to green. Darker blue represents a higher percentage of deaths prevented (up to 18%), while light green represents lower estimated prevention rates (~5%). Sub-Saharan African countries again show the most notable impact, with many shaded in medium to dark blue, indicating substantial mortality reduction. Countries in Latin America, South Asia, and Southeast Asia show moderate impact (light blue to green), while much of Europe, East Asia, and North America are greyed out or show minimal/no impact due to lack of USAID engagement. Color Scales: Panel A uses a 4-point purple scale for USAID funding quartiles. Panel B uses a gradient from green to dark blue representing 5% to 18% of deaths prevented.
October 3, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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petersagal.bsky.social
I have lived and worked in and around Chicago for 27 years and I have been assaulted less often than Sen Paul has been in his own back yard.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 28
Rand Paul: "Chicago is a nightmare. It is literally a war zone."
September 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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dexanderson.com
Cuomo could never.
September 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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ameracadpeds.bsky.social
Decades of research have found that acetaminophen is safe for children when administered as recommended. Misleading claims link the medicine to autism. These false claims send a dangerous message to parents and does a disservice to autistic individuals. www.aap.org/en/news-room...
September 23, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.
Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution
A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.
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September 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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pookleblinky.bsky.social
Every centrist hagiographer: he said some very important stuff

Everyone: oh, like what?

Every centrist hagiographer: very important things

Everyone: Can you repeat some of those things he said?

Every centrist hagiographer, looking at their legal department frantically shaking their heads: no
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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krqe.com
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
Governor announces New Mexico will now provide free universal child care
NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – New Mexico is becoming the first state in the U.S. to offer free early childhood education to every family in the state. Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a universal ch…
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September 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
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primaryschool.bsky.social
New Mexico is such a fascinating success story because it's the only solid blue state that's also poor by US standards and despite theoretically having the least tax base to work with they quietly roll out some new social democratic policy every year
September 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM