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@sfalison.bsky.social

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ORF 18 - GSO 8 - SFO 25 Secular dream enthusiast. Here for the values.

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Alison @sfalison.bsky.social · Sep 17

Do. Not. Speak. On. Black. Women.
They are the 92%.
Work on your own.

Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · Sep 17

I can‘t believe people are getting so mad about @angryblacklady.bsky.social saying that you shouldn’t register for a protest.

Just show up. Don‘t register.

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Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 21h

This is the longest thread I’ve ever posted, but it includes vitally important information for anyone enrolling in healthcare coverage via the ACA exchanges starting tomorrow.

Of course you could just visit the link & read the blog post instead, but that doesn’t include the fun GIFs.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 1d

📣📣📣 The 2026 #ACA Open Enrollment Period launches TOMORROW, so here's my annual guide: 13 important things to know before you #GetCovered.

It's gonna be ugly for most this year, but there are things you can do to mitigate the carnage & even some pleasant surprises:

acasignups.net/25/10/27/slo...

Slouching towards Enrollment: My 2026 ACA OEP Guide

Almost exactly a year ago I began my 2025 ACA Open Enrollment Period guide with the following words: This is the best OEP ever for the ACA for several reasons: The expanded/enhanced premium subsidies ...

acasignups.net

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Alison @sfalison.bsky.social · 2d

“Kill a Waymo! Save a Cat!” read a sign placed on the altar. “Kitty cats, not killer cars,” yelled a woman as she walked by.

KitKat, liquor store mascot and ‘16th St. ambassador,’ killed — allegedly by Waymo

The Mission District liquor store cat was allegedly hit by a Waymo and died shortly after. Neighbors are devastated. Waymo hasn't weighed in.

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Alison @sfalison.bsky.social · 2d

All my subscription services- cannot do a Julia Roberts marathon.

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Matthew Noe @noethematt.bsky.social · 4d

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 5d

There is literally not one person who can exist in modern society without using the big tech platforms daily, at least indirectly. That doesn’t mean it’s futile to try to reduce dependency or investment, but I also am not judging anyone harshly for that, least of all those who are most vulnerable.

IMMIGRANTS MATTER. @shinery.bsky.social · 5d

Before I go to bed, unfriendly reminder that boycotting Amazon and other services is just *not feasible* for some people. Income, disability, access to other services, lack of transportation, delivery fees, etc.

It doesn't mean they're "complicit". It means they're a victim of capitalism too.

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"fart" @jonhendren.com · 5d

"it was important to me growing up" a vitally important part of becoming an adult is accepting that some things and people you once enjoyed or believed in were wrong or bad and it's actually good to leave those things behind !!!!

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Alison @sfalison.bsky.social · 6d

armando l sanchez @mandophotos.bsky.social · 7d

More from the scene

Alison @sfalison.bsky.social · 6d

Huge green cargo ship entering San Francisco Bay. Alcatraz in the background. Dozens of small sailboats surround the ship

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John Berry @aniccia.bsky.social · 6d

Another Waymo robot failed to handle paving construction properly. Notice it stops w hazard lights on, then moves a little, then stops. Possibly telops engaged and nudged it unsuccessfully.

OP: tiktok.manueldelariva3

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 7d

Here’s a little joy for you because we all need it

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 7d

Y’all, Spotify’s stock price sunk by 5% in 1 day. YOU did this by spreading the word to boycott them for running ICE ads.

These billionaires only speak one language—money—so let’s keep up the pressure. Tell everyone you know to cancel their Spotify subscriptions. Send them to BoycottSpotify.com.

Spotify stock graph showing a decrease of $28 in one day (Friday 10/24), the day after Spotify’s boycott became a trending topic on Bluesky. This is a roughly 5% decrease in value.

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Tori Williams Douglass @toriglass.bsky.social · 7d

I personally wouldn’t take legal advice from Stephen Miller but then again i’m not failing an open book test.

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 8d

Today’s a good day to give cash to an unhoused person for them to use however they want!

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 9d

Bay Resistance has announced a rally and march this Thursday at 5pm, starting at San Francisco's Embarcadero Plaza.

There will also be upcoming meetups at libraries around the Bay Area later on. Details at www.bayresistance.org/get-ready

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Author Myron J. Clifton @deardean22.bsky.social · 9d

The photo:

The comments you will laugh at:

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John Berry @aniccia.bsky.social · 9d

Waymo robot illegally in an intersection, again:

Townsend at 4th, SF

California specifically outlawed this, less to protect peds than to improve traffic & reduce rear end collisions Waymo has frequently. Doing it in a left turn lane like this is worse than a through lane.

OP: tiktok.iraqi.sugar

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KQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 9d

SF Mayor Directs Police to Protect Immigrants, Protestors Ahead of Anticipated Raids

Lurie’s new executive directive comes one day after City Attorney David Chiu said his office is prepared to sue the Trump administration.

dlvr.it

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DivaSocials @divasocials.bsky.social · 10d

Kelly Clarkson (43), not knowing Renee Goldsberry’s (54) age, was like, girl, “I’m older than you…” 😂

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Veronica McDonald @veronicamcdonald.bsky.social · 10d

Well…Hillary did say there were Russian assets running around and Tulsi stepped right up and said WHY YOU PICKING ON ME?

SpyTalker @spytalker.bsky.social · 11d

Alarm Raised Over “An American KGB” Run Out of Gabbard’s National Intelligence Office
www.spytalk.co/p/alarm-rais...

Alarm Raised Over “An American KGB” Run Out of Gabbard’s National Intelligence Office

Group representing hundreds of former national security officials denounce ‘weaponization’ working group

www.spytalk.co

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Mel Buer @melbuer.bsky.social · 11d

Well if private equity does what it did to every other thing it touched, the military will be stripped for parts and sold to the highest bidder by 2035

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 11d

US army taps private equity groups to help fund $150bn revamp on.ft.com/3WdnUe7

US army taps private equity groups to help fund $150bn revamp

Apollo, KKR, Carlyle and Cerberus among investors that held talks with federal government

on.ft.com

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Alison @sfalison.bsky.social · 11d

Angelina Jolie in Mr & Mrs Smith shooting 2 guns

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Keith Hamilton Putnam @timetravel.camp · 12d

The AWS outage today is a good reminder that there is no "cloud", there's just somebody else's computer.

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 12d

Fun fact (or terrifying one), today’s AWS outage took down Canvas, the #1 learning management system used by 4,000+ U.S. colleges and millions of students worldwide. One data center hiccup and half of higher ed disappears.

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Alison @sfalison.bsky.social · 12d

Is AWS kicking off the nationwide strike?

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Dr. Frisky Whisky McThicky, Ball Knower @professorpash.bsky.social · 26d

This is seriously me… I have the most difficult time remembering names

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