Mark Sawchuk
@snarkmawchuk.bsky.social
Historian, Ph.D., recovering academic, cartophile, transit advocate (board, San Francisco Transit Riders), trolleybus stan, bridge player. 🏳️🌈 Anonymous accounts get ignored or blocked.
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feels like one out of three cars on the road in SF is a Waymo. but not for me!!! waiting for the bus is hot girl shit
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
feels like one out of three cars on the road in SF is a Waymo. but not for me!!! waiting for the bus is hot girl shit
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My new VP reeeaaally wants me to go on LinkedIn, and I have already emailed her more than one like 1000+ word essay about why I'd rather swallow a bunch of rusty nails and claw my eyes out with a dull grapefruit spoon.
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
My new VP reeeaaally wants me to go on LinkedIn, and I have already emailed her more than one like 1000+ word essay about why I'd rather swallow a bunch of rusty nails and claw my eyes out with a dull grapefruit spoon.
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Design review exempt too. Because only apartments change “neighborhood character”
November 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Design review exempt too. Because only apartments change “neighborhood character”
What in the world is going on
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
What in the world is going on
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Help prevent massive cuts to Caltrain, sign up to support the By Area Transit Funding Measure!
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November 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Help prevent massive cuts to Caltrain, sign up to support the By Area Transit Funding Measure!
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Someone found out Connie Chan running for Pelosi’s seat.
AAAAAHHHHHHHHH
November 21, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Someone found out Connie Chan running for Pelosi’s seat.
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In a city full of NIMBYs, Connie Chan is one of the biggest. she’s also super anti-transit and opposed measure RR that saved Caltrain during the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Scott has led the cause for almost every pro-housing and transit bill
Scott vs. Connie is the definition of good governance vs. bad
Meanwhile, Scott has led the cause for almost every pro-housing and transit bill
Scott vs. Connie is the definition of good governance vs. bad
November 21, 2025 at 12:23 AM
In a city full of NIMBYs, Connie Chan is one of the biggest. she’s also super anti-transit and opposed measure RR that saved Caltrain during the pandemic.
Meanwhile, Scott has led the cause for almost every pro-housing and transit bill
Scott vs. Connie is the definition of good governance vs. bad
Meanwhile, Scott has led the cause for almost every pro-housing and transit bill
Scott vs. Connie is the definition of good governance vs. bad
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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It’s truly remarkable the levels of disgusting they’re prepared to go to just to try to distract everyone from Trump’s starring role in the Epstein Files.
Bipartisan Outrage Over Noem's Swastika Embrace
Lawmakers react with bipartisan disgust to the Coast Guard's policy change removing hate symbol status from swastikas and nooses.
migrantinsider.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
It’s truly remarkable the levels of disgusting they’re prepared to go to just to try to distract everyone from Trump’s starring role in the Epstein Files.
Chan is a disaster for public transit, alternative mobility, environmental protections, and housing construction.
As someone currently represented by Connie Chan, I can’t really wish this on anyone else.
In our upside-down world of our politics, it’s called “progressive” to try and lock our neighborhood in amber and fight new housing, to stump for highways and cars. I reject that sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
In our upside-down world of our politics, it’s called “progressive” to try and lock our neighborhood in amber and fight new housing, to stump for highways and cars. I reject that sfstandard.com/2025/11/20/c...
Connie Chan launches 2026 bid to succeed Pelosi in Congress
The progressive would be the first Asian American to represent San Francisco in Congress.
sfstandard.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Chan is a disaster for public transit, alternative mobility, environmental protections, and housing construction.
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Judge Jeffrey Brown is a Trump appointee.
Whoa: A federal court just barred Texas from using its new congressional map, drawn by the GOP to target Dems.
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map."
Court says the old map must be used in 2026. Appeals are certain. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Judge Jeffrey Brown is a Trump appointee.
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“Things happen” is the president justifying a murderer’s butchering of a journalist.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“Things happen” is the president justifying a murderer’s butchering of a journalist.
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he would love to do this to American journalists.
November 18, 2025 at 6:10 PM
he would love to do this to American journalists.
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It’s called ‘history.’
There’s this one postdoc open to “political science or allied disciplines“, implying the existence of “enemy disciplines“.
November 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
It’s called ‘history.’
The NYT writes a Harlequin romance novel about Nuzzi.
November 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The NYT writes a Harlequin romance novel about Nuzzi.
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The DOJ is suing California over Prop 50, saying it's a "brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process."
Nothing mocks democracy like a president ordering red states to gerrymander while prosecuting a blue state for letting its voters decide.
Nothing mocks democracy like a president ordering red states to gerrymander while prosecuting a blue state for letting its voters decide.
November 13, 2025 at 11:35 PM
The DOJ is suing California over Prop 50, saying it's a "brazen power grab that tramples on civil rights and mocks the democratic process."
Nothing mocks democracy like a president ordering red states to gerrymander while prosecuting a blue state for letting its voters decide.
Nothing mocks democracy like a president ordering red states to gerrymander while prosecuting a blue state for letting its voters decide.
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Printers and computers treat each other like they broke up the night before and you’re they’re mutual friend
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Printers and computers treat each other like they broke up the night before and you’re they’re mutual friend
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One thing I wasn’t prepared for as a parent was how much time I’d have to spend triaging damage done indirectly by other kids’ shitty parents.
November 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
One thing I wasn’t prepared for as a parent was how much time I’d have to spend triaging damage done indirectly by other kids’ shitty parents.
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One of the inevitable conclusions from the Epstein files so far is that, as many have suspected, Donald Trump may very well never have had a real friend in his entire life. He puts forth that instrumental energy into the world, and he receives it back with interest.
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 AM
One of the inevitable conclusions from the Epstein files so far is that, as many have suspected, Donald Trump may very well never have had a real friend in his entire life. He puts forth that instrumental energy into the world, and he receives it back with interest.
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I am not a crazy ideologue. I just think that the richest society in human history has a moral responsibility to welcome the stranger, feed the hungry, treat the sick, and house the homeless. If doing that requires forcing comfortably-housed people to accept neighborhood change, I'm ok with that.
Probably the key part of this piece. It comes down to the following: "What does prioritizing millionaire homeowners’ aversion to change over the needs of the poor and unhoused do to our souls?"
November 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I am not a crazy ideologue. I just think that the richest society in human history has a moral responsibility to welcome the stranger, feed the hungry, treat the sick, and house the homeless. If doing that requires forcing comfortably-housed people to accept neighborhood change, I'm ok with that.
An excellent, informative essay by my friend @maxdubler.com. "Some of our neighbors actually are obstacles to housing. The conflict between YIMBYs and . . . NIMBYs actually is a zero-sum political power struggle between groups with fundamentally different values and visions of their neighborhoods."
I wrote about state-level ADU reform and the differences between @strongtowns.org and YIMBYism. www.maxdubler.com/blog/2025/11...
On The Tension Between YIMBYism and Strong Towns — Max Dubler
Special thanks to those who gave their thoughtful feedback on this piece. The past couple of months have seen quite a bit of Discourse about the differences between Strong Towns and YIMB...
www.maxdubler.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
An excellent, informative essay by my friend @maxdubler.com. "Some of our neighbors actually are obstacles to housing. The conflict between YIMBYs and . . . NIMBYs actually is a zero-sum political power struggle between groups with fundamentally different values and visions of their neighborhoods."
Absolutely typical SF. Three people can veto a plan that's been in the works for years.
🚦 NEW, NOT SO FAST: A Bayview project was uncontroversial — until it went up for a vote and three people said SFMTA hadn't done enough outreach. Now it's been delayed indefinitely, and it's unclear how that will affect funding. @unazurda.bsky.social reports. thefrisc.com/bayview-stre...
Bayview Street Safety Project Delayed By 3 Complaints, Minutes Before a Vote
Calls for more outreach surprised SFMTA officials, but they shelved the plan’s approval for now. Will it jeopardize future funding?
thefrisc.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Absolutely typical SF. Three people can veto a plan that's been in the works for years.
That nasty bitch Kim Davis—please excuse my French—can go back to stewing in her own sauce while loving couples continue in loving relationships.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
That nasty bitch Kim Davis—please excuse my French—can go back to stewing in her own sauce while loving couples continue in loving relationships.