Zach Lipton
@zachlipton.com
🌉🚌🚲 || San Francisco || Data infrastructure @COVID19Tracking alum || To stop the train in cases of emergency pull down the chain; penalty for improper use, five pounds (he/him)
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Breaking a STATEWIDE monthly temperature record by 1.3 degrees is staggering.
Utah broke a previous monthly record by 2.7 degrees!
Utah broke a previous monthly record by 2.7 degrees!
January 14, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Breaking a STATEWIDE monthly temperature record by 1.3 degrees is staggering.
Utah broke a previous monthly record by 2.7 degrees!
Utah broke a previous monthly record by 2.7 degrees!
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Mike Johnson compellingly making the case for abolishing ICE ...
Mike Johnson: "ICE is doing what ICE is designed to do"
Mike Johnson comes out against additional guardrails on ICE as Democrats call for it.
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
“I think there's a lot of Democrats playing games right now with national security and with law enforcement. And I think it's dangerous. Ice is doing what ice is designed to do by its very name.”
January 14, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Mike Johnson compellingly making the case for abolishing ICE ...
man it's been a long year already
had a really lovely time at City Hall tonight watching absolutely nothing happen at the Department of Elections at 5pm
had a really lovely time at City Hall tonight watching absolutely nothing happen at the Department of Elections at 5pm
Supervisor Alan Wong's measure to reintroduce cars to the Great Highway has crashed and burned.
Fellow supervisors were befuddled by the rollout of this doomed measure.
From @junyaoyang.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-g...
Fellow supervisors were befuddled by the rollout of this doomed measure.
From @junyaoyang.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2026/01/sf-g...
Roadkill: S.F. measure to reintroduce cars to Great Highway ‘crashes and burns’
San Francisco requires only four supervisors to put a ballot measure before voters. That low bar was too high for Supervisor Alan Wong.
missionlocal.org
January 14, 2026 at 6:38 AM
man it's been a long year already
had a really lovely time at City Hall tonight watching absolutely nothing happen at the Department of Elections at 5pm
had a really lovely time at City Hall tonight watching absolutely nothing happen at the Department of Elections at 5pm
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"Opponents of the park have now forced San Francisco through a ballot measure, 2 lawsuits, 3 failed appeals...At every stage, this effort has failed: voters rejected it, judges rejected it, the California Coastal Commission rejected it & now Supervisor Wong’s own colleagues have declined to sign on"
Supervisor Wong's Attempt to Put Cars Back on Sunset Dunes Crashes - Streetsblog San Francisco
Plus an ode to Sunset Dunes: "To the Neighbors — and the One Who Now Speaks for Them"
sf.streetsblog.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:28 AM
"Opponents of the park have now forced San Francisco through a ballot measure, 2 lawsuits, 3 failed appeals...At every stage, this effort has failed: voters rejected it, judges rejected it, the California Coastal Commission rejected it & now Supervisor Wong’s own colleagues have declined to sign on"
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An important preview of Bay Area traffic if we fail to pass funding measures to keep BART, AC Transit, Muni, and all tranist agencies running. Drivers will spend hours more in traffic a week, as highways congest and stay congested all day long.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
A ‘world without BART’: Major outages show how bad Bay Area traffic can get
Officials have provided the most granular picture to date of how the two meltdowns impacted key roads and arteries, particularly for those traveling from East Bay suburbs to offices in San...
www.sfchronicle.com
January 13, 2026 at 4:47 PM
An important preview of Bay Area traffic if we fail to pass funding measures to keep BART, AC Transit, Muni, and all tranist agencies running. Drivers will spend hours more in traffic a week, as highways congest and stay congested all day long.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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You want me to post hoc? The thing that caused propter hoc?
January 12, 2026 at 11:39 PM
You want me to post hoc? The thing that caused propter hoc?
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If the e-bike industry doesn't get organized, and fast, their industry could soon be legislated out of existence.
Bad news: It looks like Democrats in the NJ State Senate have passed S4834, which requires insurance and registration for all e-bikes. Vote was Yes: 28 No: 10 Not Voting: 2. Companion bill likely to get vote in state assembly today. www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/...
NJ Legislature
The New Jersey State Legislature
www.njleg.state.nj.us
January 12, 2026 at 10:39 PM
If the e-bike industry doesn't get organized, and fast, their industry could soon be legislated out of existence.
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January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Check out and subscribe to the TL Voice: www.tlvoice.org
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*Seriously, I'm reading arxiv papers now and I'm asking myself: are they on ketamine, are they from Stanford, or was this thing not even composed by a human being
January 6, 2026 at 6:54 AM
*Seriously, I'm reading arxiv papers now and I'm asking myself: are they on ketamine, are they from Stanford, or was this thing not even composed by a human being
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So much to say about this. First of all, the cost estimates for adaptation in Marin are wrong. They only consider the costs of keeping tidal waters out- not the cost of coping with rising groundwater behind walls and levees, which is the real hidden flood problem
www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
It’s one of the wealthiest parts of the Bay Area — but can Marin fix its $17 billion problem?
Marin County is one of the wealthiest parts of the Bay Area. But there is no easy way to conjure up the estimated $17 billion to address sea level rise and emergency flood threats.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 10, 2026 at 4:44 PM
So much to say about this. First of all, the cost estimates for adaptation in Marin are wrong. They only consider the costs of keeping tidal waters out- not the cost of coping with rising groundwater behind walls and levees, which is the real hidden flood problem
www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...
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Your optimistic take on world affairs for tonight
“Degenerate gamblers don’t see an opportunity to gamble degenerately” is legitimately useful information IMO.
January 11, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Your optimistic take on world affairs for tonight
there's this almost pathological dismissal of expertise that people do where any possible proposed change in their city compels them to launch into a litany of fears and demands for explanation as though they're the first person to think about any possible issue
January 11, 2026 at 4:03 AM
there's this almost pathological dismissal of expertise that people do where any possible proposed change in their city compels them to launch into a litany of fears and demands for explanation as though they're the first person to think about any possible issue
I think about the line "Did you see the politics. It made me angry." from this old New Yorker bit on a nearly constant basis these days
January 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
I think about the line "Did you see the politics. It made me angry." from this old New Yorker bit on a nearly constant basis these days
Deeply inaccurate to imply I comprehend 100% of my own posts
January 9, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Deeply inaccurate to imply I comprehend 100% of my own posts
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Is Tony Dokoupil's inbox the new Jacob Wohl coffee shop?
Tony Dokoupil closed last night's CBS Evening "News" with a passionate bothsidesing of Renee Good's killing: "I've heard too, not on the streets protesting, but in passionate notes in my inbox from people who want to see our immigration laws enforced."
January 9, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Is Tony Dokoupil's inbox the new Jacob Wohl coffee shop?
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if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Ok so, ideally, when you have been show caused for AI misuse, you would not then further misuse AI,
![Where this appeal [*3 ]becomes unconventional, however, is that defendant's opening brief cites six cases which do not exist. Plaintiff identified these fabricated cases as possibly being the product of artificial intelligence (hereinafter AI), and moved for an order seeking, among other things, sanctions against defendant and defense counsel. Defendant claimed the nonexistent cases were citation or formatting errors that he would correct in his reply brief, and then opposed the motion for sanctions with more fake cases and interpretations for existing cases that are at best strenuously attenuated, and at worst entirely inapposite.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ssxnmhdtz6le6nxu7jfhglz6/bafkreifqlg75cahnmh2lon3vbr3kzdrdcmtav3bntpgswwjigk7f4y5gum@jpeg)
January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Ok so, ideally, when you have been show caused for AI misuse, you would not then further misuse AI,
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San Mateo County health officials said Wednesday that an adolescent died in a flu-related case in December. The child had not received this season’s flu shot, officials said.
Adolescent dies in flu-related case in San Mateo County
San Mateo County health officials said Wednesday that an adolescent died in a flu-related case in December. The child had not received this season’s flu shot, officials said.
bit.ly
January 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM
San Mateo County health officials said Wednesday that an adolescent died in a flu-related case in December. The child had not received this season’s flu shot, officials said.
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ICE murdered a woman in Minneapolis. Do not be silent! Emergency protest of the ICE murder in Minneapolis. 630 Sansome at 6 PM. This is a non-violent, peaceful protest organized by ISF. Come join us and learn how to fight ICE: Observe! Respond! Abolish! #USPol #ICE #Minneapolis
January 7, 2026 at 8:58 PM
ICE murdered a woman in Minneapolis. Do not be silent! Emergency protest of the ICE murder in Minneapolis. 630 Sansome at 6 PM. This is a non-violent, peaceful protest organized by ISF. Come join us and learn how to fight ICE: Observe! Respond! Abolish! #USPol #ICE #Minneapolis
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I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
I’m eating lunch, I’m having a panic attack, I’m charging my phone, and then I’m going back out to try and keep my neighborhood safe.
January 7, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I need people to wrap their minds around the fact that here in Minneapolis, ICE broke the window of a vehicle yesterday, pepper sprayed the occupants, and arrested them, and shot another observer in the face today, and OBSERVERS ARE STILL GOING OUT TO PROTECT THEIR NEIGHBORS AT MASSIVE PERSONAL RISK
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Imagine how fast they would act if we were on the brink of losing 85% of a freeway's capacity.
January 7, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Imagine how fast they would act if we were on the brink of losing 85% of a freeway's capacity.
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Much has been written about potential safety benefits of AVs. Given the lack of AV data transparency, I cannot speak to whether, or to what degree, AVs are safer than an average human driver. What I can say:
This is the wrong question.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is the wrong question.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Much has been written about potential safety benefits of AVs. Given the lack of AV data transparency, I cannot speak to whether, or to what degree, AVs are safer than an average human driver. What I can say:
This is the wrong question.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
This is the wrong question.
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www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Rough lighting but some real great goose roll this morning 🪶
January 6, 2026 at 10:57 PM
Rough lighting but some real great goose roll this morning 🪶
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CalSTA is launching a pilot to combat excessive highway speeding.
Drivers caught going over 100 mph will have their cases forward to the DMV automatically for potential license suspension or revocation, no matter their prior record.
blog.bayareametro.gov/posts/calsta...
Drivers caught going over 100 mph will have their cases forward to the DMV automatically for potential license suspension or revocation, no matter their prior record.
blog.bayareametro.gov/posts/calsta...
CalSTA announces pilot program cracking down on extreme speeding on highways
The California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) announced a new joint effort by two of its departments, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and California Highway Patrol (CHP), to curb excessiv...
blog.bayareametro.gov
January 6, 2026 at 8:10 PM
CalSTA is launching a pilot to combat excessive highway speeding.
Drivers caught going over 100 mph will have their cases forward to the DMV automatically for potential license suspension or revocation, no matter their prior record.
blog.bayareametro.gov/posts/calsta...
Drivers caught going over 100 mph will have their cases forward to the DMV automatically for potential license suspension or revocation, no matter their prior record.
blog.bayareametro.gov/posts/calsta...