Aaron Priven
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Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19
February 16, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19
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No bastard ever won a war by dying for his multicultural economic zone. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his autarkic ethnostate.
“You’re gonna die for a ‘multicultural economic zone?’”
“Someone is.”
“Someone is.”
Also, here’s a photo of people dying to defend a “multicultural economic zone”
February 16, 2026 at 12:13 AM
No bastard ever won a war by dying for his multicultural economic zone. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his autarkic ethnostate.
I was thinking about The Wrath of Khan being unquestionably the best Star Trek ever, and then I realized… it came out the year I turned twelve.
https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/cmumj/everything_was_better_when_you_were_12_tom_the/
#startrek #wrathofkhan #tomthedancingbug
https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/cmumj/everything_was_better_when_you_were_12_tom_the/
#startrek #wrathofkhan #tomthedancingbug
From the comics community on Reddit: Everything was better when you were 12 (Tom the Dancing Bug)
Explore this post and more from the comics community
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February 15, 2026 at 9:32 PM
I was thinking about The Wrath of Khan being unquestionably the best Star Trek ever, and then I realized… it came out the year I turned twelve.
https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/cmumj/everything_was_better_when_you_were_12_tom_the/
#startrek #wrathofkhan #tomthedancingbug
https://www.reddit.com/r/comics/comments/cmumj/everything_was_better_when_you_were_12_tom_the/
#startrek #wrathofkhan #tomthedancingbug
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“Supply and demand is ultimately decisive.”
-Friedrich Engels, “The Housing Question.”
-Friedrich Engels, “The Housing Question.”
San Diego rents fall 5.5%—proof that building housing works.
Add 6,000 apartments, prices drop.
This eases pressure on voucher programs, helps low-income renters, makes the city more accessible.
Want sustained affordability? Keep building.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/02/04/r...
Add 6,000 apartments, prices drop.
This eases pressure on voucher programs, helps low-income renters, makes the city more accessible.
Want sustained affordability? Keep building.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/02/04/r...
‘Rental market is largely frozen’: San Diego rent prices fall in national rankings
National rents are down 2% annually but Zumper said Southern California is seeing more of a slowdown because of increased supply.
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:44 AM
“Supply and demand is ultimately decisive.”
-Friedrich Engels, “The Housing Question.”
-Friedrich Engels, “The Housing Question.”
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I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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February 11, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it.
I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.”
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It is really amazing how my opinion of the jury system vs the inquisitorial system has shifted over the last year
It's one thing to get a "no true bill."
It's quite another to get *shut out* in the grand jury.
It's quite another to get *shut out* in the grand jury.
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
February 13, 2026 at 4:55 AM
It is really amazing how my opinion of the jury system vs the inquisitorial system has shifted over the last year
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Are you a Transbay rider or have an interest in regional transportation matters?
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority is soliciting applications from Bay Area residents to serve on the TJPA Citizens Advisory Committee.
Learn more: https://actransit.us/45Jledp
Apply before February 18.
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority is soliciting applications from Bay Area residents to serve on the TJPA Citizens Advisory Committee.
Learn more: https://actransit.us/45Jledp
Apply before February 18.
February 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Are you a Transbay rider or have an interest in regional transportation matters?
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority is soliciting applications from Bay Area residents to serve on the TJPA Citizens Advisory Committee.
Learn more: https://actransit.us/45Jledp
Apply before February 18.
The Transbay Joint Powers Authority is soliciting applications from Bay Area residents to serve on the TJPA Citizens Advisory Committee.
Learn more: https://actransit.us/45Jledp
Apply before February 18.
Age verification?
If you hold the reset button down while turning on your Atari 2600, you can get double shots in Space Invaders.
If you hold the reset button down while turning on your Atari 2600, you can get double shots in Space Invaders.
Age Verification?
I spent Friday nights going to Blockbuster
I spent Friday nights going to Blockbuster
Age verification?
[emits modem noise]
[emits modem noise]
February 13, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Age verification?
If you hold the reset button down while turning on your Atari 2600, you can get double shots in Space Invaders.
If you hold the reset button down while turning on your Atari 2600, you can get double shots in Space Invaders.
Seems to me that Democrats in Congress should introduce a constitutional amendment that rescinds past pardons, or allows them to be rescinded by a vote of Congress, or something like that. Even if it can’t pass now the possibility might be a deterrent. #uspol #pardon #parddons
February 12, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I am so disappointed that a documentary was made about concrete and they didn’t get Richard Ridings to narrate.
I cannot wait to see this whenever it gets picked up.
The History of Concrete review – John Wilson’s first movie is an absurd triumph
The documentarian’s feature debut, essentially an extended episode of his HBO series, turns an exploration of concrete into a meditation on change
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I am so disappointed that a documentary was made about concrete and they didn’t get Richard Ridings to narrate.
Huge win today. My home office area is being worked on so I ended up setting my laptop on my five-year-old’s storage cubes and working from there. 1/2
February 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Huge win today. My home office area is being worked on so I ended up setting my laptop on my five-year-old’s storage cubes and working from there. 1/2
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We’re hiring! Transform seeks a collaborative and detail-oriented individual who has experience engaging across diverse communities to join our Programs Team.
Learn more and apply here:
transformca.org/program-spec...
Learn more and apply here:
transformca.org/program-spec...
Program Specialist - Transform
TransForm is California’s leading advocate for healthy, connected communities with affordable transportation and housing choices. For more than two decades, we’ve brought together environmental, social justice, and health advocates to shape transportation and land use decisions for the benefit of people and the planet.
transformca.org
February 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We’re hiring! Transform seeks a collaborative and detail-oriented individual who has experience engaging across diverse communities to join our Programs Team.
Learn more and apply here:
transformca.org/program-spec...
Learn more and apply here:
transformca.org/program-spec...
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I've said it before and I'll say it again
"We can't fix the Dems, we need a new viable third party" is the political equivalent of "we can't fix Earth's environment, let's colonize Mars"
In that however hard the first one might be - maybe very! - the second one is orders of magnitude harder
"We can't fix the Dems, we need a new viable third party" is the political equivalent of "we can't fix Earth's environment, let's colonize Mars"
In that however hard the first one might be - maybe very! - the second one is orders of magnitude harder
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I've said it before and I'll say it again
"We can't fix the Dems, we need a new viable third party" is the political equivalent of "we can't fix Earth's environment, let's colonize Mars"
In that however hard the first one might be - maybe very! - the second one is orders of magnitude harder
"We can't fix the Dems, we need a new viable third party" is the political equivalent of "we can't fix Earth's environment, let's colonize Mars"
In that however hard the first one might be - maybe very! - the second one is orders of magnitude harder
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so much clothing is marketed as "conversation starters" but as an introvert, i want "conversation enders." no more talking. let me go home.
February 5, 2026 at 11:14 PM
so much clothing is marketed as "conversation starters" but as an introvert, i want "conversation enders." no more talking. let me go home.
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Don’t want to brave the crowds at the new Tokyo Central in Emeryville?
Head to El Cerrito to shop at my favorite Japanese grocery store, Yaoya-San.
It has an amazing selection of groceries, produce, fresh fish, and sushi, and no crowds or long lines.
Great @berkeleyside.org article about them:
Head to El Cerrito to shop at my favorite Japanese grocery store, Yaoya-San.
It has an amazing selection of groceries, produce, fresh fish, and sushi, and no crowds or long lines.
Great @berkeleyside.org article about them:
This El Cerrito mom-and-pop Japanese grocery store is not only thriving, it recently doubled in size
For 21 years, Yaoya-san in El Cerrito has built a following for its well-stocked Japanese kitchen staples. In October, the market expanded its square footage two-fold.
www.berkeleyside.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Don’t want to brave the crowds at the new Tokyo Central in Emeryville?
Head to El Cerrito to shop at my favorite Japanese grocery store, Yaoya-San.
It has an amazing selection of groceries, produce, fresh fish, and sushi, and no crowds or long lines.
Great @berkeleyside.org article about them:
Head to El Cerrito to shop at my favorite Japanese grocery store, Yaoya-San.
It has an amazing selection of groceries, produce, fresh fish, and sushi, and no crowds or long lines.
Great @berkeleyside.org article about them:
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It’s terrible that every judge instantly sounds like an Aaron Sorkin character me but it’s exactly what the moment demands. When they talk like Scorsese characters they’re in deep shit.
Haiti’s TPS continues for now!!!!! And zowie: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214/gov.uscourts.dcd.283214.124.0_1.pdf
February 3, 2026 at 12:42 AM
It’s terrible that every judge instantly sounds like an Aaron Sorkin character me but it’s exactly what the moment demands. When they talk like Scorsese characters they’re in deep shit.
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Someone needs to write a romcom meet cute about two divorced Twin Cities parents circling each other around, each thinking the other is ICE, only to wind up in a fender bender.
February 2, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Someone needs to write a romcom meet cute about two divorced Twin Cities parents circling each other around, each thinking the other is ICE, only to wind up in a fender bender.
I think the Poker Creek border crossing needs to be open 24/7 immediately and the U.S. should send a very large number of CBP employees to staff it
February 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
I think the Poker Creek border crossing needs to be open 24/7 immediately and the U.S. should send a very large number of CBP employees to staff it
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The funny thing is that it’s widely viewed that the reason Rome was so much more successful than, say, Sparta was that it developed a concept of “citizenship” that was much more expensive and capable of integrating more groups and peoples
Translated "it's fine if they're slaves or indentured servants"
February 1, 2026 at 1:44 AM
The funny thing is that it’s widely viewed that the reason Rome was so much more successful than, say, Sparta was that it developed a concept of “citizenship” that was much more expensive and capable of integrating more groups and peoples
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The guiding principle of Minneapolis rapid response has been to assume all channels are infiltrated and allow participants to engage in accordance with their own risk appetite. This principle is extremely effective because the risk is low and many of us joined. We overwhelmed them with numbers.
January 31, 2026 at 1:14 PM
The guiding principle of Minneapolis rapid response has been to assume all channels are infiltrated and allow participants to engage in accordance with their own risk appetite. This principle is extremely effective because the risk is low and many of us joined. We overwhelmed them with numbers.
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my increasingly curmudgeonly take is that we all, in fact, have responsibilities. politics isn't an arena for self-actualization. it's an arena for public service. this is as true of voters as it is of politicians.
Ps: a common refrain that you'll hear is that "you're saying the Dems can't be at fault, it's the voters, as if the voters owe something to politicians and not the other way around!"
Yes, actually, that's how the social contract of democracy works. Voters yet the government they work for. Or don't.
Yes, actually, that's how the social contract of democracy works. Voters yet the government they work for. Or don't.
January 29, 2026 at 5:10 PM
my increasingly curmudgeonly take is that we all, in fact, have responsibilities. politics isn't an arena for self-actualization. it's an arena for public service. this is as true of voters as it is of politicians.
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Canadian Social History
The Art of the Book in the Computer Age
Quality of Urban Life
Advocacy in Public Administration
Early California Cultures
Canadian Social History
The Art of the Book in the Computer Age
Quality of Urban Life
Advocacy in Public Administration
Early California Cultures
Tell me five classes you took in college:
History & Literature of the Old Testament
Stellar Structures & Evolution
Russian History I (up the the Romanovs)
Queer Literature
Linear Algebra
History & Literature of the Old Testament
Stellar Structures & Evolution
Russian History I (up the the Romanovs)
Queer Literature
Linear Algebra
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Creation Myths
Advanced Physical Chemistry
Agony in Stony Places
Intro to the Gothic Language
Advanced Musical Skills
Creation Myths
Advanced Physical Chemistry
Agony in Stony Places
Intro to the Gothic Language
Advanced Musical Skills
January 31, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Tell me five classes you took in college:
Canadian Social History
The Art of the Book in the Computer Age
Quality of Urban Life
Advocacy in Public Administration
Early California Cultures
Canadian Social History
The Art of the Book in the Computer Age
Quality of Urban Life
Advocacy in Public Administration
Early California Cultures
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And he kept going out there. A hero.
CNN reporting that a week before Alex Pretti was killed, 5 agents tackled him and he suffered a broken rib. CNN says he stopped his car after he saw ICE agents interacting with a family on foot and began to blow his whistle. Source tells CNN Pretti believed “That day he thought he was going to die”
January 27, 2026 at 5:23 PM
And he kept going out there. A hero.
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DOWN WITH THE TRAITORS AND UP WITH THE STAR
January 27, 2026 at 12:26 AM
DOWN WITH THE TRAITORS AND UP WITH THE STAR
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One thing I hope people take the time to acknowledge: The sea change in public opinion has been achieved because violence, though encourage by a lot of people here online, was never once employed by the movement. Violence was solely the purview of the state and that is why the state is losing.
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
One thing I hope people take the time to acknowledge: The sea change in public opinion has been achieved because violence, though encourage by a lot of people here online, was never once employed by the movement. Violence was solely the purview of the state and that is why the state is losing.