Alissa McLean
@alissakmclean.bsky.social
UX research & consumer insights. Married mom of 3. SF Bay Area.
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You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he's being detained.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
You can hear Jose scream in excruciating pain as an ICE vehicle runs over his foot while he's being detained.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
His family says Jose is a good man, with no criminal record, who works in roofing.
He needs to be released from detention to receive appropriate medical care.
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A magnitude 7 earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Magnitude 7 earthquake rocks Alaska, more than 20 aftershocks felt
A magnitude 7 earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A magnitude 7 earthquake has rocked Alaska on Saturday, Dec. 6, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
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Sounds…bad?
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says - www.cnn.com/2025/12/06/e...
Chernobyl protective shield can no longer confine radiation after drone strike, UN nuclear watchdog says | CNN
The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine radioactive waste as a result of a drone strike earlier this year, according to th...
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Sounds…bad?
Day 340 of my year of “every day, take a walk outside.”
December 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Day 340 of my year of “every day, take a walk outside.”
Wish me luck lol 🌲
December 7, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Wish me luck lol 🌲
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www.politico.eu/article/elon... #ProudBlue. Elon Musk having a total meltdown over being fined 120 million Euro’s. He is promising retribution and calling for the end of the EU. The EU could ban Musk from doing business in Europe. He can bitch and moan about his fine but the EU holds all the cards
Musk threatens ‘response’ against individuals who imposed €120M X penalty
The tech billionaire blasted “EU woke Stasi commissars” in posts on his social media platform, X.
www.politico.eu
December 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
www.politico.eu/article/elon... #ProudBlue. Elon Musk having a total meltdown over being fined 120 million Euro’s. He is promising retribution and calling for the end of the EU. The EU could ban Musk from doing business in Europe. He can bitch and moan about his fine but the EU holds all the cards
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Accidentally made eye contact with a mall kiosk worker and long story short I just arrived home with 18 months' worth of hydrating lotions and sea salt scrubs.
December 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Accidentally made eye contact with a mall kiosk worker and long story short I just arrived home with 18 months' worth of hydrating lotions and sea salt scrubs.
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There are only three more days until Miami’s run-off election. If you haven’t already cast your ballot, now’s the time to vote for Eileen Higgins in the mayoral run-off!
I was proud to stand with her yesterday and help get out the vote.
I was proud to stand with her yesterday and help get out the vote.
December 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
There are only three more days until Miami’s run-off election. If you haven’t already cast your ballot, now’s the time to vote for Eileen Higgins in the mayoral run-off!
I was proud to stand with her yesterday and help get out the vote.
I was proud to stand with her yesterday and help get out the vote.
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With the new SMART train extension I can now take my bike & public transit from Alameda to Windsor.
I rolled in on a very cold recent Sunday and found a very cozy downtown — with 225 Christmas trees and a grocery store that has a happy hour.
🎄🚴♀️❤️
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
I rolled in on a very cold recent Sunday and found a very cozy downtown — with 225 Christmas trees and a grocery store that has a happy hour.
🎄🚴♀️❤️
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
Trains have returned to this North Bay town. Now is the perfect time to visit
This Bay Area town channeled English beauty and housed German POWs. Right now it’s full of holiday charm and accessible by train for the first time in 67 years.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
With the new SMART train extension I can now take my bike & public transit from Alameda to Windsor.
I rolled in on a very cold recent Sunday and found a very cozy downtown — with 225 Christmas trees and a grocery store that has a happy hour.
🎄🚴♀️❤️
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
I rolled in on a very cold recent Sunday and found a very cozy downtown — with 225 Christmas trees and a grocery store that has a happy hour.
🎄🚴♀️❤️
www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...
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I… uh… don’t think the developers of New York’s new soccer stadium have read the book?
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I… uh… don’t think the developers of New York’s new soccer stadium have read the book?
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Indiana state house Republicans just approved a new 9-0 gerrymandered map ousting two US House Democrats, giving Republicans 100% of seats in state where Trump got 58% of vote
December 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Indiana state house Republicans just approved a new 9-0 gerrymandered map ousting two US House Democrats, giving Republicans 100% of seats in state where Trump got 58% of vote
This is not good! Arghhhh
Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This is not good! Arghhhh
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Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
December 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Here's the reality this example illustrates:
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
It's not even just about people blindly trusting what ChatGPT tells them. LLMs are poisoning the entire information ecosystem. You can't even necessarily trust that the citations in a published paper are real (or a search engine's descriptions of them).
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It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
December 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It starts with knowing the truth. Don’t allow yourselves to be gaslit into believing this is a real question.
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So it turns out that, with the TX GOP's new gerrymander, there are no fewer than 18 of what you might call "Aftyn Behn" districts. That is to say, seats between Trump +20 to +25—seats Dems probably won't win, but where they could throw a serious scare into the GOP.
Via @donnermaps.bsky.social
Via @donnermaps.bsky.social
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 AM
So it turns out that, with the TX GOP's new gerrymander, there are no fewer than 18 of what you might call "Aftyn Behn" districts. That is to say, seats between Trump +20 to +25—seats Dems probably won't win, but where they could throw a serious scare into the GOP.
Via @donnermaps.bsky.social
Via @donnermaps.bsky.social
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I survived the San Francisco Doom Loop
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I survived the San Francisco Doom Loop
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from a state party director
December 6, 2025 at 6:52 AM
from a state party director
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I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I'm not exaggerating when I say following @boltsmag.org rn will unlock money for our journalism.
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
A generous reader, @russ41.bsky.social, has offered to donate $1 for every 1-person increase to our follower count.
If you're not following @boltsmag.org yet, it'll directly help fund our reporting!
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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So not only were we busy telling the world what we were doing on insecure Signal chats, we were shooting down our own people at the same time. It has costs to put incompetent people in charge of national security, and I fear we are just beginning to pay them.
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
A Navy warship mistook US fighter jets for enemy missiles and opened fire. The targeted pilot saw his life flash before his eyes.
New documents reveal how the USS Gettysburg shot down an F/A-18 and nearly hit a second one above the Red Sea last year.
www.businessinsider.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
So not only were we busy telling the world what we were doing on insecure Signal chats, we were shooting down our own people at the same time. It has costs to put incompetent people in charge of national security, and I fear we are just beginning to pay them.
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
www.businessinsider.com/navy-warship...
I survived the San Francisco Doom Loop
December 6, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I survived the San Francisco Doom Loop
Day 339 of my year of “every day, take a walk outside.”
Haze is back 😪
Haze is back 😪
December 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Day 339 of my year of “every day, take a walk outside.”
Haze is back 😪
Haze is back 😪
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RFK Jr sucks.
He is an endless parade of hate, lies, disinformation, and attacks on any American who does not fit his deranged beliefs.
Bobby - who was murdered by Sirhan Sirhan for standing up to bigotry - would be ashamed.
He is an endless parade of hate, lies, disinformation, and attacks on any American who does not fit his deranged beliefs.
Bobby - who was murdered by Sirhan Sirhan for standing up to bigotry - would be ashamed.
These absolute jagoffs
Admiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. n.pr/48HypvT
December 6, 2025 at 12:25 AM
RFK Jr sucks.
He is an endless parade of hate, lies, disinformation, and attacks on any American who does not fit his deranged beliefs.
Bobby - who was murdered by Sirhan Sirhan for standing up to bigotry - would be ashamed.
He is an endless parade of hate, lies, disinformation, and attacks on any American who does not fit his deranged beliefs.
Bobby - who was murdered by Sirhan Sirhan for standing up to bigotry - would be ashamed.
Eff these absolutely awful mfers!
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Eff these absolutely awful mfers!
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this sentence alone, my goodness
“She showed up as scheduled, and when she arrived, officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
www.wgbh.org/news/local/2... @gbhnews.bsky.social
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:56 PM
this sentence alone, my goodness