Midwestcoast
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Witty banter, good grammar, and democracy
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Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Waymo Was Thriving in San Francisco. Then One of Its Driverless Cars Killed a Cat. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/u...
@pivotpod.bsky.social @profgalloway.com @karaswisher.bsky.social Meta, the gift that keeps giving... substack.com/@jennbudd/no...
Jenn Budd (@jennbudd)
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November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
@pivotpod.bsky.social @profgalloway.com @karaswisher.bsky.social Meta, the gift that keeps giving... substack.com/@jennbudd/no...
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This young man has it exactly right.
November 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
This young man has it exactly right.
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One brain worm wasn't enough, RFKjr wants a love triangle.
The head of health services in the United States, letting parasitic lampreys bite his arms for some godforsaken reason.
November 22, 2025 at 1:15 AM
One brain worm wasn't enough, RFKjr wants a love triangle.
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Musicians and comedians give us much clearer analysis of reality than MSM. Listen.
Oh dear,
When Country Music is Coming out with these lyrics, Republicans better watch out.
When Country Music is Coming out with these lyrics, Republicans better watch out.
November 22, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Musicians and comedians give us much clearer analysis of reality than MSM. Listen.
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Feed: "The San Francisco Standard"
By: Sam Mondros on Saturday, November 22, 2025
By: Sam Mondros on Saturday, November 22, 2025
Welcome to JMail: The easiest way to read all the Jeffrey Epstein emails
Tired of clunky PDFs? Two SF tech troublemakers just rebuilt Jeffrey Epstein’s entire inbox as a Gmail spoof called JMail. It’s fast, creepy, strangely addictive — and reveals just how many powerful people once filled his inbox.
sfstandard.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Feed: "The San Francisco Standard"
By: Sam Mondros on Saturday, November 22, 2025
By: Sam Mondros on Saturday, November 22, 2025
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we're gonna hand out 1,000,000 syringes of lab-quality amphetamine (the kind they give stealth bomber pilots) to residents of oakland and the east bay, then let them destroy san francisco with their bare hands
Some incredible details in this piece
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
*one DOGE faction was planning the future of the US government at a venture capital firm
*illegally communicating on Signal to avoid transparency laws was deeply embedded into organizational culture to be taken for granted
November 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM
we're gonna hand out 1,000,000 syringes of lab-quality amphetamine (the kind they give stealth bomber pilots) to residents of oakland and the east bay, then let them destroy san francisco with their bare hands
Make some noise, make your calls, and @karaswisher.bsky.social @profgalloway.com @thedailyshow.com @dailybeanspod.com @jimmyfallon.bsky.social
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Broadwaybabyto (@broadwaybabyto)
Emmanuel Garcia, the 15 year old autistic disabled boy taken by ICE, is still in federal custody.
His mother has been fighting for his return for 25 days.
They are both undocumented, and when he w...
substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Make some noise, make your calls, and @karaswisher.bsky.social @profgalloway.com @thedailyshow.com @dailybeanspod.com @jimmyfallon.bsky.social
substack.com/@broadwaybab...
substack.com/@broadwaybab...
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The proposal outlines the administration’s vision for higher education that is free from efforts to promote diversity and transgender inclusion.
What’s inside Trump’s $1.2 billion settlement demand letter to UCLA? It’s finally public
The proposal outlines the administration’s vision for higher education that is free from efforts to promote diversity and transgender inclusion.
bit.ly
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The proposal outlines the administration’s vision for higher education that is free from efforts to promote diversity and transgender inclusion.
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"Amazon as a whole consumed 105bn gallons of water in total in 2021, as much as 958,000 US households, which would make for a city bigger than San Francisco, according to the memo."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows
Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Amazon as a whole consumed 105bn gallons of water in total in 2021, as much as 958,000 US households, which would make for a city bigger than San Francisco, according to the memo."
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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It escalates
Part of me thinks
Fuck
THAT’S WHAT HE WANTS
Part of me thinks
FUCK YEAH
We don’t have
ANY OTHER CHOICE
Bc HE forced it
So HE has to feel it
Let’s fucking GO
W/THIS ENERGY
& ACTION
Like other revolutionaries
U must be willing
2 SACRIFICE
Otherwise
What’s it even abt?
#GenSpendStrike
Part of me thinks
Fuck
THAT’S WHAT HE WANTS
Part of me thinks
FUCK YEAH
We don’t have
ANY OTHER CHOICE
Bc HE forced it
So HE has to feel it
Let’s fucking GO
W/THIS ENERGY
& ACTION
Like other revolutionaries
U must be willing
2 SACRIFICE
Otherwise
What’s it even abt?
#GenSpendStrike
October 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
It escalates
Part of me thinks
Fuck
THAT’S WHAT HE WANTS
Part of me thinks
FUCK YEAH
We don’t have
ANY OTHER CHOICE
Bc HE forced it
So HE has to feel it
Let’s fucking GO
W/THIS ENERGY
& ACTION
Like other revolutionaries
U must be willing
2 SACRIFICE
Otherwise
What’s it even abt?
#GenSpendStrike
Part of me thinks
Fuck
THAT’S WHAT HE WANTS
Part of me thinks
FUCK YEAH
We don’t have
ANY OTHER CHOICE
Bc HE forced it
So HE has to feel it
Let’s fucking GO
W/THIS ENERGY
& ACTION
Like other revolutionaries
U must be willing
2 SACRIFICE
Otherwise
What’s it even abt?
#GenSpendStrike
This fucking guy. @danielluriesf.bsky.social @missionlocal.org @kqednews.kqed.org #SF #sanfrancisco #fuckice
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This fucking guy. @danielluriesf.bsky.social @missionlocal.org @kqednews.kqed.org #SF #sanfrancisco #fuckice
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The City of San Francisco prepares for the invasion by Trump & Miller’s Army of Darkness - the sworn enemy of Truth, Democracy, Freedom, & the United States of America
October 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The City of San Francisco prepares for the invasion by Trump & Miller’s Army of Darkness - the sworn enemy of Truth, Democracy, Freedom, & the United States of America
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I wasn’t prepared to hear the theme for Schindler’s List played live by a violinist standing out on 24th Street today in San Francisco. It was a little too on the nose.
October 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
I wasn’t prepared to hear the theme for Schindler’s List played live by a violinist standing out on 24th Street today in San Francisco. It was a little too on the nose.
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Yes, there were “live weapons over the freeway” on I-5 near San Diego Saturday for a JD Vance and Pete Hegseth party, but the show had to be called off early, as the artillery blew off prematurely and sent shrapnel raining down on CHP vehicles. buff.ly/jCkXBxw
Trump Military Accident In San Diego Manages to Hit Highway Patrol With Artillery Shrapnel
Yes, there were “live weapons over the freeway” on I-5 near San Diego Saturday for a JD Vance and Pete Hegseth party, but the show had to be called off early, as the artillery blew off prematurely…
buff.ly
October 21, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Yes, there were “live weapons over the freeway” on I-5 near San Diego Saturday for a JD Vance and Pete Hegseth party, but the show had to be called off early, as the artillery blew off prematurely and sent shrapnel raining down on CHP vehicles. buff.ly/jCkXBxw
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There is no need for Trump to deploy the U.S. military against Americans.
California is standing up to an unconstitutional power grab — and we’re backing it with facts:
⬇️ Violent crime in major CA cities down 12.5% in 2025
⬇️ San Francisco homicides: down 45% since 2019
California is standing up to an unconstitutional power grab — and we’re backing it with facts:
⬇️ Violent crime in major CA cities down 12.5% in 2025
⬇️ San Francisco homicides: down 45% since 2019
Governor Newsom to the Supreme Court: do not let Trump use the military against American communities | Governor of California
www.gov.ca.gov
October 21, 2025 at 12:38 AM
There is no need for Trump to deploy the U.S. military against Americans.
California is standing up to an unconstitutional power grab — and we’re backing it with facts:
⬇️ Violent crime in major CA cities down 12.5% in 2025
⬇️ San Francisco homicides: down 45% since 2019
California is standing up to an unconstitutional power grab — and we’re backing it with facts:
⬇️ Violent crime in major CA cities down 12.5% in 2025
⬇️ San Francisco homicides: down 45% since 2019
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And people wonder why citizens and citizens groups fought so hard to keep this technology out of San Francisco
Speaking of fed group chats...yes, they are as cringe as you think. From August:
DEA agent used Illinois cop’s Flock license plate reader password for immigration enforcement searches
A federal Drug Enforcement Administration agent on a Chicago area task force used Palos Heights Detective Todd Hutchinson’s login credentials to perform unauthorized searches this past January. Group ...
unraveledpress.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
And people wonder why citizens and citizens groups fought so hard to keep this technology out of San Francisco
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Huelga General, Join the Picket Line!
Friday, October 24th from 10am-2pm 630 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA
Compañeros,
We have tolerated violent, racist attacks far too long. A national general strike is crucial to confront state violence and paralyze the city, the Bay, and the country.
Friday, October 24th from 10am-2pm 630 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA
Compañeros,
We have tolerated violent, racist attacks far too long. A national general strike is crucial to confront state violence and paralyze the city, the Bay, and the country.
October 21, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Huelga General, Join the Picket Line!
Friday, October 24th from 10am-2pm 630 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA
Compañeros,
We have tolerated violent, racist attacks far too long. A national general strike is crucial to confront state violence and paralyze the city, the Bay, and the country.
Friday, October 24th from 10am-2pm 630 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA
Compañeros,
We have tolerated violent, racist attacks far too long. A national general strike is crucial to confront state violence and paralyze the city, the Bay, and the country.
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From a voter in 📍 South San Francisco, CA
An Open Letter
Where did trump get money to start tearing down the White House? Is this abomination coming out of his own pocket? Who let him even start doing this?
resist.bot
October 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
From a voter in 📍 South San Francisco, CA
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Welp. It’s no longer a figurative statement. He is literally tearing down the WH.
Adding this to the already long list of sickening things he’s done.
East wing of the WH being demolished.
Adding this to the already long list of sickening things he’s done.
East wing of the WH being demolished.
October 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Welp. It’s no longer a figurative statement. He is literally tearing down the WH.
Adding this to the already long list of sickening things he’s done.
East wing of the WH being demolished.
Adding this to the already long list of sickening things he’s done.
East wing of the WH being demolished.
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OMG! In Comey's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution, he points to others who have lied to Congress that were NOT prosecuted. Number one is JEFF SESSIONS when he said "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two, but I did not have contact with the Russians." 1/
October 20, 2025 at 8:50 PM
OMG! In Comey's motion to dismiss for vindictive prosecution, he points to others who have lied to Congress that were NOT prosecuted. Number one is JEFF SESSIONS when he said "I have been called a surrogate at a time or two, but I did not have contact with the Russians." 1/
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WOW 🇺🇸 Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50 ” to support California’s Prop 50 （ELECTION DISTRICT）and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime
WOW 🇺🇸 Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50 ” to support California’s Prop 50 （ELECTION DISTRICT）and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime
October 19, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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WOW 🇺🇸 Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50 ” to support California’s Prop 50 （ELECTION DISTRICT）and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime
WOW 🇺🇸 Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50 ” to support California’s Prop 50 （ELECTION DISTRICT）and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime
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In San Francisco Today
October 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
In San Francisco Today
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This is SMALL portion of the No Kings march up Market Street in San Francisco, which started about 90 minutes before I recorded this. It’s the tail end of the protest.
October 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
This is SMALL portion of the No Kings march up Market Street in San Francisco, which started about 90 minutes before I recorded this. It’s the tail end of the protest.