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"Mostly you just have to choose which dog’s breakfast you’re going to chow down on. That’s how it is; that’s how they get you. But what it does mean is that the choice itself is often not harder than 'figure out who your enemy is and thwart them.'"

America's stupidest boomers are rising up.

WFH is why BART is running a deficit. But: "If you are WFH (or even part-time WFH) and you vote no on this measure, you are engaged in an intra-class war against the workers who make your life comfortable": www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/voting-guide...

"AI will change the world."

Fellow fat people/people who wear plus sizes: what would real solidarity from your thinner friends & family look like for you? (Once again, asking thin & midsize people to sit this one out & just listen. Take notes & take action!)

Laughable spoke to write-in city council candidate Slade McCutcheon about his frustration with #ElCerrito's maintenance of the Ohlone Greenway. youtube.com/shorts/Hqp4n...

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Woooow 515 bones stitched straight into a wearable art form by Elle Barbeito is amazing.

In a conversation with Laughable, Slade McCutcheon, the historically-minded write-in candidate, called for an unorthodox return of historical #ElCerrito relics to their original resting place. youtube.com/shorts/LyU5I...

This is one of my favorite things about humans, our ability to extend attributes of personhood even to things that do not require any respect. When it's a conscious practice, even better. (The flip side is also one of my least favorite things about humans.)

incredible news: we’re having the same arguments over and over for the rest of time

The techno-dystopia I actually fear is a future where most people think truth is whatever Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or Grok say, and the very small number of people who control those systems use that to manipulate for their own ends, making our current epistemic crisis seem small in comparison.

To people who don’t believe that Kermit the Frog is real: What is the basis for your morality? Where does your moral standard come from?

The connection between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and mast cell degranulation is so strong by this point I am starting to advise people who have had really severe reactions to prior vaccine doses (or very lingering cases of COVID itself) read my MCAS primer: synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/793547.html

If I had one of these I would use it as a charcuterie board. Just serve little slices of meat & cheese on various layers. Although I could see the case for putting chess pieces on several of the slices to do like a surreal "Kirk & Spock play 3D chess" thing.

like, i also need people to know Peter Thiel thinks Luffy is a Christ figure, but we can start with harry potter fanfic

Btw, here's "Luceros y Penumbras", the largest pop-up book ever created, currently on view at the Los Angeles Central Library. www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-T-...

"A parent reads a passionate written statement about the growing safety issues: “Bushrod is dangerous for children, and that’s just a fact.” He repeats the phrase “just a fact” several more times; each time, the pro-dog crowd revolts a little more." www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/having-enoug...

Bay Area voters: saving our regional public transit system is one of the more important items on your November ballot. Proud to stand with a broad coalition in support of Bay Area Measure RTM! 🚌 🚋🚈

being perceived makes me feel unsafe too but as an adult i have come to realize that's not the perceiver's problem

Flu and covid vaccines for 2026-2027 are now available. Californians, you can look up where to get one at myturn.cdph.ca.gov www.kqed.org/news/1209893...

Slade McCutcheon: "Let's get creative about third spaces in #ElCerrito" youtube.com/shorts/wBAYj...

when ai leaves u behind

Slade McCutcheon, write-in city council candidate, wants more "third spaces" in El Cerrito youtube.com/shorts/eDYHy...

how about some good news: new cat just dropped!!!!

Just ran into Austin Bean, one of the actors in Contra Costa Civic Theatre’s EUREKA DAY, on the BART, and he had some great news: EUREKA DAY is not sold out yet! You still have six chances to see this great play, and you can buy tickets here: www.ccct.org/eureka-day

I have found the single reason that could unite most of Bluesky into agreeing Kamala Harris should actually run for president again in 2028 after all www.cnn.com/2026/09/14/p...

I beg your pardon! This nonsense is just what my little hamlet needs 🙃

FINALLY, a city council candidate i can get behind. let’s make albany and kensington el cerrito again ✊

Write-in #ElCerrito city council candidate Slade McCutcheon is tired of living in Albany's shadow www.youtube.com/shorts/Tm2aD...

Having a mini existential crisis this morning contemplating animal* eyelids. They don't fold! The fur wouldn't fit properly if they did! Why do human eyelids fold?! No, I didn't get much sleep last night, why do you ask? *based on an incomplete survey of animals: my cat

This week, we interviewed a long-time El Cerrito resident who's running a write-in city council campaign. laughableelcerrito.com/2026/09/06/s...

The updated COVID/histamine link thread because people keep tagging me in to explain it and I keep intending to update the post from 2023 (synecdochic.dreamwidth.org/805203.html) and just not having the capacity because of my own health shit so here is a thread I can pin

Hello world! I am excited to share my campaign's debut reel. Happy Transit Month, too! Description: MJ tapping her card at the card reader and walking through a BART gate. She wears a helmet and pushes a bicycle with a handlebar bag and pannier.

Find out the latest #kakapo news by listening to the Kākāpō Files podcast from @ali-ballance.bsky.social on RadioNZ. We've got chick paternity results too! Thanks to @josephguhlin.bsky.social @peterkdearden.bsky.social for their help with the genomics. #conservation www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/k...

Confession: I'm an agriculture nerd. I just joined a produce buyer's club to support local small POC farmers, yet my feelings and beliefs about ag often buck the conventional hippie organic trend. Here's a great piece that captures some of what I believe in: sarahmock.substack.com/p/why-we-hav...

Anyone know cat rescue/TNR people in Oakland/East Bay I could connect with? Ty!

I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing

This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚