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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 54m

Remove “like” and I’m with you.

George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 1h

Sure man, “luxury”

George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 1h

🧐🤔

Simon Lester @simonlester.com · 15h

"The Labor Department warned in an obscure document filed with the Federal Register last week that 'the near total cessation of the inflow of illegal aliens' is threatening 'the stability of domestic food production and prices for U.S. consumers.'”

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

wapo.st

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 1h

In case you don’t hate them enough yet.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1h

Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

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Patrick @pjrocks.bsky.social · 1h

Hell yeah brother

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5h

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 6h

Zohran gets it. We fight to defend the vulnerable because they are vulnerable and we honor their heroes as our heroes, because that’s what they should be: all of ours. We, too, can defend our trans siblings and by doing so will benefit all of us.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 15h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 8h

Hardworking professionals I disagree with should not be paid! Responsibility should not be rewarded! Also, SB79 builds apartments near transit, hardly the typical housing choice for well-paid executives…

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 8h

D’oh! 3pm today!

George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 8h

Somewhat late notice, but if you’re in Oakland and want to attend, my friend Anwar Baroudi is leading a walking tour to inform the General Plan Update team on disability access issues. Starts at OPL Main Branch. Knowing Anwar, it will be great!

www.oaklandca.gov/Event-Calend...

Mayor's Commission on People with Disabilities Walking Tour

Lake Merritt neighborhood walking tour open to the general public as part of the General Plan Update

www.oaklandca.gov

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 1d

Be the change you want to see…

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 1d

And we have to try like we believe it

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 1d

Because reverse engineering is always quicker and easier…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 2d

Like, what pill are these people given at the discourse factory?

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 2d

🎯🎯🎯

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 18d

I think…people’s obsession with “a cause”…is precisely because autism’s genetic randomness is hard to stratify by social class……………..

Audra Mitchell @audralmitchell.bsky.social · 18d

THERE. ARE. NO. 'CAUSES'. OF. AUTISM.

(other than being born as a member of Homo sapiens, which is a huge risk factor for turning out to be Autistic).

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 2d

Medlock wins another million

James Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 2d

“I’ll declare war on you if you don’t give me the peace prize” is an incredible bit

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 2d

I usually go to Burbank, as it reminds me of a lightly used bus station

George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 2d

You’re mixing up a lot of things, but whatevs. You’re not the senator, she is.

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 2d

More focus on service-led planning can bear cost-effective improvements! Let’s put riders first!

Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 2d

Like many agencies today, Muni is rightly focused on ensuring its core system is fast, frequent, reliable, clean and safe. I am grateful that CalSTA State Rail Plan and, increasingly, state funding, is focused less on exurban expansion and more on cost-effective, rider-focused improvement

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 2d

@wesmars.bsky.social and @davidzipper.bsky.social talk bus purchase inflation and oversized fire trucks. Check it out:

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

Episode 7: Transit Funding Crimes, Pricey Buses, & an eBike Amish Paradise

Podcast Episode · Look Both Ways with David & Wes · 10/08/2025 · 50m

podcasts.apple.com

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George Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 2d

@joshtpm.bsky.social has proposed a shadow DOJ for this exact purpose and wrote about it several times earlier this year.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

the only appropriate response will be to triple down on supporting the targeted groups rather than to do what so many people usually do which is to run away from them.

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · 2d

President Donald Trump's threatened crackdown on the finances and activities of liberal non-profits and groups opposed to his agenda is a multi-agency effort with top White House aide Stephen Miller playing a central role, according to officials.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

www.reuters.com

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 3d

quintessential trick of the freeway industrial complex - claim to build a freeway for a certain number of lanes, but plan for wide lanes so you can conveniently restripe it whenever you want. supersizes the project, adds enormous costs to taxpayers (and lines pockets of highway lobby contractors!)

Warren Wells, AICP @warrenjwells.bsky.social · 4d

Caltrans has released a cross section for the ultimate (raised viaduct) version of SR-37.

Now maybe I'm just being paranoid, but if you were building a road that you planned to keep at 4 lanes wide, I don't think it would look like this.

Cross section of 114' wide bridge structure with each direction having a 12' outside shoulder and a 10' inside shoulder.

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Logic L1 @logicl1.bsky.social · 3d

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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 3d

If ICE thinks it's okay to assault a pastor in broad daylight, imagine what they're doing in the dark.

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Ike55 @ike55.bsky.social · 4d

If Goebbels and Roy Cohn had a child it would be Stephen Miller.

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