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THAT Amber

@buriedbybooks.bsky.social

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Romance/mystery book blogger, Sierra Nevada dweller, history nerd, & whiner about late season snow storms. Music belongs in public schools. Same User Id everywhere

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · Mar 12

Why I hate Gavin Newsom: a thread
In 2021, our county experienced a catastrophe. The Dixie Fire started in July, and by the beginning of August had burned hundreds of thousands of acres and the towns of Canyondam, Indian Falls, and Greenville.

A huge smoke plume along a ridge with flames visible at the bottom. Trees are in the foreground

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 14h

a close up of a cat laying on a table with the word nope written on the bottom .

ALT: a close up of a cat laying on a table with the word nope written on the bottom .

media.tenor.com

THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 15h

I genuinely liked Jerry Brown. Didn’t agree with him on lots of stuff, but he wasn’t phony. Gavin is such a naked opportunist.

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 15h

Yeah it’s because the GOP keeps running far right candidates. If they ran a pro-choice candidate in the recall, Newsom would probably have lost. We all hate him.

I don’t know many CA voters who actually think he’s good at his job.

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 18h

My most unhinged historical opinion is that learning dates is a bad way to teach and learn history.

You should know enough to put events in a timeline, but knowing exact dates is pointless. You can look that stuff up.

THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 20h

He’s been dead to me since 2021, but I know others keep forgetting how bad he is.

I support the trolling as an enemy of my enemy kind of thing, but he’s untrustworthy and vapid.

Partially sentient hair gel.

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 20h

Yep. He makes some spectacularly stupid veto decisions.

News on the insulin bill kind of buried the fact that he vetoed an earlier version because he thought it would undermine state efforts to make our own. Which hasn’t materialized.

2 years of people rationing insulin bc he’s an asshat.

THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 21h

Oh honey. I’m so very sorry.

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 21h

Oldest sends me the coolest stuff. www.themusicman.uk/ndlova-choir...

Ndlova Youth Choir’s Glorious isiZulu Version of Bohemian Rhapsody Transforms Queen Classic

In luxurious gold and black costumes infused with traditional Pan-African influences, the Ndlovu Youth Choir created a stunning visual to go with their latest music video. Having brought their own…

www.themusicman.uk

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Alex Brown 🇵🇸 (they/them) @bookjockeyalex.bsky.social · 21h

Setting aside NYT's centrist "flaw" assertion, something JGL never actually says, this is a very good video. JGL is must more aggressive in this video about AI companies being manipulative, craven assholes.

New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 14d

Mark Zuckerberg has a vision for how A.I. could be used in Meta's universe.

But the actor and filmmaker Joseph Gordon-Levitt is here to point out a flaw in the technology: an apparent lack of guardrails around how the company's chatbot interacts with underage users. nyti.ms/3ILwCNo

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 22h

Example number 10,001 why Newsom sucks.

Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 22h

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers’ growing water footprint. He says California is “well positioned” to support the AI-driven data center boom, and he is reluctant to impose “rigid reporting requirements.” www.latimes.com/environment/...

California cracks down on water theft but spares data centers from disclosing how much they use

Gov. Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required data centers to report their projected water use when applying for a business license.

www.latimes.com

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World Central Kitchen @wck.org · 23h

World Central Kitchen’s Relief Team is in Alaska, where Typhoon Halong left a devastating wake of flooding and destruction in remote coastal cities. Our teams will be serving first responders and impacted families.

We’ll share more information soon. #ChefsForAlaska
📸 ABC News

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

He’s the one with the IPad. Has a program that lets him scan in music and turn pages with a foot pedal. Plus make notes with the Apple Pencil. It’s very cool & the wind isn’t an issue for outdoors.

THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

Oldest went to UOP Homecoming to play with the alumni band. Had a blast. The back of his head made their socials 😂

A group of musicians of various ages seated in front of a director with a baton.

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

I like to remind people about lifetime limits and the refusal of insurers to sell coverage to people with preexisting conditions.

The ACA has issues. But those 2 things alone make it worth saving and fixing.

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

Watched Weapons over the weekend. What a creepy movie. I liked it, but it was creepy.

THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

There are a lot of other states with these caps. Newsom vetoed the last attempt. diabetes.org/tools-resour...

State Insulin Copay Caps | ADA

Twenty-five states and the District of Columbia have capped insulin copayments for state-regulated commercial health insurance plans. Some states have also included this provision for state employee h...

diabetes.org

THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

California just passed an insulin price cap bill for copays.

It was unopposed.

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

He was so awful and smug.

THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

Although I do enjoy the fact that if you search for Joe Lieberman and the ACA, all of the top results immediately blame him for the death of the public option.

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

I had a set of tires that wasn’t well integrated with the TPS in my Honda. It went off constantly. Usually when I was nowhere near a Les Schwab.

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

It’s like everyone forgot Joe Fucking Lieberman.

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

OBAMA: “Better’s good… we’re not gonna get to perfect. Do I think single-payer with no profit motive would’ve been smarter? Absolutely.”

President Obama tells Maron the ACA was a compromise because he didn’t have the votes for what he really wanted. #MedicareForAll

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

Oh that’s email the teacher time, right there. Yikes.

THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

The insistence on teaching only the unhappy stories and treating misery as a prerequisite for literature ruins people’s love for reading.

Happy endings and optimism is just harder to write.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

Must have the kind that just measures rotation etc. Which is good! The anxiety of the damn things going off with cold weather is worse than the actual flat for me.

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THAT Amber @buriedbybooks.bsky.social · 1d

Although I saw a few sites that said 2005-6 have a different system than 2007+. Might have just squeaked not having the kind that constantly annoy everyone.