Davey Kim
@dvyk.bsky.social
+tech, trust and safety, fairness | internet sanity
+politics, nonprofits, global affairs | democracy is good
+housing, transit and urbanism | integration now
Ethics+Society+Tech@Stanford
Lead@SF YIMBY
#GoKingsGo
*opinions are my own!*
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+politics, nonprofits, global affairs | democracy is good
+housing, transit and urbanism | integration now
Ethics+Society+Tech@Stanford
Lead@SF YIMBY
#GoKingsGo
*opinions are my own!*
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Davey Kim
@dvyk.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Holy bulgogi!
I did NOT expect such a surge of followers. If you're just following me for the first time:
I skeet about housing, tech and identity. My biggest pet peeves are modern day segregation and opportunity hoarding along lines of race and class. Esp here in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I did NOT expect such a surge of followers. If you're just following me for the first time:
I skeet about housing, tech and identity. My biggest pet peeves are modern day segregation and opportunity hoarding along lines of race and class. Esp here in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Let's go
Mamdani Revives Bus and Bike Lanes Killed by Adams in ‘Backroom Deals’
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Let's go
Break up wealthy enclaves now.
February 13, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Break up wealthy enclaves now.
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February 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani has gathered the press on a bus for a press conference in the most “Saw”-ass struggle setup I have ever encountered
February 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has gathered the press on a bus for a press conference in the most “Saw”-ass struggle setup I have ever encountered
Because of course they did.
there's fierce competition, but this is one of the most stomach-turning things I've read in some time
Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show
The White House budget office is using millions of dollars from the former U.S. foreign aid agency to pay for the security detail of Russell Vought, President Donald Trump's budget chief and an archit...
www.reuters.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Because of course they did.
I left Google during the wave of fall-in-line maneuvers and layoffs in the Gemini era. It was very easy to use HR maneuvers to purge staff who raise ethical concerns by making even the weakest of cases that they "block launches."
At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures.
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Google is stifling anti-ICE speech in the workplace as 1,200 employees call on the company to cut ties
The search giant has made it harder and riskier to protest its policies. Workers are still fighting back. Plus: A community takes down a data center, QuitGPT, and the 5 worst Super Bowl AI ads.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I left Google during the wave of fall-in-line maneuvers and layoffs in the Gemini era. It was very easy to use HR maneuvers to purge staff who raise ethical concerns by making even the weakest of cases that they "block launches."
Reposted by Davey Kim
At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures.
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Google is stifling anti-ICE speech in the workplace as 1,200 employees call on the company to cut ties
The search giant has made it harder and riskier to protest its policies. Workers are still fighting back. Plus: A community takes down a data center, QuitGPT, and the 5 worst Super Bowl AI ads.
www.bloodinthemachine.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:23 PM
At Google, speech critical of ICE is censored from the company's internal platform, employees who speak out are served with warnings, and leadership refuses to acknowledge a petition that's now gotten 1,200 employee signatures.
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
Inside the worker-led push to get ICE out of Google:
What's your solution? Let it die?
February 11, 2026 at 9:33 PM
What's your solution? Let it die?
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The Oversight Board should absolutely not be a model for AI governance. Incredible it's still earning the company legitimacy dividends
70 pages on why here (& it has only gotten worse since I wrote this): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
70 pages on why here (& it has only gotten worse since I wrote this): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
February 11, 2026 at 6:20 PM
The Oversight Board should absolutely not be a model for AI governance. Incredible it's still earning the company legitimacy dividends
70 pages on why here (& it has only gotten worse since I wrote this): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
70 pages on why here (& it has only gotten worse since I wrote this): papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/11/o...
For drivers who scoff at transit, they need to know that turning down BART would mean unequivocal disaster for both transit riders and drivers alike. Gift link:
This data shows just how bad BART’s doomsday scenario would be for riders
One in eight BART rides ended last year at stations that would close under the transit agency’s “Phase 2” cost-cutting scenario. That share represents well over 6 million trips.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:30 PM
For drivers who scoff at transit, they need to know that turning down BART would mean unequivocal disaster for both transit riders and drivers alike. Gift link:
World's colliding for me on #techpolicy and SF city politics, with @mantzarlis.com interviewing the City Attorney. Great to see that accountability on AI nudifiers can mobilize in some form or fashion, because don't hold your breath for effective legislation anytime soon.
New on @indicator.media: I speak to San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu about his office's landmark lawsuit against 22 AI nudifiers.
San Francisco's city attorney sued the operators of 22 AI nudifiers. He wants others to step up, too.
David Chiu, San Francisco's top lawyer, speaks to Indicator
indicator.media
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
World's colliding for me on #techpolicy and SF city politics, with @mantzarlis.com interviewing the City Attorney. Great to see that accountability on AI nudifiers can mobilize in some form or fashion, because don't hold your breath for effective legislation anytime soon.
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jeeeeeeesus: theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Google Handed ICE Student Journalist’s Bank and Credit Card Numbers
Amandla Thomas-Johnson didn't know how much information ICE requested in a subpoena now. Google never gave him a chance to fight it.
theintercept.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:50 PM
jeeeeeeesus: theintercept.com/2026/02/10/g...
Team Canada's not coming back from this. They are clearly the underdogs against USA in the women's tourney.
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Team Canada's not coming back from this. They are clearly the underdogs against USA in the women's tourney.
That was goaltender interference
February 10, 2026 at 8:13 PM
That was goaltender interference
Defence could have been stronger...
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Defence could have been stronger...
Team Canada 🇨🇦 not s'bad:
Forwards
Celebrini – McDavid – Wilson
Marchand – MacKinnon – Suzuki
Stone – Crosby – Marner
Hagel – Horvat – Reinhart
Jarvis – Bennett
Defence
Toews – Makar
Morrissey – Parayko
Harley – Doughty #gokingsgo
Theodore – Sanheim
Goal
Binnington
Thompson
Kuemper #gokingsgo
Forwards
Celebrini – McDavid – Wilson
Marchand – MacKinnon – Suzuki
Stone – Crosby – Marner
Hagel – Horvat – Reinhart
Jarvis – Bennett
Defence
Toews – Makar
Morrissey – Parayko
Harley – Doughty #gokingsgo
Theodore – Sanheim
Goal
Binnington
Thompson
Kuemper #gokingsgo
February 9, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Team Canada 🇨🇦 not s'bad:
Forwards
Celebrini – McDavid – Wilson
Marchand – MacKinnon – Suzuki
Stone – Crosby – Marner
Hagel – Horvat – Reinhart
Jarvis – Bennett
Defence
Toews – Makar
Morrissey – Parayko
Harley – Doughty #gokingsgo
Theodore – Sanheim
Goal
Binnington
Thompson
Kuemper #gokingsgo
Forwards
Celebrini – McDavid – Wilson
Marchand – MacKinnon – Suzuki
Stone – Crosby – Marner
Hagel – Horvat – Reinhart
Jarvis – Bennett
Defence
Toews – Makar
Morrissey – Parayko
Harley – Doughty #gokingsgo
Theodore – Sanheim
Goal
Binnington
Thompson
Kuemper #gokingsgo
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A pragmatic pro-housing leftist candidate running for mayor of the biggest city on the west coast against one the most vociferous NIMBY elected officials in the state? Be still my heart!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Councilmember Nithya Raman to run for L.A. mayor, challenging onetime ally Karen Bass
Raman would immediately pose a formidable challenge to Bass. She was the first council member to be elected with support from the Democratic Socialists of America.
www.latimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:12 PM
A pragmatic pro-housing leftist candidate running for mayor of the biggest city on the west coast against one the most vociferous NIMBY elected officials in the state? Be still my heart!
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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The big difference between YIMBYs and others on the left is that when we see a great city, we don’t think “keep people out.” We think “build enough so everyone who wants to live here can.”
The scarcity mindset sucks!
The scarcity mindset sucks!
February 7, 2026 at 12:39 AM
The big difference between YIMBYs and others on the left is that when we see a great city, we don’t think “keep people out.” We think “build enough so everyone who wants to live here can.”
The scarcity mindset sucks!
The scarcity mindset sucks!
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ICE and CBP face-scanned 100,000 people last year. So EFF is proud to support Senator Markey’s “ICE Out of My Face Act,” which will stop these agencies’ biometric surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Yes to the “ICE Out of My Face Act”
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have descended into utter lawlessness, most recently in Minnesota. The violence is shocking. So are the intrusions on
www.eff.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:05 PM
ICE and CBP face-scanned 100,000 people last year. So EFF is proud to support Senator Markey’s “ICE Out of My Face Act,” which will stop these agencies’ biometric surveillance. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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Was it an autonomous car? Was there a driver that crashed into the supermarket?
2 dead, 5 injured after car crashes into 99 Ranch Market in Westwood
2 dead, 5 injured after car crashes into 99 Ranch Market in Westwood
Two people were killed and five injured after a car crashed into the 99 Ranch Market in Westwood on Thursday.
www.latimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Was it an autonomous car? Was there a driver that crashed into the supermarket?
If you are entertained by a story of the most fragile ego'd and powerful men being taken down a peg, watch this one.
Okay, you guys wanted some fun tea on Richard Dawkins? Here you go: one reason he may have gotten super duper angry about me talking about misogyny in atheism
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
skepchick.org/2026/02/epst...
Epstein Files Reveal How Pathetic Richard Dawkins & Other Men Are
Transcript: Well, it happened again. I’m mentioned in the Epstein files. Again. You probably saw my first video on this topic and you came away thinking that I’ve spent the past decade being as awe…
skepchick.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:17 PM
If you are entertained by a story of the most fragile ego'd and powerful men being taken down a peg, watch this one.
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The housing shortage is national. We’re not building enough homes & haven’t for a long time. It’s exploded housing costs. Despite Trump’s incompetence, Democrats & Republicans are working together.
Our housing work in California has also been bipartisan. It’s possible.
Our housing work in California has also been bipartisan. It’s possible.
Congress Targets Housing Crisis as Solutions Elude Trump
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
The housing shortage is national. We’re not building enough homes & haven’t for a long time. It’s exploded housing costs. Despite Trump’s incompetence, Democrats & Republicans are working together.
Our housing work in California has also been bipartisan. It’s possible.
Our housing work in California has also been bipartisan. It’s possible.
my mom already eats 6 servings of red meat per day thank you.
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
my mom already eats 6 servings of red meat per day thank you.