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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 1d

My jaw literally dropped…

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San Francisco Baykeeper @sfbaykeeper.bsky.social · 1d

We can confirm: The EBMUD tour is as fascinating as it is smelly!

East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 1d

Find out what happens after you flush!
@sfgate.com

This Bay Area tour is so popular, tickets are usually gone within minutes

"This tour stinks, but I loved it."

www.sfgate.com

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 1d

Find out what happens after you flush!
@sfgate.com

This Bay Area tour is so popular, tickets are usually gone within minutes

"This tour stinks, but I loved it."

www.sfgate.com

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Oakland Review of Books @oaklandreviewofbooks.org · 2d

Tommy Orange got a MacArthur! HELL YEAH!
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Tommy Orange

Illuminating the richness and complexity of contemporary, urban Native Peoples’ lives.

www.macfound.org

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Jake @ HUBhistory @hubhistory.com · 8d

Jessica Mitford was just featured on the @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social podcast. eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/the...

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to the gov't shutdown a FEMA training for nurses that my wife was gonna attend just got cancelled. sure hope there's no disasters soon!

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 14d

Come celebrate the 5th anniversary of @oaklandside.org with me (and a few other pretty cool folks)... www.eventbrite.com/e/futureoakl...

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 15d

...Oswald Mosley was married to the older sister of Jessica Mitford, the subject of my new podcast. Jessica was revolted by her sister's fascism and was one of the first people to protest against Oakland Police brutality. She wouldn't have been a fan of Palantir eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/the...

“The ballroom communist”: - East Bay Yesterday

How did Jessica Mitford go from being an elite British debutante to fighting on the front lines of America’s early civil rights struggles? While two of her older sisters befriended Adolph Hitler, Jess...

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 15d

TIL that the grandson of Oswald Mosley, the founder of Britain's fascist party, is the head of UK's Palantir branch. Fun fact buried in this article about how Peter Theil says regulation AI would be satanic www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Regulating AI hastens the Antichrist, says Palantir’s Peter Thiel

Tech billionaire claims in a lecture about religion that the devil promises peace and safety by strangling technological progress with regulation

www.thetimes.com

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 15d

Somebody told me about Maya Angelou and Oprah Winfrey rolling up to a Jessica Mitford party in a limo and I couldn't get fit that story in this article but wow eastbayyesterday.substack.com/p/how-to-pre...

How to prepare for the next “Red Scare”

Jessica Mitford’s life offers lessons on what to expect from Trump’s growing crackdown

eastbayyesterday.substack.com

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 15d

I refer to the @oaklandreviewofbooks.org calendar as my #1 source of FOMO in my new substack

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Anirvan Chatterjee @chatterjee.net · 24d

Hello Bay Area!

We just opened up a few new spots for the Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour on Sunday morning

Tours always sell out, so please reserve your spots ASAP

www.berkeleysouthasian.org

Berkeley South Asian Radical History Walking Tour

Discover the secret histories of South Asian Americans in Berkeley and San Francisco, California. As seen in National Geographic and NPR.

www.berkeleysouthasian.org

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 23d

Jessica Mitford's life isn't just incredibly fascinating - her persecution by the FBI during the Cold War feels very relevant right now... eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/the...

“The ballroom communist”: - East Bay Yesterday

How did Jessica Mitford go from being an elite British debutante to fighting on the front lines of America’s early civil rights struggles? While two of her older sisters befriended Adolph Hitler, Jess...

eastbayyesterday.com

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 24d

“The ballroom communist”: How a radical aristocrat changed Oakland eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/the...

“The ballroom communist”: - East Bay Yesterday

How did Jessica Mitford go from being an elite British debutante to fighting on the front lines of America’s early civil rights struggles? While two of her older sisters befriended Adolph Hitler, Jess...

eastbayyesterday.com

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · 27d

I'll be spinning records tomorrow, but if you want to come talk about local history, that's cool, too... www.eventbrite.com/e/read-liste...

Read, Listen, Chill: Mellow music, Sunday vibes

Come enjoy a lazy Sunday surrounded by native plants, chill music on vinyl, and good vibes. Bring a book, relax in the sun, meet new friends

www.eventbrite.com

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Baselines shifted @tboggia.bsky.social · Sep 10

I just love @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social and you should too.
Liam brings to life places that I've biked by thousands of times and makes me wish I had been paying more attention. A loving embrace for the Bay that leaves you with a mix of FOMO and pride of place.
eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/fig...

Fighting fascism can be fun - East Bay Yesterday

In 1973, Chile’s democratically elected socialist president Salvador Allende was toppled by a right-wing military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet. As news of the brutal repression that followed s...

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elizabeth dutton @elizabethdutton.bsky.social · Sep 10

I highly recommend this episode of East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social

Heck, I recommend the whole podcast, but this episode is especially good. Come for the history of garbage collection, stay for the kitchen table storytelling.

“We let everybody throw it away”: How garbage worked before corporations took over

Podcast Episode · East Bay Yesterday · 08/13/2025 · 57m

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · Sep 10

If you like reading, being outside, and good music, come to this (free) event I'm hosting on Sunday... www.eventbrite.com/e/read-liste...

Read, Listen, Chill: Mellow music, Sunday vibes

Come enjoy a lazy Sunday surrounded by native plants, chill music on vinyl, and good vibes. Bring a book, relax in the sun, meet new friends

www.eventbrite.com

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East Bay Yesterday @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social · Sep 5

If I ever got this hat it would never leave my head

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Bike East Bay @bikeeastbay.bsky.social · Sep 4

Tickets on sale at biketopia2025.eventbrite.com

Support better biking, enjoy great food and drinks, and check out our awesome auction.

For fans of @eastbayyesterday.bsky.social .....Liam will be joining as our special guest during the VIP hour. Lots of local goodness to celebrate and learn about!

Biketopia 2025

Join us at Biketopia 2025— Bike East Bay's annual member party and fundraiser.

biketopia2025.eventbrite.com