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Green Hombre
@greenhombre.bsky.social
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California, carfree, city life, climate, culture, music, antifascism, history, global news. Retired PR man for good.


“Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.” 

― Václav Havel



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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱
December 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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greenhombre.bsky.social
My nomination for best movie of 2025. Heartbreaking and life affirming. Now streaming.
Fairyland (2025) Official Trailer - Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Cody Fern
YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies
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December 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
greenhombre.bsky.social
My nomination for best movie of 2025. Heartbreaking and life affirming. Now streaming.
Fairyland (2025) Official Trailer - Emilia Jones, Scoot McNairy, Cody Fern
YouTube video by Lionsgate Movies
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
greenhombre.bsky.social
Such racist trolls. I can't wait to pee on Trump's tombstone.
Trump admin removes MLK Day, Juneteenth from National Parks fee-free days
In place of these days, the Trump administration has opted to celebrate more former presidents' birthdays and Trump's birthday.
www.newsweek.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:53 AM
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ianjames.bsky.social
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has stopped receiving any coal-fired power. Mayor Karen Bass calls it a defining moment for the city in transitioning to clean energy. @hayleysmith.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...
Los Angeles says so long to coal
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has stopped receiving coal-powered electricity from its last remaining coal source, the Intermountain Power Project in Utah.
www.latimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:18 AM
greenhombre.bsky.social
Great pop songs not enough people heard is my favorite genre.
This, for example. #altrock
Change with the Changing Times (The dB's)
YouTube video by Chris Kouzes
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December 5, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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greenhombre.bsky.social
Coco will be in @nytimes.com on Friday the shop owner told me.
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
greenhombre.bsky.social
Coco will be in @nytimes.com on Friday the shop owner told me.
December 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
greenhombre.bsky.social
It’s just ethnic cleansing now. White Nationalist immigration policy.
ICE Arrest Data Shows Many Immigrants With No Criminal Record (Gift Article)
In high-profile operations, more than half of those arrested had no criminal record, an analysis shows.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
greenhombre.bsky.social
Brilliant crowdsourcing. The modern San Francisco bike routes came from projects like this. Ask cyclists, they know. #bikelife #transportation #LosAngeles
runolgarun.bsky.social olga lexell @runolgarun.bsky.social · Apr 11
my buddy created this map of safe bike routes in LA and i help her update it. if there are any bike routes you use that meet ALL THE RULES included on the right tab, reply here and let me know so i can check them out and add them.

www.safebikeroutes.com/la
Safe Bike Routes
Crowdsourced routes to get around LA
www.safebikeroutes.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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naomiaklein.bsky.social
AI is a climate issue. AI is a climate crisis.
ketanjoshi.co Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 3d
A few important points here

- Generative AI supercharged data centre growth: lobbyist and substacker lines pretending like this is just streaming are false

- Even when you consider much of the projected growth is speculative, the *likely* projects are still MASSIVE

media.licdn.com/dms/document...
Data center investment is growing quickly Construction spending on data centers (millions of dollars) SAL,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 ChatGPT launch 21,000 15,000 10200 1,000 Jan 14 Jan 16 Jun 18 Jan 20 Jan 22 J24 In just three years, spending on data centers in the US has gone from $13.8 billion to $41.2 billion per year. Construction spending on data centers has grown by 200% since the launch of ChatGPT. rising data centre forecasts data center growth Data centers are being built very, very quickly Satellite images of OpenAI’s Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas • A year ago, Stargate was a plot of dirt in Texas. Today it is home to 100k Nvidia chips using 200 MW. • In another year, the data center will use 1.2 GW of power. • For reference, El Paso Electric has a peak load of 2.4 GW and serves 465,000 customers.
December 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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jkcreative8.bsky.social
The opinion writer at SFGate just declared war on AI and I am here for it! Full article posted below to get past the paywall.
#AI
#AIsucks
#FuckAI

The time has come to declare war on AI www.sfgate.com/tech/article...
The time has come to declare war on AI
"It's now in everything, even if you don't want it there."
www.sfgate.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:56 PM
greenhombre.bsky.social
Excited for the final season of Babylon Berlin.
Babylon Berlin sets stage for final season
FIRST LOOK: Volker Bruch and Liv Lisa Fries take the lead in the fifth and final season of German period drama Babylon Berlin, which has now completed filming and is heading into post-production.
dramaquarterly.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
greenhombre.bsky.social
“It’s such an old-fashioned term but a beautiful term: groceries. It sort of says a bag with different things in it."
- President Trump 4/2/25
#affordability #Republicans
Poll: Trump's own voters begin blaming him for affordability crisis
Americans continue to say affordability is out of control, and they place the responsibility on Trump, The POLITICO Poll found.
www.politico.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
greenhombre.bsky.social
Some hopeful news.
Meet Coco.
After beloved KitKat was killed by Waymo, liquor store gets new feline
Coco, the new six-month kitten at Randa's Market, is winning over customers after KitKat was struck and killed by a Waymo.
missionlocal.org
December 4, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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chrisanthemama.bsky.social
Excellent.
amlibraryassoc.bsky.social American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 3d
NEWS: The Institute of Museum & Library Services has restored ALL previously canceled federal grants to libraries, following a ruling by a federal judge in Rhode Island last month.

This is a massive win for libraries & communities in every state & territory!

Learn more: www.ala.org/news/2025/12...
ALL IMLS grants restored in every state & territory. In response to a ruling from a federal judge in Rhode Island, the Institute of Museum and Library Services reinstated all previously canceled grants in every state and territory. It's a huge win for libraries and our communities. "The reinstatement of all IMLS grants means that libraries across the country will be able to resume vital services for learning, imagination, and economic opportunity. We are breathing a sigh of relief, but the fight is not over." ALA President Sam Helmick. Show up for our libraries, American Library Association.
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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greenhombre.bsky.social
"He works for Putin, and it's an embarrassment to this country."
- Rachel Maddow on Trump 12/2/25
Rachel Maddow: Government Bad Guys Can Face Consequences Even Decades After Their Crimes
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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kalasaurus.bsky.social
Twitter screenshot: GOP @GOP Vote the pro-peace ticket. Vote Trump-Vance 🇺🇸 [Image of Trump and Vance. THE PRO-PEACE TICKET] 3:40 PM Nov 4, 2024
December 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
greenhombre.bsky.social
I predict #PeteHegseth will resign before the weekend. Likely to spend more quality time with his lawyers. This goose is cooked.
polialert.bsky.social Poli Alert @polialert.bsky.social · 3d
The Pentagon’s top independent watchdog has determined that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated security protocols designed to protect U.S. troops by using a personal device to share sensitive operational details on the unclassified messaging app Signal… wapo.st/48rlwr7
Watchdog finds Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in ‘Signalgate’ affair
The Defense Department inspector general finds Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth violated Pentagon protocol in use of Signal to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans, according to officials who have s...
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
greenhombre.bsky.social
"He works for Putin, and it's an embarrassment to this country."
- Rachel Maddow on Trump 12/2/25
Rachel Maddow: Government Bad Guys Can Face Consequences Even Decades After Their Crimes
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
CNBC ON JOBS NUMBERS: "A big miss on the ADP payrolls… private payrolls shed 32,000 workers in November… fourth negative number in the past six months. small businesses shed 120,000 jobs… SMALL BIZ GETTING HAMMERED BY TRUMP’S TARIFFS…”
December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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sanders.senate.gov
If AI eliminates millions of jobs, how will people survive?

Will AI destroy democracy with a massive invasion of our privacy?

Could a superintelligent AI replace humans in controlling the planet?

We must act NOW. AI must benefit all of us, not just billionaire investors.
AI poses unprecedented threats. Congress must act now | Bernie Sanders
Despite the speed at which it is progressing, AI is getting far too little discussion in Congress, the media and within the general population. That has got to change
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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charlesornstein.bsky.social
Private Profit, Public Loss: The Trump administration is pushing to expand grazing on public lands while reducing its already low cost, under the false premise that it will fill America’s coffers. w/ @highcountrynews.org
Wealthy Ranchers Profit From Public Lands. Taxpayers Pick Up the Tab.
A ProPublica and High Country News investigation found that government programs supporting grazing on public lands prop up a wealthy few while harming the environment. The Trump administration is supe...
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
greenhombre.bsky.social
A nasty weeklong cold going through Northern California right now and it's messing with our karmic vibe. I'm on day 10 and still drinking "Breathe Deep" tea. My goal is to be drinking "Positive Energy" tea by this weekend.

Here's the view from my doctor's office.
December 3, 2025 at 12:24 AM