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C English
@imitatinglife.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Love my city and post pics from time to time, but mostly here to be informed, comment on current events, and laugh at the absurdity of it all.
Great thing about walking everywhere in San Francisco? Guilt-free refueling. Bad thing about walking everywhere in SF? Mechanic says I’m going to need a new car battery sooner. 🤷🏻♀️
#BeerGarden Hayes Valley
#Santeria Castro
#BeerGarden Hayes Valley
#Santeria Castro
September 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Great thing about walking everywhere in San Francisco? Guilt-free refueling. Bad thing about walking everywhere in SF? Mechanic says I’m going to need a new car battery sooner. 🤷🏻♀️
#BeerGarden Hayes Valley
#Santeria Castro
#BeerGarden Hayes Valley
#Santeria Castro
Pleasant day in San Francisco for a stroll through #GoldenGatePark #LilyPond
September 13, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Pleasant day in San Francisco for a stroll through #GoldenGatePark #LilyPond
Actual summer(ish) day in #SanFrancisco #SalesforcePark
August 17, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Actual summer(ish) day in #SanFrancisco #SalesforcePark
Did a 7 mile “hike” with the dog the other day. I forget what a stunning park we have in the middle of the City. #goldengatePark #SanFrancisco
August 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Did a 7 mile “hike” with the dog the other day. I forget what a stunning park we have in the middle of the City. #goldengatePark #SanFrancisco
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A prisoner of “Alligator Alcatraz” the concentration camp, wrote to CBS (Miami 7/8/25) and their letter was able to get out, here is that letter being read:
July 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A prisoner of “Alligator Alcatraz” the concentration camp, wrote to CBS (Miami 7/8/25) and their letter was able to get out, here is that letter being read:
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Free gift link for Democracy: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A List of Nearly Everything in the Senate G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save (Gift Article)
The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Free gift link for Democracy: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Heads up San Francisco Bay, here comes the Network State again!
A startup founded by a Trump supporter seeks a presidential declaration of an AI “emergency” to create a new California tech city.
Yeah, it's that weird. More at the Nerd Reich:
www.thenerdreich.com/startup-seek...
A startup founded by a Trump supporter seeks a presidential declaration of an AI “emergency” to create a new California tech city.
Yeah, it's that weird. More at the Nerd Reich:
www.thenerdreich.com/startup-seek...
Startup seeks Trump emergency order for California tech city
The Network State comes to Alameda County. Why is an unknown tech company drafting an executive order to declare a national security emergency?
www.thenerdreich.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Heads up San Francisco Bay, here comes the Network State again!
A startup founded by a Trump supporter seeks a presidential declaration of an AI “emergency” to create a new California tech city.
Yeah, it's that weird. More at the Nerd Reich:
www.thenerdreich.com/startup-seek...
A startup founded by a Trump supporter seeks a presidential declaration of an AI “emergency” to create a new California tech city.
Yeah, it's that weird. More at the Nerd Reich:
www.thenerdreich.com/startup-seek...
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Right. If you want to know what's really going on, we're going to have stop falling for the spin & asking better questions.
What on earth was Palantir's top UK dude doing anywhere near this? And why has neither govt revealed the sweetheart tech deal?
broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-secret-u...
What on earth was Palantir's top UK dude doing anywhere near this? And why has neither govt revealed the sweetheart tech deal?
broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-secret-u...
A secret US-UK sweetheart tech deal?
What's really going on? And what's *Palantir* got to do with it??
broligarchy.substack.com
May 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Right. If you want to know what's really going on, we're going to have stop falling for the spin & asking better questions.
What on earth was Palantir's top UK dude doing anywhere near this? And why has neither govt revealed the sweetheart tech deal?
broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-secret-u...
What on earth was Palantir's top UK dude doing anywhere near this? And why has neither govt revealed the sweetheart tech deal?
broligarchy.substack.com/p/a-secret-u...
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BREAKING: Mike Johnson plans to put up the SAVE Act for a vote any minute now!
This is THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY that will limit access to the polls and lead to voter purges. We must stop this bill.
Hands Off Her Vote
Toolkit ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/stop...
This is THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY that will limit access to the polls and lead to voter purges. We must stop this bill.
Hands Off Her Vote
Toolkit ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/stop...
April 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
BREAKING: Mike Johnson plans to put up the SAVE Act for a vote any minute now!
This is THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY that will limit access to the polls and lead to voter purges. We must stop this bill.
Hands Off Her Vote
Toolkit ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/stop...
This is THREAT TO OUR DEMOCRACY that will limit access to the polls and lead to voter purges. We must stop this bill.
Hands Off Her Vote
Toolkit ➡️
social.demcast.com/toolkit/stop...
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It’s a fire sale…
April 5, 2025 at 3:38 AM
It’s a fire sale…
Florist shop on Clement Street #SanFrancisco
March 22, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Florist shop on Clement Street #SanFrancisco
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After March 31, Do not go to your Social Security office for help. Go directly to your House of Representatives district office. Sit down and demand help.
Everyone should make their Congress person live in the mess they made.
Everyone should make their Congress person live in the mess they made.
March 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
After March 31, Do not go to your Social Security office for help. Go directly to your House of Representatives district office. Sit down and demand help.
Everyone should make their Congress person live in the mess they made.
Everyone should make their Congress person live in the mess they made.
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This poor baby was RETURNED because the neighbors dogs were barking at her! I’m going to cry! Apple Valley is going to kill her now! Please help me find her a home!
I’m sick to my stomach! Ventura is her name! This poor thing is sad! 😞
Repost this beautiful girl! Please! 🙏
I’m sick to my stomach! Ventura is her name! This poor thing is sad! 😞
Repost this beautiful girl! Please! 🙏
March 17, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This poor baby was RETURNED because the neighbors dogs were barking at her! I’m going to cry! Apple Valley is going to kill her now! Please help me find her a home!
I’m sick to my stomach! Ventura is her name! This poor thing is sad! 😞
Repost this beautiful girl! Please! 🙏
I’m sick to my stomach! Ventura is her name! This poor thing is sad! 😞
Repost this beautiful girl! Please! 🙏
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So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support
Changes could break the system, former officials say.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
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It all makes sense once you realize a recession is actually a good thing for the 1%.
March 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
It all makes sense once you realize a recession is actually a good thing for the 1%.
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"history" is among the flag words in the federal social media censorship directions.
Also "dignity" and "respect."
Also "dignity" and "respect."
March 6, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"history" is among the flag words in the federal social media censorship directions.
Also "dignity" and "respect."
Also "dignity" and "respect."
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The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
March 4, 2025 at 11:31 PM
The Iowa GOP advanced a bill making it a misdemeanor for a healthcare provider to administer a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
Even when a person has requested a Covid vaccine.
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SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
![After President Trump's inauguration last month, he has steadily signed a slate of executive orders to keep these education promises: combatting critical race theory, DEl, gender ideology extremism, and discrimination in admissions. President Trump has also been focused on eliminating wasteful bureaucracy and harmful programs in the federal government. To that end, today he signed [Executive Order XYZ, entitled "Eliminating the Department of Education,] which has given us a clear and final mission.
We are to identify which of the Department's functions, programs, and offices are not mandated by statute, and eliminate them. This reorganization will impact staff, budgets, reporting, and more —and in coming months, we will determine how it can be accomplished with minimal delay and disruption. The President further tasked us with creating a plan to reallocate and reassign functions of the Department of Education that would be more effectively managed by other agencies. This plan will offer Congress a road map toward fulfilling the expectations of the President and the American people.
The new vision—which I hope each of you will embrace going forward—can be expressed as four main convictions:
Parents are the primary decision makers in their children's education.
Students deserve to be protected from physical violence, racial discrimination, medical tyranny, and gender extremism ideology on campus.
Postsecondary education should be a path to a well-paying career aligned with workforce needs.
Taxpayer-funded education should refocus on meaningful learning: proficiency in math, reading, and core subjects, and patriotism in American history and civics.
As we move to reduce the Department's middleman role in education, these four convictions must guide us toward conscientious and pragmatic action. The elimination of bureaucracy should free us, not limit us, in our pursuit of these goals
Removing red tape and bureaucratic barriers will empower parents to make th](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ejihld4sywvvqwe67cdkn4jq/bafkreictcxubqhd7foyjwbms62bj3cxmfyepqk2ms3l6ctabsa6fvpm5ju@jpeg)
March 4, 2025 at 12:04 AM
SCOOP: Now that Linda McMahon is confirmed/sworn in as secretary, Trump will be imminently issuing an executive order eliminating the Department of Education.
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
I’ve obtained a draft of an email that McMahon will be sending to staff re: the EO and the department’s “final mission”.
Here is a portion:
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This is for the ones that don’t understand that sometimes Medicaid is known under a different name per state
March 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
This is for the ones that don’t understand that sometimes Medicaid is known under a different name per state
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Here is a survey from my congressman asking if we approve of DOGE and asking for places they can look for waste.
I told him they can start with his salary...feel free to respond.
iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/E...
I told him they can start with his salary...feel free to respond.
iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/E...
Survey
iqconnect.house.gov
February 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Here is a survey from my congressman asking if we approve of DOGE and asking for places they can look for waste.
I told him they can start with his salary...feel free to respond.
iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/E...
I told him they can start with his salary...feel free to respond.
iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/E...