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JJinSF

@jjinsf.bsky.social

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Documentarian, ally, columnist (SF Bay Times), volunteer & professional do-gooder. Big on democracy, kindness, pie, opera, poetry, good spelling, & SF Giants baseball. Honorary Wisconsinite & Alaskan. Also on the former bird site @jjinsf.

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JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 44m

“The city’s future improves through hard work at street level, not through troops and the whims of Trump.”
I have never been more grateful for your writing, Peter. Thank you for this heartfelt and spot-on piece. This city remains great thanks to the work of people like you. ❤️

JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 50m

Brilliant reporting. 👍👍👍👍👍

JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 51m

Thank you, @heatherknightsf.bsky.social, for showing us Benioff’s true colors.
I worked the #Dreamforce conference for many years, but after seeing this side of Benioff - no more. 😡

Heather Knight @heatherknightsf.bsky.social · 3d

For years, San Franciscans considered him the rare big-hearted billionaire. But days before his Dreamforce conference begins, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said he would support President Trump sending the National Guard to SF and that Trump is doing “a great job.”

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Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3h

My VOTE was RECEIVED and COUNTED. YES ON PROP 50!

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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 1d

🚨NEWS: JD Vance is quietly spearheading a Supreme Court case to expand Citizens United & eliminate remaining anti-corruption laws.

Another case could soon kill off all anti-bribery laws.

A preview of our new book MASTER PLAN in @rollingstone.com

Early access to the book here: LeverNews.com/book

The Right's Secret Plan to Help Billionaires Buy Elections

J.D. Vance and other MAGA interests are working to get the Supreme Court to end restrictions on campaign-spending limits.

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JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 1d

My latest column for San Francisco Bay Times, in preparation for No Kings protests on October 18.

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CNN @cnn.com · 1d

Rescuers in western Alaska are working to find missing residents and help those displaced after ferocious, hurricane-force wind gusts from what once was Typhoon Halong tore through remote, coastal communities, unleashed record-breaking storm surge and shoved homes completely off their foundations.

Dozens rescued, several still missing after monster storm brings violent wind gusts and record storm surge to western Alaska | CNN

Rescuers in western Alaska are working to find missing residents and help those displaced after what once was Typhoon Halong tore through coastal communities, unleashing record-breaking storm surge an...

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 4d

"After a few moments of laughter..."

The No Kings organizers with a fun, tidy response to Mike Johnson's shenanigans.

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JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 6d

#Portland keeping it real. 👍

JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 13d

From an actual U.S. government website: Please tell me this is illegal.
@marcelias.bsky.social @meidastouch.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social
@aclu.org

JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 13d

Thank you for preserving the sound of my life in the 90s.

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Old White Nepo Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · 14d

The moment where Hegseth ends his speech and not a single officer claps is the most hopeful thing I have seen in a long time.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 14d

What Hegseth did today was inform an organization he’s unqualified to lead that (a) any area in which he believes he personally excels (e.g. physical fitness) is all that matters, and (b) any area in which he’s deficient (leadership, morality, ethics, record, experience, intelligence) is immaterial.

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JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 13d

The sky is putting on quite a show today.

JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 14d

It’s 5:40 pm, and I’m up to 16 fundraising requests for the day. #block #block #block @actblueorg.bsky.social @moveon.org

JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 14d

10 today and counting, and it’s only midafternoon. #block #block #block

JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 14d

Dear Every-Democrat-Running-For-Office-in-Every-District-In-Every-State: STOP TEXTING ME!
I’m sure you’re wonderful. But at this point the multiple texts I get from all y’all each day are just spam, so PLEASE STOP.
With love, An Overextended Voter

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JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 17d

This is not normal.

Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 18d

Hegseth is putting all of the American generals and admirals from around the world into a single room. Why might Hegseth do such an extraordinary thing? Here I discuss four possible reasons.
snyder.substack.com/p/hegseth-pu...

Hegseth puts us all at risk

Why put all the American commanders in one room?

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JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 17d

My latest column for San Francisco Bay Times, encouraging us all to read & defend the Constitution.
Plus some other fun stuff.

sfbaytimes.com/do-not-be-qu...

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CNN @cnn.com · 17d

Nexstar has joined Sinclair in ending its Jimmy Kimmel blackout. The show will return to all ABC stations tonight. https://cnn.it/3IiUZSB

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17d

"Exhibit A" in Tylenol's upcoming lawsuit against our irresponsible nitwit president.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21d

Jimmy Kimmel is being brought back for the same reason he was suspended: Corporations only care about money.

Which is why boycotts work.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 21d

Well, there it is. Sinclair is digging in for a fight, so please help push back -- find stations in your area, watch their local news to see what ads they run, then write those advertisers to tell them you're boycotting as long as they're on a Sinclair station.

List here: sbgi.net/tv-stations/

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JJinSF @jjinsf.bsky.social · 21d

Another @caltrain.com kind of morning…