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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · 22h

Pumpernickel everything is the best.

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · 9d

Bike East Bay is hiring a Community Engagement Director.

This is a really fun position working with our amazing community and for a very impactful organization.

I’m leading the hiring and will work closely with the person we hire. Please apply or spread the word!

Bike East Bay @bikeeastbay.bsky.social · 10d

Know anybody who loves bikes and loves building community? We're hiring! This role is responsible for bringing Bike to Wherever Day and Biketopia to life, and also oversees our bile valet and volunteer programs.

Apply today, or share with a friend BikeEastBay.org/jobs

A groovy hiring graphic, with the job title "Community Engagement Director" above a group photo of the Bike East Bay staff (a friendly and cool crew) smiling in front of their office.

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Shaenon K. Garrity @shaenon.bsky.social · 10d

All through October, read a free preview of THE NEFARIOUS NIGHTS OF WILLOWWEEP MANOR on the Simon Teen site!
simonteen.com/free-reads/

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Cecilia Lei @cecilialei.bsky.social · 17d

My first story for @coyotemedia.org is about the towns I grew up in, small cities that even I dismissed as being "too quiet" or "in a bubble."

Read about Albany and El Cerrito for Palestine, a group of neighbors that have created a joyful, mutual aid collective while organizing for Palestine.

Albany and El Cerrito Weren't Known for Protest ... Until Now

In two quiet Bay Area towns, organizers for Palestine are getting loud — and forming deep friendships along the way.

www.coyotemedia.org

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · 16d

I love the Thin Man so much. We watch it every New Year’s Day.

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AzAnsel @azansel.bsky.social · 22d

Since this whole debate is still happening, and since we are still not listening I will summarize what I understand the argument to be in the Lingua Franca of white nerds: Lord of the Rings analogies.

Imani Gandy Corn 🎃 @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 22d

white cis men blocking people of color and other members of vulnerable communities because their risk factor is a lot different than ours is peak white nonsense.

It's also how I know they don't give a shit about us.

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · 22d

How should we feel if they voted “present”?

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · 23d

Are there a lot more monarch butterflies this year?

Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · 27d

It was a fun event! We hope to catch another one.

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · 27d

It was very toddler-friendly and the kiddo had fun, though we did have to leave early for bedtime.

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · 27d

We went to Roller Derby today! We saw the San Francisco Rolling Dead face off against the Oakland Outlaws at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium. My favorite part was when there was a pause for technical difficulties and both teams joined together in a conga line around the track.

A group of roller skaters, some in black shirts and some in green, crouch on an indoor track.

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 29d

If you are on the TPUSA list of professors or are an otherwise visible left academic, I strongly recommend reviewing your digital footprint. Is your address public information? What about your family members?

crimethinc.com/2020/08/26/d...

Doxcare

A step-by-step guide explaining how to protect yourself from online stalkers, why it's important, and what to do if you are targeted for doxxing.

crimethinc.com

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · 29d

My sister, who is much cooler than me, plays bass in a punk band!

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Tracy @theothertracy.bsky.social · Sep 7

At dawn, you rise.

Light scatters across you, highlighting moments of growth and renewal. Even catastrophic events bring about change, bring about the future.

You are the surge of wave and the whisper of wind.

You Are the Wilds

theothertracy.itch.io/you-are-the-...

#TTRPG

You Are the Wilds by TheOtherTracy

a solo game about being the world itself

theothertracy.itch.io

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Rebecca Saltzman @rebeccaforec.bsky.social · Sep 7

Newsom: We need to make Bay Area public transit so bad that everyone who has another option says “I’m not gonna use this.”

(No, he didn’t actually say this, but unless he follows through with his promise to provide a $750 million gap loan to transit, that’s what his actions will say.)

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · Sep 6

Mamdani: We need to make public transportation so good that “no matter how much money is in your pocket, you say: I’m gonna use this.”

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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · Sep 6

Heeeeeeey yall!

That "if you hate AI you understand racists" guy sure is annoying, right?

Why make them famous for being an idiot? I am seeing more reposts of this person than I am of legit awesome ppl, and I hate that.

Stop dunking, stop "arguing", sto

Block block block and move on, plz.

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · Sep 6

Yeah, we’re going to talk to our kiddo’s pediatrician to see if there’s a way for him to get it.

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · Sep 6

California.

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · Sep 6

My CVS had the new version, yes!

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · Sep 6

That’s rough! I hope it is available soon.

Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · Sep 5

Also, boy is the group of people in the vaccine waiting area a consistent group of maskers.

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · Sep 5

I got my Covid and flu shots today at CVS! There was a yes/no question when I made the appointment about whether I had a condition that put me at higher risk for getting Covid, but they didn’t ask for any more detail than that.

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Crystal Frasier @amazonchique.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi! I write all kinds of boos, but the favorite thing I've done is a cute, short graphic novel about a cis girl and a trans girl who join the cheerleading team and fall in love!
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cheer-up-c...

Cheer Up: Love and Pompoms|Paperback

2021 Goodreads Choice Award Finalist 2021 New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2021 Cybils Award Winner 2022 GLAAD Media Award Winner 2022 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A sweet, queer teen r...

www.barnesandnoble.com

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Kate Baker @katebakergm.bsky.social · Aug 30

This is very cute from the Oakland Public Library: a coloring book of all the branches!

Color the Town Oakland Public Library Coloring Book Featuring 18 Libraries from across Oakland!

The Oakland Free Library Golden Gate Branch is featured on the cover.

The Lakeview library with a rainbow in the back and ducks in the front, done in black outline for coloring in.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · Aug 20

be counter culture and buy my book which comes out in paperback next month

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/690564...

(these numbers are so depressing, please buy my book)

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