Katie 📚
@ktpersists.bsky.social
Digital organizer, internet policy wonk. Diaspora Glitch. We are hope despite the times
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Thanks to Poster Syndicate San Francisco for screen printing this gorgeous poster in Dolores Park for the #NoKings march kickoff. The theme for the season is definitely Stop Billionaires Summer!
officially celebrating 🎃 nightmare before christmas 🎃 season now but the stop billionaires season runs all year long
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It was 50 years ago this Thursday that San Francisco’s own annual ‘Unthanksgiving’ started on Alcatraz Island, and as always, this year’s sunrise ceremony will be streaming online if you can’t make it to Alcatraz at 6 am.
Alcatraz Island’s Indigenous Thanksgiving Sunrise Gathering Has Its 50th Anniversary Thursday
It was 50 years ago this Thursday that San Francisco’s own annual ‘Unthanksgiving’ started on Alcatraz Island, and as always, this year’s sunrise ceremony will be streaming online if you can’t make it...
sfist.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It was 50 years ago this Thursday that San Francisco’s own annual ‘Unthanksgiving’ started on Alcatraz Island, and as always, this year’s sunrise ceremony will be streaming online if you can’t make it to Alcatraz at 6 am.
legitimately the most wonderful time of the year
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
legitimately the most wonderful time of the year
another great update on sf politics from @esksf.bsky.social who is doing amazing work out there. interesting times indeed but at least Connie Chan sounds like a good option for this seat missionlocal.org/2025/11/nanc...
And then there were three: The race to succeed Nancy Pelosi takes shape
A rock 'em, sock 'em campaign seems ready to ensue in San Francisco's first competitive congressional race since 1987
missionlocal.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
another great update on sf politics from @esksf.bsky.social who is doing amazing work out there. interesting times indeed but at least Connie Chan sounds like a good option for this seat missionlocal.org/2025/11/nanc...
oh no when i finally cancelled the nyt i forgot about giant puzzle section day and now have to go on a wild newspaper search
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
oh no when i finally cancelled the nyt i forgot about giant puzzle section day and now have to go on a wild newspaper search
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save sunset dunes park and the most wholesome moments you will ever see
yesterday at Sunset Dunes Park in SF I spotted a young guy playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on one of the street pianos for a toddler who had happened by and it was the most wholesome thing I have seen since that bakfiets full of puppies that one time in Amsterdam
September 17, 2025 at 6:03 AM
save sunset dunes park and the most wholesome moments you will ever see
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anyway, save sunset dunes: sunsetdunes.org
Friends of Sunset Dunes
Say Hello to San Francisco’s Newest Park! Sunset Dunes’ two-mile oceanfront promenade is an expansive, accessible space welcome to all.
sunsetdunes.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
anyway, save sunset dunes: sunsetdunes.org
they changed the formula on my cat’s expensive rx food, and chewy sent me a case of the old formula when I thought something was wrong with it but didn’t give me a heads up. now I am out of the old food with none left to do a gradual transition and mojo thinks i am trying to poison him yay
November 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
they changed the formula on my cat’s expensive rx food, and chewy sent me a case of the old formula when I thought something was wrong with it but didn’t give me a heads up. now I am out of the old food with none left to do a gradual transition and mojo thinks i am trying to poison him yay
sending increasingly grumpy feedback to gmail because there is no need for an email pop up to let me know that a delivery has been made. this is what the doorbell is for google stay in your lane ffs
November 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
sending increasingly grumpy feedback to gmail because there is no need for an email pop up to let me know that a delivery has been made. this is what the doorbell is for google stay in your lane ffs
got this exclusive interview with kevin kelly from wired in my email and after a quick skim my main takeaway about kevin kelly from wired is wow does that guy uncritically love ai
November 22, 2025 at 6:27 PM
got this exclusive interview with kevin kelly from wired in my email and after a quick skim my main takeaway about kevin kelly from wired is wow does that guy uncritically love ai
if you use gmail in the browser, you can turn off the ai in a new browser window, and your main gmail window will stop sorting new emails into tabs but you get to actually keep tabs with all the the old email sorted into them
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
if you use gmail in the browser, you can turn off the ai in a new browser window, and your main gmail window will stop sorting new emails into tabs but you get to actually keep tabs with all the the old email sorted into them
scott weiner is on some panel that was spammed in my email and he is listed as "the honorable scott weiner" and it turns out this is a title that any elected representative can use but choosing to use it when you are a state senator is beyond ridiculous
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
scott weiner is on some panel that was spammed in my email and he is listed as "the honorable scott weiner" and it turns out this is a title that any elected representative can use but choosing to use it when you are a state senator is beyond ridiculous
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As if I wasn't enjoying Pluribus enough, Carol is doing a Reddit AMA today and the questions are already hilarious. www.reddit.com/r/tvPlus/com...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
As if I wasn't enjoying Pluribus enough, Carol is doing a Reddit AMA today and the questions are already hilarious. www.reddit.com/r/tvPlus/com...
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bay area and california elections right now are basically a lot of mediocre white guys desperately trying to fail upwards
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 AM
bay area and california elections right now are basically a lot of mediocre white guys desperately trying to fail upwards
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Delivery platform DoorDash bought a warehouse at 16th and Folsom to test delivery drones, but the Teamsters challenged their permit on zoning grounds. Now the drones will fly, after the SF Board of Appeals shot down the Teamsters' appeal. sfist.com/2025/11/20/d...
DoorDash Wins Its Appeal to Test Food Delivery Drones in the Mission, and the Teamsters Aren’t Happy
Delivery platform DoorDash bought a warehouse at 16th and Folsom to test delivery drones, but the Teamsters challenged their permit on zoning grounds. Now the drones will fly, after the SF Board of…
sfist.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Delivery platform DoorDash bought a warehouse at 16th and Folsom to test delivery drones, but the Teamsters challenged their permit on zoning grounds. Now the drones will fly, after the SF Board of Appeals shot down the Teamsters' appeal. sfist.com/2025/11/20/d...
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Read more from the Phoenix Review below! www.phoenixprojectnow.com/phoenix-revi...
The Mystery of Saikat Chakrabarti - The Phoenix Project
The Phoenix Review offers news and commentary on the proposed right-wing takeover of San Francisco. Learn more about the billionaire agenda in short takes from the city’s savviest political observers.
www.phoenixprojectnow.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Read more from the Phoenix Review below! www.phoenixprojectnow.com/phoenix-revi...
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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I have known Connie Chan for years. She is the real San Francisco deal and will be a great congresswoman. Check out her announcement video that gets into her platform and her personal story.
youtu.be/gGpCFi8spU4?...
youtu.be/gGpCFi8spU4?...
People - Connie Chan for Congress
YouTube video by Connie Chan
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I have known Connie Chan for years. She is the real San Francisco deal and will be a great congresswoman. Check out her announcement video that gets into her platform and her personal story.
youtu.be/gGpCFi8spU4?...
youtu.be/gGpCFi8spU4?...
some good news in local politics for a change!
District 1 Supervisor Connie Chan is running for Congress.
She will battle Scott Wiener, the state senator for San Francisco, and Saikat Chakrabarti, a former tech executive, and others in the race to succeed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-s...
She will battle Scott Wiener, the state senator for San Francisco, and Saikat Chakrabarti, a former tech executive, and others in the race to succeed Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi.
missionlocal.org/2025/11/sf-s...
Supervisor Connie Chan announces run for Congress
District 1 supervisor will battle Scott Wiener, Saikat Chakrabarti, and others in race to succeed Nancy Pelosi.
missionlocal.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
some good news in local politics for a change!
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Mayors promote their agendas to constituents of all political stripes. But Daniel Lurie’s decision to headline a fundraiser for ConnectedSF is more complicated than it appeared:
sf.gazetteer.co/strange-bedf...
sf.gazetteer.co/strange-bedf...
Strange bedfellows
ConnectedSF, ‘not just one more SF group,’ hosted Mayor Lurie to speak for six and half minutes at its Celebrating the Power of People gathering Monday
sf.gazetteer.co
November 19, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Mayors promote their agendas to constituents of all political stripes. But Daniel Lurie’s decision to headline a fundraiser for ConnectedSF is more complicated than it appeared:
sf.gazetteer.co/strange-bedf...
sf.gazetteer.co/strange-bedf...
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Tom Steyer is impressively dedicated to setting his own money on fire
November 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Tom Steyer is impressively dedicated to setting his own money on fire
just heard that tom steyer is running for governor and just gotta say billionaires stop running for public office challenge
November 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
just heard that tom steyer is running for governor and just gotta say billionaires stop running for public office challenge
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Hear me out: Senate minority leader Elizabeth Warren (to finish out Chuck Schumer’s term)
"If he had so little ability to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein even after all that was publicly known about Epstein's sex offenses involving underage girls, then Summers cannot… teach a generation of students at Harvard or anywhere else." - @warren.senate.gov
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/17/p...
November 18, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Hear me out: Senate minority leader Elizabeth Warren (to finish out Chuck Schumer’s term)
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🎙️ON AIR:
Pioneering disability justice activist Alice Wong died in San Francisco on Friday at the age of 51. We listen back to our January conversation with her about joy, life and the disability justice movement, and hear from activists reflecting on her lasting impact.
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Pioneering disability justice activist Alice Wong died in San Francisco on Friday at the age of 51. We listen back to our January conversation with her about joy, life and the disability justice movement, and hear from activists reflecting on her lasting impact.
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Remembering Disability Activist Alice Wong | KQED
As part of our new series profiling legends of the Bay Area, Wong joins us to talk about her joyous approach to life and her recent MacArthur Genius win. We also check in with fellow disability…
buff.ly
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎙️ON AIR:
Pioneering disability justice activist Alice Wong died in San Francisco on Friday at the age of 51. We listen back to our January conversation with her about joy, life and the disability justice movement, and hear from activists reflecting on her lasting impact.
📻 Listen:
Pioneering disability justice activist Alice Wong died in San Francisco on Friday at the age of 51. We listen back to our January conversation with her about joy, life and the disability justice movement, and hear from activists reflecting on her lasting impact.
📻 Listen:
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The real Mother Jones, a founder of the IWW, would roll in her grave if she saw her name on a piece promoting market fundamentalism, aka trickle-down economics, or "abundance" in modern liberal geek-speak. This 5,000-word hagiography of Scott Weiner by @jetjocko.bsky.social is just more YIMBY tripe.
1/ If you're interested in housing and the debates within the Democratic party about how much is needed and how to get it built, you need to read this profile of CA NIMBY slayer @scottwiener.bsky.social by @jetjocko.bsky.social.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Scott Wiener Defeated California’s NIMBYs. Can He Fix America’s Housing Crisis?
By running for Nancy Pelosi's seat, he's putting the "Abundance" theory to the test.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The real Mother Jones, a founder of the IWW, would roll in her grave if she saw her name on a piece promoting market fundamentalism, aka trickle-down economics, or "abundance" in modern liberal geek-speak. This 5,000-word hagiography of Scott Weiner by @jetjocko.bsky.social is just more YIMBY tripe.