Lily Minted
@lilyminted.bsky.social
Renter in SF. GSV season ticket holder. Midwest roots.
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When we show up, we change what’s possible!
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November 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
When we show up, we change what’s possible!
Join our free training to learn about going to San Francisco government public meetings and how you can speak up about what's important in your community. The last training of this year is on Dec 2, 12:00–12:30pm PT.
Register at lwvsf.org/observer-corps
Join our free training to learn about going to San Francisco government public meetings and how you can speak up about what's important in your community. The last training of this year is on Dec 2, 12:00–12:30pm PT.
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Julia" is harvesting pomegranates in Firebaugh CA. "We use scissors to cut the fruit off. My hands hurt at the end of the day from cutting all day. Sometimes I wake up with my hands aching, but I still go to work as this is my job and it helps pay the bills." #WeFeedYou
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Julia" is harvesting pomegranates in Firebaugh CA. "We use scissors to cut the fruit off. My hands hurt at the end of the day from cutting all day. Sometimes I wake up with my hands aching, but I still go to work as this is my job and it helps pay the bills." #WeFeedYou
“People drove 1.8 million fewer miles on city streets, according to government calculations, and emissions dropped by 24,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:07 AM
“People drove 1.8 million fewer miles on city streets, according to government calculations, and emissions dropped by 24,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide a year.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
This is what mayor lurie’s “family zoning plan” does too.
Targets existing MFH on dense corridors and FREEZES existing heights in SFH neighborhoods.
Targets existing MFH on dense corridors and FREEZES existing heights in SFH neighborhoods.
this is what #OneSeattle really preserved: an unsustainable status quo centered on - urban cannibalism
Instead of building a new 5 story apartment in a single family neighborhood they are going to graze an existing 3 story apartment.
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
This is what mayor lurie’s “family zoning plan” does too.
Targets existing MFH on dense corridors and FREEZES existing heights in SFH neighborhoods.
Targets existing MFH on dense corridors and FREEZES existing heights in SFH neighborhoods.
Chit Chat Wright!!
November 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Chit Chat Wright!!
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Awful headline that confuses anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism.
“There are anti-Israel discussions, assemblies, pro-Palestine posters.....There are certain schools where it’s just awash in pro-Palestine propaganda, which is not appropriate. The district is a hostile environment for Jews and Israelis.”
“There are anti-Israel discussions, assemblies, pro-Palestine posters.....There are certain schools where it’s just awash in pro-Palestine propaganda, which is not appropriate. The district is a hostile environment for Jews and Israelis.”
State finds Oakland Unified created 'discriminatory environment' for Jewish students
State finds Oakland Unified created ‘discriminatory environment’ for Jewish students
In three separate rulings, the California Department of Education has determined that the Oakland Unified School District created a “discriminatory environment” against Jewish students and staff, contradicting the district’s findings.
www.latimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Awful headline that confuses anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism.
“There are anti-Israel discussions, assemblies, pro-Palestine posters.....There are certain schools where it’s just awash in pro-Palestine propaganda, which is not appropriate. The district is a hostile environment for Jews and Israelis.”
“There are anti-Israel discussions, assemblies, pro-Palestine posters.....There are certain schools where it’s just awash in pro-Palestine propaganda, which is not appropriate. The district is a hostile environment for Jews and Israelis.”
I have an almost identical story. Moved across the country and worked 5 times as hard to recreate the opportunities that were taken from me and given to my harasser.
Grateful to the women who helped build me back up. Will never forget the men and women who chose to perpetuate the situation.
Grateful to the women who helped build me back up. Will never forget the men and women who chose to perpetuate the situation.
Bsky hasn’t heard the story about the time that I was giving a virtual colloquium to the Aspen Center for Physics in September 2020 and Lawrence Krauss, Geoff Marcy, Christian Ott all attended as a group
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
ACP now has a policy that would prevent this from happening, because of that incident 🔭
November 16, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I have an almost identical story. Moved across the country and worked 5 times as hard to recreate the opportunities that were taken from me and given to my harasser.
Grateful to the women who helped build me back up. Will never forget the men and women who chose to perpetuate the situation.
Grateful to the women who helped build me back up. Will never forget the men and women who chose to perpetuate the situation.
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New from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: Texas Department of Public Safety and ICE signed a pair of agreements that will authorize state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents, on a statewide basis.
Texas Turns Its Sprawling State Police Force Into Immigration Agents for Trump
The notorious 287(g) task force program has finally reached DPS, raising fears of widespread racial profiling.
www.texasobserver.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
New from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: Texas Department of Public Safety and ICE signed a pair of agreements that will authorize state police within DPS’s Criminal Investigations and Highway Patrol divisions to effectively operate as ICE agents, on a statewide basis.
“The group [marched thru] the neighborhood of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, a donor to Trump as well as Democrats; David Sacks, Trump’s AI and crypto czar; and Shaun Maguire, adviser to the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency.”
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
‘People Over Billionaires’: S.F. march through wealthy neighborhood targets the 1%
San Francisco protesters denounced corporate tax breaks and immigration crackdowns during Saturday’s “People Over Billionaires” march in Pacific Heights, home to wealthy supporters of President...
www.sfchronicle.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
“The group [marched thru] the neighborhood of Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, a donor to Trump as well as Democrats; David Sacks, Trump’s AI and crypto czar; and Shaun Maguire, adviser to the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency.”
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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I know this is hard for a lot of politicians and pundits to understand since so many of them are senior citizens, but we have three whole generations of American voters (X, Millennial, Z) who do not give a damn about Bill Clinton. He has no stans out here.
November 14, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I know this is hard for a lot of politicians and pundits to understand since so many of them are senior citizens, but we have three whole generations of American voters (X, Millennial, Z) who do not give a damn about Bill Clinton. He has no stans out here.
Your move @scottwiener.bsky.social
Judge blocks Trump administration push to fine UCLA $1.2 billion for alleged antisemitism
Judge blocks Trump administration push to fine UCLA $1.2 billion for alleged antisemitism
A federal judge late Friday issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from imposing a $1.2-billion fine on UCLA for alleged civil rights violations over antisemitism, its recognition of transgender people and use of race in admissions.
www.latimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Your move @scottwiener.bsky.social
I know its not the same, but i flew BUR > SFO this week and United played external ads on all the screens and over the loudspeakers after the safety video.
We were all just forced to sit there, watch, and listen. I haven’t seen that before. Services are doubling revenue via fees AND ads.
We were all just forced to sit there, watch, and listen. I haven’t seen that before. Services are doubling revenue via fees AND ads.
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I know its not the same, but i flew BUR > SFO this week and United played external ads on all the screens and over the loudspeakers after the safety video.
We were all just forced to sit there, watch, and listen. I haven’t seen that before. Services are doubling revenue via fees AND ads.
We were all just forced to sit there, watch, and listen. I haven’t seen that before. Services are doubling revenue via fees AND ads.
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JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:54 PM
JD Vance owns a company that buys American real estate and sells it to foreign investors. They specifically target Americans in crisis to buy their property for less than it is worth.
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'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager in Florida with a homeless parent wanted money for braces and ended up having sex for money with powerful men, setting off a chain of events that would have a dramatic impact on her life and help upend the political career of Representative Matt Gaetz. nyti.ms/49PSkL9
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
'Matt Gaetz Raped A Homeless Teenager' is what you mean.
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
A teenager with a homeless parent? What? The fuck? Did she have a home and not allow her parent to live in it? Ended up having sex with? What? Yeah clearly you guys been caping for pedos long enough and you understand the assignment here
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*waves hand in the air*
a woman is making a funny face and saying what was the reason ?
Alt: Cardi B famously asking the most important question at a time like this saying what was the reason ?
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:02 AM
*waves hand in the air*
Strong assertion for somebody who just caved to trump on healthcare.
Again - pathetic.
Again - pathetic.
BREAKING: The Senate just passed my legislation to undo Trump’s idiotic tariffs on Canada. I challenged him and won this battle. Next stop: the House.
November 10, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Strong assertion for somebody who just caved to trump on healthcare.
Again - pathetic.
Again - pathetic.
@kaine.senate.gov i just tried calling both your dc and richmond offices but you don’t allow voicemails. Despicable to throw Americans off thier healthcare.
And to broker a deal on a sunday evening when your constituents can’t even connect.
Beyond disappointment. This is a betrayal. Resign.
And to broker a deal on a sunday evening when your constituents can’t even connect.
Beyond disappointment. This is a betrayal. Resign.
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 AM
@kaine.senate.gov i just tried calling both your dc and richmond offices but you don’t allow voicemails. Despicable to throw Americans off thier healthcare.
And to broker a deal on a sunday evening when your constituents can’t even connect.
Beyond disappointment. This is a betrayal. Resign.
And to broker a deal on a sunday evening when your constituents can’t even connect.
Beyond disappointment. This is a betrayal. Resign.
“Democrats involved in the talks believe that House and Senate GOP leaders will negotiate on a compromise in the coming weeks.”
Really?? REALLY?!??
Pathetic.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Really?? REALLY?!??
Pathetic.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Senate reaches deal to extend government funding in major sign shutdown is poised to end | CNN Politics
A critical group of at least eight Senate Democratic centrists has reached a deal with Senate GOP leaders and the White House to reopen the government in exchange for a future vote on extending enhanc...
www.cnn.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:55 AM
“Democrats involved in the talks believe that House and Senate GOP leaders will negotiate on a compromise in the coming weeks.”
Really?? REALLY?!??
Pathetic.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Really?? REALLY?!??
Pathetic.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/p...
Just left voicemails for Pelosi at both her offices (dc, sf). I know is not in the senate but she has national influence and maybe she can get through to schumer.
The ACA is part of her legacy, after all.
The ACA is part of her legacy, after all.
November 9, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Just left voicemails for Pelosi at both her offices (dc, sf). I know is not in the senate but she has national influence and maybe she can get through to schumer.
The ACA is part of her legacy, after all.
The ACA is part of her legacy, after all.
Why am i faxing dick durbin on a sunday???
I hate it here
I hate it here
November 9, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Why am i faxing dick durbin on a sunday???
I hate it here
I hate it here
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Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
Sounds like the squishes in the senate caucus are ready to pull the plug with no ACA changes. This is real. If you want to register your opinion you shld call yr senator in the next hour. They not only want to reopen w/nothing. They want cover from their colleagues who still want to hold out.
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
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Call, email and fax them
Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (N.H.)
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Maggie Hassan (N.H.)
Sens. Jacky Rosen (Nev.),
Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Mark Kelly (Ariz.),
Jon Ossoff (Ga.),
Gary Peters (Mich.) Dick Durbin (Ill.)
the Democrats who are are considered by R's as possible “yes” votes for the deal.
Call the United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and they will connect you with your senator's office.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
If you're represented by one of the squishier centrists, be sure to make a call. Now.
November 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Call, email and fax them
Chit Chat Wright!!
November 9, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Chit Chat Wright!!
I don’t think the country, at large, is paying enough attention to what is happening in Chicago. It’s really scary.
November 9, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I don’t think the country, at large, is paying enough attention to what is happening in Chicago. It’s really scary.