PatsE
@pkayecreative.bsky.social
Patricia K. Eagan (she/they) writer, editor, & creative consultant 🪴 @oaklandartmurmur board of directors 🎨 born and raised on Ohlone-Huichin territory 🌳 #pkayecreative #equity #sustainability #thearts 🩷💛💙🧜🏻 COMING SOON: artistmutualaid.org
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· Oct 6
My fave assignment for #OaklandMagazine was writing a piece on Oakland’s 7th Street history as simulated by #Cal architecture & journalism students.
Rereading now while writing a #creativenonfiction book.
Have you played this game? If so, LMK:
projects.journalism.berkeley.edu/7thstreet-ar...
🎶🎷🌳
Rereading now while writing a #creativenonfiction book.
Have you played this game? If so, LMK:
projects.journalism.berkeley.edu/7thstreet-ar...
🎶🎷🌳
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We’re all not buying anything tomorrow, RIGHT?
November 27, 2025 at 11:09 PM
We’re all not buying anything tomorrow, RIGHT?
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If you’re lonely on Thanksgiving, mourning a loved one, or don’t have the kind of support you hoped for whatever reason, I wrote this for you. It’s also included in my book The Translator’s Daughter theoffingmag.com/insight/the-...
The Orca and the Spider: On Motherhood, Loss, and Community - The Offing
Insight - The Offing Magazine
theoffingmag.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:24 AM
If you’re lonely on Thanksgiving, mourning a loved one, or don’t have the kind of support you hoped for whatever reason, I wrote this for you. It’s also included in my book The Translator’s Daughter theoffingmag.com/insight/the-...
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Biodiversity is *crucial* to our wellbeing.
We need to stop treating it as expendable.
share.google/pKw8odZguEG8...
We need to stop treating it as expendable.
share.google/pKw8odZguEG8...
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing
share.google
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Biodiversity is *crucial* to our wellbeing.
We need to stop treating it as expendable.
share.google/pKw8odZguEG8...
We need to stop treating it as expendable.
share.google/pKw8odZguEG8...
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I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
November 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
I'm old.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
If you're not, listen to this.
Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder.
Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever.
It's literally never been more important.
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The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island continued its intermittent eruption Tuesday, shooting lava 400 feet into the air.
Video showed the molten rock flowing down Kilauea as smoke fills the air.
Video showed the molten rock flowing down Kilauea as smoke fills the air.
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island continued its intermittent eruption Tuesday, shooting lava 400 feet into the air.
Video showed the molten rock flowing down Kilauea as smoke fills the air.
Video showed the molten rock flowing down Kilauea as smoke fills the air.
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a quick exploration of colors, an interesting landscape perhaps
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #painter #art #artist #womensartbluesky #abstractartist #blueskyart #oregonartist #oregon
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #painter #art #artist #womensartbluesky #abstractartist #blueskyart #oregonartist #oregon
November 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
a quick exploration of colors, an interesting landscape perhaps
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #painter #art #artist #womensartbluesky #abstractartist #blueskyart #oregonartist #oregon
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#artistsonbluesky #blueskyartshow #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #painter #art #artist #womensartbluesky #abstractartist #blueskyart #oregonartist #oregon
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Curl up today and watch one of my favorite layout tour videos I've ever made: Visiting the Vasona Branch!
This route is canonically part of the ALTA, so I ran over it with 4-4-0 #2015.
youtu.be/QlVzQQPxmIw
This route is canonically part of the ALTA, so I ran over it with 4-4-0 #2015.
youtu.be/QlVzQQPxmIw
Vasona Branch Layout Visit: Bay Area California HO scale model railroad tour.
YouTube video by Interurban Era
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November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Curl up today and watch one of my favorite layout tour videos I've ever made: Visiting the Vasona Branch!
This route is canonically part of the ALTA, so I ran over it with 4-4-0 #2015.
youtu.be/QlVzQQPxmIw
This route is canonically part of the ALTA, so I ran over it with 4-4-0 #2015.
youtu.be/QlVzQQPxmIw
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The East Bay Regional Park District is waiving fees and organizing group hikes.
East Bay regional parks are free on ‘Green Friday’ after Thanksgiving
The East Bay Regional Park District is waiving fees and organizing group hikes.
oaklandside.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:04 PM
The East Bay Regional Park District is waiving fees and organizing group hikes.
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Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this bog dweller end up on holiday tables? (from The Conversation in 2023)
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
The botany behind why cranberries became a Thanksgiving staple
Cranberries add color and acidity to Thanksgiving menus, but they also have many interesting botanical and genetic features.
www.pbs.org
November 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Cranberries are a staple in U.S. households at Thanksgiving – but how did this bog dweller end up on holiday tables? (from The Conversation in 2023)
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
https://to.pbs.org/40MVF7a
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Many parents are teaching their children that they don’t have to hug anyone they don’t want to—but not all relatives are understanding. Rheana Murry on the new rules of family affection:
The Family Hug Standoff
Many parents are teaching their children that they don’t owe anyone physical affection—grandparents included.
bit.ly
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Many parents are teaching their children that they don’t have to hug anyone they don’t want to—but not all relatives are understanding. Rheana Murry on the new rules of family affection:
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This seems like a play to cut NPS profitability to make it easier to open these lands up to extraction. 35% of NPS visitors are from overseas
US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans
Interior department, which has defunded conservation organizations, claims fee hike is for conservation
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This seems like a play to cut NPS profitability to make it easier to open these lands up to extraction. 35% of NPS visitors are from overseas
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Sen. Mark Kelly: “I’m not backing down. I’m not shutting up. If somebody in my situation was to do that, what is the message that sends to not only service members but government employees?How about to just U.S. citizens about what our First Amendment rights are?”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
‘An Example MUST BE SET’
The pursuit of Mark Kelly in the military-justice system sends a clear message to service members and veterans.
www.theatlantic.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Sen. Mark Kelly: “I’m not backing down. I’m not shutting up. If somebody in my situation was to do that, what is the message that sends to not only service members but government employees?How about to just U.S. citizens about what our First Amendment rights are?”
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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NEW from me: the Trump administration is moving new chemicals that have some link to data centers to the front of the line for approvals — creating huge loopholes to push all kinds of chemicals through, experts tell me, under potential political pressure
The Trump Administration’s Data Center Push Could Open the Door for New Forever Chemicals
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
NEW from me: the Trump administration is moving new chemicals that have some link to data centers to the front of the line for approvals — creating huge loopholes to push all kinds of chemicals through, experts tell me, under potential political pressure
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#SmallBusinessSaturday is coming up. I wrote a guide for Oakland Chinatown for @oaklandside.org , which includes a fortune cookie factory that makes gift sets and swag, a housewares shop, plant shop, and of courses, places to eat dim sum and Asian desserts 🌿🥠🧫🥟🍨 oaklandside.org/2025/11/24/o...
Oakland gift guide: Chinatown on foot
A walking guide to discover hidden gems for foodies and plant-lovers from small businesses — plus where to stop for dumplings and sweets.
oaklandside.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:39 AM
#SmallBusinessSaturday is coming up. I wrote a guide for Oakland Chinatown for @oaklandside.org , which includes a fortune cookie factory that makes gift sets and swag, a housewares shop, plant shop, and of courses, places to eat dim sum and Asian desserts 🌿🥠🧫🥟🍨 oaklandside.org/2025/11/24/o...
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NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:08 PM
NEW: Since the start of this year, more than 600 immigrant children have been placed in government shelters by ICE.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
That number, which has not been previously reported, is the highest since recordkeeping began a decade ago.
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Emmanuel’s story enraged many Houston residents as community members grappled with the cruelty of keeping a disabled child locked away from his mother.
This article was published in partnership with @thebarbedwire.com:
This article was published in partnership with @thebarbedwire.com:
A disabled child’s mom reported him missing. He was in federal custody for 48 days.
When Emmanuel Gonzalez walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October, Houston Police called ICE instead of reuniting them.
19thnews.org
November 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Emmanuel’s story enraged many Houston residents as community members grappled with the cruelty of keeping a disabled child locked away from his mother.
This article was published in partnership with @thebarbedwire.com:
This article was published in partnership with @thebarbedwire.com:
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On the third anniversary of ChatGPT, I aimed to pull back from “AI” as a flowing current of new models, new data centers, new initiatives, “new new new” — and look at it as a product of a specific and unique moment in history. What *was* ChatGPT? A few points in the thread ⬇️
What was ChatGPT? Now nearly three years old, we can look at OpenAI's LLM as a product of its time, optimized ever since to its earliest uses. While this period of deep disorientation and social isolation has been obscured from public memory, it remains embedded within the interface.
What Was ChatGPT?
A Chatbot Optimized for Social Distance
Three years after the launch of ChatGPT, we can finally speak in hindsight about what it was and how it came to be. Its meteoric rise shocked the world, gather...
mail.cyberneticforests.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
On the third anniversary of ChatGPT, I aimed to pull back from “AI” as a flowing current of new models, new data centers, new initiatives, “new new new” — and look at it as a product of a specific and unique moment in history. What *was* ChatGPT? A few points in the thread ⬇️
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Read more about the Oakland Oaks—and their rivalry with the SF Seals—here: emeryvillehistorical.org/centennial-e...
November 23, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Read more about the Oakland Oaks—and their rivalry with the SF Seals—here: emeryvillehistorical.org/centennial-e...
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✨ Two claps! Ready Ready! You don’t want to miss this, Oakland! 💚👏🏽👏🏽
Today is the LAST DAY to catch Carter Block Media’s tribute to a true Oakland legend — Coach Beam — with a special Billboard Sponsorship on Oakland Coliseum Way. 🙏🏽🕊️
See flyer for details 🧐!
Today is the LAST DAY to catch Carter Block Media’s tribute to a true Oakland legend — Coach Beam — with a special Billboard Sponsorship on Oakland Coliseum Way. 🙏🏽🕊️
See flyer for details 🧐!
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
✨ Two claps! Ready Ready! You don’t want to miss this, Oakland! 💚👏🏽👏🏽
Today is the LAST DAY to catch Carter Block Media’s tribute to a true Oakland legend — Coach Beam — with a special Billboard Sponsorship on Oakland Coliseum Way. 🙏🏽🕊️
See flyer for details 🧐!
Today is the LAST DAY to catch Carter Block Media’s tribute to a true Oakland legend — Coach Beam — with a special Billboard Sponsorship on Oakland Coliseum Way. 🙏🏽🕊️
See flyer for details 🧐!
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Cheesecake has been waiting a long time for her moment, and this week she gets the spotlight as an adoptable pet from Oakland Animal Services 💜
www.oaklandanimalservices.org
📍 Oakland Animal Services | 1101 29th Ave, Oakland
🕐 Adoption Hours: Thu 12–6:30 PM, Fri–Sun 12–3 PM
www.oaklandanimalservices.org
📍 Oakland Animal Services | 1101 29th Ave, Oakland
🕐 Adoption Hours: Thu 12–6:30 PM, Fri–Sun 12–3 PM
November 20, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Cheesecake has been waiting a long time for her moment, and this week she gets the spotlight as an adoptable pet from Oakland Animal Services 💜
www.oaklandanimalservices.org
📍 Oakland Animal Services | 1101 29th Ave, Oakland
🕐 Adoption Hours: Thu 12–6:30 PM, Fri–Sun 12–3 PM
www.oaklandanimalservices.org
📍 Oakland Animal Services | 1101 29th Ave, Oakland
🕐 Adoption Hours: Thu 12–6:30 PM, Fri–Sun 12–3 PM
As someone who was born and raised in Oakland, I feel 💯 percent confident in our mayor. B-Lee is the warrior-mom Oakland needs. Will say a prayer of gratitude this Thxgiving 🙏
School shootings, threat of federal intervention and other public safety issues facing Oakland have made Mayor Barbara Lee's first term unprecedented. She is only more resolved to be the city's biggest cheerleader.
Oakland's new mayor Barbara Lee fights high crime and tells federal law enforcement to stay away
Barbara Lee has been Oakland’s mayor for half a year. This month she found herself consoling the friends and family of a beloved community college football coach who taught thousands.
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
As someone who was born and raised in Oakland, I feel 💯 percent confident in our mayor. B-Lee is the warrior-mom Oakland needs. Will say a prayer of gratitude this Thxgiving 🙏