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I’m leading a workshop on using social media for change at KALW’s Youth Summit on the 31st in SF.
I’d love for you to share this with the young people in your life! See you there!
I’d love for you to share this with the young people in your life! See you there!
Power the Future: KALW Youth Empowerment Summit
Learn how young people across the Bay Area are creating real change in their communities with KALW Public Media
www.eventbrite.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:59 PM
I’m leading a workshop on using social media for change at KALW’s Youth Summit on the 31st in SF.
I’d love for you to share this with the young people in your life! See you there!
I’d love for you to share this with the young people in your life! See you there!
Toronto is always the warmest welcome.
January 11, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Toronto is always the warmest welcome.
You don’t need to watch the video. You don’t need to make yourself feel more hopeless than you already do.
Organizing isn’t always attacking the problem directly — it’s simple actions that create hope and free your neighbors’ capacity to organize. Some ideas you can do today 🧵
Organizing isn’t always attacking the problem directly — it’s simple actions that create hope and free your neighbors’ capacity to organize. Some ideas you can do today 🧵
January 9, 2026 at 7:46 PM
You don’t need to watch the video. You don’t need to make yourself feel more hopeless than you already do.
Organizing isn’t always attacking the problem directly — it’s simple actions that create hope and free your neighbors’ capacity to organize. Some ideas you can do today 🧵
Organizing isn’t always attacking the problem directly — it’s simple actions that create hope and free your neighbors’ capacity to organize. Some ideas you can do today 🧵
Dem leadership isn’t just weak anymore, it’s an accomplice to the Trump administration.
I am begging Democratic leadership to recognize that funding and legitimizing your authoritarian opponent’s secret police is a bad idea.
This should not be a difficult concept.
This should not be a difficult concept.
Top Democrats decline to say if they would rein in ICE after Minnesota shooting
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries denounce the killing but offer no concrete pledges
www.independent.co.uk
January 9, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Dem leadership isn’t just weak anymore, it’s an accomplice to the Trump administration.
Enjoying the thrill of a highway express bus following a painfully slow ride on Line 6
January 9, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Enjoying the thrill of a highway express bus following a painfully slow ride on Line 6
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It appears ICE murdered someone in cold blood today and their plan is — per usual — to create a fog of lies so the killer does not face justice. We simply can't let that happen. The shooter has to be arrested and so does Bovino. They can't just kill people on the street.
January 7, 2026 at 5:58 PM
It appears ICE murdered someone in cold blood today and their plan is — per usual — to create a fog of lies so the killer does not face justice. We simply can't let that happen. The shooter has to be arrested and so does Bovino. They can't just kill people on the street.
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Also, AVs are so far the most prevalent & utilized in denser areas that already have greater levels of transit service, b/c that's where they're most profitable. Converting transit trips to AV trips is a net loss wrt safety & other factors, in addition to also weakening transit for non AV-users.
Sorry, but triumphant claims about autonomous vehicle safety are wildly exaggerated.
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
It's an open question whether today’s self-driving cars are any safer than those driven by humans.
And if reducing crashes is the goal, that isn’t even the right question.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
We Still Don’t Know if Robotaxis Are Safer Than Human Drivers
And even if self-driving technology proves to be less dangerous, there are many better ways to improve traffic safety and prevent fatal crashes.
www.bloomberg.com
January 6, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Also, AVs are so far the most prevalent & utilized in denser areas that already have greater levels of transit service, b/c that's where they're most profitable. Converting transit trips to AV trips is a net loss wrt safety & other factors, in addition to also weakening transit for non AV-users.
Philly trip ending with a bang.
January 6, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Philly trip ending with a bang.
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Now that opponents have lost two lawsuits and two elections, we invite them to accept the will of San Franciscans and work with us to make the most of our coastal park.
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Now that opponents have lost two lawsuits and two elections, we invite them to accept the will of San Franciscans and work with us to make the most of our coastal park.
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🚨Breaking News: an SF Superior Court just rejected the lawsuit attempting to overturn Prop K, dismissing all four claims.
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 AM
🚨Breaking News: an SF Superior Court just rejected the lawsuit attempting to overturn Prop K, dismissing all four claims.
Driverless cars are very ineffective at getting bad drivers off the road. Multiple studies have shown that TNCs are mainly replacing public transit, walking, and biking trips — not human drivers.
January 5, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Driverless cars are very ineffective at getting bad drivers off the road. Multiple studies have shown that TNCs are mainly replacing public transit, walking, and biking trips — not human drivers.
Friends in the Inquirer! @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Cars are essential to American life. They’re also toxic for the environment, humans, and society, these authors say.
Our whole society is based on car ownership. Is it even possible to change that?
www.inquirer.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Friends in the Inquirer! @thewaroncars.bsky.social
Nevermind
Alright if we win I’ll graduate early and move here at the end of the year
January 5, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Nevermind
Alright if we win I’ll graduate early and move here at the end of the year
January 4, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Alright if we win I’ll graduate early and move here at the end of the year
If I was the party of “protecting children from evil adults” I probably wouldn’t send civilian men to childcare centers demanding to see random kids but that’s just me
January 2, 2026 at 5:13 AM
If I was the party of “protecting children from evil adults” I probably wouldn’t send civilian men to childcare centers demanding to see random kids but that’s just me
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California residents now have a gov portal to request all personal data be deleted from over 500 data brokers
consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
January 2, 2026 at 2:40 AM
California residents now have a gov portal to request all personal data be deleted from over 500 data brokers
A dream come true since finding out that there’s a REN station 6 months ago
Unfortunately I have no business getting off the train in Indiana
Unfortunately I have no business getting off the train in Indiana
January 2, 2026 at 2:42 AM
A dream come true since finding out that there’s a REN station 6 months ago
Unfortunately I have no business getting off the train in Indiana
Unfortunately I have no business getting off the train in Indiana
My friends are so cool!
Two New York Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before sale of the MetroCard ends on December 31.
To Say Goodbye to the MetroCard, We Spent a Day Riding Every Transit System That Uses It
Two Times journalists joined Miles Taylor, a YouTuber and transport enthusiast, on a daylong journey across New York City area buses and trains before sale of the card ends on Dec. 31.
nyti.ms
January 1, 2026 at 1:51 AM
My friends are so cool!
Row of college-aged lesbians on the California Zephyr, all swapping film cameras and discussing our tattoos. I’ve found my people.
December 31, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Row of college-aged lesbians on the California Zephyr, all swapping film cameras and discussing our tattoos. I’ve found my people.
Grand Junction general store haul (already ate my string cheese)
December 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Grand Junction general store haul (already ate my string cheese)
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Another preventable crash at an intersection with tons of pedestrian traffic. Driver turning left and either wasn’t paying attention or saw her too late.
We need to do so much more to make East Bay Streets safer for everyone, particularly in places like this, where so many are walking or biking.
We need to do so much more to make East Bay Streets safer for everyone, particularly in places like this, where so many are walking or biking.
An elderly woman was knocked unconscious Monday night when a driver struck her in a Berkeley crosswalk, according to early reports.
Female pedestrian, 95, critical after Berkeley crash
Police said the woman had been in the crosswalk on the west side of the intersection when the driver hit her.
www.berkeleyscanner.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Another preventable crash at an intersection with tons of pedestrian traffic. Driver turning left and either wasn’t paying attention or saw her too late.
We need to do so much more to make East Bay Streets safer for everyone, particularly in places like this, where so many are walking or biking.
We need to do so much more to make East Bay Streets safer for everyone, particularly in places like this, where so many are walking or biking.
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this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
share.google
December 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this seems specifically designed to break mail-in voting (where deadlines are defined by postmark)
Like most human drivers, Zoox thinks it’s okay to creep up on an elderly person crossing the street because of its god-given right to turn on a red.
December 29, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Like most human drivers, Zoox thinks it’s okay to creep up on an elderly person crossing the street because of its god-given right to turn on a red.