Rob Alper
@robalper.bsky.social
• historian & educator in academic publishing (digital & print)
• staunch San Franciscan
• musical things =
Hot Lunch & Very Paranoia
• all views expressed my own
• staunch San Franciscan
• musical things =
Hot Lunch & Very Paranoia
• all views expressed my own
Thx for solving the mystery! This household keeps it tuned to 89.5 at all times. Apologies for the mixup but your show has nevertheless turned us on to so much great stuff 🙏
February 10, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Thx for solving the mystery! This household keeps it tuned to 89.5 at all times. Apologies for the mixup but your show has nevertheless turned us on to so much great stuff 🙏
I took at a look at your Dec. 15 playlist and Johnny Brooklyn's Dec. 18 playlist and no Violeta Parra! It's possible that Shazam misidentified a tune, for sure. This is the song, though, which is great, and I swear I heard it on your show!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7eQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7eQ...
Arauco tiene una pena (Remastered)
YouTube video by Violeta Parra - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I took at a look at your Dec. 15 playlist and Johnny Brooklyn's Dec. 18 playlist and no Violeta Parra! It's possible that Shazam misidentified a tune, for sure. This is the song, though, which is great, and I swear I heard it on your show!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7eQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7eQ...
🤔 gotta run but I’ll sort this mystery out soon…
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 AM
🤔 gotta run but I’ll sort this mystery out soon…
Arauco Tiene una Pena, December 18 (according to my Shazam🤷♂️) but I didn’t check against your playlist.
February 10, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Arauco Tiene una Pena, December 18 (according to my Shazam🤷♂️) but I didn’t check against your playlist.
Appreciate the shout 🙏 Just such a great high-energy show today. My wife & I are longtime listeners 🤙. That Violeta Parra track you played about six weeks back was a real mind blower in particular.
February 10, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Appreciate the shout 🙏 Just such a great high-energy show today. My wife & I are longtime listeners 🤙. That Violeta Parra track you played about six weeks back was a real mind blower in particular.
Killer show today so far!
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Killer show today so far!
Tough one but satire I think, mostly because taking Fillmore from Jackson/Scott to Civic Center is not a terribly innovative route.
February 1, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Tough one but satire I think, mostly because taking Fillmore from Jackson/Scott to Civic Center is not a terribly innovative route.
This story reminds me of when you'd be sussing out some kid's musical taste and ask "Do you like Led Zeppelin?" and they'd say "Oh, yeah, HE'S great!"
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This story reminds me of when you'd be sussing out some kid's musical taste and ask "Do you like Led Zeppelin?" and they'd say "Oh, yeah, HE'S great!"
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"As unnerving and disheartening as SF’s overt misery and drug-use and mental instability can be, that’s not the same thing as crime. Reported SF crime, which was already low, is down nearly a third...
Subjectively, you may not feel safe in San Francisco. Objectively, you’ve rarely been safer."
Subjectively, you may not feel safe in San Francisco. Objectively, you’ve rarely been safer."
Marc Benioff exposed himself as craven and hollow.
He's got company.
From @esksf.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/10/marc...
He's got company.
From @esksf.bsky.social
missionlocal.org/2025/10/marc...
Marc Benioff exposed himself as craven and hollow. He has company.
Salesforce CEO's inane call for siccing the National Guard on San Francisco is met with performative inanity
missionlocal.org
October 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
"As unnerving and disheartening as SF’s overt misery and drug-use and mental instability can be, that’s not the same thing as crime. Reported SF crime, which was already low, is down nearly a third...
Subjectively, you may not feel safe in San Francisco. Objectively, you’ve rarely been safer."
Subjectively, you may not feel safe in San Francisco. Objectively, you’ve rarely been safer."
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An idea:
August 20, 2025 at 12:29 AM
An idea:
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See new essays in New Republic. I have gathered and edited eleven essays by historians on teaching and writing history in the time of Trump. We are fighting back! I'll be on MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell tonight at 10 to talk about the special issue of TNR.
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
Trump Against History
How is Trump changing our sense of who we are? We asked eminent Yale historian David W. Blight to round up some colleagues to consider the question. Here’s what they had to say.
newrepublic.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
See new essays in New Republic. I have gathered and edited eleven essays by historians on teaching and writing history in the time of Trump. We are fighting back! I'll be on MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell tonight at 10 to talk about the special issue of TNR.
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
newrepublic.com/series/67/tr...
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
August 1, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is shutting down operations after loss of federal funding:
“We cannot deny the realities of both the past and the present. We must educate ourselves on truthful and accurate histories, which will require all of us to acknowledge our families’ roles related to the past.”
June 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“We cannot deny the realities of both the past and the present. We must educate ourselves on truthful and accurate histories, which will require all of us to acknowledge our families’ roles related to the past.”
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The SPLC's chief communications officer, Julian Teixeira, shares his experience joining 50 delegates from the U.S. and Germany for a joint project titled “Building a Critical Memory: Transitioning From Denial to Collective Responsibility in Germany and the United States.” https://bit.ly/3FXw1a7
June 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The SPLC's chief communications officer, Julian Teixeira, shares his experience joining 50 delegates from the U.S. and Germany for a joint project titled “Building a Critical Memory: Transitioning From Denial to Collective Responsibility in Germany and the United States.” https://bit.ly/3FXw1a7
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Scenes from #NoKingsDay in San Francisco on Saturday:
Thousands marched from Dolores Park to Civic Center.
Thousands marched from Dolores Park to Civic Center.
June 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Scenes from #NoKingsDay in San Francisco on Saturday:
Thousands marched from Dolores Park to Civic Center.
Thousands marched from Dolores Park to Civic Center.
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I would like the major news outlets to imagine that this is Sen. Cornyn or Sen. Cotton and headline accordingly.
THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.
Sen. Alex Padilla was just removed from Kristi Noem's press conference in Los Angeles (video: Bill Melugin/Fox News)
June 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I would like the major news outlets to imagine that this is Sen. Cornyn or Sen. Cotton and headline accordingly.
Subtle as a Flying Mallet!
June 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Subtle as a Flying Mallet!
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I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
June 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later.
They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.
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JUST IN
ICE agents arrested at least 2 people outside a San Francisco courthouse on Tuesday morning.
Video shows protesters surrounding an ICE mini-van with a man inside, banging on the van & opening its doors, trying to prevent the arrest.
Protests are growing outside court.
ICE agents arrested at least 2 people outside a San Francisco courthouse on Tuesday morning.
Video shows protesters surrounding an ICE mini-van with a man inside, banging on the van & opening its doors, trying to prevent the arrest.
Protests are growing outside court.
June 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
JUST IN
ICE agents arrested at least 2 people outside a San Francisco courthouse on Tuesday morning.
Video shows protesters surrounding an ICE mini-van with a man inside, banging on the van & opening its doors, trying to prevent the arrest.
Protests are growing outside court.
ICE agents arrested at least 2 people outside a San Francisco courthouse on Tuesday morning.
Video shows protesters surrounding an ICE mini-van with a man inside, banging on the van & opening its doors, trying to prevent the arrest.
Protests are growing outside court.
It’s not like there’s a “good guy” here.
June 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It’s not like there’s a “good guy” here.
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The anti-Tesla movement is one of the most successful cases of social coordination in American history. In the span of six months the Tesla brand has been made radioactive.
This isn’t a subjective view. You can see it in the data.
This isn’t a subjective view. You can see it in the data.
Death of a Cybertruck Salesman: How Trump Killed Tesla
Schadenfreude is a bargain at $5.60 per mile.
www.thebulwark.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:30 PM
The anti-Tesla movement is one of the most successful cases of social coordination in American history. In the span of six months the Tesla brand has been made radioactive.
This isn’t a subjective view. You can see it in the data.
This isn’t a subjective view. You can see it in the data.