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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · 2d

Booooooo morning! Halloween has come early near the 22nd Street Caltrain station 😱

Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · 9d

Goooooood morning from @caltrain.com! It may be rainy and the train might be slightly delayed, but it’s going to be a great day!

Hand holding a travel coffee mug onboard Caltrain

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · 10d

Well said by @jamellebouie.net: "...if the experience of Lincoln suggests anything, it is that there can be no real success without principle — ironclad and unyielding." www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Opinion | Trump Has No Mandate to Destroy America

www.nytimes.com

Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · 10d

I came here to say this also- sign SB 79 already, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social!

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15d

"The sheer number of American elites willing to acquiesce to the destruction of democratic institutions is demoralizing. But it’s worth noting that many ordinary people seem to be made of sterner stuff."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Lower Than Cowards

The surrender of America’s elites

www.theatlantic.com

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · 16d

Goooooood morning! This Mr. Rogers is looking forward to learning more about Good Neighbor Week!

Coffee mug held up in front of incoming Caltrain at 22nd Street

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · 20d

As a member of Daddy’s Soul Donut, I have no notes

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 23d

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

www.yahoo.com

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · 29d

Oh, won't somebody please think of Cole Valley?

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Sep 11

Truly moving, and always worth a read or re-read ❤️ @jennifersenior.bsky.social

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Sep 10

Bobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the September 11 attacks. For her 2021 Pulitzer Prize–winning story, Jennifer Senior visited his loved ones to understand how their pain endures. https://theatln.tc/Txh867AC

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Sep 11

Goooooood morning from @caltrain.com!

Coffee mug on a table inside a Caltrain car

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Senator Scott Wiener @scottwiener.bsky.social · Sep 2

Not building housing screws young people, pushes them out & tanks future economic success. We need to make it easier & faster to build the homes we need for a bright future. Our current vetocracy need to change & we’re working to change it.

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Aug 24

Was it this one? This is my dorm room at Brown when I did a summer program there in 1991. Not sure when/where I got the poster, though! Note the cut-up CD longboxes as decoration, too!

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Aug 21

Goooooood morning from 22nd Street! Pretty sunrise this morning 🌅☕️

Travel coffee mug, held up in front of incoming Caltrain

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Aug 14

Goooooood morning! Speaking of coyotes, let me recommend the video for local musician Bob Hillman’s “Urban Wildlife”! youtu.be/98muXre39BQ?...

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Aug 7

Goooooood morning from the Central Time Zone! Visiting family, so I won’t be able to listen live, but very happy you’re back!

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Jun 27

Modern-day Marty Dibergi vibes!

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Jun 22

Meet the new war/Same as the old war

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Jun 19

Goooooood morning from Dogpatch, and happy Juneteenth!

“Live wire under bridge” sign with coffee mug and Caltrain

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Jun 17

Thank you for chronicling! 😓

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Emily Badger @emmbadger.bsky.social · Jun 13

Big tax cut bills typically don't leave the poor worse off. Bills cutting the safety net don't normally include benefits for the rich.

The GOP reconciliation bill is something we haven't really seen before. w/ @aliciaparlap.bsky.social + @sangerkatz.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump’s Big Bill Would Be More Regressive Than Any Major Law in Decades (Gift Article)

Estimates from the Congressional Budget Office, released Thursday, offer a detailed view into the effects on income groups.

www.nytimes.com

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Jun 12

Goooooood morning! I stopped to say hi to @thatmc.bsky.social’s work friends before hopping on @caltrain.com at 22nd!

Travel coffee mug in front of fenced bus yard

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D9 Neighbors for Housing (SF) @d9neighbors.bsky.social · Jun 11

Our events chair (and affordable housing expert extraordinaire) Kate Voshell is featured in this terrific story from @thenation.com about the proposal to turn swaths of North Beach into a historic district: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Will the Creation of a Historic District in San Francisco Hold Back New Housing?

Activists are butting heads with a local preservation organization over a proposal to turn part of the city’s North Beach neighborhood into a nationally registered historic district.

www.thenation.com

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Jun 5

Goooooood morning from the greatest train-station-under-a-freeway in San Francisco!

Coffee mug at entrance to 22nd Street Caltrain

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Thomas Rogers @throgers.bsky.social · Jun 4

Hit the nail on the head here: “They might have ‘immigrants welcome here’ signs dotting each lawn, but they are simultaneously fighting for policies ensuring that very few are actually welcome to live here.”

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