The Quiet Norm
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Army Vet. #NoKings
Af-Am.Theater Artist.
❤️ my East Bay & U.S. enough to believe it can do better & share its best w/ all.
Those reduced to insults probably don't have btr arguments.
No Starter Packs pls! I'm content to gain just a few followers at a time
Af-Am.Theater Artist.
❤️ my East Bay & U.S. enough to believe it can do better & share its best w/ all.
Those reduced to insults probably don't have btr arguments.
No Starter Packs pls! I'm content to gain just a few followers at a time
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#365DaysofOakland
Like many I am not satisfied with the current state of things. Not in my city, my country, the world.
It is easy to focus on the immediacy of this dissatisfaction, all the things that feel 'wrong'.
Worse, it is easy to allow that to define our reality, to focus only on pushback/1
Like many I am not satisfied with the current state of things. Not in my city, my country, the world.
It is easy to focus on the immediacy of this dissatisfaction, all the things that feel 'wrong'.
Worse, it is easy to allow that to define our reality, to focus only on pushback/1
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If someone insists this was unintentional, they’re left with two troubling alternatives: either ICE is so reckless that it randomly stops and harasses U.S. citizens and demands proof of citizenship, or agents are engaging in illegal racial profiling. Neither explanation is acceptable.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
If someone insists this was unintentional, they’re left with two troubling alternatives: either ICE is so reckless that it randomly stops and harasses U.S. citizens and demands proof of citizenship, or agents are engaging in illegal racial profiling. Neither explanation is acceptable.
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After our last post, MAGA voices rushed to claim that Trump had nothing to do with the traffic stop involving Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s son, where federal agents demanded proof of his citizenship. Let’s be clear about why this is not a coincidence.
December 14, 2025 at 10:50 PM
After our last post, MAGA voices rushed to claim that Trump had nothing to do with the traffic stop involving Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s son, where federal agents demanded proof of his citizenship. Let’s be clear about why this is not a coincidence.
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Build for cars, you get more driving. Build for transit or biking, and you get more riders.
Transportation investments shape how we travel and what we value. Focus on networks people actually want to use.
ssti.us/2025/12/08/w...
Transportation investments shape how we travel and what we value. Focus on networks people actually want to use.
ssti.us/2025/12/08/w...
We don’t need to overthink induced demand to act on it
The concept of induced demand is now widely recognized in transportation. But we often treat it as a technical modeling issue rather than a basic principle of how people respond to the world around them. Build for cars, and you’ll get more driving; build for transit or biking, and you’ll get more of those too. Shifting the conversation in that direction can improve near-term decisions and strengthen communication between transportation professionals and the public.
ssti.us
December 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Build for cars, you get more driving. Build for transit or biking, and you get more riders.
Transportation investments shape how we travel and what we value. Focus on networks people actually want to use.
ssti.us/2025/12/08/w...
Transportation investments shape how we travel and what we value. Focus on networks people actually want to use.
ssti.us/2025/12/08/w...
#365DaysInOakland
I'm proud of my city!
I'm proud of my city!
Love seeing progress on the first building of transit oriented development at Lake Merritt BART!
This building will have 97 affordable homes for seniors, and the full project includes 557 homes and 500,000 square feet of commercial space.
This building will have 97 affordable homes for seniors, and the full project includes 557 homes and 500,000 square feet of commercial space.
December 15, 2025 at 8:17 AM
#365DaysInOakland
I'm proud of my city!
I'm proud of my city!
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Tonight marks the beginning of a holiday rooted in endurance, memory, and the insistence that light matters even when it is fragile.
December 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Tonight marks the beginning of a holiday rooted in endurance, memory, and the insistence that light matters even when it is fragile.
#Hannukah2025 (5786)
Now that it's latke season, I need to post my sour cream hot take.
The proper utensil for serving sour cream is neither a spoon nor a fork, but a butter knife.
The proper utensil for serving sour cream is neither a spoon nor a fork, but a butter knife.
December 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
#Hannukah2025 (5786)
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I was on a podcast about e-bikes, illegal e-motos, and the regulations that cities are placing on both.
Check it out! (Starting at 14:50)
Check it out! (Starting at 14:50)
Explaining Ebikelash @misernyc.bsky.social @nyc.streetsblog.org @streetopia.bsky.social @warrenjwells.bsky.social soundcloud.com/biketalk/254...
#2549 Moral Panic On Ebikes
Our Mission Statement, reviews, a listener email, and please take our survey! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVwttiNKX8APpEgM3lmvlUI9d8KqQl9uedQ8YmdiJ5rPf0ow/viewform (0:19)
Charlie’s News
soundcloud.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
I was on a podcast about e-bikes, illegal e-motos, and the regulations that cities are placing on both.
Check it out! (Starting at 14:50)
Check it out! (Starting at 14:50)
Fascinating visuals
Movement as identity. Restlessness as inheritance.
"Born on a Train" - animated music video now on Vevo. Dark folk-rock for winter souls.
youtu.be/PcBnD5yjfaA?...
"Born on a Train" - animated music video now on Vevo. Dark folk-rock for winter souls.
youtu.be/PcBnD5yjfaA?...
Hallucinophonics - Born on a Train (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by HallucinophonicsVEVO
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Fascinating visuals
Wow...
Any chance we'll end the year quietly?
Any chance we'll end the year quietly?
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Wow...
Any chance we'll end the year quietly?
Any chance we'll end the year quietly?
See, we can make it work!
Mangroves grown in recycled glass sand grew just as well as those grown in dredged sediment. #AGU25
Glass Sand Grows Healthy Mangroves - Eos
In places with lots of glass waste, sand made from recycled material could be another tool in the coastal restoration toolbox.
eos.org
December 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
See, we can make it work!
Sounds very Police State... #DJTDailyfollies
This is targeted state violence against the Somali community by the federal government.
Armed ICE agents trapped US citizens in a restaurant and demanded their papers. Federal agents walked into East African restaurants in Cedar-Riverside, MN. They closed and blocked the doors. Then they demanded to see everyone’s papers. Every person present was a US citizen.
December 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Sounds very Police State... #DJTDailyfollies
Truly #ClimateChange...
Alaska’s winters are changing. Researchers and Indigenous Knowledge holders are teaming up to capture these changes and develop adaptation strategies. #AGU25
Changing Winters Leave Indigenous Alaskans on Thin Ice - Eos
Researchers are blending Indigenous Knowledges with climate models to describe shifts in snow and ice.
eos.org
December 14, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Truly #ClimateChange...
Or what's also known as Everyday in America...😥
I find myself wondering how other supposed democracies legislate & adjudicate this madness?
I find myself wondering how other supposed democracies legislate & adjudicate this madness?
1 dead and 2 injured in shooting in Omaha, Nebraska.
December 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Or what's also known as Everyday in America...😥
I find myself wondering how other supposed democracies legislate & adjudicate this madness?
I find myself wondering how other supposed democracies legislate & adjudicate this madness?
Grateful for those who refuse to let guns have the last word...
December 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Grateful for those who refuse to let guns have the last word...
Thy #DJTDailyfollies are illegal & should be prosecuted
Please spread this as widely as possible, we can't let them do these things without #RESISTANCE and #OPPOSITION
December 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thy #DJTDailyfollies are illegal & should be prosecuted
#365DaysInOakland -ABROAD
Visiting mom, I see these surprising ltl fellas: "Another name for these handsome butterflies is silverspots bc of the metallic markings on their wings undersides. It is poss this pattern, serves as camouflage when they are resting in places of dappled sun and shade spots"
Visiting mom, I see these surprising ltl fellas: "Another name for these handsome butterflies is silverspots bc of the metallic markings on their wings undersides. It is poss this pattern, serves as camouflage when they are resting in places of dappled sun and shade spots"
December 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#365DaysInOakland -ABROAD
Visiting mom, I see these surprising ltl fellas: "Another name for these handsome butterflies is silverspots bc of the metallic markings on their wings undersides. It is poss this pattern, serves as camouflage when they are resting in places of dappled sun and shade spots"
Visiting mom, I see these surprising ltl fellas: "Another name for these handsome butterflies is silverspots bc of the metallic markings on their wings undersides. It is poss this pattern, serves as camouflage when they are resting in places of dappled sun and shade spots"
Ooh...
NASA Astronomy Hourly Picture - 2003-04-08: Aurora From Space
#Astronomy #NASA #Space
#Astronomy #NASA #Space
December 14, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Ooh...
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Tonight into tomorrow night is the peak of the Geminids meteor shower. Look up. Weather permitting. 🔭 🧪
December 13, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Tonight into tomorrow night is the peak of the Geminids meteor shower. Look up. Weather permitting. 🔭 🧪
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The latest Storm-1516 disinformation campaign is targeting Germany, the campaign promotes a false narrative that CDU/CSU bloc has agreed on a pension reform, which includes the increase of the retirement age and raised contribution rates
December 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The latest Storm-1516 disinformation campaign is targeting Germany, the campaign promotes a false narrative that CDU/CSU bloc has agreed on a pension reform, which includes the increase of the retirement age and raised contribution rates
Is the future here, and many of us just don't know it?
Jack Reichert and Rohan Kapoor created Go Green, an algae-based exhaust filter reducing emissions by 74%, proving nature-inspired innovations can reshape the global fight against climate change affordably and effectively.
December 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Is the future here, and many of us just don't know it?
What's clear to me in this discussion is that poverty always drains resources. Isn't it better to provide services upfront instead of just reacting to the predictable consequences of inaction?
And, perhaps naively, I don't see who'd want to live in a world that allows poverty.
We can end it, period
And, perhaps naively, I don't see who'd want to live in a world that allows poverty.
We can end it, period
Pregnancy and childbirth are risky, even in wealthy countries. In the world’s least developed regions, they are outright dangerous due to insufficient health infrastructure and services. For adolescent girls in particular, complications from pregnancy 🧵
populationconnection.org/why-populati...
populationconnection.org/why-populati...
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 AM
What's clear to me in this discussion is that poverty always drains resources. Isn't it better to provide services upfront instead of just reacting to the predictable consequences of inaction?
And, perhaps naively, I don't see who'd want to live in a world that allows poverty.
We can end it, period
And, perhaps naively, I don't see who'd want to live in a world that allows poverty.
We can end it, period
#2026 already promising to be... intriguing
“The Bay Lights Are Back: SF's Iconic Bay Bridge Light Installation Will Shimmer With Twice As Many LEDs In Early 2026” — Secret San Francisco
#SFNews #SanFrancisco #SF
#SFNews #SanFrancisco #SF
December 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#2026 already promising to be... intriguing
It's gotta be a good day!
December 13, 2025 at 5:24 PM
It's gotta be a good day!
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Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 13,1943
December 13,1943
December 13, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
December 13,1943
December 13,1943
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