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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 25m

I'll be the first to admit that I was part of the group that pretended Biden's low approvals didn't matter, but we did get to a time when it absolutely did and eventually it will matter for Trump as well

G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 53m

alternatively, trump's at 41% approval — that's pretty "sour" right?

Dan Hopkins @dhopkins1776.bsky.social · 59m

In his interview w @jonfavs.bsky.social, @ezraklein.bsky.social asks, "why haven't the tariffs soured the public on Trump?"

An answer from my book on ACA opinions: the contemporary US economy is so diverse & complex that even sizable policy changes don't move opinions consistently.

David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 12h

Look, it will be walkable urbanism, as long as you get to work from home and do all your shopping online

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 17h

it's because of this that I view him as the strongest force in that party post-Trump. This job has been about him proving he's cruel enough for MAGA

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Tim Marchman @timmarchman.bsky.social · 18h

The boring and obvious take that anti-woke positions have the effect (and in many cases the intent) of making it acceptable in polite circles to be a degenerate racist was and remains correct.

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 20h

If the Japanese manufacturers were half as enthusiastic about EVs as the Korean manufacturers are we'd be so much better off.

So many people just default to wanting a Honda/Toyota/Subaru and there's such little available from them

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 20h

If this is correct then SB79 will do a lot to densify these core neighborhoods in SD.

Darrell Owens @idothethinking.bsky.social · 20h

My map of qualifying SB 79 bus stops in San Diego city. I dont count HOV lanes and other bus lanes were not major transit stops. Any San Diegans concur??

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 20h

start printing the red "SOY BOY" hats

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 21h

Not to worry for them, we mean bad presidents, not bad team presidents

David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 21h

it's unacceptable that CA treats the Roseville third track as a "maybe next decade we'll be done and can have a few more trains there" project when that whole part of the Sacramento metro should have all day service to the Bay Area right now

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 23h

I get what you mean, but "Marin is what the suburbs could be" hits a lot different after that Fairfax recall story from the weekend

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 1d

You're living through one of the biggest technological transformations in world history and it has nothing to do with AI

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 2d

Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

yearly reminder to people insisting that we view Christopher Columbus as "a man of his time" that *the people responsible for the Spanish Inquisition* thought Columbus was out of pocket

Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 2d

Christopher Columbus was dragged back to Spain in chains by a crusading knight, convicted of tyranny and immeasurable cruelty, pardoned by Isabella but banned from returning to Hispaniola.

Fuck Columbus.

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 1d

yeah i think there's less of "we don't want IPAs" backlash and just the fact that too many of these breweries are bad businesses, especially in high cost areas. it brings me no joy to say this

The labor battles years ago at some breweries should have been more of a warning

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 1d

the crown jewel of CBS News is the post-NFL Sunday 60 Minutes, and keeping that is not guaranteed. The NFL is hinting that they will open up those contracts again in a few years, streamers want those rights and it's not guaranteed Paramount can keep up with Google, Amazon or Netflix

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 1d

I think fans of all 30 teams have the right to want their team to develop, retain their homegrown talent and to field competitive rosters. They do not have the right for every team to be able to win free agency and that's what these complaints are about.

David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 1d

Trying to make the Dodgers-Brewers matchup part of the larger battle between MLB owners and MLB players is weak. Large payrolls don't guarantee success on the field, let alone championships. There's 3 postseason teams from the bottom half of payrolls and 3 top 10 teams that didn't even make it.

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 2d

Peter's column is great and all this is just confirming my prior that the Tech leadership class withdrew from society in 2020 and have not returned.

It's all private islands/compounds, private jets and private group chats.

They need to come back to the office and return to society

Peter Hartlaub @peterhartlaub.bsky.social · 2d

Blew up my weekend to write this “Marc Benioff come-to-your-senses challenge.”

I’ve rarely shared my opinions about politics in the Chronicle beyond some LGBTQ+ & bike/pedestrian safety things but Jesus he wants the military on S.F. streets what the hell?

www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/m...

Marc Benioff wants troops in S.F.? There’s a path back to sanity, and it’s close to home

Marc Benioff called for the National Guard in S.F. The city doesn’t need the military on its streets. It needs the Salesforce founder to follow his grandfather’s example, Peter Hartlaub...

www.sfchronicle.com

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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 3d

more and more convinced of the need for a sort of plastic surgery norm around Gen AI: it’s fine in of itself to use, any use of it where it’s clear to a layman that you used it should face severe ostracism. If you can’t get away with it without me knowing, you aren’t responsible enough to use it

Claire Zagorski, MSc, EMT-P @clairezagorski.bsky.social · 3d

A student on TikTok has been documenting her journey with a professor who “wrote” the anatomy textbook and it’s all a bunch of AI hallucinations.

She’s saying that, understandably, the students are doing super poorly!

Behold what we’re teaching the healthcare professionals of tomorrow:

A diagram of the bones and (some) deep muscles of the hand and forearm. AI says that we only have four digits. It’s also identified a tendon as the median nerve, another tendon as the ulnar nerve, among other issues.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the neck. It hallucinated the “ennocleidomasid” muscle, and the “anterior scalpalin muscle”.

An AI generated diagram of the muscles of the lateral thigh. It says that the gluteus Maximus (the big juicy butt muscle) is on the anterior side. It also points to the quadriceps muscle and says “attattment”. It also says that the same structure is the tibia AND the deep fascia of the leg.

An AI generated diagram of the bones of the hand and forearm. This time AI says we have 6 digits. It also says that the radius is the ulnar artery. Among other many issues.

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 3d

Based on this map, I really don't think it covers enough of the Westside, even considering the Purple Line Extension coming. Losing the rapid bus routes that the previous SB827/50 transit zoning bills included hurts more than in SF

Map Viewer

www.arcgis.com

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 3d

Reminder: you fix the CA housing crisis by removing limits on apartment construction in Westside SF, Westside LA and the Peninsula flats. Other stuff (building codes, condo defects) matters too, but this is the first step

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 3d

As much as SB79 is just going to be the stick that gets the Family Zoning Plan passed in SF, and as underwhelming it will be in LA, the Peninsula will be where it does the most good

Ian @woolie.meowmeow.city · 3d

SB79 is going to hit like a nuclear bomb.

Downtown Burlingame, one of the most desirable places to live in the entire country, possibly the entire world

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 3d

Seeing them at Pinnacles National Park was so cool. Amazing birds

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Roger Cormier: Built for Fall @yayroger.bsky.social · 4d

ADAM AMIN: Welcome to the top of the 47th
[Sun rises]
[Sun keeps getting bigger]
ADAM AMIN: yes
[World engulfed by flames]
ADAM AMIN: oh god yes
AJ PIERZYNSKI: shoulda bunted

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 4d

exactly. spending on conservative politics has a positive ROI, spending on progressive politics has to be done for love of the game

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David Kissling @xtdave.bsky.social · 4d

i think "you must be younger than 65 at your first term inauguration" and "mandatory retirement at 80 or 85" for federal office is probably the best way to do this, but won't ever happen