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@dianebloom.bsky.social
Chapel Hill NC, Qualitative researcher, focus group moderator, documentary filmmaker, adjunct assistant professor UNC, and neighborhood activist— just joined!
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So what are #tariffs actually good for? And can incoming President #Trump impose them without help from Congress? The answer is a bit complicated!

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December 13, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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What are #tariffs, and who actually pays them? We ask our business and politics reporter @scottmcgrew.bsky.social about the proposed #Trump tariffs on China 🇨🇳, Mexico 🇲🇽 and Canada 🇨🇦, and how they’ll affect the #economy and your personal finance outlook.

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December 13, 2024 at 7:51 PM
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In short, fewer chickens laying eggs creates a supply shortage, and that’s been driving prices up. When will they come down again? Perhaps when livestock can be effectively vaccinated against the latest strain of bird flu. 💉🐔🐮

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December 25, 2024 at 1:35 AM
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This is Lola. She really is a showgirl! By our 4th take, she was looking right at the camera. She’s one of the Humane Society of Silicon Valley puppies you can bring home for no adoption fee as they rebuild after a fire. Two others got new homes for Christmas! Watch @nbcbayarea.bsky.social at 5 & 6!
December 26, 2024 at 12:21 AM
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What could possibly be a better Christmas present than a brand new puppy?! 🎄🐶 That wish came true for two Bay Area families this morning, thanks to the Humane Society Silicon Valley’s volunteers and donors, even as they work to recover from a major fire. Video: nbcbay.com/4ZPNKjt
Humane Society Silicon Valley waiving pet adoption fees after fire
The Humane Society of Silicon Valley needs to find homes for more than two dozen dogs after a fire damaged half of its Milpitas shelter last week. Jonathan Bloom reports.
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December 26, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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Why is the incredible, edible #egg so expensive right now? 🥚🍳 We asked @scottmcgrew.bsky.social “Just One Question” about the price of #eggs and found out it has a lot to do with the #chicken coops where #bird flu is running rampant. 🐓 #groceries #inflation #economy

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December 25, 2024 at 1:32 AM
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#Crypto has been going crazy since the #election! We asked @scottbudman.bsky.social “Just One Question” and found out the surge in #bitcoin has a lot to do with incoming President #Trump.

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December 19, 2024 at 5:47 AM
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Thank you, San Francisco Press Club! 2024’s awards gala was a reunion and a chance to recognize the importance of journalism. I’m humbled to have my own work recognized & grateful to those who’ve let me tell their stories!

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December 5, 2024 at 10:33 PM
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We've all heard of turning swords into plowshares. But what about turning guns into gardening tools? That's what an Oakland blacksmith is doing in partnership with a faith-based nonprofit, as an answer to the city's historic rise in violent crime. Watch more: nbcbay.com/fn4CWUO
November 26, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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Two full weeks after Election Day, we finally have an answer on Prop 32. On the question of raising California’s minimum wage to $18, voters have said “no.” It would’ve been the highest minimum wage in the country, but opponents cited inflation and the fear of layoffs as their top concerns.
November 21, 2024 at 12:42 AM
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A “strong” atmospheric river appears poised to soak Northern California, including parts of the North Bay, later this week, according to the National Weather Service. nbcbay.com/BXamuYl
Atmospheric river could bring heavy rain to the North Bay, Northern California
A “strong” atmospheric river appears poised to soak Northern California, including parts of the North Bay, later this week, according to the National Weather Service.
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November 19, 2024 at 1:49 AM
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Let’s make this first post a good one! We’re kicking off our Nourishing Neighbors food drive at Safeway to raise money for the SF-Marin Food Bank this holiday season. It’s a beautiful day to help put food on the table for Bay Area families — and you can donate at checkout from now until Christmas!
November 20, 2024 at 6:22 PM
It feels so much calmer, intelligent and interesting over here at blue sky. Hope everyone will encourage their favorite writers, singers, athletes, activists to come on over.
November 17, 2024 at 3:33 PM
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America didn’t deserve them.
November 16, 2024 at 3:29 AM
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Ah, Bluesky, where you can post a video of you playing music with your child without 50 people immediately replying ‘Hope you both die soon, you Libtard’.

Bliss. ✨
November 14, 2024 at 10:45 AM
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“ In difficult times carry something beautiful in your mind.”
Blaise Pascal

May everyone encounter something beautiful today.
November 16, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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#SanFrancisco voters have approved Prop K, which will permanently close a section of the Great Highway to cars, and open it for bikes and pedestrians. It could eventually become a park. But some neighbors are mad about it.

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November 12, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Hi friends! I just joined blue sky and am happy leave “x”
November 15, 2024 at 6:09 PM