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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 3d

Greeting passersby in front of a Thai restaurant, somewhere in America, October 2025.

Reminds me of all the minority-run businesses in 2001, in this country’s xenophobic post-9/11 craze, showing loyalty publicly with the flag as (at least in some cases) a strategy of self-preservation
#streetphoto

A photo of a life size Thai Sawasdee figure welcoming passersby in front of a Thai restaurant in an American city. Her hands are pressed together in a welcoming gesture and she holds an American flag as well, the pole tucked into her arm

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 3d

This is the kind of news I need!

Hope it is delicious

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 4d

At the San José Neighborhoods Conference, Rep. Sam @liccardo.house.gov kicks off a day of workshops and networking for taking care of the human fabric of the city. I’m happy to be here!

www.sanjoseca.gov/your-governm...

U.S. Representative Sam Liccardo addresses the 3rd San Jose Neighborhood Conference at the San Jose City Hall rotunda, Saturday October 4, 2025

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 5d

I wouldn’t wish it on anyone and I’m glad you don’t have to deal with it. I’m privileged in any number of ways but still see and feel the effects everywhere

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 5d

As a fellow Cal State faculty member who has been informed that our *personal information* may have been shared with the EEOC over the same phony allegations, I want to say ⚡️I 100% SUPPORT Newsom’s plan to instantly deny state support to any school joining this authoritarian ‘compact’⚡️
#AcademicSky

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

California vows to ‘instantly’ cut funding to universities that cave to Trump ‘compact’

Governor Gavin Newsom urges schools not to sign ‘radical agreement’ to cuts to departments, students and speech Any California universities that sign the Trump administration’s proposed “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” will “instantly” lose their state funding, California governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement. The Trump administration on Wednesday offered nine prominent universities, including the University of Southern California, the chance to sign a “compact” that asks the universities to close academic departments that “purposefully punish, belittle, and even spark violence against conservative ideas”, limit the proportion of international undergraduate students to 15% , accept the administration’s definition of gender and ban the consideration of race or sex in hiring and admissions, in exchange for “substantial and meaningful federal grants”. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 5d

"You have to look at the real world at least 50% of the time or I'm gonna to take the screen away."

- dad to son using an iPad, on an Amtrak ride as dad is desperately trying to interest him in absolutely anything outside the window

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 7d

It’s October 1st in America, and even the skeletons are exhausted this year

#halloween #weary #overit

A picture of a Halloween skeleton hanging slooped over a tree branch in someone’s front yard in San Jose, California

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 8d

I don’t know what it is about utility poles that always grab my attention. The symbolism of distances collapsed, the lines and angles that carve up the sky, or maybe just an excuse to look up?

#utilitypole #photo #lines #skyphoto #streetphoto

A black-and-white photo of a utility pole against a dotted cloudy sky

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 9d

I hereby instate myself as Worldwide Chair of the BOARD OF PIECES.

I didn't want to assume this awesome responsibility (believe me, it's the last thing my ADHD needs), but someone just had to step forward.

I will be taking no questions at this time. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 9d

Here’s a little something productive to do: write letters or distribute flyers to Dem-leaning California voters, encouraging them to vote in the November 4 special election.

Downloaded 100 @votefwd.bsky.social letters, deadline Oct. 28. Let’s go!! #Yeson50

A screenshot from a personal dashboard for a Vote Forward letter writing campaign to potential California voters, showing 100 voters adopted, 0 letters prepared and 0 letters sent

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 10d

Scrolling the news on the original Bluesky, aka dogs in the park outside the window.

Happy #Caturday on Sunday, to all the fellow #proCATStinators out there 😸😺 #cats #CatsofBluesky

A photo of two cats sitting side by side on a white bedsheet, looking out the window at a park through a curtain

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 11d

Make no mistake: Portland is a city of beauty, a city of roses. And you know what? Portland already has Full Force. They will not be broken.

#Portland #PORTLANDSTRONG 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎

All photos from 2017.

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A photo of a rose-shaped map of Portland, a sticker stuck to the back of a STOP sign in Portland, OR

A photo of a protest sign against Donald Trump in a window, in 2017. The sign shows Trump grabbing the Statue of Liberty, and says “@POTUS Grab What You Will. We Will Not Be Broken”

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 11d

But the only explosion I've seen in Portland was when the Timbers scored a goal. And the only killer I saw was this devastatingly cute sales rep at Addy's.

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The goal zone scene of diehard Portland Timbers fans waving flags and celebrating a goal by the home team

The storefront artwork at Addy’s Sandwiches in Portland, OR, depicting a large tuxedo-style black-and-white cat with a collar tag with the word “KILLER”

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 11d

“The Force is Full in Portland”
- an Illustrated Ode in Three Parts

I can see how some might find Portland confusing: it's a place that welcomes bikes as much as cars, where trees grow in 2 dimensions as well as 3. And Portland also has a Brooklyn.

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A photo of an arrivals gate area at Portland Airport (PDX) showing a large directional sign, pointing passengers to the left to MAX Light Rail and a Bike Assembly Area, and straight ahead to the Airline Bag Service

A black and white picture of the 1984 sculpture In The Shadow of the Elm, by Paul Sutinen

A photo of a Brooklyn Neighborhood sign in Brooklyn, Portland OR, attached to a wooden utility pole

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 13d

No Kings in America.

- at the Veterans Memorial, downtown San Jose, California, September 2025. (Why wait for #NoKings #Oct18?)

A photo of a bicycle with a “NO KINGS IN AMERICA” flag, parked on the grass at Veterans Memorial, San Jose, California, with a few dozen white flags flying on light-colored flagpoles on a cloudy day

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 13d

I think that may be an empathy high?

Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 14d

From USAID to AIDUS

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 14d

I’m proud of my university for trumpeting out this excellent series of Banned Book Week events, coming up October 5-11. Read for Your Rights, indeed!

Check it out: library.sjsu.edu/bannedbooks/...

#SJSU #BannedBooksWeek #fuckcensorship #reading #AcademicSky #EduSky

A poster advertising Banned Book Week activities taking place October 5-11 at San Jose State University. The poster has a large slogan on the left side that reads “CENSORSHIP IS SO 1984” with the word “censorship” crossed out. On the right side there is a list of events.

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you! Push hard, and then harder!

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 15d

“And maybe—maybe most of all I want to thank the people who don't support my show or what I believe, but support my right to share those beliefs anyway”

- Jimmy Kimmel, 9/23/25

A photo of Jimmy Kimmel delivering his opening monologue on September 23, 2025

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Dream for America @dreamforamerica.bsky.social · 16d

Diversity is what makes America great. 🇺🇸

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 15d

I just called both of my senators about it. I agree with others who’ve been saying that despite the torrent of terribleness, this needs more outcry and response

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 15d

This is just so many layers of evil.

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 15d

Looks like the rapture got close but burned up in the atmosphere

A screenshot of the weather app showing today’s temp at 94 degrees F in San Jose, California, with upcoming days in the low 80s and high 70s

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Dave @dmalinowski.bsky.social · 15d

"I've learned that every human being, with or without disabilities, needs to strive to do their best, and by striving for happiness you will [be happy...] So long as we can learn to love ourselves, I'm not sure how much it matters whether we're normal or autistic"

Naoki Higashida, The Reason I Jump

A cover of the book, The Reason I Jump, by Naoki HIgashida