Encinitas Highlands Surfer
@highlandsurfer.bsky.social
I live and work in Encinitas, and I like to talk about housing a lot, transportation and biking from time to time, California and Encinitas politics, and cannabis.
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Never figured this DOGE thing I made 5 years ago at the onset of COVID might have relevance in the future, and now I'm terrified at that reality.
Anyhow, hello Bluesky, guess I'm a federationalist now.
Anyhow, hello Bluesky, guess I'm a federationalist now.
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an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake
November 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
an underestimated threat AI poses is not convincing you that fake things are real, it’s convincing you that real things are fake
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Posting the aftermath of russian attacks with burned homes and ruins and seeing someone ask “is this AI?”
November 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Posting the aftermath of russian attacks with burned homes and ruins and seeing someone ask “is this AI?”
Post something random or December sucks or whatever.
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Post something random or December sucks or whatever.
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We're gonna need a truth and reconciliation commission and Nuremberg style trials to reckon with all of this evil, and any Dem candidate for office who shies away from a full reckoning in the name of "moving forward as a nation" can get well and truly fucked
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
We're gonna need a truth and reconciliation commission and Nuremberg style trials to reckon with all of this evil, and any Dem candidate for office who shies away from a full reckoning in the name of "moving forward as a nation" can get well and truly fucked
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Russians continue to "wipe their feet" on all norms of international law, displaying every aspect of their bio-trash mini-civilization. According to available information, Russian troops captured Ukrainian soldiers in a tree line, forced them to lie in a row, and after interrogation, executed them.
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Russians continue to "wipe their feet" on all norms of international law, displaying every aspect of their bio-trash mini-civilization. According to available information, Russian troops captured Ukrainian soldiers in a tree line, forced them to lie in a row, and after interrogation, executed them.
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part of my pitch for future democratic military policy is "we should crush the special forces and double crush the seals specifically"
they contribute little-to-nothing valuable to american defense and are riddled with war crimes and also just regular crimes
they contribute little-to-nothing valuable to american defense and are riddled with war crimes and also just regular crimes
They're routing this through SOCOM ppl who have traditionally been used for assassinations abroad, presumably including occasional black ops on the high seas.
I’m surprised that the military has been so willing to break the law here.
October 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
part of my pitch for future democratic military policy is "we should crush the special forces and double crush the seals specifically"
they contribute little-to-nothing valuable to american defense and are riddled with war crimes and also just regular crimes
they contribute little-to-nothing valuable to american defense and are riddled with war crimes and also just regular crimes
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I lost my job, I can't afford turkey or pie, and my kids have measles. But at least I'm not seeing any trans people in the Macy's parade.
November 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I lost my job, I can't afford turkey or pie, and my kids have measles. But at least I'm not seeing any trans people in the Macy's parade.
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Watching this again with my kids, what a picture
Chihiro from SPIRITED AWAY is the most millennial-coded character in fiction:
- forced to beg in order to get worst job in the entire universe
- incompetent at work due to being coddled by pig boomer parents
- immediately starts dating her manager
- quits after two days to move back home
- forced to beg in order to get worst job in the entire universe
- incompetent at work due to being coddled by pig boomer parents
- immediately starts dating her manager
- quits after two days to move back home
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Watching this again with my kids, what a picture
Nice plan for renovating the Catalyst and putting apartments above it!
How cool would it be to walk downstairs from your home and see a show at the Catalyst?
How cool would it be to walk downstairs from your home and see a show at the Catalyst?
Red alert for anyone who lives in Santa Cruz and/or loves the legendary Catalyst nightclub!
santacruzlocal.org/2025/11/26/c...
santacruzlocal.org/2025/11/26/c...
Catalyst nightclub would be demolished in proposal for Downtown Santa Cruz apartments - Santa Cruz Local
The Catalyst nightclub in Downtown Santa Cruz could be demolished and relocated to the bottom floor of a seven-story, 64-unit building.
santacruzlocal.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Nice plan for renovating the Catalyst and putting apartments above it!
How cool would it be to walk downstairs from your home and see a show at the Catalyst?
How cool would it be to walk downstairs from your home and see a show at the Catalyst?
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Why does it feel like Katsas and Rao get every single important case?
UPDATE: In DOJ's request to block Judge Cobb's order that would end troop deployment in DC as of Dec. 11, the DC Circuit has ordered a response by Dec. 2, with any reply by Dec. 3.
The panel includes Katsas and Rao — the two Trump appointees who had the contempt appeal — and Millett (Obama).
The panel includes Katsas and Rao — the two Trump appointees who had the contempt appeal — and Millett (Obama).
November 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Why does it feel like Katsas and Rao get every single important case?
Like, if I use more than a 1/4 cup of oil to cook it's a major logistics operation to get rid of it properly, what do people do with a couple of gallons of it?
November 27, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Like, if I use more than a 1/4 cup of oil to cook it's a major logistics operation to get rid of it properly, what do people do with a couple of gallons of it?
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42=6x7
Coincidence? I think NOT
Coincidence? I think NOT
Seen on Reddit:
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
"42 is just old people 6 7"
And... well... yeah. Can't really argue.
November 27, 2025 at 6:46 PM
42=6x7
Coincidence? I think NOT
Coincidence? I think NOT
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Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ahead of launching a war on Venezuela, the US would like to announce that no one in Venezuela should help US forces, it'd be stupid to do so, the US will denigrate you and screw you over no matter how much you help, and blame you if even one Venezuelan who also helped the US ever does something bad.
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On this day I’m particularly thankful for the double-factor authentication protecting my 1,500 Amtrak points
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
On this day I’m particularly thankful for the double-factor authentication protecting my 1,500 Amtrak points
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Politico reports that Marco Rubio has informed European allies that the United States wants a peace deal before offering any security guarantee to Ukraine, a plan experts describe as “giving someone a parachute after they hit the ground.”
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Politico reports that Marco Rubio has informed European allies that the United States wants a peace deal before offering any security guarantee to Ukraine, a plan experts describe as “giving someone a parachute after they hit the ground.”
Kind of feel like this (trend toward nostalgia cycles) is one of those eternal themes rather than something different.
The advent of free worldwide publishing for all, and the ensuing need for publishers to outcompete all other publishers for attention, has turned public communication into an endless tournament to discover the most potent emotional payloads that can be embedded in media.
The winner: toxic nostalgia
The winner: toxic nostalgia
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Kind of feel like this (trend toward nostalgia cycles) is one of those eternal themes rather than something different.
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i feel like if it was just the crazy sex stuff this would be the take but there's a big "she consistently acted in ways that should have ended her career as a political journalist and nobody cared". like, she told the rfk jr campaign who was *her source* that was leaking stories from the campaign
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
i feel like if it was just the crazy sex stuff this would be the take but there's a big "she consistently acted in ways that should have ended her career as a political journalist and nobody cared". like, she told the rfk jr campaign who was *her source* that was leaking stories from the campaign
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Not to sound too corny or like a version of 2019 woke that would be insufferable now but I do hope that everyone who has difficult or painful relationships with their family finds comfort, love, and belonging today.
November 27, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Not to sound too corny or like a version of 2019 woke that would be insufferable now but I do hope that everyone who has difficult or painful relationships with their family finds comfort, love, and belonging today.
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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 PM
People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.
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"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Green Card Interviews End in Handcuffs for Spouses of U.S. Citizens
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
"We followed everything we were supposed to do"
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
Legitimate green card applicants with US spouses are being
arrested by armed, masked men at scheduled immigration interviews, taken away from their children, sent to prison
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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Putin: “Russia has no intention of attacking Europe and is ready to formally confirm this in a legal format. In recent years, we have repeatedly sought to establish the appropriate legal mechanisms within the framework of pan-European security.”
Knowing Putin’s antiques, consider this a warning.
Knowing Putin’s antiques, consider this a warning.
November 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Putin: “Russia has no intention of attacking Europe and is ready to formally confirm this in a legal format. In recent years, we have repeatedly sought to establish the appropriate legal mechanisms within the framework of pan-European security.”
Knowing Putin’s antiques, consider this a warning.
Knowing Putin’s antiques, consider this a warning.
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There is talk going around that DHS is now arresting people who fly *domestically* if they have final orders of removal.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
There is talk going around that DHS is now arresting people who fly *domestically* if they have final orders of removal.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
Undocumented youth should consider consulting a lawyer to find out what their record is -- especially those whose parents had prior interactions with immigration.
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Here, he said thank you. Again.
November 27, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Here, he said thank you. Again.
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People in the U.S. need to be paying attention to what’s happening in the U.K., because it’s going hand in hand with what is happening in the U.S., the agitators at work on both sides of the pond are working hand in hand with each other, and both have similar goals of ethnic cleansing.
YOU WANTED NET IMMIGRATION TO COME DOWN! THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE!
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
People in the U.S. need to be paying attention to what’s happening in the U.K., because it’s going hand in hand with what is happening in the U.S., the agitators at work on both sides of the pond are working hand in hand with each other, and both have similar goals of ethnic cleansing.
The Guardsmen were abused by their President, sent as a purposeful provocation to an entire city, trying their best to follow orders that were wrong and legally questionable. There were two goals of this operation:
1) Provide video for propaganda media
2) Provoke violence to be used for escalation
1) Provide video for propaganda media
2) Provoke violence to be used for escalation
Pirro: "These Guardsmen and all who are here to protect the District are the line that separates a civilized society from a barbaric one."
November 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The Guardsmen were abused by their President, sent as a purposeful provocation to an entire city, trying their best to follow orders that were wrong and legally questionable. There were two goals of this operation:
1) Provide video for propaganda media
2) Provoke violence to be used for escalation
1) Provide video for propaganda media
2) Provoke violence to be used for escalation