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Bella Chu @isabellachu.bsky.social · Aug 21

The eyes are the lamp of the body. People usually see and judge others by their own intentions and actions. People of good will working to repair the world will assume the best about others. People who are lying, cheating and scheming for power and pleasure will see malice and bad faith everywhere.

rev. howard arson @theophite.bsky.social · Aug 21

the reason that the right believes that the left is entirely astroturf funded by USAID and USIP is that this is how their own institutions work

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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · Aug 21

They say phones only make us miserable but I just got this news alert and laughed for a solid minute so who is to say

Breaking News
1m ago
A close adviser to Mayor Eric Adams was suspended from his campaign after trying to give a journalist cash inside a potato chip bag.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 18

There is no moral equivalence between bullies and the bullied, between tyranny and democracy, or between brutality and decency. No individual can be free in a society devoid of justice. There can be no liberty where brutality reigns.

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · Aug 16

it is incredible to see the extent to which the Sensible Centrists are simply incapable of grasping the very simple and obvious fact that the president's concern with crime is a pretext, and that to deny claims of a sudden epidemic in crime is not to say that crime is nonexistent.

Jonathan M. Katz @katz.theracket.news · Aug 16

Also on his feed

Thomas Chatt...
@tho... • Aug12 ...
Anand is full of it. I go to DC a lot. The last time I was there, I stepped outside my hotel in DuPont Circle and there were gunshots across the park where a jewelry store was being robbed in broad daylight. On a previous visit, the car I was in almost got hit by a speeding stolen vehicle that was abandoned in the middle of the intersection.
A group of teenagers hopped out and fled police on foot. Near 14th street, also in broad daylight.

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Joshua Erlich @joshuaerlich.bsky.social · Aug 17

federally armed occupation of american cities, as the founders intended

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Aug 17

WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina, Ohio also sending National Guard troops to DC in further escalation of federal intervention in Dem city.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 15

that summit could've been an email

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SpryOldLorax @spryoldlorax.bsky.social · Aug 11

At this point, taxes are just a subscription to a
country that keeps removing features.

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · Aug 9

LEFT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has a tattoo in honor of a family member.

RIGHT: Where our government incarcerates a person who has facilitated and/or engaged in the sexual assault of over a thousand children.

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Bella Chu @isabellachu.bsky.social · Aug 8

The core tenet of motordom is that the convenience of the driver must be prioritized over all other considerations including the health, prosperity, safety and even lives of other people; especially those traveling outside of a car. This hegemony is baked into policies and engineering standards.

Bike East Bay @bikeeastbay.bsky.social · Aug 8

Final votes are 15 commissioners in favor of the trail closure, 2 opposed, and 1 abstaining. A minimum of 14 votes was needed to pass this, so sadly it means the motion is approved and the bridge trail will be closed 4 days a week for 3 years starting possibly this October.

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Bella Chu @isabellachu.bsky.social · Aug 8

Just my luck that Derek Guy starts to weigh in on something other than menswear and it’s not women’s wear. 😭

Anyways, he’s as good at architecture as he is at fashion.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · Aug 8

the lack of crispness in the detailing of this is so funny to me. truly Temu level shit

Pic 1: Oval Office
Pics 2, 3, and 4: Hôtel de la Marine

Some gold detailing above the Oval Office entrance.

Some gold detailing at the Hôtel de la Marine

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Bella Chu @isabellachu.bsky.social · Aug 8

There are so few places in the United States, even in older cities well served by transit, where it is possible to walk without continual exposure to noise, pollution and risk of blunt force trauma from automobiles.

Pedestrian/bike only infrastructure is the best way to protect people from cars.

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Dan Devine @yourmandevine.bsky.social · Aug 8

"We're all throwing dildos at women athletes to promote our memecoin" really puts a fine point on not just how sexist, mean and stupid so much of right now is, but also the grim degree to which we're just inundated with Stuff a 15-Year-Old Dipshit Would Think is Cool. A confederacy of Beavises.

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Bella Chu @isabellachu.bsky.social · Aug 8

In the US we can’t even rationalize agricultural water policy so I don’t see this happening.

As an alternative, discouraging lawns and encouraging pollinator plants (or human habitats such as ADUs and apartments) would go far in supporting local bee populations and preserving their habitats.

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Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov · Aug 6

We should have the House right now. Let me say it again: we should have the House.

This ain’t just a Texas problem, it’s a national problem. They’re stealing seats to keep power, and that’s how we ended up with Speaker Johnson instead of Speaker Jeffries.

They can’t win fair, so they cheat.

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Bella Chu @isabellachu.bsky.social · Aug 4

Narrarator: The regime would go on to fire math itself.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump administration reportedly suspends $200m in grants to UCLA

University chancellor said ‘life-saving research’ will be defunded as Trump’s academic crackdown continues

www.theguardian.com

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Aug 4

More of this, please.

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Ben Raderstorf @raders.bsky.social · Jul 31

Cadillac Desert is my top recommended book for anyone in California because it quickly brings two profound realizations:
1. Everything around you is an amazing and rickety engineering marvel
2. All of the seemingly unfixable problems with it evaporate if we simply stop massively subsidizing ag water

Bella Chu @isabellachu.bsky.social · Jul 30

This take is correct. In California, the true third rail of politics is rationalizing agricultural water policy.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · Jul 30

my corniest take is that agriculture land use is an all-time serious challenge

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 3

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Jul 31

Think about what the GOP is revealing with their attempt to suddenly change the Congressional maps: they know their agenda is so unpopular that they're going to lose unless something changes.

Of course, what they should be changing is their policies, not the maps.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Jul 30

NEW: We now know what Bove lied to Congress about according to the 3rd whistleblower. He lied when he said he didn’t offer promotions for DoJ lawyers who helped him dismiss the Eric Adams case and consequences for those who didn’t. There is audio evidence. Gift link: wapo.st/4fdVVmX

Bove misled lawmakers about his actions in NYC mayor case, evidence suggests

The details from a whistleblower complaint emerged hours before a final vote on Bove’s nomination to a federal judgeship.

wapo.st

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Bella Chu @isabellachu.bsky.social · Jul 30

This take is correct. In California, the true third rail of politics is rationalizing agricultural water policy.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · Jul 30

my corniest take is that agriculture land use is an all-time serious challenge

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Louise Milligan @milliganreports.bsky.social · Jul 26

I’m not an activist, but as someone who reports on people who are, I see some activists sneering at people who are late to a cause they’ve fought hard for. Surely the point of activism is pitching to the centre to make change? Not alienating or mocking those whose minds you surely wanted to change?

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Capt. Jack Sharrow @sharrows.bsky.social · Jul 26

Without street parking and car traffic, Chinatown is more like a ghost town with people having no other way to access all the businesses. This is not a sustainable model.

Incredibly crowded street on Chinatown with tons of people in the street

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Yaneer Bar-Yam @yaneerbaryam.bsky.social · Jul 26

📢 Canada’s CSA Z94.4-25 standard calls for universal respirators in healthcare—a milestone in airborne protection

Support it with your voice:
✅ Submit public comments (open to all)
🧾 Read WHN’s support + petition response
#CleanAir #HealthcareSafety #N95 #CSA

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WHN Response to Canada's CSA Z94.4-25 Respirator Standard - WHN

CSA Z94.4-25 is a draft national standard proposing science-based airborne protection measures, including universal respirator use in healthcare. While broadly welcomed, it has also drawn a petition i...

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Bella Chu @isabellachu.bsky.social · Jul 27

Can you do a thread on stretch fibers and tailoring? Many beautiful, natural fabrics are devoid of stretch fibers and I feel like the stretch is a big part of what makes modern clothes so comfortable.* Is there a way to get comfort without the stretch?

* Why the entire country lives in yoga pants.

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