Michael N. Escobar
@michael-sfo.bsky.social
he/him, risk management, renewable energy, cycling, art, history, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Latin America, social democracy
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social I will give no more Big Give donations to my Alma mater until the univ adopts a policy of no cooperation with fascists. @berkeleyinspire.bsky.social please lose my number and email. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UC Berkeley shares 160 names with Trump administration in ‘McCarthy era’ move
Prominent professor Judith Butler among students and faculty investigated for ‘alleged antisemitic incidents’
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social I will give no more Big Give donations to my Alma mater until the univ adopts a policy of no cooperation with fascists. @berkeleyinspire.bsky.social please lose my number and email. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Wrong: migration flows destabilize EU countries (Hungary went Putinist without any of this, of note)
Right: migration flows add population to the EU economy and enable it to produce more stuff with which to fight Putin militarily in Ukraine
Right: migration flows add population to the EU economy and enable it to produce more stuff with which to fight Putin militarily in Ukraine
As Russia’s influence in Libya grows, some in Europe suspect that it could attempt to increase migration flows as a way to destabilise EU countries — much as it has done at the border between its client state Belarus and Poland.
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
Libyan migration uptick unnerves Europe, with or without a Russian hand
Italy, France, Greece and Malta have raised concerns with the EU about a surge in migration through Libya. Some suspect Russian influence — but man...
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu
September 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Wrong: migration flows destabilize EU countries (Hungary went Putinist without any of this, of note)
Right: migration flows add population to the EU economy and enable it to produce more stuff with which to fight Putin militarily in Ukraine
Right: migration flows add population to the EU economy and enable it to produce more stuff with which to fight Putin militarily in Ukraine
UC alumni, it's time to #standupforUC. Resist Trump's demand for a billion-dollar settlement. universityofcalifornia.quorum.us/campaign/sta...
Pledge to Stand Up for UC
The future of America’s leading public university system is at stake.
universityofcalifornia.quorum.us
August 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
UC alumni, it's time to #standupforUC. Resist Trump's demand for a billion-dollar settlement. universityofcalifornia.quorum.us/campaign/sta...
Vacation!! Taking the train from Oakland to Santa Barbara.
July 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Vacation!! Taking the train from Oakland to Santa Barbara.
all of this was foretold in 1999. want to see what they're planning? read Lockdown America. www.versobooks.com/products/167...
July 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
all of this was foretold in 1999. want to see what they're planning? read Lockdown America. www.versobooks.com/products/167...
A hike a few days ago on the coast north of Bodega Bay.
July 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
A hike a few days ago on the coast north of Bodega Bay.
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let me know when the Zohran the Destroyer merch drops, in all seriousness, if it features the work of the campaign’s terrific design/typography team, I would buy it so dang fast
I'm not sure this nickname will have the impact they think it will
June 27, 2025 at 2:01 AM
let me know when the Zohran the Destroyer merch drops, in all seriousness, if it features the work of the campaign’s terrific design/typography team, I would buy it so dang fast
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Activists in Italy float a life-size mannequin of Jeff Bezos lying on a giant Amazon box through Venice’s Grand Canal, in protest of the billionaire’s upcoming wedding.
June 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Activists in Italy float a life-size mannequin of Jeff Bezos lying on a giant Amazon box through Venice’s Grand Canal, in protest of the billionaire’s upcoming wedding.
Why did “penis” not work for today’s Typeshift @puzzmo.com ? (this never happens) puzzmo.com/play/typeshi...
's finished Typeshift #620
Re-imagined mainstays like the daily Crossword Puzzle, modern classics like Really Bad Chess and SpellTower, and even a few brand new puzzles.
puzzmo.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Why did “penis” not work for today’s Typeshift @puzzmo.com ? (this never happens) puzzmo.com/play/typeshi...
I gave this talk about the Watts Towers for San Francisco’s @oddsalon.bsky.social last year. Now available on YouTube. youtu.be/mF8xBrbIxZI?...
THE JAZZ CATHEDRAL: Sam Rodia and the Watts Towers | Odd Salon COLOSSAL | Michael Escobar
YouTube video by Odd Salon
youtu.be
April 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I gave this talk about the Watts Towers for San Francisco’s @oddsalon.bsky.social last year. Now available on YouTube. youtu.be/mF8xBrbIxZI?...
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I bet a lot of people have had an experience like this with a bad boss - there’s an email in your inbox on Saturday night saying, “Prove to me your worthiness by Monday or else.”
I’m on the side of the workers, not the billionaire asshole bosses.
I’m on the side of the workers, not the billionaire asshole bosses.
February 23, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I bet a lot of people have had an experience like this with a bad boss - there’s an email in your inbox on Saturday night saying, “Prove to me your worthiness by Monday or else.”
I’m on the side of the workers, not the billionaire asshole bosses.
I’m on the side of the workers, not the billionaire asshole bosses.
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Oh this is very interesting.
Holy crap. Worse than I thought. The NCMEC reports suggest that after Musk took control, reports of CSAM on the platform exploded 7x.
2020: 65K
2021: 86K
2022: 98K
2023: 700K
Where were the moral panic headlines? The press releases from anti-trafficking groups? The Kristof op-ed? The legislation?
2020: 65K
2021: 86K
2022: 98K
2023: 700K
Where were the moral panic headlines? The press releases from anti-trafficking groups? The Kristof op-ed? The legislation?
February 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Oh this is very interesting.
There are some great @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social student projects raising money on this crowdfunding platform. Check it out. crowdfund.berkeley.edu
Berkeley Crowdfunding
Make an impact and level up Berkeley today!
crowdfund.berkeley.edu
February 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
There are some great @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social student projects raising money on this crowdfunding platform. Check it out. crowdfund.berkeley.edu
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Ukraine Gaza - at the mercy of war inc
February 19, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Ukraine Gaza - at the mercy of war inc
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REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
ICE Prosecutor in Dallas Runs White Supremacist X Account
The Observer has identified the operator of “GlomarResponder,” an overtly racist social media account, as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
www.texasobserver.org
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 PM
REVEALED: we identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation.
Happy early Elontines to all who celebrate
February 9, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Happy early Elontines to all who celebrate
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Vought was just confirmed by the Senate, with all Republicans voting for. All Dems voted against.
In addition to believing that porn should be outlawed, he believes that any trans info *is* porn.
He also drafted the porn "age-verification" laws now being passed in state after state.
Do the math.
In addition to believing that porn should be outlawed, he believes that any trans info *is* porn.
He also drafted the porn "age-verification" laws now being passed in state after state.
Do the math.
"Pornography should be outlawed. The people who produce and distribute it should be imprisoned. Educators and public librarians who purvey it should be classed as registered sex offenders. And telecommunications and technology firms that facilitate its spread should be shuttered." — Russ Vought
Project 2025 Co-Author Caught Admitting the Secret Conservative Plan to Ban Porn
In a hidden-camera recording, Russ Vought explains that age verification laws are just pretext to shut down porn sites.
theintercept.com
February 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Vought was just confirmed by the Senate, with all Republicans voting for. All Dems voted against.
In addition to believing that porn should be outlawed, he believes that any trans info *is* porn.
He also drafted the porn "age-verification" laws now being passed in state after state.
Do the math.
In addition to believing that porn should be outlawed, he believes that any trans info *is* porn.
He also drafted the porn "age-verification" laws now being passed in state after state.
Do the math.
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In this interview I share some thoughts about navigating risk in career and life, living with uncertainty, and the value of education. youtu.be/O1Y-uLP9OhU?...
Ep. 6 Education, Success, and Eudaimonia with Michael Escobar
YouTube video by Ace of Pentacles Podcast
youtu.be
February 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In this interview I share some thoughts about navigating risk in career and life, living with uncertainty, and the value of education. youtu.be/O1Y-uLP9OhU?...
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As noted by @laurenleharper.bsky.social, the removal of these datasets from data.gov may violate the Open Government Data Act and other laws: bsky.app/profile/laur...
January 31, 2025 at 11:55 PM
As noted by @laurenleharper.bsky.social, the removal of these datasets from data.gov may violate the Open Government Data Act and other laws: bsky.app/profile/laur...
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I have never seen anyone flip as quickly as Robert F. Kennedy did on the question of whether a woman has the right to control her own body.
January 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I have never seen anyone flip as quickly as Robert F. Kennedy did on the question of whether a woman has the right to control her own body.
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Leftists who don’t care about the war on porn should look closer. Obscenity laws are the first step in banning ALL “degenerate” art.
They are already saying that drag queens and trans people are sex predators. That queer books are porn. They are priming the people to lump it all together!!
They are already saying that drag queens and trans people are sex predators. That queer books are porn. They are priming the people to lump it all together!!
January 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Leftists who don’t care about the war on porn should look closer. Obscenity laws are the first step in banning ALL “degenerate” art.
They are already saying that drag queens and trans people are sex predators. That queer books are porn. They are priming the people to lump it all together!!
They are already saying that drag queens and trans people are sex predators. That queer books are porn. They are priming the people to lump it all together!!
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Even if you do not create/consume/like NSFW media you must speak up for SWs and NSFW creators b/c the criminalizing and banning of it is just another step towards fascism. It will be used to target minority groups, LGBT, etc. and anything deemed "unsanitary" or "degenerate".
January 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Even if you do not create/consume/like NSFW media you must speak up for SWs and NSFW creators b/c the criminalizing and banning of it is just another step towards fascism. It will be used to target minority groups, LGBT, etc. and anything deemed "unsanitary" or "degenerate".
Scummy move by the Präsident.
California should sue.
California should sue.
“Voter ID, so that the people have a chance to vote,” Trump told reporters Friday in North Carolina when asked whether he would place conditions on any federal aid. “And I want to see the water be released and come down into Los Angeles and throughout the state.”
Donald Trump lays out two demands in exchange for California wildfire aid
President Donald Trump got more specific Friday about the criteria he wants California to meet before he approves sending federal aid to the state.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Scummy move by the Präsident.
California should sue.
California should sue.
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The Nakba never stops. At times it slows down, then it speeds up, it shifts from the W. Bank to Gaza back & forth. No Peace is possible for Palestinians or Israelis while it continues. Resisting Israel's apartheid practices is a prerequisite for a Just Peace. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Israel forcibly evicts thousands, torches homes during West Bank assault
Truce in war-battered Gaza continues to hold as Palestinians return home to vast devastation and vow to reconstruct.
www.aljazeera.com
January 23, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The Nakba never stops. At times it slows down, then it speeds up, it shifts from the W. Bank to Gaza back & forth. No Peace is possible for Palestinians or Israelis while it continues. Resisting Israel's apartheid practices is a prerequisite for a Just Peace. www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...