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Patricia K. Eagan (she/they) writer, editor, & creative consultant 🪴 @oaklandartmurmur board of directors 🎨 born and raised on Ohlone-Huichin territory 🌳 #pkayecreative #equity #sustainability #thearts 🩷💛💙🧜🏻

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PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 2d

My fave assignment for #OaklandMagazine was writing a piece on Oakland’s 7th Street history as simulated by #Cal architecture & journalism students.

Rereading now while writing a #creativenonfiction book.

Have you played this game? If so, LMK:

projects.journalism.berkeley.edu/7thstreet-ar...

🎶🎷🌳

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 9h

"While on the phone with 911, Rinderknecht allegedly typed a question into ChatGPT: 'Are you at fault if a fire is lift because of your cigarettes'"

Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 11h

When investigators recovered the phone of the man suspected of starting the Palisades fire they found an image of a burning city he generated on ChatGPT www.latimes.com/california/s...

Uber driver accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades

Authorities will announce an arrest in connection with the devastating Palisades fire, law enforcement sources said, and are expected to announce a cause of the blaze.

www.latimes.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 9h

A new Nature study on the four horsemen of the climate-tipping-points apocalypse: "the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the South American monsoon system and the Amazon rainforest."

Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements - Nature Geoscience

A review of observation-based evidence suggests that four interconnected Earth system tipping elements have moved towards their critical thresholds, highlighting the need for better monitoring and increased mitigation efforts.

www.nature.com

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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 9h

❤️‍🩹🩺 TODAY! Free primary and urgent care, vaccinations, and financial counseling from Alameda Health System's mobile medical clinic. No health insurance or ID required.

⏰10am - 3:30pm
🗓Every 2nd Wednesday
📍Oakland Main Library
125 14th St.

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Zinn Education Project @zinnedproject.bsky.social · 9h

#tdih 1965 U.S. president halted enforcement of Civil Rights Act in Chicago. Fed funds restored to Chicago BoE after Daley confronted LBJ. They'd been withheld for racist school segregation. Democrats exempted the North.

Read ⬇️ by @jeannetheoharis.bsky.social
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/en...

Oct. 8, 1965: Enforcement of Civil Rights Act Curtailed in Chicago Schools

Federal funds were quickly restored to Chicago public schools after they were withheld for continued segregation in schools, effectively curtailing enforcement of the Civil Rights Act in Chicago.

www.zinnedproject.org

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PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 9h

Vote #Yes on #CAProp50 and help #AudreyDenney unseat the GOP:
audreyforcongress.com

Audrey Denney for Congress

Join Audrey Denney’s movement to fight for rural California. An educator, nonprofit strategist, and lifelong advocate, Audrey is ready to take on corporate influence, defend healthcare, protect our fo...

audreyforcongress.com

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SFGATE @sfgate.com · 10h

Audrey Denney is challenging Rep. Doug LaMalfa in Congress.

California Democratic rival jumps into race to oust longtime Republican

Audrey Denney is challenging Rep. Doug LaMalfa in Congress.

bit.ly

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Roots Community Health @rootsempowers.bsky.social · 10h

Join the 40x40 Council this Saturday at the Power Building Kick Off!

🤝🏾 Connect with neighbors and advocates.
✨ Share your hopes and dreams for Deep East Oakland.
📝 Learn about the our plan for a better community.

We need you in the room. RSVP now: https://ow.ly/SOjN50X7Pas

PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 10h

I highly endorse any course from @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social. Her new program, “Power Lab,” brings a community of learners with invaluable tips for making change. Check it out if you seek guidance on converting convictions into actions ⬇️

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin @ecmclaughlin.bsky.social · 4d

NEW PROGRAM ALERT

If you're terrified and outraged, but unsure how to get involved or feel like what you've done before isn’t working, we’ve got you.

Introducing POWER LAB: A 7-Week Course for Emerging Organizers to Overcome Outrage and Build Community Action.

gaialeadershipproject.com/power-lab

PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 11h

Congratulations to #TommyOrange 🪶🌞🌳 #Ohlone #Oakland #writer #MacArthurGenius

Also: “Orange’s second novel, Wandering Stars (2024), is both a prequel and sequel to There There.” 🎯👏🌟

Oakland Review of Books @oaklandreviewofbooks.org · 11h

Tommy Orange got a MacArthur! HELL YEAH!
www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...

Tommy Orange

Illuminating the richness and complexity of contemporary, urban Native Peoples’ lives.

www.macfound.org

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Ryan Cordell @ryancordell.org · 1d

Hey @queermedieval.bsky.social your illustration prints *beautifully*!!

Anti-fascist frogs hot off the press

A print made from wood type and linoleum. The linocut is an early-modern style woodcut rendition of a protester in a frog costume facing off against two ICE officers in riot gear. The text reads

STAND UP
TO
FASCISM!

The ink is green on an off white paper.

wood type and linoleum set for printing in a proofing press. The linocut is an early-modern style woodcut rendition of a protester in a frog costume facing off against two ICE officers in riot gear. The text reads

STAND UP
TO
FASCISM!

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Frog and Toad Bot @frogandtoadbot.bsky.social · 20h

Toad sat on the edge of his bed. “Blah,” said Toad. “I feel down in the dumps.”

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 1d

George Orwell’s Animal Crossing

Someone in a frog costume facing down a line of police in riot gear

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PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 20h

Looking forward to reading your future memoir

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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 1d

Incredible (via www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)

A group of apparent armed agents assemble at the end of a street, as seen from the perspective of a person in inflatable frog costume, their frog’s eyes dominating the foreground. The Ice facility in downtown Portland on Monday. Photograph: Mathieu Lewis-Rolland/AFP/Getty Images

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Catherine Prendergast🇺🇦🪬 @badtoss.bsky.social · 1d

Finally the truth.

Tracy B. @tracybrihyacinth.bsky.social · 1d

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PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 1d

Okay but COMMENTS CLOSE ON OCT. 12. #Californians call him to read the bills he must sign: (916) 445-2841

PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 1d

Congrats to these two physicists from the #UniversityofCalifornia for their #NobelPrize 🏅🏅

KQED News @kqednews.kqed.org · 1d

UC Scientists Win Nobel Prize for Showing ‘Bizarre’ Workings of Quantum World

John Clarke of UC Berkeley and Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis of UC Santa Barbara won the Nobel Prize in physics for their experiments in the 1980s.

dlvr.it

PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 1d

Play “Where’s Waldo” with #BeauxArts edifices!

Tell the Oaklandside what you find here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The Oaklandside @oaklandside.org · 2d

A press release announcing Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s State of the City speech included a curious picture of a civic landmark.

An AI image of Oakland City Hall is missing some stuff…can you spot it?

A press release announcing Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s State of the City speech included a curious picture of a civic landmark.

oaklandside.org

PatsE @pkayecreative.bsky.social · 1d

#Californians, we must operate with the understanding that if one of us loses their rights, all of us carry shackles that bind.

Please call @governor.ca.gov to read him all the bills he must sign to protect his constituents: (916) 445-2841 ☎️

COMMENTS CLOSE 10/12

transfamilysos.org/action-neede...

Action Needed: Urge Governor Newsom to Sign Five Critical Trans Rights Bills

TransFamily Support Services is proud to co-sponsor five critical trans rights bills that have officially passed the California Legislature. This is a major victory—one made possible through a powerfu...

transfamilysos.org

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Orion Magazine @orionmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

“Local food is a handshake deal in a community gathering place.”

Barbara Kingsolver’s words still ring true—to eat seasonally, buy locally, and remember your part in the food chain.

Stalking the Vegetannual - Orion Magazine

A Roadmap to Eating with the Seasons

orionmagazine.org

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 2d

Oh:
- The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July.
- China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
By @akshatrathi.bsky.social
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 1d

Bob Ross paintings to be auctioned to support public TV stations after federal cuts

Thirty paintings by Bob Ross are set to be auctioned to support public television stations

abcnews.go.com

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Brad Johnson @ahablives.bsky.social · 1d

I just ordered a stack of Mark’s book to give away at the store.

ebbooksellers.com/item/9JsuMsJ...

Would be a shame if others did the same and landed it at least on regional bestseller lists.

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The Oaklandside @oaklandside.org · 1d

Fixing city finances, spurring the local economy, housing the homeless: What priorities will Mayor Barbara Lee highlight?

Oakland Mayor Lee’s State of the City speech is today. Here’s what we’re listening for

Fixing city finances, spurring the local economy, housing the homeless: What priorities will Mayor Barbara Lee highlight?

oaklandside.org

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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 1d

Come talk books with us!🤓📖
oaklandlibrary.org/bookclub

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