Megan Garcia
@thatmegangarcia.bsky.social
Professionally, I work to make our cities better. Sactown ➡️ NYC ➡️ SF
I ❤️ cities, pop culture, prestige TV, crap TV, dogs, well-researched podcasts, dumb jokes, smart jokes, & being curious.
Will eat the rest of that if you’re not going to finish it.
I ❤️ cities, pop culture, prestige TV, crap TV, dogs, well-researched podcasts, dumb jokes, smart jokes, & being curious.
Will eat the rest of that if you’re not going to finish it.
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Megan Garcia
@thatmegangarcia.bsky.social
· Nov 14
I’m an advocate for Downtowns and making urban environments better for people and small businesses.
Downtown Sacramento, Flatiron & NoMad in NYC, and now Market Street in SF. Marketing, programming, community building, art, & small business support.
Healthy urban centers are so important!
Downtown Sacramento, Flatiron & NoMad in NYC, and now Market Street in SF. Marketing, programming, community building, art, & small business support.
Healthy urban centers are so important!
My hottest take:
Law enforcement should be more terrified of unnecessarily or accidentally taking someone’s life than of risking their own.
That is the table stakes of the job, and what makes it very hard & extremely serious.
Law enforcement should be more terrified of unnecessarily or accidentally taking someone’s life than of risking their own.
That is the table stakes of the job, and what makes it very hard & extremely serious.
January 10, 2026 at 9:54 PM
My hottest take:
Law enforcement should be more terrified of unnecessarily or accidentally taking someone’s life than of risking their own.
That is the table stakes of the job, and what makes it very hard & extremely serious.
Law enforcement should be more terrified of unnecessarily or accidentally taking someone’s life than of risking their own.
That is the table stakes of the job, and what makes it very hard & extremely serious.
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“The wrong ICE is melting, the wrong Amazon is burning.”
(Written on the back of a frozen pizza box)
(Written on the back of a frozen pizza box)
January 9, 2026 at 3:03 AM
“The wrong ICE is melting, the wrong Amazon is burning.”
(Written on the back of a frozen pizza box)
(Written on the back of a frozen pizza box)
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An utterly wild system, we’re just guinea pigs for however long it takes to realize the bad shit, and then on top of that how long it takes for political leaders to agree the bad shit is bad.
And with the last 30 years of tech we still haven’t really caught up.
And with the last 30 years of tech we still haven’t really caught up.
November 20, 2024 at 5:37 AM
An utterly wild system, we’re just guinea pigs for however long it takes to realize the bad shit, and then on top of that how long it takes for political leaders to agree the bad shit is bad.
And with the last 30 years of tech we still haven’t really caught up.
And with the last 30 years of tech we still haven’t really caught up.
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Something that I didn’t understand as a child but is really wild as an adult, is that so many advances in technology get thrown out into the market essentially unregulated until we see what they f**k up & the damages caused and then laws try to catch up.
November 20, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Something that I didn’t understand as a child but is really wild as an adult, is that so many advances in technology get thrown out into the market essentially unregulated until we see what they f**k up & the damages caused and then laws try to catch up.
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Oh my god, PREACH!
Yell this at everyone Peter!
Yell this at everyone Peter!
Democrats will often look at something that doesn’t poll well and think “oh no, better move away from that!” but they’re getting their role backwards. parties influence public opinion. if you’re purely reactive, you’re just letting the GOP frame every debate.
the lesson of the election isn’t “we should give up on trans rights,” it’s that the GOP took an issue that negatively impacted almost no one and made it a headliner. why would it help to surrender on an issue if they can create a grievance from thin air?
November 21, 2024 at 12:54 AM
Oh my god, PREACH!
Yell this at everyone Peter!
Yell this at everyone Peter!
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Democrats will often look at something that doesn’t poll well and think “oh no, better move away from that!” but they’re getting their role backwards. parties influence public opinion. if you’re purely reactive, you’re just letting the GOP frame every debate.
the lesson of the election isn’t “we should give up on trans rights,” it’s that the GOP took an issue that negatively impacted almost no one and made it a headliner. why would it help to surrender on an issue if they can create a grievance from thin air?
November 20, 2024 at 9:24 PM
Democrats will often look at something that doesn’t poll well and think “oh no, better move away from that!” but they’re getting their role backwards. parties influence public opinion. if you’re purely reactive, you’re just letting the GOP frame every debate.
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Sharing again my starter pack of amazing, smart, funny female voices, and added a few new one.
This list is full of current and soon to be faves.
(Confidential to Men: if you’d like to follow more women on social this is a great place to start.)
go.bsky.app/7X5PS9R
This list is full of current and soon to be faves.
(Confidential to Men: if you’d like to follow more women on social this is a great place to start.)
go.bsky.app/7X5PS9R
November 21, 2024 at 4:01 AM
Sharing again my starter pack of amazing, smart, funny female voices, and added a few new one.
This list is full of current and soon to be faves.
(Confidential to Men: if you’d like to follow more women on social this is a great place to start.)
go.bsky.app/7X5PS9R
This list is full of current and soon to be faves.
(Confidential to Men: if you’d like to follow more women on social this is a great place to start.)
go.bsky.app/7X5PS9R
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They wanted Cuomo to win and now they want to make Mamdani a failure
NYT returns to character assassination. Note the framing, which implies Mandani targeted Israel exec orders when in fact, it was all orders after Adam’s was hopelessly compromised by indictment and bending a knee to the Trump admin.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/02/n...
Mamdani Revokes Executive Orders That Adams Signed to Support Israel
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
They wanted Cuomo to win and now they want to make Mamdani a failure
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Outstanding piece from @billmckibben.bsky.social today that gives hope that we have the technology and the means to stop fighting over oil.
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possibly-its-the-oil
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possibly-its-the-oil
January 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Outstanding piece from @billmckibben.bsky.social today that gives hope that we have the technology and the means to stop fighting over oil.
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possibly-its-the-oil
https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possibly-its-the-oil
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International law won't constrain Trump's thirst for oil. But every solar panel that goes up makes crude reserves that much less valuable
billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...
Just possibly it's the oil?
A solar panel is the new peace sign
billmckibben.substack.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
International law won't constrain Trump's thirst for oil. But every solar panel that goes up makes crude reserves that much less valuable
billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/just-possi...
September 20, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Amazing, helpful, insightful work here by @chrisgeidner.bsky.social:
OK, I wrote my “who’s going to enforce it?” piece. It’s a lengthy read, trying to respond to a lot of questions I’ve gotten over the past three weeks, but it’s about democracy so I decided it was worth it to lay out in depth, with examples, what I’ve been talking about here and elsewhere.
Don't let Donald Trump and Elon Musk talk us out of democracy
Trump and Musk are testing the limits, trying to sell America on being an authoritarian state — but they can’t do it unless we allow them to do so.
www.lawdork.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Amazing, helpful, insightful work here by @chrisgeidner.bsky.social:
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Yeah yeah he’s cringe but can you imagine being dumb enough to fall for this shit? Like oh sure the worlds richest man with billions in government contracts is saying that disability payments are the real scam, he seems legit lol
The man currently destroying the U.S. government has changed his name on Twitter to Harry Bolz
February 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Yeah yeah he’s cringe but can you imagine being dumb enough to fall for this shit? Like oh sure the worlds richest man with billions in government contracts is saying that disability payments are the real scam, he seems legit lol
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BBC tested a bunch of chatbots used as news source:
- 51% have issues with answers
- 19% fabricate fake statistics / info
- 13% fabricate fake quotes or alter them
This is exactly what you expect from a random word blender being used as a source of information.
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
- 51% have issues with answers
- 19% fabricate fake statistics / info
- 13% fabricate fake quotes or alter them
This is exactly what you expect from a random word blender being used as a source of information.
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
February 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
BBC tested a bunch of chatbots used as news source:
- 51% have issues with answers
- 19% fabricate fake statistics / info
- 13% fabricate fake quotes or alter them
This is exactly what you expect from a random word blender being used as a source of information.
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
- 51% have issues with answers
- 19% fabricate fake statistics / info
- 13% fabricate fake quotes or alter them
This is exactly what you expect from a random word blender being used as a source of information.
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
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To vote in the election to defeat Eric Adams you must register in the Democratic Party in NYC before Valentine’s Day vote.nyc/page/party-a...
February 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
To vote in the election to defeat Eric Adams you must register in the Democratic Party in NYC before Valentine’s Day vote.nyc/page/party-a...
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
Ah, I missed Lisa Murkowski’s and Susan Collin’s performative “no” votes only when the Rs have enough votes to pass… and then when they don’t, hem and haw and signal no but then fall in line at the last minute.
Feels like a throwback, some things don’t change!
Feels like a throwback, some things don’t change!
January 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Ah, I missed Lisa Murkowski’s and Susan Collin’s performative “no” votes only when the Rs have enough votes to pass… and then when they don’t, hem and haw and signal no but then fall in line at the last minute.
Feels like a throwback, some things don’t change!
Feels like a throwback, some things don’t change!
Been listening to the American Hysteria back catalog and am currently circa 2021, which is kind of a trip in current context! But, just finished listening to the lovely interview with @marawilson.bsky.social, and snagged her book on audible. Excited to listen to it.
January 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Been listening to the American Hysteria back catalog and am currently circa 2021, which is kind of a trip in current context! But, just finished listening to the lovely interview with @marawilson.bsky.social, and snagged her book on audible. Excited to listen to it.
January 20, 2025 at 4:48 AM
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Being a YIMBY means getting regularly accused of trying to complete the Bay Area’s transformation into a tech bro playground, but tbh a big part of the reason why I want more housing here is to RESIST creeping homogenization. I need rent to get cheaper so I can hang out with more weird artists.
January 15, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Being a YIMBY means getting regularly accused of trying to complete the Bay Area’s transformation into a tech bro playground, but tbh a big part of the reason why I want more housing here is to RESIST creeping homogenization. I need rent to get cheaper so I can hang out with more weird artists.
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You know who believes in climate change...house insurance companies
January 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
You know who believes in climate change...house insurance companies
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My theory is that Trump activated the bigotries even of the marginalized groups he threatened, against other marginalized groups he also threatened. So white women voted their racism, minority men voted their misogyny, older immigrants voted against newer ones, everyone voted their transphobia, etc.
January 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
My theory is that Trump activated the bigotries even of the marginalized groups he threatened, against other marginalized groups he also threatened. So white women voted their racism, minority men voted their misogyny, older immigrants voted against newer ones, everyone voted their transphobia, etc.
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Most succinct fact-check I've read of how LA Fire Dept's budget wasn't recently cut -- in fact, the opposite -- from @politico.com. But that misinformation spread anyway. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
January 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Most succinct fact-check I've read of how LA Fire Dept's budget wasn't recently cut -- in fact, the opposite -- from @politico.com. But that misinformation spread anyway. www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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When we see narratives that blame the most vulnerable people for problems caused by the most powerful, I think it’s important to remember that this viral spread of misinfo is a more pervasive version of what the powerful have always done to defend themselves, with tech they steered in this direction
January 9, 2025 at 2:54 PM
When we see narratives that blame the most vulnerable people for problems caused by the most powerful, I think it’s important to remember that this viral spread of misinfo is a more pervasive version of what the powerful have always done to defend themselves, with tech they steered in this direction
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I’m in Japan right now so I’m obliged to remind the world — we don’t want AI. We want a robust rail system. We want trains. Metros. High speed. Locals. Cute trains. Efficient trains. Trains.
December 26, 2024 at 2:55 AM
I’m in Japan right now so I’m obliged to remind the world — we don’t want AI. We want a robust rail system. We want trains. Metros. High speed. Locals. Cute trains. Efficient trains. Trains.