Thia
@thia-anlo.bsky.social
Progressive, improvisor, nature lover and aspiring drummer on the central California coast
Is the press becoming inured to ICE kidnappings? The abysmal lack of coverage of dozens of people disappeared by ICE across the Central Coast in recent days points to that.
www.kclu.org/2025-12-29/c...
www.kclu.org/2025-12-29/c...
Community group reports surge in immigration raids in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo Counties
805Undocufund officials say more than 50 people were taken into custody on the Central and South Coasts December 27 and 28.
www.kclu.org
December 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Is the press becoming inured to ICE kidnappings? The abysmal lack of coverage of dozens of people disappeared by ICE across the Central Coast in recent days points to that.
www.kclu.org/2025-12-29/c...
www.kclu.org/2025-12-29/c...
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More than 83 people have been disappeared by ICE in the last 72 hours in Santa Maria and in San Luis Obispo County, CA. And no coverage. They are swarming the area, snapping up people going to work, snatching people out of cars leaving them running, taking parents and leaving the kids.
December 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
More than 83 people have been disappeared by ICE in the last 72 hours in Santa Maria and in San Luis Obispo County, CA. And no coverage. They are swarming the area, snapping up people going to work, snatching people out of cars leaving them running, taking parents and leaving the kids.
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In this year’s #PlanetaryHealthCheck (www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...), the #OceanAcidification boundary has been assessed as breached for the first time. What does this mean? Nice explanatory piece in “Dialogue Earth”, with input from PIK researcher Levke Caesar.
dialogue.earth/en/ocean/exp...
dialogue.earth/en/ocean/exp...
Explainer: The latest science on ocean acidification
In 2025, scientists warned the ‘planetary boundary’ for ocean acidification had been crossed. This is what that means and why it matters
dialogue.earth
December 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
In this year’s #PlanetaryHealthCheck (www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...), the #OceanAcidification boundary has been assessed as breached for the first time. What does this mean? Nice explanatory piece in “Dialogue Earth”, with input from PIK researcher Levke Caesar.
dialogue.earth/en/ocean/exp...
dialogue.earth/en/ocean/exp...
Hey @sanluisobispo.com, how about you stop normalizing unreliable service? You have a systemic framing problem that uses passive voice to obscure responsibility and rarely close the loop on why outages occur.
More than 3,000 PG&E customers lost power Saturday morning.
Power outage hits large area of SLO, including downtown
More than 3,000 PG&E customers lost power Saturday morning.
bit.ly
December 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Hey @sanluisobispo.com, how about you stop normalizing unreliable service? You have a systemic framing problem that uses passive voice to obscure responsibility and rarely close the loop on why outages occur.
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"Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.” - Carrie Fisher
December 28, 2025 at 5:00 AM
"Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.” - Carrie Fisher
Happy (late) birthday to me. Marking another decade with a #mindfulness symbol.
Be. Here. Now.
symbolsage.com/mindfulness-...
Be. Here. Now.
symbolsage.com/mindfulness-...
December 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Happy (late) birthday to me. Marking another decade with a #mindfulness symbol.
Be. Here. Now.
symbolsage.com/mindfulness-...
Be. Here. Now.
symbolsage.com/mindfulness-...
You know it's AI-generated because this would never happen in real life
December 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
You know it's AI-generated because this would never happen in real life
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all these incompetent people in the current regime are ruining my ability to have suspension of disbelief when watching procedurals that rely on government competence as a major plot device
December 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
all these incompetent people in the current regime are ruining my ability to have suspension of disbelief when watching procedurals that rely on government competence as a major plot device
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BREAKING: ICE announces it has detained Santa Clause because he entered the country illegally and without documentation.
"Nobody is above the law," said Pam Bondi, "especially communists who just want to give things away."
"Nobody is above the law," said Pam Bondi, "especially communists who just want to give things away."
December 25, 2025 at 9:58 PM
BREAKING: ICE announces it has detained Santa Clause because he entered the country illegally and without documentation.
"Nobody is above the law," said Pam Bondi, "especially communists who just want to give things away."
"Nobody is above the law," said Pam Bondi, "especially communists who just want to give things away."
And what empathy looks like
December 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
And what empathy looks like
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You've got mail! 🎄📬 Merry Christ-myth and Reason's Greetings from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
#ffrf #xmas #atheistchristmas #atheist
#ffrf #xmas #atheistchristmas #atheist
December 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
You've got mail! 🎄📬 Merry Christ-myth and Reason's Greetings from the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
#ffrf #xmas #atheistchristmas #atheist
#ffrf #xmas #atheistchristmas #atheist
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Reminder that we are a year into aggressive ICE raids and concentration camps, and there’s not a single example of local cops protecting people against this violence, kidnapping, or death.
December 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Reminder that we are a year into aggressive ICE raids and concentration camps, and there’s not a single example of local cops protecting people against this violence, kidnapping, or death.
The pattern of collaboration reinforces a core abolitionist argument: that police departments are not neutral arbiters of the law, but political institutions with their own interests, norms, and value systems. truthout.org/articles/pol...
Police in Many “Sanctuary Cities” Have Repeatedly Collaborated With ICE
Police face allegations of violating laws meant to protect immigrants from DC to Oregon to Colorado and beyond.
truthout.org
December 23, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The pattern of collaboration reinforces a core abolitionist argument: that police departments are not neutral arbiters of the law, but political institutions with their own interests, norms, and value systems. truthout.org/articles/pol...
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Happy Festivus to all who celebrate.
December 22, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Happy Festivus to all who celebrate.
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We’ve gone from bootlegging whiskey during prohibition to having to bootleg truth during fascism…
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
We’ve gone from bootlegging whiskey during prohibition to having to bootleg truth during fascism…
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The Sheriff’s Office warned that protesters could be violating the penal code, but protesters said the video doesn’t show the whole story.
SLO County sheriff posts video of jail confrontation between ICE and protesters
The Sheriff’s Office warned that protesters could be violating the penal code, but protesters said the video doesn’t show the whole story.
bit.ly
December 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Sheriff’s Office warned that protesters could be violating the penal code, but protesters said the video doesn’t show the whole story.
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Every word of this about the Republican war on trans people
"This narrative is and always has been a lie. What these people actually have is a seething, obsessive hatred of trans people. They want them either back in the closet or dead."
prospect.org/2025/12/19/t...
"This narrative is and always has been a lie. What these people actually have is a seething, obsessive hatred of trans people. They want them either back in the closet or dead."
prospect.org/2025/12/19/t...
The Transphobic Mask Is Off - The American Prospect
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene drew up a bill making it a federal felony to provide pediatric transition care of any kind. The ultimate goal is a ban on all trans health care and the end of civil rights ...
prospect.org
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Every word of this about the Republican war on trans people
"This narrative is and always has been a lie. What these people actually have is a seething, obsessive hatred of trans people. They want them either back in the closet or dead."
prospect.org/2025/12/19/t...
"This narrative is and always has been a lie. What these people actually have is a seething, obsessive hatred of trans people. They want them either back in the closet or dead."
prospect.org/2025/12/19/t...
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
projects.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
How do we know those were ICE agents and not cosplayers in off-the-shelf gear? Did you verify this @sanluisobispo.com?
ICE agents also pushed two protesters during the incident, witnesses told The Tribune.
ICE rushed into SLO County jail to grab inmate. Then jail staff intervened
ICE agents also pushed two protesters during the incident, witnesses told The Tribune.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:31 AM
How do we know those were ICE agents and not cosplayers in off-the-shelf gear? Did you verify this @sanluisobispo.com?
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Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in… | Canary Media
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in your backyard
The startup built a compact solar-battery combo that connects directly to key household appliances, is easy to plug in, and requires no special permits.
www.canarymedia.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Raya Power makes a solar-battery system you can put in… | Canary Media
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
December 15, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The older I get, the more my politics mature from childish, naïve beliefs like "the world is complicated and leaders have to make hard decisions" to more serious, adult principles like "hurting people is bad and helping people is good."
"wildfire resilience is like vaccination..once one house starts burning, the radiant heat will ignite neighboring homes and trigger out-of-control structure-to-structure combustion. In other words: Unless my neighbors also gird their homes, we’re all going to burn."
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
My Costly Race to Prepare for California’s Next Inferno
Wildfire prep demands expensive upgrades and relandscaped backyards. The question is whether any one homeowner can succeed on their own.
www.bloomberg.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"wildfire resilience is like vaccination..once one house starts burning, the radiant heat will ignite neighboring homes and trigger out-of-control structure-to-structure combustion. In other words: Unless my neighbors also gird their homes, we’re all going to burn."
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Bears repeating. Lessons from Dr Snyder’s book On Tyranny.
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Bears repeating. Lessons from Dr Snyder’s book On Tyranny.
