Unsolicited freelance editor
@unwanted-editor.bsky.social
Self-appointed critic and assignment editor for local news.
Generally offering good-faith constructive criticism about publications I like enough to read regularly.
Generally offering good-faith constructive criticism about publications I like enough to read regularly.
This is something you have to activate? I would have thought the right way to do it would be to update the software to take care of it seamlessly
I’ve tried dozens of times today to upgrade to Clipper 2 and haven’t succeeded.
Especially frustrating since Clipper 2 rollout was three years delayed. They should have been ready by today!
Here’s the current website message:
Especially frustrating since Clipper 2 rollout was three years delayed. They should have been ready by today!
Here’s the current website message:
December 11, 2025 at 6:42 PM
This is something you have to activate? I would have thought the right way to do it would be to update the software to take care of it seamlessly
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Whole of the American economy is now piracy.
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Whole of the American economy is now piracy.
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New bike racks at the U C Berkeley Undergraduate Academic Building. Seems like a strange style.
December 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
New bike racks at the U C Berkeley Undergraduate Academic Building. Seems like a strange style.
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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After months of state warnings that Houston's "EAP" could risk $44 MM in funding if passed, new EAP to be heard Tuesday has major content/tonal changes. But removing protections from vehicular encampments remains a feature, apparently with state blessing
Changes to Homeless Policy Urged by State Body Added to "EAP," But Prohibitions on Vehicular Encampments Remain
The new version of a proposed City of Oakland “Encampment Abatement Plan” [EAP] policy that will be introduced at December 2nd’s Council meeting shifts significantly from the zero-tolerance positioning of the original proposal introduced at the September 9 Public Safety Committee meeting. The changes reflect significant feedback from the
oakland-observer.ghost.io
November 30, 2025 at 11:10 PM
After months of state warnings that Houston's "EAP" could risk $44 MM in funding if passed, new EAP to be heard Tuesday has major content/tonal changes. But removing protections from vehicular encampments remains a feature, apparently with state blessing
Some big Obummer precedents in this one
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Constitution Breakdown #4: Janet Napolitano
Podcast Episode · 99% Invisible · 11/28/2025 · Bonus · 1h 22m
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November 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Some big Obummer precedents in this one
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At least six Western conservation groups have abruptly lost their federal grant funding, threatening efforts to restore habitats, protect at-risk species, and support small farmers.
After Trump cuts, seeds sit in the warehouse - High Country News
Western groups lose federal grants for urgent restoration and conservation projects.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
At least six Western conservation groups have abruptly lost their federal grant funding, threatening efforts to restore habitats, protect at-risk species, and support small farmers.
more of an observer than a reporter
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
more of an observer than a reporter
Seeing a lot of guys who I know can't get a consensus out of a room of 5 friendly ultras confidently giving electeds advice about how to lead.
November 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Seeing a lot of guys who I know can't get a consensus out of a room of 5 friendly ultras confidently giving electeds advice about how to lead.
Aedes aegypti showing up in more California counties. If you get bit by a mosquito during the day, call vector control!
Their populations have reached a peak.
'Dangerous' day-biting mosquitoes continue to spread in the Bay Area
Their populations have reached a peak.
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Aedes aegypti showing up in more California counties. If you get bit by a mosquito during the day, call vector control!
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She’s either…
….disgracefully uninformed about the president’s policies in her area of responsibility.
Or…
…lying.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
….disgracefully uninformed about the president’s policies in her area of responsibility.
Or…
…lying.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Brooke Rollins says farmers need a bailout in October 2025 because "the cost of inputs under Joe Biden went up."
October 17, 2025 at 12:17 AM
She’s either…
….disgracefully uninformed about the president’s policies in her area of responsibility.
Or…
…lying.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
….disgracefully uninformed about the president’s policies in her area of responsibility.
Or…
…lying.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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more of this
Pritzker: "Stephen Miller is clearly ordering people to break the law. So he should know that yeah, it may be three years from now that he is held accountable, but I think it's important for them to know that whatever they do now, it's not like we're going to forget."
October 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
more of this
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Let it never again be said that a woman with no real reporting experience who fell for a Twitter account called "Official Antifa" cannot be the head of a huge news organization
October 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Let it never again be said that a woman with no real reporting experience who fell for a Twitter account called "Official Antifa" cannot be the head of a huge news organization
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I wrote about the ascendance of Bari Weiss from a hack columnist to media royalty, and what it means for the future of CBS News.
Bari Weiss Takes Her Grift Mainstream
Journalism's biggest fraud takes the reins at CBS
stringinamaze.net
October 5, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I wrote about the ascendance of Bari Weiss from a hack columnist to media royalty, and what it means for the future of CBS News.
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I hate to keep doomposting when I should be spreading geological joy, but I was raised on commissary food. Turning the military food supply over to the private sector is madness.
I know these guys are all dumber than a sack of hammers, but it is fascinating to see the military decide “logistics are gay” in real time
October 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
I hate to keep doomposting when I should be spreading geological joy, but I was raised on commissary food. Turning the military food supply over to the private sector is madness.
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After 56 years on air, California TV station abruptly shutters news operations
After 56 years on air, California TV station abruptly shutters news operations
Employees at KION-TV and Telemundo 23 in Salinas were told to pack up on Tuesday.
www.latimes.com
September 24, 2025 at 11:09 PM
After 56 years on air, California TV station abruptly shutters news operations
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"Tenant in Oakland? Your Landlord Probably Can’t Raise Your Rent Much for the Next Year" bayareacurrent.com/tenant-in-oa...
Tenant in Oakland? Your Landlord Probably Can’t Raise Your Rent Much for the Next Year
Finally some not bad news.
bayareacurrent.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:34 AM
"Tenant in Oakland? Your Landlord Probably Can’t Raise Your Rent Much for the Next Year" bayareacurrent.com/tenant-in-oa...
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I spent six months walking the Lower Ninth Ward, speaking w/ dozens of neighbors, + combing through 6,000 pages of FOIA docs. My latest reveals what recent documentaries left out. If Katrina’s legacy moved you, don’t miss what’s happening to the community now capitalbnews.org/katrina-anni...
How a $5 Billion Federal Project Could Sink the Lower Ninth Ward For Good
Decades after Betsy and Katrina, the community faces another threat — a canal proposal promising “progress” that could threaten its survival.
capitalbnews.org
September 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
I spent six months walking the Lower Ninth Ward, speaking w/ dozens of neighbors, + combing through 6,000 pages of FOIA docs. My latest reveals what recent documentaries left out. If Katrina’s legacy moved you, don’t miss what’s happening to the community now capitalbnews.org/katrina-anni...
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If anyone has any personal insight into Kaiser's Covid vaccine policy, please reach out via Signal at juliametraux.49
September 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
If anyone has any personal insight into Kaiser's Covid vaccine policy, please reach out via Signal at juliametraux.49
who cares
August 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
who cares
It's honestly very funny that these astroturfers are now posting shots that show that the number of media they get to show up to their dumbass press conferences is about the same as the number of "protestors"
August 21, 2025 at 7:50 PM
It's honestly very funny that these astroturfers are now posting shots that show that the number of media they get to show up to their dumbass press conferences is about the same as the number of "protestors"
Microsoft Now, Microsoft Forever!
(The network remains owned by Viacom)
Joe Scarborough says of MSNBC: "We're moving in a direction beyond corporate media."
August 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Microsoft Now, Microsoft Forever!
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Scarborough struggles with ‘gull muggings’ as urban seabird population rises
Scarborough struggles with ‘gull muggings’ as urban seabird population rises
Herring gulls and kittiwakes have learned the easiest meal comes from robbing humans rather than at sea
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Scarborough struggles with ‘gull muggings’ as urban seabird population rises
The water bottles of the moment
August 6, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The water bottles of the moment
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I recently complained/asked how to stop (there were no good answers) the Democratic fundraising texts. A friend shared this piece about what a total scam it is: "$11 million of the $678 million raised from individuals has made its way to candidates, campaigns, or the national party committees."
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
data4democracy.substack.com
August 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I recently complained/asked how to stop (there were no good answers) the Democratic fundraising texts. A friend shared this piece about what a total scam it is: "$11 million of the $678 million raised from individuals has made its way to candidates, campaigns, or the national party committees."