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Former manager/staff at Clay and Castro Movie Theatres in SF. Filmmaker and musician in search of coffee and a nosh. Also worked in legal education administration at UC Hastings, now UC Law in SF for 16 years now retired.
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The Dallas ICE office is involved in a mass removal effort targeting nearly 200 people — many without removal orders — scheduled to be deported to El Salvador today. This is not just cruel – it is lawless. I refuse to stay quiet while families are being torn apart, and lives are being put at risk.

NEW: I've read a lot of court documents in my time, but this is one of my new favorites. How a Judge tells a President to F**k Off. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/how-a-judg...

Toothpaste widely contaminated with lead and other metals, US research finds

Students and professors at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois Chicago held events Thursday as part of the National Day of Action for Higher Ed, a nationwide effort to protest the Trump administration’s cuts to education funding.

youtu.be/ZKPFC8DA9_8?...

They are obviously slow learners

It's not true that the four U.S. soldiers who recently died in Lithuania weren't honored by a sitting president. The problem is that it wasn't the U.S. president. It was the President of Lithuania. Trump couldn't be bothered with it. charlotteclymer.substack.com/p/trump-pick...

CAPEHART: “The single dumbest domestic policy move I've ever seen." #TrumpTradeWar #AmericanBrexit

“Why is the Beyond Meat social media account weighing in on current events?” For the same reason we’re taxing penguins: literally no idea

Salinas, California. Locals -- vividly! -- show their disgust for January 6th convicts "meet and greet" in their neighborhood: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeEq...

Even the breast of us can’t wing it sometimes

Wisconsin! Judge Susan Crawford will work to protect your rights and freedoms. So get out there and vote today by 8pm. You can find your polling place at wisdems.org/vote. If you have any questions about voting, call or text the Voter Assistance Hotline at 608-336-3232.

Oh my goodness! 😳

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Trump hates American democracy. He hates open societies. He’s jealous of Xi and Putin. He wants America to be like Russia and he’s doing everything he can to make it so.

h/t @peff.com

100% this!

Yesterday, I fondly remembered my dear friend Leonard Nimoy, who would have turned 94. His legacy lives on in our hearts. Just days ago, Bill Shatner celebrated his 94th birthday — wishing him continued health and happiness. Live long and prosper, my friends.

y’all are wild

Reports indicate that productivity remained stable or even increased in some sectors, all while workers reported better mental health, a crucial factor that resonated especially with Generation Z. The decrease in stress, combined with a better work-life balance, had a profound positive impact on emp

Measles is surging in the US: how bad could it get? Pretty bad, especially since the Secretary of HHS is not helping. via @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The United States of America is the only major country on earth that does not guarantee health care as a human right. The result: We rank dead last among wealthy nations in life expectancy. We must end that international embarrassment. Yes. We need Medicare for All.

Texas measles outbreak grows to 279 cases, approaching nationwide total for 2024 abcnews.go.com/Health/texas... via @marykekatos.bsky.social @ABCnews.com

Newborn babies exposed to measles in Texas hospital: staff is scrambling to control the damage. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt... via @nbcnews.com @erikaedwards.bsky.social

That is both messed up and disgraceful! You can’t just delete history! Arlington National Cemetery has removed information about prominent Black, Hispanic, and female service members, as well as topics such as the Civil War, from its website.

1/7 It is with deep sadness that we mourn the passing of Linda Williams, a pioneering scholar whose fearless work transformed film and media studies. Over her remarkable career, Williams challenged scholars to take seriously popular and often marginalized genres,

NEW: Vaccines. Fluoride. Autism. Communications involving these and 20 other “controversial, high profile, or sensitive” topics will get extra scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. By @anniewaldman.bsky.social and @lisalsong.bsky.social

big shoutout to all the standup for science events today, esp bay area folks... y'all really showed up first pic is crowd @ SF, second is at Berkeley

Per Dr Atul Gawande, ex USAID: “All malaria supplies protecting 53 million people, mostly children, including bed nets, diagnostics, preventive drugs, and treatments – terminated.” There are no words that sufficiently describe this level of cruelty and sadism.

PLEASE: Watch what happened in Coeur d'Alene Idaho today. This is fascism. Unmarked cops. 1A violations. RESIST.

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

Interesting that the American Justice System just sentenced a 34-count felon to freedom as a punishment. I wonder where else that happens?

The comic that got us demonetised on Facebook back in August. (We’re no longer on Facebook).