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Ex journalist now working in housing policy. Looking for better #democracy, better #cities, #Sacramento and #California politics, #transit, #climate, #housing […] [bridged from https://sfba.social/@cosmog on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
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Jesus Christ. Public video of full on angry #Trump & #JDVance yelling attacks at & shouting over #Ukraine President #Zelensky airing now. This is atrocious. #geopolitics #allies #Russia #Putin #Europe #ForeignPolicy #bullies #authoritarianism #RevengePolitics #insanity #chaos #PutinsPuppet […]

Nothing but love my president today #nafo #SlavaUkraini

This is shameful, bizarre, villainous behavior. It's good that we actually witness it, I guess. But god what a humiliation for us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1_q8PDq1dI

Do I have this right? In #Ontario Conservatives got 45% of the vote and 65% of the seats. Liberals got 30% of the vote and 11% of the seats. Their elections are just as stupid as ours. (At least we don't have this exact problem since we've pretty much eliminated third parties. Yay.)

I'm already hearing about another boycott/walkout starting March 15, and another one March 28. We may not have to wait until 2028 to see a general strike. #economics #labor #boycott #EconomicBoycott #GeneralStrike

My wife, a #Sacramento native, eventually got very sick of hearing about Ladybird because people in Sacramento kept freaking out about Ladybird. I hope we're not about to get Ladybirded again, she'll be so annoyed […]

I know that lots of people are pretty skeptical about proposals for California secession and #calexit (god I hate that word). There are lots of good reasons to be skeptical. (Of course it's not legally possible, of course Russian bots will be involved.) But I just wanted to point out that one […]

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/donald-trump-kick-california-out-the-united-states/ #california

The Afd seems pretty fucking terrible, but congrats to #Germany for not giving the neo-nazi pro-Putin party control of your government! Over here in the U.S. the nazis took over without much trouble at all. #proportionalrepresentation

Rep. Kevin Kiley's (R-CA) reception when he met with LA residents to kill high-speed rail. Xitter @repkiley https://youtu.be/l8iBFmsUrew #CA03 #California #PeopleOverCars #PedestrianFriendly #SafeStreets #TransportationJustice #Politics #Democracy #Justice #PublicTransport #PublicTransit […]

Holy fuck. So we're basically just becoming one of the top three most evil countries in the world right now? https://www.reuters.com/business/us-could-cut-ukraines-access-starlink-internet-services-over-minerals-say-2025-02-22/

I don't understand how I can work with so many people who seem so smart and yet the break room compost bin consistently has a bunch of fucking plastic in it.

I mean honestly if we have to stop and test the soil for contamination every time we have a devastating wildfire we'll never get these high fire severity zones built out again […]

The scum, the shame, the fucking lies... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4XanEB6OzI

Possibly dumb #snac #snac2 question, but what is the best way to install the latest version without affecting the existing users and posts, etc.? I thought I needed to use the command line option "snac upgrade" but looking at the manuals again, I don't think that's actually what that option is […]

I go to protests, because I want to provide numbers and hopefully help other people feel more comfy going to protests. But lordy be, I fucking hate protests. They're so goddamn lame. Can we just #GeneralStrike already so I can do my civic work from home?

https://buff.ly/4b9BjdF?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=fedica-Default-NonImage #Politics #Political #Ideas #Philosophy #World #UnitedStates #BLM #Diversity #News #NCAAP #Amazon

‘The history of Macy’s in Downtown Sacramento and the city’s redevelopment’ - Sacramento History Museum YouTube channel, February 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnpeMqYwEjA #California #Sacramento

Ahead of the Trump-Modi news conference we're getting word AP has been prevented from attending the event open to all White House press. It's the third consecutive day the Trump administration has punished the global wire service for not replacing 'Gulf of […] [Original post on journa.host]

Ashley Harrell: 'Honestly terrifying': #Yosemite National Park is in chaos: California's beloved national park is on the brink of disaster: Park rangers meet in front of Yosemite Falls before President Barack Obama’s speech on June 18, 2016, in Yosemite National Park, #California […]

Wow this kid 👀

I don't even really know how to put this in words but one of the signal experiences of the last decade is being confronted, over and over again, with how *weak* this country is. How hollow. There was so much less substance to it, to its leaders & institutions, than anyone thought.

Associated Press White House reporter blocked from attending this afternoon’s Oval Office event covered by the media after the wire service was warned to adhere to usage of “Gulf of America,” according to AP executive editor Julie Pace.

Throw in a couple more seasons of Borgen and you've got my vote. #Denmark #California https://ktla.com/news/california/thousands-of-danes-sign-petition-to-buy-california-from-u-s/

Reported an issue on Google Maps and let them know the Gulf of Mexico is mislabled. Hopefully they'll get that straightened out soon.

2 HOURS OF INSTRUMENTAL SURF DRAKE DISS TRACKS 4-6pm CST https://www.wtul.fm #surfmusic #collegeradio

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As we all grow more worried and angry about the breathtaking attack on democracy being carried out in Washington, it's nice to know there's still corrupt businessmen doing regular quid pro quo at the local level. And a couple of reporters who still care. #Sacramento #corruption […]

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Imported the Lumon Industries Macrodata Refinement GitHub repo into Glitch glitch.com/edit/#!/inte...

WIRED is tracking numerous reports of Musk-related shenanigans across the federal govt. We're looking for fed employees open to discussing the activity they're seeing or to help confirm other reports. Anonymity offered. Please use @signal.org (contact dell.3030). Do not use work networks/devices.

I never put pronouns in my email signatures because I thought it would seem pretentious, like rolling my Rs on Spanish words or something. (I don't know, I hadn't really thought it through I guess.) Whatever, I'm over that and pronouning as fuck now. These fucking people.

Really appreciate Erica C Barnett enabling Bridgy Fed connection from BlueSky via @publicola.bsky.social. Here updates are really valuable for insights into Seattle area politics and news. PublicCola's website is also a great source for more in-depth coverage: https://publicola.com/ #seattle #news

I swear I was literally googling Marianne Faithfull yesterday morning, because I wondered if she was stillI alive. I don't believe in esp so I'm guessing there was something already out there, based on real information, before today's news? Or maybe a coincidence. I'll not forget her […]

Yikes #Section31 is so bad. What the hell?

Anybody know Sen. Scott Wiener? He should be on sfba.social. Or at least turn on federation or something. https://bird.makeup/users/scott_wiener/statuses/1883955455103492229

I hope normal people are not really fretting about Trump's fantasies of absorbing Canada and Greenland. Aside from the fact that it's all bullshit, adding all those socialists and French people to the U.S. would be AMAZING! Their democracies would almost certainly become shittier, but ours […]