not just congestion - air & water pollution from tire friction increased roadway wear & tear & all exacerbated by the weight of these very heavy electric vehicles with added equipment.

clearly i'm not the target audience for this cris de coeur, but ... really??? the walnut creek station has secure bike lockers that cost literally pennies per hour. a friendly editor should have recommended an ebike rather than publishing this. www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...

my own take on ca gov primary - becerra is grossly embedded in the sleaziest ca power structures, that's why the no-shame donations from pg&e, chevron, etc. unhealthy result of the collapse of the ca republicans. so i voted for steyer. would vastly prefer a reasonably healthy & competent ca dem

I’m seeing this claim making the rounds again today from some big accounts. Far too many districts moved away from phonics, but it was not universal. Districts I’ve worked in that never stopped teaching phonics have also seen big drops in reading scores.

that @leahsottile.bsky.social isn't being published regularly in the national press, including long form magazines as well as newspapers, is literally going to come back & bite us all even more viciously than it already has.

particularly uncomfortable for the heavily mormon demographic at the bureau, i imagine.

just finished sleeve no. 1, it weighs 110 grams. ball of yarn is 99 grams i have a 13.4 gram end from a prior ball. it's that or winding another skein. hmmmmm.

reading to your kid at bedtime or on a rainy sunday afternoon is just deliciously lovely so yes absolutely do it. also you are laying down allll kinds of strong bonds that will be there when night terrors strike out of the blue. a familiar story read with love restores the universe to something

those few weeks of garden roses at the market are truly luxurious.

@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social reposting bc not sure tag worked. apologies for spamming you if this is duplicative!

@tomandlorenzo this is a super interesting discussion throughout, thought of you in the discussion of current cultural representation of homosexuality e.g. heated rivalry near the end. recommend, really think you would enjoy & find productive of thought.

this story should headline national outlets. when it does, they must credit @ryanjhaas.bsky.social original reporting in the western edge. helicopter reporting is particularly bad in the west outside of a narrow slice of coastal california (& it's plenty bad even there).

Last week, a worker one of Amazon's Portland area facilities died on the warehouse floor. Employees were told to look away and keep working. A new story by @ryanjhaas.bsky.social for @thewesternedge.bsky.social - reporting this news first. www.thewesternedge.media/p/everyone-i...

rich pickings for blocks these days!

when two women tell the national press that drinking with a man in a bar resulted in memory loss i have a working theory about what was in their drinks & who put it there.

juvenile red tail hawk on the roof of the building next door this evening.

this is worth clicking on a substack link

hi @swordsjew.bsky.social strongly suspect you'll enjoy this thread & the link for several different reasons ❤️

this is a great, useful conversation, highly recommend & have a hold on lubrano's book at the library already.

This was a delight!

fridge cold ripe mango makes a cup of strong india tea with milk taste even better. so good.

1968 appears to have been the high water (ahem) mark of full fat milk as a beverage for adult men.

people who like to swim in the ocean have special affection for 7 of them, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceans_...

nice to know i haven't lost the cake knack.

i live in sf. we have more AVs than pretty much anywhere, as far as i can tell. we also have one of if not the densest public transit systems west of the mississippi. avs are decidedly not being used as last mile in conjunction with transit. there might exist a regulatory & fiscal framework

@scottwiener.bsky.social this is, in part, what inspired my call to your office earlier this week - missionlocal.org/2026/02/sf-t... the missing piece here is the *extended* period of time during which sfusd staff have not been able to rely on receiving their pay in an accurate & timely manner.

having your own swift & ball winder is truly luxurious. perfect lazy sunday passtime.

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today's news is appalling. have a poem from frank o'hara, you will be grateful.

this is a god tier afternoon snack, particularly excellent in the winter - roast a small Japanese sweet potato, slitting it lengthwise 4-6 times. if you can, do this ahead so that the roasted potato is room temp or refrigerated. slice it open on its side, like a roll. then

An Inuit message of solidarity and support for our 🇬🇱 relatives from Inuit of Alaska and Canada ❤️ You are not alone. We love you and stand for your right to self-determine the future of your nunaat ✨️ #InuitNunaat #InuitNunangat #Greenland #KalaallitNunaat #KalaallitPigaat youtu.be/MeE8PHbLgfo?...

here's a gigantic fuck you to the turkeys that ate lee's salsify crop *twice* thereby depriving me of easy access for an entire year, & a huge thank you to juan who took out two of the culprits with an expert slingshot missile to the head, i hear the mole was delicious.

As I was being tailgated down W. River Parkway by a large SUV with tinted windows, the thought occurred to me that it might help if everyone drives a bit slower. Gives observers more time to identify feds. We have a 20 MPH speed limit on residential streets, let’s weaponize it

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 so good!

“Bring the War Home” by Kathleen Belew is an excellent resource though I assume OP is referencing the imperial boomerang (of which bringing the war home is a part) www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...

Often missed is how using the military in highly contested domestic security missions (immigration, crime, anti protest) enables politicization. Involving the military in controversial missions is a central tactic for politicizing it--it's a feature, not a bug of civilian politicization. 3/end

The number of Gestapo in Germany was 32,000. The population was 70 million. That's one Gestapo for every 2200 citizens. The number of ICE agents is 20,000. The population of the US is 348 million. That's one ICE agent for every 17,000 citizens. There are more of us.

Articles about Brigitte Bardot after her death on Sunday have referred to her far right sympathies, which supposedly emerged later in the film star's life. Here she is, though, in 1958 with Jean-Marie Le Pen and Pierre Lagaillarde, future founder of the extremist OAS terror group

here's to barbara walker, a hugely significant knitter. thanks for the ssk!

hi @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social hope you are having an absolutely lovely day! ❣️

in hopes that our really delicious feast last night may contribute to others' future delicious feasts - my god a capon is a wonderful & wonderfully laid back device! dry brined with salt & pepper for 2 days, into a hot oven, after a bit temp reduced. excellent drippings, all the flesh succulent &

James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.

this this this 👇

funny - in our house we spell that "stuffed quail"!

this halloween in the midst of an unrelenting torrent of bad news here in the u.s. we've had a small bright spot in our building. one of our neighbors is in the first grade & has really embraced the holiday. he waylaid my partner in the lobby a week ago to catch him up on the countdown of days

hmmm maybe @golikehellmachine.com might boost this? hi @golikehellmachine.com ! presto is an alternative streaming service for those who listen to classical & jazz, they pay per second listened. there's a link below to an article, from them, discussing the difference this can make.

& we aren't (yet! i live in hope!) charging them by weight for the excess wear on our streets.

before my sardinia trip in september i had a gel manicure & damn if that auto paint esque shit did not hold up astoundingly well to 7! straight days of 1) long swim early in the morning, & 2) every additional swim i could finagle among strolls, figs, gelato & insanely good seafood.

finder of fact finding his whole voice here.