Every RBG sticker, mural, and honest to god an actual bar in my neighborhood piss me off so much

It feels outrageous that this needs to be said, but: I do not believe any one person or group owns their political office, nor is it ever any particular person or group’s “turn” to hold office. Politicians need to (1) get elected and then (2) serve their constituents.

If only we had any examples in living memory of Democrats dying in office and it leading to disastrous outcomes. If only. If. Only.

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In a good example of negative polarization, I just signed in support of the Billionaire Tax (after previously being ambivalent) because of Sergey Brin.

it doesn't matter who should be winning, it matters who is winning

This is literally exactly the kind of thinking that lead to RBG not resigning under Obama. Gov. Chad Bianco will be a lot worse for California minorities than seeing Betty Yee's ambitions stymied. Fuck off.

This is a very interesting, comprehensive explainer of where things stand in Hungary and how/why this specific election may bring Orban down, whether he would step down if he loses, and whether he's capable of completely paralyzing a Magyar govt.

Reading a book.

In a good example of negative polarization, I just signed in support of the Billionaire Tax (after previously being ambivalent) because of Sergey Brin.

LG Chem plans to shut down its no. 2 ethylene plant soon, source says reut.rs/47ZEbcA

It is still outrageously warm out.

Wisteria.

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My husband was on this flight this evening. His plane crashed. He’s ok. He helped others get off the plane. #AirCanada

In LA this morning: (this was taken by us from our car - the only editing was cropping it to get closer in the sign)

$7.49 for diesel.

Current status.

Something I cannot emphasize enough is that airport security work is immensely stressful and constantly provokes arguments and disputes between security and travelers. ICE is acclimated to responding to angry backtalk with summary beatings. It's going to happen. It's gonna be on camera.

Satellite views paint a grim picture of the rapid snowmelt in California's Sierra Nevada over the past few weeks.

THE BIG ONE: The left has kept Paris. Emmanuel Gregoire has won a 3-way runoff, beating conservative challenger Rachida Dati. Gregoire is from the center-left PS, the party of the retiring incumbent Anne Hidalgo (well known among US urbanists).

Current status.

New GOP logo just dropped.

Squeezed by data centers' relentless demand for electricity, a Nevada energy company just said it's going to stop supplying energy to Tahoe. The city has a year to figure out how to meet 75% of its energy needs without it.

It’s …. cold out? What is this feeling?

The front page of the New York Times versus the Wall Street Journal. It’s really hard not to conclude that the Times is in the tank for Trump.

I think the only way to win the war with Iran is to end our dependence on fossil fuels.

Exactly 20 years ago.

According to tradition, I expect the Mueller She Wrote hosts will be walled up inside the funerary vault with the deceased special prosecutor, along with his favorite suits, legal briefs, and paralegals

I feel very complicated emotions about this, but mostly relief and joy. www.dw.com/en/poland-to...

Golden hour.

Golden Hour.

the last eleven years have been just absolute fucking torture for people that are fundamentally good and honest. i like to think of myself as one of those people, but even if i’m not, it’s been absolute fucking torture for those people.

Golden Hour.

It's Tulip Day tomorrow in Union Square. Or see them at their peak at the Arboretum and Queen Wilhelmina Garden at the windmill sfist.com/2026/03/20/u...

I just flipped off a CyberTruck and the driver honked at me and … the laugh I laughed. The horn is the most hilarious thing I’ve ever heard.

I’ve been quite sick this week, so I’m resting in the shade in the park to regain strength.

Have y’all seen this yet? deepdelver.substack.com/p/delve-fake...

Spring.

Vallejo Street.

Tonight’s sunset view.

NEW: Father of service member killed in Iran war said he never told Pete Hegseth to 'finish' the job

Masuke is eating a banana. We’re skipping our walk this morning because it’s raining.

Flowers.

christ almighty www.reuters.com/business/ene...

To make my point about how Japanese media translates Trump, @asahi.com translated Trump’s quote of “why didn’t you tell me about Pearl Harbor?” as 「真珠湾攻撃のときに日本は知らせてくれなかっただろう」、or “Japan didn’t warn us before Pearl Harbor, right?” www.asahi.com/articles/ASV...

Japanese has a phrase for the kind of diplomatic smile she’s making: 愛想笑い。 It’s a polite smile that doesn’t reveal what someone really thinks. There’s also 白い目で見る, which means looking at someone with cold disapproval. You can almost see a hint of that in her eyes before it’s covered by the smile.

There’s a really bad trend where the most genuinely pro-American countries (Japan, SK) have gone along with Trump only to wind up being the most humiliated in public.