Packed room today and great info sharing for our whole county.

NEW: #cyclospora tainted lettuce shipped to #walmart & Sysco, the U.S.’s largest food distributor & still being sent out up until Thursday July 16, 2026 Late on July 17, 2026 #taylorfarms quietly posted an official recall notice We now know that the parasite-linked iceberg lettuce was shipped […]

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Tonight's Low Quality Ad is for this Unlikable Woman Patch. Unfortunately, I can't get one because I'm not a woman. And because I'm not unlikable. Right? Right? https://collabs.shop/cmd46a

ChatGPT is not a search engine. And the fact that the references needed to be checked and double checked because ChatGPT hallucinates information ought to be a very good reason for a scholar to avoid using it.

Now that the CEO of Flock has called deflock.me a terrorist organization, I'd hate for other people to know about these other flock watchdog groups. Please don't go on these websites, I beg you. Alpr.wtf - Every U.S. jurisdiction using ALPR, plus how to file info requests. EyesOnFlock.com - […]

Whenever someone post on iNaturalist "I found this ant" but it's an ant mimic I just feel so proud of the ant mimic. I think they should get a little award.

I was sunning by the pool when the boxes arrived. And here in my hand is my life’s work: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy.” Coming 8/18. Pre-orders make a huge difference! Make a fascist sweat—pre-order today! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

Yet, if you make something genuinely enjoyable with an "AI", and then you tell your audience about it, as we have seen over and over again, the majority of your audience will not be grateful that you have shown them the error of their ways, *they will be mad at you*. Because it doesn't matter if […]

The Billionaires Tax officially has a proposition designation! Vote yes on Prop 40 to tax the billionaires and save our healthcare system in CA from collapse. 16+ hospitals are at risk of closure from the healthcare cuts in the OBBA and so many could lose access to healthcare unless we intervene.

Employers who laid off workers for AI are reversing their decisions https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/01/employers-who-laid-off-workers-for-ai-are-reversing-their-decisions.html

If at first you don’t succeed in your plan to build a new city from scratch, try again with a pair of the state Capitol’s best known dealmakers. That’s essentially the new tactic a group of tech billionaires is using in its decade-long effort to turn an underdeveloped stretch of Solano County […]

"construction of the center in Gilroy goes hand-in-hand with plans to convert a now shuttered women’s prison in Dublin, about 60 miles north, into an ICE facility. Locals have dubbed the plan a “two headed beast,” explains Armendariz, noting the Gilroy facility would operate in tandem with the […]

Mountain View is a small city right in the middle of Silicon Valley, with a history of standing up for justice in real, tangible ways. It was one of the first cities in Silicon Valley to raise the minimum wage for all workers within its borders. Now, Mountain View City Council is standing up […]

Pete Buttigieg has been a victim of a swatting attack. The former transportation secretary wrote on his Substack that an anonymous person reported him to police Child Protective Services for committing "unspeakable violent crimes." His four-year-old twins were interviewed and required to stay […]

this is how we do it https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5867415/resistance-rangers-trump-history

RE: https://mastodon.social/@heidilifeldman/116794819199734077 Last call for contributions for #landofaction at the #santafe #newmexico #pride Festival, as I will be doing the final round of printing on 6/26. We've raised $335 so far. Any help toward the $500 goal would be super. Details in the […]

RE: https://infosec.exchange/@ubernostrum/116814314028466547 “Goose Accepted Accounting Principles” has got to be making it towards the top of the leaderboard

#immigration #tps #labor #scotuscorruption https://aflcio.org/press/releases/afl-cio-condemns-supreme-court-decision-end-tps-immigrant-workers

Looks like the FCC is going after a local San Francisco station, and public comment in support of ABC7/KGO-TV's license renewal is needed. San Francisco ABC affiliate KGO-TV at risk of losing FCC license https://www.sfgate.com/sf-culture/article/abc-kgo-tv-license-22315997.php I urge you to […]

This report is fascinating for its look into the surveillance pricing practiced by Uber, but also for its notes on how Uber extracts money from its drivers. "Starting around September 2022, Uber began gradually increasing passenger prices and decreasing driver pay". They found that today, up to […]

Measles is airborne and one of the most contagious diseases on earth. It can be active in the air for up to two hours. Symptoms appear 7 to 21 days after exposure. Santa Clara Co's public health dept is working with the CDC and California DPH to identify and notify people who may have been exposed.

Notes from a former U.S. immigration officer writing about his thoughts on the immigration process and the severe changes made to ‘legal’ immigration “Finally, what does all of this mean for those of you trying to “come the right way” and those of us whose job is to help you do that? Delay […]

Attorney General Bonta, County of Santa Clara Sue to Block Illegal Development of ICE Facility Near Gilroy https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-county-santa-clara-sue-block-illegal-development-ice

Join us this Saturday in San Jose for the People's AI Town Hall: a grassroots discussion on ways "AI" is impacting our communities, and how we can respond. #sanjose #SantaClaraCounty #sfba https://go.wpusa.org/a/ai-townhall

Join us this Saturday in San Jose for the People's AI Town Hall: a grassroots discussion on ways "AI" is impacting our communities, and how we can respond. #sanjose #SantaClaraCounty #sfba https://go.wpusa.org/a/ai-townhall

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Outside the AI bubble, a backlash has been brewing for some time — and not only among students booing pro-AI commencement speakers. Just 10 percent of Americans say they're thrilled about the future of AI, a Pew poll found in March; that same month, some 80 percent of registered U.S. voters in […]

**Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment** is joining health professionals and community partners in opposing a proposed #ice detention facility in Salt Lake City. A proposed facility housing up to 10,000 detainees, along with thousands of additional employees, would place enormous demands […]

"Defendants had asked for Santa Clara DA Jeff Rosen to be recused after evidence emerged that he was using the ongoing prosecution to fundraise for his reelection bid on June 2." This DA Tried to Punish Stanford Protesters Again, Until Judge Pulled Him from Case | Bolts […]

Great local event for Juneteenth — get it on your calendar here!

“'There will be no future budget cycle that can bring back lives lost because care came too late,” said Darcie Green, executive director of Latinas Contra Cancer. “There will be no future appropriation that can give a mother more time with her children after a treatable cancer diagnosis is […]

This POV won't be news to many of you, but B'Tselem has been a leading human rights org in Israel for a long time (taking SO much heat for both their actual work & things like using the g-word early). Novak is a great translator to others about why most Israelis don't see what the rest of us do:

Reminder! Lots of people are morally fantastic but don't conform to whatever white supremacist patriarchal capitalist beauty standard or who get lots of plastic surgery. IT DOES NOT MATTER how Trump admin people look. People's appearances are never the fucking point. -> Words + actions.

Californians: VOTE. Physically drop your ballot or vote in person. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DU-R...

calling me anti-tech because i'm against generative AI feels kinda analogous to calling me anti-sex because i'm against sexual assault.

Real talk: the real "supply chain risk" is that you treat your open source "supply chain" like shit and assume that we will all take any amount of abuse from you and just keep doing volunteer labor forever without ever complaining. And, equally real talk: most of us—myself included—actually do […]

The three genders (nonbuynary)

Immigrants held in Camp East Montana in Texas have filed a class action against DHS alleging violations of their Fifth Amendment rights and the Administrative Procedure Act. Their complaint makes clear that the Trump regime, particularly DHS, now headed by Markwayne Mullin, is intentionally […]

Netflix Animation Production Workers Ratify First Union Contract with The Animation Guild | Animation World Network https://www.awn.com/news/netflix-animation-production-workers-ratify-first-union-contract-animation-guild #animation #film #unions #tv #streaming #netfilx

And if you want to see these people investigated and held accountable, start by signing this petition. We need to build mass power to make it clear that if Democrats take the House, they must #InvestigateDOGE actionnetwork.org/petitions/el...

For anyone voting in CA: I'm finding the Courage Campaign's Progressive Voter Guide to be a helpful resource. It covers not just the statewide roles, but most of the local races down to the city and county level. You can search for your county or district to get a guide to local races. I […]

My fellow cis folks, The FCC is asking Americans to submit comments about whether the TV Oversight Management Board (TVOMB) should create new TV ratings to alert viewers to trans/gender content. Time to be an ally and tell the FCC absolutely the fuck not. It takes five minutes to do.

Retiring Congressman Steve Cohen (Tennessee' only Democrat in Congress) introduces six articles of impeachment against Chief Justice John Roberts. Good! Get SCOTUS corruption into the Congressional record. #uspol […]

The Wikimedia Foundation has dissolved the Community Tech team and laid off 5 engineers + 1 manager while unionization efforts are ongoing. Contributors are raising concerns about loss of community-focused engineering, possible union busting and growing disconnect between WMF leadership and […]

For anyone voting in CA: I'm finding the Courage Campaign's Progressive Voter Guide to be a helpful resource. It covers not just the statewide roles, but most of the local races down to the city and county level. You can search for your county or district to get a guide to local races. I […]

Big Tech darling Matt Mahan's base pay as Mayor is $228,005. But he couldn't be bothered to show up. "Over the last several months, he’s missed at least one consequential council vote that ended in a deadlock, and skipped every committee meeting overseeing the nearly $13 billion San Jose BART […]