Berkeley "progressive" NIMBYs drive me crazy. You see how this is a hypocritical set of positions... right?

Did women ruin the workplace?

Sorry for using reserved front-row seats for people with additional needs to sit and breastfeed my baby, in a packed city council meeting about whether to upzone my neighborhood for more young people and families. Oh wait--no I'm not.

Most babies start rolling from tummy onto their back. Mine decided at 1am to roll from his safe sleep position on his back onto his stomach! Screamed his head off and then nearly gave me a heart attack when I saw him face down and flailing. Guess it's time to switch into a hands-out sleep sack!

THIS IS SO GOOD

Easily the hottest mayor in the US since @johnbauters.bsky.social is no longer in office.

It's looking like a Yub Nub night

I recently made an apple pie with green apples from our backyard tree, while watching Great British Bake Off, and it was so seasonal and lovely. Also made crust for three more pies and froze it, so it's available for the next ones!

Zohran picked 「卓蘭」("excellent orchid") for his first name and「夸梅」("brilliant plum") for his middle name. The orchid and the plum are among "The Four Noble Ones" in traditional Chinese art, the former symbolizing an indifference to fame and fortune, the latter an indomitable, incorruptible spirit.

I truly hate standard time. I'm for permanent daylight savings time.

📢FOOD SUPPORT DURING THE FEDERAL SHUTDOWN Many Berkeley residents and students rely on CalFresh (SNAP) for essential food access. If your benefits are delayed or reduced, help is available❤️

I love getting random emails against upzoning my neighborhood, on an email list I never signed up for, from an unnamed person/group, with a registered address that's a local residential house worth $4 million, but pays taxes as if it were $735k.

Incredible headline for this chart

Along with all the obviously fucked up things about this, and the possibility that these guys aren't even officially ICE... IT IS NOW ILLEGAL FOR ICE TO WEAR SKI MASKS LIKE THIS IN CALIFORNIA! I would really like to see local police enforcing this new law.

Connections Puzzle #865 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟨🟨🟨🟨 I know this doesn't matter, but I got my first ever reverse rainbow (find the categories in order with the hardest first and no errors) and I'm stoked

Know Your Rights: What to do if confronted by immigration officials. Conozca Sus Derechos: Qué hacer cuando es confrontado por oficiales de inmigración. 🧵(1/7)

I shared a funny anecdote in which my baby was 100% safe the entire time, but I was poking fun at my mom-brain, which is so real. It would be a wonderful opportunity to offer empathy and support! But this person decided to shame me and tell me I should worry more about my baby. Wonderful.

Live for spite. Live a long, productive, happy life that would make the worst people in the world mad. Live deeply and widely and full-heartedly. And yes, you can do it for spite.

I just packed up the stroller with everything that I will need for several errands, including contingency plans. Charged my phone, grabbed my keys... and walked out of the house without the baby. I did realize it about two steps later, and then bust out laughing. He was happily on his play mat.

We were there! This was my favorite sign.

Case in point: baby's protest march outfit

WOW! Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50” to support California’s Prop 50 and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime

Hasan: I am not willing to sit back and watch our glorious American multiracial and multicultural democratic experiment destroyed by the guy from Home Alone 2.

My three month old baby has a better protest outfit than I do

Blue sky's culture of completely ignoring the trolls has worked relatively well. Now the federal government is here. Never thought I'd be blocking governmental accounts for my own safety and peace of mind, but here we are.

It's crazy that we have this incredible concert venue in the midst of Berkeley but we severely limit the number of shows to appease a handful of NIMBYs who apparently weren't aware that there was a university here when they bought their homes. Thousands of people vs dozens.

I’m loving the bluesky take on the debate. Did I get this right? Mamdani: will win and is kicking ass Silwa: somehow both a terrible human and a great NYer, excels at throwing Cuomo under the bus, also, cats; should under no circumstances be mayor Cuomo: everyone hates this guy, what a loser

When my baby is breastfeeding, and then he stops and smiles at me? Cutest thing there has ever been. Even if he's getting hit in the face with a stream of milk when he does it.

I'm shocked that these are still legal. If there's an actual use case for them in manufacturing or something, they should be all one color and labelled as severely as anything else that is life-threatening

I walked 6.2 miles today! No wonder my feet are sore.

A meaningful fast to those observing today. G'mar chatimah tova!

Last ballet class at 22.5 weeks pregnant, first ballet class at 10.5 weeks postpartum!

The bad people are using this old tweet as a "gotcha" to own the libs but it deserves a brief breakdown. There are currently 45 products marketed as Tylenol. Most contain acetaminophen which is generally considered safe in pregnancy. 1/3

This person seems to have made a brand new account (0 followers, only follows Bluesky) solely to respond to me about Tylenol in pregnancy. Seriously, this is their only post ever. Remarkable.

And this is the problem at the heart of the centrist demand that we all "learn to live together" - when one side embraces bullshit, suddenly there are "political" questions with empirically verifiable answers. And nothing good can come from giving equal weight to known truths and known lies.

It's a good thing Ive practiced how to say levetiracetam

As a Maternal Fetal Medicine specialist, here are a list of exposures with conclusive evidence for adverse fetal & childhood outcomes: Alcohol Tobacco Cannabis Maternal suicide Maternal homicide Viruses (CMV, influenza, COVID, HIV, HepB&C) Bacteria (syphilis, listeria) Parasites (toxo)

People have asked if this is like white people wearing kente cloth but now that I know that it's a specifically Bukharian garment I'd say it's like white people wearing kente cloth at an event for Egyptians because "hey, it's African right?"

I'm scared that people will avoid Tylenol in favor of meds that actually can/do cause problems in pregnancy, like Advil. Not safe! Also afraid that people will hear Tylenol is safe and take too much of it! Not good to overdose on! Just listen to clinicians and not politicians.

Oh hey, my first time going viral on bluesky! Glad it's for such a good cause.

I took Tylenol as needed throughout my pregnancy. I am a doctor. I order Tylenol for pregnant women regularly. Tylenol is safe in pregnancy. RFK Jr is ignoring a huge recent well-done study because he doesn't like the answer it gives. There is no causality between Tylenol and autism.

Still awake from the jolt? Take a minute or two read up on earthquake prep: berkeleyca.gov/safety-healt...

Well, I did not successfully fall back asleep before the baby woke up

Well, that's the strongest earthquake I've felt in a long time! Practically right in my neighborhood. Luckily no damage, nothing even knocked over, and baby slept right through it. Now to try to chill out and go back to sleep before his next nighttime feed...

Got an earworm for some reason… “So the FCC won’t let me be, or let me be me so let me see, they tried to shut me down on ABC but it feels so empty without me.”

I don't usually talk about my hospital/employer on here, but they're hosting a brunch recruiting event for all specialties on September 27. So if you're a physician looking for a job in north SF Bay Area/Napa, check it out. Happy to answer any questions. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

I don't usually talk about my hospital/employer on here, but they're hosting a brunch recruiting event for all specialties on September 27. So if you're a physician looking for a job in north SF Bay Area/Napa, check it out. Happy to answer any questions. forms.office.com/pages/respon...

I feel like this actually would really work. Willing to expand the idea of "podcasts" to "top five serialized pieces of media that you are subscribed to."

My baby got his two month hepatitis B vaccine today, and I'm so glad that he's squeaking in under the wire before anything changes. But I'm worried that vaccines he will need in the next few months will start being made unavailable… It's a scary time.

Baby got his 2-month vaccines today, and husband kept making RFK Jr jokes in baby's pretend voice: "You're not getting to the root cause of disease! I want supplements! I decline vaccination on grounds that it is scary!" Kept me cracking up while the baby was crying, which was honestly great.