‘Everyone is scrambling’: California School communities mobilize to help feed families affected by SNAP food crisis. edsource.org?page_id=744323 @emmagallegos.bsky.social @zstavely.bsky.social @lashericat.bsky.social @mallikaseshadri.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social #SNAP

People mag going harder on Trump than, say, CBS or other legacy outlets was not on my bingo card

This sucks so hard. Teen Vogue did a better job of calling politics than a few certain national papers. Hope somebody is staffing up and can hire these talented reporters.

I hope this game never ends

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

Don’t do this to the children

I barely turn on baseball anymore but WOW

My ortho’s office said that their phone number often comes up as spam and they do not leave voice messages or text or email, so I need to pick up any local numbers. Um, no.

I left the country two weeks and now I’m experiencing reentry shock

Wikipedia is truly a wonder of the modern internet. Jimmy has sage words about the existential threat posed by how dwindling local news. But I’m Lulu called him on trotting out the line that bias is why trust in journalism is failing — while Wikipedia is subject to the very same baseless attacks.

The nation’s military and defense journalists exited the Pentagon in unison Wednesday, having had their accreditation revoked after refusing to agree to the Defense Department’s new restrictions on their newsgathering activities.

Farmers, dairy owners and water districts in the Tulare Basin, where the land is sinking due to overpumping, are losing their shit over this photo op. One grower even called in the sheriff. “This was sabotage. This was a hit.” sjvwater.org/subsidence-p...

They banned book ban displays. They banned the word "Banned." They banned the word "Censorship" They banned the phrase "banned books week"

What in the hell is going on with the tacos in Paris?

There’s always the sad moment before I go on a trip without my dog where I realize she knows what I’m doing. She paws at my suitcase and gives me this look like, How DARE you!!!

Happy #FOIAFriday to all who celebrate. I’d love to know how federal record requests are going in the community.

“Gone from the article was a line stating that Mr. Kirk had perpetuated “conspiracy theories, including Covid-19 and climate misinformation, as well as replacement theory,” which posits that Jews are trying to replace white Americans with nonwhite immigrants.”

Behind every confident woman there is a small dog wondering when he’s gonna get a treat

Since his killing last month, at least two dozen people who work in California’s public colleges, universities and TK-12 schools have faced calls to be fired for statements made either on social media during their free time or in classrooms with students.

My cat ate a hair tie and ribbon, an almost fatal combination for his intestines. He just finished recovering from surgery and promptly ate part of my purse handle. Yesterday my vet gave him a heartfelt speech about how his actions are giving his owners a heart attack but I’m not sure it sunk in.

A quick reminder that this thread is turning into the best overall place collating Kaleb's longer-form work; Jake's been steadily adding to it, with the latest entries just today. (And the tweets and the photography and the podcast and etc. are all out there too.)

Kaleb Horton, again: "It's sad how many RTs you get by saying the world is ending instead of admitting the scary truth that it's not and there's work to do in it."

🎉 Big news: we’re starting an SPJ Chapter in the Central Valley 🎉 If you are a working/retired/aspiring journalist in Bakersfield, Tulare or Kings counties, you should have received an email about it from me just now. Please let me know if you didn’t. (The rest of the Valley: stay tuned!)

Kaleb’s untimely death means I’m feeling all the feelings about the state of media and Bakersfield/the Other California but mostly I’m kicking myself for not actually meeting up with him. We always said we would and didn’t. How stupid is it we never met up even once at a local dive?!!

if you didn't want me to open 74 tabs... why did you give me that ability???

Jimmy Kimmel's worst case scenario was moving from prime time to a podcast. Mario Guevara's is being shipped to El Salvador and facing more of the persecution he fled 20 years ago. If that happens, the chilling effect will be impossible to measure.

I'm thrilled to share a profile of Saran Tugsjargal, who has been an advocate on behalf of the 850,000 TK-12 students with disabilities in California. It has meant a lot for her to stand up for students like her who felt stigmatized. “My heart was beaming,” she said. edsource.org/2025/student...

repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out

MUST READ “‘Career funnel,’ a phrase coined by sociologists … describes the mechanism behind the crowding of elite college graduates into 3 high-paying fields,” despite desire - and prior intention - to serve the public interest. Evan Mandery for @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Embracing being a middle aged cringey millennial and using this emoji which verges on boomerism 🤣

There’s this gorgeous dance scene you want to live in and for an hour or so the film allows you to. Also, this is definitely one of those films you need to see on the big screen anytime you get a chance.

If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support: • 404 Media • Defector • The Flytrap • Flaming Hydra • The Appeal • Aftermath • Racket • Hell Gate • The 51st • The Colorado Sun • Range Media • Discourse Blog • Pop Heist

An early look at next week’s cover: "Remote Control,” by Barry Blitt. nyer.cm/6ApBXER

I’m a broken record but it always bears repeating for one reason or another: subscribe, donate or otherwise support independent media

hi from the bay area’s new worker-owned news outlet! billionaires shouldn’t own the news!!

I don’t even want to tell you how many thousands of dollars it has cost this week to diagnose and perform surgery on my cat who ATE A HAIR TIE. Now I’m thinking of just cutting my hair off so I never have to tie it up lol

UC Berkeley has given the Trump administration the names of 160 students, faculty, and staff as part of an investigation into antisemitism on campus. One of them is Judith Butler. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...

“At Stanislaus State, events once called the Presidential Diversity Celebration Series dropped “diversity” from its title. And at Cal State East Bay, the Office of Diversity removed the phrase ‘critical race theory’ from its mission statement.” edsource.org/2025/cal-sta...

She’s been through a lot!

I'm planning to follow up on this subject. If you're someone who works with girls in STEM fields, get in touch with me!

My (and @emmagallegos.bsky.social's, and @bettymr.bsky.social's) latest, based on @apnews.com research. Girls' gains in math relative to boys not only went away but the gap is worse than before, and I'm not sure anyone has really noticed how bad it's gotten.

Hell yes!!!

104 degrees with a chance of rain is such cursed weather

My mom promised me she’d restart newspapers or news stations in news deserts if she won 😢 It’s very sweet and I’m holding her to it.

Happy 'greatest correction ever' day to all who celebrate

I love this account

I did not know our state fish! Viva la rivoluzione!

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The transformation of the Washington Post editorial page appears to be complete.

“There was a time when Americans gathered by the thousands or tens of thousands routinely, whole cities turning out for the state fair or the air show, but those muscles have atrophied, and now event organizers must deploy enticements to get people to show up.” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/m...