Starting next week, riding this bus and most other buses to BART will be FREE! Clipper 2 rolls out on December 10, including free and low cost transfers between all transit agencies. Riders will automatically receive discounts up to $2.85 when transferring within a two hour window.

White2Tea's 2024 Jamrock Steady is, "Another one of these white2tea years in the making experiments. Aged raw Puer maocha from the mid 2010's pressed alongside light ferment small batch shou Puer than is 2-4 years old in a blend meant to mimic tea with decades of age."

Just a friendly reminder as we go into the holidays: Folks don't have to explain to you why they don't drink. If you offer them a drink and they decline, don't ask them why. It's not your business. Just offer them something without alcohol to drink instead. And move on.

If Drumpf's Russia-Ukraine peace plan is anything like his Palestine-Israel peace plan, it will just mean Russia can continue bombing Ukraine with impunity and any response from Ukraine will trigger additional attacks.

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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

A blockbuster investigation by the AP, out today. So much in it, give it a read, but starts with: "The U.S. Border Patrol is monitoring millions of American drivers nationwide in a secretive program to identify and detain people whose travel patterns it deems suspicious."

The goal of the republicans plan is to create a socially Darwinian society that allows the most at risk to die without being seen or heard. It’s all social murder at scale and eugenics all the way down. The republicans are building the tools of mass death and painting them as public health.

First real winter rainstorm of the season is a good day to get out a Shou Puerh mini from the 2021 W2T Trick or Treat Bag. Lesser Evils small batch Shou was one of my faves from the assortment. #ShouPuerh #RipePuerh #White2Tea @white2tea.bsky.social #TeaSky

Republicans just voted to end Affordable Care Act funding, putting health care at risk for nearly 300,000 Wisconsinites. WisDems Chair @devinremiker.bsky.social responds: 👇

The Senate’s spending bill eliminates or delays food safety rules aimed at preventing foodborne illnesses and contamination. Not only did 8 Senate Democrats fail to protect millions of Americans’ healthcare, but they’re also making our food less safe. Hello?

Not to mosh your holiday plans, but a reduction in commercial flights is probably part of the plan to reduce the barriers to mass deportation via air carriers/military.

Iron Arhat (Tue Luo Han) is always one of my favorite rock teas. This is a very nice (2022) example from Rivers and Lakes Tea. #RiversAndLakesTea #RockTea #Yancha #TeaSky

of all the things about this deal that are pissing me off this might have pissed me off the most

Dems backed Trump into a corner where he’s advocating for starving Americans and hemorrhaging support. If they vote to let him off the hook in exchange for nothing it’s a cataclysmic failure. I know people are in pain but insulating Republicans from political consequences is not the answer.

"Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be 'no more prayer' in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions." blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...

Press pot brewing Kuura Corp Go Juice "all day every day" Yunnan black tea. Nothing fancy. #BlackTea #HongCha #KuuraCorp #TeaSky

Beshear: Let me be clear. The president has both the funding and the authority to fund snap during a shutdown. In fact, every other president in every other shutdown has done so. People going hungry in this instance is a choice that this president has made.

White Rooster Crest is usually processed as a low oxidation, low roast rock tea. Almost more like a green tea than an Oolong. Subtly flavored, it is a rock tea varietal I struggle to appreciate. #RiversAndLakesTea #RockTea #YanCha #TeaSky

BREAKING: Highlights Magazine Caves Into Trump Administration’s Demands, Kills Gallant Off and Only Keeps Goofus

Moving my traditional winter rock tea fiesta up a bit this year from starting after Thanksgiving to starting after Halloween. Golden Water Turtle (Shui Jon Gui) rock tea from Rivers and Lakes. #RiversAndLakesTea #RockTea #YanCha #TeaSky

California, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii must secede from the United States of America. The new nation of Pacifica will command the world’s 4th largest economy and will become a global power. Pacifica’s asylum policy will welcome ex-pats from the former U.S., offering housing, food and healthcare.

"Alarmingly high levels of plutonium-239 have been found at...former Hunter's Point shipyard." www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...

(Miami Herald) - The Trump Administration has made the decision to attack military installations inside Venezuela and the strikes could come at any moment, sources with knowledge of the situation told the Miami Herald .. @miamiherald.com www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Hey folks, an update on the battle to bring down prices!

Illinois is essentially ending the power RFK Jr. has over state vaccine policy. They’ve passed a bill through the state legislature to give their state vaccine advisory committee more power, and to require insurance to cover vaccines that the state committee recommends, not ACIP.

Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming. Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:

These Nazi cosplay images are so on-the-nose for ICE that I doubted they were real, but I checked and, yeah, they’re real. Here’s another:

Zhangping Shui Xian (Roasted) from Rivers and Lakes tea. This version is tasty too, but as a small matter of preference, this morning I feel I prefered the previous unroasted version. #OolongTea #WulongCha #RiversAndLakesTea #TeaSky

Selective Service System public service announcements on San Francisco buses reminding men ages 18-25 to register seems a little too Starship Troopers to be true, but here we are.

You know how newly dead creatures keep moving after they have been killed? That's how the US' experiment in representative democracy feels to me at the moment.

Dear very rich people in other cities. It appears you can prevent ICE mobilization in your vicinity.

ABC News pulled the satellite imagery of the White House comparing Sept. 26 to today. abcnews.go.com/Politics/new...

"PITY THE NATION" Lawrence Ferlinghetti Pity the nation whose people are sheep And whose shepherds mislead them Pity the nation whose leaders are liars Whose sages are silenced And whose bigots haunt the airwaves ...

For the most part oolong tea isn't sold in compressed form. The only real exception is Zhangping Shui Xian from Southern Fujian. It is often sold in these cute little tile shaped pillows. This is a very nice example from Rivers and Lakes tea. #RiversAndLakesTea #OolongTea #WulongCha #TeaSky

Holy shit, this cartoon.

What tea do you drink on your birthday? Do you pick a special tea or a special type of tea? Or just drink your usual teas? I picked this "Lotus Peak Shui Xian" from Tong Xin She Teahouse as a special tea to start the day and the next year of my life. #RockOolong #YanCha #TongXinSheTeaHouse #TeaSky

This was a bonus sample from the Eco-Cha tea club. Reading the label, "Gardenia Flower Oolong Tea", I wasn't sure if it was Oolong tea with gardenia scent characteristics or if it was Oolong tea scented with gardenia flowers.

"Technologies purchased by ICE in recent weeks include spyware that can hack into smartphones remotely and cellphone location software that can enable the tracking of a phone’s movements without a court warrant..." www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Dear NPR, perhaps instead of talking to Republican politicians, you could interview people who aren't going to be able to afford health care if the health care subsidies are allowed to expire. @npr.org

SCIENCE POLICY NEWS: During Yom Kippur, all the members of the High Energy Physics Advisory Committee (HEPAP), myself included, received a letter thanking us for our service and telling us essentially that the almost 40 yo standing federal advisory committee was no more. ⚛️🧪🔭 Why that matters 🧵

Maybe the Nobel committee could acknowledge Alfred Nobel's past and create a new award, the Nobel Dynamite Award, for the person most likely to cause a new world war...

What To Know About NSPM-7 https://theonion.com/what-to-know-about-nspm-7/

"If you don't cave in to our demands, we will continue to act on our worst possible instincts." Isn't really the selling point Republicans think it is...

First they co-opt my exercise, then my healthy food, now my sobriety? What's next MAGA? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

If you are a federal worker, there are several credit unions and other financial institutions that are offering zero interest loans during the government shutdown. Please go to my website for more information: www.sanders.senate.gov/resources-fo...

Dear Democratic governors, make your states open carry now.

I need help getting this CRAZY censorship story out! Last week, admins in Leander ISD emailed teachers telling them to “pause” use of 40 books relating to “DEI” that had previously been curriculum or choice reading activities. Included on the list? To Kill a Mockingbird. #bookbans #booksky

Democrats should publish their own list of demands to avoid a shutdown, based on the actual Declaration of Independence, US constitution, and Bill of rights.