Feeling pretty seen right now

The DOJ's brief in the Callais SCOTUS case (the one with the potential to upend the Voting Rights Act) is now in. And it is: 1. An unholy embarrassment, and 2. 100% as expected Don't let the second cause you to lose sight of the first.

Sky business

Choke on it, Fisher

Union Pacific "Big Boy" 4014 steam locomotive.

Isaac Chotiner showing no mercy

Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again

Aftershock!

"Sonoma County’s ‘Adopt a Corner’ program aims to protect undocumented day laborers from ICE." www.coyotemedia.org/sonoma-count...

🟡 M4.8 #earthquake detected 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information

Yowza quake

I've studied OPD traffic stop data & outcomes since 2015. There has generally been no correlation btwn the number of OPD stops & safety outcomes. What has made a difference is infrastructure upgrades, but police over-spending detracts from Oakland's capacity to fund this. bsky.app/profile/prin...

Hey investigators! No investigating!

I can tell this site needs more sports knowers because everyone's been yelling about canceling Disney+ and Hulu all day and I literally haven't seen anyone yelling about canceling the new ESPN app, which was just rolled out and the success of which is existential for ESPN.

Let’s go

NEW: "The inequalities are staggering: While WNBA players currently receive just 9.3% of their league’s revenue, NBA players receive 49-51% from their league. Women players’ salaries are also capped at a figure that’s actually less than one-quarter of NBA players’ minimum.”✍️ @roughnotes.bsky.social

We're slowly integrating 2024 presidential vote into the @planscore.org model for evaluating the fairness of new districting plans. You can now score maps using 2024 precinct data in CA, TX, and MO. More states coming soon. planscore.org

Sneakers was a great rewatch, even despite the Wizard of Oz ending. What a cast!

“It’s just sparkling car bomb”

Crows in their hundreds in downtown Oakland this morning

I don't love the term "economic anxiety" but why do so many people think it means "economic deprivation"? Anxiety is in your head, not your pocket! Is this anxiety rational, i.e. is it based on objective risks to employment, housing, income?... That's the interesting question.

Mission is the only brand whose flour tortillas don’t come out of the package all stuck together

“The suburbs dream of violence. Asleep in their drowsy villas, sheltered by benevolent shopping malls, they wait patiently for the nightmares that will wake them into a more passionate world.” ― J.G. Ballard, Kingdom Come

me [lying face down on the floor]: ladies and gentlemen, the weakened

Oakland has developed a great Slow Streets network proposal, but they need your input to hone the segments & make sure they’re on the right track. Comments are due by this Friday 9/11. Check out the map at the link below then email [email protected]. www.oaklandca.gov/Government/O...

Maybe a room in their public school and a teacher to go with it? Biggest lesson of Murder In The Front Row documentary for me: all those 80s Bay Area thrash bands like Metallica, Possessed, Exodus, &c had public school music teachers to thank. Cliff Burton’s family still supports the music program.

I always thought it was 1930s thing. In two weeks when we forget all this stuff and move onto the next rung of the jackpot, I will have returned to thinking that

I know that's right!

if you have a billion dollars you should be legally designated a dragon and any human can adventure against you

Sky business

“Papers, please” is actually very polite

Driver leaves parking lot, cuts off an e-biker who had the right-of-way, causing the e-biker to crash into the SUV, drives over a curb, killing a 4 year old boy, crashing through a storefront. SF Gate: "Tensions continue to flare between motorists and e-bikers over parking and bike lanes"

Sid Meier’s The Sims

Veronica Burton! #wnba

My take from last year untappedjournal.com/stories/zach...

Thanks Numbers

Playoff-bound! #wnba

hey SF & Bay Area sky! City & County of SF is looking for our next 311 Director - is this you? you need some specialized experience like running both call centers & apps or websites, a civic & collaborative mindset, & strong management background. apply by 9/25! careers.sf.gov/role/?id=374...

Only down ten! 😬 #wnba

"moby dick" is how fans shorten the title it's actualy mobile suit richard

lol at the Oakland resident in the Piedmont avenue neighborhood who thinks federal troops should come here to prevent sideshows(!!!) vs Longfellow neighbors who have had sideshows happening regularly *for years* hoping for traffic calming improvements. oaklandside.org/2025/08/29/m...

The only manosphere I endorse

Zohran wants universal childcare for everyone in this city and I hear people who NEED this asking 'OK but how will he pay for this?' I'm like 'bitch I haven't heard your ridiculous ass ask ONCE how the city is paying 11 BILLION A YEAR FOR COPS.' NOT ONCE. So damn demagogued.

No Valkyries without Oakland. oaklandside.org/2025/09/04/s...

I scan random QR codes I encounter around the neighborhood www.youtube.com/shorts/R0OUM...

These lopsided Valkyries leads have been nuts to watch #wnba

Kate Martin 3-for-6 from 3 with 11 points, crowd loves it she's on one right now

Kate Martin you gotta make those FTs #wnba

Sail away