Excerpt from a book I'm reading, Slow Poison, by Mahmood Mamdani, father of Zorhan Mamdani. "FBI agents knocked on my door...they asked what I thought of Marx. I said I had never met him. Not surprisingly, this Ugandan Muyindi had never heard of Karl Marx […] [Original post on mograph.social]

Yo I'm ALL ABOUT alternative medium #streetart ! How cute is this #nyc

No one uses #nyc #bikelanes when it's 27°F/-3°C! #biketooter

Gnarly landslide on OR229. Five homes lost, no reported injuries or missing (most were second homes). It will be a long term closure, alternate route is US101. https://www.tripcheck.com/ #oregon #pnw #atmosphericriver #lincolncounty #oregoncoast

On this day in 1930, it was announced that 1000 acres of the Ynigo Ranch in Mtn. View, CA would become a naval airship airfield. But it was called the Sunnyvale airfield because some thought that a mountain reference might not be prudent. Communities bought 1000 […] [Original post on sfba.social]

I remember when I first began incorporating foraged clays into my work, I worried that I would run out. That seems laughable at this point. Clay is teaching me about abundance.

#sunsetcruise #BikeTooter #sunset

I finally got around to processing several #wildclay samples I'd collected over the last half of the year. I really love having this very tangible way to reflect on the places I've been. I've made some predictions of what results I might get from my test tiles, but mostly, I'm prepared to be […]

It'll always be Cal State Hayward to me, but this is awesome! #csueb #EastBay Cal State East Bay Receives Historic $50 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott […]

HEADS UP that the FCC comment period for Reflect Orbital first hideously bright, ecology-disrupting satellite will open probably in mid- to late-January. I'm gonna need EVERYBODY to write in for that one.

Anyway enjoy my favorite birb (the Cedar Waxwing) chilling on a bush zonked off fermented blueberries

Not a cell phone in sight. Just the community coming together, living in the moment, and solving wealth inequality the old-fashioned way. Absolutely beautiful vibes.

Amazon might not notice that you stopped shopping with them* but if you take that same modest bit of disposable income and spend it on art bought directly from artists, the small electronics projects of your friends, helping people in dire financial situations and the the local theater all of […]

I couldn’t find Yukon Gold potatoes anywhere recently. A few shops had something sort of like them but not really. Turns out there’s a reason. Serious Eats: Why Yukon Gold Potatoes Are Quietly Disappearing From Stores https://www.seriouseats.com/yukon-gold-potato-decline-11857300

san rafael - richmond bridge was very hazy at sunrise today

RE: https://mastodon.social/@mellifluousbox/115569669020807811 If you like your Mastodon server and want it to stick around, you should consider donating some money to it, if you can.

Just need to scream a little bit about how there are actually hard limits to how much stuff we can have in orbit without severe consequences! It's ok to say that out loud, even if the techbros don't want to hear it! It's ok (and vitally important) to have in your list of recommendations for […]

By the way, she's still alive at 86 years old, that's how recent all of this is!

Mass protests in the central German town of Giessen against new AfD youth group https://www.euronews.com/2025/11/29/mass-protests-in-the-central-german-town-of-giessen-against-new-afd-youth-group

Sometimes I just get an idea and it won't go away

Black Friday is the perfect day to support independent news sites and journalists with clicks and/or cash. 💰 Here are some who are active in the fediverse. Tell us in the comments if there are any we've missed. 404 Meda, @404mediaco Bolts, @bolts Brian Merchant, @brianmerchant Casey Newton […]

"Elaine Miles was walking to a bus stop in Redmond to go to Target, she said, when four men wearing masks and vests with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement label stepped out of two black SUVs with no front plates and pressed her for her ID. Miles, an Indigenous actor best known for her […]

Leo XIV, the American pope, on Thanksgiving Day, is in Turkey.

Still holds up, every damn year: Adele to the #thanksgiving dinner rescue episode on SNL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2zyjbH9zzA #laugh #snl

RE: https://datavis.social/@janeadams/115619319133464155 This is wonderful. It took me a while to learn to like being alone, and now I treasure that time. If you’re new to being alone, especially during this time of the year, this might be a salve for you. If you’re not new to being alone […]

Why the Irish can spin a a good yarn;-)

1. It would appear that in recent reporting, the BBC is now using the phrase "biological male who identifies as a woman" when they mean to talk about a transgender woman. This is an incredibly demeaning way to talk about transgender women in news pieces. Subscribe to support our journalism.

RE: https://techhub.social/@jerzone/115616259720625740 Nice little film that is a valentine to San Francisco, and to bicycling. #BikeTooter #bikenite

#blankfriday is coming up the day after Thanksgiving. If you need to prep, for instance by getting a pocket full of cash, today is the day. And it's ok to use transit cards if you bought them with cash.

HUGE BLACK FRIDAY SAVINGS!!!! Buy nothing. #BlackFriday #hugesavings #massblackout #savedemocracy #USpol

🎉 IT'S FINALLY HERE! Altbot now has a public API! Everyone kept asking, So i finally made it. Generate alt-text for your images programmatically, perfect for photographers, bloggers, and developers who upload lots of images. Pay what you can ($5 minimum) What you get: Unlimited API access […]

We Ain’t Buying It! “We Ain’t Buying It is an economic action and solidarity campaign designed to defend democracy and reclaim community power. This Thanksgiving, choose freedom over shopping. Family over corporations.” US folks (and elsewhere too), please […] [Original post on sfba.social]

RE: https://c18.masto.host/@carrideen/115612306944610233 Hey students, here's a great resource for how to ask for and help your professors/mentors to write good reference letters for you!

Everybody go read "Termination Shock" by Neal Stephenson, because apparently that whole scenario is actually about to start happening: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/11/21/stardust-geoengineering-janos-pasztor-regulations-00646414

CPSC: CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death "WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

I always wince a little when I see graphs and charts on the homepage of some news outlet, but this one was really well done and conveyed a lot of interesting and timely information in very few words. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/11/24/sp500-stock-market-tech-nvidia/

Watercolour on Two Rivers handmade paper, the thick stuff. 79x56 cm.

Finally finished my Belmullet pullover.. i believe this means ireland legally has to grant me citizenship now

It was a short but lovely ride at dinner time. #BikeTooter #Bicycling #ebike #sunsetcruise #halfmoonbay

"Linux is too complicated for anyone" Windows users: #linux #microsoft #fuckai #windows11

ChatGPT launched three years ago. Now the web is filling with slop. We can rewild it, but we'll need to get creative... Today I’m launching The Human-Made Project, a simple and decentralized way to label creative works as being made by a human, not by AI. https://thehumanmade.org/

There’s a lot of political commentary about Marjorie Taylor Greene resigning, but one important point is this: she entered Congress in 2021 with an estimated net worth of about $700,000, and is leaving in 2025 with a net worth of roughly $25 million.

I ♥️ this so much. Fran Sans is a typeface by Emily Sneddon inspired by the displays on the now-retired #SF #MUNI Breda light rail cars. Process post: https://emilysneddon.com/fran-sans-essay News story […] [Original post on sfba.social]

📍 Broadview public library #libraries #librariesareforeveryone #seattle #bookstodon

I hate the shopping season, but I posted this list of "Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers" it seems like a century ago on Tw*tter, so reposting the list again here: Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers It's that time of the year again, where people are thinking about holiday gifts […]

Folks, be the cool human who deletes ALL the phone profiles from the automobile console when you return the rental, not just yours. Take care of your uninformed human siblings.