🌊🦦 #TaylorSwift #Otter #Swiftie #TLOAS #MontereyBayAquarium

Donors who give at least $65.13 through this campaign can opt-in to receive a re-issue of our classic sea otter shirt as a special thank you for their support. Sign up for our Aquarium Updates emails to know when this special t-shirt fundraiser drops at mbayaq.co/4ocVGff

🧡You deserve what you want, Hope you get what you want…. Don’t worry—we got our paws on the original artwork. 🐾 🎤We heard you calling on the megaphone, The otter tee returns to stand on its own. The legend wore it—Swifties found it You all are quite the pros 🦦✨

It’s always a beautiful day to celebrate our National Parks and Public Lands! #getoutside #yosemite #hetchhetchy #backpacking

Pritzker calls for mass protests and disruption - “Republicans cannot know a moment of peace,” he says, swaying their portraits will one day be put in museums “reserved for tyrants and traitors”

"Unfathomable and Unacceptable:" ICE has detained Cliona Ward, a Santa Cruz, California resident from Ireland who held a green card for thirty years, over convictions expunged two decades ago. She has been incarcerated since March, as she awaits a court date in May.

Cliona Ward (54), who went to the US in her early teens and is the sole carer for a son with special needs, is in a GEO Group owned ICE facility in Tacoma, Washington state, according to the enforcement agency’s website. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/20...

Where is the media outrage? “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy” calls for evaluation of all pending proceedings under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. Prior to the ECOA (1974), women could be asked to have a spouse co-sign for credit cards or loans. www.msn.com/en-ie/news/e...

#MayDayStrong! Join us Saturday, May 3, 11am-2pm at beautiful Laguna Grande Park in Seaside to save our democracy and protest the fascist takeover of our country. RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/mayday/event... Bring signs, friends & family, a picnic blanket or lawn chairs if you wish & PLEASE FORWARD.

We are fighting for you Cliona - stay strong!

Cliona Ward is a legal permanent resident from Santa Cruz who is being held without due process - Her family has not heard from her and fears for her safety. What the hell is happening? @schiff.senate.gov @Senator Alex Padilla @usrepjimmypanetta.bsky.social www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/f...

AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person. I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.

Hernandez: This administration wants you to believe that the reason you can't buy eggs is because of your immigrant neighbor, they want you to blame trans folks for your troubles, blame unhoused people for the housing crisis. You know what I say to that? Bullshit.

AOC: We must acknowledge the terrifying moment we are in right now. What we are hearing and seeing with our own eyes is, in fact, happening. We are watching our neighbors, students, and friends being fired, targeted, and disappeared. It is real.

Don’t ever forget that music (& JOY) happens IN community - and community is where our power lies. When we organize community, we harness our power ✊💯🫶. 🌟Joan Baez said singing with us was more important than singingng at Woodstock! 🌟 #BernieSanders #AOC #FightOligarchy #ChangeIsComing #handsoff

Welcome to our Monterey County starter pack: @montereynotaryjen.bsky.social and @50501monterey.bsky.social Let us know about other local accounts and we’ll add them too! We know how important social infrastructure and relationships are!! go.bsky.app/K3Srjvn

Welcome to BlueSky @mbtherapyservices.bsky.social! So glad you found our Monterey County Starter Pack 🌟 building local social infrastructure is one of the most important things we can do to build resilience! go.bsky.app/K3Srjvn

This is a big deal. Senator Cory Booker’s courage to speak out so loudly and boldly on Capitol Hill will most certainly give others courage to get louder and bolder. I was in DC last month and it felt like a police state - there was little tolerance for free speech opposing the administration.

“Look for what you Love.” 💜 This is some of the best advice I’ve ever been given… in engaging with challenging people, In navigating difficult situations, in times of crisis. Remembering to focus first on love changes everything.

Everyone knows the slogan #GSD -Get Shit Done. In my office we say #GSDWD -Get Shit Done With Love ❤️ This Valentine Day I’m sharing the #littlejusticeleaders graphics showing what it looks like to #LeadWithLove. #loveisaverb #listenwithyourheart #BeaLoveBugNotABystander @justiceleaders.bsky.social

One of our supporters shared this with us—people are getting creative tonight!

WTAF🤬 Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE ACT)🤬 will take voting rights away from 69mil women and transgender people who do not have a birth cert matching their legal name. #resist #savedemocracy www.americanprogress.org/article/the-save-act-would-disenfranchise-millions-of-citizens/

We have three weeks of Black History Month left. Go give these incredible people a follow!!! #blackhistorymonth

If you register for Rep Panetta's telephone Townhall on Wed Feb 12 @ 6 pm, you won't get a confirmation or link. Just return to this same registration page for the event. You can submit Qs from this page as well. Register here: panetta.house.gov/live #townhall #wethepeople #indivisible

Hey #BattChat 2 questions: 1) what was your college degree and first job/career? 2) what would you advise a student today to pursue as college degree/career? I’m presenting BESS fire case study to a high school forum next week and want to share your advice!

Love this little orange bebe… even if he gives me athsma. #catsofbluesky #orangekittens

“Don’t Believe Him” definitely worth watching.

“The last several days we’ve witnessed an authoritarian takeover of our federal government by Elon Musk and Donald Trump. They have set their sights on a full purge of anyone in government that doesn’t bend the knee and follow their orders.” - Sen. @wyden.senate.gov

Can’t be in D.C. in a few hours? Then you will definitely want to watch the rally at the Treasury building. This is going to be a big event with lots of speakers that you’ll want to hear from.

All month when someone asks me how I am I’m going to say all my mornings are Mondays stuck in an endless February and then just walk away

My feelings about February so far… youtu.be/BpkmUfv1I4Q?... #ihateithere #taylorswift

At least we get to see Taylor Swift tomorrow night. It’s good to have something happy to look forward to. I miss my grainy livestream eras tour performances event evening.

Celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth

Check out this “Know Your Rights” App that has Red Card info in 18 languages with additional emergency messaging features. #nakasec #redcard #immigrantrights #resist #knowyourrights #rapidresponse

Sending my prayers to our neighbors in Contra Costa County who are experiencing a shelter-in-place due to a refinery fire. These situations are so scary for everyone involved. #ContraCostaCounty #RefineryFire #energy #airquality

I think people are paying attention, it's just that he was so divisive it feels like they aren't. Plus with Republicans winning everything, Democrats feel helpless to stop it.

Ask your local City and County elected leaders how they are representing your values. - a Legislative Platform? - A Staff Attorney who monitor/files Amicus briefs? - Resolutions that record positions on important issues? What are your local electeds doing to lift up your values?

Our County Board adopted 2025 Legislative Platform today. We added a section that speaks to our values—> issues and policy that we unanimously support that might not be called out in other parts of our platform. Local government has an important role to play in communicating these priorities.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) took action to enhance the safety of battery energy storage facilities. Additionally CPUC staff announced that investigation has begun of the recent fire at the Moss Landing Vistra BESS facility. #BattChat www.cpuc.ca.gov/news-and-upd...

The #1 song in America is Bruno Mars with Lady Gaga singing a duet that I have literally never heard while Lola Young's "Messy" (the only song that exists in the whole world) is #97.

I'm not teaching my grad course 'Civil Resistance: How It Works' this semester. But here is an abridged version of the course schedule, readings, and films I used the last time I taught it (in 2022). Just in case it's useful. drive.google.com/file/d/14RRJ...

Fear must not leave us feeling powerless- there is so much we can each do to be prepared and help our neighbors and loved ones access resources they need right now. Spend 5 minutes reviewing the ACLU “Know Your Rights” website: www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...

Making time to care for your personal health and mental well-being is so important. We can’t do the work of caring for our neighbors and community if we are exhausted and burnt out. My goal is to spend 120 minutes per week in physical activity - what’s your plan?

It feels like I should have earned an honorary masters degree in Battery Storage this past week as I’ve called in every resource and expert I could to help me understand the situation at Moss Landing. This article has some relevant context and corrects misinformation.

Taylor once said, “Wise men once read fake news And they believed it Jackals raised their hackles You couldn't conceive it You were sleeping soundly When they dragged you from your bed And I tried to warn you about them” #taylorswift #theablatross Credit to @tswiftums on tiktok

One of the many boards I sit on is the local waste management landfill ReGen - we don’t accept hazardous waste like batteries, but we are always looking at product life-cycle management. ♾️ Absolutely agree that design side manufacturer responsibility needs much more attention!

A good reminder that progress has been remarkable (a 750-MWh battery plant!), but there is still room to make batteries better. Grids are not cars, so using the same technology is not a given #battchat www.mercurynews.com/2025/01/16/m...

So interesting to read about other BESS facilities in California and around the world. I respect industry intellectual property but as a policy-maker I really wish they could all be more transparent about safety plans and life-cycle risk management. #batterystorage #climatesolutions