(I've spent my life around artists, and the worry that "what I've made isn't good" is so common. just wild to see the makers of AI models -- which suck up that art and rearrange it to induce murders and suicides -- so confidently declaring "YUP IT'S GOOD!" and clapping the dust off their hands.)

I produce really magical walkabout theater for families w/ kids in the East Bay. Feedback from families who attend is "these experiences are important to us! please do more!" Feedback from funding channels (which are drying up) is tantamount to "these experiences are not important." So perverse.

The FCC just opened public comments on SpaceX's plan to launch a million satellites to do AI compute in space. Under the current proposal, an environmental review won't be required. Please consider submitting a public comment to oppose this damaging plan. darksky.org/news/two-sat...

you have the dirt from the dead end to the dry riverbed to lostness to a moment of peace in the space between you are connected to something that will hold

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To me this comic is about witnessing, and an invitation to witness together.

Here's a long shot: a big orphan pebble collection from the USGS, yours if you can take and treasure it. See alt text

This is forever grounding.

Real talk, I’m grieving the loss of a loved one right now, and dream visitations have been a big part of how I’m processing. no way in helllllllllllll would I want to try to outsource that function to a corporation.

Without downloading any new pics, describe your vibe for today using an image from your gallery

Oaklanders, I'll be leading a free geology walk on December 6, a one-way ramble from Montclair to Rockridge/College Avenue where the Rockridge Holidaze fair goes from 4 to 6 pm. Details at link.

Last week in dream group, a dream someone shared led to the question: "What to do if one needs help, but the 'helpers' are harmful?" It simmered down overwhelming and unrelenting headlines to one precise quandary, and that essence has helped me better see my role (and potential role) in things.

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Aurora tonight in Massachusetts!

You can SORT OF see the aurora from Beacon Hill right now.

Just… gorgeous. Columbus Ohio right now (11 Nov 25, 9:30 PM) Go out go out

go outside right now and look north! naked eye visible from seattle and it’s not even fully dark! #aurora

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It's just deeply wild to hear this from an administration which treats its people like prey.

Hotlines for Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties are here: www.acilep.org

Bay Area people, do you have a favorite spot to see fall foliage in the East Bay? Does this exist? I take in these kinds of things passively (oh, nice tree!) and then never note it down.

Feeding America is a great organization to donate to, 98% of the money goes to programs and services and for each dollar they can provide 10 meals. If you donate $5 that’s 50 meals. It’s a national org that rescues, stores and distributes food to foodbanks and pantries. www.feedingamerica.org

This is what I fully expect to happen.

I am super looking forward to being grandma-coded.

One surprising thing about sharing your dreams w/ others -- well one, that there exists a group of people genuinely interested in listening. We can start there.

When real-life headlines read like they come out of nightmares, it's a lifeline to have your dreams sift through the barrage of daily images and offer up one that's informative, helpful, insightful -- and then have a community of people just talk about it together. Our brains are trying to help us.

Ok: sorry for all the boosting but its fall and life is revving up again: Listening to your dreams is necessary praxis in a time of collective crisis. Bees may dream of their own assignments but they are also attuned to the balance/imbalance of the hive Four free seats. Or pay what you can

This is why when I had a dog I narrated my goings-on out loud in the third person using my first name. I wanted her to know, so that when we were in group settings and someone used my name she could follow the conversation. 😂

We are in our last few days to raise $4,800 in support of Spanish-language theater for kids and families in the East Bay, and we're about halfway to our goal! Want to give families some good memories? YOU CAN. youtube.com/shorts/toKOr... connect.clickandpledge.com/w/Form/57f74...

If the below evens sell out, and you've got Spanish-understanding kiddos who like fun, pls consider collections.humanitix.com/alicia-en-lo...

Not for nothing, but I really advocate for sitting by a campfire listening to someone tell an ancient story. This still happens in the world. It will make you feel deeply human and the feeling will linger into the next day, at least. Ask me for an invite to the next one in Oakland.

Pinecones and Portals is raising $4,800 for a Spanish-language version of Alice in Wonderland so that Spanish-speaking families in and around Berkeley can have an afternoon of magical fun. YOU CAN HELP! www.youtube.com/shorts/ANg-x... pineconesandportals.com/support

I'm gonna post a lot in the upcoming days about this gem of a show, Alicia en los Caminos de las Maravillas -- a Spanish-language adaptation of Alice in Wonderland happening in Berkeley in a little over a week. We're fundraising to keep ticket prices within reach!! www.youtube.com/shorts/_HHzW...

We actually have quite a lot of ancestral knowledge about how to survive and defeat inflated tyrants: think of giants.

I’ll keep posting this until I find a great person to come be my manager: the Monterey bay aquarium is looking for its next VP of Technology! […]

Listen: one of the ways that people survive and hold on to reality in totalitarian environments is by forming sanity/reality pods - circles where we can tell each other the truths we hear and see and defend against collective delusions You can join one of mine or I’ll help you build your own.

I want to tell you that I loved a dog and a dog loved me, and yesterday she passed. This is Elfie the Loved.

Genuine question: how are high school civics teachers doing? What's it feel like in the classroom? Do you know any high school civics teachers?

I'm one of the producers of this Spanish-language adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, and we're fundraising to keep the costs of tickets w/in reach for families. If we funded the show just on ticket income, we'd need to charge $70 a ticket. So we're working to raise $4800 to bring prices down.

In a world where everything happens so much, this is also happening: pineconesandportals.com/alicia2025 It's a Spanish-language adaptation of Alice in Wonderland which winds its way along the trails of a beautiful park.

Hi, friends. For the next three weeks I'm gonna skeet in support of a fundraising effort by Pinecones and Portals Hiking Theater Co, which is a sweet and scrappy Bay Area gem. I'm a producer w/ the company, and we make shows for kids and families which unfolds along the trails of Bay Area parks.

I am telling you guys. Paying attention to your dreams will not unteather you from reality. It will help you consider the aspects of yourself and your relationships which billionaires are hoping you forget.

Dream work as Praxis Looking at collective practices, collective problems and collective guidance as they emerge in dreaming (Dreams really aren't boring if you know how to listen) 5 Saturdays starting in October. By donation/free seats available

(hey happy wedding anniversary you lovable so-and-sos!)

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

We made you a rigorously cited timeline of major moves, cases, changes, and other wildass developments in the immigration system since January 20. This is one of the most complicated things I've ever worked on, but we think it needs to be done. The thread breaks down the kinds of things we found.

Would you like to see a grainy photo of a molting crow savoring the moment? Oh good.

YES. The "we are so cooked" thing. I think ppl do this b/c we want some comforting consciousness to take us firmly by the shoulders & contradict our surrender, or else to cradle us in it.