Excited to attend the ribbon-cutting for the next segment of California’s solar canal initiative later this month in Hickman. Imagine generating solar power over 4,000 miles or so canals across the state. A lot of Sierra and Colorado River water to save via avoided evaporation.

Okay, SF Bay Area Bluesky, you still have time to go see the SF Opera’s delightful Boheme Out Of The Box. The free, alfresco performances are in Oakland tomorrow and Concord next weekend: www.sfopera.com/seasons/oper...

IDK, y’all, it’s not looking too good for Mimi here. #bohemeoutofthebox

We’re at SF Opera’s Boheme Out Of The Box performance and the teen has just dropped this revelation: “It’s RENT! And he couldn’t even bother to change the names! WHAT.”

This has been one of the most interesting narrative attempts in the past two years: businesses & press outlets betting on a hard swing into one type of country, and Americans rejecting that story at more turns than not.

My folks (who live with me) have a daily competition to see who can get to 6000 steps first. They walk all over our island. As a result, my mom has become a self-described "architecture nerd" in her late 70s who leads walking tours for seniors. My stepfather has a daily dog-petting route. (1/n)

With the caveat that companies fail for lots of reasons, the notion of training your AI on a data archive comprised of failed companies' conversations seems like it might inadvertently train the text-generating machine into perpetuating some of the same mistakes? gizmodo.com/failed-compa...

No lies detected. (“No more mutants.”)

No, we actually don't: "The $30 lunch is a new reality we have to learn to swallow" sfstandard.com/2026/04/15/l...

One night, when rocking a newborn at 3 a.m., I typed to my favorite group email list, "I'm never going to sleep again, am I?" and someone else -- also up with their baby -- immediately replied. Sometimes, someone telling you they're with you even as you're a thousand miles apart is what you need..

Follow-on to previous thread about someone getting wrongly fingered for shoplifting by an AI-powered system.

TFW you're a dozen skeets into a thread with no fewer than six citations and a few direct quotes and you accidentally close the tab.

Here's what happens when a corporation uses AI-powered tools to decide you've been shoplifting and you haven't been.

Wait, an Elon Musk-owned company said it was gonna do something then completely failed to do it? Has this ever happened before?

The mutually beneficial relationship between capitalism and heavily enforced gender roles has never been more obvious: www.thecut.com/article/extr...

Not to be ignorant of the very real harmful advertising targeted toward women and girls, but it feels like some of the biggest scam industries or addictive products are advertised toward young men: -Crypto -Sports betting -Firearms

Congratulations to Gen X for being the group with the highest approval rating for President Trump: youthpoll.yale.edu/spring-2026-...

Every day in the press office like ...

How much giddy delight did I experience when I detailed the math supporting the statement "We have five other streaming services that together will cost less than your new monthly rate" when canceling Netflix? SO MUCH GIDDY DELIGHT.

It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for

This sort of AI slop is why your utility bills are now 10% higher than they were at the beginning of 2025.

As an FYI, you can request refunds for donations made through ActBlue, in case anyone who previously donated to Swalwell via that site is feeling like they set their money on fire: help.actblue.com/hc/en-us/art...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell suspends campaign for California governor following sexual assault allegations.

Was it only four days ago The Telegraph comment pages were gazing into their tea leaves ?

"Digital creator" is the new "club promoter."

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Incredible

"Can you legally carry a firearm in national parks? While carrying on the trail is legal, a new lawsuit seeks to end the ban on guns in facilities like gift shops and visitor centers." www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adve...

Also: I am cynical enough to suspect that the right-wing attempt to normalize teen pregnancy as socially correct and good is a way to normalize trafficking children as socially correct and good too. #epstein

I am old enough to remember when social conservatives actually condemned teen pregnancy rates instead of claiming that children giving birth is "biological destiny." www.newsweek.com/katie-stephe...

The sheer contempt I see among my kiddo & her friends: "They use AI" is an insult the same way "your mom dresses you funny" used to be.

Research shows the issue is not that the job is 'girly' — it's that the PAY is; men don't want to make women's wages. Start paying healthcare workers, teachers & childcare professionals more, and watch the men pour in. (Researchers found this back in 2013, btw: archive.nytimes.com/opinionator....)

"We Spent Six Months Investigating the Birth Rate Crisis and Found Women at Every Turn" "Birth Rates Are Down Across the Western World. One Variable Has Remained Constant: Women" "Experts Warn the Falling Birth Rate Could Have Serious Consequences for Men"

Looking forward to the inevitable fundraising texts which will explain why it's so important to give money to people who ignore their duties as Congresspeople.

Last year's reporting: "The unexplained removal of the first female head of the U.S. Naval Academy last week is the latest in a string of top military women who have either been fired or moved to largely invisible roles under the Trump administration." thehill.com/policy/defen...

One side effect of calling strategy data "intelligence" seems to be that tech types mistakenly believe human thought is a quantifiable process that can be metered and transferred.

There is PhD in rhetoric waiting to be written by the person who puts together all of the language around AI models and notes how often those backers speak as if an LLM has cognitive and intellectual parity with human beings.

Happy Union Victory Day to all who celebrate: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...

Oh, bless the gray lady's heart.

Philz Coffee has decided to create a more "inclusive environment" by ... removing Pride Flags from all stores. If this is meant to make the chain more inclusive to specific demographics, consider whether you'd want to be included in that group. www.sfchronicle.com/food/restaur...

Sir, this is a Wendy’s

One of the biggest lies that media keeps repeating from right-wing commentators & politicians is “people don’t want to work anymore”. Actually, people *love* to work hard — if the work is meaningful and workers are respected. It’s a management skill issue. anildash.com/2026/04/06/p...

Your window-shopping spree of the day: Unison Home. This Chicago-based retailer is a tariff casualty. Per the goodbye note: "The cost of manufacturing, along with importing our products from Europe and Asia has become a greater challenge this past year." There are some great buys left on the site:

I am asking, once again, for term limits on all pundits.

Look at @damemagazine.bsky.social out here, providing thoughtful, history-based analysis of our modern moment: www.damemagazine.com/2026/04/07/f...

Happy Leland Melvin day to all who celebrate. 💚

Hey, quick question, why aren't congresspeople posting from the airports where they are as they fly back to Washington, D.C., to do their jobs as part of government checks and balances?

I enjoyed the distinction that Yifan Zhang made between butter startups vs sand-in-the-gears startups here. A great way to frame what might set a company up for success: www.geekwire.com/2026/butter-...

Looking forward to seeing how those pocket squares and lapel pins the press corps will wear to their correspondents' dinner will deter the president from threatening to jail the press! www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Yes, if it's one thing that's worked really well with this current administration, it's pointed-but-subtle gestures that cost the people making them absolutely nothing.