After over 17 years of imprisonment for taking direct action to defend the ecosystems that all our lives depend on, environmental activist Marius Mason has finally been released from captivity. Thank you for everything, Marius. supportmariusmason.org

@kerbloom.bsky.social and I just finished this puzzle. Challenging but not as impossible feeling as some. Hardest part was the included poster was tiny and thus not very helpful.

Chocolate raspberry cupcakes to round out the teen’s birthday. #veganbaking

My teen’s birthday cake this year was a pineapple upside-down cake. #veganbaking

What is Link Plus? We're so glad you asked: Are you looking for items that we don't have in our catalog? You can request items from participating Link Plus libraries to be sent to Berkeley Public Library for you to check out! For more information: www.berkeleypubliclibrary.org/explore/link...

Our HEMA club does bear pits for youth members’ birthdays, one round per year of life, opponent chooses the weapons. Only nine pictures fit on the grid, but there were 14 back-to-back rounds, plus a bonus sock round with his dear mother. #hema

#queentigertabby turn 4 today! We don’t know exactly when she was born but her paperwork indicated it would have been April 2022 so we settled on this day. Love this furry one so much!

A good moment these days. #artemis2

Yesterday in TK: a four-year-old fan of Mo Willems drew this picture of Piggy. Kid art is the best art.

Hema bookshelf just dropped a Meyer coloring book and I am fully on board. Have to see if I can get some clubmates who are going to Socal to grab me a copy. #HEMA

Gonna hold on to this croissant metaphor for the rest of my creative life

Due to construction, bus stops at Uptown Transit Center will be closed from 9am–6pm, March 16–April 3: Lines affected 6 to Downtown Oakland 18 to Montclair 72, 72L, 72M to Jack London Square NL to Eastmont View our Service Alert for more info and alternative bus stops: https://actransit.us/4b7Dnoe

Sparring Saturday. A great, but warm, day for HEMA in Oakland.

Dyke knights wip! ⚔️

BART service has stopped in the Transbay Tube due to a loss of communications. Trains are turning back at West Oakland and Embarcadero stations. We are working to establish bus bridges with AC Transit and Muni. Visit bart.gov/transbayalternatives for alternate transit options.

This local Wolfdog joined an Olympic ski event and triggered the finish-line camera. This is Nazgul. He snuck into a cross-country skiing sprint this morning and raced the homestretch with some competitors before being escorted home. 14/10 someone get him a medal

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@kerbloom.bsky.social made gingerbread #hema fighters tonight. ⚔️

#queen_tiger_tabby would rather have her picture taken than watch @kerbloom.bsky.social ice a gingerbread house.

Speaking of "Lord of the Rings cover bands" which is trending... I've always wanted to start a Smiths cover band called The Smiths of Eregion. This Charming Man becomes about Annatar.

The teen had wanted to have a tree for the winter holiday for awhile, and while I don’t necessarily need a tree I have a LOT of ornaments from my childhood. So my beloved found this tree on a curb earlier this year and now here it is with the softest ornaments in case the cat wants to dance with it.

Queen Tiger, Attorney at Law 🤣

Our fourth jigsaw puzzle since the November holiday and wow it was a beast!! Super challenging but fun. #jigsawpuzzles

Last night’s apple pie, pictured with an accompanying tartlet as well as my trusty apple-corer.

Braved public transit to Pleasanton to meet up with some Bay Area Carrock Smial folks at the Inklings cafe. A bit of a trek, but worth it for Tolkien or Lewis fans to check out. @thecarrocksmial.bsky.social

We're looking for BUSD families who have been affected by SNAP cuts. Have you been impacted? We'd like to hear about your experience. Leave a reply below 👇🏽 or email [email protected]

File this under: Looked So Easy on the Baking Show! Slice and Bake cookies. Vegan. Supposed to be ghosts, but at least the cookies taste good.

Vegan birthday carrot cake.

What we get into on Thursday nights. #HEMA #swords

All lanes Ashby blocked at Telegraph due to car hitting power pole. No power in the area. #berkeley @berkeleyside @berkeleyscanner

Down d power line at Ashby and Telegraph in Berkeley. Emergency on scene— lanes blocked. @berkeleyside.org @berkeleyscanner.com

Plot twist: the earth RSVP’d to ShakeOut Day.

Nine months in, I completed my 2025 book bingo card. Last square to finish was the “books over 800 pages” category: Seveneves by Neal Stephenson. @nealstephenson.bsky.social

Coming up on Monday in Pittsburgh!

All set up at the SF Zine Fest! Swing by the Metreon building downtown!

Terence Stamp (RIP) as Bernadette Bassenger in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, with Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving.

When life gives you peaches, make a Friday night peach pie! #veganbaking #peachpie

My publisher sent me 8 advance reader copies of Lizard Boy 2 4 months AFTER the release (instead of before)! I'm giving them away! If you'd like to enter to win one, just leave a comment, repost this, & promise you'll leave a review. One winner will get a signed HC copy of the book! Please share!

Happy #internationalcatday

#SDCC25: Follow along as we announce the 2025 Eisner Award winners!

BREAKING: A worker died Thursday after falling from scaffolding at a South Berkeley elementary school construction site, according to authorities and public records. He was identified as Jonathan Guidi, the coroner's office said. He was just 41 years old.

Berkeley Unified School District is hosting a Paraeducator Recruitment & Hiring Fair on Tuesday, August 5th from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the Oxford Elementary Auditorium. We are recruiting for Instructional Assistant II, SPED and Instructional Tech, BASP positions.

Green Chair Circle print about Berkeley Tuolumne family camp.

South Side. Josephine Street. Caller said that a motorist and bicyclist have collided. PD are attempting to control heavy bleeding and asked for medics to step it up.

San Diego. 20,000+ #NoKings