@ifbookspod.bsky.social what I want to know is Where is your GOOD reading list? IF BOOKS COULD THRILL

yessss finally Why do I not just autoload? Because in the last week, I've: - gone to dinner and left my wallet at home - walked out the door with the wrong set of keys - walked home from a place I biked to, forgetting the bike Don't even ask me how many Clipper cards I've gone through.

Editor & Publisher wrote about us! Read it! Thank you so much @di-sly.bsky.social

Excellent episode. And excellent game! I started it yesterday and I'm having trouble putting it down.

@blueprincegame.bsky.social I don't mean this offensively but Blue Prince is a great game to play when you're sad.

My mom’s review of the latest episode of Post Games — now available for $1 (including everything else) on Patreon.com/postgames

Round here, we drink vintage. @esksf.bsky.social

Loved this episode!

One of these days, we'll look back and see that AI LLMs and similar tools were the full realization of a sentiment born in the days of AOL, grown into something misshapen and humanity-devouring: That art, creativity and storytelling are farce. Untrue, of course. www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

This is a level of insight and analysis I haven't found elsewhere. Think the latest gadgets from Valve (gaming company) are just neat? THEY'RE SO MUCH MORE. They're a (good version of a) trojan horse, for Linux, open source, & weakening the walls of closed digital platforms. Apple & MS beware!

Post Games podcast (by @plante.bsky.social ) now has section markers! This is great because I wanted to skip to the Patreon-subscriber section about all this juicy Steam news! www.patreon.com/cw/PostGames

The day after Mayor Daniel Lurie's D4 supervisor pick Beya Alcaraz resigned, political insiders in S.F. were unified in their response: How could this happen? And, what happens now? via @io-y-g.bsky.social & Xueer Lu missionlocal.org/2025/11/beya...

What are we doing

It has a name :) newsrelaynetwork.org/now-in-produ...

Our newsroom and zine has a name: The Tenderloin Voice. We're deep in story production now. newsrelaynetwork.org/now-in-production-the-tenderloin-voice-san-francisco-news

Heart of the City Farmers Market still going strong — and the discounts are starting to happen! Weather's beautiful.

And the chances of this happening are tragically greater than zero. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We need to stop falling for this shit. "A world of material abundance" is not what we're building. And displacing entire categories of jobs would not be the way to get there. Stupid. sfstandard.com/2025/11/07/s...

My reporter-brain wants launching a newsroom to be simple and keeps yelling "omg just start posting stories aaa!!" But it is, in fact, not that simple. There's infrastructure to set up, logistics to manage. And some fun stuff too :)

What’s it really take to start a newsroom? We’re finding out, as we work our way toward liftoff.

Omg stahp! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Suicidal for centrists to be begging for moderation when now would be a great time to pass some big, ambitious policies and remind people why Democrats are better than Republicans.

Mamdani speaks. "My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty. I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life, but let tonight be the last time I say his name, as we turn the page that abandons the many in favor of the few."

To me, Prop 50's "cynicism" is so very much NOT the issue. It's that this is just one tactical political move, when Trump's despotism merits a sustained campaign, hitting his side again and again. THAT'S what we need to see. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/edit...

"... but did you know a waymo killed a cat?" SHUT UP! THIS DOESN'T MATTER! (Condolences to the pet parent tho.)

People in Chinatown once thought they were safe from immigration raids, not anymore. While the recent "surge" in enforcement may have been called off, news of it, along with the immigrantion raid in NYC, spreads fear. Many are now rushing to prepare. www.sfpublicpress.org/in-chinatown...

Most janitors cleaning SF’s high-rises are immigrants. For decades, cleaning helped them build a new life. Today, they face fewer jobs, immigration threats, and language barriers. Ying Shan Mei, a union rep who once helped her father with translations, now speaks up for many like him.

Finally some good news!

Recipients of SNAP assistance, or food stamps, in San Francisco will not see their benefits lapse due to the federal government shutdown, thanks to a partnership between San Francisco and the charity started by billionaire Michael Moritz and his wife. buff.ly/Jps2e57

When it's not embarrassing, it's horrifying. Which means it's ALWAYS exhausting. I'm so tired. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

SF’s upzoning plan will offer only modest rent relief and produce less housing than state goals, the city economist found. Housing advocates are now threatening to sue, arguing the city isn’t meeting its state-mandated housing obligations. via @io-y-g.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2025/10/sf-u...

I might be a 7.

VERY curious how the community will respond to this, and whether we'll need to adjust it to meet their needs over time.

The only time I ever thank my lucky stars for growing up in SoCal. Because asthma.

While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

Coming to bsky, if not already here — "... In a nutshell, phone farming is a tactic most often used by hackers and financial criminals to use large numbers of devices to send spam texts, farm social media engagement, or generate fake reviews." futurism.com/artificial-i...

Proposition 50, a contentious California measure to redraw congressional districts, which experts say could flip five Republican seats, is poised to give Latinos a big say at a time when economic pessimism has spread in this voting bloc. www.sfpublicpress.org/souring-on-g...

I live in a world where "clubstraunt" is a word. Yuck.

I'm late to finding this out. Very cool. Hope they build this out by growing the discounts or - dare I say it — consolidating transit agencies.

More-context headline: Trump, Republicans Threaten to Starve Millions — of Americans, This Time — if Democrats Continue Resisting Fascism apnews.com/article/food...

How many times have you read a paragraph like this? How long is it gonna take for media to admit that AI is merely a well-funded fad of desperation? Gotta get them clicks tho!

Trump's losing Hispanics. Flashback to The 13th Warrior: "It is a man." IYKYK www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Wonder who the Standard's audience is? sfstandard.com/2025/10/23/c...

This is such a dangerous game. From Trump: “I spoke to Mayor Lurie ... and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn it around.” ("it" = crime) We're playing into Trump's delusions? Trying to keep him happy? This bully won't stop. www.sfchronicle.com/us-world/art...

Such a good episode! Now I need an emulator for my Steam Deck so I can play Shadow of the Colossus for the first time :3