tadpole puddle!
from the march 16 @newyorker.com
Trump and the other lethal clowns in his court really seem not to have given the war they launched even a moment’s thought in advance except to ignore the generals who told them don’t freakin do it.
I don't understand people who love San Francisco but hate spicy food
Nothing. Has. Changed.
Jack Smith: "My fear is that we have seen the rule of law function in our country for so long that many of us have come to take it for granted. The rule of law is not self-executing. It depends on our collective commitment to apply it."
excellent witness — and nobody can call him an outside agitator because he describes the roadblocking angles of the ICE vehicles just before the shooting in the most Minnesota terms possible, as being parked “kitty wampus”
condolences to all Grateful Dead fans
I've been there. You'll make it. You're a good son!
Find one filipino caregiver. They will likely know 5-10 other filipino caregivers. Pay cash. Set boundaries because they'll want to clean the entire house, are kind of nosy but they're worth it and generally trustworthy. How I survived 2017.
Factory farming humans — one more reason there should be no billionaires
“Videogame executive Xu Bo, said to have more than 100 children, and other elites build mega-families, testing citizenship laws and drawing on nannies, IVF and legal firms set up to help them”
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Protestant American-centric but fun to tambourine with
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Godspell the musical has a lot of good songs
"because you can’t just sit there like Rosie Perez in ‘White Men Can’t Jump,’ saying, ‘Jeopardy’s going to call any second now!’”
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ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.
My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
after watching sen. kelly’s press conference what i most admire is how much of it was just like, get a load of this guy, hegseth. you see this dumbass? one of the dumbest guys you’ll ever meet. prize dunce.
Kara Walker's stunning "Unmanned Drone," a deconstructed & reassembled statue of Stonewall Jackson that was originally located in Charlottesville, Virginia until its 2021 removal. A fascinating & complex artwork, now on view at LA art space The Brick as part of "Monuments" exhibition the-brick.org
Finally getting some theological clarity on the ethics of reclining in one’s plane seat
ICE DETAINED MARILYN. Fuck these people. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
my waning faith in local media is invigorated by this story by @peterhartlaub.bsky.social in the Chron.
Lloyd Kahn is 90 and still runs the Dipsea race. And skateboards and swims in the bay! SF native, went to Stanford. Listen to him talk - so sharp!
That was a great article and I hope you follow him through his 90s! Did he say what part of SF he grew up in and SF schools he attended?
We have a resident praying mantis living in the blackberry bush. And it dances!
RIP Rob Reich
Turbilhão de beijos - Ernesto Nazareth
Just Like A Butterfly That's Caught in the Rain-Harry M. Woods,Mort Dixon
Poor Butterfly - Raymond Hubbell
Don't Look Down-Rob Reich
Don't Get Around Much Anymore, The Mooche - Duke Ellington
Fetiche-Tony Murena
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didn't apply to Indigenous Americans
note to self: add to reading list
Credibility - who needs it?
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She was elected to the House a month ago. But Mike Johnson has refused to swear her in, knowing it would narrow his small majority and provide the final signature needed to force a vote on an Epstein papers resolution. Now she's suing. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/u...
from my hike at the Jenner headlands last Sunday, above the mouth of the Russian River
