Mike Atoria

Look at the tree! 🎄

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We won our lawsuit and stopped the Trump administration from blocking an array of new wind energy projects.

This is a big victory in our fight to keep tackling the climate crisis and protect one of our best sources of clean, reliable, and affordable energy.

Supervisors sometimes don’t see all work. Take time and great care when providing formal feedback for employee reviews. Be a diamond. Or a spade if you have to be.

❤️ = general positive feedback
♦️ = specific positive feedback
♣️ = general constructive feedback
♠️ = specific constructive feedback

FWIW, Seville. Stands apart from the flooring a bit more. 🫒

Photo shared by Christina Nguyen on December 04, 2025 tagging @naomi.marie__, @nathanmiller612, @rubyscher, @holaarepa, @birksg, @chefjholig, and @haihaimpls. May be an image of text that says 'AS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE HEARD, I.C.E. PAID US A VISIT AT AREPA YESTERDAY. OUR GM NAOMI & TEAM MEMBERS FOLLOWED OUR ICE PROTOCOL PERFECTLY, THE AGENTS LEFT & NO ONE WAS DETAINED. tO WHOEVER NEEDS THIS: KNOW YOUR RIGHTS WHEN IT COMES TO I.C.E. (1/5)'. christinanguyenmpls 11h We had an ICE scare yesterday and even though we’re afraid of the repercussions of being vocal, we feel that it’s also important to inform people that this is right at our front door. ICE is not some far away boogeyman. They are here right now, spreading fear in our community. We’re so grateful to our entire staff and their bravery. They did the right things and couldn’t have dealt with this situation in a better way. We are grateful to our community activists that came to support us from @miracmn @litosonlake and Monarcha. We hope that if you find yourself in the same situation, that you find these resources helpful. Peace and take care of each other ❤️

Photo by Christina Nguyen on December 04, 2025. May be an image of text that says 'IF I.C.E. COMES TO YOUR RESTAURANT: UNLESS THE AGENTS HAVE A SIGNED JUDICIAL WARRANT, THEY CANNOT ENTER A PRIVATE AREA LIKE THE KITCHEN WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION EVEN IF THEY LIE AND SAY THY DON'T NEED A WARRANT, STAND YOUR GROUND AND INSIST THAT YOU NEED PAPERWORK (2/5)'.

Photo by Christina Nguyen on December 04, 2025. May be an image of text that says 'IF I.C.E. COMES TO YOUR RESTAURANT: HAVE OTHER STAFF OR PEOPLE PRESENT RECORD THEM AND EVERYTHING THEY ARE SAYING. (PEOPLE DOING UNLAWFUL THINGS HATE BEING CAUGHT IN TH ACT) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT to REFUSE SERVICE & YOU CAN ASK M tO LEAVE YOUR PRIVATE PROPERTY IF THY DON'T HAVE A WARRANT. (3/5)'.

WE ARE HEARTBROKEN THAT OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES IN THE TWIN CITIES ARE BEING TARGETED AND TERRORIZED BY THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION. THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING USED AS POLITICAL PAWNS AND IT'S APPALLING. REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEGAL STATUS, THERE ARE SO MANY LATINOS & SOMALIANS WHO ARE AFRAID OF BEING DETAINED DUE TO MISTAKEN IDENTITY BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY MIGHT NOT GET DUE PROCESS & A FAIR TRIAL. THEY WILL JUST END UP IN DETENTION CENTERS & A LEGAL PROCESS THAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A BLACK HOLE. WE STAND IN SUPPORT OF OUR IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY, WHO ARE THE BACKBONE OF THIS COUNTRY. WITHOUT IMMIGRANTS, AMERICA IS NOT THE SAME PLACE. STAY SAFE OUT THERE & TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEIGHBORS. LOVE, HOLA AREPA & HAI HAI (5/5)

ICE raided a James Beard award winning restaurant & because the chef/owner was prepared, left emptyhanded:

I know it’s more complicated than fireplaces, but I still want to blame them.

Il s'appelait Claude…

“Can we talk?” and “Can you talk?” have such different vibes. That’s my deep thought for the day.

Visiting one of my friends this morning at Paraíso Quetzal #costarica #hummingbirds

Dark meat (gingerbread) and rollerskating. Happy thanksgiving! 🍁🦃 🛼 🧡

Why Won’t Nora The Leopard Seal Abandon Her Dead Pups? | Defector In the fall of 2021, Renato Borras-Chavez, a marine mammal ecologist at the University of Rhode Island, spotted a leopard seal on an ice floe. Borras-Chavez was on a research expedition to a glacial f...

this might be the saddest story I've ever written, about a seal that I will be thinking about for a long, long time.
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.

Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

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Resonates. ABC Disco vibes. youtu.be/UJXccBGs_IY?...

Why Iran’s capital is running out of water — and why it won’t be the last (via @vox.com ) https://grist.org/drought/tehrans-water-crisis-is-a-warning-for-every-thirsty-city/

What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia's Ukraine war There are 28 key points and while several on the face of it could be acceptable to Ukraine, others cross Kyiv's red lines.

It would be great to live in a world where we stop rewarding bad actors. www.bbc.com/news/article...

We invite you to the December 2 Community Help and Awareness of Natural Gas and Electric Services (CHANGES) Evaluation Public Workshop. Learn about the 2025 CHANGES Evaluation and the final draft report. Your input matters: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/events-and-meetings/changes-evaluation-workshop

COP30 fire: BBC at the scene of 'intense' blaze Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt was at the UN climate talks in Brazil when a fire broke out.

"I want you to act as if your house is on fire, because it is.”

-Greta Thunberg

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But the memories come home, yeah, they do
It's funny how they come back with a song ✨

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Coworkers. IYKYK. ⚡️

What are the odds that Cristiano Ronaldo and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman are in the Epstein files?

Charlotte faces DHS crackdown as agents target 'criminal illegal aliens' Operation "Charlotte's Web" is part of Donald Trump’s attempt to deliver "the largest deportation programme" in US history.

Takes a special kind of creep to name this operation after a beloved children’s book about protecting those different from you (and death, innocence…). “Some Pig” indeed. Also: Bovino means bovine. www.bbc.com/news/article...

AOC and MTG joining hands on the House floor will summon the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

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Why are there hundreds of teen(?) girls getting off at the Powell BART Station?

Watch Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop | Netflix Official Site Rappers, writers and experts detail the influence of women on hip-hop music and culture in this documentary series honoring the game-changers.

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I like the original, but it’s too good for a 1:50 track time.

No basé mi carrera en tener hits ✨
Tengo hits porque yo senté las bases ✨

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Eventually, YIMBYism and good housing policy prevails in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Data from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Over 2/3 of SNAP recipients are children (42%), or elderly/disabled (26%).

PSC experts @pamherd.bsky.social and Luke Shaefer @umfordschool.bsky.social help us understand the consequences of blocking SNAP benefits, which mostly go to children or disabled elderly adults.

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