Jerque Cousteau

Fourth-quarter U.S. GDP up just 1.4%, badly missing estimate; inflation firms at 3% The core PCE price index was expected to increase 3% from a year ago in December. GDP was projected to rise at a 2.5% pace in Q4.

economy's dogshit

things that are easier to do when you have the place all to yourself… read books. listen to classical music on the good speakers uninterrupted. and for some reason- clean the bathroom down to the grout.

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84

Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Leader Who Sought the Presidency, Dies at 84 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/u...

I keep getting campaign literature at my door from a congressional candidate who is not endorsed by AOC featuring AOC’s photo on every piece of their lit 🤔

‘Residential protesting’ could be a crime in Minnesota under new GOP proposal A bill that’s backed by a coalition of GOP lawmakers set to be proposed at the start of the upcoming session would make “residential protesting" punishable under Minnesota law.

The GOP is once again showing its disdain for the Constitution.

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Noah Smith EaM @Noahpinion X.com I know SF schools suck ass and the teachers union wants to make education worse while getting paid ever more taxpayer money to do it. BUT, for largely unrelated reasons, |also want to see if labor power can still sustain upper middle class incomes for mostly-useless people.

Noah Smith ... @... Apr 28, 2023 ... Scott Wiener for President Noah Smith... J @N... . Apr 19, 2023 I'm currently in the "wiener" camp, but if it changes N will let you know

Noah Smith 20 ^ @Noah.... Jan 17 ... They made Scott Wiener lie, but they weren't powerful enough to make Gavin lie News.... 四 ewsWir... ・Jan 17 NEWS WIRE Newsom, Top 2028 Dem Contender, Rejects Claim of Gaza 'Genocide'

Richard H... @Richard... . Feb13 G. Do you ever wonder "what would I have done during the Salem witch trials?" You now know. If you're partaking in this Epstein nonsense, you are the kind of person who fails moral and intellectual tests when they matter. I discuss this monstrosity with @mtracey Brianna Wu @BriannaWu Follow I have to agree with you

Wild how Noahidea & Dick Handy are huge fans of @scottwiener.bsky.social and likely see Wiener's reluctant acknowledgement of the Gaza genocide and his tepid statements on the educator strike as either weakness or lies.

On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

Very interesting! Would explain why all he can do about every public school being closed due to a strike is demand “both sides get back to the table”. He’s a thought and prayers type of mayor.

Here is a link to their article reinforcing that these were Privately funded parasitic operations using public facilities to run.

Meanwhile, Mamdani got free preschool in his first 8 days.

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They even had an investor video where they used these poor kids as marketing material for more fundraising.

I’m sure it would shock no one to know that within a few months the bus just stopped coming.

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Oakland preschool on wheels seeks to bridge access gap The experiment is a collaboration between Aspire Public Schools, a chain of 38 charter schools, and Tipping Point Community, a nonprofit philanthropy group focused on fighting poverty.

14+ students were squeezed into this bus all day. They didn’t have a dedicated bathroom. They didn’t have a playground. This is what happens when you let the 1% solve the problems of the working class.

Of course, Jill Tucker LOVED IT

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I think it’s important that folks know before he was mayor, Daniel Lurie courted large donations from tech CEO’s for programs to undercut public education.

Like this “innovative” solution to preschool where poor kids were shoved onto a bus in the parking lot of an Oakland charter school.

please stop supporting the surveillance state

LOLOLOLOL

I was shown these about 5 seconds after opening my eyes this morning. In fact, my wife might have started describing them while I was technically asleep.

SFUSD teachers still on strike! Bringing breakfast to striking teachers at my neighborhood school was the easiest & most heartwarming thing I've done in ages.

Valentine’s Day Cards for striking teachers in SFUSD:
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Why America Spends Billions Policing Immigrants — And Pennies Policing Corporations From Minneapolis to Davos, the state shows who it polices — and who it protects.

“In essence, there is now a zone of elite impunity for the Jeffrey Epstein class, but poorer Americans are increasingly subject to a host of restrictions and state violence.”

Yes, they paid 114K for 500 users.

Oh, I’m about to rip all of it a new one, standby

Meredith has an op-ed in the Chronicle today. She opines that we are simply doing CTA's bidding, mischaracterizes the current state of negotiations, and proposes no more strikes because they're hard "parents like me" (...rich people who don't like their children?)

Then she should be using her platform to organize with working families to strategize childcare.

Garry?

Oh so the centimillionaire who runs a billion-funded Astroturf group thinks teacher strikes should be illegal? Wow I'm shocked

No this is Wyden publicizing to the world that he wants the Tulsi Gabbard whistleblower report Clever tactic since this letter is unnecessary

This made me giggle so impishly

I have something on my calendar that says "call Peter" at 10:30 I have no idea who Peter is or what it's about
sorry to this man

It really brings me joy to cause a little ruckus. It's not going to change anything maybe but I like our unrepresented management to have to spend some time responding to press inquiries

@violintuner.bsky.social found the Open AI contract burying in the consent calendar of the draft agenda- and discovered the redacted price and retroactive date. Pretty shady of Maria to claim that this was free. 🤔

@jerquecousteau.bsky.social found the SBUSD contract that the SFUSD one referenced. The cost was probably around $228 a license (2.7m), but we pay $324 a license for Gemini so it could've been more! SFUSD remains remarkably spendthrift with everything but the people who do the work!