Becca Gomez Farrell
@becca.gomezfarrell.com
Author of fictions and strong leisure-time opinions. My Wings Rising epic fantasy duology is from Meerkat Press. I also write horror, funny sci-fi, and maybe essays soon. Food & Drink Blog @ TheGourmez.com. 📍Bay Area, CA
📺 TV Review Haiku From, Season 4: nightmare dolls rampage Fatima sculpts her new self bones and acting rise
Common loon coming in for a landing TT: @harrycollinsphotography
A better moment to say this would have been any time during the last two years of "pure hell."
Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 3d agoWASHINGTON (AP) — Ohio Sen. Moreno says Rep. Max Miller should not serve in House after abuse allegations from Moreno’s daughter.
This may dramatically slow down the attacks on science. It also provides a template for how to prevent the federal government from becoming a patronage state. It’s a big deal!
Politico@politico.com · 3d agoSenate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
Honestly, I'm against it. Waiting in a bathroom line the size of a whole theater? It's very much not fun already at live performances. Plus you eliminate the thrilling suspense of wondering if you'll miss something important!
Xiao 🦋 ANYC L-02@velinxi.bsky.social · 4d agoMy complaint about The Odyssey (2026) is that all 3 hour films should legally be required to include a pee break intermission
BREAKING: We filed a legal claim on behalf of retired Army captain Anna King, who was assaulted by National Guard troops outside her D.C. home. The filing is part of a coordinated effort by the ACLU and its affiliates to hold federal officials accountable for severe violations of people’s rights.
This is big. Makes me wonder if I want to actually get the official diagnosis.
Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · 5d agoEndometriosis takes nine years to diagnose. That’s about to change. NICE has approved two tests: a saliva test reading microRNA markers, and a gut-sensor test returning results in 45 minutes, sparing women the keyhole surgery currently needed. buff.ly/QX3jHk8 #ShareGoodNewsToo
Detainees at Adelanto ICE Processing Center claim that staff have provided them with water from an unknown source that is routinely contaminated. A video L.A. TACO received backs this up. The full story: lataco.com/contaminated... By Aisha Wallace-Palomares
New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...
I can't be sure, but...I think this is advertising a chance for a five-way with elderly quadruplets?
we should charge the C-suite with fraud and theft if they take a tax credit meant to keep people employed and then cut staff anyway.
Paula Wirth@paulawirth.bsky.social · last wk.Pixar receives a $26.2 Million Tax credit to keep film jobs in CA, and immediately lays off 10% of its work force, after making over a billion from Toy Story 5, the highest-grossing film of 2026.
I know it was 4000 news cycles ago, but earlier this month the administration released a 162-page attack on the Smithsonian, featuring an argument that the Chinese Exclusion Act wasn’t based on racism. That pissed me off. My new column on the white supremacist hate & violence that built to the Act.🗃️
Considering History: Does Remembering Injustice Erase America’s True Story…or Help Us Better Understand It? | The Saturday Evening Post
The Chinese Exclusion Act was the culmination of decades of racist narratives, white supremacist hate, and exclusionary laws. Should we include this narrative when telling the story of America?
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👀 Update on this #StayReadyCrew Apparently we’re not the only ones that think it’s probably not a good idea to open the border to allow imported beef from Mexico. The cattle ranchers are speaking out. A little louder this time…🗣️buy the damn beef NOW. westernagnetwork.com/usca-screwwo...
USCA: Screwworm Threat Still Too Great to Reopen Border
July 29, 2026 - United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) is disappointed in USDA’s decision to move forward with reopening the southern border to Mexican cattle while so many unresolved risks rema...
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Miss Aja@brat2381.bsky.social · 2w ago#StayReadyCrew I don’t have the words so I’m just gonna leave this right here & let y’all decide what to do with the information. Personally I’m thanking gawd & my family that we were able to get our freezers stocked with beef…BEFORE these folks let it rip. I just…🫠 abcnews.com/amp/Internat...
Ones Cafe has just opened their new Alameda branch and I have just posted my review of their awesome croissant-based products! Hungry? thegourmez.com/blog/2026-07... #foodie #foodsky 🍽️
I'm attending VoteRiders's event, “Helpline Orientation” tomorrow night! Not sure that this is the best way for me to help get folks the ID documents they need to vote in their states, but I'm willing to find out! Been donating to this org for years. Learn more: www.mobilize.us/voteriders/e...
Helpline Orientation · VoteRiders
Want to be on the front lines of helping your fellow citizens get the ID they need to vote? Good news, this is your chance! VoteRiders is looking for volunteers to support our Helpline. In this role, ...
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So with regards to what I said about how Fark won't survive this year without more TF subscribers, I wrote up a longer explanation about what we're all up against. Not just Fark, all of digital media.
Fark NotNewsletter: Not Ready to go on the cart
Fark NotNewsletter: Not Ready to go on the cart
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Might be Humboldt Fog. It's two cheeses in one!
Tom & Lorenzo@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social · last wk.People on Bluesky sigh and talk about The Discourse as if it were something required of them instead of something they opt to partake in, day in and day out. You really don't have to. Post about your favorite cheese
📺 TV Haiku Review Ride or Die: Buddy comedy Stylishly assassinates the midlife crisis
Pawesome opportunities fur you to support the SFFH ecosystem!
Small Wonders@smallwondersmag.com · last wk.Have you heard the good mews? Small Wonders subscriptions come in sizes to fit every budget, and every dollar goes toward putting together the purrfect issues! We wouldn't be fe-lyin'about this! store.smallwondersma...
Okay, friends, getting an IMAX 70mm ticket for the Odyssey, in anything but the front row, seems impossible at least until the latter end of August. The gods appear to be against me. What format did you watch the film in, and would you recommend it?
Freaky Tales is leaving HBO on August 1, so if you've been putting off reading @zunguzungu.bsky.social's opus on this love letter to Oakland, now is the time: www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/freaky-tales...
The most words ever written about “Freaky Tales”
A not-too-short love letter to “a love letter to 1980s Oakland.”
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Oaklandside's 12 public high school student reporting fellows dug into what's working and what's not in their own backyard.
Missing bus passes, dual enrollment wins, and fights on Instagram: reporting from Oakland high school students
Oaklandside's 12 public high school student reporting fellows dug into what's working and what's not in their own backyard.
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btw, we're having a subscription sale -- $20 off for a year of unpaywalled access to COYOTE! enter code HOTDOG when you subscribe www.coyotemedia.org/summer-2026-...
COYOTE’s Summer 2026 Subscriber Drive
We're having a sale!
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This one's got that same magic that keeps pulling me back to the water every morning. 🌅 📷❤️😍 Adding it to my series of the best sunrises I've ever seen.🌴 #Photography #Photographer #nature #sunrise #sky
