J. Hamilton
@juliahamilton.bsky.social
Unitarian Universalist Minister in Santa Barbara. Would like to post about the struggle to be human in a beautiful and heartbreaking world. But probably mostly politics. Also sometimes food and art.
Did anyone ever have as much fun as these two? #goals
the babahuck@tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 2d agorip to one of history's great bromances
Ugh, the NYT talking about election "mischief" is falling for the "sow doubts about election integrity" gambit hook, line and sinker. Do they even see how they have been manipulated?
One of my most cherished "I met a celebrity" moments was Sir Patrick Stewart at the Globe theater. What a human. Thank you for all you have given.
Trumps Mississippi speech verbatim. Anyone else would be looking a permanent secure elder care facility. This is not how people talk, let alone anyone in charge of something
Seems like this should be bigger news. But I say that a lot lately.
Katie Drummond@katie-drummond.bsky.social · 4d agoNEW: The DOGE operative who gutted USAID -- firing thousands of employees and canceling lifesaving programs -- never actually signed the paperwork that's legally required for him to be employed by the agency.
We here on the Central Coast are at the epicenter of this. We will not go quietly.
MeteorBlades@meteorblades.bsky.social · last wk.Trump regime will strip Calif. of authority to protect its coastline unless state regulators take “corrective actions“ bc of “unjustified hostility & political bias against offshore drilling opportunities, oil and gas projects broadly & SpaceX’s launch activities.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
Student with disabilities, born in California, assaulted on his way to school in Santa Maria. He has limited verbal communication, had his ID in his pocket, and they tackled him, threw him into their vehicle, broke his wrist, and when they realized their mistake they just left him on the street.
ICE agents tackle and injure U.S. citizen student with disabilities, local officials say
The student was walking to school when he was stopped by ICE agents, who badly injured him, school officials said.
latimes.com
That the first photo of Earth from space was only 80 years ago is amazing. The changes we have seen in 80 years are mind blowing.
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EarthSky@earthskyscience.bsky.social · last wk.1st photo of Earth from space, 80 years ago! On October 24, 1946, scientists launched a V-2 rocket carrying a movie camera to a height of 65 miles (105 km). That's past the Kármán line, the boundary of space, 62 miles up. Read more: buff.ly/wrB9F30 📸 Wikimedia Commons.
This week ICE agents tackled and injured Erik Zepeda, a special needs student on his way to class at Santa Maria High School in Santa Barbara County. After breaking his wrist, ICE agents left him on the road without medical care. His school had to call an ambulance to take him to the hospital.
I know I've been on this bullshit before and I know this is an audience that largely agrees but I just have to yell at this particular cloud today: it is an absolute failure on the part of major news organizations that we have so little reporting on the president's physical and cognitive health.
How concerned about the PHP vulnerability should your average minister be? we have a server and a website....
I want this on a poster in our Parish Hall!
Dean Frey@dean.bsky.social · 2w ago"The meeting's not over until the chairs are stacked." - Tommy Douglas
ICE arrested a 56-year old green card holder, i.e. a lawful permanent resident, and detained him in the Rio Grande Processing Center, where he died. www.texastribune.org/2026/10/19/t...
Man who died in Texas ICE facility was lawful permanent resident
ICE said Emiliano Andrade-Covarrubias obtained his legal status fraudulently because he failed to disclose a 2004 arrest for theft. His daughter disputed that.
texastribune.org
Trump doesn’t care about the general public. His only concern is walling off public lands into private enclaves and business opportunities for himself and wealthy cronies.
A new art installment called 'Denial', a life-size statue of Ron DeSantis began melting shortly after it was unveiled in front of supporters and onlookers in Tallahassee, FL. This installation is designed to make the consequences of climate change impossible to ignore. #ProudBlue 📹: molliebond
I can't even. Guy realizes he has an AI job interviewer, so he steps away to let his AI close out the call. What a dystopian fever dream: www.threads.com/@evolving.ai...
Evolving AI (@evolving.ai) on Threads
Not even Black Mirror could predict this level of dystopia. A man found out his job interviewer was AI, so he let his own AI take over and walked away, leaving both AIs stuck in an endless goodbye lo...
threads.com
It's probably better to think of Elon Musk as, first and foremost, a white nationalist billionaire who works to spread racism and elect Republicans and, secondly, as someone who likes to blow up rockets in his spare time.
Coach Finstock@coachfinstock.bsky.social · 2w agoThis, though, this stuff Elon is fantastic at. He uses his carny scams to fund the GOP which he does better than anyone. Excellent at helping Republicans get elected. So good that he was allowed to do a Sieg Heil at the inauguration and it didn't matter. That is a talent.
The Central Coast Labor Council, AFL-CIO seeks an Organizer to be based in Ventura, Santa Barbara, or San Luis Obispo County, CA. Details can be found at: www.unionjobs.com/listing/3153... #1u #UnionStrong @californialabor.bsky.social
Just a reminder that Gavin Newsome at one point chose to marry Kimberly Guilfoyle. This alone should disqualify him for a Dem presidential nomination.
Do you like democracy? Thank the Haudenosaunee! Happy Indigenous People's Day! americanindian.si.edu/nk360/thanks...
americanindian.si.edu
We can still get 3k+ whistles out the door to people in need in under 24 hours and they are free.
Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 3w agoPeople in California who are facing a terrible ICE surge: remember that if you need whistles, we are still sending them out for free. In fact, we just passed 1.7 million whistles sent out. linktr.ee/3Dwhistles
We’ve been talking about this for years. None of these far-right movements are organic.
There is a hot debate on this issue here in Santa Barbara as a bunch of right wingers want to reopen a downtown pedestrian street to cars, mainly so they can fantasize about cruising like they did when they were young. It’s infuriating.
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4w ago“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons for more walkable streets.
New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854
This would sink a presidency in any other era. I would bet most Americans will never hear it even happened.
Trump bought over $1 million in SpaceX debt days before unveiling space policy
The purchase, revealed in his latest financial disclosure, involved a firm directly affected by his administration’s actions — and led by presidential ally Elon Musk.
wapo.st