At what point will the media and our elected officials start demanding verifiable proof-of-life for Mitch McConnell? After the three weeks and the current batch of rumors, it's high time they did so.
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Software Developer, Maker, Community Organizer, Environmental Justice Advocate. 🫁 Director of @sjvair.com @ @centralcalasthma.org 🤖 Executive Director @ @rootaccess.org 💻 github.com/dmpayton 🦣 hachyderm.io/@dmpayton
The Tower District Needs A Library! 📚📖
The Fresno Bee@fresnobee.com · 2mo agoFresno City Council approves millions more. Mayor has a week to reconcile.
Happy #EarthDay from CCAC! 🌍 This weekend we had a blast at Earth Day Fresno — our EV Equity team hosted a Ride & Drive, and we got to share info on CARES, ECM, MiCASA, and the SJVAir app. 💚 Missed us? Visit our website — we'd love to connect! #EarthDay2026 #CCAC
And here it is with spaces for text so you can use it as a meme template:
John Harper@johnharper.bsky.social · 5mo agoHere it is with the proposed re-ordering of the frames.
formal proposal of a replacement for the vince mcmahon meme format
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 6mo agoBreaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
PG&E wants another massive rate hike — adding $42/month or $500/year to your bill. 💡 Join us Fri, Nov 7 at the CPUC hearings in Fresno (2 PM & 6 PM) to say NO to higher rates! Rally at 1:15 PM at Fresno City Hall. Thanks to ReclaimOurPower for the graphic! #StopTheHike #CPUC
Has a librarian made a difference in your life? Nominate them for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award for a chance to win $5,000 and the honor of a lifetime. Nominations close Dec. 15! Submit your nomination: https://bit.ly/3uVK4V0
abc30.com/post/trump-h... Same energy, but one is a joke by some bored dude (hi) using browser dev tools and the other is the literal pettiness of our current President on display at the White House.
Folks in our community have asked us to comment on “America by Design”—but a site like this largely speaks for itself.
America by Design
A National Design Studio Initiative
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It's really disappointing to see an article like this behind a paywall when it could be critical health information for some. Do better @fresnobee.com.
The Fresno Bee@fresnobee.com · last yr.DACA recipients are urged to act before Aug. 31.
On this day 37 years ago, August 10, 1988, 11-year-old Dade "Zero Cool" Murphy crashed 1,507 systems in one day. Happy Zero Cool Day! #HACKTHEPLANET 🧑💻
There seems to be some major context issues with GPT5. Ever since it rolled out yesterday, it will give randomly give a response to a prompt from a completely different conversation -- and it's always the same one.
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Medicaid is at risk! The Senate just passed a bill that threatens vital health services, including asthma care for low-income families in the Central Valley. Now it’s up to the House—tell your Rep to vote NO! action.aclu.org/send-message... #ProtectMedicaid #AsthmaCareMatters
Congress: Save Medicaid Now
Politicians are attempting to pass devastating cuts to Medicaid right now and we must act fast. Send a message telling your member of Congress to fight back now.
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🌿 The Van Ness Village is getting greener! Join us next Tuesday, July 1st, from 8–10AM at Root Access (1476 N Van Ness) to help plant our new planters! Free breakfast + tools provided (or bring your own). Let’s plant something good together! 🌸 #Fresno #VanNessVillage #PlantTogether
Springfield Library Hours 8 - 12 7 days a week Only four hours a day? Someone should lobby Mayor Quimby for more funding so they can have extended hours. #FundOurLibraries
SimpsonsQOTD@simpsonsqotd.bsky.social · last yr."I'd like the phone book for Hokkaido, Japan, please." "Okay. Here you go. The phone book for Hokkaido, Japan." "Thank you. May I please use your phone?" "Is it a local call?" "Y... Yes."
I met Michael at SCALE 10x in 2012 and hung out with him several times at PyCon over the years. He initially struck me as someone who was very serious, but I soon got to see his fun side. He was always supportive and encouraging, and I will miss seeing him at PyCon.
Esther@estherbester.bsky.social · last yr.My good friend and mentor Michael R (aka goodwill on the internets) passed away last week, and I'm still reeling from the news. The Python user group we ran for 10+ years has set up a memorial page for him - anyone who knew him is welcome to contribute: socalpython.org/in-memoriam-...
Tombstone is one of my all-time favorite movies. When visiting my grandparents in Tucson as a kid, they often took me to the real town. I once named a startup idea Huckleberry—never made it past prototype, but I loved the name.
Huckleberry Doc Holliday GIF
Alt: A gif of a scene from the 1993 movie Tombstone, in which Doc Holiday (played by Val Kilmer) says, "I'm your huckleberry"
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Happy Baseball Eve to all those who celebrate! ⚾
a dodgers baseball player celebrates a home run with his arms outstretched
Alt: Teoscar Hernández, an outfielder for the L.A. Dodgers baseball team, celebrates a home run with his arms outstretched as a handful of sunflower seeds is tossed at him.
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EPA Administrator Zeldin is reconsidering rules on air pollutants that are credited with saving thousands of lives every year. This includes the Mercury and Air Toxics Standard, which forced power plants to rein in mercury & soot pollution. These are all linked to asthma, heart disease, & cancer.
Lmao, I look like a doofus in these pics. Anyways, glad to have beer near here again! 🍻
Root Access Hackerspace@rootaccess.org · last yr.The new bar on the block had their soft opening tonight, so of course we sent a delegation from the hackerspace over to check it out! 🍻 🍀 Welcome to the neighborhood, Summer Fox Brewing!! ☀️🦊 www.instagram.com/summerfoxtow...
🚨NEW🚨: Donald Trump is attempting to strip away federal support for libraries. We will NOT let that happen. Last night the President signed an order to gut the Institute of Museum & Library Services. But together, we know we can show up & defeat it. Full EO: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
You fear to go into those mines. The Dwarves dug too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke...
a man with gray hair and a beard says the ground shakes drums in the deep
Alt: A short clip from The Lord Of The Rings in which Gandalf the wizard, an old man with gray hair and a beard, says, "The ground shakes. Drums... Drums in the deep."
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don @ bsky@doctornk.bsky.social · last yr.ominous email from adidas
Our local hackerspace is trying to raise funds to upgrade our security after three back yard break-ins this week. Every bit helps!
Root Access Hackerspace@rootaccess.org · last yr.🚨 Root Access got hit by thieves—3 times in a week. Locks broken, fences cut, even a member’s purse stolen in broad daylight. This aggression will not stand! We’re beefing up security & need your help. Chip in to keep RA safe! 🔒💪 Link in bio! 👉 givebutter.com/rahs-securit...
"You never hear people talk about the ozone layer anymore." Yup that's because we banded together, listened to scientists, passed regulations, and fixed it. Why does no one know this?
David Roberts@volts.wtf · last yr.Your regular reminder that the US air & water pollution laws passed in the 60s & 70s -- and the elaborate federal bureaucracy created to administer them -- constitute one of the most successful gov't interventions in history. WILDLY successful. The envy of the world.