“So-and-so is the hero we need.” Are there heroes we don’t need?
RIP Sonny Rollins, a great jazz talent and the last surviving musician in one of the best photos of men in suits during the 20th century
Felt good to push aside all the consistency, structure and order I deal with throughout the workday and make whatever the hell I want for a few hours. #cutandpaste
Today I completed my 2025 New Year’s resolution: to ride the bus in Redwood City at least once. I’ve taken a bus everywhere I’ve lived for over a year except for Redwood City. It was time. #publictransit
A great story on the making of Fran Sans, a typeface based on electronic San Francisco muni signs which are soon to be retired 😢. emilysneddon.com/fran-sans-es... Found it via @letterformarchive.org #typography
Fran Sans Essay — Emily Sneddon
Archive
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Powerful to rally today with several hundred teachers, families, and community members in support of West Contra County teachers! Our community supports the strike and will be out in the streets every day until teachers get a fair contract.
Today, Starbucks workers in 40+ cities began a historic ULP strike. But we’re NOT finished. We're prepared to escalate with more stores striking if we don’t see substantial progress toward finalizing contracts that address pay, hours/staffing, and the resolution of 100s of ULPs.
! Preordered this one, I just have to go pick it up from Stranded. daily.bandcamp.com/features/par... #vinylcommunity #experimental #velvetunderground #suncitygirls
Paris 1942, Short-Lived Experimental Rock Royalty
How a chance encounter with Moe Tucker led to an experimental rock pioneer supergroup of sorts.
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WE WON! After 42 days of striking we have a tentative agreement in hand that protects our existing 4 day work week, establishes a minimum salary, and adds protections against AI replacing jobs at our workplace!
![Graphic with multiple picket signs that reads "[up arrow] Minimum Salary", "4 day Work Week", and a big cancel sign over "AI Replacing Jobs" and so much more. Go to kickstarterunited.org to see it all!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gdife25rfr5drwr2nhncr3rf/bafkreidfgv3xytmgta3x35mjze22ojok7lwh3vlhgrcfbcwr7hjg6bb6eu)
New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!
A Simple Guide to Spotting Pseudoscience | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/crit...
A Simple Guide to Spotting Pseudoscience
Learn what pseudoscience is, why it’s persuasive, and how to recognize it so that you can stay open-minded without being misled.
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No one, no matter their age, should have to hand over their passport or driver’s license just to access legal information and speak freely. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
Blocking Access to Harmful Content Will Not Protect Children Online,
The UK is having a moment. In late July, new rules took effect that require all online services available in the UK to assess whether they host content considered harmful to children, and if so,
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Help stop cuts to public transit #publictransit #caltrain #samtrans #trains #busses actionnetwork.org/letters/urge...
Urge SamTrans to support a progressive tax option in the transit funding regional measure
A regional public transit funding measure is being planned to prevent dire cuts and improve service for Bay Area transit. Right now, the authorizing legislation for the measure only includes a sales ...
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this story is huge and you should share it far and wide
molly taft@mollytaft.com · last yr.SCOOP from me: Trump's AI action plan released last week makes a specific set of recommendations around loosening Clean Water Act permits for data centers — recommendations mirrored in letters sent to the administration by Big Tech lobbyists earlier this year:
While progressives often get accused of undermining the Democratic Party, the evidence shows that it’s the moderate wing that most often violates the “Vote Blue No Matter Who” principle. https://trib.al/ayccoO7
3 new jangle, slacker, post-punk tracks written and performed by me. Out now everywhere: vaxer.bandcamp.com/album/loving... #blueskymusic #postpunk #indierock
Loving Sun, by Vaxer
3 track album
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I’ve traded social media notifications for bird media notifications instead. It’s much better. #birding
just learned about strudel.cc/workshop/get... and I’m going to be unavailable for a while
Getting Started 🚀 Strudel
Strudel is a music live coding editor that brings TidalCycles to the browser.
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