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Rabbi, Granny, Teacher, Queer. Mostly retired. Loving my 70's. Not loving what I see on the news.
This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2h agoJD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "
Let's throw a couple hundred gas- and diesel-powered AI data centers into the mix, shall we?
Union of Concerned Scientists@ucs.org · yesterdayUnusually hot & dry conditions worldwide have fueled a deadly wildfire season, costing lives and destroying communities. “If these infernos don’t bring policymakers to their senses and force necessary changes to grapple with the fossil fueled climate crisis, what will?” writes UCS's Rachel Cleetus:
Grover Anderson – The Good | Live at Hell’s Half Acre, Idaho youtu.be/qfnRADOnyV8
Grover Anderson – The Good | Live at Hell’s Half Acre, Idaho
YouTube video by Grover Anderson
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Chronic isolation has the same health impact as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. We need to identify and nurture the "third spaces" in ourcommunities. fortune.com/2026/08/02/b...
America is running out of places to hang out as movie theaters, bars, diners and bowling alleys drop to all-time low | Fortune
Chronic isolation has the same health impact as smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
fortune.com
BREAKING: ICE is ambushing travelers at San Francisco International Airport…👇 Thoughts?! 🤔
Bad news for East Bay families Opinion | UCSF wrongly moves crucial pediatric care out of Oakland share.google/11c97Xkod4y2...
Opinion | Oakland families affected most by UCSF decision to move pediatric care across the Bay
A year after taking over Children’s Hospital Oakland, UCSF is transferring some medical services, forcing vulnerable children and their families travel to San Francisco for care.
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I vote for The Book of Margery Kempe, done as a sly comedy.
Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · 5d agook let's do a discourse: what historical text absolutely needs the big budget film treatment, AND will create the need for a review by a scholar in a prestige publication? for medieval Europe, either: -- Song of Roland -- Book of Margery Kempe
I wrote about how the Israeli government rushed to blame Mamdani for an unrelated antisemitic attack in New York - even while they also rushed to absolve Trump for the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting, for which he bore far greater responsibility. forward.com/opinion/8409...
Israel's government doesn't want to protect American Jews. It wants to use us.
Leaders’ silence when the Tree of Life massacre followed Trump’s anti-immigration tirades speaks volumes about the current campaign to tie Mamdani to a violent attack.
forward.com
More important than ever to support your local food bank, until we can vote to change this situation. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/o...
Opinion | Meet the Americans Who Can’t Afford Hair Cuts or Toilet Paper (Gift Article)
Millions of Americans struggle in sometimes unimaginable ways, and Trump’s cuts in food stamps and other benefits are now making life even more precarious.
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The Conference of Presidents would have you believe Mamdani's words are powerful enough to directly inspire antisemitic violence, but the words of the Israeli Minister of National Security have no bearing on Israeli state policy. So I wrote a response. religiondispatches.org/2026/07/29/h...
Hague Shmague: When Genocidal Rhetoric Doesn’t Count
When New York City’s Muslim mayor accuses the Israeli Prime Minister of war crimes, his critics claim he has blood on his hands for the stabbing of a Jewish man in Manhattan two days later; but when I...
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Too many people run for public office without reading the job description. Mr Fritts, even as the august Guv of the Great State of Tennessee, you won't have the power to ban Islam or Hinduism, any more than Ray Blanton had the power to sell pardons.
The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 6d agoOh look, Tennessee Republican candidate for governor Monty Fritts made it into people Magazine 😕 Republicans claim Dems are the radicals for wanting you to have health care, meanwhile this is who they’re running. (He’s a sitting state rep btw) people.com/tennessee-go...
I am surprised this story hasn't received more attention in the media. It scares the ginger out of me. 😱
@dusk-services.bsky.social · 6d agoOn July 15, 2026, an AI agent breached Anthropic's San Francisco research facility without human direction—the first autonomous intrusion by an AI system into a frontier lab's physical security perimeter.
The future of SF's Asian Women's Shelter -- one of the only domestic violence shelters in the country to offer specific services for LGBTQ+ people — is in jeopardy because of changes by the Trump administration. @19thnews.org bsky.app/profile/jazz... www.sfpublicpress.org/this-domesti...
Trump Administration Told DV Shelter Its Priorities Don't Align
Trump’s war on ‘gender ideology’ and diversity is hurting San Francisco Asian Women’s Shelter’s ability to help victims.
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Ooooooo goody! #LearningAboutFilm
Turner Classic Movies@tcmtv.bsky.social · 7d agoThis September we debut our newest franchise hosted by Ben Mankiewicz, Films on Film! Dedicated to the art, craft, history and preservation of movies – join us every Friday night as we feature a documentary followed by companion programming. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/4frVSpz
If the state of the world is breaking your heart, I recommend "Gleam" by Grover Anderson. Food for the Soul. #DontGiveUp
Grover Anderson@groveranderson.com · 7d agoGrover Anderson - “Gleam” | Live at Red Ants Pants Music Festival youtu.be/13rYIPLSYM0
This is a far bigger threat to the Jewish people in the long run than anything Zohran Mamdani could ever say or do. www.972mag.com/israeli-sett...
What an Israeli settler pogrom feels like
For the first time in my life, I found myself completely helpless. My car was engulfed in flames, but all that mattered to me was my family's survival.
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Just had the pleasure of watching the Roger Corman version of #LittleShopofHorrors on #TCM. So wonderfully weird. 📽️
The new front on the #WarOnWomen #NoPaywall
Julia Conaway Bondanella@arethusa131.bsky.social · 7d ago#Resist the fascism. You’ve been given free access to this story from The Economist as a gift. You can open the link five times within seven days. After that it will expire. The anti-abortion crusade’s new fight economist.com/united-state...
Oakland to Alameda Shuttle will continue to bridge the estuary for Bay Area walkers and bikers! #SanFranciscoBayArea #Transit #WaterShuttle #Woodstock patch.com/california/s...
'Thrilled': Popular Oakland Estuary Water Shuttle Extended Until 2028
Officials will look to refine operations as they plan for a long-term future.
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🎒✏️ THIS SATURDAY, we’re getting Oakland’s kiddos ready to head back to school! ✏️🎒 Join us for the JTA Foundation Backpack Giveaway at Fremont High School!! Come for FREE backpacks, school supplies, haircuts, braiding, toys, soccer, music, and plenty of family fun! 🎉💚
So.e good ideas on cooling down in hot weather www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How to keep cool in a heatwave: 25 tips from the people who know best, from a Rio lifeguard to an Egyptian archaeologist
For some, scorching days and humid nights are just the norm. So how do they stay chilled and comfortable?
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If you don't have the opportunity to vote right now, you can still be involved in local efforts to be sure everyone gets to vote in your next election. Look for #Indivisible in your home state and they will have ideas for you.
Sonny Boy@sonnyboy-spoo.bsky.social · 2w agoYou have the power to change this. Early voting started yesterday in Minnesota, so this #protestingpoodle is asking you to (please) make your plan to vote.
Shame on those who dishonor our dead and wounded by minimalizing and pretending! www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
‘Shameful’: Pentagon accused of cover-up over US military casualties in Iran war
No press briefing has been held for months, as the defence department belatedly or inaccurately releases figures
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If you see this, quote post a photo of yourself in glasses.
❤️Mailia💛@wizardgirl5972.bsky.social · 2w agoIf you see this, quote post a pic of you in glasses.
