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Michael@scottgoblue314.bsky.social · yesterday

Insane long shot but can anyone smarter than me confirm if the proposed Senate CR's language about the OMB grant rule specifically addresses Executive Order #14332? It's, uh, urgently important for work

Michael@scottgoblue314.bsky.social · 2d ago

Democratic Party leadership can be infuriating but here's a great reminder that regular people are the organizing power who write the party platform, and those regular people are good folks

Alfred Twu@alfredtwu.com · 2d ago

In addition to endorsements, California Democrats also passed resolutions and reaffirmations at this past weekend's conference. Proud to have worked with many others on this one, "Standing Firmly Behind Transgender Youth", calling for defending healthcare, student-athlete protections, and more. 🏳️‍⚧️

California Democratic Party Reaffirmation 26.07.025 Standing Firmly Behind Transgender Youth Full text is longer than 2000 characters, see https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bim7f4q0WZS952L5ScEdBz9lLtKnK3gV/view for the full text WHEREAS, California has led the nation in protecting transgender and nonbinary people through anti-discrimination law, shield laws to protect patients and providers, privacy protections such as the ban on forced outing of students, and the right to gender-affirming health care — including for youth, for whom being affirmed and supported leads to dramatically better mental health outcomes and significantly lowers rates of depression, anxiety, and suicide, according to the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Endocrine Society, and more than twenty other major health organizations; and WHEREAS, this past year has seen an unprecedented increase in the Trump administration’s assault on transgender youth in particular — with proposals to strip Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming youth care, threats to defund hospitals that provide it, the elimination of the LGBTQ+-dedicated 988 crisis lifeline, bans on transgender people from military service, forcing transgender students to use restrooms designated for their gender at birth, requiring transgender individuals to change their passports and drivers licenses to designate their gender at birth, and lawsuits against California's own laws protecting transgender students and student-athletes; and WHEREAS, incidents of anti-LGBTQ+ hate exceeded 1,000 in 2025, one of the most dangerous years on record, with transgender people - particularly Black and Latina transgender women - bearing the greatest burden of violence and poverty; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the California Democratic Party reaffirms its support of the full dignity, equality, and safety of all transgender and nonbinary Californians, especially youth; calls on Californians to stand firmly behind transge…
Michael@scottgoblue314.bsky.social · 2d ago

I took a deep dive up thread and down the quoted chains and I cannot shake the feeling that Freeman built her claims with a Lying Larceny Machine. The part where her own work does not include one of the allegedly "stolen" bits (grandma's eye color??) is the most suspicious

Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · 2d ago

One of her many large documents is a list of all the places she claims Tracy copied her and it looks like this. And I think people who were first evaluating this online just looked at all the yellow and was like "oh my god, that's so much yellow!" But if you actually read it...

BMR Eighties Rocker Fight Scene versus Crave Eighties Rocker Fight Scene BMR Despite the biting wind, the two men were dressed in jeans and shirts, no coats, no gloves. BMR 2010 p. 417, 2011 p. 519 Crave: And in walk two guys wearing nothing but old-school concert T-shirts, jeans and lace-up boots. No jackets, no sweaters, no hoodies even. p. 53 BMR Sporting a black leather jacket and a dog collar and an earring, he's out of place. He looks like a retro throw back to the eighties. In fact, he looks a lot like Billy Idol. 2013 p. 58, 2014 p. 48 Crave Ones who died at an eighties rock concert...dark hair tied back in a ponytail and a black nose ring right through his septum. Crave p. 53 BMR Well, well, well. Looks like I've hit the jackpot. 2013 p. 58 (One guy says) Crave Well, well, well. Looks like we made it back just in time. p. 53 (One guy says) BMR He looks like a punk rocker throwback in a bad eighties movie. 2014 p. 48 Crave ...this feels like a scene out of every teen movie... p. 55 BMR One was blond and muscular and had the broad, over-developed physique of a body builder. 2013 p. 58 Crave He's shorter than the first and stockier too. His blond hair is shaved close against his head. p. 53 BMR Punk Rock reaches out and grabs me... 2014 p. 49 Crave But Marc reaches out and grabs me... p. 56 BMR The Hulk grabs me and twists my wrists behind my back, pinning me to him, my back to his front. 2014 p. 49 Crave He yanks me hard against him-my back to his front-and wraps his arms around me as I start to struggle in earnest. p. 56
Alfred Twu@alfredtwu.com · 3d ago

For this reason, many pro-housing organizations such as East Bay for Everyone oppose Prop 45. We want to be build homes in existing cities, not spraw in wildfire zones. Prop 45 would also make it easier to widen highways - but wouldn't do anything for high speed rail. 2/ bsky.app/profile/east...

East Bay for Everyone@eastbayforeveryone.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thanks to the important CEQA reform passed last year, the @calchamber.bsky.social BACA measure does nothing for the infill housing we need. What it does do is streamline everything from sprawl detached housing to highways to data centers. Read more: eastbayforeveryone.org/2026/03/05/s...

East Bay for Everyone Opposes Cal Chamber "BACA" CEQA Ballot Measure Streamlining sprawl development is not "Pro-Housing!"
Michael@scottgoblue314.bsky.social · 4d ago

I'm not entirely sure I believe the bike shop when they say my thighs are so powerful they destroyed a gearset that should have lasted a lifetime, but I'll take the compliment

Michael@scottgoblue314.bsky.social · 6d ago

Has anyone else been having a problem where every news website suddenly uses something called Admiral to detect ad blockers, and it prevents you, who DOES NOT USE AN AD BLOCKER, from viewing their websites?

Zach Lipton@zachlipton.com · 6d ago

the docs are amazing here. OpenAI actually produced an infographic to highlight how in their entire history, they've donated a whopping $800K to local civic causes the Mayor just out here trying to do reputation cleanup for OpenAI and they're just "nah we already gave 47% of a public toilet"

OpenAI in San Franciso: Investing in the city where we startedDear Mayor Lurie:Thank you for the conversation at City Hall on June 18 with Ned and Kunal. I appreciated thecandid and constructive conversation about San Francisco’s opportunity to benefit from the nextera of artificial intelligence - and about the responsibility that comes with having OpenAIheadquartered here.Your emphasis on a large, visible initiative that delivers tangible value to residents wascompelling. The discussion of housing and education, as well as your example of the universalfree childcare you launched, underscored an important point: successful civic partnership mustbe felt in people’s daily lives and must earn public confidence through clear results.I was glad to share more about OpenAI’s existing contributions to San Francisco, including ourgrowing tax base, support for local civic efforts, and grants to community organizations. I heardyou when you said we should look beyond those toward an ambitious and visible partnership.We will continue exploring what OpenAI can do through our public benefit corporation and theOpenAI Foundation. As we do, we want to remain disciplined about what we can execute welland focus on approaches that complement our City’s priorities rather than create one-timeheadlines.Thank you again for your leadership and for the thoughtful way you are approaching both thepromise and the pressures created by San Francisco’s technology-led recovery. I look forwardto continuing the conversation with you and your team.Sincerely,Sarah FriarChief Financial OfficerOpenAI
San Francisco Chronicle@sfchronicle.com · 6d ago

Records obtained by the Chronicle reveal how the mayor has unsuccessfully sought to get the maker of ChatGPT to step up its involvement in the city as its technology reshapes the economy.

Michael@scottgoblue314.bsky.social · last wk.

When the MASCOTs plan was laid out, some people observed that the new plan would probably screw some late-night commuters. If that did come to pass, these results are an excellent example of how tradeoffs can still net out positively

Warren Wells, AICP@warrenjwells.bsky.social · last wk.

I've posted about MASCOTs a few times, the N. Bay integrated transit plan. It's such a good news story, where several service providers came together to remove duplicative service and create an operator-agnostic plan. SMART ridership is way up, and GGT is up 22% even with 12% fewer service hours!