Baselines shifted

Newsom must be so stoked that the oil price crisis he was largely going to be blamed for will now be blamed on Trump.

“I felt burning in my throat” - East Bay Yesterday In February, America’s nuclear arms treaty with Russia expired, ushering in “a global rush for new weapons,” according to New York Times. Much of the next generation of the US nuclear arsenal will be ...

It's so neat that we are building the life on earth extinguishing bombs right in our backyard. So neat.
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move slow and repair things

During every single oil shock I'm walking around like John Travolta reading all the panicked posts.

The Most Chilling Detail in the U.S. Attack on an Iranian Naval Ship The Iranian warship was taking part in an international exercise with many other countries—including the United States.

This is a chilling crime. A shame on our country. The Iranian ship was unarmed. The US knew this. The sailors were murdered by our navy, and the survivors were left to die at sea.
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Is there a country for the majority of Iranians and USians who have no interested in being ruled by theocrats?

I continue to be gobsmacked at 1) how common this formulation is 2) how antisemitic and generally bigoted it is 3) and how for all the talk of anti-semitism this is never cited as an example even though it’s quite literally the original incarnation.

Politico skeet: White House looking under every rock to lower gas prices. White House aids and cabinet officials are coming under intense pressure to reverse the spike in energy prices caused by the start of the war in the middle east.

Don't worry drivers, Daddy Don and Daddy Newt will keep your sweet sweet oil cheap!

No need to rethink transportation and housing priorities, no need to demand good transit systems.

Our daddies will keep your juice flowing, regardless how many countries we must bomb or schools we must defund.

Viaggio nella valle del Po - 1° puntata (1957) YouTube video by Indimenticabile TV

If you don't speak Italian, you might want to skip to ~24 minutes in, otherwise enjoy Italy's first food travel show

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Hey that’s about the cost of the SSI Restoration Act, which would cut recipient poverty by 60%, eliminate marriage penalties, and modernize draconian asset limits.

California Democratic Party chair calls for governor candidates without a 'viable path' to drop out In a race in which candidates from all parties run in the same primary, Democrats have raised concerns the crowded field could prevent them from appearing on the November ballot.

This stupid primary system brought to you by: Gavin Newsom vetoing statewide ranked choice voting.

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Kal Penn said on @hasanminhaj.com's podcast that Campus Dems wrote to Biden about Gaza and they never got an answer from the White House, but sure, the problem is that we don't embrace gambling.

this is so funny cause what's the point of winning this bet?

That's just 4 times more than Syria before their civil war. I'm sure the refugee crisis will be manageable.

As gas prices soar
And we are on our way to war
Remember it didn't have to be this way
Our car dependency makes us all pay

Is there a version of the FBI keyboard meme but it's Putin's Federal Security Service?

I wish all the talking heads panicking about trans people existing, cancel culturing universities, and people singing Palestinian chants would be just a little bit worried that our army is getting riled up with christo-fascitst lectures about and Armageddon.

Bike leaning at a gas pump with a trailer full of propane and diesel

I always make sure to top off my mutually assured destruction trailer before going to the grocery store

what is shocking to me about that is that they aren't having grok write all their filings

Incident Description: As I was commuting by bicycle on Adeline Street, I saw a large SUV with BART Police decals and flashing emergency lights parked in the bike lane. As I approached the vehicle, I noticed two BART Police officers chatting on the sidewalk in front of the Touch of Soul restaurant, clearly not responding to an emergency. I politely asked the officers if they would please not park in the bike lane; they simply smiled at me, said something along the lines of "thanks," and returned to their conversation. I asked again if they could please move the car, pointing out the three other private vehicles parked in the bike lane ahead of them. I noted that when police ignore the law so casually, it sends a clear message to the public that certain rules don't matter and can be broken with impunity. They responded with more smiles, said, "Thank you for your feedback," and went back to waiting for their meal. The purpose of bike lanes isn't just to keep me, an able-bodied person who has never owned a car and has been commuting by bike for 20 years, safe. Their purpose is to make it possible for vulnerable people to feel safe shifting toward lower-impact, cheaper, and healthier modes of transportation. When police make it clear they don't care about enforcing the rules that are put in place to allow a 10-year-old to ride safely to school, bike lanes effectively become double-parking lanes. I didn't ask for the officers' badge numbers because I’m not interested in these two individuals being punished. Instead, I want there to be a culture and training within BART—including the police department—that centers on the goal of shifting people away from cars. This must include ensuring safe routes to BART stations for cyclists. Otherwise, you have one part of the organization desperately trying to increase ridership while another part makes it more dangerous and burdensome to access public transit.

Thanks Victor, I'm submitting this incident report and I'll email you a version.

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I just applied for the MTC's Vision Zero position and I'm pretty sure I'm not getting it because I answered all their questions with some version of that (you/anyone following you should apply!) www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mtcc...

If that's true I see no value in being a paid subscriber to what is essentially a state mouthpiece. I would have thought it was the responsibility of the editorial pages to have opinions and challenge power, not uphold it.

the burden of proof is on the people who just wiped out a grade school.

Many blocks later I realized that I should have asked them to pose for a picture that I could send to my BART Board member @victorfloresbart.bsky.social.

He opposes a billionaire tax, has vetoed key climate legislation, keeps proposing fossil fuel subsidies, is an obstacle to universal healthcare, is hostile to trans people.

He's the de facto leader of the Republican Party.

Sen. Ossoff Statement on Iran Atlanta, Ga. - U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff today released the following statement. "Eight months ago, Donald Trump lied to the country when he claimed U.S. air strikes had 'obliterated' Iran's nuclear program. "Now Trump says he's taken America to war for regime change in Iran. "Trump has launched this regime change war and put American forces at risk without presenting evidence of an imminent threat, without clear objectives, without having exhausted diplomacy, without a plan for the aftermath, and without the consent of Congress. "I oppose yet another regime change war-of-choice in the Middle East. Congress must convene immediately and pass a War Powers Resolution to assert our Constitutional authority over war and peace. "The President has presented no evidence that Iran or its nuclear program — which he falsely claimed to have 'obliterated' — pose an imminent threat to the United States, or that diplomacy was exhausted. Iran's support for terrorism and uranium enrichment have long destabilized the region. But sending American forces into harm's way should only ever be a last resort. "I pray for the safety of U.S. forces who have been ordered into battle and commend their extraordinary professionalism."

Ossoff’s statement is 1000x stronger than Schumer-Jeffries. This is a moderate Jewish Senator from a Trump state. The split isn’t moderate vs progressive, but leading vs poll-reacting

Cause they were waiting for food at 39th and Adeline and refused to move their vehicle blaring lights when asked.

@bart.gov can your police park in bike lanes?

I was born in an Iranian prison. My parents were held in their jails. My uncles lie in their mass graves. Nothing you can tell me about the crimes of the Iranian regime that I haven't lived in blood and bone. That doesn't mean I want my people bombed, maimed, killed, their homes in ruins. If your vision of liberation comes only through the destruction of innocent lives, then it's not freedom you're after. Sahar Delijani, Iranian author

I am pro Iranian people. I stand with them against their own government’s repression AND against the imperial violence in the form of bombs dropped from the sky from Israel & the US who have already killed hundreds.

I support neither imperialism or dictatorship.

Sahar Delijani said it best:

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