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Retired earth scientist; 36 years with the US Geological Survey and the Smithsonian Institution. From Philly; landed in San Francisco 50+ years ago.

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⭕ #TOULOUSE | Du monde avenue #Maurice_Sarraut pour la manifestation « Non racisme, aux fascistes et aux violences d'État ! ». Les manifestants scandent justice et vérité pour #Bilal, mort lors d'un contrôle de police en 2025.

14.03.2026 16:18 👍 156 🔁 65 💬 6 📌 2

I've never seen a president who is so gullible and easily led.

14.03.2026 10:43 👍 3656 🔁 537 💬 316 📌 0

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”

What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”

Funny how that works.

14.03.2026 18:01 👍 14914 🔁 4183 💬 300 📌 119
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California poppies make my day.

12.03.2026 21:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I support regime change….
In the USA!

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#FuckTrump!

11.03.2026 11:33 👍 5405 🔁 909 💬 165 📌 41
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Every San Francisco bus ride is unique!

09.03.2026 23:43 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Gotta be one of the best views from a dental chair!

09.03.2026 21:10 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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the president has no idea what he has set in motion. none.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

09.03.2026 00:23 👍 25645 🔁 7621 💬 2503 📌 680
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Country Joe McDonald, Bay Area rock icon and Woodstock anti-war voice, dies at 84 Country Joe McDonald, the Berkeley singer-songwriter who headed Country Joe and the Fish, has died at 84.

RIP Country Joe; his classic anti-war song “ I feel like I’m fixing to die rag “ was an anthem of my youth.

www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

08.03.2026 20:04 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
Rep. Stansbury: How many more lives will be put on the line for Trump's war with Iran?
Rep. Stansbury: How many more lives will be put on the line for Trump's war with Iran? YouTube video by Rep. Melanie Stansbury

Why is this war happening? Trump’s war in Iran has been launched without giving Congress or the American people even a basic explanation of why it is happening in the first place.

Six American servicemembers’ lives have already been lost—how many more will be put on the line? This war must stop.

07.03.2026 19:02 👍 255 🔁 72 💬 23 📌 4
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Support science!
Prof Roger Bales, University of of California, speaks at Stand up for Science rally, San Francisco. His scientific research focuses on sustainability of water and land resources, and more broadly on climate solutions.

07.03.2026 22:27 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Stand Up For Science
National Day of Action
San Francisco, California
Saturday, March 7

05.03.2026 03:42 👍 16 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0

Almost everyone…

05.03.2026 22:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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From the New Yorker:

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Our beautiful City Hall, San Francisco. On February 12, 2004, then Mayor Gavin Newsom allowed same-sex couples to marry (in violation of state law.) Raise a 🥃 ! (My wife and I were married there in 1983—I claim that the building brings good luck: my wife and I are still married!)

04.03.2026 00:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Preschoolers celebrating their diverse backgrounds, San Francisco. This is what underpins diversity, equity, and inclusion, (DEI) which is what truly makes America great.

27.02.2026 23:44 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Drydock & former shipyard, Pier 70, San Francisco. Naval vessels that participated in the war of 1898 were built here. The colonization of Puerto Rico began with that war, & is linked to this shipyard, not far from where I live. Those who know me will appreciate this geographic coincidence.

25.02.2026 18:13 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is there going to be one in San Francisco?

24.02.2026 20:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Is there one in the San Francisco Bay area?

24.02.2026 20:51 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
TAKE BACK our SCIENCE RALLY!
MARCH 7th 2026
NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION

We believe in SCIENCE

standupforscience.net/march7

TAKE BACK our SCIENCE RALLY! MARCH 7th 2026 NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION We believe in SCIENCE standupforscience.net/march7

This administration must not be allowed to continue their dismantling of the nation's scientific structure. Join us in fighting to protect science on March 7th in Washington D.C. or at your local rally! Learn more at standupforscience.net/march7

#March7
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#ImpeachRFKJr

24.02.2026 20:46 👍 70 🔁 32 💬 1 📌 4

I’m not going to watch Trump’s State of the Union address tonight.

I urge you not to, either. Here’s why…

24.02.2026 17:07 👍 4749 🔁 977 💬 383 📌 110
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Our unique San Francisco pyramid (photo courtesy of SF Chronicle)

24.02.2026 20:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The grift that keeps on grifting.

23.02.2026 21:47 👍 5260 🔁 2015 💬 323 📌 94
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From Porgy and Bess:

Oh, Jonah, he lived in a whale
Oh, Jonah, he lived in a whale
Fo' he made his home in that fish's abdomen
Oh, Jonah, he lived in a whale

24.02.2026 01:06 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sailboat masts in alignment with the crest of the east Bay hills, San Francisco Bay.

22.02.2026 21:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Black crowned night heron, San Francisco.

17.02.2026 16:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Our current reality

17.02.2026 16:43 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

California is powered by two-thirds clean energy and has one of the world's largest economies, proving you can fight climate change and thrive at the same time.

The climate crisis is an immediate security challenge — and California will always meet the moment.

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