Diane Ripley

San Francisco’s Embarcadero flooded near the Ferry Building Monday as record-high tides disrupted Pier 14 access. Other California coastal areas, including Mill Valley, San Diego and Los Angeles, also reported flooding and road closures

I'd argue every picture Brent Taylor has ever sent was unsolicited.

Bloomberg spent his money, as always, on useless ads, way too late, to avoid accidentally building any institutions. I'd bet Elon is spending a billion on all the things we'll never find out about. And he's spending it on everything, including a ton of disinfo + a ton of voter contact.

UPDATE: one week from Friday you'll be able to rent "MUSK" and watch it in the comfort of your own home!

PEARSON: “Everyone needs to know Trump-endorsed Brent Taylor hates Memphis and Shelby County.” @justinjpearson.bsky.social explains a new @mlk50memphis @propublica.org piece on all the ways his TN-9 opponent Brent Taylor has undermined & sold out Memphis for his own benefit as state senator.

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For my last Better Win a District, I wrote about TN-09. Republicans gerrymandered Memphis, the Blackest city in Tennessee, out of a seat in the House. Or at least they tried. Then along came Justin Pearson. Now TN-09 is a real fight. www.liberalcurrents.com/better-win-a...

How the People of Brazil Went to War With a Billionaire and His Algorithm What Lula’s digital resistance can teach us about saving democracy from tech fascism.

A Travis County judge has ordered Gov. Greg Abbott to allow Gina Hinojosa to inspect more than 1,000 pages of unredacted communications between his office and Elon Musk. The ruling comes amid questions over political donations, state incentives awarded to Musk’s. #GinaHinojosa #USDemocracy

After waiting hours for their loved ones, families were reunited with released ICE detainees. FREE THEM ALL!!!

Always wanted to ask celebrities on Rodeo Drive, “how’s that 5,000$ handbag working out for you”? “Good?” good…

Walking the line outside the Trump rally in Corinth, I was reminded that more unites us than divides us here in Mississippi. I heard from folks who want to get foreign money out of our elections, put an end to flock cameras, keep our border secure, and make sure our veterans are taken care of.

Thanks to everyone who has watched as I’ve shared all of the “250 to 250” videos for which I wrote scripts. This is the last one, & how fitting to have it read by @hcrichardson.bsky.social herself since the “250 to 250” project was her idea. Tonight: the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

NEW: For over a year, staff at Oklahoma’s regulatory agency built a case against the oil company with the state’s highest number of oil field pollution incidents and violations. Instead of punishing the company, officials let it restart operations. with @readfrontier.bsky.social

God created the entire universe but still has to use the bathroom Republicans assigned Him.

Of all the things that never happened, this never happened the most

The Trump Presidential Library will have an entire wing devoted to Trump’s sworn denials.

Rickie pulls from On the Waterfront. I watched it not long ago because it showed a man up against thuggery. With poetic license, she practically creates a scene from a play. Not the happiest of endings but I think it’s extraordinary.

Lax over-site “possibly” not wanting to admit a mistake Feature not a bug lucrative arrangement for the state

The Cal State LA bachelor's degree initiative just launched at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center. With 81.5% of students who earned rehabilitative credits remaining conviction-free after release, we're setting folks up for success after incarceration and creating safer, stronger communities.

Nature finds ways to make ruins beautiful, seems like there’s a lesson in there somewhere

A thread-of-threads on my research into the ruined places of the world, the abandoned ruins of modernity, interesting historical knowledge I've come across, and strange parts of history I find fascinating.

Hello, new followers. I track ICE flights and third-country removals at @prospect.org. This is what the ICE Air operation looked like yesterday, Oct. 23, 2026. --88 flights --14 removal stops --3 third-country removal stops --Nearly all adult passengers shackled at the ankles, wrists & waist.

Fantastic news in our defense against Donald Trump's attacks on our Constitution and elections. Make no mistake: Trump won't stop trying to illegally seize power or deface our democracy. California will keep fighting back.

🚨BREAKING: We have moved for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction enjoining Trump from continuing to unconstitutionally impose themselves upon election administration procedures that the Constitution and federal law assign to the States.

Big day on the planet Topple Topple Topple

And then he stiffed them!

I know there's a lot going on but I feel it should probably be more of an above-the-fold story that members of Congress released a thoroughly documented report directly accusing the president of the United States of being a serial rapist.

Donald Trump's deployment of California's National Guard in Los Angeles was an unlawful and unconstitutional abuse of power. It was done over California’s objection — all in an effort to intimidate peaceful protestors advocating for immigrant rights.

Not a big story, it's just the Attorney General working with an imprisoned pedophile to help cover up the pedophile President's crimes conducted with his best friend for 15 years, a pedophile who the President sent, as a birthday card, a drawing of a naked adolescent girl.

Ever heard someone say "protest doesn't change anything"? Brazil and Serbia just proved them wrong. 🇧🇷 🇷🇸

Another confirmed death due to the negligence of ice, this time here in San Diego. It has been confirmed that a person passed away on 10/24/26 at Otay Mesa concentration camp. We have received a report that the victim was experiencing convulsions and was being neglected medically. Chelsea Gods

Lock 🔒 him up forever.

Solar has overtaken nuclear. A decade ago it supplied 1% of the world's power. In 2025 it met three quarters of global demand growth. Almost nobody saw it coming. I spoke to Jocelyn Timperley at BBC Future about why. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

“It’s going to be 56-44 in the Senate.”

A Russian officer now fights alongside Ukraine’s forces after helping kill 300 former comrades. 26-year-old Lt. Stupnikov became one of Kyiv’s most valuable informants, supplying coordinates, radio frequencies & troop movements helping Ukraine obliterate Russian units. www.wsj.com/world/russia...

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Abdul El-Sayed is a Rhodes Scholar, with degrees from the University of Michigan, Oxford, and Columbia. 84% of Rhodes Scholars are Democrats or Independents, compared with just 14% Republicans. It’ll be great having Abdul in the Senate.