Sidney Hickenbottom

Taps the sign

A reminder for CA voters: Sonja Shaw, who endorsed by Moms for Liberty, is running to hold office in our education dept. She's anti-LGBTQ and would absolutely ban books if she wins. Vote for Richard Barrera for CA State Superintendent of Public Instruction. www.kqed.org/news/1210382...

Great reporting from @sfgate.com and @gilduran.com We San Franciscans have had a front row view of technofascists trying to overturn American democracy and we have a moral obligation to call it out. GrowSF is now GrowUSA.

since California ballots are now out: prop 40 is the billionaire tax, and you should vote yes to stick it to them but both props 41 and 42 are designed to retroactively cancel the billionaire tax because they’re afraid they can’t beat it at the ballot box yes on 40, no on 41 and 42

20 Years Ago Today, Dennis Green Told Us 'They Are Who We Thought They Were' https://www.bleachernation.com/bears/2026/10/16/bears-dennis-green-rant-20/

October 17 is a nationwide NO KINGS day of action ahead of the midterms. There are rallies taking place all over the country to promote early voting and make sure every eligible voter has a plan, knows their options, and is ready to make their voice count. Find an event: https://www.nokings.org/

Sarah Longwell coming after Tim Walz because he called out the fact that Liz Cheney choice was a disaster is hilarious, why would democrats listen to anything coming from ex republican consultants is beyond me, stop listening to these right leaning “consultants” that is the real problem

Gavin Newsom is a Republican.

never feel closer to my fellow San Franciscans than walking down the street making eye contact with strangers when we are all visibly annoyed at the blue angels

The media's dilemma: should we cover that a guy contemplating how to dispose of Jews is cited by the VP as an intellectual influence or write another piece about vague connections between Democrats and Hassan Piker? 🤔

I don't know if it is circumstances or not, but that so many people are allowing themselves to be seen vulnerable and in grief ... it doesn't feel like something I would see elsewhere and I just want to acknowledge that. Cuz it is important #OurBastard #AEWDynamite

This promo is unbelievable WTF

One, this hilariously outs who all got the talking points in advance and how blatantly they parrot those. Two, Schmitt really thought today he'd launch himself to the VP nomination and with that a decent shot at the presidency down the line. Instead this is the only thing he'll be remembered for.

The Le Tigre pumpkin spice latte ad reminds me that Starbucks are disgusting union busters and that there are better places to get your coffee.

The White House is using taxpayer money to run pro-Trump propaganda ads just weeks before the midterm elections. @swin24.bsky.social and @andrewperez.bsky.social report how the ads violate federal laws and why this ad campaign even exists. Read more: zeteo.com/p/trump-love...

Converting the clear backpack from protest mode to music festival mode

Jack Brisco was the one who inspired Steamboat to do those arm drags #AEWAllOut

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When I first went to Vancouver, I was excited to learn that at Red Robin you can poutinize your fries.

We might not have to argue about whether or not to tear down Trump's ballroom

Please visit my gilded murder arch (and gift shop)

Watched an IG video where a guy played the guitar solo to Hotel California on a toy organ where every note goes meow. Four days later, all I can say is when that song is stuck in your head you can check out any time you like but you can never leave. Meow.

Newsom has long been a traitor to his voters/this state. Enjoy that big tech money, buddy, but you'll still never be president.

Waxed. Vaxxed. And ready to . . . fax (ghost stories to Art Bell).

Go Cubs Go is Bo Diddley

The only thing I knew about Ed Sheeran before this week is that he has a song named Galway Girl that isn't a cover of Steve Earle's Galway Girl but instead a much shittier song built around the same basic concept and that discovering that fact made me never want to know anything else about him.

How did Sheeran not know that Macklemore was very definitely going to be taking about Palestine on stage after "Hind's Hall" and basically every public statement he's made since releasing that track?

If only the media had as much interest in the world's richest person, the primary funder of the Republican Party, who spoke at Trump's Inauguration and gave a Sieg Heil, once again declaring his belief "white solidarity is the only way to survive" as they do some Twitch streamer.

The perennial battle over Great Highway & Sunset Dunes park is, like most elections in San Francisco, inundated with political donations. And it's almost all going to one side: The pro-park side has outraised the pro-road side 7-to-1. via @junyaoyang.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/09/sf-s...

Workers' rights

No starker example of the media having different rules for each political party. If the press treated Elon Musk like Hasan Piker, every Republican in America would be forced to answer questions about why their party's biggest donor espouses anti-semitic race science.

Eating diarrhea lettuce just to feel something

Bryan and Nigel calling this match is almost too much. Absolutely perfect presentation tonight.

TK breaking out Baba O'Reilly. Fuckin madman

Lord, Thekla is over

Just dawned on me that there'll be no Nigel on commentary today. Can we at least get a Danielson shift?

It's 8am on Sunday morning. You know what that means.

ICE has arrested at least 2,440 people in San Francisco since President Trump’s second term began, according to new data. That was the fourth-highest number of arrests for any city in the state.

Mid '90s and I'm at a short-lived (particularly) indie record shop in Chicago. A woman walks in and asks the guy behind the counter if they have any Bush CDs. The guy looks up, takes a breath, and says "No." She leaves without another word being exchanged.

ok time to go for a walk

“going to visit lake america” sounds like something my uncle would say when he needs to take a shit

RIP San Francisco Democratic Party. The DCCC members installed by tech oligarchs just voted against affordable housing (Prop I) and against taxing billionaires (Prop 40). The local SF Dem party is now Blue-MAGA and it’s endorsements should be ignored by anyone who cares about our city.

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