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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

all the lefty news that's fit to print along with our comrades @oaklandreviewofbooks.org :)))

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Justin Gilmore @prouns.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I interviewed a wildland firefighter about his work for @bayareacurrent.bsky.social: what a typical day is like, the self-organization of wildland firefighters, and what it takes to do the job. The photos are incredible, too:

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

"It’s a deadly time to be a wildland firefighter. A fourth firefighter from the Knowles Fire burnover has passed away. Three weeks ago, on our way to Colorado, the initial three fatalities of the burnover passed away in their fire shelter." bayareacurrent.com/wildland-fir...

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Wildland Firefighters Are More Important Than Ever

We spoke to one of the frontline union workers in the climate change fight.

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Wildland firefighters have become central figures in the fight against capitalism's ecological disaster. We spoke with a veteran federal wildland firefighter about the job's dangers, labor politics, and its joys. bayareacurrent.com/wildland-fir...

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Wildland Firefighters Are More Important Than Ever

We spoke to one of the frontline union workers in the climate change fight.

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

SF is rich, but its kids struggle to get to school. Why? SFUSD has outsourced buses to a private company, Zum. Only 43 of 122 schools are served, mostly for students with special needs, and drivers raise issues with student treatment, safety, and more. bayareacurrent.com/where-are-sf...

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Where Are All the Yellow School Buses in San Francisco?

In a city dripping with cash, San Francisco can’t get its kids to school.

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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Waymo workers have to clean WHAT? It’s come to light that Waymo uses even more human laborers than they want us to believe, and those workers deal with some pretty graphic stuff. Go check out the @bayareacurrent.bsky.social article by Stephanie Reist. bayareacurrent.com/theres-a-lot...

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Unionized SF Orchestra workers face cuts amid eye-watering boss pay and management's refusal to dip into a $270 M endowment. Workers hit picket lines and canceled opening night. The last time the musicians hit the picket lines was about 36 years ago. bayareacurrent.com/sf-orchestra...

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The Show Won’t Go On: SF Orchestra Walks Out Opening Night

Union workers face cuts amid eye-watering boss pay and refusal to dip into a $270 million endowment

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libraryn.bsky.social @libraryn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Pay workers

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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The Show Won’t Go On: SF Orchestra Walks Out Opening Night

Union workers face cuts amid eye-watering boss pay and refusal to dip into a $270 million endowment

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

United Steel Workers Local 5 has been on strike, and is now locked out, for over 134 days at Martinez Renewables. 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑡 profiled one of those workers: Tomas Rivera, a proud union member and family man, who refuses to back down. bayareacurrent.com/tomas-rivera...

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Over 134 Days on the Picket Line at Martinez Renewables, and Tomas Rivera Won’t Give Up

“I'm just a dad that wants to go back to work.”

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

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Where Are All the Yellow School Buses in San Francisco?

In a city dripping with cash, San Francisco can’t get its kids to school.

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Ghost in the Machine @ghostdoc2026.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

“Ghost in the Machine ends in a call for refusal as a response to AI, centering the voices of data workers from Kenya, who are now “building a global alliance of workers.” We should join them.” @bayareacurrent.bsky.social Sept 14th on PBS! bayareacurrent.com/beware-the-g...

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Beware the Genre of Criti-Hype: Two Documentaries about AI

Is it hype or is it Kool-Aid? “Ghost in the Machine” succeeds where “The AI Doc” fails.

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

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Over 134 Days on the Picket Line at Martinez Renewables, and Tomas Rivera Won’t Give Up

“I'm just a dad that wants to go back to work.”

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This depot worker's experiences dealing with Waymos gives a whole new meaning to 'enshittification.' bayareacurrent.com/theres-a-lot...

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Cleaning Up Poop: The Human Labor Behind Waymo

Human feces isn’t even the nastiest thing they’ve found in the backseat.

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Thank you, Hasan Piker, for reading up on SF's homegrown techno-reactionaries. Help us continue our coverage of tech from the belly of the beast by becoming a paid subscriber: bayareacurrent.com/about/#/port...

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

"We’re not meeting the future of George Jetson, but of George Orwell... as Robotaxi Handler makes clear, Waymo riders can be even more gross and depraved than their antisocial ideology reveals." From the belly of the tech beast in @bayareacurrent.bsky.social bayareacurrent.com/theres-a-lot...

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Cleaning Up Poop: The Human Labor Behind Waymo

Human feces isn’t even the nastiest thing they’ve found in the backseat.

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

This depot worker's experiences dealing with Waymos gives a whole new meaning to 'enshittification.' bayareacurrent.com/theres-a-lot...

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Cleaning Up Poop: The Human Labor Behind Waymo

Human feces isn’t even the nastiest thing they’ve found in the backseat.

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

SF's billionaire-backed Hamilton Society, an extension of the Bay's right-wing tech scene, gathered 700 people to debate whether the US needs a dictator. The vibes were as rotten as you would expect. bayareacurrent.com/sfs-tech-cae...

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SF's Tech Right Debates the Ideal Dictator

Putrid vibes reigned at SF billionaire-funded Hamilton Society debate.

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kelly pendergrast @kellypendergrast.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Jimmy Wu continuing his career as @bayareacurrent.bsky.social's in-house chronicler of the Bay Area tech right's most venal and dimwitted gatherings bayareacurrent.com/sfs-tech-cae...

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SF's Tech Right Debates the Ideal Dictator

Putrid vibes reigned at SF billionaire-funded Hamilton Society debate.

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Decca Muldowney @deccamuldowney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

hell is empty and all the devils are here

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jimmy @counteroptimize.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

for @bayareacurrent.bsky.social, i report on a rancid tech-right vibe: Curtis Yarvin and the Hamilton Society debating whether the US should be ruled by a dictatorial "Caesar" their only fear? the specter of a "Caesar Mao, Caesar Stalin, Caesar Mamdani" bayareacurrent.com/sfs-tech-cae...

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SF's Tech Right Debates the Ideal Dictator

Putrid vibes reigned at SF billionaire-funded Hamilton Society debate.

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Kevin Smokler @weegee.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Being curious about the contours of ethical bankruptcy is still ethical bankruptcy. Having a rigorous debate over say whether women deserve equal rights doesn't make you smart. It makes you an asshole who thinks such matters are actually debatable.

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Justin Gilmore @prouns.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

“How do you ensure,” one gentleman from Warsaw asks in earnest, “that the Caesar does not become Caesar Mao, Caesar Stalin, Caesar Mamdani?” To which a speaker on the affirmation sympathizes: “The recent election in New York, victories by the DSA, shows the writing on the wall"

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Maya🚂🚃🚄🚅🚆🚇🚈🚉🚊🚝🚞🚋🚌🚎 @trains.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

fascism has a chokehold on the bays tech industry

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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SF's Tech Right Debates the Ideal Dictator

Putrid vibes reigned at SF billionaire-funded Hamilton Society debate.

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jimmy @counteroptimize.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

waymo depot worker talks literal shit, safety issues, crazy labor practices. easily the most entertaining piece i've edited recently

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aric @aghastronaut.com · 01/09/2026

Travis Bickle form Taxi Driver with a word balloon pointing to the quoted post

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Joe @tenaciousgoat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"Robotaxi Handler: If there’s some anti-Waymo movement, the best thing to do is to get everybody to poop in one at the same time. That would be the best. Current: Thank you."

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Liv “Leev” Rainey-Smith @livraineysmith.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This interview is fantastic!

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MC Hawk 🥓☕🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @mchawk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The last paragraph is the strangest call to action I've ever read.

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🌞Werewolves Ranchero🌞 @pseudonic.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Welp. Never taking another Waymo if I don't have to.

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Lux Enjoyer @luxenjoyer.com · 01/09/2026

It's so funny how little they thought any of this through.

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LurkyMcLurk @lurkymclurk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Cool, more reason not to ride in these ever

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Anyolo @anyolo.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I beg your finest pardon?

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nick @vossbrink.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

"Robotaxi Handler: If there’s some anti-Waymo movement, the best thing to do is to get everybody to poop in one at the same time. That would be the best."

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Ethan Henry @ehenry.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

geez, what the shit, literally

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Eric Johnson @peaksoil.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Ah, yes. This utopia awaits us all. Quite a bit of the article is about what I think are shitty labor practices. After AI destroys most of the jobs, these will be the kinds of jobs that a person can find.

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Jeremy 🇨🇦 @thatgeoguy.ca · 01/09/2026

I gotta say, the idea this is all contracted out and Transdev is a fucking nightmare kind of tracks, but I was not expecting the level of honesty on display in this one

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Becky @rstanek.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This article is horrifying on several levels, but there’s some real insight as to the sort of person who treats a Waymo as their personal trash can.

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Justin Gilmore @prouns.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

They're toilets on wheels

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jack the nonabrasive @karabaic.org · 01/09/2026

much vetting such vetting

When I got hired, I got called by someone in a different country, and they said, “You’re hired.” And I’m like, “I didn’t even get an interview.” There’s no interview process.
They hire 40 people at a time and then they go through this arduous orientation that’s extremely mind-numbing. It’s three different orientations at once because you need to get onboarded to Transdev, Google, and Waymo. So it’s insanely convoluted.

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Jason Murphy @jasemurphy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I have what I call a "human factors theory" for why robotaxis will not work, and why car ownership will be the killer app for robotaxis. It's a shit theory: 💩

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Eric Budd @ericmbudd.com · 01/09/2026

the future is... shit

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