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Walking around the lake and cooking things for friends in Oakland

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Adriana Valencia for AC Transit Ward 3 2026 @valencia4actransit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
@dbrim.com I'm running for AC Transit Board of Directors on a platform of reliability, affordability, and agency transparency. The bus should come when it is scheduled to do so. medium.com/@valenciafor...
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AC Transit’s Reliability Problem
AC Transit’s reliability is not where it needs to be. In short: the buses are not where they need to be, when they need to be there.
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Kuan Butts @kuanbutts.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Spicy reporting from Oaklandside oaklandside.org/2026/09/24/a...
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AC Transit buses have become more unreliable this year, say riders and transit board
Canceled and delayed trips have become routine. A board member told the agency to “get a handle on this ASAP.”
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
for a junk drawer to legally qualify as a real junk drawer, what is the ONE absolute mandatory item it must include? Either a loose pen cap, a dried up pen, or an unusably dull pencil
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Me: I should save these photos in an album for my doctors appointment Apple photos: Watch this oozing wound montage set to “Remember” by OatMilq
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Happy Birthday Keith! This is Grace, who I saw when I visited @msknee.bsky.social in April
An adorable pitt mix pup lying in the grass with little wildflowers all around
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
I feel like this was such a common movie poster composition in the 80s and I always wonder how it started
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
They’re just giving us the full experience. Everyone is so busy and it’s hard to schedule another one
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
@rideact.bsky.social is it normal for the westbound NL bus to head south by West Oakland BART? Was there a route change? A road closure?
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Did it grow around a metal post?
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The kimchi lemon vinaigrette is amazing. I’ve been considering combining the two sauces into one to make the recipe even easier, but haven’t tried that yet. Soon.
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
And the tahini sauce in the recipe is pretty rich, so I lighten it up with some yogurt and water
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The recipe calls for roasting the beans alongside the cabbage, which I think leaves them too dry. I’ll just reheat the beans in a pan with some oil.
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
This recipe is now part of my regular rotation, with some modifications www.bonappetit.com/recipe/charr...
A plate with charred green cabbage, chickpeas, tahini yogurt sauce, kimchi vinaigrette, fresh dill, thinly sliced jalapeño, a tea egg, avocado, and black sesame seedsA plate with charred purple cabbage, royal corona beans, tahini yogurt sauce, kimchi vinaigrette, fresh dill, thinly sliced jalapeño, and watermelon radishA plate with charred purple cabbage, royal corona beans, tahini yogurt sauce, kimchi vinaigrette, fresh dill, and thinly sliced jalapeño
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I remember giving out free bags of chips and clif bars. People were dumbfounded that we weren’t selling them, and that the whole event, including snacks, drinks, and meals, was totally free for them
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Our little Food Not Bombs chapter in Santa Cruz drove up for Soupstock 2000, where Sleater-Kinney & Fugazi played a free show in Mission Dolores Park. Diamond Dave introduced me to the largest block of seitan I’d ever seen, and set us all up to help.
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Remembering 'Diamond' Dave Whitaker, 88, San Francisco's common thread
Local legend "Diamond" Dave Whitaker passed on March 2. His friends and colleagues remember him for his poetry, politics, and kindness.
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
And a summary:
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Workers who love ‘synergizing paradigms’ might be bad at their jobs | Cornell Chronicle
Employees who are impressed by vague corporate-speak like “synergistic leadership,” or “growth-hacking paradigms” may struggle with practical decision-making, a new Cornell study into “corporate BS” r...
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
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The Corporate Bullshit Receptivity Scale: Development, validation, and associations with workplace outcomes
From boardrooms and brown bags to emails and earnings calls, business culture often seems overrun by “corporate bullshit,” a semantically empty and of…
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
@rideact.bsky.social are you okay? What’s up with the NL this morning?
A sign at a bus stop showing the next transbay NL buses to San Francisco in 25 & 27 minutes
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
If you are in the Bay, and you can find a Ceanothus bush, I just want to let you know that the flowers smell faintly like sweet cornbread covered in honey
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This is bigotry, pure and simple. open.substack.com/pub/erininth...
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Kansas Sends Letters To Trans People Demanding The Immediate Surrender Of Drivers Licenses
"The legislature did not include a grace period."
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
I remember learning that Barcelona literally pays local musicians to go on tour. Just imagine how rad that would be for Oakland artists
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Shannon Carey @scmaestra.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
My city, Oakland, has roughly the same population (a bit more, actually) as the entire country of Iceland. IMAGINE, if you will, what we could dream up and design and see with this level of arts funding -- instead of funding our carceral state.
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Cyd Harrell @cydharrell.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
hallo, I am hiring again! - SF Digital Services is looking for a new Engineering Director careers.sf.gov/role/?id=374... This reports directly to me, & I’m looking for a practical & flexible technical expert with excellent communication & coaching skills, who is excited to do both. More below...
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Engineering Director - Digital Services (0932)
The Office of the City Administrator and its 25+ divisions and departments operate core internal and public-facing services in San Francisco.   The Office of the City Administrator’s Mission and Visio...
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Prototaxites!!! I’ve been thinking about prototaxites since I heard about it a year ago. I’m so excited to read this!
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
You nailed it
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James Brandt @jamesbrandt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I will simply never recover from reading this sentence: "Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Honestly this would be a really interesting survey or dataset, commute times by job. Maybe it already exists?
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
The news coming out of Iran is horrifying. Check on your Iranian friends and be kind to them
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Norm Charlatan @normcharlatan.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
I don’t think people quite understand that the occupation by ICE in the Twin Cities has more or less erased non-white people from public life. They cannot safely exist in any space accessible to the public and moving between private places leaves folks vulnerable to kidnapping by armed masked goons.
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Also this one “None of my books have anything the fuck in common because part of being an artist is getting to do whatever the fuck you want, right? Like, that's the great joy of doing it is that you're supposed to be expressing these things that are natural.”
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I would love to see more curious and open-hearted interviews like this with neighbors about a way that they are living and seeing the world.
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I love this quote from the interview “I think that they [pigeons] have the right idea with parenting, which is just like, you take care of them until they're really ready and you don't worry about how it looks while it's happening.”
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Logan Williams @obtusatum.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Made an XYZ map tile server that finds the first image from a property listing on Zillow in that tile area.
A map of New York City, tiled out of images from home listings, reflecting shifting housing typologiessame but for Denver area, showing wealthy mountain houses in the west and suburbia to the eastAlaska, many empty lots and beautiful landscapesZoomed out view of the Western US, showing coastal mansions, desert landscapes, and many, many single family homes
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
That sounds really good
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
I already had some pen plotter plans with a friend. When is the next one?
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
I would love to help with this sometime!
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Bobby Kogan @bbkogan.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Wow, huge credit to Katie and the rest of the nutrition team at @centeronbudget.bsky.social. USDA has now issued revised numbers because CBPP caught them either accidentally or intentionally making huge errors that would severely underfund SNAP, in direct violation of court orders.
USDA Food and Nutrition Service
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
DATE:
November 5, 2025
SUBJECT: REVISED Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Benefit and Administrative Expense Update for November 2025
TO:
Regional SNAP Directors
All Regions
SNAP State Agency Directors
All State Agencies
This memorandum is a follow up to the guidance shared on October 10, 2025, October 24, 2025, and November 4, 2025, regarding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits for November 2025.
The Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is revising its November 4 memorandum. The maximum allotments are being reduced by 35 percent instead of 50 percent, so that the maximum allotments for November 2025 will be 65 percent of the typical maximum allotments. This memorandum only replaces the amount of the reduction and does not replace any of the additional information contained in the memorandum issued on November 4, 2025.
Please see the revised maximum allotment tables attached to this memorandum. This reduction is effective immediately.
We appreciate the partnership with States that administer SNAP and will continue to keep you apprised with updates. Please direct any questions regarding this suspension to your Regional Office.
Sincerely,
PATRICK PENN Pey ined by PATROX
Date: 2025.11.05 205859-0500
Patrick A. Penn
Deputy Under Secretary
Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Enclosure
Food and Nutrition Service, Braddock Metro Center, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I’m happy to see dialogue between OFD and safe streets advocates on street design. It feels like there’s a lot room for the shared goal of reducing deaths and injuries oaklandside.org/2025/11/05/f...
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Fire Department debates safe street advocates on Oakland road design
Fire staff want to protect wide open roads to speed response. Safe street advocates want rules that allow for speed bumps and protected bike lanes that slow traffic for safety.
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Natalie Alms @almsnatalie.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
www.nextgov.com/modernizatio...
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Inside the Secret Service hunt for skimmers as outdated SNAP cards let thieves steal millions
The government still uses 1970s-era technology to deliver SNAP, leaving beneficiaries vulnerable to transnational crime rings that have taken hundreds of millions of dollars in benefits in recent year...
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
I’m assume you’re probably already in touch with them, but I wonder if propel could be any help with finding sources www.propel.app/stoptheft/ @allafarce.bsky.social
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Stop EBT Theft Hub
Propel is the simplest way to check your EBT balance, save money, get updates about your benefits, and so much more. Download the #1 EBT app for free. Trusted by over 5 million Americans.
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Very cool! I would love to learn more about this!
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
It’s cool, but could use more library related stuff
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Cool!! I would love to hear more about it!
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
It looks so good!!
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Eric Panzer @ericpanzer.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
As if the NOFO weren't bad enough, take a look at the grant agreement 🤬 Sections B ii and C ix are horrific, and appear to require AC Transit give ICE unfettered access to facilities and personnel and act as kidnapping collaborators, possibly breaking California law www.dhs.gov/sites/defaul...
I. Recipients must give DHS access to examine and copy records, accounts, and other documents and sources of information related to the federal award and permit access to facilities and personnel.SummarizeI. Acknowledgement of Federal Funding from DHS II. Activities Conducted Abroad III. Age Discrimination Act of 1975 IV. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 V. Best Practices for Collection and Use of Personally Identifiable Information VI. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Public Law 117-167 CHIPS VII. Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Title VI VIII. Civil Rights Act of 1968 IX. Communication and Cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration Officials X. Copyright XI. Debarment and Suspension XII. Drug-Free Workplace Regulations XIII. Duplicative Costs XIV. Education Amendments of 1972 (Equal Opportunity in Education Act) – Title IX FY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS XV. Energy Policy and Conservation Act XVI. Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Organizations XVII. Anti-Discrimination FY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS XVIII. False Claims Act and Program Fraud Civil Remedies XIX. Federal Debt Status XX. Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving XXI. Fly America Act of 1974 XXII. Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 XXIII. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2019 XXIV. Limited English Proficiency (Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI) FY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS XXV. Lobbying Prohibitions XXVI. National Environmental Policy Act XXVII. National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and provisions of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Pub. L. 117-167, Section 10254 XXVIII. Non-Supplanting Requirement XXIX. Notice of Funding Opportunity Requirements XXXVII. SAFECOM XXXVIII. Subrecipient Monitoring and Management FY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS XLIII. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56 XLIV. Use of DHS Seal, Logo and Flags XLV. Whistleblower Protection Act FY 2025 DHS Standard Terms and ConditionsFY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS The Fi…SummarizeI. Acknowledgement of Federal Funding from DHS II. Activities Conducted Abroad III. Age Discrimination Act of 1975 IV. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 V. Best Practices for Collection and Use of Personally Identifiable Information VI. CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Public Law 117-167 CHIPS VII. Civil Rights Act of 1964 – Title VI VIII. Civil Rights Act of 1968 IX. Communication and Cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration Officials X. Copyright XI. Debarment and Suspension XII. Drug-Free Workplace Regulations XIII. Duplicative Costs XIV. Education Amendments of 1972 (Equal Opportunity in Education Act) – Title IX FY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS XV. Energy Policy and Conservation Act XVI. Equal Treatment of Faith-Based Organizations XVII. Anti-Discrimination FY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS XVIII. False Claims Act and Program Fraud Civil Remedies XIX. Federal Debt Status XX. Federal Leadership on Reducing Text Messaging While Driving XXI. Fly America Act of 1974 XXII. Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 XXIII. John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2019 XXIV. Limited English Proficiency (Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI) FY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS XXV. Lobbying Prohibitions XXVI. National Environmental Policy Act XXVII. National Security Presidential Memorandum-33 (NSPM-33) and provisions of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, Pub. L. 117-167, Section 10254 XXVIII. Non-Supplanting Requirement XXIX. Notice of Funding Opportunity Requirements XXXVII. SAFECOM XXXVIII. Subrecipient Monitoring and Management FY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS XLIII. Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT) Act of 2001, Pub. L. 107-56 XLIV. Use of DHS Seal, Logo and Flags XLV. Whistleblower Protection Act FY 2025 DHS Standard Terms and ConditionsFY 2025 DHS STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS The Fi…
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
This looks great!!
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Jamesinclair @jamesinclair.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Free transportation gets endless funding. Paid transport must be run like a business.
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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 25/07/2025
"The answer came back days later in an email from Spencer Chretien, the highest-ranking official in the State Department's refugee and migration bureau, saying the program is intended for white people." Zero other refugees are being settled. So that makes our refugee program literally whites-only.
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Marcus @marcusjmerritt.com · 14/07/2025
A Borges story about a guy who gets AI to summarize all the world’s information for him, and then summarize the summary, until the AI has the whole world summarized into a single word. He sits alone at his desk, staring at the word, repeating it endlessly, certain he is experiencing everything
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Ben Golder @bgolder.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
@phlairport.bsky.social it looks like your wifi has an invalid security certificate
A photo of a computer screen showing an OSX network warning that the url for the website and the certificate don’t match
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