Reposted by JDubChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 28/09/2026GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a new antibiotic, known as manikomycin, that may be a bulwark in the fight against drug-resistant superbugs. By attacking the ribosome in a never-before-seen way, manikomycin can evade the existing mechanisms pathogens have developed to resist antibiotics. 7340121169
Reposted by JDubITEP @itep.org · 28/09/2026California voters will weigh in on a one-time 5% wealth tax on the state's billionaires. Opponents of the plan continue to raise objections, many of which are tenuous and have already been addressed. itep.org/californias-...itep.orgCalifornia’s Prop 40: Responses to Common ObjectionsProposition 40, California’s proposed billionaire tax, is a one-time 5 percent levy that addresses a significant one-time emergency, namely the cuts made to the healthcare system by the so-called “One... 2224761
Reposted by JDubChris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Big news from @ij.org: A federal judge in Alabama has just ordered ICE and CBP to stop warrantless raids of construction sites, to stop detaining people without individualized suspicion, and to stop detaining people who present valid ID. More to come shortly. 9412123
Reposted by JDubLynn Tramonte @lynntramonte.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW REPORT: Haitian-Americans' detention in four Ohio jails SOARED since TPS ended. Haitian women now make up 39% of the female ICE population at these jails, up from 2%. Read our new report. ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2026/9/... 212982
JDub @jwaggo.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The death penalty does not keep us safe. Email Congress to support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act! @uscedp.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/letters/end-...actionnetwork.orgEnd the Death Penalty in America: Support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition ActThe death penalty is not an effective response to violence. Not only does the death penalty fail to deter crime, but it takes precious tax-payer dollars away from more effective programs that have act... 010
Reposted by JDubGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/08/2026ICE deported a former child refugee to Vietnam last October for stealing from her employer — 25 years ago. Melissa Tran begged ICE to let her stay one more week so she could be by her young daughter’s bedside while she got surgery. They didn’t let her. 4663289
JDub @jwaggo.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Support the 2026 We Are California Policy Platform. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/supp...actionnetwork.orgSupport the 2026 We Are California Policy PlatformWe Are California's 2026 Policy Platform: Three Priorities to Put People Over Billionaires and Protect California Families California should work for people, not billionaires, corporations, or author... 010
Reposted by JDubChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 24/08/2026This is worth reading with how people speak to and about one another on social media in mind "Hopeless people are easy to divide, easy to isolate, and easy to pick off. Hope is the glue that keeps us from cracking when the machine leans on us hardest."antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.comHope Is a WeaponHolding onto hope is one of the most defiant things you can do right now. 418065
JDub @jwaggo.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I took action with Indivisible San Francisco. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/indivisibles...mobilize.usTell the Airport Commission to rein in ICE at SFO · Indivisible San FranciscoEven for domestic flights, airlines send reservation data to the TSA, which passes it on to ICE. Travelers are being targeted and abducted by ICE at check-in counters, gates, jetbridges, and baggage c... 000
Reposted by JDubDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 23/08/2026In Gary, Indiana, without refrigeration insulin supplies are being spoiled, and people who depend on oxygen cannot pump it from their tanks due to lack of electricity. A public health disaster. 471682775
Reposted by JDubJulia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 19/08/2026More than 100 Deaf people who report sign language as their primary language have received deportation or removal orders since the beginning of 2026. Deaf people risk language deprivation while in ICE detention and in court proceedings. 122291
Reposted by JDubStars and Stripes @starsandstripes.bsky.social · 21/08/2026The Pentagon on Friday moved to fire the editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes as well as its retiring publisher and a civilian reporter who covers the Middle East for the news organization. Read more: www.stripes.com/theaters/us/... #Flashes 45332202
Reposted by JDubPBS News @pbsnews.org · 21/08/2026Ukraine says Russia launched several missiles and an estimated 168 drones, killing at least 17 civilians and injuring more than 40 others. to.pbs.org/4gkHFKe to.pbs.orgWar crimes are part of Russia's strategy in Ukraine, retired U.S. Army colonel saysUkraine says Russia launched several missiles and an estimated 168 drones, killing at least 17 civilians and injuring more than 40 others. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling on allies ... 17329
Reposted by JDubMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20/08/2026"The Emperor is a fan of Flock, and we must continue utilizing Flock technologies so that we can follow and surveil the rebel scum as they move from playground to playground... They are following children in parks and gymnasiums, and we need this. I need this so I can stalk my ex-girlfriend." 222448733
Reposted by JDubMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Darth Vader spoke in favor of Flock cameras at a San Diego city council meeting yesterdaygizmodo.com'The Emperor Is a Fan of Flock': Darth Vader Speaks at City Council Meeting"This council was elected to serve the police, not the public," said Vader. 583520882
Reposted by JDubIron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Kinda fascinating that South Korea has its own AI bubble, and it seems to have just popped, and no one over here seems much inclined to notice that 41110257
Reposted by JDubMother Jones @motherjones.com · 15/08/2026As Sen. Elizabeth Warren puts it, the regulatory approval announced late on Friday "is the most brazen act of self-dealing our system has ever seen." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comThe Trumps’ crypto project just got one step closer to becoming a bankA regulatory charter for World Liberty Financial could be "the most brazen act of self-dealing our system has ever seen." 17300141
Reposted by JDubProPublica @propublica.org · 15/08/2026That cardboard box in your home is fueling election denial... A boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country. (Published 2022)propublica.orgThat Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election DenialA previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country. 431436698
Reposted by JDubNatasha Loder @natashaloder.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I wrote earlier this year that the shingles vaccine is the best-evidenced longevity intervention. New 2026 data: 24% dementia risk reduction. overmatter.substack.com/p/your-anti-...overmatter.substack.comYour anti-ageing stack should include this injectableThe shingles vaccine seems to reduce the risk of dementia. There is speculation that it might slow down ageing 916658
Reposted by JDubAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/08/2026"Last year, Trump tried to send kids alone to Guatemala in middle of the night, before judges halted him. But if there are no lawyers present, such eleventh hour rescues become impossible. That appears to be the point of the let’s-eliminate-the-competent-lawyers scheme." — @anatosaurus.bsky.socialpublicnotice.coStephen Miller's secret campaign against helpless kidsThat it's happening in the shadows doesn't make it less of a moral blight. 931850827
Reposted by JDubNPR @npr.org · 13/08/2026A drought is exposing weaknesses in the government's ability to deliver water. It's begun rationing. In one building in the capital, 10 families have rearranged their lives around their faucets. n.pr/4gfdN1Wn.prOne Puerto Rico condo building, 10 families, no waterA drought is exposing weaknesses in the government's ability to deliver water. It's begun rationing. In one building in the capital, 10 families have rearranged their lives around their faucets. 417256
Reposted by JDubEric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 12/07/2026It's medicine's clock moment. We don't age linearly or synchronously (our organs and cells). That leads to an inflection point for promoting health and preventing diseases. erictopol.substack.com/p/medicine-i...erictopol.substack.comMedicine is Moving From Calendars to ClocksProteins Tell How Fast Our Organs and Cells Are Ticking 615640
Reposted by JDubJane Norman @janenorman.bsky.social · 23/06/2026ALL EYES ON THE SUPREME COURT: We at @statesnewsroom.com on this muggy morning in DC are watching today for opinions on birthright citizenship, TPS, transgender athletes, Trump's firing of a member of the Fed Board of Governors, cancer liability, mail-in ballots and more. Stay tuned. 03312
Reposted by JDubLeague of Women Voters of San Francisco @lwvsf.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Good things happen when San Franciscans show up for each other! 💜 Volunteer with LWVSF and help your neighbors vote with confidence in November. Learn about volunteering at an election kickoff meeting - online on Wed 7/15 @ 6:00pm or in-person on Sat 7/18 @ 10:30am. RSVP lwvsf.org/calendar 023
Reposted by JDubSan Francisco Public Press @sfpublicpress.bsky.social · 16/06/2026From immigration court appointments to routine ICE check-ins, the stakes for immigrants in the city have risen exponentially, often inciting fear of going to appointments that come with steep consequences if not attended. www.sfpublicpress.org/network-of-h...sfpublicpress.org‘Network of Hope’ Doesn’t Let Immigrants Visit ICE AloneSan Francisco parents and educators provide support at daunting federal check-ins. 022
Reposted by JDubAtul Gawande @agawande.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Speed of response is everything, and it's still lagging far behind. Essential explainer on the Congo Ebola outbreak from @JeremyKonyndyk. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comOpinion | Why This Ebola Outbreak Could End Up Being the Worst One in History (Gift Article)The situation in eastern Congo and Uganda combines some of the most dangerous aspects of the 2014 and 2018 Ebola outbreaks. 67847
Reposted by JDubACLU @aclu.org · 11/06/2026Police officers across the country are abusing their unfettered access to Flock's nationwide network of automatic license plate readers to stalk their exes. This is a dangerous violation of our privacy. Our communities must continue to fight back against this invasive surveillance tech.404media.coCops Keep Getting Arrested for Using Flock to Stalk PeopleThere have been more than a dozen cases around the country where police use Flock to obsessively and illegally stalk people. 692015938
Reposted by JDubIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 07/06/2026It looks like Mike Johnson still doesn’t have the votes to pass the MAGA spending bill that would shovel $70 billion more to ICE and CBP. We need to turn up the heat on the House GOP. Email your representative and demand they vote NO on the reconciliation bill: act.indivisible.org/sign/stop-ba... 18576272
Reposted by JDubJoey Politano🏳️🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 05/06/2026April US transit data is in today, & all of the 10 largest US rail networks are growing! SF is seeing a real boom, with ridership up 17% on Muni & 15% on BART SEPTA (Philly, 10%) and PATH (NY/NJ, +7%) are also seeing strong growth, while MTS (San Diego, +0.8%) is the slowest🧵 1435054
Reposted by JDubOn the Media @onthemedia.bsky.social · 06/06/2026Last month, a pop-up exhibit in New York City displayed over 3,400 printed volumes of the Epstein files. How the lead organizer and funder, David Garrett, intends it as a “pressure campaign” to push for accountability: on-the-media.visitlink.me/L3QDN6on-the-media.visitlink.meOn the MediaThe Peabody Award-winning On the Media podcast is your guide to examining how the media sausage is made. Hosts Brooke Gladstone and Micah Loewinger examine threats to free speech and government transparency, cast a skeptical eye on media coverage of the week’s big stories and unravel hidden political narratives in everything we read, watch and hear. 0337
JDub @jwaggo.bsky.social · 07/06/2026This story is so short, and totally devastating. “Power is always within” 000
Reposted by JDubKTVU FOX 2 @ktvufox2.bsky.social · 06/06/2026San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie was momentarily drowned out by protesters at City Hall on Friday as city leaders kicked off Pride month.bit.lyMayor Lurie heckled over budget cuts during Pride Month kickoff at City HallSan Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie was momentarily drowned out by protesters at City Hall on Friday as city leaders kicked off Pride month. 011
Reposted by JDubBolts @boltsmag.org · 05/06/2026Even when local police have no formal contracts with ICE, some departments still provide critical help to ICE agents. But in many jurisdictions, 911 call records are subject to public records law—providing watchdogs a tool for tracking ICE activity.boltsmag.orgHow State and Local Leaders Are Responding to ICE: Your Questions Answered - BoltsHow are states restricting ICE activity? Can local prosecutors charge federal officers? How can local leaders prepare for ICE deployments? We provide answers about local responses to the immigration crackdown. 28121
Reposted by JDubMission Local @missionlocal.org · 05/06/2026The "Overpaid CEO" tax is losing 55-45 and needs to make up ground in order to pass. But in today's vote drop, it merely lost by less. Almost half of ballots are still outstanding. via @io-y-g.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/06/sf-o...missionlocal.orgElection update: Overpaid CEO tax continues to bleed votes in most recent ballot dropThe CEO tax measure is merely losing by less after Thursday's release of another 15,000 ballots. 163
Reposted by JDubJustin Levitt @justinlevitt.bsky.social · 05/06/2026When I explain that CA takes time in part because it's got "lots" more mail ballots, I mean lots lots. Mail ballots (from the 2024 general election): CA 13,185,566 next closest (WA) 3,927,132 median state 307,185 3189
Reposted by JDubMike Chen 陳懋華 @mikechensf.com · 05/06/2026San Francisco Dept of Elections released the Thursday update an hour ago. With received uncounted ballots, the estimated turnout is 50.3%, higher than the 2022 midterm at 46.4%. Turnout could go up as more ballots arrive by mail. #SanFrancisco #elections #sfelections 12811
Reposted by JDubAlt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 05/06/2026New World screwworm is a fly whose larvae eat living tissue, causing severe wounds in livestock, wildlife, & occasionally humans. Its return to TX after elimination in the US since the 60s is concerning—but surely gutting public health infrastructure & the fed workforce had nothing to do with it 🙂nbcnews.comFlesh-eating screwworm returns to U.S. after 60 years, threatening cattle herdThe case of New World screwworm was confirmed in a 3-week-old calf in La Pryor, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said. 1321490
Reposted by JDubJohnnie Jae @johnniejae.bsky.social · 20/05/2026What Landback isn't is a demand for Non-Natives to hand over their housekeys or master plan to rid the land of Non-Natives. Landback is a framework, a set of ideas & possibilities that can take very different shapes depending on the land in question, the tribe involved and people doing the work. 127941
Reposted by JDubHunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Covering Netroots Nation 2026 in-person for @50501movement.bsky.social, to help make the largest annual progressive conference in the U.S. more accessible for organizers, activists, & volunteers across the country 410415
Reposted by JDubITEP @itep.org · 03/06/2026Oil and gas companies pay more in taxes abroad than they pay in the U.S. thanks to excessive tax breaks and subsidies. But as Americans face higher fuel prices, even more handouts to this industry will not lower prices. itep.org/major-oil-an...itep.orgMajor Oil and Gas Corporations Pay Little in U.S. TaxThe oil and gas industry has long been known for widespread tax avoidance. Now, thanks to new disclosure rules, we have a better picture of how this occurs. 0196
Reposted by JDubNative American Rights Fund @nativerights.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The U.S. Supreme Court has returned Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians v. Howe to the Eighth Circuit for reconsideration, continuing a key case on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. NARF and our partners will continue to defend Native voters. Read more: buff.ly/Clr3Jjknarf.orgSupreme Court Sends Voting Rights Case Back to the Eighth Circuit - Native American Rights FundToday the U.S. Supreme Court voided the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit’s previous erroneous decision in Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa ndians et al. v. Howe, a voting rights case in… 063
Reposted by JDubCREW @citizensforethics.org · 04/06/2026More than half of the publicly identified donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion during the past six months. Yes, that's billion with a "B." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comBallroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group findsPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration’s refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for co... 29442271
JDub @jwaggo.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Tell Congress: No Money for ICE and CBP . Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell... #immigration #justice #NoICEactionnetwork.orgTell Congress: No Money for ICE and CBPTell Congress: No Money for ICE and CBP We need you to take action NOW! For the last couple of months, Members of Congress have stood firm against funding for ICE and CBP thanks to constant pressur... 000
JDub @jwaggo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Vote today! San Francisco yes one A&D. No on B&C. More help voting in the comments. 311
Reposted by JDubLeague of Women Voters of San Francisco @lwvsf.bsky.social · 02/06/2026🫨 Haven't registered yet? You can still register and vote today. Visit a polling place or the City Hall Voting Center to register conditionally and vote provisionally. That's a fancy way of saying the SF Department of Elections will verify your eligibility before counting your ballot. 031
Reposted by JDubLeague of Women Voters of San Francisco @lwvsf.bsky.social · 02/06/2026❌ Do not use a blue USPS mailbox today. Changes in mail processing mean your ballot might not be counted. Instead, use an official drop box, bring it to a polling place or the City Hall Voting Center, or walk into a post office and ask for a same-day postmark. 172
Reposted by JDubLeague of Women Voters of San Francisco @lwvsf.bsky.social · 02/06/2026You hear that sound, San Francisco? It's coyotes howling for you to VOTE 🔥 Ballots due by 8pm TODAY🔥 Get our San Francisco voter guide at lwvsf.org/vote 184
Reposted by JDubLeague of Women Voters of San Francisco @lwvsf.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Whether you want to meet like-minded San Francisco neighbors or see what the League of Women Voters is all about — we've got an event for you! Pick an event to come to and find your people 💜🤍💛 lwvsf.org/calendar 043
Reposted by JDubKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/05/2026I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.” 380153195989
Reposted by JDubTimothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 30/05/2026Trump's immigration enforcers look into buying ad data. Industry insiders fear what comes next. www.politico.com/news/2026/05...politico.comTrump's immigration enforcers look into buying ad data. Industry insiders fear what comes next.Businesses that collect and sell information on Americans face an ethical debate about its potential use in federal immigration probes. 914187