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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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Justin Gilmore @prouns.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Normalize doing profiles of everyday, rank-and-file workers who actually embody a form of heroism. Read about Tomas and his 130+ day strike and lockout:

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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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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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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Cops across California are getting incentivized to arrest more people for stealing from chain stores with the help of millions of dollars in grant money that they can use to buy surveillance technology from companies like Flock. bayareacurrent.com/shoplifting-...

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Prices Skyrocket and Retail Profits Soar. So Why Are Cops Focused on Mundane Shoplifting Arrests?

Thousands of pages of records reveal how the worst mall brands in America sold surveillance tech Flock to California.

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Bay Area Current @bayareacurrent.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

"Spending one’s brief time on this mortal coil trying to convince companies to fire their customer support teams and replace them with AI voice agents is not the act of a grounded person, in touch with their humanity." — @dellsystem.bsky.social bayareacurrent.com/ai-slop-star...

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AI Slop Startups Like “Delve” Will Never Beat the Fraud Allegations

Tech Billboard Decoder: Buzzy San Francisco-based startup Delve promises ‘AI-native compliance,’ turns out to be a house of cards.

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