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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There is a fascinating story behind the Cal Bears "Ken Cotton Award" that involves some amazing teammates. Check out my latest #Substack at: tinyurl.com/48f2nyft @calbears.bsky.social

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Did you ever wonder how the Dumbarton Bridge got its name? It's not named after a person, but a place. It's construction also led to the suicide of a man who willed it to be built. Read all about it on my latest #Substack post (it's always FREE): tinyurl.com/5n8hnnnc

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The Dumbarton Bridge: First cars across the Bay, a beauty queen, a Scottish castle and a suicide.

An engineering marvel about to turn 100

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

@taxpolicycenter.bsky.social: "60% of the tax benefits would go to those in the top quintile of annual incomes (about $217,000 or more). Those households would receive an average tax cut of $12,500."

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Give this a listen and find out why I’m mentioned in this promo for the new release of “Black Pierrot” www.instagram.com/reel/DLIEBqL...

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Millions would lose health coverage under GOP/Trump proposal. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...

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Millions Would Lose Their Obamacare Coverage Under Trump’s Bill

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

As you're making up your mind about who to support to be California's next governor, I would recommend watching Betty Yee's interview with KBAK/BakersfieldNow: youtu.be/5FXj2aGy-WM?...

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Former California State Controller Betty Yee runs for CA Governor

YouTube video by KBAK - KBFX - Eyewitness News - BakersfieldNow

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Who was Oakland's Laney College named after? Find out here: tinyurl.com/bp5dpu93 @laneyofthelake.bsky.social

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

You can help bring Andry Romero home, who was sent to CECOT Prison by the Trump Administration. freeandry.org

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

The U.S. media has apparently forgotten about Andry José Hernández Romero, the gay make-up artist who was seized in San Diego and sent to CECOT to die. U.K. media is doing a better job covering the story.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

THANK YOU Congressman Robert Garcia for traveling to El Salvador and asking officials to check on gay makeup artist Andry José Hernández Romero, who has had no wellness check, nor any access to legal counsel. Is he even alive? www.latimes.com/politics/new... @robertgarcia.bsky.social

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Fred Weekes, who lost the 1990 #Berkeley mayor's race to Loni Hancock by 77 votes after a lengthy recount and court battle, has died at age 99.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Easter traces back to pre-Christian spring festivals that celebrated renewal, fertility, and the return of light after winter. The hare was a symbol of fertility and became the Easter Bunny. Eggs long symbolized life and rebirth across many pagan cultures.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

If you're LGBTQ or Venezuelan you may not have Due Process rights anymore in the USA. Watch this chilling @60minutes.bsky.social piece. youtu.be/_QmW99SqBuw?...

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What records show about the migrants sent to Salvadoran mega-prison

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

This is basically a DEATH SENTENCE. This young, gay man was wrongly sent to the Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador. He's already been physically assaulted and his friends and family do not believe that he can survive the conditions. This is America 2025! www.attitude.co.uk/news/disgrac...

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Disgraced US cop played key role in sending gay make-up artist to prison in El Salvador

“We have grave concerns about whether he can survive,” says Andry José Hernández Romero's lawyer of conditions at the maximum security prison

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

And so it begins... Viktor Orban, who is one of the inspirations for Donald Trump's MAGA movement, has ramped up the attack on the LGBTQ community. Most chilling is that his government is using FACIAL RECOGNITION technology to enforce the law, which has criminal implications.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Oaklanders, there is an election on Tuesday. These returned ballot numbers are embarrassing. Regardless of who you're supporting, having your voice heard when Democracy is being threatened, is more important than ever. @wannabeshax.bsky.social @alamedacountyca.bsky.social @cityofoakland.bsky.social

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Most Presidents pride themselves on CREATING JOBS. This guy laid off 10,000 workers today and bragged about it. Many workers found out when their security badges didn't work.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

My latest "Lives of the Dead" blog posts are about two early Oakland mayors, Ashmun Henry, a banker and pioneer businessman who shaped the city's educational and cultural landscape, and "Captain" Andrew Williams, best remembered as author Bret Harte's stepfather. mountainviewpeople.blogspot.com

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Thanks for posting. They are also critical to the success of the Port of Oakland and we appreciate them. They are fortunate to have you representing them in the Legislature.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

White House officials likely violated the Espionage Act and the Federal Records Act, as well as violating Pentagon regulation. There should be investigations and charges. Schumer and Jeffries, your number has been called. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

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The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Trump has signed an order shutting down the Voice of America. All 1,300 staff members have been sent home. This is the organization that countered Nazi Propaganda in WWII, supported democratic uprisings, debunked Soviet misinformation and has combated disinformation from authoritarian regimes.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

The U.S. has been added to the Civicus Monitor Watchlist, which identifies countries that are currently experiencing a rapid decline in civic freedoms. Other countries that have been featured in recent years include Zimbabwe, Argentina, El Salvador and the United Arab Emirates.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Tariff War Canadian Style! A petition is circulating north of the border asking the Canadian Federal government to enact legislation restricting Pornhub access within the United States.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

@sfchronicle.com:The #EuropeanUnion will raise #tariffs on American #beef, #poultry, #bourbon, #motorcycles, #PeanutButter and #jeans, all aimed at products made in Republican-held states.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

@nytimes.com: "Markets around the world had their worst day of the year one day after Trump declined to rule out the possibility that his trade policies...That could be a foreboding political sign for a president who campaigned on improving the economy — not on tanking it."

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/03/2025

Breaking News: The S&P 500 fell 1.5% at the start of trading on Wall Street, adding to weeks of losses as businesses brace for the destabilizing effects of tariffs.

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Stocks Drop as Recession Fears Surface

Investors fear that tit-for-tat tariffs could raise prices, slow growth and sow uncertainty among businesses.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Per the @nytimes.com, here are the words that the Trump administration wants banned from academia.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

My Women's History Tour at Mountain View Cemetery is coming up on Sat., March 22 at 10 AM. I'll be joined by the inimitable Jane Leroe. We have women who broke racial barriers, shattered glass ceilings, demanded equality, designed legendary buildings and even a famous San Francisco madam.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Writer and activist Audre Lorde once said, “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”

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奥德雷·洛德 - 维基百科，自由的百科全书

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SFO Museum @sfomuseum.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

The Gold Rush first brought small groups of African Americans and people of African descent to San Francisco. A century later, over 40,000 African Americans had moved to the city to work in shipyards and defense plants. #SFCityoftheWorld #BlackHistoryMonth

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

That awkward moment when Rep. Josh Schriver (R), introduced a resolution asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn marriage equality while openly gay Sen. Jeremy Moss (D) looked on. Moss then took the microphone and spoke about the issues that Michiganders really care about, like the economy.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I've been trying to stay out of the political fray, but the response from national Democrats to the Trump/Musk attack on Democracy has been impotent, at best. @democrats.org @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @schumer.senate.gov "Voters want Democrats to grow a spine" www.sfchronicle.com/politics/joe...

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In deep-blue Oakland, voters want Democrats to ‘grow a spine’ and ‘be ruthless’

Outside a Hakeem Jeffries book event in Oakland, protesters were incensed that Democrats aren’t urgently confronting the Trump administration.

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

R.I.P. Roberta Flack, a mainstay of my favorite playlists. youtu.be/l2n167F0eBc?...

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Killing Me Softly With His Song

YouTube video by Roberta Flack - Topic

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TheMikeOpera @themikeopera.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Congratulations to Zoe Saldaña for winning Best Actress for “Emilia Pérez.” It wasn't my favorite movie,, but she was outstanding.

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