Reposted by Zach Liptongeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 2hthere are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no 221491386
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 9hnot me wanting to post this in the group chat at this exact moment when it would be inappropriate...or really appropriate? 020
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 10hlocal defender of women's sports beclowns himself because he forgot women's sports exist 040
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 10hrather telling result in the SF city survey: the vibe shift is concentrated in certain neighborhoods and income groups that get all the attention www.sf.gov/reports--sep... 260
Reposted by Zach LiptonLeah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 11h“Unlike A.I., climate change’s existential threat is not hypothetical. It is killing people now." Amidst the AI-pocalypse, we can't lose sight of the climate crisis and the urgency of electrification. Gift link! shorturl.at/On4Jknytimes.comThe Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I. (Gift Article)Both are human-caused, both are frightening, and one of them has raced to the forefront of the global conversation. 19836
Reposted by Zach LiptonThat Mack @thatmc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026In addition to being a Muni Operator, I am a Muni Diaries Live Haiku Champion. Tonight MDL is holding a take all comers Haiku Brawl at Minibar. Out duel me with a Muni Haiku of your own, win a drink! 7 pm, 837 Divisadero St. 073
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 29/09/2026in honor of Trajal Harrell getting a McArthur Fellowship, please enjoy the most scathing performing arts review I've ever read www.nytimes.com/2008/10/17/a... 130
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 28/09/2026Which leads to the obvious question: if qwen or glm already can do a good enough job on many tasks, why are OpenAI and Anthropic valued based on the assumption anybody will pay a hefty premium for their models? 150
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 26/09/2026Y’all. Shipwreck Cove looks absolutely amazing. And somehow it’s a construction project in San Francisco, on public land no less, that actually finished more-or-less on time?! 4283
Reposted by Zach LiptonJordan Grimes @cafedujord.bsky.social · 25/09/2026You mean to tell me that building more sprawl doesn't actually do anything for urban affordability and is instead predominantly a wealth transfer from those areas to exurban ones? I'm shocked! Anyway, vote no on Prop 45. 0436
Reposted by Zach LiptonDr Grace S Peng @gspeng.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Air samplers installed next to queues of people at international terminals waiting to enter US. SFO, Newark, IAD Washington DC, DFW Dallas Ft Worth. 98% found Covid, 17% found Flu A !!! Flu levels track nasal swabs & wastewater data. Covid does not 1203
Reposted by Zach LiptonCOYOTE @coyotemedia.org · 25/09/2026Today, we're launching our first women's sports story co-published with @valkyriesbeat.bsky.social: on how the inclusive culture touted by the Golden State Valkyries is faring amid the culture wars embroiling the rest of the WNBA. www.coyotemedia.org/valkyries-tr...coyotemedia.orgAmid Anti-Trans Uproar in the WNBA, the Valkyries Are Standing Their Ground. Is That Enough?For Valkyries fans, the inclusiveness of Ballhalla is sacred — even moreso as the culture war comes for the WNBA. 16226
Reposted by Zach LiptonMarcel Moran @marcelmoran.com · 25/09/2026New Study! How many stairs does it take to get from the street to the platform of a New York City subway station? How long are the passageways? And what fare gates are present at different stations? We sought to find out at 85 different stations + 308 distinct entrances: doi.org/10.1016/j.jp... 142
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 25/09/2026I have a ticket for opening night and have never been more scared to see a movie 0180
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 24/09/2026tfw someone finally says it "But reopening the road would force the removal of park amenities, reducing it to a strip of asphalt for weekend visitors, hardly a compromise."sfchronicle.comEndorsement: Let Sunset Dunes live. No on GOPINION: The Chronicle’s editorial board endorsed a yes vote on Prop K in 2024. We still believe that Sunset Dunes offers San Francisco the opportunity to build a transformative public space. 070
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 24/09/2026Bernie’s “the Trump Administration gets to decide how much linear algebra you’re allowed to do” plan has a few potential flaws 0529
Reposted by Zach Liptoneva (^_^)/ @eva.computer · 24/09/2026and there it is: regulatory capture 527263
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 23/09/2026if nothing else, this does make everyone look exceedingly stupid for accepting the beyond embarrassing practice of giving the Vice President anonymity for a background briefing 314329
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 23/09/2026it's looking so good! I gave the slide a good test last week 080
Reposted by Zach LiptonBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves. 10380992799
Reposted by Zach LiptonRothaí @rothaiocht.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Thread in response to Horowitz Andreessen's new boarding academy for 16-22yos in San Francisco. Accidentally went on and on forgetting I was in @faineg.com's mentions vs. my own feed; sorry! 0107
Reposted by Zach LiptonMaya🚂🚃🚄🚅🚆🚇🚈🚉🚊🚝🚞🚋🚌🚎 @trains.bsky.social · 23/09/2026And heres some of my favs from the Western Railway Museum For all the photos in the series their full resolution see here- glass.photo/lesbomaya/se... 23210
Reposted by Zach LiptonMission Local @missionlocal.org · 23/09/2026The entire San Francisco Board of Supervisors signed a letter demanding Ho Yin Mo's release. ICE detained Mo, an aide to Assemblywoman Catherine Stefani and former London Breed campaign staffer, at a Las Vegas airport last week. missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-...missionlocal.orgSan Francisco elected officials call for feds to release Ho Yin Mo, detained assembly legislative aideFormer Chinese-language TV anchor, detained last week at Vegas airport, works for Assemblymember Catherine Stefanie and previously served as field organizer for Mayor London Breed 26335
Reposted by Zach LiptonKeepScore @keepscorebaseball.com · 23/09/2026FINAL GAME of the WPBL Championship series is now! Who will be crowned the winners? Follow along with us ⚾️ #WPBLkeepscorebaseball.comKeepScore - Los Angeles Queens @ San Francisco FirebellsLos Angeles Queens @ San Francisco Firebells — 7:00 PM ET. Follow live on KeepScore. 0117
Reposted by Zach Liptonsick public transit, gloria @seung.bsky.social · 22/09/2026I’ve had some talks with transit-friendly but very tax-weary friends locally about how RTM felt to them bit like a hostage ransom, and I explained as best I can that the stakes are actually this high and this stark based on how the measure passes or fails. Don’t overthink it! 4445
Reposted by Zach LiptonSan Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 22/09/2026The report, which details how transit cuts could make traffic apocalyptic, was put out by a nonprofit think tank that has endorsed both upcoming transit measures in the November election.bit.lyA Bay Area transit ‘death spiral’ could double Bay Bridge delays, report saysThe report, which details how transit cuts could make traffic apocalyptic, was put out by a nonprofit think tank that has endorsed both upcoming transit measures in the November election. 043
Reposted by Zach Liptontschuy 🏳️🌈 @tsch.uy · 21/09/2026Well that's ONE way to keep people from doing unwanted things along the Lake Merritt estuary paths 😵💫 4115
Reposted by Zach LiptonAustin 🚎 @signaltap.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I am going crazy we will never get a consistent answer for what happened to the alcatraz coyote www.sfgate.com/local/articl... 163
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 20/09/2026this is really a quite extraordinary piece of writing may you have a meaningful fast, whatever that means to you 072
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 20/09/2026if I had a nickel for every time I've said "they put in the paper that I have friends," I'd have a surprising number of nickels 040
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 19/09/2026he just tweeted it out. the entire Effective Altruism AI safety rabbit hole in one (long) post 1135
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 19/09/2026really weird that they waited 2 days to apologize—producing a 2nd story about this—rather than just apologizing immediately on Wednesday 260
Reposted by Zach LiptonBrandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Wait so is my math right? Last month, his EO demanded the MMR be broken up into 3 separate shots. Now in his wisdom he wants to break those up. So instead of one shot at 12 months, Dr Trump is “demanding” babies get FIFTEEN SHOTS, given at 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 and 48 months. Amazing. It’s so stupid. 49359100
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 18/09/2026love how they put "liability exposure" in scare quotes like it's not just the same old idea product liability that's been around since at least the Code of Hammurabi buddy, even Deuteronomy said you got to put up a fence to stop people falling off your roof. sandboxing your shit is your problemnytimes.comThe A.I. Industry’s New Worry: ‘Liability Exposure’The prospect of artificial intelligence tools being used to do significant harm presents the companies and their leaders with a legal challenge. 040
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 18/09/2026not to be all "everything is my pet issue," but I do wonder how much of this boils down to "cars are insanely expensive now" and people start to report pain after they're locked into an $800+ car payment 250
Reposted by Zach Liptoneliza hamilton @eliza.vg · 18/09/2026funniest reason to accidentally pedestrianise a street lowkey lmao 05512
Reposted by Zach LiptonRobert Simmon @rsimmon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Here’s the best view of an aurora I’ve ever seen (and that includes watching a solar storm from a Fairbanks snow bank). 24316
Reposted by Zach LiptonSeth D. Michaels @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Everybody’s talking about this shocking Sankey diagram 618452
Zach Lipton @zachlipton.com · 18/09/2026Ok who’s opening the first Medicaid eligibility sports book? 240
Reposted by Zach LiptonGeorge Spies @georgespies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I have A LOT more to say about this, but I think it's most important to recognize that Joel Young is a tall pole in the tent of the AC Transit culture of steady decline. Most people in management, and Young and his allies on the Board will tell you that ACT is a system of last resort. 1/x 2427
Reposted by Zach LiptonA. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The explosion of e-bikes, e-trikes and e-scooters is truly revolutionary...The joy and freedom of biking is intoxicating for everyone who has had the opportunity to try out life on two or three wheels with a little e-boost.amny.comOp-Ed | E-bikes mean freedom for low-vision cyclists like me: don’t take that away | amNewYorkSo did a lot of other people who, like me, don’t have valid driver’s licenses. In July, the state’s new e-bike law went into effect. Among other regulations 520763
Reposted by Zach LiptonHayes Promenade @hayespromenade.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Enjoy a free live performance by the SF Opera Orchestra String Quartet! This Friday, 6-8pm on Hayes Street between Gough & Octavia! hayespromenade.org/events/sf-op... 011
Reposted by Zach LiptonJane Natoli 🥑🚲🍍 @wafoli.bsky.social · 17/09/2026This is very good and I’d really implore my followers, especially my cis ones, to read it. It’s a topic that deserves more depth than a couple hundred characters and Julia nails it like usual 0307
Reposted by Zach LiptonMission Local @missionlocal.org · 16/09/2026Potential cuts to San Francisco’s public transit system would be significantly worse for the city’s economy than the effects of a proposed parcel tax to fund it, according to a new analysis from the controller's office. via @kellywaldron.bsky.social missionlocal.org/2026/09/san-...missionlocal.orgS.F. economy will take a hit if Muni measure fails, controller warnsA report from the controller's office San Francisco’s GDP would grow $310 to $400 million over 15 years by passing the parcel tax measure. 55517
Reposted by Zach LiptonAlt Bureau of Labor Statistics @domesticshoggoth.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"moderator of r/doordash by the reddit username u/i_love_femboys6969 attempts to commit an act of terror on behalf of ISIS" is the most 21st century headline I've ever read. 3502105