The insane conspiracy theories around the Maui wildfires last year marked a real sea change (IMO) both in how people talk about disasters on social media and the death of Twitter as a useful disaster comms platform: it appears that all major US disasters are going to be Like This Online Now.

Update from Asheville friend: “this is most of the 12-14 professional tree guys from New Orleans who are staying with us in our house. They have climbers, equipment and are the ones who do the hard work that volunteers cannot and should not. Most are from Guatemala.” Immigrants get the job done.

New Orleans would never have been rebuilt without them

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Update from Asheville friend: “this is most of the 12-14 professional tree guys from New Orleans who are staying with us in our house. They have climbers, equipment and are the ones who do the hard work that volunteers cannot and should not. Most are from Guatemala.” Immigrants get the job done.

“None of the empirical research on this topic supports Condon's argument,” said UCLA urban planning Professor Paavo Monkkonen in a recent email exchange with The Examiner www.sfexaminer.com/news/housing...

Why housing expert’s argument is resonating in SF

Building more homes won’t lower prices, he says.

If you have not watched Sally Field describe her ordeal in obtaining an abortion in Mexico as a teen in pre-Roe California, I highly commend it to you. She was aided by a family doctor (who risked his career and liberty) and her mother, but still was abused and traumatized. We're not going back.

“Who won and lost the 2020 election?” *is* a question about the future. It’s asking “will you lie incessantly about basic factual reality, attacking the bedrock of the US Constitutional order, no matter how much it hurts America?” And almost all Republicans are answering “yes, that is my intention.”

This. "Who won in 2020' is also implicitly asking "what will you do if you lose in 2024". A (small-d) democrat would say "hold the winner to account, and put together a winning plan to contest and win the elections in 2026 and 2028". An undemocratic one says "reject the result, take power anyway"

i must not quote-skeet bad content. engagement is the account-killer. dunking is the little-death that brings total obliteration. i will face the bait. i will permit it to pass over me and through me. and when it has gone past i will mute. only my feed will remain

“Oh no, the Democrats’ support for labor unions is going to bite them in the — ah, never mind”

Since going into effect on April 1, California’s $20 fast-food minimum wage has not led to overall job losses as industry groups had warned, a study by UC researchers found. (via California Sun) www.kqed.org/news/1200715...

California’s $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Sees No Job Loss, Slight Price Hikes | KQED

Despite concerns, California’s fast food industry maintained stable employment, though consumers are experiencing modest price increases, new research shows.