this is absolute madness.

small electric vehicles like the #ecarts used at golf courses and #ebikes ―especially with hauling gear― are the future of personal transportation, not cars; certainly not cosplaying mini tanks like the #apartheid #wankpanzer

i remember a time when #California politicians tried to ban the quintessential California vehicle: the skateboard.

they will be proven wrong, once again.

» Can Orange County's crackdown on e-bikes make streets safer?
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-27/orange-county-ebike-buy-back-program

Dandelion needs a foster or adopter in #California, #Arizona, or #Nevada. We cover supplies and transport.

Born Dec 2024 to Lily, a mom pulled off the street, with nine siblings, most still looking for homes. He does best with his own space first. He’s sweet, pushy for affection, playful, adventurous, litter trained, neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped.

🐾 Not sure? Foster to adopt for three months. Share to help him find home: https://linktr.ee/2rabbitrescue

442-442-6022 #Dandelion #RabbitRescue

Big oil pushed to kill bill that would have made them pay for wildfire disasters

"The legislation, called the Polluters Pay Climate Cost Recovery Act of 2024, has new life in the wake of the Los Angeles catastrophe, its supporters say, but the industry is already mobilizing."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/15/polluter-pay-bill-climate-disasters
#California #PolluterPays

"A bill that would require major oil companies to pay fees to cover #climate damages based on their past emissions was reintroduced in California on Friday.

#California state Sen. Caroline Menjivar (D) and Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D) introduced the “Make Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act” in both houses of the Legislature."

https://www.eenews.net/articles/bill-to-make-polluters-pay-for-climate-damages-is-back-in-california/

Jews were legally considered a separate race in the US through WW2. The 1987 S.C. decision in Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb is based on it.

All of my people's migration documents list their race as Hebrew. This isn't moving forward. I'm not saying it's good or bad. It's just not new.

"The state of #California is poised to become the first in the nation to recognize being #Jewish as an #ethnic and #racial, not just a #religious, identity.

On Aug. 13, a key committee of its state #Senate passed a bill that would add “Jewish” to its long list of recognized identities. This is an important step forward in a longstanding debate about whether that label denotes just a religion or is an #ethnicity or #race. As The #NewYorkTimes observes, it is “a first step toward acknowledging and demystifying the multifaceted nature of Jewish identity.”

But it comes at a dangerous moment for #American #Jews, a moment of rising #antisemitism and anti-Jewish #hatecrimes."

https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/6044413-debate-jewish-religion-race/

Balboa Park B and W

One of my favorite places in San Diego besides the beaches, and Old Town, is Balboa Park.
This image was captured early in the morning mid summer. I walked the streets and sidewalks around the different museums. I was so excited when I saw this beautiful arch with the repeating patterns almost as far as the eye can see.
https://pixels.com/featured/balboa-park-b-and-w-bill-gallagher.html
#BalboaParkBAndW #BillGallagherPhotography #BalboaPark #SanDiego #SanDiegoArchitecture #California #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt

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Balboa Park B and W The black‑and‑white photograph on your page unfolds like a quiet breath inside Balboa Park’s architecture. The long arcade of arches pulls your eye forward in a rhythmic sweep, each curve catching soft early‑morning light that glows gently against the cool stone surfaces. Shadows settle in repeating patterns along the walkway, creating a tactile contrast—smooth brightness against velvety darkness—that feels almost like running your hand across alternating textures. There’s a stillness in the scene, the kind you only get mid‑summer at dawn, when the air is cool and the world hasn’t yet begun to stir. The architecture stands serene and confident, its historic character emerging through the monochrome tones, giving the image a timeless, almost cinematic atmosphere.

‘Darth Vader’ comes out in favor of Flock cameras at San Diego city council meeting
By Uwa Ede-Osifo

The dark lord – or someone dressed like him – said the technology would aid the empire in tracking ‘rebel scum’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/darth-vader-flock-cameras-san-diego

#SanDiego #Surveillance #StarWars #California #Technology #WestCoast #USnews #TheGuardian #UwaEdeOsifo

Are wildflowers just the best thing?

Artwork Title: Bright Hillside of Wildflowers - Walker Canyon

Prints now available at my website: https://joegiacaloneart.pixels.com

#wildflowers #poppies #landscapephotography #California #wallart

Stunning view of the iconic Hollywood sign atop the hills of Los Angeles, a symbol of the entertainment industry.

#BuyIntoArt #LosAngeles #California #Hollywood #HollywoodSign #IconicView #EntertainmentIndustry #VisitCalifornia #HikingViews #HollywoodHills #ExploreLA

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/iconic-hollywood-sign-view-3-john-twynam.html

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Stunning view of the iconic Hollywood sign atop the hills of Los Angeles, a symbol of the entertainment industry.

Heart-shaped rock formation off the Sutro Baths coast in San Francisco, offering a scenic view of the Pacific Ocean and natural beauty.

#BuyIntoArt #SanFrancisco #HeartRock #SutroBaths #PacificOcean #California #NaturePhotography

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/heart-rock-at-sutro-baths-san-francisco-4-john-twynam.html

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Heart-shaped rock formation off the Sutro Baths coast in San Francisco, offering a scenic view of the Pacific Ocean and natural beauty.

Once again, US protestors are addressing the issues because the media outlets will not.

#50501movement #California #USNavy

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Against a backdrop of blue sky and mountains, California bridge protestors have put up letters on a bridge saying "SAVE OUR SAILORS - F*CK THESE FAILURES"

Citing a lack of federal investment, California governor Gavin Newsom stated "California can either wait for the next crisis, or we can build the kind of defenses this moment demands. We are choosing to build."

In politically charged environments where unifying goals are not present, defensive postures become fragmented out of necessity. California, once again, takes a forward-looking leadership role to establish cybersecurity controls to protect its critical infrastructure and citizens. We have seen this in the past with protective privacy regulations, innovative investigation processes, and validated criminal procedures. AI is the next big mountain that will impact the security, safety, privacy, and trust of digital systems and information.

California will lead the way. There may be setbacks, but something is needed to push forward for the protection and benefits of digital innovation. California has the economy, talent, forethought, and grit to do what is needed and carve a path for other states to follow. Let's fuel AI innovation for its great advantages while proactively managing the risks to acceptable levels.

Official announcement and details: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/08/10/governor-newsom-announces-new-ai-cyber-defense-program-to-protect-californias-critical-infrastructure/

#cybersecurity #ai #California

A health worker union has accused Kaiser Permanente of screening patients and making care recommendations through “a digital, automated algorithm” without clinician oversight — a practice the union says violates state law.

https://calmatters.org/health/2026/07/kaiser-mental-health-ai-complaint/

#AI #California #Union #KaiserPermanente

#SuisunCity Council declares state of emergency after #cyberattack

https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/suisun-city-state-of-emergency-cyberattack/4125654/

#California #cybersecurity #911 #infrastructure #safety #Suisun

Live Love Spa Los Angeles 2026: wellness accelerated

https://lucire.com/insider/20260807/live-love-spa-los-angeles-2026-wellness-accelerated/
https://lucirerouge.com/2026/08/07/live-love-spa-los-angeles-2026-where-wellness-evolution-is-spelled-with-love/

#beauty #beauté #wellness #health #skincare #accessories #trend #LA #California #USA #LiveLoveSpa

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The second floor of Live Love Spa LA 2026, photographed by Elyse Glickman.

Flock Safety’s automatic license plate readers were first sold as upmarket add-ons for gated communities and HOA curtain-twitchers who wanted to keep tabs on what everyone was doing, whether they lived there or not. Flock soon realized that selling to rich people wasn’t as profitable as selling to governments. Law enforcement agencies have always been […]

Allium parryi (Parry's Fringed Onion) for #WildflowerWednesday; photographed in San Diego's Laguna Mountains.

Fun fact: the onion family used to be Alliaceae, but it has been "demoted" into a sub-family of the Amaryllidaceae family recently.

The name of the sub-family is Allioideae which is a pretty great word for learning how to yodel! 🤣

#NaturePhotography #Flowers #BloomScrolling #Florespondence #Wildflowers #Flowers #Herbs #Onions #CloseUp #LagunaMountains #SanDiego #NativePlants #California

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Close-up photo of a plant in the onion family. A single inflorescence stalk is isolated against an out-of-focus background. The many flowers are white and pink.

Pacsun, Anna Sitar collaborate on limited cosy loungewear collection

https://lucire.com/insider/20260805/pacsun-anna-sitar-collaborate-on-limited-cosy-loungewear-collection/
https://lucirerouge.com/2026/08/05/pacsun-and-anna-sitar-collaborate-for-a-limited-comfy-and-cosy-loungewear-collection/ #fashion #mode #moda #modelling #Pacsun #LA #California #sport #USA #trend #tendances #loungewear

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Woman in striped top and trousers.

Wow cool

“Californians can now delete their personal information from hundreds of data broker websites with a single request, under a first-of-its-kind state privacy program.”
https://bsky.app/profile/ccgene.sheshed.rocks/post/3ms7up662422s

#Privacy #Surveillance #California

Amending #AB1709 Doesn’t Fix It: #California’s #SocialMediaBan Still Threatens Free Speech and #Privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/amending-ab-1709-doesnt-fix-it-californias-social-media-ban-still-threatens-free

#SocialMedia #AgeVerification

#Google is bringing #AgeVerification to #Android users around the globe!

"Providing a safe online experience and protecting users from harm is a top priority at #GooglePlay", says Google.

I don't remember Google being this enthusiastic about safety when #EU's #GDPR and #California's #CCPA #privacy laws were rolled out. How is age verification better than privacy for online safety?

https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/07/google-play-age-signals-api-safer-experiences.html

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#SanFrancisco: Don’t Fall for Industry Defense of #SurveillancePricing

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/san-francisco-dont-fall-industry-defense-surveillance-pricing

#privacy #California #AB2654

Scenic Little Sur River Beach - Big Sur, California

An iconic view in Big Sur, California.

Art: https://joegiacaloneart.pixels.com/featured/scenic-little-sur-river-beach-big-sur-california-joseph-s-giacalone.html

#BigSur #California #travaelphotography #seascape #mastoArt #buyintoart

For #MusicWomenWednesday this week is EPSILON, which is the project of Elizabeth Meyncke from Yosemite Valley. This is new single 'Traitors, Thieves and Liars' and wow, does it have a cool intro and buildup. Dig her voice, too. Rad melodies, and when those guitars kick in-- unique, great tune all around. A masterclass in dynamics.

https://youtu.be/pE51esf4sbc

#indie #IndiePop #IndieRock #California #CaliforniaArtists #YosemiteValley

The US is definitely a very awkward society. Instead of restricting the personal ownership of guns, they implement mechanisms for total surveillance..

"Recent reports have raised alarm about the use of PatronScan, an ID-checking and face-scanning system, at multiple LGBTQ+ bars in San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood. Much of the attention has focused on reports that the system photographs patrons as they enter venues and questions about whether those images are used for facial recognition.

A broader privacy concern also deserves scrutiny. For years, PatronScan has marketed itself not just as an ID-verification tool, but as a system that allows bars and clubs to identify patrons, keep records about them, and share information across venues. As one news article published in 2019 documented, PatronScan built a network that allowed participating bars to flag patrons and share information about them with other establishments.

And in California, it’s not at all clear how PatronScan’s business model of scanning IDs and sharing the information from those scans with other bars comports with the law. California’s ID privacy law, which was amended in 2018 to add ID “scans,” states that no businesses shall “retain or use” any information from a scanned ID card except for limited purposes such as to verify age, comply with a legal requirement, or prevent fraud.

A venue cannot claim to be a safe space while feeding its patrons’ data to a third party database."

#USA #California #Surveillance #PatronScan #FacialRecognition #Privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/why-are-gay-bars-building-databases-their-patrons

Nearly 150,000 #MailBallots rejected in #California primary despite efforts to count every vote.

Lawmakers concerned about #USPS #postmark changes.

In January, a group of mostly Democratic US senators sent a letter to the USPS, alarmed that mail-processing changes might affect postmark dates for mail-in ballots during an #election year that will determine control of #Congress.

#law #ElectionLaw #VoterSuppression
https://apnews.com/article/california-primary-rejected-mail-ballots-voting-2291684fe4544cab2301f8965abc8f79

A key plank of the president’s plan to spend $1.5tn on the military in the 2027 fiscal year, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed the Republican-controlled chamber by a 216-212 vote, with all but six Democrats opposing its passage.

The six House Democrats who voted for the NDAA are Reps. Henry Cuellar (Texas), Don Davis (N.C.), Jared Golden (Maine), Vicente Gonzalez (Texas), Adam Gray (Calif.) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.).

#USA #USPol #Texas #Democrats #NorthCarolina #Maine #California #Washington #NDAA #Israel #military #Iran #WarPigs

Protect Your #Privacy with #California's #DROP Tool

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/what-you-need-know-about-californias-drop-tool

#DataBroker

San Diego Voice and Viewpoint: Surveillance Pricing Fight: State Senate Debates Bill Banning Retailers From Using AI to Set Prices Based on a Buyer’s Profile. “Surveillance pricing—the algorithmic practice of using personal data to determine individualized costs for goods and services—is widespread in California, according to Assemblymember Chris Ward (D-San Diego). He warns that this […]

Protect Your #Privacy with California's #DROP Tool

Are you a #California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy.

It's called a DROP request. (That's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, if you're fancy). This one bit of paperwork lets you tell every data broker registered in the state of California that you'd like them to delete your information from their databases and request they stop selling and sharing your information.
#databrokers

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/what-you-need-know-about-californias-drop-tool

Photographing my home state gives me the chance to capture the beauty I see in its coastlines, landscapes, and to share the feeling of being here with others. California continues to give me endless moments worth preserving.

If you enjoy my work, I invite you to visit my photo website and explore more of my images.

#California #CaliforniaLove #photography #travel

https://joegiacaloneart.pixels.com

#California #CaliforniaLove #photography #travel #buyintoart

https://joegiacaloneart.pixels.com/

New Jersey's legislature passed the Fair Price Protection Act, the first state ban on grocery "surveillance pricing" - using AI and your data to charge different shoppers different prices for the same item. It also freezes new electronic shelf labels for a year. California's AB 2564 would ban the practice statewide.

#surveillancepricing #NewJersey #California #privacy #indigoprivacy

#California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/california-steps-back-dangerous-expansion-its-age-gating-law

#privacy #AgeVerification #cybersecurity #politics

#California Steps Back From Dangerous Expansion of its Age-Gating Law

The California legislature has stepped back from a plan that would have expanded its age-gating law, removing language that could have compounded serious threats to users’ speech, #privacy and #security just to browse the internet. A.B. 1856, authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, will now move forward through the legislature without its most problematic pieces.
#ab1856 #ageverification

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/07/california-steps-back-dangerous-expansion-its-age-gating-law

Photographing my home state gives me the chance to capture the beauty I see in its coastlines, landscapes, and everyday scenes, and to share the feeling of being here with others.

If you enjoy my work, I invite you to visit my photo website and explore more of my images. And if a piece speaks to you, please feel free to share it with friends, family, or anyone who appreciates California’s beauty.

https://joegiacaloneart.pixels.com

#California #travel #photography #art #buyintoart #mastoArt

Grocery Outlet Bargain Market is deploying #AI facial recognition in their stores.

It’s used for profiling.

“The system takes images of customers and runs them against a “watchlist,” a database of people who have previously been identified after “causing harm in some way,” said Chris Ochs, who works at SAFR at RealNetworks, the AI company that created SAFR Guard, the security system being used at Grocery Outlet. If there is a match, a phone notification is sent to the retailer using the system.”

#california #sfba #surveillance

https://missionlocal.org/2026/07/sf-grocery-outlet-facial-recognition/

Lagoona needs a foster or adopter. We’ll transport her from California to Arizona, with supplies, training, and lifelong support.

She’s under two. A shelter called her aggressive, but she isn’t, just scared and overstimulated. Getting her settled frees up space for other “aggressive” kitties who deserve the same chance.

Can’t foster or adopt? Share or donate. We pull #urgent cats from shelters across #California and #Arizona. 💜 https://linktr.ee/2rabbitrescue

#sheltercats #rescuedismyfavoritebreed

Cal Matters: Proposal would allow drivers to trade personal data for potentially lower insurance rates. “A bill to allow insurance companies to monitor California drivers’ behavior in exchange for potential discounts on their premiums would change the state’s longstanding insurance law, drawing opposition from the Insurance Department as well as consumer and privacy advocates.”

California State Floral Collage

ART: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/california-state-floral-collage-joseph-s-giacalone.html

#flowers #California #art #FAAArtist #fineartamerica #MastoArt #Buyintoart

Panoramic view of Los Angeles cityscape with urban skyline and surrounding hills under a clear sky.

#BuyIntoArt #panoramic #cityscape #skyline #LosAngeles #California #UrbanJungle #ScenicView #CaliforniaDreaming #LAHills #TravelPhotography

https://jrtphotography.com/featured/los-angeles-urban-landscape-john-twynam.html

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Panoramic view of Los Angeles cityscape with urban skyline and surrounding hills under a clear sky.

Cal Matters: Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works. “Starting at the beginning of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency allowed residents of the state to sign up for the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP. The tool lets consumers send an instant request to hundreds of data brokers, asking them to delete their data and stop […]

this is what $658K buys you in san francisco (look at the 'inside') pictures

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/143-Prospect-Ave-San-Francisco-CA-94110/15161317_zpid/

#SanFrancisco #California #RealEstate #ZillowGoneWild

Discover America

blacklight poster, early 1970s

Who's down for a road trip to ... Sing Sing? The prison? Okay, whatever, let's gooo 🇺🇸

#1970s #the70s #oldposter #posters #americana #america250 #Motorcycle #California #newyork #retro

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Fuchsia background with yellow font saying Discover America. An apparently male figure has his back to the viewer and is holding the handlebars of a motorcycle. On the back of his jacket are brightly colored patches from famous locations including Haight-Ashbury, Disneyland, and Sing Sing

& now there's YA reason: last week, #GitHub urged the FOSS community to *oppose* important #California legislation that places transparency and consumer rights requirements on deployment of LLM-gen-AI!

GitHub's tactic? Disinformation claiming #FOSS licenses are incompatible with Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §22757 and California #SB1000 (which seeks to amend §22757).

Read the analysis: https://sfconservancy.org/blog/2026/jul/03/github-gen-ai-california-22757-ok-for-foss-license/

#LLM #AI #copyleft #GPL #Microsoft #law

"It bans the use of 'sell by' labels on food packaging, which experts say act as a guide for retailers on how long to display products on the shelves but are not an indicator of whether they are still safe to consume. Now, manufacturers selling food in California must use two standardized labels — a 'Best if Used By' label for peak quality and 'Use By' label for product safety."

https://apnews.com/article/california-sell-by-food-labels-ban-bf426a5c0146cc9435d371c072e6a9d3

#PublicHealth #food #FoodWaste #california

"Californians can protect their personal data with one click. Help us test if it works"

https://themarkup.org/hello-world/2026/06/30/californians-can-protect-their-personal-data-with-one-click-help-us-test-if-it-works

#California #privacy #DROP

We Can Still Stop #California’s #3DPrinter #Surveillance Scheme

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme

#privacy #AB2047

#tyranny #Corruption #surveillance #privacy #california

(LEGALLY PROTECTED FREE SPEECH)

California wants to implement 24/7 surveillance for every 3d printer to scan for 'guns', but the implications on privacy and offline printing are too huge. It will also monopolize 3d printer making, since only the big companies can comply. This is too much, and besides that 3d printing a gun is already illegal.

ACT NOW!!!

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme

We Can Still Stop California's 3D Printer Surveillance Scheme

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/we-can-still-stop-californias-3d-printer-surveillance-scheme

#HackerNews #3Dprinting #Surveillance #California #Privacy #TechForGood #EFF

LA Times: ‘This is terrifying’: The Colorado River, a lifeline for seven states, is drying up at its source

" In the Rocky Mountains, where the Colorado River starts, the landscape is drier than anyone can remember.
The lack of water is hitting Colorado ranchers and farmers hard, and reservoir levels are dropping. Scientists say the entire Southwest needs to permanently adapt to having less water as the warming climate dries out the region. .."

(paywall)
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-06-25/drying-colorado-river

#climateemergency #drought #colorado #california #environment #climate

I hope everyone near the epicenter of the earthquake is okay, I didn’t feel a thing. I’m wondering if alert distance thresholds should be adjusted. I’m quite far from the epicenter and I’m not sure an alert was necessary for me.

#earthquake #california #sanjose #sfba

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Screenshot showing earthquake alerts and giant mech.

Protocol
par Rachel Flowers

https://rachelflowers.bandcamp.com/track/protocol

#music #musique #musica #musik
#bandcamp #fedimusic #synthetizer #progrock #jazz #progrock #progressiverock #rock #California #indiemusic #support #spreadtheword

In #California, #Texas, and other places, #solar, wind, and batteries hit new highs. Here are the big takeaways from this year’s shoulder season. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/clean-energy-us-set-records #Solarpunk

Hey guys thought I'd share Fresno Water Tower at Sunset - Vintage Poster

Wall Art, Art Prints, Home Decor: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/fresno-water-tower-at-sunset-vintage-poster-joseph-s-giacalone.html

#travelposter #vintageposter #travel #Fresno #California #wallart #homedecor #vintageart #coolart #colorfulart

Jones Road arrives in Santa Monica

https://lucire.com/insider/20260621/jones-road-arrives-in-santa-monica/
https://lucirerouge.com/2026/06/21/jones-road-hitting-the-road-in-santa-monica/

#retail #California #USA #beauty #beauté #SantaMonica #BobbiBrown #JonesRoad #makeup #maquillage

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Jones Road Santa Monica boutique interior. Photographed by Taryn Carlson.

The riven scarps of the Mormon Rocks located in the Mojave Desert's Cajon Pass reach skyward.

https://chrystyne-novack.pixels.com/featured/skyward-mormon-rocks-at-cajon-pass-black-and-white-chrystyne-novack.html

#California #Desert #Travel #bnw #AYearforArt #blackandwhite #monochrome #BuyIntoArt #classicmonochrome #nature #outdoors #scape #landscape #Mojave #rural #mastoart #fotografie

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The riven scarps of the Mormon Rocks located in the Mojave Desert's Cajon Pass reach skyward touching the sweeping clouds in this composite Black & White photograph.

Healthcare Workers Freed a Patient From #ICE 🖤

#MutualAid

"When Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents brought a detainee to a #California hospital in 2025, they didn’t know they would leave empty-handed. Using capacity they built over months of organizing, Healthcare workers intervened quickly to protect and ultimately free their patient from the clutches of federal secret police...."

https://www.blackrosefed.org/hospital-organizing-against-ice/

#USA #Refugees #Healthcare #Resistance #HealthcareWorkers #Solidarity

Downtown San Diego, California, at Sunrise - Impressionist Abstract Painting

💛 https://nickoprints.com/featured/downtown-san-diego-california-at-sunrise-impressionist-abstract-painting-nicko-prints.html 😊

#downtown #san #diego #california #sunrise #impressionist #abstract #painting #art #contemporaryart #artforsale #artist #painting #wallart #fineart #interiordesign #artbuyer #buyintoart #ayearforart #buyart #beautifulart #print #poster

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Downtown San Diego, California, at Sunrise - Impressionist Abstract Painting

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Downtown San Diego, California, at Sunrise - Impressionist Abstract Painting - wall art

Yes to #California's Bill to Ban #SurveillancePricing

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/californias-bill-ban-surveillance-pricing

#privacy #surveillance #PersonalFinance #finance #retail

Wonder how the Medline fire will impact healthcare here in California... major supplier of surgical instruments and medical supplies.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/12/fire-california-warehouse-complex-evacuations

#fire #supplychain #california

How and Why to Fight Back Against #SocialMedia Bans

Several U.S. states are pushing to ban young people from social media entirely. This marks the latest wave of #censorship bills masquerading as “children’s online safety” measures, with states like #Massachusetts , #Idaho , #Minnesota , #NorthCarolina , #SouthCarolina , #Illinois , and EFF’s home state of #California leading the charge.

Just a few years ago, lawmakers supporting age-gating laws insisted their efforts were narrowly targeted at limiting young people’s access to adult content.
#agegating #ageverification
#privacy

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/how-and-why-fight-back-against-social-media-bans

How are the #primaries going?

In #LA #LosAngeles #urbanPlanner #NithyaRaman advances over #realityTV star #SpencerPratt whose campaign consisted of edgelord #AI shit, I think, I didn't follow that noise

How did she manage that?

Well, people fucking voted

So you out there:

Show up, #vote

Magic perfect candidate doesn't descend from the heavens with angels singing

It's a product of you showing up

It's on *you*

Get off your fucking ass, and vote

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/nithya-raman-los-angeles-mayor-runoff-profile

#California

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Los Angeles Profile Nithya Raman: progressive who bested Spencer Pratt eyes Hollywood ending Raman shook up LA mayoral race by entering hours before the deadline and now faces one-time political ally Raman advances to face Karen Bass in LA mayoral runoff Nithya Raman in Los Angeles on Monday last week. Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

https://youtu.be/Nhz6vao13bs

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California AB 2047: The End of Open Source 3D Printing

California just introduced a bill that doesn't just regulate "ghost guns", it mandates a digital kill switch for every 3D printer sold. California AB 2047 requires "blocking technology" that connects your printer to a government-approved database before every single print. If the system goes down, or your file is flagged, your hardware becomes a paperweight.

This isn't just about firearms. This is the death of Open Source. If this bill passes, it effectively bans Marlin, Klipper, and Orca Slicer, forcing every manufacturer to lock down their firmware. It turns general-purpose computing into a walled garden where you only rent permission to use the hardware you own.

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All the donor-funded foundations ought to be fighting against and speaking out against this Orwellian garbage.

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"California residents are not authorized to use MidnightBSD for desktop use in the state of California effective January 1, 2027. California law CA AB1043 requires a complex age verification system implemented for operating systems with no exceptions for small open source projects. At this time, we don't have development time or a plan in place for this."

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California residents are not authorized to use MidnightBSD for desktop use in the state of California effective January 1, 2027. California law CA AB1043 requires a complex age verification system implemented for operating systems with no exceptions for small open source projects. At this time, we don't have development time or a plan in place for this.

#Privacy is at stake in #Colorodo and #California, and needs your help!

Laws in both states are threatening to require Operating Systems to have mandatory age verification.

California's bill has passed and takes effect on January 1st, 2027!

Colorodo's bill has not yet passed!

if you live in either of these states, contact your representatives! Get them to overturn these intrusive changes!

About the Age Verification bills in California and Colorado:

It seems few people are actually bothering to read the bills and instead just want to scream while running around in circles. Neither of the bills are mandating you give your ID/Face-Scan/Transactional Documents/etc. to be able to setup your computer.

The only thing you give is your birth-date/age, you are assigned an age-category, and apps and websites respond accordingly.

Don't get me wrong, there are still valid concerns about these bills, but few are actually discussing those concerns. Most are just assuming the worst and panicking.

Also, I don't know how these bills would be enforceable on Linux (or any decentralized, FOSS ecosystem).

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