The Black-Crowned Night Herons are Oakland’s official bird
https://www.coyotemedia.org/oaklands-hottest-influencer-wont-stop-pooping-on-parking-meters/
#Oakland #Heron #Bird #Poop

Trump’s War on Iran Could Cost Trillions
The military burned through $5.6 billion worth of munitions in just the first two days of the war.
The long-term costs are exacerbated by the fact that all the money is borrowed.
https://theintercept.com/2026/03/17/trump-iran-war-cost/
#Iran #War

Trump Erupts in Fury Over His War Failures
Trump’s fury at allies over this is deranged. He has spent the last year shredding our alliances in every conceivable way.
“It’s a mutual defense pact,” speaking about NATO. “There’s no obligation to join in a member state’s offensive actions.”
https://newrepublic.com/article/208047/trump-war-failures-exposes-weakness
#Iran #War #NATO #TACO

Trump’s Angry New Tirade Over Tariff Ruling Accidentally Says Too Much
What’s really at issue here is whether Trump can simply pull “emergencies” out of his rear to assume dictatorial powers for himself.
https://newrepublic.com/article/195931/trump-angry-tirade-tariff-ruling
#USPol #Tariffs

Oakland has a cop shortage. Why are officers busting bars for fruit flies?
Bar owners feel targeted and harassed by a dedicated police unit they have to pay to fund
A Rockridge bar owner said she has been visited by ABAT regularly, but the police failed to respond on five separate occasions when the bar was robbed.
https://sfstandard.com/2025/05/09/abat-cops-fruit-flies-oakland-bars/
#Oakland #OPD #Bar

@SafeStreetRebel
The rebel group stopping self-driving cars in their tracks – one cone at a time
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/26/san-francisco-stop-self-driving-cars-traffic-cone-safe-street-rebel
#Car #Cone #RoboTaxi #SanFrancisco #SF

#Tumblr to add support for #ActivityPub, the social protocol powering #Mastodon and other apps
https://techcrunch.com/2022/11/21/tumblr-to-add-support-for-activitypub-the-social-protocol-powering-mastodon-and-other-apps/