Demonic Network

If anybody is lookin' for me, I can be found at @karlauerbach@sfba.social (This is also a test to see if this gets marked as "sensitive")

@XfinitySupport - I want to report a damaged (and open) Comcast on-street utility box, but there seems to be no way to do that. Damaged box is next to 222 Carbonera Drive, Santa Cruz, Calif 95060

Joyous day: Got to experience no medical insurance in the USA (even though I am paying for it), got kicked out of Urgent Care (due to lack of physical card they never sent), sent to the ER as "uninsured" - symptom: 104F fever, diagnosis pneumonia. Also got a flat tire.

@basurasemanal I do not see them, I think because my /etc/hosts maps a lot of Google tracking domain names to 127.0.0.1 from which they get an instant TCP Reset.

@NativeSantaCruz @tasturm1 @danncianca We planted some native milkweeds and had a couple of monarch caterpillars, but they vanished: I think the birds got 'em.

@tasturm1 @danncianca I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a monarch caterpillar in the wild before

I love the stripy colors on the #MonarchButterfly #caterpillars @NativeSantaCruz @danncianca

@LookoutSCruz Santa Cruz Shakespeare's season has started. It's a lot of fun. And if one is afraid of Shakespeare language they have some more modern plays and staged readings.

It's never too early to start thinking about the weekend, right? buff.ly/4axg9Ee If you agree, hit the link to sign up for Weekender, Wallace Baine's recommendation-packed shimmy through Santa Cruz's busy arts and entertainment scene

Remember - Clarence Thomas was a DEI hire. He only got approved by the Senate because he was a black candidate (unqualified, but that did not matter) to replace a black (but highly qualified) predecessor.

@CaHSRA Mostly from San Jose or Gilroy to Bakersfield or to Palmdale (to perhaps transfer to line going to Las Vegas.)

Where will you ride California High-Speed Rail to? This #WonkWednesday, let’s explore some of the tourist destinations riders can travel to, from theme parks to national parks. youtu.be/xEsX6wiUKx4?si…

@metrolosangeles Not true. I remember watching the Red Cars.

friendly reminder... if you were born prior to 7/14/90, you were born in era when there was no rail transit in So Cal. nada! zilch! goose egg! now we've got 100+ miles across 6 lines & more on the way sooner rather than later.

In light of today's events, tonight's movie has been changed to: The Parallax View youtube.com/watch?v=VP7SSm…

Some quite bothersome numbers: nytimes.com/interactive/20…

@SawyerMerritt Our Tesla has taught us to be extremely skeptical of Tesla's range claims.

BREAKING: Tesla has introduced the Model 3 Long Range RWD in the US! • Starting price: $42,490 ($34,990 including Fed EV credit) • EPA range: 363 miles • 0-60mph: 4.9s

The D-Party should immediately start producing short videos about what Project 2025 means in concrete terms. I'd start with this reprise of The Jungle and emphasize that this is the world that Project 2025 wants to revive. youtu.be/OuukM9OY-is

I am not on the Biden Bandwagon. I think he should withdraw. Our goal, and only goal, is to beat TFG. It is illuminating that Biden is only barely able to run neck-and-neck with TFG. We need a clear winner, let the convention decide.

@ChuckMcManis Reason isn't important here - it is only voters who matter. And Biden just isn't getting enough of 'em. And those who could push him over the finish line were not getting enthused & are now even less interested in him. We just need to recognize that, & not argue that it is wrong.

Tell me again why the President who is ranked at the BOTTOM of all Presidents in US history would be chosen over a President ranked 14th?

Here's a link to my latest blog post in which I make proposals to limit the damage that our present, rogue, corrupt Supreme Court can inflict upon our increasingly troubled nation. Building A Firewall Around A Radical Supreme Court cavebear.com/cavebear-blog/…

In case anyone wonders, I am in favor of Biden withdrawing & either allowing an open convention or asking his delegates to support to Harris. We need to beat TFG. Biden is bleeding the support he needs from wavering voters - and he is doing his best to scare those voters away.

@ChuckMcManis @MarkHamill Dang, I didn't get enough womp rat practice.

For every voter who loves democracy just imagine listening to that voice as we fly down the trench to take down Trumpism forever, “stay on target”. Take it from @MarkHamill the force is with us, we have to trust it.

@itskyleconner You should have seen it in "the old days" when we had off road races: Barstow to Las Vegas. (My mother had to fly a helicopter over the desert to try to locate her husband who had flipped over & crushed his arms under the roll cage & was dangling, upside down, by the belts.)

The final stretch of our Race To Vegas! So many things happening it’s hard to explain… thankfully we have a video to cover it all This was so fun to watch even though I was there ⚡️

@raagagrawal The env review documents are pretty interesting - they are in many regards a copy of much rather detailed engineering that would have had to be done (and paid for) anyway. So, yes, time has been expended, even wasted, but less was wasted than what it would seem at first glance.

Is @WellsFargo able to do anything right? I updated my corporate account information and they changed my personal account information!! Their security is terrible and isolation of my personal and corporate data is non-existent. I've been with WFB since 1981. That is going to end!