Notices by Jeri Dansky (jeridansky@sfba.social)

I saw someone else post this, but without alt text, so here it is again. Rep. Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) set up a table outside Speaker Mike Johnson's office.

More here:
https://www.rawstory.com/mike-johnson-epstein-2674272485/

#uspol #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #shutdown

There's less choice in dahlias at the farmers market nowadays, but they still have these beauties.

#BloomScrolling #flowers

@twrling @soaproot Oh, I'll be using the system!

Something that sounds cool for Californians: an easy way to send delete requests to 500+ data brokers all at once — for free.

The system won't be available until January 1, 2026 and the data brokers won't start processing the requests until August 1, but still a nice step.

https://privacy.ca.gov/drop/

h/t @twrling

#privacy #California

@soaproot Oh, I was similarly concerned about the information getting into the wrong hands and being misused — not my first reaction, but one of the first. I was relieved to see the information required does not include your social security number. I'm also glad I have a unique name so mismatches aren't going to happen.

I'm curious who developed the software that they'll be using.

@twrling

Here's an extra #FensterFreitag post, looking in the window at P. Cottontail & Co Children's Boutique.

I wouldn't normally have paid much attention, but with all the protest frogs being a thing nowadays it caught my eye.

#WindowFriday

Japan has elected its first female prime minister. Sadly, she’s a “flag bearer of traditional and nationalist ideals.”

Among many other positions of concern, she “opposes same-sex marriage, and a growing movement to allow married couples to use separate surnames.”

“She has openly aspired to be like Margaret Thatcher, the first woman to become British prime minister.”

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/10/20/asia/japan-female-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-intl-hnk or https://lite.cnn.com/2025/10/20/asia/japan-female-prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-intl-hnk

#Japan

I used to have a wonderful insurance agent for Medicare plans (Medigap and Part D for drugs) but sadly she died a few years ago.

The folks who took over from her have not been helpful. And now they are using software which doesn't list my pharmacy and other software which asks me go to an insecure website (http vs. https). They don't seem to understand why that's a problem.

So does anyone have a good broker for Medicare coverages? I can pretty much figure things out myself, but it would be nice to have someone to consult with to make sure I'm not overlooking anything.

#AskFedi #Medicare #insurance

Time for more dahlias!

#BloomScrolling #flowers

For #FensterFreitag: Looking out the windows at the Half Moon Bay Library. The windows are nothing special but the view is nice.

#WindowFriday

@kims @parismarx Where can I see this (and hopefully vote)? My searches aren't finding it.

Today's pumpkin photo: Large pumpkins, previously marked as sold, are being moved via tractor yesterday. I guess the purchasers came to claim their pumpkins.

#Autumn #fall #pumpkin #sfba

It's Bernese Mountain Dog Day at Farmer John's Pumpkin Farm in Half Moon Bay. This is Jackie May, having a good time.

#DogsOfMastodon #dogs #today #pumpkin

#SilentSunday

For #Caturday: This is the cat who, for three years, would dash out of my office the moment I entered. Then about seven months ago, for unknown reasons, that all changed.

You can see how (not) stressed out Tennessee was last night, sharing the office with me.

#CatsOfMastodon #cats

The flowers are still going strong at the farmers market. Have some dahlias!

#BloomScrolling #flowers #today

Well damn. I’ve used telehealth services over the past five years, including telehealth physical therapy after surgery, and now Medicare won’t be covering this due to the budget mess. Not a big deal to me personally at this point, but a very big deal to others — as is the loss of in-home hospital care.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/millions-of-seniors-lose-access-to-telehealth-services-in-wake-of-shutdown

#Medicare #healthcare #uspol

Very bad news for any journalists at CBS and for all of us who desperately want more, not fewer, sources of decent journalism.

"Anti-woke, anti-trans, pro-Israel Bari Weiss will soon lead one of the biggest media companies in the U.S."

https://newrepublic.com/post/201302/bari-weiss-cbs-editor-in-chief

#journalism #CBS

It may have been a whole day since I shared a pumpkin photo.

#Autumn #fall #sfba

Sunflowers to brighten your timeline!

#BloomScrolling #flowers