Notices by divya (divya@sfba.social)

I AM SCREAMING

‘At another event, the mayor added that if he were to speak to Charles privately, he would "probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond." ‘

https://hellgatenyc.com/mamdani-meets-king-charles/

If you ever used talk space and are in California. Get them to delete your logs and records. An employer being sued for pregnancy discrimination has asked and received all of the chat logs of the plaintiff with a talkspace therapist.

https://www.proofnews.org/womans-talkspace-therapy-app-sessions-exposed-in-court/

For everyone who drinks Philz coffee in Bay Area, please note

https://sf.gazetteer.co/philz-ceo-orders-removal-of-flags-from-stores-including-pride-flags-to-create-an-inclusive-experience

This is the very example of penalizing the poor because they dont have access to world class lawyers. Laws should bias towards the poor, the illiterate and not require lawyers & courts to understand & implement.

`But the police actions that got him there also took a toll. Each time officers wrote Carter up, they gave him a piece of paper that said when he had to appear in court. But Carter invariably lost the papers. It would rain and they’d get wet and ruined. Or they’d get mixed in with the items the police tossed out the next time they told him to move. 
He didn’t think it was a big deal. After all, camping is a misdemeanor. There’s no way the court would issue a warrant for such a small offense, Carter thought. 
He was wrong. Now, at 53 years old, he has warrants out for his arrest for failing to appear at multiple court dates. It makes him worried that he could be biking down the street one day, minding his own business, and get arrested and taken to jail. `

https://calmatters.org/housing/homelessness/2025/06/homeless-california-la-sacramento-sd/?ref=coyotemedia.org

In other news, Marin city library is amazing, a very kind librarian runs it, she was running to help a disabled elder Black woman who she knew by name to get inside. It felt like I was in some hallmark movie lmao.

She also told me next Saturday is Ramadan story time and was hoping people bring their kids along!

`Many also questioned the district’s plan to open a new school in Mission Baywhile closing those in more economically disadvantaged areas. “Our school needs repairs, but they got a brand new school they just built in Mission Bay,” said Richardson. “Our students haven’t been invited to go there.” `

Are you KIDDING??? And they said Chesa was too pro-criminal. What about Brooke? This 80 year old killed my co-worker and his entire family. She is going to walk free??

But somehow. some guy selling drugs should be in jail?

https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/sf-west-portal-crash-driver-jail-time-no-contest-21352361.php?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=698fd72a11ecd2000128b8c7&utm_campaign=trueanthem%2B3988&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

@skinnylatte That Italian shop also sells pantry stuff they import from Italy!

Amazing news!!! The unhoused immigrant family who has been in SF to help get surgery for their child with a rare disease has gotten a home from the city!!! Help them move in

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-marias-daughter-recover-safely

Bandcamp daily puts a spotlight on NYC's Sufi music! Super cool

https://daily.bandcamp.com/scene-report/new-york-city-qawwali-scene-report?from=hp_feat_ed

Oh this is SO COOOOOOOL!!! CNPS has worked with Golden Gate Bird Alliance to get you a Plants for Birds flyer with plants you can plant to help birds (migratory or otherwise)!

https://cnps-yerbabuena.org/biodiversity/biodiversity-resources/plants-birds-program/

Good News Sunday! Birding circles are abuzz with this news but I did not know it wad the FIRST successful bald eagle nest in Oakland!

`Oakland is part of bald eagles’ natural habitat, but years of exposure to DDT and human interactions greatly impacted their ability to reproduce in the area. This nest is the first successful bald eagle nest to be recorded in Oakland’s history since scientists began tracking their populations. `

https://oaklandside.org/2025/08/04/rare-east-bay-bald-eagle-nest-captivates-residents/

Hello folks! RTs will be appreciated. I thought there would be folks who would love to get some art in lieu of doing some good but it sounds like that Venn diagram is a sum total of 1 - me so far!

If you know people in your life who would fit this Venn diagram and expand it more, please share it with them! I will send this original art to anyone in USA who donates $20 to this fund raiser and sends me a screenshot!

Hesitating about helping people in Gaza and need an incentive? I am offering an original Gond painting to the first person who donates $20 to this fundraiser for free! Just send me a screenshot of your donation. Will ship for free anywhere in USA (or you can pay cost of shipping to your country).

Mohammed has been displaced 3 times, lost his brother to the war, and is now living in a tent with his family. He is the only person who is caring for them all.
https://chuffed.org/project/118369-help-mohammeds-family-bear-the-heavy-burdens-of-life-in-gaza

I learned from the Amtrak reddit that Amtrak has resumed its Trails & Rails program where there is a National Parks Service ranger / volunteer in the observation deck of some of the trains explaining the nature you are seeing.

https://www.amtrak.com/trails-and-rails

`ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.`

https://kfor.com/news/local/were-citizens-oklahoma-city-family-traumatized-after-ice-raids-home-but-they-werent-suspects/

via https://bsky.app/profile/iansociologo.bsky.social/post/3lnxhrqleac2a

[making this public]

Is there a good mastodon instance for Indian citizens? My mom would like to follow my private account I was thinking of creating an account for her in an Indian instance. I am happy to pay!

Beautiful work! Artist paints utility boxes on Mission St with birds found on Mission st. Some migrant birds vanish from the area because the trees they hang out in have been cut down :( But this is why this artist's work is so welcome! It enables more people to be curious about birds & environment.

https://missionlocal.org/2024/12/mission-artist-animates-green-utility-boxes-with-a-flock-of-birds/

BTW the website for Amazon strikes is https://makeamazonpay.com/

They are asking for your endorsement of your action & donations to enable them to continue these strikes & let them know of any protests you might organize. They want goverments to do better with regulations & Amazon to do better by their workers.

What they are NOT asking for is to stop buying from Amazon. I have emailed the contact information listed on the website to clarify what exactly they want us to do as customers of Amazon.

Hope this helps before anyone starts saying I am anti-union because I asked for clarification on what workers want customers of Amazon to do.

@blogdiva @futurebird @danilo #1) I think Masto SHOULD be less popular and that is okay. I think platforms at scale is what brings about all the mass outrage, trolling. It is the reason nazis are joining blue sky in droves. Bluesky is going to speed-run Twitter's descent post Gamergate very soon.

#2) Masto has not done their job making it easy for people to administer instances & be accessible to people to join and use instances. It is VERY expensive right now to run an instance for 10,000 folks or more. There are very few moderation tools that make it easy for volunteer moderators. There is almost NO training on how to manage FBI requests, court orders. So there is a HUGE heavy lifting of server management that nobody is prepared to do and yet we have outsourced it all.

I do think the fact that many white people are accustomed to gated communities plays a HUGE role in why #2 is the way it is. There is this feeling that if you make it high maintenance then the "riff raff" wont show up.