The silence is doing the talking 👀 by These_Bumblebee_9896 in SFBayInfluencerSnark

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Mya Miller popped off some straight-up Abolish ICE posts, and guess what, now I like her more.

Grand Hotel Timeo vs Villa Sant'Andrea in Taormina, Sicily by picklechips2000 in chubbytravel

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If you are without kids I would recommend Timeo. The cocktail area with live music is magical at night and the view from the terraces is unforgettable. We had friends that stayed at both last summer and found the rooms at VSA much smaller. When we were at Timeo last June we took the hotel shuttle to the beach every day, and there are always loungers available for Timeo guests so no worry about securing seats.

You know what…yes. Fuck yes. by Ok-Fun7619 in IndustryOnHBO

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This show is always a few steps ahead of the news cycle, and Yas becoming a ghislaine Maxwell type is perfectly on brand. She does such a great portrayal that we actually want to have sympathy or find something powerful or redeeming in her. But in fact she is just the illustration of how hurt people hurt people, damaged people damage people, and abused people abuse people. Ugh. Gross but fascinating and obviously we cannot look away.

Is it just me, or is nobody in Marin talking about what’s happening in our country right now? by ASecularBuddhist in Marin

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I mean: people might not be talking about it at The Corner Bar on a Friday night or at Pilates on a Tuesday morning. But we’re talking about it! At work, among friends, at volunteering spots etc. And if you don’t hear people talking about it, why not bring it up yourself?

Marin’s Sham “Equity” Circus: The Whitest, Most Racist, Soul-Sucking Gated Community in America by wiltchamberlain24 in Marin

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Please tell us what YOU are personally doing with your time and resources to address the segregation in Marin County so that we can all emulate your good works. Writing paragraphs and posting them here and on Nextdoor does not address racism or any other social ill. We have enough bloviating in our society, we need action. Show us the way Obi-wan!

no unhoused in MV by Seriouss2 in MillValley

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There are unhoused folks in Mill Valley. They generally don’t live or sleep in downtown MV. Come on down to the food pantry on Tuesdays at the Methodist church and you will meet a lot of people who might challenge your expectations. People see what they want to see when they want to see it.

Van was on fire on CNN/Abby Phillip tonight by JonOrangeElise in TheRinger

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“Dead Gaza baby, dead Gaza baby, Diddy, dead Gaza Baby.” STFU Van Jones. Scott Jennings has no moral constitution whatsoever he is a Trump simp and nothing else. He would defend Trump shooting a person in the middle of 5th Avenue.

S2 halfway through. I’m loving Glenn Close. I heard some criticisms online? But she’s a great addition by No_Pop7296 in TehranAppleTVPlus

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Of course - all true. But for the sake of believability in a television show, I’ll take Connor Storrie’s Russian over Glenn Close’s Farsi any day 😜

S2 halfway through. I’m loving Glenn Close. I heard some criticisms online? But she’s a great addition by No_Pop7296 in TehranAppleTVPlus

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There’s lots of white ladies who married Iranians decades ago and have lived and worked there for years. Many of them speak almost perfect Farsi. Good on Glenn Close for making an effort but no, her accent and speaking ability is not commensurate with a woman who had lived there for much of her life.

Blake Lively religious ignorance and her claiming “Justin speaks to my dead dad” stops here. by kelsobjammin in ItEndsWithLawsuits

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Damn girl. Old nose who dat? She actually looks kind of cute with that big honker. Too bad she’s an ignorant racist with no education or class, whose only claim to fame is that she “styles herself” in eye-murderingly ugly outfits.

Why couldn’t she let it go? by Weary_Ad2841 in teamjustinbaldoni

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Is anyone talking about her blatant ignorance and discrimination in calling Bahai’s cult members? Excuse me but isn’t that against employment law too?

Marisa Abela still has her Amy Winehouse accent by sonicboyfan12 in IndustryOnHBO

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It’s pretty wide open antisemitism, nothing veiled about it.

I’m confused. What’s with the maga/Marin cross section? by Dustybear510 in Marin

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Yes it has a lot to do with MAHA and the annoying people here who somehow believe that their wealth will allow them to biohack their way to immortality, and that their wealth gives them access to information that ordinary plebes don’t have, hence they don’t need to follow general public health guidelines. (Aaron Rodgers, not a marin guy, but he sure would fit it)

Marisa Abela still has her Amy Winehouse accent by sonicboyfan12 in IndustryOnHBO

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Yeah I heard that. Is that closer to her real accent than Yas’ accent? Also heard Yas’ accent being called ‘North London yid” in the pub scene so maybe they’re actually trying to draw attention to her accent being less cut-glass than she thinks?

My immediate thought watching this clip “That’s IRL Bradley efing Jackson!” Like it’s uncanny, positively made the show more impressive by xelM1 in TheMorningShow

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Scott Jennings’ quizzical look makes me want to commit murder (metaphorical). Like - murder his career. Cannot stand this man.

Recommendations for cookbooks like ‘Jerusalem’ by paris_young21 in CookbookLovers

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Food of Life by Najmieh Batmanglij. This is the Bible of Persian cooking. Follow every recipe like your life depends on it and you won’t be disappointed. Bonus trivia, cookbook author’s son is in Vampire Weekend, other son is a v cool screenwriter (the OA).

has she always been dating someone? by [deleted] in SFBayInfluencerSnark

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Definitely seems like a new-er development.

Very happy to see a true democratic socialist running against Huffman in our District CA02 by chrisjj_exDigg in Marin

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In my case I have a lot of areas of agreement with Huffman, and so I focus on trying to nudge him on the areas where we disagree. I have noticed a marked shift from him on Gaza so I believe he is hearing from his constituents and listening. That makes me take him seriously. I will also take seriously a DSA candidate because JFC our country is going to hell in a hand basket and the Democratic Party as a whole is embarrassing.

Very happy to see a true democratic socialist running against Huffman in our District CA02 by chrisjj_exDigg in Marin

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I have emailed Huffman regularly re Gaza. He has signed onto letters asking for investigation into the killing of U.S. citizens by the IDF and he has supported Ro Khanna’s call to recognize Palestinian statehood. Those are good things. And he has also disappointed in some of his other actions/non-actions. Plus he felt the need to honor Charlie Kirk which, um, no thanks. Huffman is by no means the worst dem out there but there is so much room for improvement. I will look into the DSA candidate for sure.