Brett Tam

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books. music. art sometimes.

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Brett Tam@bretttam· 27d

bright spot in CA's energy outlook, a real success story. 🌄 www.caiso.com/todays-outlook

Graph showing the total demand of California energy use right now compared to the net demand, i.e. total demand minus energy generated from renewables. (During the day, it's mainly, solar.) Graph comparison shows very little net demand during morning and afternoon hours.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Jul 1

In 1873, Wong Kim Ark, an American citizen, was born at 751 Sacramento St, San Francisco, USA. #WongKimArk

Brett Tam@bretttam· Jun 29

carbon capture, pipe dream #climatechange #climate #pollution

Two graphs appear side by side. One compares carbon capture capacity projections vs actual carbon storage achieved. The other compares solar power projects vs actual solar electricity produced. Projection lines appear very promising for both. But actual carbon storage achieved is a flatline at basically zero, while actual solar electricity produced curves sharply upward, showing solar power has surpassed projections and proven very successful. Text below says: "Carbon capture and storage remains elusive."

Brett Tam@bretttam· Jun 2

stunning

List of monetary contributions to candidates for the CA governor's race in 2026. Shows total amount raised per candidate and lists names of contributors and their respective donation amounts. Tom Steyer's amount raised blows everyone out of the water; but the majority of his raised funds came from himself. He gave $216 million to his campaign and raised $25,600 from other people. The nearest competitor in terms of money raised comes in at $15.7 million.

Brett Tam@bretttam· May 19

This book!

Brett Tam@bretttam· Apr 8

"The Government of Spain will not applaud those who set the world on fire just because they show up with a bucket." www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez speaking before what is probably a podium. Lights are behind him.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Mar 22

Finished the novel Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-Zi / translated by Lin King and I feel like I've stumbled off a roller coaster. What a wild ride! 🚆❤️👏👏 #booksky

Book cover of the novel Taiwan Travelogue by Yang Shuang-Zi, translated by Lin King. Cover is tan, red, orange, yellow, purple, and black. Features a sepia streetscape with Chinese and Japanese signs, possibly a train window, and a blue and white bowl in the center. Excellent book, highly recommend.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Mar 20

🥳: Found a signed copy of Crown City by Naomi Hirahara at my local bookshop! 🙄: It's from an author event I didn't know about. (What I get for not keeping up on those Vroman's msgs 🧐) #booksky

Gorgeous, colorful bookcover of Crown City: A Japantown Mystery, a novel by Naomi Hirahara. On the cover is a sticker that says "Vroman's Bookstore, autographed."

Brett Tam@bretttam· Mar 6

Love Alison Krauss!

Embarrassingly cracked case of the album "Now That I've Found You: A Collection" by Alison Krauss. Cover art shows a soft-focused, upclose shot of the incredibly talented musician against a dark background.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Jan 28

“We don’t have much time to lose so for god’s sake, let’s keep it up.”

“Of course, there is a very, very long way to go. Fearsome and grotesque abuses are continuing even as we speak. And there has been an almost complete lack of accountability.

“But the ground is clearly shifting. Because all of us together have been doing the work of shifting it.

“Things that can sound old-fashioned -- protesting, calling out members of congress, even just speaking up in person or online -- all of it is adding up into an accelerating change in the power dynamics of this country.

“And it represents a live example of the principle that hope can be the consequence of action, not just its cause.

“All of this is making good on our belief that ultimately in this country, the people still direct the government and not the other way around.

“I know that it can seem like the shamelessness and the ruthlessness of the people in charge gives them a big advantage.

“But they have a massive disadvantage as well, which is that many of them know that what they’re part of is wrong. And the sooner they feel like they might have to answer for it one day, the sooner this house of cards will fall.

“We don’t have much time to lose so for god’s sake, let’s keep it up.”

- Pete Buttigieg

Brett Tam@bretttam· Jan 28

Amendment V "No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a grand jury...."

Brett Tam@bretttam· Jan 28

Amendment IV "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated...."

Brett Tam@bretttam· Jan 13

"Death Wins A Goldfish: Reflections From a Grim Reaper's Yearlong Sabbatical" by Brian Rea Rereading this book now 😊😅👏🐟🍺💀 #booksky

Book cover of "Death Wins A Goldfish: Reflections From a Grim Reaper's Yearlong Sabbatical" by Brian Rea. Shows a drawing of the grim reaper holding a plastic bag that has water and a goldfish in it, against the backdrop of a tall rollercoaster.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Dec 3

girl...

Screenshot of the NYT game Strands. MUJER is highlighted across the top.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Nov 12

don't know who's worse, the pedophile or the people still supporting the pedophile #epsteinfiles #epstein

Email text from an image featured on the front page of the New York Times, accompanying an article about the Democrats releasing a trove of Jeffrey Epstein-related emails:

From: Jeffrey Epstein
To: Ghislaine Maxwell
Sent: 4/2/2011

i want you to realize that that dog that hasn't barked is trump..[REDACTED VICTIM'S NAME] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned.

(An excerpt from one of the emails released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. The victim's name was redacted by Democrats on the committee.)

Brett Tam@bretttam· Nov 12

could not stop laughing. this book! children's books are for kids and the kid in all of us, even (especially?) during such challenging times Mac Undercover (from the Mac B., Kid Spy series) by Mac Barnett, illustrated by Mike Lowery #booksky

Illustrated bookcover for Mac Undercover, the first book in the Mac B. Kid Spy series by author Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Mike Lowery. The cover shows a boy and a dog, both smiling and wearing dark sunglasses. In an upper corner is Queen Elizabeth sticking out her tongue. In another corner is a handheld gaming device. The background is blue, with a jagged yellow background highlighting the boy and dog.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Nov 10

Feels like we're stuck in Orange Beach. Much to ponder in Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell #booksky

Book cover of Sky Full of Elephants by Cebo Campbell. The side view of a shape of a person's head is in the center. Inside that shape is a picture of the open road leading to mountains and a wide sky. The background is green on top, blue on the bottom. Dividing the background are white lighting/electrical zigzags emanating from the person's head. The book title and author name are printed in bold, black letters across the top and bottom, respectively.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Nov 8

Last Night At The Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo can't win any more awards. Cover has no more room! (One of the best books I've ever read, highly recommend) #booksky

Cover of the book Last Night At The Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo. Atmospheric night time scene of mid-century San Francisco Chinatown with neon signs galore and two young people holding hands and facing each other under the glow of a streetlight. Four impressive award seals on the book cover obscure almost one third of the cover.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Oct 17

Station Eleven fans will❤️. Set on the NYC American Museum of Natural History rooftop in a flooded future. Inspired by wartime Iraq &Leningrad curators who protected their collections of human knowledge/history. Offers hope that what matters most--love/work, community/knowledge--will survive #booksky

Book cover of the novel, All The Water In The World by Eiren Caffall. The cover, awash in blues and grays, depicts New York City skyscrapers under water, with a few of the tallest buildings poking out of the water.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Oct 17

This Sat, Oct 18. NO KINGS. Everyday American people are gathering across the country, small towns and large. Link below lists locations #nokings

Map of Oct 18 NO KINGS Event. About 3/4 of the United States mainland map is covered with dots, each dot representing a No Kings protest against the current hate-filled administration. Dots can even be seen as far north as Canada and far souh as Panama.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Sep 28

What📚do u keep buying? I regularly gift The Quiet Damage:QAnon &the Destruction of the American Family by Jesselyn Cook, follows 5 families who've lost a loved one to QAnon/right wing conspiracies,shows who they were before,how they fell in,if/how they got out. Quick rd,insightful,ultimately hopeful

Book cover of "The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family" by Jesselyn Cook.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Sep 12

may god have mercy on this violent man's soul www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

On gun violence

"I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the second amendment to protect our other God-given rights. That is a prudent deal. It is rational."

– Event organized by TPUSA Faith, the religious arm of Kirk’s conservative group Turning Point USA, on 5 April 2023

Brett Tam@bretttam· Sep 12

may his soul be delivered from the vitriol and hatred he spread to others. may this world and his afterlife be that of peace.

On gender, feminism and reproductive rights

"Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You’re not in charge."

– Discussing news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement on The Charlie Kirk Show, 26 August 2025

"The answer is yes, the baby would be delivered."

– Responding to a question about whether he would support his 10-year-old daughter aborting a pregnancy conceived because of rape on the debate show Surrounded, published on 8 September 2024

"We need to have a Nuremberg-style trial for every gender-affirming clinic doctor. We need it immediately."

– The Charlie Kirk Show, 1 April 2024

Brett Tam@bretttam· Sep 12

may his soul leave this world and RIP where it belongs 🙏

On race

"If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, boy, I hope he’s qualified."

– The Charlie Kirk Show, 23 January 2024

" If you’re a WNBA, pot-smoking, Black lesbian, do you get treated better than a United States marine?"

– The Charlie Kirk Show, 8 December 2022

"Happening all the time in urban America, prowling Blacks go around for fun to go target white people, that’s a fact. It’s happening more and more."

– The Charlie Kirk Show, 19 May 2023

"If I’m dealing with somebody in customer service who’s a moronic Black woman, I wonder is she there because of her excellence, or is she there because of affirmative action?"

– The Charlie Kirk Show, 3 January 2024

"If we would have said that Joy Reid and Michelle Obama and Sheila Jackson Lee and Ketanji Brown Jackson were affirmative action picks, we would have been called racists. Now they’re coming out and they’re saying it for us … You do not have the brain processing power to otherwise be taken really seriously. You had to go steal a white person’s slot to go be taken somewhat seriously."

– The Charlie Kirk Show, 13 July 2023

Brett Tam@bretttam· Sep 11

From Ian McEwan, writing in The Guardian www.theguardian.com/world/2001/s...

"We heard her tell him through her sobbing that there was no escape for her. The building was on fire and there was no way down the stairs. She was calling to say goodbye. There was really only one thing for her to say, those three words that all the terrible art, the worst pop songs and movies, the most seductive lies, can somehow never cheapen. I love you.

"She said it over and again before the line went dead. And that is what they were all saying down their phones, from the hijacked planes and the burning towers. There is only love, and then oblivion. Love was all they had to set against the hatred of their murderers." - Ian McEwan, "Only love and then oblivion. Love was all they had to set against their murderers" (The Guardian, Sept 15, 2001)

Brett Tam@bretttam· Jul 17

Mural at Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena, CA.

Brett Tam@bretttam· Jul 12

i have the cutest desk partner

fuzzy pink smiling crab stuffie sitting on a desk

Brett Tam@bretttam· Jun 17

absolutely zero people raised the alarm years ago. we're all astonishment fr #offshoring #outsourcing #nationalsecurity #manufacturing

NPR headline from a bsky post: How Apple turbocharged China's development
A new book raises the specter that corporate offshoring of manufacturing may have ["may have" is highlighted in pink] undermined America's lead in technological innovation and even its national security. [An unhappy happy face is drawn in pink.]

Brett Tam@bretttam· Mar 29

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Brett Tam@bretttam· Feb 23

life's outro #DoctorAndTheMedics #BestSongHeardToday (also gave a listen to the original by #NormanGreenbaum)