Kaya Oakes

Yesterday was my first day on Telegraph Ave in many months. Walking back to my car, had this exchange with a homeless gentleman.

Homeless gentleman: Spare a dollar?
Me: No, sorry.
Homeless gentleman: That's okay. Want to smoke a j?

This is how Berkeley says good morning.

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Kaya Oakes@kayaoakes·

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Okay maybe we don't cancel San Francisco yet because apparently this appeared on Haight Street. (and this is the artist: https://t.co/8VmPsAbX2U)

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Hallie Rubenhold@HallieRubenhold·

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Your awe-inspiring, Covid-election-Brexit distracting post today is...

Mesmerizing Photographs of Historical Figures With Their Direct Descendants by Jack Shepherd https://t.co/UYLyUmMmo2

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Kaya Oakes

Essayist, journalist, teacher.