Berkeley residents have a new tool in the fight to resist corporate commerce – Berkeley Notify. This groundbreaking application alerts the user if they come in contact with someone that has recently shopped at a store where the parent company is listed on a major stock exchange. The rollout of Berkeley Notify comes as the […]
Category: Health & Science
Health Commission Considers “Bad Karma” Tax
The Berkeley Community Health Commission considered leveraging the explosion in wearable technologies to impose a “bad karma tax” on individuals whose vibe is determined to be detrimental to the community. The Center for Holistic Attributes and Practice (CHAP) offered the proposal. CHAP’s director argued, “Bad karma is a form of public micro-aggression that affects all […]
New Berkeley Institute Aims to Leverage Synthetic Reality for Social Change
Encouraged by UC Berkeley’s Synthetic Biology Institute’s success in speeding breakthroughs of biologically engineered solutions to pressing global problems related to health, materials, energy, and the environment, a new collaborative has been formed in the social sciences. The collaborative combines scholars in psychology, sociology, political science and anthropology to create the Synthetic Reality Institute. With a […]
Amidst Ongoing Pandemic College Career Centers Report High Unemployment for Recent Grievance Studies Grads
The ongoing Covid 19 pandemic has had disastrous consequences for many recent graduates as indoor coffee consumption has plummeted. Peet’s, Starbucks, Blue Bottle and many third, fourth, and fifth wave coffee establishments have reported staffing cuts, hiring freezes and store closures reducing demand for newly minted college graduates. Allma Nhater, a recent Grad whose thesis […]
Health Care Crisis in District 2
Residents in D2 are showing up in huge numbers in doctor’s offices asking for surgery to remove what they describe as unbearable pain. The Public Health Department was inundated recently with residents reporting that they will miss their soon-to-depart Council Member (CM). Residents report they cannot get relief. “We used to go down to Aquatic […]
Cellular Opponents Claim 5G Resulted in Election Irregularities
At a press conference in front of Berkeley Total Landscaping, a group of activists opposing wireless technology blamed the proliferation of 4G and 5G sites for creating voting irregularities. The group cites the fact Howie Hawkins and Angela Nicole Walker (Green Party Candidates) only received 0.6% of the vote in Alameda county. Group spokesperson Copper […]
BUSD Parents Propose New Tax to Provide 75% Raises for BUSD Employees
Following on the heels of 2020’s 12% raise for BUSD, parents in the district are proposing an additional 75% pay hike for all district employees. “Voters just approved a 75% pay hike for the Mayor and members of the City Council,” said Yur Gonnapay. “Justice demands that we provide equivalent support for teachers and other […]
Study Finds Coddling Adults Yields Favorable Outcomes
A recent paper out of the Institute of Grievance Studies indicates that delaying the consequences for poor decision making can yield favorable outcomes for some adults. According to Professor Leih Der Hosen, The Institute’s Director of Applied Research for the Justification of Enhanced Taxation to Support the Unproductive, enabling certain behaviors can lead to favorable […]