Doctor M. Popular
docpop@mastodon.social
<p>"Jack-of-all-trades musician, artist, dramatic yo-yoist, and video game designer-wizard" - From the San Francisco Bay Guardian's "Best Of The Bay" issue. <br />he/him<br />San Francisco, CA</p>
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RE: https://sfba.social/@MLNow/117556183888360967 What? The guy who passed AB 715, which censored discussions of Palestine in California schools, isn’t a fan of the free press? I’m shocked! Shocked!
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I'm not mad that Connie lost. I'm mad that our only two options were centrist Democrats. While the rest of the country is making progress, it feels like local politics, particularly the SF Democratic Party, are deeply influenced by corporate interests and billionaires.
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Free claw machine on the corner of Lexington and 19th. Apparently this happened last week too, and that one still had $7 in coins in it. I wonder where they are coming from. #SanFrancisco #MissionDistrict
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The teens are alright. #SanFrancisco #MissionDistrict https://docpop.org/2026/10/sidewalk-show-on-valencia-and-16th-street-in-san-francisco/
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@loops@loops.video @dansup@mastodon.social can't figure out why I keep getting an error when trying to upload a short video via the web. It's under the file size, and looks like it's uploaded fine, but I get an error when trying to publish. Happens with every video I try tonight.
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I just realized there's a video-producer gap in my friend group, and that bums me out. I have local friends I can talk to about photography, illustration, yo-yos, electronic music production, circuit soldering, graffiti, activism, and art pranks. But I don't have any homies I can talk to about pacing, storytelling, scripting, or editing. Video production plays as big a role in my life as any of those other things, maybe bigger. It's weird that it's so solitary for me.
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Choose your own #SanFrancisco skies: A) Blue Angels jets roaring overhead. B) Single-engine prop planes towing giant ads for crypto, AI, and/or gambling. C) There is no third option.
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I've shared some of my favorite new albums for #BandcampFriday, along with audio embeds for each artist. https://docpop.org/2026/10/bandcamp-friday-recommendations-october-2026/
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A couple fresh album suggestions for #BandcampFriday:
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There's a new game based on Clive Barker's Hellraiser?! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1551980/Clive_Barkers_Hellraiser_Revival/ #hellraiser
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Rad to see so many murals and graffiti pieces going up on Mission St today. Especially at 18th and Mission, where an all-women crew is putting up some fresh pieces. Shout out to AP.E for organizing this session. #SFGraffiti
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The Dark Bite Returns https://docpop.org/2026/09/the-dark-bite-returns-a-goya-inspired-batman-painting/ #BatmanDay #ProcreateArt
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Here's a weird bit of Batman history: Moebius, the legendary French cartoonist, submitted a short Batman comic to DC, who promptly rejected it. Pissed off, Moebius then submitted a twisted parody of his comic to Penthouse Comix, who ran it in 1995. Read that version on my site: https://docpop.org/2016/09/moebius-parodies-batman-1995s-not-batman/
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Trying Rize Up bakery’s new cafe on Howard st. I love their bread and have been waiting for this cafe to open for almost a year.
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The American Astronaut was incredible! I've never heard of this film before, but I assume it's a cult classic. It really nails the classic sci-fi vibe with a great sense of humor and fantastic music. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_American_Astronaut
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This started off as a post about arts, crafts, and activism, but then I kept digging: https://docpop.org/2026/08/flock-cameras-hiding-in-plain-site/
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I've been listening to Seromora's "Sleepwires". Wonderful/glitchy IDM from LA. Check it out here: https://seromora.bandcamp.com/album/sleepwires #BandcampFriday is coming up, so maybe add this to your wishlist.
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I can’t believe this keeps happening. Never had it happen before 2026, now it’s happened to five shoes this year. What is going on?!
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This is hell https://missionlocal.org/2026/08/uncanny-ads-and-partisan-chatbots-ai-toys-with-san-francisco-politics/?npnl=butts
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I'd love to ride a Spacelander bike sometime. Always had a soft spot for these weird bicycles. https://www.ebay.com/itm/318660277504
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Who's planting tiny American flags into pieces of poop on Valencia Street? https://docpop.org/2026/07/whos-planting-american-flags-in-piles-of-shit-on-valencia-street/
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Orville Peck is playing Vega in the new Street Fighter movie?! That's so perfect! Masked ✅ Beautiful ✅ Dramatic ✅ https://www.instagram.com/p/DPjm7gBEux0/?img_index=1 #OrvillePeck #StreetFighter
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Chuck Tingle did a book reading that wasn't really a book reading, and it was fantastic. I wrote about the surprisingly uplifting event here: https://docpop.org/2026/07/chuck-tingle-at-the-internet-archive-in-sf/
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Oh man, RIP Jennifer Finch. https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/jennifer-finch-l7-bassist-dies-1236297297/
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The barista surprised me with some custom latte art. #yoyo
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Chuck Tingle gave a fantastic presentation tonight at the @internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org. Really funny, thoughtful, and uplifting. Even if you haven’t read his books, I’d recommend seeing him speak if you get the chance.
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Obligatory guerrilla fireworks footage from the Mission District in #sanfrancisco
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Last night I played "Class Struggle", a 1978 #boardgame designed to teach #Marxist theory. The game was designed by Bertell Ollman, a professor of politics at NYU. At the beginning of the game, players roll the "genetic dice" to determine their class: Capitalist, Workers, Farmers, Students, etc Class Struggle obviously draws inspiration from Monopoly, but I think Cosmic Encounter (published in 1977) may have been inspiration for CS's asymmetric rules (depending on which...
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TIL Comic Sans was inspired by the lettering in darker superhero comics like Watchmen and The Dark Knight Returns. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comic_Sans
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I’m loving the return of alternative papers in #SanFrancisco. Definitely feels like a reaction to the rise of ai slop online. I hope these periodicals stick around for a while.