Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Matt Boyd @3psboyd@mastodon.social

12/20/2025, 1:59:53 AM

Quiet public

This incident was picked up by a far-right Twitter account and people nationwide were encouraged to sent Houston complaints, apparently under the misapprehension that he's some kind of leftist.

https://oaklandside.org/2025/12/19/ken-houston-middle-finger-oakland-councilmember-flock

The Ken Houston middle finger seen ‘round the world

First term city leader Ken Houston’s in-your-face approach to politics has turned into a national story.

oaklandside.org · The Oaklandside

Matt Boyd @3psboyd@mastodon.social

1/22/2026, 4:35:15 PM

Quiet public

You've got to be fucking kidding me with this shit.

https://oaklandside.org/2026/01/21/oakland-police-illegal-dumping-ken-houston-arrest/

OPD was going to arrest an illegal dumper. Then they got a call from Ken Houston

The District 7 councilmember called off the police, saying it was a misunderstanding. The incident highlights his controversial, hands-on approach to city problems.

oaklandside.org · The Oaklandside

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