A sure sign of anti-bike concern trolling is an elected official who lives nowhere near the bike lane in question suddenly becoming *very* concerned about emergency response time, a thing she would never do if this were just normal bumper-to-bumper traffic on a street with no bike lane.

The President of the United States just stood before an audience of his top military brass and asked for their loyalty as he deploys troops against American citizens. Corporate Media: Are Dems being too combative by causing a government shutdown?

Among other things, it is insulting to ask Coates, an actual intellectual, to play the role of a politician—or, worse, of a consultant.

Nobody ever refers to a detached single family house with a garage and a yard as “luxury,” despite it being an order of magnitude more luxurious than ~98% of apartments.

Winner: best September skeet

American homeowners see themselves as a persecuted class despite the entire economy being built around subsidizing them.

If you see this, quote-post a concert picture you took

So, just to confirm I am understanding properly: Some number of gun deaths are acceptable under the 2nd Amendment, but no amount of commentary about a deceased podcaster is acceptable under the 1st?

I would like Never Trump Republicans to demand that George W. Bush appear and speak up for democracy in this country. Why do ppl always ask Obama to do things and “where is Kamala”? Where is the 43rd President of the United States while democracy crashes & burns. This is the party he led. 1/

George Floyd was also born on October 14 so I know who I’ll be remembering that day!

Hooray!

I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer. The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial. Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.

Interesting debate on inclusionary zoning at #yimbytown. @justupthepike.bsky.social making the case for variable funding policy depending on the jurisdiction. Some counties need it funded; some don’t.

This is as huge a scandal & blunder as this chaotic Administration has seen. The person who should be called to answer for it is Secy Kristi Noem. When a woman who loves the camera as much as Noem is nowhere to be seen for 10 days it’s b/c she’s hiding out. Media should be all over this.

Take a look at our famous trio of judges for YIMBY Idol at #yimbytown - today at 3:15 @justupthepike.bsky.social, Alison McIntosh at @welcomingneighbors.us and @kbrunettekreuzer.bsky.social. But you the voter will decide which contestant wins the trophy! @futurewise.bsky.social @ggwash.org

Join @maxdubler.com and @cityjane.bsky.social and Cheryl Daniel from @abundanthousingma.org today at 3:15 as they compete for YIMBY Idol at #yimbytown! You have to join to vote on the winner... @cayimby.bsky.social @texansforhousing.bsky.social

For #Yimbytown attendees - don't miss the "YIMBY Idol" competition Sunday at 3:15, as three contestants vie for the coveted trophy.... @yimbytown.bsky.social

going from "transgender ideology" to "look at the poor misguided white kid" without even taking a breath, unconscionable

entertained by r/UPS not connecting the dots on trump eliminating the de minimis exemption and triple-digit customs broker fees on deliveries the sooner democrats start calling it the trump tax the better off their position going into the midterms will be incumbents lose on economic fear and anger

VCs gonna VC

Yup.

Me rn

I think Cracker Barrel should wise up and listen to the guy who went bankrupt running a business where people literally walk in and give you their money hoping you'll give it back to them.

the newspaper that invented Whitewater, a fake-scandal about the Clintons *losing* 50 grand on a decade-old real estate deal, now calls *a campaign advisor trying to bribe reporters* a "bold departure from political norms"

Great post with I think broader subtext that too much of the left assumes progress is a zero-sum game. Bigger tent needed for victory. www.thenation.com/article/poli...

Why they really hate DC.

“If you DON’T change the physical character of your community, you WILL change the demographic and economic character of your community.” - William Fulton at the Casita Coalition’s Build The Middle National Housing Convening

Multiple times this year I’ve had coffee with fellow immigrants who grew up in corrupt third world countries and the shared sentiment has been that Americans don’t understand how bad things are going to get.

One thing I've not seen mentioned in redistricting discourse is the fact that California has built so little housing over the last two decades, we're on track to lose ~ 4 seats in the house anyway. People really don't appreciate how deeply NIMBYs have fucked the United States.

There are a lot of ways to solve our housing crisis, but going from a 3-story city to a 5-story city outside of Manhattan is one of the simplest

Washington Post: “Is fascism bad? The answer may surprise you” Teen Vogue: “Here are three fun tips you can use this summer to disable an armored personnel carrier”

Great idea from @acornpark.bsky.social - just not sure we have leadership vision here in #MoCo... ggwash.org/view/100262/... via @ggwash.org

A good way to think about the housing crisis is landlords pocketing essentially all the consumer surplus the last 40 years

Did you know transit is 20 times safer than driving a car? Each year, public transportation prevents more than 2,500 injuries related to car accidents. Take Metro!

Councillors and planners are just NIMBYs that grasp at any chance they get to impose arbitrary and contradictory rules on multifamily housing while completely ignoring luxury detached housing, prove me wrong

Further evidence that being poor is expensive…

“Consumer Watchdog found that the best deals were offered to the wealthiest customers—with the worst deals given to the poorest people, who are least likely to have other options.”

It wasn't that having my own kids radicalized me. It was spending time with kids that did. Those blissful little idiots can not comprehend the dangers that adults force on them. It is unfair and needs stop. "We ask kids to be safe so adults can be dangerous" @tomflood.bsky.social

The role of government as understood on Nextdoor as explained by tree removal permits: 1. I need permission from government to cut down a tree on my own private property!?OVERREACH!! 2. They let that developer cut down a tree without a public hearing and vote?! CORRUPTION!!

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What discrimination did Andreessen face? He went to a public university & was able to work on early federally funded research projects on computing, and turn that into a career. The insanity of the last 8 years? Workers or online posters who disagreed with him? A government that dared regulate him?

A-dorm-able: A heretofore hidden housing-production option for the District: ggwash.org/view/100021/... > Fascinating piece from @pewresearch.org on economics of this type of office conversion. Seems like we do need a new model for the long-lost SROs, and this is one (tho they don't use that term).

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Here’s the bottom line for what’s going on with Grok - if the owner of the website is putting his thumb on the scale hard enough for the chatbot to turn into Goebbels, you should be deeply concerned about what he’s doing to the algorithm that you can’t so easily see, and what it’s doing to you

Also just startling how obvious it is that the people advocating a large-scale return to manufacturing don’t know anyone who actually does this work and do not intend it for themselves or anyone they love.

Being intelligent is about to become illegal.

Where re-legalizing starter homes cut new house prices: ggwash.org/view/99928/w... > another banger with great links.

Nobody asked Cuomo about globalizing sexual harassment.