Only 1 person in the whole study went from identifying as trans to not identifying as trans. The 1/5 number came from youth going between the binary and non-binary spectrum. This headline and post are misleading on purpose to fit the economist's editorial bent on the political issue.

Embrace enlightened centrism and realize Schumer Bad and Trump Bad are both subspecies of Specific Type of Guy From New York Bad and strategically align your political support accordingly. Critical support to Comrade Mamdani against STGFNYism and long live the Great Khan of the Plains.

right. he is failing in this moment for precisely the same reason he succeeded in others. no one is the right person for every moment.

Ezra Klein is a good person, and his mental blindspot led him to extend a presumption of good faith towards a deceased monster instead of wrestling with the monster's actual politics. These can both be true.

I feel like this is what tteok is. Take many small rice to make one big rice

the whole abundance thing has made it clear to me that ezra is an interesting policy thinker but is absolutely not a political thinker. this isn't bad necessarily, political strategy is not his lane. but it becomes a problem when people take his political advice

Feel like that’s not a deep enough cut. Sing the chorus to the log driver’s waltz or be exposed as a fraud

The next civic election is on Saturday, October 17, 2026.

Ken Sim and ABC have voted to bury Lucy Maloney’s motion that would have brought six floors and corner stores to side streets across Vancouver, unlocking thousands of family-friendly homes.

I took a course in Canaanite and early polytheistic Israelite religions. On the last day of class, a kid did the Norman Rockwell free speech painting and said "I just want to say, I don't believe in any of this. I believe in the Bible" and sat down. People nodded politely and the discussion moved on

As an act of mortification of the spirit I'll be speaking to this public hearing and here is what i plan to say. changing zoning when you pass a plan is how i assumed things worked before i took a deep dive into land use. this just makes sense. if you don't like density, take it to the voters.

Ta-Nehasi Coates is doing a lot of things with this essay, but one of the most important is fearlessly using examples of anti-trans hate to describe Charlie Kirk's politics. The contrast between his choices and those of other writers for major legacy outlets is revealing.

IMPORTANT: Here in Vancouver on Sept 17th, City Council will consider a motion by Councillor @lucymaloney.bsky.social directing Staff to look at allowing 6-storey apts & retail at corners along active transport streets & around parks. This idea should have been done 10+ years ago. Please support.

the great thing about british-derived systems is that when leadership fails even 30% this badly the caucus can force the leader out. it just happened to bonnie crombie, it's about to happen to john rustad, and it's gonna happen to kier starmer soon

Nothing but respect for this TRANSGENDER PATRIOT for respecting the RULE OF LAW and turning in her EVIL CHASER boyfriend 🫡🫡🫡🫡🫡

tapping ana bailao is a good sign. worse sign: only $13B budget

If you’re hazel mccallion’s chosen successor, inherited her whole campaigning apparatus, and still can’t win a seat in Mississauga, you might just not have the juice ngl

The crombus has a blown engine and only one non-flat tire but it slowly chugs along at 10kph nonetheless

i understand -why- they chose christie pits, it's a trolly reference to the nazi rally held there in the 1930s. but given toronto's political geography these days.. like, they couldn't have chosen a worse place. it's like maga held a rally in williamsburg or astoria lol

He’s like this meme come to life (laudatory)

realignment is weird, man. why do i like bill kristol now.

lots of people are commenting on this so i'll limit my commentary to: persuasion and organization happen mostly offline, not online; if they happen online they happen on platforms like tiktok, facebook and instagram, not bluesky or twitter.

Warhammer is harm reduction

Millennials are the chosen people, the only ones who can redeem the world

high-quality internet requires an insane amount of volunteer labour from mods and admins - it's not a model that scales, or makes money, so successful social media companies almost -need- to offer a shittier experience the only thing comparable to the pre-facebook internet is well-moderated reddit

This is something that I think needs to be said more for the young people. This shit got worse. Google was more useful in 2006 than it is today. Meemaw and Peepaw regularly post shit on Facebook that would have got you banned from Newgrounds.

i didn't invent this take, someone else did, but i'll repeat it: online is real enough to shape politics and events and inspire assassinations and shootings but not real enough that you can explain it to someone who has touches grass in the last 48 hours

I didn’t think “he was a bad person but in a decent and stable society we don’t murder people for being bad” was a hard line to walk but it does seem there’s plenty of people falling off either side of it

Ezra Klein: Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way Charlie Kirk: Jail every doctor who has treated transgender children. (Source: www.mediamatters.org/charlie-kirk...)

People don't understand that civil conflict looks like your neighbors dragging you out of bed in the middle of the night and executing you in your living room simply because they're suspicious you might be a political enemy, and it really shows sometimes.

it's wild how so many people in the replies here seem determined to completely miss the point

I’ve covered events in this city for 20 years. They have ruined one of the best parts of the holiday season in Vancouver. - Removed an accessible, affordable holiday attraction (site entry always by donation) - Removed funds from 2 local charities that relied on this year-end boost - Funding JK

I don't -love- the push for revenue but I get it. What I don't get is how they didn't do their homework on a brand partnership that contravenes their expressed values on LGBT issues. Or how they didn't consult the LGBT community on this like their inclusion policy says they ought to.

this is even weirder than i imagined

I have a trans child now living in Vancouver. They _chose_ Vancouver for university, to start their adult life away from the awful anti-trans policies of the current Alberta govt. Vancouver lovelies, PLEASE send a message to keep this anti-trans trash out of Stanley Park 🙏

The whole Park Board was at Pride. I saw the photos. I see the Park Board Pride inclusion statements at community centres. Time to live those values, Commissioners.

Damn maybe he should do this

Smart piece; have been waiting for more progressive YIMBYs to start speaking up about some of the uglier sub-tendencies within "Abundance." This does a particularly good job differentiating between pragmatic alliance-building and welcoming actual fascists into your movement.

My face when I see this.

look, it might not have worked with the public, but at least it was the wrong thing to do morally

ezra klein and derek thompson are smart guys but i don't think they've approached abundance as a political project, vs something that's think-tanky. they're policy guys so it's forgivable but they need to smarten up and see who's using them and for what reasons imo

From Don Davies in 2014. "The TFWP is broken and suppresses wages" is the traditional NDP position. Pierre Poilievre has adopted it, but given that business REALLY likes it, let's see how long he holds on.

My most Toronto-coded opinion is that LRT is good and I’ll fight you over it

i think justin is correct in that the donation limits encourage a longer campaign, but incorrect in that i don't think this is why kareem and linda went early

the core problem with market housing delivery is that the market-clearing price is below the cost of production. part of why this is the case is because municipalities are structurally reliant on shaking down new development to fund things like new infrastructure www.thestar.com/real-estate/...

guy who wants to live in a co-op specifically so he can put a smoker in the courtyard and do big ass briskets and racks of beef plate ribs for the community every week during the summer (im guy)

Astoria's 31st Avenue #openstreet is magic-a-licious. Now re-designed by NYC DOT as a bike boulevard permanently but still on weekends hosts neighbors, games, community, commerce & people lounging in the sun!

It’s darkly funny that “libertarian” Danielle smith is creating the most annoying possible bureaucratic nanny state because she wants to hurt trans kids. An affidavit to try out for the kickball team! Produce your birth certificate if you look too much like a boy! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Mark Carney celebrates Labour Day by ordering labourers back to work