Rent Controller OG
@alisonb916.bsky.social
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Little old lady who whines about a lot of stuff. Misses her husband a lot. Raving radical.
I am trying to copy John’s Flickr photos to my phone, but can’t figure out how to do it.
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Katie Hinde
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"For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underrepresentation of discredited viewpoints in elite higher education."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wer...
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We’re Diversifying the University by Hiring More Crackpots
“For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underreprese...
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/were-diversifying-the-university-by-hiring-more-crackpots
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Stockton.
www.abc10.com/article/news...
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Stockton officials study rent regulations as affordability concerns grow
Landlords warn changes could come with consequences.
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/rent-regulations-cap-control-stabilization/103-8e78c920-c674-45de-95d6-0c0398533644
about 10 hours ago
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Stockton.
www.abc10.com/article/news...
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Stockton officials study rent regulations as affordability concerns grow
Landlords warn changes could come with consequences.
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/stockton/rent-regulations-cap-control-stabilization/103-8e78c920-c674-45de-95d6-0c0398533644
about 10 hours ago
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Americans can emigrate if they have money. Most of us don’t.
www.forbes.com/sites/alexle...
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More Americans Are Looking To Retire In Europe. Will You Join Them?
Many European countries are welcoming American retirees, who are encouraged by affordable healthcare and in some cases, a lower cost of living. Here's what to know.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2026/05/10/more-americans-are-heading-for-retirement-in-europe-will-you-join-them/?utm_source=bluesky_test&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=forbes
1 day ago
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Nugget no longer has fennel salami. Enshi**ification continues.
2 days ago
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In Britain.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Renters' law change could mean fewer pets in care - charity
A charity hopes it will mean pets can stay in the "homes they know with the people they love".
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62d7pd838mo
2 days ago
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Mostly warmed over neoliberalism.
missionlocal.org/2026/05/cali...
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Build faster, but how? California governor hopefuls split on housing at Ezra Klein forum
The forum was moderated by Ezra Klein, co-author of Abundance, a book that has served as a defining text for pro-growth progressives.
https://missionlocal.org/2026/05/california-governor-candidates-housing-abundance/
2 days ago
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Why can’t I upload a simple photo to this site? It’s one aggravation after another.
3 days ago
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Now I have to have someone get the fan down for me so I can set it up in the bedroom.
3 days ago
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Happy Anniversary!
3 days ago
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Testing the air conditioning to make sure it works.
3 days ago
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Interesting piece on housing in Japan.
thehustle.co/originals/wh...
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Why Japan has millions of abandoned houses
In the next decade, it’s estimated that one in every three homes in Japan will be vacant. Why?
https://thehustle.co/originals/why-japan-has-millions-of-abandoned-houses
3 days ago
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This has been going on for decades. One of Warren Buffet’s funds did this years ago. Tenants are stuck, since mobile homes are difficult and expensive to move, so tenants have to abandon them if they can’t pay the rent.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"It's Life Alert or rent": Montana trailer park tenants are on rent strike
Mobile home rents are soaring nationwide as private equity firms snap up trailer parks.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/05/bozeman-montana-mobile-home-trailer-park-equity-rent-strike/
3 days ago
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Redwood City.
caanet.org/caa-prepares...
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CAA prepares campaign against Redwood City rent control petition
The California Apartment Association is preparing to lead the campaign against a potential Redwood City ballot measure that seeks to bring local rent control to the city and impose strict…
https://caanet.org/caa-prepares-campaign-against-redwood-city-rent-control-petition/
3 days ago
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I am so lucky that John got seasick, so a cruise wasn’t an option.
add a skeleton here at some point
4 days ago
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Tomorrow would have been our second 45th Anniversary.
4 days ago
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Lupin, if you want the good box, you need to focus. But you get distracted.
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4 days ago
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You go out and hunt lizards, and I get in the big box.
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5 days ago
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Rent Controller OG
David Weiskopf believes in you
8 days ago
âś… Steyer (Gov) âś… tossup Fryday or Kellman (LG) âś… Vang (Congress) âś… Cofer (County Supes) âť“ All others
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I’m Senior Cat, Lupin. And a calico.
add a skeleton here at some point
7 days ago
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This might be interesting.
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7 days ago
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I stupidly let my driver’s license expire and thought I was going to have trouble at the DMV. The staff was charming and it took me 23 minutes, beginning to end.
7 days ago
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Google is even worse now than it was last month. It’s like, there’s AI, you have no reason to search on your own.
9 days ago
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People don’t understand that you just can’t pick up and move, even with a remote job. You have to show that you’re someone they want and, in most cases, they don’t want you.
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9 days ago
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David Dayen
about 1 month ago
In the "they shall know you by your enemies" file, the California Association of Realtors just dropped $5 million for an anti-Tom Steyer IE campaign.
cal-access.sos.ca.gov/PDFGen/pdfge...
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Annie M Leonard
19 days ago
Incredibly strong endorsement of Tom Steyer for CA Gov here:
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I spend way too much time online because it’s a substitute for talking to John.
9 days ago
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Feeling sad today. And have an upset stomach.
9 days ago
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John got seasick, so we never went on a cruise.
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9 days ago
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Once upon a time you could go to a market at the harbor, buy very fresh fish and take it back to your campsite to cook up for dinner. So far as I can tell, the fish market has closed.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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Beach homes under $400,000: This is the last affordable city on California’s coast
This city along California’s North Coast is a different world from the exclusivity of other beach towns such as Malibu where average homes sell for $3 million.
https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/crescent-city-home-california-22225065.php
10 days ago
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The US foments coups in Lain America via the military of the country. We don’t have the military in Cuba.
10 days ago
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Rent Controller OG
DrDinD.bsky.social
14 days ago
I am no James Comey fan. He made a huge contribution to Hillary Clinton losing in 2016. But this is an "I am Spartacus " moment. I am reposting Comey's seashells Arrest me motherfuckers.
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Low Coals is doing a set at the KVMR Celtic Festival. They did a benefit for NorCal Resist.
10 days ago
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How many people DIDN’T know after the first week that the Iran war was going to end in defeat for the US?
10 days ago
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Who knew that Biden could have just wiped out student debt and told the courts to screw off?
10 days ago
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#Caturday
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10 days ago
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NPR
11 days ago
A tech worker in eastern China's Hangzhou city was dismissed after his job was replaced by AI. An appeals court in the city has ruled the dismissal unlawful.
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A tech worker in China is laid off and replaced by AI. Is it legal?
A tech worker in eastern China's Hangzhou city was dismissed after his job was replaced by AI. An appeals court in the city has ruled the dismissal unlawful.
https://n.pr/4eWnkM5
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Landlords—sleazy in every country.
www.msn.com/en-nz/news/o...
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MSN
https://www.msn.com/en-nz/news/other/tenants-kicked-out-by-landlords-in-last-minute-dash-before-evictions-ban/ss-AA224rAC
11 days ago
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Happy International Workers Day, all.
12 days ago
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I paid $15 for shipping to avoid having to buy something from Amazon, since Amazon makes it so difficult to determine whether the product is, in fact, the product you want.
12 days ago
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Citizen X
14 days ago
This👇🏽 deserves to be posted 100 times but I’d be labeled spam.
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We clearly need a new Constitution.
13 days ago
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www.rwcpulse.com/redwood-city...
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Redwood City rent control measure heads to county for signature review
A Redwood City rent control initiative moved closer to the November ballot last week after organizers submitted more than 7,300 signatures to the city clerk.
https://www.rwcpulse.com/redwood-city/2026/04/28/redwood-city-rent-control-measure-heads-to-county-for-signature-review/
13 days ago
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LA County Pilot Offers Landlords and Tenants $10,000 and Free Mediation Before Eviction Trials
The $2.1 million program, developed with the Superior Court, launches at the Compton Courthouse as the county agency marks 50 years of service — including in Altadena Before a judge hears the case, be...
https://mediate.com/news/la-county-pilot-offers-landlords-and-tenants-10000-and-free-mediation-before-eviction-trials/
13 days ago
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Watching King Charles talk and wondering how the British aristocracy talks while barely moving their lips. Is it a skill they teach at Eton?
14 days ago
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My husband used to laugh at my incompetence at arithmetic. But even I know more than the President.
14 days ago
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Who knew that Radical Centrists had weaponry?
14 days ago
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BREAKING NEWS: Two local cats report that their litter has been changed.
15 days ago
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Why do you and Sora get to stay home and I have to go to the kennel?
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15 days ago
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