My latest for the @nytimes.com --- A wave of small and midsize cities are betting on stadiums anchoring mixed-use development as engines of growth. But the mixed-use ambitions often fade or slow once the games start. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/r...

Trans woman who plays women’s sports, here! I’m leaving to celebrate my gay wedding! Happy Pride everyone!

🔥🔥🔥HOT TAKE 🔥🔥🔥 that will get me ❌ CANCELLED! ❌ Being trans is good and correct and those who disagree are wrong. 🦅🦅🦅🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

We've confirmed the US Bureau of Prisons has transferred trans women to men's prisons despite three court rulings blocking Trump's executive order “I’m continuing to be punished for existing. I'm a pawn in others' political games" -Whitney, 31-year-old woman taken to men's prison this week, told us

I know this opinion will get me cancelled but I, for one, think it’s wrong to discriminate against populations many have deemed undesirable — even it’s just 10 kids who want to play sports with their friends amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/04/...

Sylvester Turner was largely responsible for reducing Houston's homelessness population by more than 60% over the course of a decade --- by overseeing a housing first model that other cities are now emulating. www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/houston...

Using my “personal liberties” to repost this

Nice seeing children of billionaires represented in politics

How are Democrats not running on solving homelessness and the high cost of housing? There's a proven template in Houston of solving homelessness through housing first. There's a plan with Build Back Better on how to solve the housing crisis.

This is what happens when tax cuts for oligarchs supercede public safety. 104 United Airlines passengers were evacuated after a fire on the wing appeared before take off. Last week Trump fired the heads of the TSA and Coast Guard, and disbanded the Aviation Security Committee and froze TSA hiring.

My first and definitely last time working with the Los Angeles Times. Editing out the most urgent point of an OpEd in the minutes before sending to press while then also assigning a title and image that suggest an argument entirely opposite to the author’s clear intent is pretty shitty.

As a trans woman, a lot of the EOs have been tough and scary… I’m not sure why, but this one really hits hard. Just makes me sad

I've collected accounts from trans folks inside US prisons facing Trump's brutal crackdown: trans women rounded up + placed in solitary before transfer to men's prisons; canceled medical appointments + loss of vital healthcare; vicious taunting "You're going to be a man," one guard told trans women

There’s a lot of parallels between Sydney White (2007, starring Amanda Bynes) and today’s political environment — and the populist (anti-oligarchic) messaging Dems could take into the 2028 election youtu.be/N-Hua-wJzVc?...

Just an FYI, it's easy for Jamie Dimon and his company to "get over it" when it comes to increased costs because he's a billionaire and his firm will soon become richer when Trump's new tax plan passes. www.cnn.com/2019/04/04/b...

More work is needed to address climate change as cities and states are battling extreme weather, former President Joe Biden said at a mayor's conference. Pete Buttigieg also spoke at the event, which was covered for Smart Cities Dive by contributor @daniellebmclean.bsky.social bit.ly/40KJcmp

Putting things into perspective: North Carolina tends to spend very little on their schools

Presenting with my favorite partners, @spj_tweets, on the relationship b/w #whistleblowers & #journalists. Thx @GovAcctProj, @kathf, @DanielleBMcLean, Marcel Reid, @alextarquinio, @makejdm!

NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:

Fun Fact: President Franklin D. Roosevelt (who was elected four different times) funded his widely popular New Deal in 1935 through a Wealth Tax that taxed magnates and rich people at 75% apps.irs.gov/app/understa...

Speaking of corps and billionaires enriching themselves at the expense of the public --- I co-wrote an investigative piece showing how large corps like ExxonMobil peddle their influence for needless tax breaks at the expense of struggling public school districts. theconversation.com/students-los...

24 hours later, does anyone know if he's apologized for the misunderstanding and denounced Nazism yet? Feel like that would be the obvious thing you would do if you accidentally did a Nazi salute.

Honestly, Lina Kahn may be the Democrats' best messenger heading into the 2026 and 2028 elections There's literally nobody who can say they stood up for workers by taking-on the corporate giants and billionaires who are now openly praising and working to influence Trump, like she can.

CALL TO ACTION: The Senate needs to advance the PRESS Act ASAP to protect journalist-source confidentiality against retaliatory gov’t surveillance. Tell your senator that you support the #PRESSAct today! Use this ACLU tool to send a message to your senator now: go.peoplepower.org/letter/congr...

i spent a month investigating how republicans could cut off access to trans healthcare for most americans, and how democrats can likely stop them — but it’s unclear if they will. tw: president of wpath warning of mass suicides www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

As NYPD officials boasted of the resources expended finding the killer of a corporate CEO, another sidewalk murder the same week, of a migrant teen, has not received the same treatment. hellgatenyc.com/two-manhatta...

People: why don’t you go on X anymore? Me: checks X and immediately see a trending topic in which people are joking about setting LGBTQ people on fire

I don't know who needs to know this, but Pro Publica has an online thing that will format a letter to your US health insurance company to demand the records behind a claim denial. (which the insurance is then legally required to provide in most cases) projects.propublica.org/claimfile/

My bipartisan idea for the day: Turn that spot into a Howard University-themed Chili's that's open late night. No one can resist the Nashville hot monzarella sticks and chicken crispers after a long night of dancing and drinking www.fox5dc.com/video/1557458

So proud of the great work happening in Minneapolis, which shows that boosting housing supply helps make homes more affordable.

I suspect some people may find laws that prevent trans veterans from using the restroom when visiting their dead friends, family and fellow service members at the Arlington Cemetery objectionable 19thnews.org/2024/11/tran...

What is stopping Brendan Carr and the FCC from deeming LGBTQ content (think Modern Family) as indecent material, essentially banning broadcast stations from airing it outside of Safe Harbor hours? How about trans content as an obscenity, making it a crime to show trans people at all?

And believe me, we hear from all of them.

i wrote about this for my column on tuesday but i think we ought to think of policies restricting gender affirming care as explicitly aimed at expelling a disfavored population from the state in question www.nytimes.com/2024/07/11/b...

Dems can now follow the WWE playbook: Keep insisting Biden is the nominee (perhaps w/ more senior stumbles) until calls to replace him w/ Harris reach fever pitch and there's an organic movement behind her -- generating real excitement for Harris when she finally does get the nod. See: Daniel Bryan

Soo essentially Trump was criminally convicted for forging documents to hide hush money payouts to a porn star he had an affair with, while his wife cared for their newborn at home, so the American voting public wouldn’t learn about it before an election? Am I missing anything?

Sometimes, I still think about how close we were to having zebras becoming part of Maryland's habitat.

My latest for @usatoday.com and the Center for Public Integrity on how anti-DEI laws could harm medical education and care. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

Tremendously proud to have been a part of this @daniellebmclean.bsky.social story on how DEI bans impact gender-affirming care and medical residency training. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

For my @NYTimes debut, I wrote about Theron Truluck — once chronically homeless, grappling with addiction, and living on the NY Subway, he’s found stability through a NYC housing first pilot program www.nytimes.com/2023/12/25/r...

A bipartisan policy solution: A national high-speed train network that connects all the schools in each of the big three NCAA football conferences.

Really milking that 5th place finish

Buried in the investigation documents released today by Texas A&M are these text messages from two Board of Regents members griping about the hire of Kathleen McElroy as journalism director. Apparently they were promised Fox News U by the president.

Controversial take: Parking & traffic citations only enforce parking & safety laws for low-income motorists who actually feel the affects of $70- $200 fines. Better solution: A tiered fine system based on income, while improving traffic safety w/ smarter road infrastructure, reliable public transit

Barcelona Pride Parade!

Saturday morning cartoon villains had more empathy than these ghouls. https://deadline.com/2023/07/writers-strike-hollywood-studios-deal-fight-wga-actors-1235434335/

Thoughts on Jonah Hill: Was he abusive? No. He expressed clear boundaries and expectations about what he’s comfortable with in a relationship and gave his partner the option to leave if she’s not comfortable with them. Would I ever want to date a person like that? Hell no!

Hack My Home is the best home improvement show on TV and it’s not even close

I got engaged in Ibiza!