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This is your occasional reminder that Rose O'Neill, creator of the Kewpies, first published female cartoonist in the United States, and among the first cartoonists to build a merchandising empire on their work, turned out some absolutely baller, romantic-feeling size-difference monster art.
August 3, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This is your occasional reminder that Rose O'Neill, creator of the Kewpies, first published female cartoonist in the United States, and among the first cartoonists to build a merchandising empire on their work, turned out some absolutely baller, romantic-feeling size-difference monster art.
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The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.
open.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The annoying spam texts destroying the Democratic brand:
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
$678M raised through those spam tactics
$282M to one consulting firm: Mothership Strategies.
$11M to actual campaigns (1.6%)
The party isn’t just treating donors like marks—it’s being fleeced itself yet continues to back Mothership.
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This is happening because we - Australia, America, Europe and others, politicians and citizens - do not want to do what needs to be done to stop it. We are unwilling risk our lives or too much treasure to help #Ukraine resist Putin now. 1/2
Just look at this. Russia launched 728 drones at Ukraine tonight — the most so far. The attacks are escalating. Russia grows bolder with every delay and every silence.
July 10, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This is happening because we - Australia, America, Europe and others, politicians and citizens - do not want to do what needs to be done to stop it. We are unwilling risk our lives or too much treasure to help #Ukraine resist Putin now. 1/2
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A reminder that is is possible to live a life of kindness & integrity. You don't have to sell out just because everyone else is.
Happy birthday to Bill Watterson, the creator of Calvin and Hobbes! Born on July 5, 1958.
July 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A reminder that is is possible to live a life of kindness & integrity. You don't have to sell out just because everyone else is.
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I think American urban planners should aspire to something greater than administering zoning regulations to micromanage building design and enforce parking requirements.
March 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I think American urban planners should aspire to something greater than administering zoning regulations to micromanage building design and enforce parking requirements.
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I present to you the most Bluesky reply I have ever received on Bluesky
March 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
I present to you the most Bluesky reply I have ever received on Bluesky
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zoomer 90’s and 00’s revivalism is so interesting because ngl with the exception of some niche spaces, it was the worst cultural era of the past century. this was the grunge suburb mcmansion moment. rebelling against a period of affluence. it was twenty years of that fukuyama quote
March 3, 2025 at 2:34 AM
zoomer 90’s and 00’s revivalism is so interesting because ngl with the exception of some niche spaces, it was the worst cultural era of the past century. this was the grunge suburb mcmansion moment. rebelling against a period of affluence. it was twenty years of that fukuyama quote
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It is hard to describe the level of contempt I have for Palo Alto and Marin County NIMBYs cynically exploiting the fires in LA to push their anti-housing narrative in affluent and climate-safe urban and suburban areas
March 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
It is hard to describe the level of contempt I have for Palo Alto and Marin County NIMBYs cynically exploiting the fires in LA to push their anti-housing narrative in affluent and climate-safe urban and suburban areas
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the study on safety of single stair buildings by pew charitable trusts and the center for building in north america (@stephenjacobsmith.com) is now live
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
Small Single-Stairway Apartment Buildings Have Strong Safety Record
Policymakers could increase the supply of multifamily housing in their states and localities by revising outdated building codes that require more than one stairway in small apartment buildings. If en...
www.pewtrusts.org
February 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
the study on safety of single stair buildings by pew charitable trusts and the center for building in north america (@stephenjacobsmith.com) is now live
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-...
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Good morning with good news: California's first 48 days of 2025, compared to 2024, feature surging solar and battery production and plunging gas burning.
Solar generation surged 33.8%
Battery output skyrocketed 78%
Gas usage plunged ~28%
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/21/c...
#energysky #greensky
Solar generation surged 33.8%
Battery output skyrocketed 78%
Gas usage plunged ~28%
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/21/c...
#energysky #greensky
California off to a strong clean electricity start with solar up 33.8%
Forty-eight days into 2025, CAISO gas use for electricity is down almost 28%, while battery use is up 78%, and solar has already met 100% of demand in the midst of winter.
www.pv-magazine.com
February 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning with good news: California's first 48 days of 2025, compared to 2024, feature surging solar and battery production and plunging gas burning.
Solar generation surged 33.8%
Battery output skyrocketed 78%
Gas usage plunged ~28%
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/21/c...
#energysky #greensky
Solar generation surged 33.8%
Battery output skyrocketed 78%
Gas usage plunged ~28%
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/02/21/c...
#energysky #greensky
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I introduced CEQA legislation (SB 607) to avoid CEQA being used to stop new housing & make other smart changes to aspects of CEQA that turn it into a process nightmare that doesn’t always help the environment.
SB 607 will help create abundance of the things that make life better & more affordable:🧵
SB 607 will help create abundance of the things that make life better & more affordable:🧵
February 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I introduced CEQA legislation (SB 607) to avoid CEQA being used to stop new housing & make other smart changes to aspects of CEQA that turn it into a process nightmare that doesn’t always help the environment.
SB 607 will help create abundance of the things that make life better & more affordable:🧵
SB 607 will help create abundance of the things that make life better & more affordable:🧵
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One of the most shocking graphs I've made.
Using NASA CERES data, IPCC forcings and very low-, mid- and very high- climate feedbacks multiplied by the NASA GISS temperature trend.
If the NASA satellite data is right, the IPCC forcings and feedbacks are likely all wrong
More soon
Using NASA CERES data, IPCC forcings and very low-, mid- and very high- climate feedbacks multiplied by the NASA GISS temperature trend.
If the NASA satellite data is right, the IPCC forcings and feedbacks are likely all wrong
More soon
February 13, 2025 at 9:34 PM
One of the most shocking graphs I've made.
Using NASA CERES data, IPCC forcings and very low-, mid- and very high- climate feedbacks multiplied by the NASA GISS temperature trend.
If the NASA satellite data is right, the IPCC forcings and feedbacks are likely all wrong
More soon
Using NASA CERES data, IPCC forcings and very low-, mid- and very high- climate feedbacks multiplied by the NASA GISS temperature trend.
If the NASA satellite data is right, the IPCC forcings and feedbacks are likely all wrong
More soon
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Elon Musk and his many conflicts of interest are dominating the top of the @nytimes.com home page and app right now. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
February 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Elon Musk and his many conflicts of interest are dominating the top of the @nytimes.com home page and app right now. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/11/u...
Unreal pull from my Dads ‘07 Prius’s cd sleeve
February 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Unreal pull from my Dads ‘07 Prius’s cd sleeve
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Trump asks federal workers to commit to hardcore.
January 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Trump asks federal workers to commit to hardcore.
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What appear to be the most damning documents in the copyright lawsuit against Facebook allowing to re-open discovery and complaint continue to get unsealed. This is the allegation from the plaintiffs, just unsealed. /1
January 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
What appear to be the most damning documents in the copyright lawsuit against Facebook allowing to re-open discovery and complaint continue to get unsealed. This is the allegation from the plaintiffs, just unsealed. /1
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Just a reminder that we're already undergoing a pronounced disinflation in the housing components of CPI & PCE. The 3MMA annualized of CPI housing was 3.72%, the lowest since August 2021 & within sight of the 3.3% 2018/19 average. The Zillow SF Rent Index is back to pre-pandemic.
January 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Just a reminder that we're already undergoing a pronounced disinflation in the housing components of CPI & PCE. The 3MMA annualized of CPI housing was 3.72%, the lowest since August 2021 & within sight of the 3.3% 2018/19 average. The Zillow SF Rent Index is back to pre-pandemic.
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Since the Supreme Court ruling on Sheetz in September there has been speculation on how it would hit impact fees in other cities. I recently received word from one of my clients that they have prevailed against Oakland and had inclusionary impact fees waived.
Big changes coming to a city near you.
Big changes coming to a city near you.
January 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Since the Supreme Court ruling on Sheetz in September there has been speculation on how it would hit impact fees in other cities. I recently received word from one of my clients that they have prevailed against Oakland and had inclusionary impact fees waived.
Big changes coming to a city near you.
Big changes coming to a city near you.
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Woah. Google just filed redacted versions of many of its Summary Judgment exhibits in Texas v Google adtech antitrust case ahead of the March 31 trial. Although this case mirrors DOJ's case awaiting decision, it has even more eye-popping evidence. And an expert suggesting $29B in penalties. /1
December 10, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Woah. Google just filed redacted versions of many of its Summary Judgment exhibits in Texas v Google adtech antitrust case ahead of the March 31 trial. Although this case mirrors DOJ's case awaiting decision, it has even more eye-popping evidence. And an expert suggesting $29B in penalties. /1
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If everyone would just stop fighting, there would be peace on Earth! 🕊
Not realistic?
Try to genuinely imagine what it would take to realize net zero in time to keep global warming below 2.0°C.
We are crossing 1.5°C as we speak.
Let's keep it real!
Not realistic?
Try to genuinely imagine what it would take to realize net zero in time to keep global warming below 2.0°C.
We are crossing 1.5°C as we speak.
Let's keep it real!
December 3, 2024 at 8:33 PM
If everyone would just stop fighting, there would be peace on Earth! 🕊
Not realistic?
Try to genuinely imagine what it would take to realize net zero in time to keep global warming below 2.0°C.
We are crossing 1.5°C as we speak.
Let's keep it real!
Not realistic?
Try to genuinely imagine what it would take to realize net zero in time to keep global warming below 2.0°C.
We are crossing 1.5°C as we speak.
Let's keep it real!
