Dan Bloemker
@danbloemker.bsky.social
City of Bellingham, WA Planning Commissioner. Chemical Engineer. Strong Towns Bellingham 📌. Build Housing. Build Industry. Build Trains. Build Cities. 🇺🇦🇺🇸
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we’ve got a ways to go until 2030 so this could change but it’s pretty much an across the board disaster if it doesn’t
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
#NEW: 2030 Apportionment Forecast based on 2025 Census Bureau Population Estimates (January 27, 2026).
Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University
Forecast prepared by Dr. Jonathan Cervas (CMIST) at Carnegie Mellon University
January 27, 2026 at 4:59 PM
we’ve got a ways to go until 2030 so this could change but it’s pretty much an across the board disaster if it doesn’t
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
building more housing isn’t just good policy, it’s existential politics
Landlords have always been super upfront about the relationship supply and demand have on charged rents yet for some reason we choose to believe there's some nebulous evil force that controls rent prices.
Oh woe me, a poor Berkeley landlord struggling to make a profit as rents fall from new development.
January 27, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Landlords have always been super upfront about the relationship supply and demand have on charged rents yet for some reason we choose to believe there's some nebulous evil force that controls rent prices.
Perhaps under circulated that Iran's suppression of protests has possibly entered a 5 figure body count.
January 21, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Perhaps under circulated that Iran's suppression of protests has possibly entered a 5 figure body count.
"oThEr CoUnTrIeS pAy ThE tArRiFfs"
January 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM
"oThEr CoUnTrIeS pAy ThE tArRiFfs"
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i will never get over this rebecca tiffany quote: the goal of yimbyism is a world where "every trans eighteen-year-old who is stuck living with unsupportive family [is] able to afford an apartment in a vibrant urban space with transit on a minimum wage job."
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
January 11, 2026 at 12:38 AM
i will never get over this rebecca tiffany quote: the goal of yimbyism is a world where "every trans eighteen-year-old who is stuck living with unsupportive family [is] able to afford an apartment in a vibrant urban space with transit on a minimum wage job."
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
www.liberalcurrents.com/feminism-wit...
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Two research papers explain why more housing is good for you, even if you won’t be living in it.
Housing built for other people saves you money
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January 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Two research papers explain why more housing is good for you, even if you won’t be living in it.
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A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
January 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
Abysmal policy that will increase migration out of NJ because it's not actually trying to stop it, it's to score political points with a specific voting bloc.
Good news for over-65s homeowners in New Jersey: In February the state will be mailing you a check for up to $6,500. Only homeowners though - renters do not qualify. And the program is limited to households with an annual income of, lol, $500K or less. www.nj.com/news/2026/01...
When will I get my Stay NJ property tax relief?
Most eligible residents have received their ANCHOR and Senior Freeze benefits.
www.nj.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Abysmal policy that will increase migration out of NJ because it's not actually trying to stop it, it's to score political points with a specific voting bloc.
Counterpoint: If you keep giving money to places that spit at you they're only encouraged to keep doing it while you disincentivize your actual supporters.
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Counterpoint: If you keep giving money to places that spit at you they're only encouraged to keep doing it while you disincentivize your actual supporters.
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unironically a good idea
December 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
unironically a good idea
So the money we get from *checks notes* reducing carbon emissions are going to go to *checks most recent state budget crisis* expanding highways and creating more carbon emissions.
December 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
So the money we get from *checks notes* reducing carbon emissions are going to go to *checks most recent state budget crisis* expanding highways and creating more carbon emissions.
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Ferguson proposing $3 billion in bonds for highways and vehicle ferries and then proposing to divert hundreds of millions in Climate Commitment Act dollars a few days later is such an incredible one-two punch.
December 23, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Ferguson proposing $3 billion in bonds for highways and vehicle ferries and then proposing to divert hundreds of millions in Climate Commitment Act dollars a few days later is such an incredible one-two punch.
Happy to report I'm finally starting to be recognized as a Planning Commissioner.
December 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Happy to report I'm finally starting to be recognized as a Planning Commissioner.
This is one of the best videos I've seen on Cascadia HSR and all the various trade offs/costs/etc. Highly recommend a watch. youtu.be/UBiSqyTSKH0?...
The U.S. Pacific Northwest High Speed Rail Corridor At True High Speed? | Cascadia HSR
YouTube video by Lucid Stew
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December 24, 2025 at 4:31 AM
This is one of the best videos I've seen on Cascadia HSR and all the various trade offs/costs/etc. Highly recommend a watch. youtu.be/UBiSqyTSKH0?...
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FROM: Design Review Board
RE: 300m iron tower
STATUS: APPLICATION DENIED
Proposals must be sensitive to the height, bulk, and scale of its surroundings. A 300m tower is an egregious departure from the neighborhood’s mid rise datum and the use of iron is inconsistent with the vernacular of the area
RE: 300m iron tower
STATUS: APPLICATION DENIED
Proposals must be sensitive to the height, bulk, and scale of its surroundings. A 300m tower is an egregious departure from the neighborhood’s mid rise datum and the use of iron is inconsistent with the vernacular of the area
December 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
FROM: Design Review Board
RE: 300m iron tower
STATUS: APPLICATION DENIED
Proposals must be sensitive to the height, bulk, and scale of its surroundings. A 300m tower is an egregious departure from the neighborhood’s mid rise datum and the use of iron is inconsistent with the vernacular of the area
RE: 300m iron tower
STATUS: APPLICATION DENIED
Proposals must be sensitive to the height, bulk, and scale of its surroundings. A 300m tower is an egregious departure from the neighborhood’s mid rise datum and the use of iron is inconsistent with the vernacular of the area
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One big takeaway from Mamdani bringing YIMBYs into his transition is that advocates can often gain a lot of power by
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
December 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
One big takeaway from Mamdani bringing YIMBYs into his transition is that advocates can often gain a lot of power by
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
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I read this morning that Penn Station serves more than 2x passengers per day as Atlanta Hartfield, the country’s busiest airport. So I had to map them at the same scale. 🤯
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I read this morning that Penn Station serves more than 2x passengers per day as Atlanta Hartfield, the country’s busiest airport. So I had to map them at the same scale. 🤯
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I’m a single issue voter and my issue is that those busses that bend in the middle should make accordion noises
December 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I’m a single issue voter and my issue is that those busses that bend in the middle should make accordion noises
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One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
Everything else aside, the idea that this is a model for many men of *masculinity* is so wild. This? This is "manly"? This is how people think it's cool to act?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-wG...
Dave Portnoy Demands NFL Investigate Pete Carroll & Raiders For Rigging
YouTube video by Clasher Sports
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 PM
One theory I have is that competence, self-control, responsibility, and expertise have all been feminized, leaving “masculinity” with the realm of impulsivity and petulance. So the divide is not really between “femininity” and “masculinity” so much as between adulthood and childishness.
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the UN habitat checklist on climate adaptive neighborhoods in mountainous regions includes something that US building and planning codes preclude!
unhabitat.org/sites/defaul...
unhabitat.org/sites/defaul...
December 3, 2024 at 3:20 AM
the UN habitat checklist on climate adaptive neighborhoods in mountainous regions includes something that US building and planning codes preclude!
unhabitat.org/sites/defaul...
unhabitat.org/sites/defaul...
