@jacksonp42.bsky.social
Urban Planner (by education, somewhat by employment). YIMBY. Humanist. Fan of science, nature, and science fiction. Unfortunately unable to look away from the train wreck that is American politics. Posted opinions my own unless otherwise indicated.
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Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Border Patrol has been targeting the elderly heavily. Today in Santa Ana, that’s almost all they took, including this man and his cane.
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Holy shit. They're really doing it. They're doing "actually pedophilia is good now." The debasement of the American Right is complete.
MEGYN KELLY IS RIGHT ABOUT EPSTEIN - Catholic League
Bill Donohue
www.catholicleague.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Holy shit. They're really doing it. They're doing "actually pedophilia is good now." The debasement of the American Right is complete.
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Noticed on my morning bike ride into downtown that the construction crane has been taken down on the first tower at Sen̓áḵw. Getting tantalizingly close to being done…
(Not sure when this happened, was out of town for a few days.)
(Not sure when this happened, was out of town for a few days.)
November 15, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Noticed on my morning bike ride into downtown that the construction crane has been taken down on the first tower at Sen̓áḵw. Getting tantalizingly close to being done…
(Not sure when this happened, was out of town for a few days.)
(Not sure when this happened, was out of town for a few days.)
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Most dismaying is the lack of imagination. How sad to equate freedom for sitting alone in a private, movable metal cell—a.k.a. car—and then spend most time in a long row of these cells—a.k.a. traffic jam? And how many people r even truly noticing the few genuine freedoms that car can actually offer?
Never forget, car dependency is the opposite of freedom.
What’s more “free” than cars, you ask?
Choices.
What’s more “free” than cars, you ask?
Choices.
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Most dismaying is the lack of imagination. How sad to equate freedom for sitting alone in a private, movable metal cell—a.k.a. car—and then spend most time in a long row of these cells—a.k.a. traffic jam? And how many people r even truly noticing the few genuine freedoms that car can actually offer?
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Just watched Dunkirk (2017) again. Delighted to learn Mark Rylance's character is based on Charles Lightoller, 2nd officer of Titanic who later sailed one of the many "little ships" assisting the 1940 evacuation. He rescued 127 men and the move to avoid a Stuka bomber shown in the film was real.
November 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Just watched Dunkirk (2017) again. Delighted to learn Mark Rylance's character is based on Charles Lightoller, 2nd officer of Titanic who later sailed one of the many "little ships" assisting the 1940 evacuation. He rescued 127 men and the move to avoid a Stuka bomber shown in the film was real.
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Experience the space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre with high-res textures and new graphical effects in Homeworld Remastered Collection.
On sale now: tinyurl.com/HomeworldRem...
#Gaming #RetroGaming #PCGaming #Steam #RTS #Strategy #PCGames #IndieGames #GameDev #GamingSky #PromoSky
On sale now: tinyurl.com/HomeworldRem...
#Gaming #RetroGaming #PCGaming #Steam #RTS #Strategy #PCGames #IndieGames #GameDev #GamingSky #PromoSky
November 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Experience the space strategy games that redefined the RTS genre with high-res textures and new graphical effects in Homeworld Remastered Collection.
On sale now: tinyurl.com/HomeworldRem...
#Gaming #RetroGaming #PCGaming #Steam #RTS #Strategy #PCGames #IndieGames #GameDev #GamingSky #PromoSky
On sale now: tinyurl.com/HomeworldRem...
#Gaming #RetroGaming #PCGaming #Steam #RTS #Strategy #PCGames #IndieGames #GameDev #GamingSky #PromoSky
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Q: What did Jeffrey Epstein mean in his emails when he said you knew about the girls?
Trump: I know nothing about that, they would have announced that a long time ago. We had a very bad relationship for many years.
Q: If there's nothing incriminating in the files -
Trump: QUIET.
Trump: I know nothing about that, they would have announced that a long time ago. We had a very bad relationship for many years.
Q: If there's nothing incriminating in the files -
Trump: QUIET.
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Q: What did Jeffrey Epstein mean in his emails when he said you knew about the girls?
Trump: I know nothing about that, they would have announced that a long time ago. We had a very bad relationship for many years.
Q: If there's nothing incriminating in the files -
Trump: QUIET.
Trump: I know nothing about that, they would have announced that a long time ago. We had a very bad relationship for many years.
Q: If there's nothing incriminating in the files -
Trump: QUIET.
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Lots of buzz about the "affordability agenda," and how we get there.
Well, this is it. Housing and transport are most of the cost of living for most people. We can make it expensive, or we can make it affordable.
“The big difference is commuting. You don’t need a car.” apnews.com/article/hous...
Well, this is it. Housing and transport are most of the cost of living for most people. We can make it expensive, or we can make it affordable.
“The big difference is commuting. You don’t need a car.” apnews.com/article/hous...
No car? No problem. Building apartments near public transit could help address the housing crisis
Quantavia Smith, who was often homeless for a decade, now has a studio apartment in Los Angeles with easy access to public transit.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Lots of buzz about the "affordability agenda," and how we get there.
Well, this is it. Housing and transport are most of the cost of living for most people. We can make it expensive, or we can make it affordable.
“The big difference is commuting. You don’t need a car.” apnews.com/article/hous...
Well, this is it. Housing and transport are most of the cost of living for most people. We can make it expensive, or we can make it affordable.
“The big difference is commuting. You don’t need a car.” apnews.com/article/hous...
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It’s been a year to the day we bought (and then didn’t, for reasons we still don’t fully know) InfoWars. We’re still trying. In the year since, we built The Onion into one of the biggest newspapers in the United States. I’m so proud of this place. I’m proud we do hard stuff. Thank you for caring.
November 15, 2025 at 12:12 AM
It’s been a year to the day we bought (and then didn’t, for reasons we still don’t fully know) InfoWars. We’re still trying. In the year since, we built The Onion into one of the biggest newspapers in the United States. I’m so proud of this place. I’m proud we do hard stuff. Thank you for caring.
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Look at that chicane! 😍
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Look at that chicane! 😍
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Good work by COURIER @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
One of many examples of the new journalistic models evolving to fill existing-journalism voids.
One of many examples of the new journalistic models evolving to fill existing-journalism voids.
This is cool. COURIER has created a searchable database with all 20,000 of the files just released from Epstein’s estate.
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
Trump's name appears in them more than anyone else, in 1,628 documents.
couriernewsroom.com/news/we-crea...
We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate
Easily find every mention of Trump, Clinton, blackmail, and potential sex crimes in the thousands of private messages between Epstein and his close associates.
couriernewsroom.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Good work by COURIER @couriernewsroom.bsky.social
One of many examples of the new journalistic models evolving to fill existing-journalism voids.
One of many examples of the new journalistic models evolving to fill existing-journalism voids.
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Talking about 50 year mortgages with my husband
or as he calls it “rent”.
or as he calls it “rent”.
3 questions about Trump's 50-year mortgage plan
Experts in the mortgage industry are skeptical. Buyers would pay less each month, but would end up paying more over time. Here's what to know about the proposed 50-year mortgages.
www.npr.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Talking about 50 year mortgages with my husband
or as he calls it “rent”.
or as he calls it “rent”.
Does housing exist locally for these residents to be placed in, or is the encampment cleanup just going to displace them to another location?
www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/spr...
www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/spr...
Sprawling encampment cause of two cities’ frustration
Frustrated and fearful of fire, residents living near the Arroyo Simi—which runs through both Moorpark and Simi Valley—packed the Nov. 5 Moorpark City Council meeting and urged city and county officia...
www.simivalleyacorn.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Does housing exist locally for these residents to be placed in, or is the encampment cleanup just going to displace them to another location?
www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/spr...
www.simivalleyacorn.com/articles/spr...
I'm thinking of paying for a Sketchup subscription to be able to create 3D models for some of my spaceship and vehicle design ideas, and also possibly to use for modeling architecture and urban design concepts. Does anyone have any opinions for or against it - and alternatives if against?
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I'm thinking of paying for a Sketchup subscription to be able to create 3D models for some of my spaceship and vehicle design ideas, and also possibly to use for modeling architecture and urban design concepts. Does anyone have any opinions for or against it - and alternatives if against?
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Vannes / Gwened, Brittany
#Scape #EastCoastKin #BlueSky #blueskyphotography #photography #cities #UrbanGaze #Vannes #Brittany #France
#Scape #EastCoastKin #BlueSky #blueskyphotography #photography #cities #UrbanGaze #Vannes #Brittany #France
November 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Vannes / Gwened, Brittany
#Scape #EastCoastKin #BlueSky #blueskyphotography #photography #cities #UrbanGaze #Vannes #Brittany #France
#Scape #EastCoastKin #BlueSky #blueskyphotography #photography #cities #UrbanGaze #Vannes #Brittany #France
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The New Mexico Museum of Space History is restoring a big part of the state's role in sending astronauts to the moon...
Little Joe (II), big project: Apollo abort test rocket being restored at NM museum
A rare surviving example of a NASA rocket that was used to test the first spacecraft to fly astronauts to the moon is being restored 60 years after its last use. A Little Joe II is being refurbished a...
www.collectspace.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The New Mexico Museum of Space History is restoring a big part of the state's role in sending astronauts to the moon...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Theory: The planning profession and local governments, especially in progressive areas, have over-emphasized process (e.g., public participation) at the cost of positive community outcomes (e.g., housing affordability, street safety). That needs to change.
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Theory: The planning profession and local governments, especially in progressive areas, have over-emphasized process (e.g., public participation) at the cost of positive community outcomes (e.g., housing affordability, street safety). That needs to change.
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"but if you ban cars from my street how will I get a sofa delivered?"
Get the delivery guys to park in the loading bay at the end of the street and bring it the short distance from there.
Get the delivery guys to park in the loading bay at the end of the street and bring it the short distance from there.
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
"but if you ban cars from my street how will I get a sofa delivered?"
Get the delivery guys to park in the loading bay at the end of the street and bring it the short distance from there.
Get the delivery guys to park in the loading bay at the end of the street and bring it the short distance from there.
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This could all be solved by redesigning roads to make driving slower and more stressful, combined with a tax on vehicle weight.
"Americans’ driving habits have worsened across multiple measures, from reckless driving to drunken driving, which road #safety advocates call a public #health failure"
#Vehicular #Violence @bikeportland.org @waroncars.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
#Vehicular #Violence @bikeportland.org @waroncars.bsky.social
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
‘They Don’t Return Home’: Cities Across US Fail To Curb Traffic Deaths - KFF Health News
Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Houston reported more traffic fatalities than homicides last year. Despite local, state, and federal safety initiatives, such as Vision Zero, traffic deaths across the ...
kffhealthnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This could all be solved by redesigning roads to make driving slower and more stressful, combined with a tax on vehicle weight.
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We’re issuing a legal alert to ensure local governments comply with state law and help housing development projects stay on track.
Attorney General Bonta Issues Legal Alert to Ensure Housing Applications Stay on Track
OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a legal alert to assist California local officials in processing housing development project applications consistently, fairly, and lawfull...
oag.ca.gov
November 14, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We’re issuing a legal alert to ensure local governments comply with state law and help housing development projects stay on track.
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From enabling the building of transit-adjacent housing and reforming the California Environmental Quality Act to facilitating rebuilding in LA after the fires, read our round-up of key housing supply and land use legislation signed into law this year: ow.ly/1XPn50XnwTl
California Housing Supply and Land Use Legislative Round-Up 2025 - Terner Center
Authors: William Fulton, Fellow Julie Aguilar, Research Analyst The year 2025 has been significant for high-impact housing supply and land use reforms. Notable bills include Senate Bill (SB) 79 (Wiene...
ow.ly
November 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
From enabling the building of transit-adjacent housing and reforming the California Environmental Quality Act to facilitating rebuilding in LA after the fires, read our round-up of key housing supply and land use legislation signed into law this year: ow.ly/1XPn50XnwTl
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The public option for K-12 education should be the only option. No private primary or secondary schooling in the US, period.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The public option for K-12 education should be the only option. No private primary or secondary schooling in the US, period.
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The NZA methodology is incredibly complex, and this post explains in (somewhat) plain English how we have decided (after years of discussion) to display areas with base districts and overlays:
Who wants to learn about slices? 🔪 No, not pizza slices.🍕 Zoning slices! 🤓
Let us explain.
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Let us explain.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The NZA methodology is incredibly complex, and this post explains in (somewhat) plain English how we have decided (after years of discussion) to display areas with base districts and overlays: