Jay Castle
@jbcastle2.bsky.social
Oakland, Milwaukee, Architecture, Urban Design, Politics, Music, Football
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This is a really lovely practice, and if you're looking for an easy New Year's resolution to make these times a little bit brighter, this one is solid.
One of my old friends (absolutely offline) was going through some scary stuff last year -- and I, helpless, live so far away. And so I asked what I could do to support her best.
"When you see something that makes you think of me, text me."
"When you see something that makes you think of me, text me."
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
This is a really lovely practice, and if you're looking for an easy New Year's resolution to make these times a little bit brighter, this one is solid.
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been thinking about what it meant that BotH came to us with this story
I think it points to how alt-weeklies and small music venues used to be part of the same independent culture ecosystem. Arts infrastructure as a public utility — but totally separate from city govt. We so desperately need it
I think it points to how alt-weeklies and small music venues used to be part of the same independent culture ecosystem. Arts infrastructure as a public utility — but totally separate from city govt. We so desperately need it
ICYMI: Bottom of the Hill, “the first place in SF your favorite band played,” will close at the end of 2026.
Read our exclusive interview with the famed music venue’s owners … and then get to a show. www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Read our exclusive interview with the famed music venue’s owners … and then get to a show. www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 5, 2026 at 5:41 PM
been thinking about what it meant that BotH came to us with this story
I think it points to how alt-weeklies and small music venues used to be part of the same independent culture ecosystem. Arts infrastructure as a public utility — but totally separate from city govt. We so desperately need it
I think it points to how alt-weeklies and small music venues used to be part of the same independent culture ecosystem. Arts infrastructure as a public utility — but totally separate from city govt. We so desperately need it
“Gucci Gucci Louis Louis Fendi Fendi Prada,
Basic bitches wear that shit so I don’t even bother”
youtu.be/6WJFjXtHcy4
Basic bitches wear that shit so I don’t even bother”
youtu.be/6WJFjXtHcy4
January 3, 2026 at 7:13 AM
“Gucci Gucci Louis Louis Fendi Fendi Prada,
Basic bitches wear that shit so I don’t even bother”
youtu.be/6WJFjXtHcy4
Basic bitches wear that shit so I don’t even bother”
youtu.be/6WJFjXtHcy4
Done.
Hey! Go follow my new account, @mayorofseattle.bsky.social !
This is your city — that means that you belong here, you have a right to be here and to live a dignified life, whatever your background and whatever your income. wilson.seattle.gov/2026/01/02/m...
January 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Done.
“No more McClellans, we need Grants.”
a little more on one of my favored analogies youtu.be/Msz2daPeTyg
The Democratic Party's McClellan Problem
YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 6:39 AM
“No more McClellans, we need Grants.”
Waited on David Lynch At an Italian restaurant (Pasta Per Tutti) in Madison, Wisc.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Waited on David Lynch At an Italian restaurant (Pasta Per Tutti) in Madison, Wisc.
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Reading is thinking, and afterwards, writing is thinking. Doing an "AI" summary eliminates thinking in both steps.
A doc told me some of her colleagues are using "AI" to write their case notes. Her take: oh hell no, because writing the case notes is when you think about the case.
A doc told me some of her colleagues are using "AI" to write their case notes. Her take: oh hell no, because writing the case notes is when you think about the case.
December 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Reading is thinking, and afterwards, writing is thinking. Doing an "AI" summary eliminates thinking in both steps.
A doc told me some of her colleagues are using "AI" to write their case notes. Her take: oh hell no, because writing the case notes is when you think about the case.
A doc told me some of her colleagues are using "AI" to write their case notes. Her take: oh hell no, because writing the case notes is when you think about the case.
Figured the Wisconsin Bike Federation @wibikefed would be interested in this, since Forward is the state motto of Wisconsin. : )
December 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Figured the Wisconsin Bike Federation @wibikefed would be interested in this, since Forward is the state motto of Wisconsin. : )
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sorry buddy! you live in a society!
December 13, 2025 at 4:08 AM
sorry buddy! you live in a society!
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🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
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Let's put our heads together and start a new country up
Up underneath the river bed we'll burn the river down
This is where they walked, swam
Hunted, danced and sang
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone
Up underneath the river bed we'll burn the river down
This is where they walked, swam
Hunted, danced and sang
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone
November 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Let's put our heads together and start a new country up
Up underneath the river bed we'll burn the river down
This is where they walked, swam
Hunted, danced and sang
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone
Up underneath the river bed we'll burn the river down
This is where they walked, swam
Hunted, danced and sang
Take a picture here
Take a souvenir
Cuyahoga
Cuyahoga, gone
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Marcel Breuer at the Whitney. 1967. What a shot. Photographer Evelyne Burnheim.
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Marcel Breuer at the Whitney. 1967. What a shot. Photographer Evelyne Burnheim.
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detroit's ubiquitous u-buy-we-fry fish markets are a dodge around this, and i love them for it
Most people don’t know that with SNAP you are banned from buying “foods that are hot at the point of sale”. So even if you have SNAP (which people don’t now) you can’t get cooked food. Which means you need to also actually have the resources to PREPARE a “healthy” meal.
Thinking about the social stigma against eating fast food in a country where poor people are being starved by the govt, the cost of groceries and fresh vegetables are astronomical, and a cheeseburger at McDonald’s costs $3.50.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
“Clean” and “healthy” eating rhetoric is racist, ableist, and classist.
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 PM
detroit's ubiquitous u-buy-we-fry fish markets are a dodge around this, and i love them for it
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Let’s check in with people who threatened to leave Zohran Mamdani’s NYC: defector.com/lets-check-i...
Let's Check In With People Who Threatened To Leave Zohran Mamdani's NYC | Defector
When Zohran Mamdani upset Andrew Cuomo to win the New York City Democratic mayoral primary in June, it led to a lot of histrionics. The usual fear tactics against a young Muslim democratic socialist…
defector.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Let’s check in with people who threatened to leave Zohran Mamdani’s NYC: defector.com/lets-check-i...
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I wrote about Grupo de Diseño Urbano's momentous Oberlander Prize win and what it means that the award has gone to a firm, rather than an individual, for the first time, and in particular to a firm that has long been committed to the people of Mexico landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/2025/11/05/f...
“For All of Latin America”: Mexican Firm Celebrates Its Oberlander Prize | Landscape Architecture Magazine
What landscape architects need to know. The honor for Grupo de Diseño Urbano reflects founder Mario Schjetnan’s focus on immigrant issues and his country’s “mosaic of cultures.” By Timothy A. Schuler ...
landscapearchitecturemagazine.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I wrote about Grupo de Diseño Urbano's momentous Oberlander Prize win and what it means that the award has gone to a firm, rather than an individual, for the first time, and in particular to a firm that has long been committed to the people of Mexico landscapearchitecturemagazine.org/2025/11/05/f...
There is plenty of country music with good politics on the radio if you know where to look - The Chickenshack Fridays from
9a-12p CT on @wmse917fm.bsky.social and Forked Toungue every other Thursday from 10a-12p on @bff.fm are good places to start.
9a-12p CT on @wmse917fm.bsky.social and Forked Toungue every other Thursday from 10a-12p on @bff.fm are good places to start.
Yes, though I'd also argue that giving up entire genres of music to right-wingers--genres of music with very deep roots in working class culture--is not a good political move.
And in fact, there's tons of country out there with great politics. It's just not on the radio.
And in fact, there's tons of country out there with great politics. It's just not on the radio.
Yes! Hip Hop’s deep history of social commentary and political messaging makes it a natural fit for this generation of progressive movement. Especially given the rise of modern mainstream country music’s social narrative, it’s a good juxtaposition.
October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There is plenty of country music with good politics on the radio if you know where to look - The Chickenshack Fridays from
9a-12p CT on @wmse917fm.bsky.social and Forked Toungue every other Thursday from 10a-12p on @bff.fm are good places to start.
9a-12p CT on @wmse917fm.bsky.social and Forked Toungue every other Thursday from 10a-12p on @bff.fm are good places to start.
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People who say they won't vote for the lesser of 2 evils, burden us all with the greater of 2 evils.
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
People who say they won't vote for the lesser of 2 evils, burden us all with the greater of 2 evils.
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This is the sort of feature of normal American family culture you can lose sight of when you staff your newsroom exclusively with people who have been banned from attending family Thanksgiving bsky.app/profile/deli...
My cousins are my kid’s aunts and uncles. Their kids are his cousins. My aunts and uncles? Also his aunts and uncles. My friends? My partner’s friends? Also aunts and uncles! Firmly convinced being an aunt/uncle is one of the highest honors in human life.
October 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the sort of feature of normal American family culture you can lose sight of when you staff your newsroom exclusively with people who have been banned from attending family Thanksgiving bsky.app/profile/deli...
The Driftless Area of SW Wisconsin. The rugged topography eschews land consolidation for large-scale farming, so it remains a (relatively) progressive (and beautiful!) rural region.
So much of the country feels homogenous and samey. Tell me some more about American micro-regions that actually have unique economies and cultures. The Imperial Valley. The Oregon Coast. The Iron Range. That part of Northern maine where they all speak French.
What are some other ones
What are some other ones
October 22, 2025 at 4:40 AM
The Driftless Area of SW Wisconsin. The rugged topography eschews land consolidation for large-scale farming, so it remains a (relatively) progressive (and beautiful!) rural region.
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no screenshots. no clever replies. your outrage is their platform. do not platform them.
October 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
no screenshots. no clever replies. your outrage is their platform. do not platform them.
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If you want to really feel the housing crisis, browse the Census microdata for LA households with lots of people in them. About 16,000 houses in LA County have three bedrooms and 8+ people.
October 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
If you want to really feel the housing crisis, browse the Census microdata for LA households with lots of people in them. About 16,000 houses in LA County have three bedrooms and 8+ people.
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I pitched in at katforillinois.com/stream @katmabu.bsky.social good luck!
October 12, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I pitched in at katforillinois.com/stream @katmabu.bsky.social good luck!
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This has been the entire thing for months. It's better if Democrats start saying so in public.
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This has been the entire thing for months. It's better if Democrats start saying so in public.
I did this yesterday and you should do it now - (916) 445-2841.
Call Newsom and tell him to sign SB79!
cayimby.org/sb-79-talkin...
cayimby.org/sb-79-talkin...
Call the State Senate to pass SB 79!
Please call your State Senator and urge them to vote YES on SB 79!
cayimby.org
October 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I did this yesterday and you should do it now - (916) 445-2841.