Josh Feit
@joshfeit.bsky.social
Author of 2 indie-press poetry books (Shops Close Too Early & The Night of Electric Bikes) https://www.joshfeitpoetry.com/. City planning columnist & cofounder (w/ @ericacbarnett.bsky.social) at https://publicola.com.
You'd think they'd won a Pulitzer. You guys. Interviewing the president is what you do. It's your job. This fawning over yourselves (and the president) is not classy. Save the navel gazing for your therapist.
January 12, 2026 at 1:55 AM
You'd think they'd won a Pulitzer. You guys. Interviewing the president is what you do. It's your job. This fawning over yourselves (and the president) is not classy. Save the navel gazing for your therapist.
God bless @NYTPitchbot for routinely saving me from becoming the wild-eyed crank in the famous “I’m mad as hell” scene in Network. But if you'll allow me, I’d like to become the wild-eyed crank in the famous scene from Network for a second ...
I’m All Lost In, #117: The NYT loses the plot; congestion pricing wins; and I’m still on vacation. — Josh Feit's Poetry
If you’ll allow me, I’d like to become that wild-eyed social critic from the famous scene in Network for just a second.
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January 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
God bless @NYTPitchbot for routinely saving me from becoming the wild-eyed crank in the famous “I’m mad as hell” scene in Network. But if you'll allow me, I’d like to become the wild-eyed crank in the famous scene from Network for a second ...
I'm All Lost In... the 3 things I'm obsessing about THIS week.
I’m All Lost In, #117: The NYT loses the plot; congestion pricing wins; and I’m still on vacation. — Josh Feit's Poetry
If you’ll allow me, I’d like to become that wild-eyed social critic from the famous scene in Network for just a second.
www.joshfeitpoetry.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:43 AM
I'm All Lost In... the 3 things I'm obsessing about THIS week.
First tournament of the year winding down. You'll notice: No Anisimova, no Rybakina, no Andreeva in the late round. But one player always seems to be there. : )
January 9, 2026 at 6:13 PM
First tournament of the year winding down. You'll notice: No Anisimova, no Rybakina, no Andreeva in the late round. But one player always seems to be there. : )
The next time a Trump mob storms the Capitol to overturn an election it will be ICE. : (
January 9, 2026 at 4:52 AM
The next time a Trump mob storms the Capitol to overturn an election it will be ICE. : (
I can imagine the Stephen Millers of the world feeling righteous about the Good murder, thinking: "Burn on the woke left. They're always complaining 'This wouldn't have happened if she was white. Well, see, we're not racists. We can gun down whites too if we want.'" ....
January 8, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I can imagine the Stephen Millers of the world feeling righteous about the Good murder, thinking: "Burn on the woke left. They're always complaining 'This wouldn't have happened if she was white. Well, see, we're not racists. We can gun down whites too if we want.'" ....
Armed Federal agents gunned down a woman during a show of force in a U.S. city. Isn't this the milita-right wing's longstanding nightmare scenario. What say you children of Randy Weaver?
January 8, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Armed Federal agents gunned down a woman during a show of force in a U.S. city. Isn't this the milita-right wing's longstanding nightmare scenario. What say you children of Randy Weaver?
Inevitably, Trump's ICE clampdown was going to result in either a Reichstag Fire moment or a Boston Massacre moment. Boston Massacre it is.
January 7, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Inevitably, Trump's ICE clampdown was going to result in either a Reichstag Fire moment or a Boston Massacre moment. Boston Massacre it is.
The way A.I. writing strains to awkwardly adhere to the rule of three has murdered the rule of three.
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The way A.I. writing strains to awkwardly adhere to the rule of three has murdered the rule of three.
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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.
Love it. But how about putting some of the money toward affordable, dense housing in the burbs where people are trekking in from. Share the density.
Congestion pricing's first year was massively successful, so what's next? We shared some ideas with the New York Times:
January 6, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Love it. But how about putting some of the money toward affordable, dense housing in the burbs where people are trekking in from. Share the density.
Transit Miracle: The conductor on the Amtrak train from Providence to Moynihan Hall at Penn Station pronounced Moynihan as 1 syllable.
January 5, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Transit Miracle: The conductor on the Amtrak train from Providence to Moynihan Hall at Penn Station pronounced Moynihan as 1 syllable.
The 3 things I'm obsessing about THIS week.
I’m All Lost In, #116: If Orpheus had a hit single in 1958; the antisemitic lady in the hotel lobby; the International Tennis Hall of Fame. — Josh Feit's Poetry
Robin Luke’s echo-drenched vocal pleads: “I stood a-cryin' all night long/I stood a-cryin' all night long/Cryin' and wishin' you'd come back to me…” You get the idea.
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January 4, 2026 at 7:18 PM
The 3 things I'm obsessing about THIS week.
I'm All Lost In... the 3 things I'm obsessing about THIS week.
I’m All Lost In, #116: If Orpheus had a hit single in 1958; the antisemitic lady in the hotel lobby; the International Tennis Hall of Fame. — Josh Feit's Poetry
Robin Luke’s echo-drenched vocal pleads: “I stood a-cryin' all night long/I stood a-cryin' all night long/Cryin' and wishin' you'd come back to me…” You get the idea.
www.joshfeitpoetry.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:00 AM
I'm All Lost In... the 3 things I'm obsessing about THIS week.
I think what websites don’t understand is you don’t want to “earn a fan badge.” And when they send you a “congratulations,” it’s mortifying and you immediately stop going to the site.
December 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I think what websites don’t understand is you don’t want to “earn a fan badge.” And when they send you a “congratulations,” it’s mortifying and you immediately stop going to the site.
I'm All Lost In... the 3 things I'm obsessing about THIS week.
I’m All Lost In, #115: Aries Spears on reels; Paisely Rekdal on poetry; live jazz in Seattle. — Josh Feit's Poetry
How a poem works as opposed to what it means…
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December 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I'm All Lost In... the 3 things I'm obsessing about THIS week.
Yesterday, I said Alex Dimitrov's Ecstasy was my favorite poetry book of 2025. That may have been a case of recency bias. Earlier in the year, there was Andrea Cohen's exceptional the Sorrow Apartments. You can read my review here www.joshfeitpoetry.com/blog/im-all-...
December 23, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Yesterday, I said Alex Dimitrov's Ecstasy was my favorite poetry book of 2025. That may have been a case of recency bias. Earlier in the year, there was Andrea Cohen's exceptional the Sorrow Apartments. You can read my review here www.joshfeitpoetry.com/blog/im-all-...
I wish Mamdani wouldn't turn to Sanders. Sanders is a NIMBY.
December 23, 2025 at 6:43 AM
I wish Mamdani wouldn't turn to Sanders. Sanders is a NIMBY.
Year in Review time. My favorite poetry book of 2025 was Alex Dimitrov's Ecstasy. You can read my review here, scroll down to item 2. www.joshfeitpoetry.com/.../america-....
December 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Year in Review time. My favorite poetry book of 2025 was Alex Dimitrov's Ecstasy. You can read my review here, scroll down to item 2. www.joshfeitpoetry.com/.../america-....
JD Vance's response to a debate in his party over the concern that too many Nazis have gotten a foothold in the GOP is to break out an antisemitic trope.
Since they’ll keep pushing this false narrative, we’ll keep pushing back: the idea that one Jewish philanthropist is puppeteering a party or cause or the country is antisemitic and a threat to our pluralistic democracy.
December 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
JD Vance's response to a debate in his party over the concern that too many Nazis have gotten a foothold in the GOP is to break out an antisemitic trope.
The 3 things I'm obsessing about THIS week. .... "His exhortations for unconditional allegiance as the heart of Trumpism are irritating his base as he obliviously wrecks the economy and erodes the constitution."
I’m All Lost In, #114: The Rob Reiner moment; her favorite horse aloft among space stations; predict and propitiate. — Josh Feit's Poetry
Now that A.I. is venturing beyond data consumption into incorporating “streams of video and spatial data…”
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December 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The 3 things I'm obsessing about THIS week. .... "His exhortations for unconditional allegiance as the heart of Trumpism are irritating his base as he obliviously wrecks the economy and erodes the constitution."
Good news. And read til the end where @ericacbarnett.bsky.social points out the silver lining of Harrell's obstruction and delay on the comp plan!
Seattle City Council Approves Eight-Unit Apartment Buildings Everywhere
The changes are part of the city's long-delayed comprehensive plan, which still isn't finished—giving the new mayor and councilmembers an opportunity to add urbanist improvements.
publicola.com/2025/12/18/c...
The changes are part of the city's long-delayed comprehensive plan, which still isn't finished—giving the new mayor and councilmembers an opportunity to add urbanist improvements.
publicola.com/2025/12/18/c...
City Approves Eight-Unit Apartment Buildings Everywhere in Seattle - PubliCola
By Erica C. Barnett Maybe calling them “stacked flats,” rather than “apartments,” was a stroke of genius. On Tuesday, the…
publicola.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Good news. And read til the end where @ericacbarnett.bsky.social points out the silver lining of Harrell's obstruction and delay on the comp plan!
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there is really no difference between the current administration and having the country run by david duke
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:17 AM
there is really no difference between the current administration and having the country run by david duke
Isn't Trump's position that America is plagued by left-wing violence and that there's no issue with political violence from the right? Yet his assertion is: Reiner was murdered because of Reiner's anti-Trump ideology?
December 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Isn't Trump's position that America is plagued by left-wing violence and that there's no issue with political violence from the right? Yet his assertion is: Reiner was murdered because of Reiner's anti-Trump ideology?
@girinathan.bsky.social: Did Alcaraz hit a winner after wrong-footing Djokovic in the '24 Wimbledon final w/ his "pluperfect" backhand? Otherwise you've wrong-footed me as I try to figure out what you mean. Pluferfect: Denoting an action completed prior to another in the past.
December 15, 2025 at 8:46 PM
@girinathan.bsky.social: Did Alcaraz hit a winner after wrong-footing Djokovic in the '24 Wimbledon final w/ his "pluperfect" backhand? Otherwise you've wrong-footed me as I try to figure out what you mean. Pluferfect: Denoting an action completed prior to another in the past.