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The Epstein Files… otherwise known as the Trump Pardon List
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The Epstein Files… otherwise known as the Trump Pardon List
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Higher Ed students are members of your community, PERIOD.
If they work in your city, they pay local taxes & as residents they are spending their money *locally*.
Stop treating student housing as some sort of burden and start putting some respect on them as part of the citizenry of your city.
If they work in your city, they pay local taxes & as residents they are spending their money *locally*.
Stop treating student housing as some sort of burden and start putting some respect on them as part of the citizenry of your city.
How is a student who lives in New York not a New Yorker?
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Higher Ed students are members of your community, PERIOD.
If they work in your city, they pay local taxes & as residents they are spending their money *locally*.
Stop treating student housing as some sort of burden and start putting some respect on them as part of the citizenry of your city.
If they work in your city, they pay local taxes & as residents they are spending their money *locally*.
Stop treating student housing as some sort of burden and start putting some respect on them as part of the citizenry of your city.
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With the failure to pass Prop Q, Austin will have diminished capacity to deal with this.
The Trump admin is about to cut housing grants for the formerly homeless.
HUD plans to cut aid for permanent housing by 66%, slashing over $2 billion and leaving 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again.
Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.
HUD plans to cut aid for permanent housing by 66%, slashing over $2 billion and leaving 170,000 people at risk of homelessness again.
Everyone who would be affected is disabled, and many are 50 or older.
Trump Administration Expected to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:44 PM
With the failure to pass Prop Q, Austin will have diminished capacity to deal with this.
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Read @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com's latest on @liberalcurrents.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Read @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com's latest on @liberalcurrents.com
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yeah, everyone has their own miniature version of being a apprachnik in a dictatorship. “yes, the crop yield numbers are fake, but if the farmers pretend to have a harvest i shall pretend to believe them”
I’ve been fascinated with this phenomena since Musk bought Twitter. People there, smart ones, know the algo is manipulated and know much of their “reach” are bots, but the fake numbers that they KNOW are fake still “feel” better than real numbers that might be numerically less but actual people.
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 AM
yeah, everyone has their own miniature version of being a apprachnik in a dictatorship. “yes, the crop yield numbers are fake, but if the farmers pretend to have a harvest i shall pretend to believe them”
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What do liberals stand for? This
“Stigmatizing fascist beliefs is not at odds with the ideal of the open society because a commitment to that ideal is not a suicide pact.” www.liberalcurrents.com/liberalisms-...
Liberalism's Positive Vision Must Be the Open Society
Liberalism is not just the mitigation of dangers. It is also an active striving towards a world that is truly free.
www.liberalcurrents.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
What do liberals stand for? This
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Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
two contradictory ideas that i hold in my head at the same time: 1) i think the threat to both SNAP recipients and federal workers is significant enough now that even bad deals are worth making to prevent further harm, and, 2) everyone who caves now should retire in shame
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Harm to SNAP recipients, federal workers, and others is real. In a normal democracy it’d make sense to prioritize reducing that harm in the short term.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
In a rapidly backsliding democracy, harm is happening no matter what. Preventing authoritarian consolidation is the most harm-reducing move.
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I very much like AI when it means machine learning, which (as in this case) is doing a great deal of good in many fields.
I even think LLMs have good uses.
I’m just not keen on subcontracting thought to LLMs.
I even think LLMs have good uses.
I’m just not keen on subcontracting thought to LLMs.
Holy shit. This company claims it has developed an air-source heat pump with a COP of *7* (3-5 is considered good). For you non-nerds, that basically means it produces 7 units of heat for every unit of electricity it consumes. How are they doing it? You're not gonna like this answer, but: it's AI.
Fairland COP7 R290 ATW HeatPump - The Future of AI HeatPump
/PRNewswire/ -- As gentle heat wraps around you, you walk barefoot to bathroom and enjoy an instant hot shower—no waiting, no cold shock. Every corner indoors...
www.prnewswire.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I very much like AI when it means machine learning, which (as in this case) is doing a great deal of good in many fields.
I even think LLMs have good uses.
I’m just not keen on subcontracting thought to LLMs.
I even think LLMs have good uses.
I’m just not keen on subcontracting thought to LLMs.
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The ROAD to Housing Act proves bipartisan federal solutions are possible. Now it's on local voters to do the same.
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
November 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The ROAD to Housing Act proves bipartisan federal solutions are possible. Now it's on local voters to do the same.
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
📚 Read the article 👉 https://loom.ly/It82FOA
📍 Find your polling place: https://loom.ly/QYPyYtU
🗳️ Vote for housing (polls open until 7:30pm)
#vote #housing #triangleNC
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🚨 TAKE ACTION NOW 🚨
The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy.
We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵
The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy.
We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
🚨 TAKE ACTION NOW 🚨
The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy.
We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵
The bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act, passed by the Senate in October is major bipartisan action on housing! It's a housing bill that shifts many federal incentives for state and local housing policy.
We want to get this bill passed URGENTLY. Here's how you can help 🧵
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Ask that the Road to Housing Act be included in the final conferenced National Defense Authorization Act, and passed into law!
www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.banking.senate.gov
November 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Ask that the Road to Housing Act be included in the final conferenced National Defense Authorization Act, and passed into law!
www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
www.banking.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
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🚨🚨The Senate has passed the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act as part of the NDAA!
This is a historic level of bipartisan cooperation to expand Americans' access to housing.
@aarmlovi.bsky.social, @awjustus.bsky.social, and @rohanaras.bsky.social unpack what's in the 310-page bill. ⬇️
This is a historic level of bipartisan cooperation to expand Americans' access to housing.
@aarmlovi.bsky.social, @awjustus.bsky.social, and @rohanaras.bsky.social unpack what's in the 310-page bill. ⬇️
October 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🚨🚨The Senate has passed the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act as part of the NDAA!
This is a historic level of bipartisan cooperation to expand Americans' access to housing.
@aarmlovi.bsky.social, @awjustus.bsky.social, and @rohanaras.bsky.social unpack what's in the 310-page bill. ⬇️
This is a historic level of bipartisan cooperation to expand Americans' access to housing.
@aarmlovi.bsky.social, @awjustus.bsky.social, and @rohanaras.bsky.social unpack what's in the 310-page bill. ⬇️
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America is not building enough housing and Americans are facing sky-high housing costs as a result.
Today, the Senate took a historic step to change that.
The ROAD to Housing Act will help communities – urban, suburban, and rural – build more housing and bring down costs.
Today, the Senate took a historic step to change that.
The ROAD to Housing Act will help communities – urban, suburban, and rural – build more housing and bring down costs.
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
America is not building enough housing and Americans are facing sky-high housing costs as a result.
Today, the Senate took a historic step to change that.
The ROAD to Housing Act will help communities – urban, suburban, and rural – build more housing and bring down costs.
Today, the Senate took a historic step to change that.
The ROAD to Housing Act will help communities – urban, suburban, and rural – build more housing and bring down costs.
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Called it, 15 months ago, for @liberalcurrents.com, to which you should lend your support. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm... www.liberalcurrents.com/mass-deporta...
![["Mass Deportation: If You Do It," Liberal Currents, July 30, 2024]
Anyway, after you yank them away from their jobs, they won't be able to pay for anything they need and want, so you'll have to.
But you won't want to pay very much, so you'll throw them into hot warehouses, or onto parking lots under some tents.
And soon they'll be hungry. Tired. Dirty. Gross. Sick. Out of touch.
Considering how much you were already being told to hate them, how Trump was already dehumanizing them while they were freely living their lives, how right will he seem after he's sealed them inside these godforsaken pens?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6er2qgkfqqdnbewf4m4c642g/bafkreiawoyzihidjvfssllbg3ub4zaie4pg7pbcn5op7qg7vsvtoutuk2u@jpeg)
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Called it, 15 months ago, for @liberalcurrents.com, to which you should lend your support. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm... www.liberalcurrents.com/mass-deporta...
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there’s a thing here about for the last decade or so, online people have been very negative about small talk - the weather, or local news, or whatever - and small talk is the grease that keeps physical interactions going, and i am tired of ceding that to shut-ins
i say thank you to the bus driver when i get on and yell thank you when i get off every day i ride the bus, and i take two buses to and from work, being nice and friendly costs you nothing and should be your default expectation for yourself because it improves your day and everyone else’s day
Being nice to people is just fun. Asked young server at taco place how her day was going (fine but tired) and she asked me back. I said I managed to finish my to-do list and she unexpectedly gave me a high five! Treating people like people is always rewarding.
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
there’s a thing here about for the last decade or so, online people have been very negative about small talk - the weather, or local news, or whatever - and small talk is the grease that keeps physical interactions going, and i am tired of ceding that to shut-ins
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"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
November 5, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"'They’re spending more money than I would even tax them,' [Mamdani] said in an interview with MSNBC last week."
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
This is the message. Make it clear that these billionaires aren't just worried about losing money. They're worried about losing the ability to exchange their money for power.
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Wondering where Austin election results are? No early vote counts in Travis County until everyone has voted.
November 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Wondering where Austin election results are? No early vote counts in Travis County until everyone has voted.
Watching and refreshing for #atx election results here.
H/t @rcauvin.bsky.social
results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Travis/12...
H/t @rcauvin.bsky.social
results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Travis/12...
Election Night Reporting
results.enr.clarityelections.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Watching and refreshing for #atx election results here.
H/t @rcauvin.bsky.social
results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Travis/12...
H/t @rcauvin.bsky.social
results.enr.clarityelections.com/TX/Travis/12...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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It's called "Doing the Double" because you get twice much housing and half the parking on the same site.
And on behalf of Austin, TX, early member of this illustrious housing reform club, we welcome Baltimore to our small but growing ranks. Now, who's next?
And on behalf of Austin, TX, early member of this illustrious housing reform club, we welcome Baltimore to our small but growing ranks. Now, who's next?
single stair + eliminating parking mandates - two great wins for affordable housing
🚨Baltimore has done it! The second-largest US city, after Denver, to pass a complete repeal of parking mandates in 2025.
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
www.thebanner.com/politics-pow...
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
It's called "Doing the Double" because you get twice much housing and half the parking on the same site.
And on behalf of Austin, TX, early member of this illustrious housing reform club, we welcome Baltimore to our small but growing ranks. Now, who's next?
And on behalf of Austin, TX, early member of this illustrious housing reform club, we welcome Baltimore to our small but growing ranks. Now, who's next?
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whether people voted for this or not is kind of irrelevant now, people clearly fucking hate this shit in practice, the admin and the republican party are trying to insist that they have a broad popular mandate for this, and they do not
Here's a short video of an Edison Park man confronting border patrol. You can hear others in the background. #chicago
October 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
whether people voted for this or not is kind of irrelevant now, people clearly fucking hate this shit in practice, the admin and the republican party are trying to insist that they have a broad popular mandate for this, and they do not
Aisd #atx education news drop Friday afternoon
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October 31, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Aisd #atx education news drop Friday afternoon
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The world needs more of this 👇
We’ve done four Peabody #BikeBus rides with the band so far, and each one relies on an incredible selfless army of volunteers.
I’m so grateful to them without whom we couldn’t pull off this joyful madness. A true community.
Happy HONKoween 🎺🎷🎃
I’m so grateful to them without whom we couldn’t pull off this joyful madness. A true community.
Happy HONKoween 🎺🎷🎃
October 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The world needs more of this 👇
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It's not that every individual driver is a murderous asshole (I'm not!). It's that car dependency as a whole is dangerous. It's that cars are deadly when they hit people. It's that our society prioritizes drivers above all else. It's about a system that is dangerous for anyone not in a car.
October 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It's not that every individual driver is a murderous asshole (I'm not!). It's that car dependency as a whole is dangerous. It's that cars are deadly when they hit people. It's that our society prioritizes drivers above all else. It's about a system that is dangerous for anyone not in a car.