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February 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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it's not just approved permitted units that have cratered the last 4 years
new permit applications have also cratered
colleague talked to ULI rep today who said nothing is penciling in seattle or the PNW right now. we're headed for massive rent increases, folks.
new permit applications have also cratered
colleague talked to ULI rep today who said nothing is penciling in seattle or the PNW right now. we're headed for massive rent increases, folks.
February 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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you could eliminate zoning in most US cities right now and it's will do basically nothing to address affordable housing crises
Shapiro is "expected to pitch a sweeping, $1 billion housing and infrastructure plan to cut red tape and reform zoning rules, as housing costs in the state remain high and availability low, though the details of the plan were unclear Monday afternoon." www.inquirer.com/politics/pen...
Housing, affordability, and new revenue: What to watch for in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s state budget address
Shapiro is expected to pitch a $53.2 billion budget on Tuesday during his fourth annual budget address that adds a new focus on affordability and while proposing old ideas he hasn’t achieved yet.
www.inquirer.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
you could eliminate zoning in most US cities right now and it's will do basically nothing to address affordable housing crises
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Delusional
Q: We've seen ICE draw guns on Americans who are not protesters. We're seen people pulled out of their houses. Do you think ICE & CBP needs to change their tactics?
JOHNSON: I have great trust in the leadership of DHS. You need a steady hand at the wheel. I think Tom Homan is a great guy to do that
JOHNSON: I have great trust in the leadership of DHS. You need a steady hand at the wheel. I think Tom Homan is a great guy to do that
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Delusional
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This week on The North State. @arnokopecky.bsky.social of @nationalobserver.com went to the federal Conservative convention to report. Why he wasn’t approved for a press pass? He was told “I don’t know.” We discuss the right-wing freezing out of journalists and the role of social media influencers.
Barred from the Conservative Convention ft. Arno Kopecky
Content creators get preference over critical coverage
readthecatch.ca
February 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
This week on The North State. @arnokopecky.bsky.social of @nationalobserver.com went to the federal Conservative convention to report. Why he wasn’t approved for a press pass? He was told “I don’t know.” We discuss the right-wing freezing out of journalists and the role of social media influencers.
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Premier Eby calls out treason of those meeting with American officials to break up our nation.
CBC chastises Eby saying blunt talk will encourage the treason "curious" to commit treason.
Since when are we worried about those who are "curious" about treason?
#epicfail
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
CBC chastises Eby saying blunt talk will encourage the treason "curious" to commit treason.
Since when are we worried about those who are "curious" about treason?
#epicfail
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C. premier doubles down on calling Alberta separatist movement seeking U.S. support 'treason' | CBC News
Calgary-based data analyst John Santos warns that that kind of language could push people toward separatism.
www.cbc.ca
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Premier Eby calls out treason of those meeting with American officials to break up our nation.
CBC chastises Eby saying blunt talk will encourage the treason "curious" to commit treason.
Since when are we worried about those who are "curious" about treason?
#epicfail
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
CBC chastises Eby saying blunt talk will encourage the treason "curious" to commit treason.
Since when are we worried about those who are "curious" about treason?
#epicfail
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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When Danielle Smith talks about sovereignty I hear a seizure of power - just like the Trump regime in the US
She's following the same playbook, especially with Alberta justice
She needs to be stopped
#ableg #abpoli
She's following the same playbook, especially with Alberta justice
She needs to be stopped
#ableg #abpoli
When Danielle Smith talks about “sovereignty,” Albertans hear less government and more freedom.
What her government has delivered is more centralized power and a larger provincial government.
Here’s the facts: factsmtr.substack.com/p/centralizi...
#abpoli #alberta #ableg
What her government has delivered is more centralized power and a larger provincial government.
Here’s the facts: factsmtr.substack.com/p/centralizi...
#abpoli #alberta #ableg
Centralizing Power in Alberta: What “Sovereignty” Means
Albertans think sovereignty means less government. Smith's laws say otherwise: bigger bureaucracy, more control, less local say. The gap explained.
factsmtr.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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This would also absolutely end the chance of MLB in Utah. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen more fights at sporting events than anywhere else. What could possibly go wrong?
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
Carry a gun at a Utah Jazz game? GOP lawmaker aims to let conceal permit holders pack.
A Utah Republican wants to force the Delta Center and other venues to allow concealed carry permit holders to pack a gun at games — despite leagues' rules.
www.sltrib.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:52 PM
This would also absolutely end the chance of MLB in Utah. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen more fights at sporting events than anywhere else. What could possibly go wrong?
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
www.sltrib.com/news/politic...
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LNG industry: we are clean energy....
Reality.
Reality.
LNG Canada has been flaring up to 15 times more gas than expected, documents reveal
Problem with the Kitimat facility’s flaring equipment has resulted in LNG Canada burning significantly more gas — and it could take three years to fix
vancouversun.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
LNG industry: we are clean energy....
Reality.
Reality.
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Did this guy own any clothing without 'Harvard' written on it?
Subtext that is the text to our social collapse, in one image.
Subtext that is the text to our social collapse, in one image.
February 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Did this guy own any clothing without 'Harvard' written on it?
Subtext that is the text to our social collapse, in one image.
Subtext that is the text to our social collapse, in one image.
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I boycott anything Galen Weston Jr. I will do everything I can to never walk into Shopper's Drug Mart. I will never walk into his grocery stores. Galen preys on the people who need to live near his stores. He is working to privatize healthcare in Canada. He is another oligarch. He is another leech.
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
I boycott anything Galen Weston Jr. I will do everything I can to never walk into Shopper's Drug Mart. I will never walk into his grocery stores. Galen preys on the people who need to live near his stores. He is working to privatize healthcare in Canada. He is another oligarch. He is another leech.
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While there *is* evidence of both "wetter wets" & "drier dries" in warming climate, temperatures are going almost universally in one direction: Up. We're just not seeing "colder colds."
Some interesting potential Arctic-related caveats still remain TBD, but that doesn't change big picture.
Some interesting potential Arctic-related caveats still remain TBD, but that doesn't change big picture.
Is climate change responsible for increasingly frequent or severe cold events?
The evidence suggests it is not.
Instead, the impact of climate change is warmer winters and less severe cold events.
@hausfath.bsky.social has a great post on The Climate Brink talking about this.
The evidence suggests it is not.
Instead, the impact of climate change is warmer winters and less severe cold events.
@hausfath.bsky.social has a great post on The Climate Brink talking about this.
Fact check: Climate change is not making extreme cold more common
Sometimes it just gets cold
substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
While there *is* evidence of both "wetter wets" & "drier dries" in warming climate, temperatures are going almost universally in one direction: Up. We're just not seeing "colder colds."
Some interesting potential Arctic-related caveats still remain TBD, but that doesn't change big picture.
Some interesting potential Arctic-related caveats still remain TBD, but that doesn't change big picture.
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“data shows the government paid out about $29.45 million between 2019 and June 2025 to 150 former employees. But that figure doesn’t account for payouts made in the second half of 2025”
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli
thetyee.ca/News/2026/02...
Danielle Smith’s $30-Million AHS Firing Spree | The Tyee
That’s the hit to Albertans for severance payments to top health officials since 2019, finds a Tyee analysis.
thetyee.ca
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Text of lawsuit by Gateway project vs. US government for failure to fund the cross-Hudson tunnel.
The key issue: The US government suspended funding for this vital infrastructure project because that project used DBE contracting, but the DBE contracting was *required* by the US DOT's own rules!
The key issue: The US government suspended funding for this vital infrastructure project because that project used DBE contracting, but the DBE contracting was *required* by the US DOT's own rules!
www.gatewayprogram.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Text of lawsuit by Gateway project vs. US government for failure to fund the cross-Hudson tunnel.
The key issue: The US government suspended funding for this vital infrastructure project because that project used DBE contracting, but the DBE contracting was *required* by the US DOT's own rules!
The key issue: The US government suspended funding for this vital infrastructure project because that project used DBE contracting, but the DBE contracting was *required* by the US DOT's own rules!
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"Prosecutors in Paris said they asked Elon Musk to appear for questioning as part of an investigation into the distribution of sexual deepfakes and Holocaust denial content," via NBC news www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
Paris prosecutors summon Elon Musk after raid on X's French offices
The prosecutor's cybercrime unit said it carried out searches with Europol and French police.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
"Prosecutors in Paris said they asked Elon Musk to appear for questioning as part of an investigation into the distribution of sexual deepfakes and Holocaust denial content," via NBC news www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
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The man on the right directed the new #MelaniaMovie pictured here with what looks like an very young girl along with Epstein. #LolitaExpress #RapeIsland #Pedophiles #Movies
February 3, 2026 at 2:58 PM
The man on the right directed the new #MelaniaMovie pictured here with what looks like an very young girl along with Epstein. #LolitaExpress #RapeIsland #Pedophiles #Movies
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Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
Yes! Absolutely:
Industrial Greenhouse national program, every 🇨🇦'n Prov& Territory, absolutely required. It's food security! As well they can be operated by green technology. They can also grow way more than just veggies. We need this, we need the will. Jobs, security, climate help. @mark-carney.bsky.social #cdnpoli
February 2, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Yes! Absolutely:
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Trump backers have an emotional need to think they own America and everyone else is renting. That blinds them to his coup attempt, his bribe-taking, his cover-up of child rape, his masked goons executing people in the street.
The MAGA crowd is lost to us. Now we have to stop them from killing us.
The MAGA crowd is lost to us. Now we have to stop them from killing us.
February 2, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Trump backers have an emotional need to think they own America and everyone else is renting. That blinds them to his coup attempt, his bribe-taking, his cover-up of child rape, his masked goons executing people in the street.
The MAGA crowd is lost to us. Now we have to stop them from killing us.
The MAGA crowd is lost to us. Now we have to stop them from killing us.
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Very excited to say that 404 Media's zine about ICE Surveillance is here. If you ordered a print copy, I put it in the mail last week. If not, we of course think the info inside is very important so here's a free PDF. We also translated it into Spanish:
www.404media.co/icezine/
www.404media.co/icezine/
Our Zine About ICE Surveillance Is Here
Download a PDF of our first ever zine here.
www.404media.co
February 2, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Very excited to say that 404 Media's zine about ICE Surveillance is here. If you ordered a print copy, I put it in the mail last week. If not, we of course think the info inside is very important so here's a free PDF. We also translated it into Spanish:
www.404media.co/icezine/
www.404media.co/icezine/
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We see what is happening but what are the solutions to stopping the misinformation? It is just getting worse and worse.
For Today's Conservatives, Misinformation Is the Norm via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026...
For Today’s Conservatives, Misinformation Is the Norm | The Tyee
Pierre Poilievre’s post about my client was false. It reached half a million people.
thetyee.ca
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
We see what is happening but what are the solutions to stopping the misinformation? It is just getting worse and worse.
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Fertilisation of the ocean with mineral dust promotes algal blooms that capture carbon, but when the same thing happens in Greenland, it reduces albedo leading to accelerating melting.
A new study analysed dust collected from the Greenland Ice sheet and found minerals essential to algal growth.
A new study analysed dust collected from the Greenland Ice sheet and found minerals essential to algal growth.
February 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Fertilisation of the ocean with mineral dust promotes algal blooms that capture carbon, but when the same thing happens in Greenland, it reduces albedo leading to accelerating melting.
A new study analysed dust collected from the Greenland Ice sheet and found minerals essential to algal growth.
A new study analysed dust collected from the Greenland Ice sheet and found minerals essential to algal growth.
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The framing reflects a structural problem in how media engages with academic research. Within the academic literature, there's theoretical/empirical consensus that building more housing reduces costs. But one working paper disagrees, and so now it's a "debate."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Are YIMBYs winning the housing wars? Not so fast, these people say.
Though the “build more” movement is chalking up wins, supply skeptics contend housing affordability calls for government policies, not just market forces.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 2, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The framing reflects a structural problem in how media engages with academic research. Within the academic literature, there's theoretical/empirical consensus that building more housing reduces costs. But one working paper disagrees, and so now it's a "debate."
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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I'm sure that in (say) climatology there exist scholars who are skeptical that human actions play any role in climate change. But to characterize this field as in the throes of a debate would give a lay reader a seriously distorted perspective on the scientific consensus.
February 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I'm sure that in (say) climatology there exist scholars who are skeptical that human actions play any role in climate change. But to characterize this field as in the throes of a debate would give a lay reader a seriously distorted perspective on the scientific consensus.
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