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People need purpose
Catholic, econ
Founder Emeritus YIMBYsOfNoVA.org
Helped end SF-only zoning in ARL & ALX, VA
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Love thy neighbor
Catholic, econ
Founder Emeritus YIMBYsOfNoVA.org
Helped end SF-only zoning in ARL & ALX, VA
lucagattonicelli.substack.com
Love thy neighbor
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Key passage from Stuck by @yappelbaum.bsky.social. New York tenement housing was a temporary step ladder for newcomers saving up for something better (and conditions were mostly fine). We see snapshots of where people are in the moment but not how they move up. Observing dynamism is tricky.
My daughter is fine but please, make sure your kids wear a helmet while sledding.
January 27, 2026 at 1:25 PM
My daughter is fine but please, make sure your kids wear a helmet while sledding.
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Yup. Because that's what professionals do.
Cops find guns on people all the time without any shots fired or anyone dying.
January 26, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Yup. Because that's what professionals do.
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Snow is nature's urban planner: It can show us what parts of the roadway drivers don't use — and what can be reclaimed for pedestrians.
Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!
Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!
January 25, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Snow is nature's urban planner: It can show us what parts of the roadway drivers don't use — and what can be reclaimed for pedestrians.
Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!
Post your photos and videos of all the #sneckdowns you see and tag us and @mayor.nyc.gov so today's winter wonderland can inspire better streets year-round!
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Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
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Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
Cops find guns on people all the time without any shots fired or anyone dying.
January 25, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Cops find guns on people all the time without any shots fired or anyone dying.
My podcasting approach
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Lecrae & Andy Mineo - Coming In Hot
YouTube video by Reach Records
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January 22, 2026 at 5:03 PM
My podcasting approach
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Coming in hot
Regarding My Spicy Podcast Interview
Sometimes you have to go full send
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January 22, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Coming in hot
Missing person in Fairfax
January 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Missing person in Fairfax
My dad is alive and well but I already inherited his record collection and am finding it a bit overwhelming to go through. Is there a service in the DC area that can go through a record collection, put a value on each record, sell the ones I earmark, and then take a cut of the proceeds?
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 AM
My dad is alive and well but I already inherited his record collection and am finding it a bit overwhelming to go through. Is there a service in the DC area that can go through a record collection, put a value on each record, sell the ones I earmark, and then take a cut of the proceeds?
Parking reform bill introduced in Virginia's general assembly, a banner day!
January 9, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Parking reform bill introduced in Virginia's general assembly, a banner day!
Great news
N. Va. Transportation Commission elects Bagley to lead as region seeks state funding approval
N. Va. Transportation Commission elects Bagley to lead as region seeks state funding approval | ALXnow
Alexandria Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley assumed the top leadership spot of the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) for 2026 last night (Thursday). Bagley was unanimously elected chair of the...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Great news
Montgomery County, Maryland, is held up as an example of good housing policy but it is in practice a great failure. Its public housing authority relies on property tax abatements and its rent control scheme has cratered new multi-family construction.
montgomeryperspective.com/2026/01/06/m...
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MoCo Multifamily Permits Drop 96 Percent with Rent Control - Montgomery Perspective
By Adam Pagnucco. Rent control has proven to be an all-out disaster for Montgomery County’s multifamily construction market. With almost four quarters of rent control...
montgomeryperspective.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Montgomery County, Maryland, is held up as an example of good housing policy but it is in practice a great failure. Its public housing authority relies on property tax abatements and its rent control scheme has cratered new multi-family construction.
montgomeryperspective.com/2026/01/06/m...
montgomeryperspective.com/2026/01/06/m...
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What's a successful example of minimum lot size reform that's not Houston?
January 6, 2026 at 3:22 AM
What's a successful example of minimum lot size reform that's not Houston?
If you want some nice speakers for an excellent price hit me up. Was not planning to sell but I realized a smaller pair would be easier to build a new living room around.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:58 PM
If you want some nice speakers for an excellent price hit me up. Was not planning to sell but I realized a smaller pair would be easier to build a new living room around.
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@mcmegan.bsky.social I just told my wife that I am reading a Megan McArticle and she said I should tell you.
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 AM
@mcmegan.bsky.social I just told my wife that I am reading a Megan McArticle and she said I should tell you.
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Two things can be true:
Maduro is a vile despot who stole the election & has caused unimaginable harm & trauma to Venezuelans, including economic collapse & mass migration.
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela has nothing to do with helping Venezuelans & everything to do with Trump’s own power.
Maduro is a vile despot who stole the election & has caused unimaginable harm & trauma to Venezuelans, including economic collapse & mass migration.
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela has nothing to do with helping Venezuelans & everything to do with Trump’s own power.
January 3, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Two things can be true:
Maduro is a vile despot who stole the election & has caused unimaginable harm & trauma to Venezuelans, including economic collapse & mass migration.
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela has nothing to do with helping Venezuelans & everything to do with Trump’s own power.
Maduro is a vile despot who stole the election & has caused unimaginable harm & trauma to Venezuelans, including economic collapse & mass migration.
Trump’s invasion of Venezuela has nothing to do with helping Venezuelans & everything to do with Trump’s own power.
Good book but the littany of failures is so overwhelming as to be almost boring
Clearly this should have been my Shabbat read rather than the book I did read
January 4, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Good book but the littany of failures is so overwhelming as to be almost boring
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200 block of King mobbed with pedestrians. What a glorious sight.
January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
200 block of King mobbed with pedestrians. What a glorious sight.
A portable toilet ended up in the road on Columbia Pike headed toward the Pentagon. How do I report that? Probably blown there.
December 30, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A portable toilet ended up in the road on Columbia Pike headed toward the Pentagon. How do I report that? Probably blown there.
Primary held with less than a week's notice in the middle of the holiday season. This is nuts.
Garrett McGuire named winner of Virginia’s firehouse Democratic primary for House District 17 seat - WTOP News
The Fairfax County Democratic Committee announced Sunday that the winner of Virginia’s firehouse primary for the House District 17 seat is Garrett McGuire.
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December 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Primary held with less than a week's notice in the middle of the holiday season. This is nuts.
Building more housing is central to reinvigorating liberal democracy
December 26, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Building more housing is central to reinvigorating liberal democracy
Crumbl cookies are borderline fraud
December 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Crumbl cookies are borderline fraud
Bravely solving the geometry problem
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Bravely solving the geometry problem