matt tuckerbaum
@mrtuckerbaum.bsky.social
Portland | housing | urbanism | climate | liberalism that builds | liberation & justice for all
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Mayor Wilson's sweeps and shelters aren't working. "Wilson’s overnight shelters have remarkably high vacancy rates. Data collected by the city and shared with Multnomah County show some shelters up to 80% vacant on average night over a recent two-month period." www.opb.org/article/2025...
Courts, homeless service providers await answers as Portland camping ban enforcement looms
The ban is set to be enforced starting Nov. 1, but some key players say they are in the dark.
www.opb.org
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Mayor Wilson's sweeps and shelters aren't working. "Wilson’s overnight shelters have remarkably high vacancy rates. Data collected by the city and shared with Multnomah County show some shelters up to 80% vacant on average night over a recent two-month period." www.opb.org/article/2025...
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When we build enough supply of homes so that landlords must compete, renters win.
"The more properties there are, it drives all of us to lower rents and offer concessions" says the property manager pictured here.
bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/b...
"The more properties there are, it drives all of us to lower rents and offer concessions" says the property manager pictured here.
bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/b...
Bend's surge of apartment construction flattens rent hikes - The Bulletin
When Ian Gray looked for an apartment to rent in Bend earlier this year, he had something not available only a few years ago: a choice. Gray, who moved to Bend for a job as the city’s first-ever urban...
bendbulletin.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
When we build enough supply of homes so that landlords must compete, renters win.
"The more properties there are, it drives all of us to lower rents and offer concessions" says the property manager pictured here.
bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/b...
"The more properties there are, it drives all of us to lower rents and offer concessions" says the property manager pictured here.
bendbulletin.com/2025/11/11/b...
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Americans are still experiencing sticker-shock when it comes to housing, with mortgage payments about double pre-covid levels.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Americans are still experiencing sticker-shock when it comes to housing, with mortgage payments about double pre-covid levels.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
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Since 2019, real personal spending has only increased for the top fifth of earners — that’s one reason why Americans don’t think their finances are improving.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Since 2019, real personal spending has only increased for the top fifth of earners — that’s one reason why Americans don’t think their finances are improving.
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
My @morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social Chart
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
I went back and watched this exchange today, and the response to Smith’s questions (from her colleagues and the O) encapsulates something that holds Portland back.
It is absolutely insane that the City Administrator, who makes $300K+/yr, couldn’t answer this question.
youtu.be/MoMbQ4PMRA4
It is absolutely insane that the City Administrator, who makes $300K+/yr, couldn’t answer this question.
youtu.be/MoMbQ4PMRA4
Portland councilor erupts over homeless budget, looming layoffs
YouTube video by The Oregonian
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I went back and watched this exchange today, and the response to Smith’s questions (from her colleagues and the O) encapsulates something that holds Portland back.
It is absolutely insane that the City Administrator, who makes $300K+/yr, couldn’t answer this question.
youtu.be/MoMbQ4PMRA4
It is absolutely insane that the City Administrator, who makes $300K+/yr, couldn’t answer this question.
youtu.be/MoMbQ4PMRA4
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Republicans are for “state’s rights” when that means promoting segregation and tormenting LGBTQ folks.
When state’s rights means feeding your state’s residents, they are all in for the federal government ensuring starvation.
When state’s rights means feeding your state’s residents, they are all in for the federal government ensuring starvation.
The US Department of Agriculture has ordered that "states must immediately undo any steps taken to issue full SNAP benefits for November 2025".
November 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Republicans are for “state’s rights” when that means promoting segregation and tormenting LGBTQ folks.
When state’s rights means feeding your state’s residents, they are all in for the federal government ensuring starvation.
When state’s rights means feeding your state’s residents, they are all in for the federal government ensuring starvation.
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Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Went back to the history of the Sicilian Mafia to illustrate something obvious but worth stating explicitly: The Trump administration behaves like an organized crime syndicate running a protection racket, not a representative government www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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“we find that papers involving basic scientists are 38% more likely to become top-1% cited works, an effect that doubles in applied domains….
Basic scientists appear to enhance projects by reframing problems in generalizable terms & connecting disparate literatures”🧪
Basic scientists appear to enhance projects by reframing problems in generalizable terms & connecting disparate literatures”🧪
"Basic scientists consistently enhance scientific output quality, yet research and newly joining researchers have shifted toward applied orientations."
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.01530
#PhilSci #MetaSci #AcademicSky 🧪
Preprint: arxiv.org/abs/2509.01530
#PhilSci #MetaSci #AcademicSky 🧪
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“we find that papers involving basic scientists are 38% more likely to become top-1% cited works, an effect that doubles in applied domains….
Basic scientists appear to enhance projects by reframing problems in generalizable terms & connecting disparate literatures”🧪
Basic scientists appear to enhance projects by reframing problems in generalizable terms & connecting disparate literatures”🧪
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While US venture capitalists were buying monkey jpegs, and DOGE coins, and figuring out how to get Black women fired, and tweeting about white birthrates, and trying to mandate which bathroom trans kids should use, China was making progress on climate change and taking the lead in a real industry.
China has made cheap, clean energy available in huge quantities. The world should take the win econ.st/4oqFszB
Photo: Eyevine
Photo: Eyevine
November 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
While US venture capitalists were buying monkey jpegs, and DOGE coins, and figuring out how to get Black women fired, and tweeting about white birthrates, and trying to mandate which bathroom trans kids should use, China was making progress on climate change and taking the lead in a real industry.
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Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
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There needs to be trials and there needs to be people sent to die in a prison cell. Consequences must fall on the people who issued the orders and those who carried them out. We must make the punishment of these people a national spectacle that will be remembered for generations.
November 7, 2025 at 6:07 AM
There needs to be trials and there needs to be people sent to die in a prison cell. Consequences must fall on the people who issued the orders and those who carried them out. We must make the punishment of these people a national spectacle that will be remembered for generations.
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
Man, Seattle - what the hell happened with the mayoral race? Terrible turnout and a bummer result
November 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Man, Seattle - what the hell happened with the mayoral race? Terrible turnout and a bummer result
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Across the country, a pattern is emerging.
Donald Shoup (RIP) is ascendant: Parking reform won big everywhere -- the car industry is losing its lock on our urban land, and voters are ending its driving mandates.
And transit is getting $$$.
*This is the affordability agenda.*
Donald Shoup (RIP) is ascendant: Parking reform won big everywhere -- the car industry is losing its lock on our urban land, and voters are ending its driving mandates.
And transit is getting $$$.
*This is the affordability agenda.*
November 6, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Across the country, a pattern is emerging.
Donald Shoup (RIP) is ascendant: Parking reform won big everywhere -- the car industry is losing its lock on our urban land, and voters are ending its driving mandates.
And transit is getting $$$.
*This is the affordability agenda.*
Donald Shoup (RIP) is ascendant: Parking reform won big everywhere -- the car industry is losing its lock on our urban land, and voters are ending its driving mandates.
And transit is getting $$$.
*This is the affordability agenda.*
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Today in the Supreme Court, the president’s own lawyers said that the American people will pay 30-80% of the $4 trillion in tariffs.
Meanwhile, we’re experiencing an affordability crisis: rising costs of groceries, cuts to food benefits, and more.
This is a betrayal of trust.
Meanwhile, we’re experiencing an affordability crisis: rising costs of groceries, cuts to food benefits, and more.
This is a betrayal of trust.
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Today in the Supreme Court, the president’s own lawyers said that the American people will pay 30-80% of the $4 trillion in tariffs.
Meanwhile, we’re experiencing an affordability crisis: rising costs of groceries, cuts to food benefits, and more.
This is a betrayal of trust.
Meanwhile, we’re experiencing an affordability crisis: rising costs of groceries, cuts to food benefits, and more.
This is a betrayal of trust.
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Obviously not the biggest news of the night but all the pro-housing charter amendments are cruising despite the Council Speaker running a scorched earth campaign against them
November 5, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Obviously not the biggest news of the night but all the pro-housing charter amendments are cruising despite the Council Speaker running a scorched earth campaign against them
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They gutted the Washington Post. CBS. NYT. Now Teen Vogue.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
November 4, 2025 at 12:29 AM
They gutted the Washington Post. CBS. NYT. Now Teen Vogue.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
The point isn't to bring in more conservatives. They've reached that saturation point.
They are killing the fourth estate and buying up the social media to control the messages we see. These were all targeted to disarm the left of truth.
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The welfare state is about dignity, equality, and making people not poor, but as @itsafronomics.bsky.social says/cites here, it’s often also an investment that more than pays for itself
Why should you 🫵🏿 care about SNAP? SNAP recipients saw:
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
- Improved life expectancy
- Lower chance of incarceration
- Lowers chance of poverty
- Lived in better neighborhoods
- Higher human capital
SNAP keeps our neighbors fed, communities safer, and kids educated. Also people are HUNGRY. DUH!
November 2, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The welfare state is about dignity, equality, and making people not poor, but as @itsafronomics.bsky.social says/cites here, it’s often also an investment that more than pays for itself
Tear gas induces miscarriages. The forced birth, “pro-natalist” crowd is cheering as this chemical weapon blankets American neighborhoods.
Anyone who loses their pregnancy because of these goons should press charges. Make them admit to being a white supremacist death cult.
Anyone who loses their pregnancy because of these goons should press charges. Make them admit to being a white supremacist death cult.
Federal agents’ use of tear gas during ICE raids has drawn scrutiny in Chicago. Here’s a look at the history of tear gas and why it remains so controversial.
https://to.wttw.com/499ZycX
https://to.wttw.com/499ZycX
What Is Tear Gas, And Why Is It Used on Civilians But Banned in Combat?
Here’s a look at the history of tear gas and why it remains so controversial.
to.wttw.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Tear gas induces miscarriages. The forced birth, “pro-natalist” crowd is cheering as this chemical weapon blankets American neighborhoods.
Anyone who loses their pregnancy because of these goons should press charges. Make them admit to being a white supremacist death cult.
Anyone who loses their pregnancy because of these goons should press charges. Make them admit to being a white supremacist death cult.
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Dallas Fed services comments are LIT this month
"generally antibusiness policies being championed by Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration"
www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...
"generally antibusiness policies being championed by Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration"
www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...
![Accommodation
The government shutdown and economic malaise are taking a toll on hotel and travel demand.
Administrative and support services
It feels impossible to predict what the hiring and employment market will be in six months. This year has been the most challenging in 15 years of search and staffing. Candidates have failed background checks. Employers have delayed hiring, candidates have accepted counter offers, others have continued interviewing after accepting a new role. These events used to be uncommon and rare. Now they're happening on a regular basis. Revenue swings month to month are drastic. We are trying to budget and forecast, but it is impossible, and I'm on the edge of laying off an employee now. Business has felt recessionary for over a year—no wonder we knew the jobs numbers were off and kept saying there was no way they were as good as reported, and we were correct. These are very tough times for small and midsized businesses.
The level of uncertainty has increased in the face of higher interest rates and borrowing costs. Layoffs in the energy sector are just now being felt, and the federal shutdown will have a compounding impact.
The government shutdown [is an issue impacting our business].
Most of our customers are federal agencies. If there is a shutdown, our business suffers.
Ambulatory health care services
We are seeing major price escalation resistance.
There are numerous factors affecting our outlook and current performance. A general downturn in the economy and economic outlook coupled with increased layoffs and significant increases in prices for day-to-day commodities have reduced demand for those seeking our pediatric urgent care services. Healthcare fatigue is also a factor post-COVID. Couple that with the frankly baseless guidance that the Department of Health and Human Services is providing, there is also a lot of confusion among potential patients of ours of sound medical judgement.
With continued angst over secured overnight fin…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pnx2fjuannbdpy3337ggthpp/bafkreih4fo3jk7iiambdifeixhnhw7rwyl2bhrplypt27shl6bmvrzgpoa@jpeg)
October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Dallas Fed services comments are LIT this month
"generally antibusiness policies being championed by Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration"
www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...
"generally antibusiness policies being championed by Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration"
www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...
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Really sucks we spent the 2010s zero interest rate decade debating "Housing for Whom?" with the dumbest people on Earth and now that we've finally begun to change some important laws, interest rates are high, there's a tariff on every building material and construction labor is getting deported.
Deportations can reduce the housing construction workforce, leading to fewer units built and higher costs - contrary to claims that they lower prices, according to a sociologist who studies housing. #immigration buff.ly/Dfakz6o
The Trump administration’s anti-immigrant housing policy reflects a long history of xenophobia in public housing
Anti-immigrant housing policies have been cast as a way for citizens to access more housing, but they fail to prevent the shortages driving the crises.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Really sucks we spent the 2010s zero interest rate decade debating "Housing for Whom?" with the dumbest people on Earth and now that we've finally begun to change some important laws, interest rates are high, there's a tariff on every building material and construction labor is getting deported.