@sabih.bsky.social
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my most woke opinion is that any truck/SUV over 4,000 pounds should require a commercial drivers license, increased insurance/registration, more expensive parking, and higher punishments for traffic violations
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
my most woke opinion is that any truck/SUV over 4,000 pounds should require a commercial drivers license, increased insurance/registration, more expensive parking, and higher punishments for traffic violations
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The entirety of every urban area, including its suburbs, should be governed by one central local government with one school district. No more exclusive enclaves with snob zoning and pseudo-private schools.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
The entirety of every urban area, including its suburbs, should be governed by one central local government with one school district. No more exclusive enclaves with snob zoning and pseudo-private schools.
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While it takes different aesthetic forms depending on local context, the conflict over housing in America is between a group of people who believe they should be able to use housing policy to pick and choose their neighbors and another who believes that people should have freedom to move.
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
While it takes different aesthetic forms depending on local context, the conflict over housing in America is between a group of people who believe they should be able to use housing policy to pick and choose their neighbors and another who believes that people should have freedom to move.
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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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Fire departments often lobby for jurisdiction over fire protection system plan exams and inspections to make work for themselves, then don’t do them well. Delays harm housing production AND FDs oppose code reforms, saying the systems they regulate don’t work well enough igchicago.org/publications...
Audit of Chicago Fire Department's Annual Fire Prevention Inspections and Tests - Chicago Office of Inspector General
The City of Chicago Office of Inspector General (OIG) conducted an audit of the annual inspection and testing processes of the Chicago Fire Department’s (CFD) Fire Prevention Bureau (FPB).
igchicago.org
October 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Fire departments often lobby for jurisdiction over fire protection system plan exams and inspections to make work for themselves, then don’t do them well. Delays harm housing production AND FDs oppose code reforms, saying the systems they regulate don’t work well enough igchicago.org/publications...
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Conversations about fire safety in the United States should begin by asking, “Why is our fire fatality rate so much higher than in many other nations, including many nations that allow single buildings?”
If our codes are good, why do they deliver bad results?
If our codes are good, why do they deliver bad results?
If I organized conference sessions, webinars and meetings on the following topic, would you want to be part of one?
FIXING AMERICA’S BROKEN CODES: When it comes to safety and affordability, the US isn’t doing well. Our fire and traffic death rates are far higher than in many other nations.🧵
FIXING AMERICA’S BROKEN CODES: When it comes to safety and affordability, the US isn’t doing well. Our fire and traffic death rates are far higher than in many other nations.🧵
October 23, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Conversations about fire safety in the United States should begin by asking, “Why is our fire fatality rate so much higher than in many other nations, including many nations that allow single buildings?”
If our codes are good, why do they deliver bad results?
If our codes are good, why do they deliver bad results?
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Does anyone at LIRR actually work and doesn't just spend every shift figuring out how to scam and cheat?
@mtaoig.bsky.social published yet another scathing report detailing brazen, widespread fraud. It just doesn't seem to end. 36 employees (7 supervisors) implicated.
mtaig.ny.gov/Reports/2025...
@mtaoig.bsky.social published yet another scathing report detailing brazen, widespread fraud. It just doesn't seem to end. 36 employees (7 supervisors) implicated.
mtaig.ny.gov/Reports/2025...
October 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Does anyone at LIRR actually work and doesn't just spend every shift figuring out how to scam and cheat?
@mtaoig.bsky.social published yet another scathing report detailing brazen, widespread fraud. It just doesn't seem to end. 36 employees (7 supervisors) implicated.
mtaig.ny.gov/Reports/2025...
@mtaoig.bsky.social published yet another scathing report detailing brazen, widespread fraud. It just doesn't seem to end. 36 employees (7 supervisors) implicated.
mtaig.ny.gov/Reports/2025...
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To purchase the 21,000 sf lot, the Samish Nation received $625,000 from the State of Washington, and several of our very active and greath local service clubs raised another $225,000.
Why did the lot have to be so large? Well, because our city required 32 parking stalls for a 40-kid facility.
Why did the lot have to be so large? Well, because our city required 32 parking stalls for a 40-kid facility.
October 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
To purchase the 21,000 sf lot, the Samish Nation received $625,000 from the State of Washington, and several of our very active and greath local service clubs raised another $225,000.
Why did the lot have to be so large? Well, because our city required 32 parking stalls for a 40-kid facility.
Why did the lot have to be so large? Well, because our city required 32 parking stalls for a 40-kid facility.
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US downtowns are covered with car parking.
According to this new study, off-street parking takes up:
🔹 20.5% of downtown Dallas
🔹 22.3% of downtown Los Angeles
🔹 31.7% of downtown Tulsa
According to this new study, off-street parking takes up:
🔹 20.5% of downtown Dallas
🔹 22.3% of downtown Los Angeles
🔹 31.7% of downtown Tulsa
October 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
US downtowns are covered with car parking.
According to this new study, off-street parking takes up:
🔹 20.5% of downtown Dallas
🔹 22.3% of downtown Los Angeles
🔹 31.7% of downtown Tulsa
According to this new study, off-street parking takes up:
🔹 20.5% of downtown Dallas
🔹 22.3% of downtown Los Angeles
🔹 31.7% of downtown Tulsa
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"Catalytic converters that cost $1,200 or $1,500 are about to cost over $2,500 thanks to tariffs."
Car Repairs Are About To Get Much More Expensive Thanks to Tariffs
"Wouldn't be a bad idea to stock up," Premium Guard Inc. CEO Anan Bishara told The Drive.
www.thedrive.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"Catalytic converters that cost $1,200 or $1,500 are about to cost over $2,500 thanks to tariffs."
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California hasnt had to issue an emergency plea for public power conservation since 2022, due to a >30x surge in battery storage in past 5 yrs. Contrary to certain ignorant naysayers, batteries keep the grid running even when solar power sources are temp interrupted.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
October 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
California hasnt had to issue an emergency plea for public power conservation since 2022, due to a >30x surge in battery storage in past 5 yrs. Contrary to certain ignorant naysayers, batteries keep the grid running even when solar power sources are temp interrupted.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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"By reducing minimum lot sizes, builders can construct more homes on less land and increase supply and affordability for everyone. Reducing minimum lot sizes helps families achieve the American dream of homeownership."
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
Florida is facing a shortfall of 486,000 of homes. So let’s reduce lot sizes | Opinion
Families should be able to purchase homes that fit their individual budget and lifestyle | Opinion
www.miamiherald.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"By reducing minimum lot sizes, builders can construct more homes on less land and increase supply and affordability for everyone. Reducing minimum lot sizes helps families achieve the American dream of homeownership."
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e...
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🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
September 26, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🚨NEW: For the first time in history, the single largest group of people arrested in the interior and sent to ICE detention is people with NO criminal record.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
As of yesterday's data release, 40%(!) of those arrested in the interior and detained by ICE had no prior conviction or pending charges.
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as someone who is a hater, i accept and welcome the fact that i have haters. what is good for the goose, etc. in fact, i think people in this business should be more open about their hating. if we think our words matter, then we should feel some kind of way about people who do bad work.
I have accepted that I have haters, including people annoyed by the water drinking reminders, and I don't have the time or energy to care about them anymore.
this is something you just have to live with if you are even barely well-known online; people make up elaborate stories about you in their heads. it will always happen and you cannot give a shit about it, only stomp on it if they try to spread these weird tales to anybody you actually know.
September 19, 2025 at 3:23 PM
as someone who is a hater, i accept and welcome the fact that i have haters. what is good for the goose, etc. in fact, i think people in this business should be more open about their hating. if we think our words matter, then we should feel some kind of way about people who do bad work.
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Rick Cole talked about this in his interview with @awalkerinla.bsky.social and as he says it is 100% on democrats, who control every important institution at the state and local level in California. We could fix this and we choose not to.
Wrote about how California needs to get serious about the urban disorder our failure to build housing has created.
Our Cities are a Billboard for the Democratic Party
We ignore urban disorder at our peril
everyoneiswelcome.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Rick Cole talked about this in his interview with @awalkerinla.bsky.social and as he says it is 100% on democrats, who control every important institution at the state and local level in California. We could fix this and we choose not to.
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New Construction Defect research: @ternerhousing.bsky.social
"High insurance costs add roughly 2-4% to a condo project’s hard cost. An estimated that 80-85% of the condo projects are sued."
Why build condos if it costs more and you have to sit in court?
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-fin...
"High insurance costs add roughly 2-4% to a condo project’s hard cost. An estimated that 80-85% of the condo projects are sued."
Why build condos if it costs more and you have to sit in court?
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-fin...
The Financial Impacts of Construction Defect Liability on Housing Development in California - Terner Center
Author: William Fulton, Terner Center Fellow Despite significant state legislation over the past decade to boost housing production, new housing construction in California has stagnated at 100,000 to ...
ternercenter.berkeley.edu
September 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New Construction Defect research: @ternerhousing.bsky.social
"High insurance costs add roughly 2-4% to a condo project’s hard cost. An estimated that 80-85% of the condo projects are sued."
Why build condos if it costs more and you have to sit in court?
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-fin...
"High insurance costs add roughly 2-4% to a condo project’s hard cost. An estimated that 80-85% of the condo projects are sued."
Why build condos if it costs more and you have to sit in court?
ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-fin...
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SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
September 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in a college applicant's file is blatantly unconstitutional
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
ALSO SCOTUS: considering race as one factor in targeting whom to detain and deport is cool cool cool
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You may have noticed: American politicians are really old.
You may not know that American politicians are exceptionally old compared to other democracies.
Congratulations, USA: we are the world's most advanced gerontocracy. American exceptionalism, indeed.
open.substack.com/pub/leedrutm...
You may not know that American politicians are exceptionally old compared to other democracies.
Congratulations, USA: we are the world's most advanced gerontocracy. American exceptionalism, indeed.
open.substack.com/pub/leedrutm...
September 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
You may have noticed: American politicians are really old.
You may not know that American politicians are exceptionally old compared to other democracies.
Congratulations, USA: we are the world's most advanced gerontocracy. American exceptionalism, indeed.
open.substack.com/pub/leedrutm...
You may not know that American politicians are exceptionally old compared to other democracies.
Congratulations, USA: we are the world's most advanced gerontocracy. American exceptionalism, indeed.
open.substack.com/pub/leedrutm...
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This particular flavor of housing discrimination is very common in the Northeast, especially the suburbs. I am glad to see it getting more attention.
My piece for The Argument today is about how America created a loophole for discrimination in the Fair Housing Act under the pretense of wanting to build housing for seniors.
www.theargumentmag.com/p/no-country...
www.theargumentmag.com/p/no-country...
No country for young families
"Having a child is like having leprosy." The dark side of senior housing projects.
www.theargumentmag.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This particular flavor of housing discrimination is very common in the Northeast, especially the suburbs. I am glad to see it getting more attention.
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The LA Tenants Union really said “Housing for cars, not for people” but unironically.
The LA Tenants Union is campaigning against turning parking in dingbats into apartments. Do tenants unions ever fight for the people who need housing?
August 25, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The LA Tenants Union really said “Housing for cars, not for people” but unironically.
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This is a thing I think we societally need to come to terms with. The decisions made by the previous generation often did not come from a place of careful consideration and it needs to be ok to change them.
A city will move with surprising alacrity when it wants to destroy its capacity to build. Contrary to the decades-long community input quests that we undertake before considering an increase in zoning, the 1979 Berkeley city council down-zoned the entire city in just 7 meetings. R-5 to R-2 here:
August 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This is a thing I think we societally need to come to terms with. The decisions made by the previous generation often did not come from a place of careful consideration and it needs to be ok to change them.
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Simple Boxes with Ornamentation are better than One Box Pretending To Be Lots of Boxes
August 16, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Simple Boxes with Ornamentation are better than One Box Pretending To Be Lots of Boxes
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When the LA city council opposed our first transit oriented upzoning bill on local control grounds in 2018, LA’s HUD Fair Market Rent was $1,663.
They have opposed every subsequent bill with the same rationale: trust us, we will fix this ourselves.
Now rent is $2,625. Enough is enough. Pass SB 79.
They have opposed every subsequent bill with the same rationale: trust us, we will fix this ourselves.
Now rent is $2,625. Enough is enough. Pass SB 79.
Here's the public comment I wrote opposing this anti-SB 79 resolution. Cowardice is the right word, especially after council opposed similar legislation almost a decade ago and then used that much-vaunted "local control" to turn the housing crisis up to 11. Kudos to the 5 progressives who voted no.
August 20, 2025 at 12:02 AM
When the LA city council opposed our first transit oriented upzoning bill on local control grounds in 2018, LA’s HUD Fair Market Rent was $1,663.
They have opposed every subsequent bill with the same rationale: trust us, we will fix this ourselves.
Now rent is $2,625. Enough is enough. Pass SB 79.
They have opposed every subsequent bill with the same rationale: trust us, we will fix this ourselves.
Now rent is $2,625. Enough is enough. Pass SB 79.
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From 2022: Hakeem Jeffries pays $200 in property taxes thanks to sweetheart subsidy law that he supported when he served in the state Assembly.
nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...
nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...
Exclusive | Rep. Hakeem Jeffries pays just $200 in property taxes thanks to sweetheart subsidy law
Public records show that Jeffries and his family reside in a condo unit in Prospect Heights, paying just $213 a year in property taxes.
nypost.com
August 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
From 2022: Hakeem Jeffries pays $200 in property taxes thanks to sweetheart subsidy law that he supported when he served in the state Assembly.
nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...
nypost.com/2022/01/23/r...