Steven L. Johnson
@stevenljohnson.org
We keep each other safe
YIMBY Co-chair @livablecville.bsky.social 🏘️ 🚲🚶🏽🧑🏽🦽🌎
More at: https://stevenljohnson.org
Disclaimer: Personal account. Does not reflect my employer
YIMBY Co-chair @livablecville.bsky.social 🏘️ 🚲🚶🏽🧑🏽🦽🌎
More at: https://stevenljohnson.org
Disclaimer: Personal account. Does not reflect my employer
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Mark you calendar for the Livable Cville drop-in social at Brazos Tacos this Thursday 13 November from 5-7+ pm. All are welcome, wether it's your first time or umpteenth time
Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
Several friends chose matching books so they could read them together at Rockfish River Elementary School. 231 books went home with kids and staff. I loved seeing the “after” picture of kids reading inside, since I don’t usually get to see that part 😊
November 10, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Several friends chose matching books so they could read them together at Rockfish River Elementary School. 231 books went home with kids and staff. I loved seeing the “after” picture of kids reading inside, since I don’t usually get to see that part 😊
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The current housing market is the ultimate form of birth control.
November 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Like every other institution, your representatives* in Congress, in the state house, in any association or organization you are member of, are incapable of loving you back.
* unless they are close personal friends or a family member, but that's outside of their role as your representative
* unless they are close personal friends or a family member, but that's outside of their role as your representative
November 10, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Like every other institution, your representatives* in Congress, in the state house, in any association or organization you are member of, are incapable of loving you back.
* unless they are close personal friends or a family member, but that's outside of their role as your representative
* unless they are close personal friends or a family member, but that's outside of their role as your representative
yep. that's right. In terms of timing, the main thing that's changed since 1, 2, or 3 weeks ago was the start of flight cancellations, which were on path to ruin lots of peoples' Thanksgiving plans
I’m right.
I noted a while ago that my memory was shutdowns usually ended due to air travel issues (not pesky things such as paychecks and hunger). And was told I was wrong. But I’m right, right?
November 10, 2025 at 11:23 AM
yep. that's right. In terms of timing, the main thing that's changed since 1, 2, or 3 weeks ago was the start of flight cancellations, which were on path to ruin lots of peoples' Thanksgiving plans
Good night from Cville. Get some rest, there much to do ahead!
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Good night from Cville. Get some rest, there much to do ahead!
Whatcha doing Thursday? Join me for tacos, talking, and hanging out at Ix Brazos Tacos. Drop-in any time, we'll be there from 5 til 7 and then some.
If you've never been, it's a chill opportunity to meet people who care about land use, housing affordability, getting around w/o cars, and more!
If you've never been, it's a chill opportunity to meet people who care about land use, housing affordability, getting around w/o cars, and more!
Mark you calendar for the Livable Cville drop-in social at Brazos Tacos this Thursday 13 November from 5-7+ pm. All are welcome, wether it's your first time or umpteenth time
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Whatcha doing Thursday? Join me for tacos, talking, and hanging out at Ix Brazos Tacos. Drop-in any time, we'll be there from 5 til 7 and then some.
If you've never been, it's a chill opportunity to meet people who care about land use, housing affordability, getting around w/o cars, and more!
If you've never been, it's a chill opportunity to meet people who care about land use, housing affordability, getting around w/o cars, and more!
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Is social media to blame for teens’ mental health decline?
Intuition says yes—but RCTs find only small short-term effects when users quit.
This new preprint argues these studies don’t prove social media isn’t to blame.
Here’s why: 3 reasons.
Intuition says yes—but RCTs find only small short-term effects when users quit.
This new preprint argues these studies don’t prove social media isn’t to blame.
Here’s why: 3 reasons.
November 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
I think we should make it legal and easy to build starter homes like townhouses and condominium apartments in more places so people can get on the homeownership ladder affordable without having to sign up for 50 year loans they’ll probably never pay off.
Oh good. the 50-year mortgage. That should solve everything.
November 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I think we should make it legal and easy to build starter homes like townhouses and condominium apartments in more places so people can get on the homeownership ladder affordable without having to sign up for 50 year loans they’ll probably never pay off.
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Sunday sermon. 👇🏽
Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice.
It doesn't have to be this way.
It doesn't have to be this way.
November 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sunday sermon. 👇🏽
Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
Come join us this Thursday!
Mark you calendar for the Livable Cville drop-in social at Brazos Tacos this Thursday 13 November from 5-7+ pm. All are welcome, wether it's your first time or umpteenth time
November 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Come join us this Thursday!
Thank you council members @nat4cville.bsky.social and Michael Payne for your vote against making a special exception to established policy by selling off this public property
Divided City Council appears willing to sell Clarke Court to the Jefferson Scholars Foundation
Council voted 3-2 on a first reading and the item will come back with more details about what the Jefferson Scholars Foundation would pay for the land
infocville.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Thank you council members @nat4cville.bsky.social and Michael Payne for your vote against making a special exception to established policy by selling off this public property
Mark you calendar for the Livable Cville drop-in social at Brazos Tacos this Thursday 13 November from 5-7+ pm. All are welcome, wether it's your first time or umpteenth time
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Mark you calendar for the Livable Cville drop-in social at Brazos Tacos this Thursday 13 November from 5-7+ pm. All are welcome, wether it's your first time or umpteenth time
Good morning from Cville! Enjoy this warm Fall day
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Good morning from Cville! Enjoy this warm Fall day
Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ladies and gentlemen... the weekend. (also: you are important and are not alone 🧡)
Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
A 20% expansion of the development area would take up an additional 1% of county land
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A 20% expansion of the development area would take up an additional 1% of county land
Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
"“When people understand that Flock data can be used to track them exercising reproductive freedom or to facilitate federal immigration enforcement, the calculus around ‘public safety’ technology changes entirely,” Hamid said.
Flock haters cross political divides to remove error-prone cameras
Lawmakers’ calls for Flock probe may help kill local contracts, expert says.
arstechnica.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"“When people understand that Flock data can be used to track them exercising reproductive freedom or to facilitate federal immigration enforcement, the calculus around ‘public safety’ technology changes entirely,” Hamid said.
Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
Adding alt-text to images that you post on Bluesky is a simple courtesy for people who are visually impaired. You should always do it, including when you post screenshots of articles or other posts. Adding alt-text easy & takes very little time. Bluesky even prompts you when you post an image.
November 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Adding alt-text to images that you post on Bluesky is a simple courtesy for people who are visually impaired. You should always do it, including when you post screenshots of articles or other posts. Adding alt-text easy & takes very little time. Bluesky even prompts you when you post an image.
Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
The cold snap this weekend is a good reminder that we can help keep each other warm this winter! Join the winter coat drive and help The Haven. There’s a lot of places to drop off hats, gloves, scarves, and coats and support a local business while you’re there!
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The cold snap this weekend is a good reminder that we can help keep each other warm this winter! Join the winter coat drive and help The Haven. There’s a lot of places to drop off hats, gloves, scarves, and coats and support a local business while you’re there!
Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
Our friends at @cvilledems.bsky.social are holding a food and toiletries drive Saturday at Fry’s Spring Beach Club from 9am-12pm. Consider stopping by or making a donation to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank via this link:
give.brafb.org/give/508375/...
give.brafb.org/give/508375/...
November 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Our friends at @cvilledems.bsky.social are holding a food and toiletries drive Saturday at Fry’s Spring Beach Club from 9am-12pm. Consider stopping by or making a donation to the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank via this link:
give.brafb.org/give/508375/...
give.brafb.org/give/508375/...
Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
Reposted by Steven L. Johnson
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“I think my community should welcome outsiders and newcomers seeking a better life” and “I think we should only build new housing for the kind of people who actually deserve it” are fundamentally incompatible beliefs.
November 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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I've been thinking abt local economic conditions today. Namely, abt the severe shortage of affordable housing, the high costs of transportation by car, & environment costs of hopscotch sprawl into surrounding counties requiring people to drive past empty land to other counties to get home from work
November 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I've been thinking abt local economic conditions today. Namely, abt the severe shortage of affordable housing, the high costs of transportation by car, & environment costs of hopscotch sprawl into surrounding counties requiring people to drive past empty land to other counties to get home from work
Very cool new database on the use of AI in software for talent acquisition and recruiting
‼️ AI shapes how people get hired—but how much do we know about those tools? 🎤 We’ve launched the TARAI Index, a public database mapping AI use in 100+ recruiting technologies. 🤓 It helps practitioners and researchers explore how AI really works in hiring 👉 www.tarai.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Very cool new database on the use of AI in software for talent acquisition and recruiting
Good morning from Cville, where the moon made a bright morning appearance. May your day be full of delight
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Good morning from Cville, where the moon made a bright morning appearance. May your day be full of delight