Ted Lott
@tedlott.bsky.social
Lott3Metz Crutcher Architecture; GRR/DET; Architect & Urban Designer; In the City; In the Arena; Bike advocate, socializer & racer; Street corner critic; Citybuilder.
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Ted Lott
@tedlott.bsky.social
· Nov 12
I disapprove of the form you make, but I will fight to the death your right to make it... #citybuilding
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Lemon, it's Monday morning.
November 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Lemon, it's Monday morning.
God bless your city and mine.
1. In the wake on Mamdani’s win, we’ll see a lot more far right anti-urban sentiment. Here’s a thread on its roots and evolution.
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
The idea that the city is evil and corrupt, and the countryside innocent and pure, goes back a long way: to Theocritus in Alexandria, and to the Old Testament. 🧵
November 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
God bless your city and mine.
No, Mr. Betsky. The bigger issue is not that the 'White House is not... a particularly good building. The bigger issue is that a lawless POTUS & a member of our profession has destroyed a feature of a national park.
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November 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
No, Mr. Betsky. The bigger issue is not that the 'White House is not... a particularly good building. The bigger issue is that a lawless POTUS & a member of our profession has destroyed a feature of a national park.
www.architectmagazine.com/design/the-a... @architectmagazine.bsky.social
www.architectmagazine.com/design/the-a... @architectmagazine.bsky.social
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While it may be tempting, do not click on the #sanctimonioushobbit ‘s think piece in today’s @freep.com … it is particularly offensively stupid
November 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
While it may be tempting, do not click on the #sanctimonioushobbit ‘s think piece in today’s @freep.com … it is particularly offensively stupid
See also 'Architects'...
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
See also 'Architects'...
Who's the architect that put their seal on this?
The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
October 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Who's the architect that put their seal on this?
Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
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Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year
Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.
momentummag.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Bless Mayor Johnson for calling for a general strike!
Bless The Chicago Mayor’s Call For A General Strike
Can God get an amen?
www.thegodpodcast.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Bless Mayor Johnson for calling for a general strike!
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I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
October 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.
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Hell is empty and all the drivers are here.
Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver
Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver
A 17th-century building that housed William Shakespeare's family has been left damaged after a driver reversed into it.
news.sky.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hell is empty and all the drivers are here.
C'mon, Doctor...
My French charcutier suggested I make, basically, cassoulet from his smoked chorizo and all of a sudden New Orleans cooking makes more sense.
October 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
C'mon, Doctor...
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It took 20 years to go from Dan Rather to Bari Weiss.
October 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It took 20 years to go from Dan Rather to Bari Weiss.
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This, via @jayrosen.bsky.social, is a great matrix on how to deal with right wing trolling.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...
October 3, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This, via @jayrosen.bsky.social, is a great matrix on how to deal with right wing trolling.
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...
reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...
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Spending over 30% of household income on housing qualifies as rent burdened. But according to the latest research from @harvard-jchs.bsky.social the “30% metric” underestimates how many renters are actually burdened by housing costs once you include food, healthcare, childcare, transport, & more:
Rising rents are leaving households with less income to pay for other needs, and inflation has also pushed up the cost of other necessities.
Our new paper finds that, after paying for rent, 2/3 of working-age renters cannot afford their basic needs.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/two-thi...
Our new paper finds that, after paying for rent, 2/3 of working-age renters cannot afford their basic needs.
www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/two-thi...
Two-Thirds of Working-Age Renters Struggle to Afford Basic Needs
Rising rents are squeezing renter households, leaving them with less residual income to pay for other needs. But inflation has also pushed up the cost
www.jchs.harvard.edu
October 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Spending over 30% of household income on housing qualifies as rent burdened. But according to the latest research from @harvard-jchs.bsky.social the “30% metric” underestimates how many renters are actually burdened by housing costs once you include food, healthcare, childcare, transport, & more:
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Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
October 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Good morning.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.
Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.
Read @amandamarcotte.bsky.social for one reason to worry less about Charlie Kirk's wider salience: bc the music as his memorial sucked.
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October 1, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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anti-anti-fascist feels like it should have a one-word synonym
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
anti-anti-fascist feels like it should have a one-word synonym
Please stop amplifying this bad faith. #Detroit has many problems. #Parking is not one of them...
#citybuilding
www.axios.com/local/detroi...
#citybuilding
www.axios.com/local/detroi...
DCFC's stadium parking hinges on Moroun land deal
Team needs key vacant parcels for a planned 158-space lot
www.axios.com
September 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Please stop amplifying this bad faith. #Detroit has many problems. #Parking is not one of them...
#citybuilding
www.axios.com/local/detroi...
#citybuilding
www.axios.com/local/detroi...
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That’s why we created this worksheet, and why I’m organizing workshops this week, including one on facilitating people’s assemblies.
Mapping Community Defense and Care in Our Neighborhoods
This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.
organizingmythoughts.org
September 3, 2025 at 12:46 AM
That’s why we created this worksheet, and why I’m organizing workshops this week, including one on facilitating people’s assemblies.
Every. Gaddam. Day.
'Liberals and journalists understand language differently than fascists do.'
'Liberals and journalists understand language differently than fascists do.'
September 2, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Every. Gaddam. Day.
'Liberals and journalists understand language differently than fascists do.'
'Liberals and journalists understand language differently than fascists do.'
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New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!
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August 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
drive.google.com/drive/folder...
California (by county/area)
Chicago
Colorado
DC Metro Area (DMV)
Massachusetts
North Carolina Triangle Area
NYC
Philly
Pittsburgh
Portland, OR
St. Louis Metro Area
Washington State
Please share!
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