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I do housing policy stuff and it’s ruining my life. CADA, SMUD, and SOE fanboy. House Sacramento’s most annoying member.
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The episodes with agribusiness guys are always like this lol
They had a cattle rancher on a week or two ago who blamed “market manipulation” for growing beef prices. The manipulation in question? Beef imports from other countries.
They had a cattle rancher on a week or two ago who blamed “market manipulation” for growing beef prices. The manipulation in question? Beef imports from other countries.
One of the best Odd Lots in episodes is the one where they interview the Arizona farmer who defends the necessity of growing water-intensive crops in the desert, and midway through the interview, they ask him what crops his farm grows and the answer is "alfalfa for racehorses"
AI's water consumption is a problem for Arizona water. But a far, far bigger problem is our decision to grow water-intensive cow food in a desert
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
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December 1, 2025 at 4:16 AM
The episodes with agribusiness guys are always like this lol
They had a cattle rancher on a week or two ago who blamed “market manipulation” for growing beef prices. The manipulation in question? Beef imports from other countries.
They had a cattle rancher on a week or two ago who blamed “market manipulation” for growing beef prices. The manipulation in question? Beef imports from other countries.
One really gets the sense it’s less British tyranny that created the revolution as opposed to the substantial independence the colonies already enjoyed. Any imposition at all felt like tyranny when the colonists were all but self governing.
My cats are loving the new Ken Burns American Revolution docuseries. They’re going hogwild about it in fact.
December 1, 2025 at 3:25 AM
One really gets the sense it’s less British tyranny that created the revolution as opposed to the substantial independence the colonies already enjoyed. Any imposition at all felt like tyranny when the colonists were all but self governing.
Fuck it Christmas movie thread. What are your favorites. These are the GOAT imo
December 1, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Fuck it Christmas movie thread. What are your favorites. These are the GOAT imo
It’s really impressive how much windows has deteriorated. Can’t wait to replace my dying laptop with a MacBook
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It’s really impressive how much windows has deteriorated. Can’t wait to replace my dying laptop with a MacBook
My cats are loving the new Ken Burns American Revolution docuseries. They’re going hogwild about it in fact.
November 30, 2025 at 11:18 PM
My cats are loving the new Ken Burns American Revolution docuseries. They’re going hogwild about it in fact.
I want a girl with the right allocations
Who's fast and thorough and sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry, she's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility and picking up slack
I want a girl with a strong floor and a hiiiiiiigh ceiling!
Who's fast and thorough and sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry, she's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility and picking up slack
I want a girl with a strong floor and a hiiiiiiigh ceiling!
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 PM
I want a girl with the right allocations
Who's fast and thorough and sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry, she's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility and picking up slack
I want a girl with a strong floor and a hiiiiiiigh ceiling!
Who's fast and thorough and sharp as a tack
She's playing with her jewelry, she's putting up her hair
She's touring the facility and picking up slack
I want a girl with a strong floor and a hiiiiiiigh ceiling!
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Perfect natural experiment. If Biden and Congress had treated the Jan 6th insurrection like the treason it was and jailed the people behind it, Trump’s power would have shriveled on the vine.
"Mussolini once said that he didn’t create fascism – he extracted it from the Italians’ unconscious. And I think it’s the same thing with Bolsonarismo. Bolsonaro dies, but these radical ideas and ideology are here to stay." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
‘Foam that’s washed away’: support dissolves as Bolsonaro starts 27-year jail term
Brazil shows little sign of feared rightwing rebellion, with only a few die-hards protesting outside prison
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Perfect natural experiment. If Biden and Congress had treated the Jan 6th insurrection like the treason it was and jailed the people behind it, Trump’s power would have shriveled on the vine.
Oh yeah? The homeowners say the climate risks aren’t accurate huh?
November 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Oh yeah? The homeowners say the climate risks aren’t accurate huh?
I really liked Louis CK’s standup and was a huge fan of his show. The show had a meditative, reflective quality to it that became the blueprint for a lot of television after.
In light of that, his post-scandal special was so disappointing. No reflection at all, just resentment.
In light of that, his post-scandal special was so disappointing. No reflection at all, just resentment.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I really liked Louis CK’s standup and was a huge fan of his show. The show had a meditative, reflective quality to it that became the blueprint for a lot of television after.
In light of that, his post-scandal special was so disappointing. No reflection at all, just resentment.
In light of that, his post-scandal special was so disappointing. No reflection at all, just resentment.
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“Red Plenty” felt like it was about YIMBYism when I read it ngl.
There is basically zero YIMBY literature and sci-fi other than Toni Morrison's Jazz and The Expanse.
November 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“Red Plenty” felt like it was about YIMBYism when I read it ngl.
Tempting to say this sucks but this might just be what it costs to run programs like this. Jump bike pulled out of sac it just wasn’t economical. No other city in the U.S. has as comprehensive of a bikeshare network as NYC has.
It's too damn expensive to ride a Citi Bike. buff.ly/cZCvWJq
November 30, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Tempting to say this sucks but this might just be what it costs to run programs like this. Jump bike pulled out of sac it just wasn’t economical. No other city in the U.S. has as comprehensive of a bikeshare network as NYC has.
I feel like the two dimensional political compass for local elected democrats are:
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
It’s incredibly funny people flipped out about a guy running the most standard ass municipal government policy playbook imaginable.
Soon small businesses won’t have to wait for Small Business Saturday to get attention from their Mayor.
Some changes that they can look forward to:
Some changes that they can look forward to:
November 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I feel like the two dimensional political compass for local elected democrats are:
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
1. Mod or Prog
2. Interested in solving any local problems whatsoever vs deferring to local gatekeeper assholes.
Venezuela’s Hanoi Hannah “Caracas Cassandra” would be like:
“Go home G.I. Steam Machine and half like 3 are waiting for you. Your imperialist government has sent gamers to die, G.I. They do not care whether you have a GF. They will let you die in the jungle instead of an affordable home, G.I.”
“Go home G.I. Steam Machine and half like 3 are waiting for you. Your imperialist government has sent gamers to die, G.I. They do not care whether you have a GF. They will let you die in the jungle instead of an affordable home, G.I.”
November 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Venezuela’s Hanoi Hannah “Caracas Cassandra” would be like:
“Go home G.I. Steam Machine and half like 3 are waiting for you. Your imperialist government has sent gamers to die, G.I. They do not care whether you have a GF. They will let you die in the jungle instead of an affordable home, G.I.”
“Go home G.I. Steam Machine and half like 3 are waiting for you. Your imperialist government has sent gamers to die, G.I. They do not care whether you have a GF. They will let you die in the jungle instead of an affordable home, G.I.”
If I was an aimless 20 something Russian noble in the 19th century I simply wouldn’t ruin a bunch of people’s lives because I was a bored.
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
If I was an aimless 20 something Russian noble in the 19th century I simply wouldn’t ruin a bunch of people’s lives because I was a bored.
It’s shocking to me someone thought the Wizard of oz was compelling enough to do an elaborate fanfiction about it and then someone else thought that fanfiction was so compelling that they made a musical adaption of it.
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 AM
It’s shocking to me someone thought the Wizard of oz was compelling enough to do an elaborate fanfiction about it and then someone else thought that fanfiction was so compelling that they made a musical adaption of it.
Running for city council on a Maoist-third worldist platform.
November 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Running for city council on a Maoist-third worldist platform.
Can the Pod John’s and Chris Hayes and others start grilling Dem presidential hopefuls about whether they’re going to seek prosecution for any of these criminals?
This country can not afford another Sleepy Joe detente we got in the last admin.
This country can not afford another Sleepy Joe detente we got in the last admin.
November 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Can the Pod John’s and Chris Hayes and others start grilling Dem presidential hopefuls about whether they’re going to seek prosecution for any of these criminals?
This country can not afford another Sleepy Joe detente we got in the last admin.
This country can not afford another Sleepy Joe detente we got in the last admin.
Every time someone makes a property rights case for land use reform.
November 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Every time someone makes a property rights case for land use reform.
We can get him down to French presidential approval ratings I think.
Gallup poll | 11/3-11/25
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 60% (+6)
Approve 36% (-5)
news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...
November 28, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We can get him down to French presidential approval ratings I think.
Muttering “he’s just like me fr” while my cat sleeps on my chest.
My cats are locked the fuck in on “The Phantom Thread” (2017) rn
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Muttering “he’s just like me fr” while my cat sleeps on my chest.
My cats are locked the fuck in on “The Phantom Thread” (2017) rn
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 AM
My cats are locked the fuck in on “The Phantom Thread” (2017) rn
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The average medieval peasant could not buy a gas station delta 9 gummy and watch “Scooter Fail Compilation 5” on YouTube, which makes it difficult to compare GDP across time
November 26, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The average medieval peasant could not buy a gas station delta 9 gummy and watch “Scooter Fail Compilation 5” on YouTube, which makes it difficult to compare GDP across time
It’s so wild some people genuinely believe NGOs actually speak for anyone other than their boards. It’s like encountering someone who believes Santa Claus exists.
While @resnikoff.bsky.social's article has some valid criticism, part of the challenge underscored here is that the YIMBY movement needs to continue to engage with justice orgs and listen to the lived experiences in dialogue. Swooping in and telling communities what to think is the wrong approach.
November 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
It’s so wild some people genuinely believe NGOs actually speak for anyone other than their boards. It’s like encountering someone who believes Santa Claus exists.
What if there isn’t something wrong with the culture of policing and it’s just a few bad apples
you know, what if they aren't actually a commentary on journalism or the state of media. what if these people are just extremely weird
November 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
What if there isn’t something wrong with the culture of policing and it’s just a few bad apples