Blake Harper
@1kdne.bsky.social
Property management & real estate investment
Blood donor🩸x 41 🅾️-
Living kidney donor 💚 #ShareYourSpare
NE ⏩ SoCal ⏩ Happy Valley, PA 🤙 #GBR
Blood donor🩸x 41 🅾️-
Living kidney donor 💚 #ShareYourSpare
NE ⏩ SoCal ⏩ Happy Valley, PA 🤙 #GBR
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The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.
The same is true for zoning reform.
The same is true for zoning reform.
If a previous council had updated zoning to allow more building years ago, the increased assessed value could reduce the need to raise taxes now, but that didn’t happen and we can’t change the past. We can work towards a better future by updating our zoning as soon as possible though.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is today.
The same is true for zoning reform.
The same is true for zoning reform.
Your turn, State College
Spokane has been killing it with housing reforms:
eliminating parking minimums near transit
increasing height maximums
Reducing lot minimums
THE RESULTS? The proof is in the puddin':
eliminating parking minimums near transit
increasing height maximums
Reducing lot minimums
THE RESULTS? The proof is in the puddin':
November 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Your turn, State College
Uncle Fester (D-PA) is the worst senator.
Pennsylvania deserves a betterman.
Pennsylvania deserves a betterman.
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Uncle Fester (D-PA) is the worst senator.
Pennsylvania deserves a betterman.
Pennsylvania deserves a betterman.
Fact check from a housing provider: TRUE
Some SNAP recipients say they have to choose between rent and food amid halt in benefits
Some Americans who saw their SNAP benefits halt on Nov. 1 say they have to choose between paying their rent and buying food.
abcnews.go.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Fact check from a housing provider: TRUE
I 💚 Sandwich Guy
We have reached a verdict: Not guilty.
November 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I 💚 Sandwich Guy
"WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH"
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH"
A new peace prize will be awarded at the World Cup draw in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5 that recognizes "exceptional actions for peace and unity," soccer's international governing body FIFA announced today.
Trump teased as possible first FIFA Peace Prize winner
"On the 5th of December, you will see" who wins at the World Cup draw in D.C., Trump ally and FIFA president Gianni Infantino said.
www.axios.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:24 PM
"WAR IS PEACE
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH"
FREEDOM IS SLAVERY
IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH"
Too bad the sun never shines in the USA
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Too bad the sun never shines in the USA
"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed."
-Herman Melville (attributed)
-Herman Melville (attributed)
"What should poor people be allowed to eat?" seems to be a burning question for those who aren't poor, have never been poor, and can afford to eat what they like, but want to keep poor people from eating anything that tastes really good. "No fresh meat," said Iowa, a few years ago.
November 4, 2025 at 3:14 PM
"Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed."
-Herman Melville (attributed)
-Herman Melville (attributed)
"People that homeschool their kids should never be considered as candidates for seats on public school boards"
November 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
"People that homeschool their kids should never be considered as candidates for seats on public school boards"
Reposted by Blake Harper
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Every parking lot in the US should be covered with solar wings
New national law will turn large parking lots into solar power farms
Starting this month, parking lots in South Korea with more than 80 spaces will be required to install solar canopies and carports.
electrek.co
November 4, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Every parking lot in the US should be covered with solar wings
Reposted by Blake Harper
My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
September 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
“The idea that #SNAP benefits wouldn't continue has never really been on the table before. There's no history for that to have occurred. So I think that that caught everyone by surprise. And it's incredibly disheartening and fear-inducing."
Trump's Shutdown Travel, SNAP Benefits Gap, NYC Mayoral Race
Podcast Episode · Up First from NPR · 11/03/2025 · 13m
podcasts.apple.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“The idea that #SNAP benefits wouldn't continue has never really been on the table before. There's no history for that to have occurred. So I think that that caught everyone by surprise. And it's incredibly disheartening and fear-inducing."
A "longest ever" record that will stand for all-time
(IE until tomorrow)
(IE until tomorrow)
Government Shutdown Set to Become Longest Ever; Elections Loom; Trump Venezuela Fears
Follow the latest news and analysis from Washington as the suspension of federal funding heads toward the 35-day record.
www.barrons.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:06 PM
A "longest ever" record that will stand for all-time
(IE until tomorrow)
(IE until tomorrow)
The 2025 World Series MVP of America’s national pastime is…
an immigrant.
Seems significant at this moment.
an immigrant.
Seems significant at this moment.
November 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
The 2025 World Series MVP of America’s national pastime is…
an immigrant.
Seems significant at this moment.
an immigrant.
Seems significant at this moment.
Welcome to the club, #JesseEisenberg
Jesse Eisenberg is ‘excited’ to be donating one of his kidneys to a stranger: It’s ‘so needed’ | CNN
Jesse Eisenberg shocked some folks during an appearance on “Today” with an announcement which seemed to also surprise him.
www.cnn.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Welcome to the club, #JesseEisenberg
NIMBY never needs to be correct on facts.
NIMBY doesn't need to propose any policy solutions.
They just sow seeds of doubt…
And harvest delays and obstructions.
NIMBY doesn't need to propose any policy solutions.
They just sow seeds of doubt…
And harvest delays and obstructions.
renters are the majority of the city. they have been for years. their majority will only increase.
the NIMBYs have no answers.
the NIMBYs have no answers.
November 1, 2025 at 10:50 AM
NIMBY never needs to be correct on facts.
NIMBY doesn't need to propose any policy solutions.
They just sow seeds of doubt…
And harvest delays and obstructions.
NIMBY doesn't need to propose any policy solutions.
They just sow seeds of doubt…
And harvest delays and obstructions.
The only surprise is that this plan is pending and not yet into service
Under Trump, the draconian future of homelessness policy is coming into focus: mass internment. Utah is building a 16-acre site to detain up to 1,300 homeless people inside locked "accountability centers." This is profoundly alarming.
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
Vital reporting from @ellenbarry.bsky.social and Jason DeParle:
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The only surprise is that this plan is pending and not yet into service
🎶 Don't believe them when they tell me
There ain't no cure
The rich stay healthy
The sick stay poor 🎵
There ain't no cure
The rich stay healthy
The sick stay poor 🎵
October 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🎶 Don't believe them when they tell me
There ain't no cure
The rich stay healthy
The sick stay poor 🎵
There ain't no cure
The rich stay healthy
The sick stay poor 🎵
#NickMangold didn't need to die.
Not in 2025.
A more "fitting tribute" to his life would have been if 1 of the 65,526 people at this game had stepped up as a #LivingDonor.
Maybe one of pious, pro-life "Christians."
Anyway... enjoy your "gusty win," #Jets!
Not in 2025.
A more "fitting tribute" to his life would have been if 1 of the 65,526 people at this game had stepped up as a #LivingDonor.
Maybe one of pious, pro-life "Christians."
Anyway... enjoy your "gusty win," #Jets!
Jets’ Gutsy Win Over Bengals Was a Fitting Tribute to Nick Mangold
A franchise legend died over the weekend, and then Gang Green pulled an unlikely first win out of the cosmos.
www.si.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#NickMangold didn't need to die.
Not in 2025.
A more "fitting tribute" to his life would have been if 1 of the 65,526 people at this game had stepped up as a #LivingDonor.
Maybe one of pious, pro-life "Christians."
Anyway... enjoy your "gusty win," #Jets!
Not in 2025.
A more "fitting tribute" to his life would have been if 1 of the 65,526 people at this game had stepped up as a #LivingDonor.
Maybe one of pious, pro-life "Christians."
Anyway... enjoy your "gusty win," #Jets!
Want lesson in “shit that don’t matter”?
Let your news podcasts build up for a week or two (or a month)… then scan the episode title to see what’s in the headlines from days/weeks/month prior.
All kinds of horribleness that simply doesn’t matter bc we’ve all moved on...
Let your news podcasts build up for a week or two (or a month)… then scan the episode title to see what’s in the headlines from days/weeks/month prior.
All kinds of horribleness that simply doesn’t matter bc we’ve all moved on...
October 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Want lesson in “shit that don’t matter”?
Let your news podcasts build up for a week or two (or a month)… then scan the episode title to see what’s in the headlines from days/weeks/month prior.
All kinds of horribleness that simply doesn’t matter bc we’ve all moved on...
Let your news podcasts build up for a week or two (or a month)… then scan the episode title to see what’s in the headlines from days/weeks/month prior.
All kinds of horribleness that simply doesn’t matter bc we’ve all moved on...
More Housing.
All Types.
Everywhere.
Especially single-stair.
All Types.
Everywhere.
Especially single-stair.
Small Single-Stairway Apartment Buildings Have Strong Safety Record
Policymakers could increase the supply of multifamily housing in their states and localities by revising outdated building codes that require more than one stairway in small apartment buildings. If en...
www.pew.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
More Housing.
All Types.
Everywhere.
Especially single-stair.
All Types.
Everywhere.
Especially single-stair.
I'm working on a new infill project...
October 21, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I'm working on a new infill project...