bowerbird
@bbirdiman.bsky.social
the restless reckless performance poet.
food should be free. housing free.
healthcare vision dental mental.
education internet transport.
let my people be free.
food should be free. housing free.
healthcare vision dental mental.
education internet transport.
let my people be free.
so there was nothing special about
the "special redaction project"?
it was just the regular redaction they do
in the course of any job, not a project?
the "special redaction project"?
it was just the regular redaction they do
in the course of any job, not a project?
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
so there was nothing special about
the "special redaction project"?
it was just the regular redaction they do
in the course of any job, not a project?
the "special redaction project"?
it was just the regular redaction they do
in the course of any job, not a project?
ten thousand cranes dropping dead is highly symbolic.
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
ten thousand cranes dropping dead is highly symbolic.
it was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.
October 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
it was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.
unless someone doesn't like what they think you said.
October 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
unless someone doesn't like what they think you said.
i see no excess deaths in 2023 and 2024 in the u.s.,
and surely not 2%. although this year might have some,
i expect the real jump will start in 2030.
and surely not 2%. although this year might have some,
i expect the real jump will start in 2030.
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
i see no excess deaths in 2023 and 2024 in the u.s.,
and surely not 2%. although this year might have some,
i expect the real jump will start in 2030.
and surely not 2%. although this year might have some,
i expect the real jump will start in 2030.
so to return to my ongoing theme here:
although we'll need to greatly recalibrate
our "needs", transportation is a necessity,
and thus should be free.
although we'll need to greatly recalibrate
our "needs", transportation is a necessity,
and thus should be free.
October 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
so to return to my ongoing theme here:
although we'll need to greatly recalibrate
our "needs", transportation is a necessity,
and thus should be free.
although we'll need to greatly recalibrate
our "needs", transportation is a necessity,
and thus should be free.
this is the least pleasure i ever get on bluesky.
i always regret trying to share my experience
(from the real world of renters) with yimby advocates.
i always regret trying to share my experience
(from the real world of renters) with yimby advocates.
October 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
this is the least pleasure i ever get on bluesky.
i always regret trying to share my experience
(from the real world of renters) with yimby advocates.
i always regret trying to share my experience
(from the real world of renters) with yimby advocates.
does scarcity raise prices? certainly!
does a loosening of that scarcity lower prices? sure!
should we be building more housing today? absolutely yes!
does a loosening of that scarcity lower prices? sure!
should we be building more housing today? absolutely yes!
October 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
does scarcity raise prices? certainly!
does a loosening of that scarcity lower prices? sure!
should we be building more housing today? absolutely yes!
does a loosening of that scarcity lower prices? sure!
should we be building more housing today? absolutely yes!
i want to believe your approach works. i can't see it.
October 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
i want to believe your approach works. i can't see it.
i don't oppose the bill.
i don't get involved in mundane politics.
i am pro-building.
i am pro-housing.
i am pro-density.
your skim musta missed this.
i don't get involved in mundane politics.
i am pro-building.
i am pro-housing.
i am pro-density.
your skim musta missed this.
October 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
i don't oppose the bill.
i don't get involved in mundane politics.
i am pro-building.
i am pro-housing.
i am pro-density.
your skim musta missed this.
i don't get involved in mundane politics.
i am pro-building.
i am pro-housing.
i am pro-density.
your skim musta missed this.
i'm saying your pet projects aren't working.
there's a good reason 30 organizations
-- tenants' rights, affordable housing, etc. --
are opposing sb79.
there's a good reason 30 organizations
-- tenants' rights, affordable housing, etc. --
are opposing sb79.
October 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
i'm saying your pet projects aren't working.
there's a good reason 30 organizations
-- tenants' rights, affordable housing, etc. --
are opposing sb79.
there's a good reason 30 organizations
-- tenants' rights, affordable housing, etc. --
are opposing sb79.
except half your households are no-partners.
October 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
except half your households are no-partners.
here's the target-demographic for the projects
that are being built in my neck of the woods.
it isn't "luxury", but my renter friends can't afford it.
that are being built in my neck of the woods.
it isn't "luxury", but my renter friends can't afford it.
October 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
here's the target-demographic for the projects
that are being built in my neck of the woods.
it isn't "luxury", but my renter friends can't afford it.
that are being built in my neck of the woods.
it isn't "luxury", but my renter friends can't afford it.
i sent that tweet about last summer off my memory.
then i went and fact-checked it. i was correct.
here are the covid wastewater values for 2022-2024.
then i went and fact-checked it. i was correct.
here are the covid wastewater values for 2022-2024.
October 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
i sent that tweet about last summer off my memory.
then i went and fact-checked it. i was correct.
here are the covid wastewater values for 2022-2024.
then i went and fact-checked it. i was correct.
here are the covid wastewater values for 2022-2024.
it had declined for 2 weeks, at moderate speed,
and only to the same degree it had increased for
the 2 weeks prior to that, as the data clearly shows.
and only to the same degree it had increased for
the 2 weeks prior to that, as the data clearly shows.
October 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
it had declined for 2 weeks, at moderate speed,
and only to the same degree it had increased for
the 2 weeks prior to that, as the data clearly shows.
and only to the same degree it had increased for
the 2 weeks prior to that, as the data clearly shows.
i can give several examples
within 3 miles of my apartment
if you wanna fact-check what i said
about availability and pricing
of housing stock nearby.
within 3 miles of my apartment
if you wanna fact-check what i said
about availability and pricing
of housing stock nearby.
October 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
i can give several examples
within 3 miles of my apartment
if you wanna fact-check what i said
about availability and pricing
of housing stock nearby.
within 3 miles of my apartment
if you wanna fact-check what i said
about availability and pricing
of housing stock nearby.
he's just a human autopen
signing executive orders.
the best part is he loves doing it,
because he loves his signature,
he really loves his signature.
signing executive orders.
the best part is he loves doing it,
because he loves his signature,
he really loves his signature.
October 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
he's just a human autopen
signing executive orders.
the best part is he loves doing it,
because he loves his signature,
he really loves his signature.
signing executive orders.
the best part is he loves doing it,
because he loves his signature,
he really loves his signature.
pretty sure we agree on tipping points.
October 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
pretty sure we agree on tipping points.
how soon until we lose the first billion?
the second? third? fourth?
also what kind of sociopolitical changes do we face
when we hit those milestones?
the second? third? fourth?
also what kind of sociopolitical changes do we face
when we hit those milestones?
October 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
how soon until we lose the first billion?
the second? third? fourth?
also what kind of sociopolitical changes do we face
when we hit those milestones?
the second? third? fourth?
also what kind of sociopolitical changes do we face
when we hit those milestones?
"cratering" is a word.
what i see is that wastewater is:
the same as 4 weeks ago;
twice what it was 8 weeks ago; and
3 times what it was 12 weeks ago.
what i see is that wastewater is:
the same as 4 weeks ago;
twice what it was 8 weeks ago; and
3 times what it was 12 weeks ago.
October 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
"cratering" is a word.
what i see is that wastewater is:
the same as 4 weeks ago;
twice what it was 8 weeks ago; and
3 times what it was 12 weeks ago.
what i see is that wastewater is:
the same as 4 weeks ago;
twice what it was 8 weeks ago; and
3 times what it was 12 weeks ago.
hoerger puts the average total infections per person
at 4.68 right now. so i'd say the covid careless
are at about 6-8 cumulative infections nowadays.
at 4.68 right now. so i'd say the covid careless
are at about 6-8 cumulative infections nowadays.
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
hoerger puts the average total infections per person
at 4.68 right now. so i'd say the covid careless
are at about 6-8 cumulative infections nowadays.
at 4.68 right now. so i'd say the covid careless
are at about 6-8 cumulative infections nowadays.
putin and xi agree that 150 years is a possibility!
September 27, 2025 at 5:22 AM
putin and xi agree that 150 years is a possibility!
we need to put greta in charge now, before it's too late.
September 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
we need to put greta in charge now, before it's too late.
it says "civil war" to hear dead enemies called martyrs.
September 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
it says "civil war" to hear dead enemies called martyrs.
and so we have come to the last item on my list:
transportation. it is a necessity in today's world,
so of course it too should be available for free.
transportation. it is a necessity in today's world,
so of course it too should be available for free.
September 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
and so we have come to the last item on my list:
transportation. it is a necessity in today's world,
so of course it too should be available for free.
transportation. it is a necessity in today's world,
so of course it too should be available for free.