Ben Carlos Thypin
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Moral high ground?!? That's the most expensive real estate on the face of the earth! - Larry Ellison (who otherwise sucks but this is a good quote)
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In yesterday's Odd Lots newsletter, I wrote about the book that I've recommended to more people than any other, and which has incredible things to say about digital media, despite having been published 40 years ago
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November 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
In yesterday's Odd Lots newsletter, I wrote about the book that I've recommended to more people than any other, and which has incredible things to say about digital media, despite having been published 40 years ago
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we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
November 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
we talk too much about the male loneliness crisis and not enough about the male suckerfication crisis maxread.substack.com/p/prediction...
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i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
i’ve said this before and i remain convinced it’s true, the 2028 platform that would deliver obama 08 results is “i am gonna
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
bring the hammer down on the corrupt self-dealing politicians and their rich friends and there are no sacred cows id give a pass”
Been rewatching Narcos: México, which is even better the second time, and while it’s ostensibly about drug cartels, it’s really about elite impunity in Mexico and thus feels very familiar for this moment in America.
November 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Been rewatching Narcos: México, which is even better the second time, and while it’s ostensibly about drug cartels, it’s really about elite impunity in Mexico and thus feels very familiar for this moment in America.
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The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Epstein story gets a something that is tearing at the heart of the electorate: elite impunity. The idea that wealthy and powerful people can do terrible things *at scale* and face no consequences for them. Whatever political party actually stops it could rule the country for a generation.
tbh this latest Epstein email dump has me feeling more optimistic about the future of our republic than I have in a while.
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
tbh this latest Epstein email dump has me feeling more optimistic about the future of our republic than I have in a while.
I don’t think the mayor can just declare something parkland like this but I guess we’ll find out. gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
Mayor Adams aims to save Elizabeth Street Garden by making it official NYC park
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has vowed to kick out the garden operators and build a long-delayed housing development for formerly homeless seniors on the site.
gothamist.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I don’t think the mayor can just declare something parkland like this but I guess we’ll find out. gothamist.com/news/mayor-a...
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Jeffrey Epstein in leaked emails:
“that dog that hasn’t barked is trump.”
“[Trump] spent hours at my house.”
“of course he knew about the girls.”
"i know how dirty donald is."
“that dog that hasn’t barked is trump.”
“[Trump] spent hours at my house.”
“of course he knew about the girls.”
"i know how dirty donald is."
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Jeffrey Epstein in leaked emails:
“that dog that hasn’t barked is trump.”
“[Trump] spent hours at my house.”
“of course he knew about the girls.”
"i know how dirty donald is."
“that dog that hasn’t barked is trump.”
“[Trump] spent hours at my house.”
“of course he knew about the girls.”
"i know how dirty donald is."
Zohran needs to upzone Midtown and Financial District (and maybe some of Downtown Brooklyn) so they become forests of mixed-income supertalls.
90-Story housing tower proposed in Jersey City!!! jerseydigs.com/100-bay-stre...
Developers Unveil Plans for 90-Story Tower Which Would Become Jersey City’s Tallest | Jersey Digs
A vacant lot that once housed the P. Lorillard Tobacco Company and an artist community has a new plan that would create Jersey City’s tallest building in the Powerhouse Arts District.
jerseydigs.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Zohran needs to upzone Midtown and Financial District (and maybe some of Downtown Brooklyn) so they become forests of mixed-income supertalls.
90-Story housing tower proposed in Jersey City!!! jerseydigs.com/100-bay-stre...
Developers Unveil Plans for 90-Story Tower Which Would Become Jersey City’s Tallest | Jersey Digs
A vacant lot that once housed the P. Lorillard Tobacco Company and an artist community has a new plan that would create Jersey City’s tallest building in the Powerhouse Arts District.
jerseydigs.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
90-Story housing tower proposed in Jersey City!!! jerseydigs.com/100-bay-stre...
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I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
It’s been nearly a fortnight and I fear the wound from this post may never heal.
Men of a certain age love a “shirt jacket”
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
It’s been nearly a fortnight and I fear the wound from this post may never heal.
I’m sure some NIMBY in NYC is building an AI bot that generates article 78 lawsuits as we speak www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
AI-powered nimbyism could grind UK planning system to a halt, experts warn
Tools that help people scan applications and find grounds for objection have potential to hit government’s housebuilding plans
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I’m sure some NIMBY in NYC is building an AI bot that generates article 78 lawsuits as we speak www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I do not believe that anti-Zionism is antisemitic, and I have consistently argued against those who say it is, but if you see the act of condemning anti-Diaspora antisemitism as inherently Zionist and pro-Israel, you are really telling on yourself.
The pro-Palestine group Within Our Lifetime has already decided that Zohran Mamdani has sold out the pro-Palestine cause... by condemning swastikas drawn on a Jewish day school in Brooklyn. forward.com/culture/7822...
Mamdani's first statement on antisemitism as mayor-elect got some weird pushback
After someone spraypainted a swastika on a yeshiva, Zohran Mamdani condemned antisemitism. Somehow, this generated conspiracy theories.
forward.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I do not believe that anti-Zionism is antisemitic, and I have consistently argued against those who say it is, but if you see the act of condemning anti-Diaspora antisemitism as inherently Zionist and pro-Israel, you are really telling on yourself.
In perhaps the best example yet of real estate brokers saying things about Mamdani’s election that are totally detached from market reality and just trying to drum up brokerage business for themselves, this guy is claiming it’s both a great buying opportunity AND a great selling opportunity.
November 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
In perhaps the best example yet of real estate brokers saying things about Mamdani’s election that are totally detached from market reality and just trying to drum up brokerage business for themselves, this guy is claiming it’s both a great buying opportunity AND a great selling opportunity.
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people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
Given how pervasive this sort of anti-Mamdani rhetoric is in NYC’s real estate industry I am honestly surprised and impressed JLL fired this lunatic therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
JLL fires top broker who compared Mamdani to Hitler
JLL fired Scott Panzer after he compared Zohran Mamdani to Adolf Hitler.
therealdeal.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Given how pervasive this sort of anti-Mamdani rhetoric is in NYC’s real estate industry I am honestly surprised and impressed JLL fired this lunatic therealdeal.com/new-york/202...
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"'My view is, if I don't file a complaint, what will happen to other Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what will happen to all women in our country?'"
Mexico president to seek charges after being groped on street
Claudia Sheinbaum says she is pressing charges because "a line must be drawn" against the harassment of Mexican women.
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
"'My view is, if I don't file a complaint, what will happen to other Mexican women? If they do this to the president, what will happen to all women in our country?'"
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I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
The most interesting section of the map of NYC's pro-housing ballot measure results is Southeast Queens, which has mostly NIMBY politicians but voted for all the pro-housing ballot props with pretty big margins.
November 5, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The most interesting section of the map of NYC's pro-housing ballot measure results is Southeast Queens, which has mostly NIMBY politicians but voted for all the pro-housing ballot props with pretty big margins.
lmao basically the entire SoHo/NoHo rezoning area voted against the pro-housing ballot propositions www.atlasizer.com?s=USA,New_Yo...
November 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
lmao basically the entire SoHo/NoHo rezoning area voted against the pro-housing ballot propositions www.atlasizer.com?s=USA,New_Yo...
I bet rezonings along the IBX will be among the first times that the Affordable Housing Appeals Board comes into play (implicitly if not explicitly.) Queens and Brooklyn have pro-housing Borough Presidents for the next 4 years but their successors may not be - we must strike while the iron is hot.
Putting the IBX route next to the voting map also helps narrow down where the biggest rezoning fights are going to play out. Lots of resistance to greater density in the pro-Cuomo nabes in Queens
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I bet rezonings along the IBX will be among the first times that the Affordable Housing Appeals Board comes into play (implicitly if not explicitly.) Queens and Brooklyn have pro-housing Borough Presidents for the next 4 years but their successors may not be - we must strike while the iron is hot.
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The model of downwardly mobile members of the PMC energizing/leading a detached, discontented mass to the left is fully in operation here. And it's nothing to apologize for.
November 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The model of downwardly mobile members of the PMC energizing/leading a detached, discontented mass to the left is fully in operation here. And it's nothing to apologize for.
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Agree. Mamdani is a powerful example of this. He did not make his support for Palestine central to his campaign, but his insistence on sticking to his core beliefs when asked to repudiate them, but also reassuring those who were fearful, actually helped demonstrate his sincerity and values.
i’d also say that the GOP’s obsession with this gives candidates an opportunity to articulate and stand up for their values. “i refuse to make anyone feel like they don’t belong in my [state/city/community]. and i want everyone to live the best life they can achieve [insert policy slogan]”
I am taking particular pleasure in the complete collapse of trans-as-unbeatable-wedge-issue narrative this morning. It might be an 80-20 issue in voters minds, but it has to be on voters minds to matter. The results in VA demonstrate that it is very much not on voters minds.
November 5, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Agree. Mamdani is a powerful example of this. He did not make his support for Palestine central to his campaign, but his insistence on sticking to his core beliefs when asked to repudiate them, but also reassuring those who were fearful, actually helped demonstrate his sincerity and values.