I listened to this episode by @morganmpage.bsky.social a few years ago and thought of it while listening to Pt 2 of this Haitian revolution series, thought you might like it @margaret.bsky.social:

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“DOGE Dem” jesus what an embarrassing phrase. You should be embarrassed.

I haven’t read “Questions to Ask Before Your Bat Mitzvah” but it’s an all-star list of authors!

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The boomer retirees who are currently hoarding land in Seattle are doing more to harm the environment than any other group of Seattle residents. More housing in Seattle means less sprawl and pollution. Anti-housing policies just push people to suburbs; they don't stop people from moving here.

Ok David well I oppose policies that risk indulging the troubled fantasies of a tiny, disturbed population of the Alliance Defending Freedom

It never makes the NYT for some reason but some things that anti-trans activists have done recently include:

- bomb threats against children’s hospitals and clinics that offer gender affirming care
- targeted campaigns to get trans and nb teachers fired
- harassing gnc children at sports games

I moved to Pittsburgh last year after living in Seattle my whole life. The amount of public eye contact is unsettling. Lovely, but unsettling.