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Joe he just forgot to say “it will be encouraged!”
November 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Joe he just forgot to say “it will be encouraged!”
There are actually ways that the financial system treats multi family housing that make it harder to build that are the result of bad government policies.
November 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
There are actually ways that the financial system treats multi family housing that make it harder to build that are the result of bad government policies.
You need to buy time politically to deliver the solution, which is a lot more housing. Whether it actually works is hard to say but there is a logic to it.
November 19, 2025 at 9:17 AM
You need to buy time politically to deliver the solution, which is a lot more housing. Whether it actually works is hard to say but there is a logic to it.
YIMBY’s admit this. And a huge issue is the under building in the suburbs over the past 40 years.
November 18, 2025 at 10:26 PM
YIMBY’s admit this. And a huge issue is the under building in the suburbs over the past 40 years.
Not for Schumer
November 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Not for Schumer
Joe and Tracy were effective I thought in making little comments about how silly he was being.
November 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Joe and Tracy were effective I thought in making little comments about how silly he was being.
I’m not sure exactly what is being contemplated or not. I also don’t know and we won’t know for a while the extent of the rot. But if you look at history you have to have a thoughtful process for what comes next otherwise you just end up back where you started.
November 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I’m not sure exactly what is being contemplated or not. I also don’t know and we won’t know for a while the extent of the rot. But if you look at history you have to have a thoughtful process for what comes next otherwise you just end up back where you started.
But this kind of thinking is what led Garland not to act. It’s still endemic. It will cause people to argue against action once the circumstances change again. People must be judicious but the idea that the cure is bad is silly. It’s bad compared to what?
November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
But this kind of thinking is what led Garland not to act. It’s still endemic. It will cause people to argue against action once the circumstances change again. People must be judicious but the idea that the cure is bad is silly. It’s bad compared to what?
I’m annoyed at this “back and forth will not be good.” Not be good compared to what? It’s not good when I have to take a dead rat out of my yard and throw it in the trash but leaving it there for my kids or dog to find is worse! We’re in a hole. Get out of the hole then think about how bad it was.
November 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I’m annoyed at this “back and forth will not be good.” Not be good compared to what? It’s not good when I have to take a dead rat out of my yard and throw it in the trash but leaving it there for my kids or dog to find is worse! We’re in a hole. Get out of the hole then think about how bad it was.
Amazing that paying people fixes everything.
November 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Amazing that paying people fixes everything.
She’s most interesting as a sign Trump is a lame duck.
November 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
She’s most interesting as a sign Trump is a lame duck.
The low agreeableness folks are always important in any organization
November 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The low agreeableness folks are always important in any organization
Josh has a lot of his self esteem invested in being a good test taker.
November 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Josh has a lot of his self esteem invested in being a good test taker.
He would be a great press Secretary.
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 AM
He would be a great press Secretary.
Lots of dams that could add hydro too.
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Lots of dams that could add hydro too.
Solar and wind are incredibly predictable. Gas plants are down for maintenance 30-40% of the time. It’s often unexpected. But you always know in advance both seasonally and from weather patterns when wind and solar will be down. Much of the grid is a timing game and comes down to a few days.
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Solar and wind are incredibly predictable. Gas plants are down for maintenance 30-40% of the time. It’s often unexpected. But you always know in advance both seasonally and from weather patterns when wind and solar will be down. Much of the grid is a timing game and comes down to a few days.
So many grid experts out here these days. There are actual electrical engineer grid design experts out there and you can ask them how much dispatch-able power you need versus intermittent and the answer is it varies a lot by specific circumstance and we haven’t overbuilt anything, not close.
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
So many grid experts out here these days. There are actual electrical engineer grid design experts out there and you can ask them how much dispatch-able power you need versus intermittent and the answer is it varies a lot by specific circumstance and we haven’t overbuilt anything, not close.
Being flexible is good. But not having good principles and standards is bad. It’s the yin and yang of life. Don’t overcorrect on any one line of approach or thinking.
November 14, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Being flexible is good. But not having good principles and standards is bad. It’s the yin and yang of life. Don’t overcorrect on any one line of approach or thinking.
Newt Gingrich achieved a lot by killing the Office of Technology Assessment. Provided Congress with lots of valuable non partisan expertise on complex issues.
November 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Newt Gingrich achieved a lot by killing the Office of Technology Assessment. Provided Congress with lots of valuable non partisan expertise on complex issues.
Your power bill is going up because of (in order of importance) 1) inflation, 2) utilities having strong incentives to build new infrastructure compared to cheaper alternatives (batteries), 3) the need to build new infrastructure because of weather events, 4) not getting renewables on grid
November 14, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Your power bill is going up because of (in order of importance) 1) inflation, 2) utilities having strong incentives to build new infrastructure compared to cheaper alternatives (batteries), 3) the need to build new infrastructure because of weather events, 4) not getting renewables on grid
From his perspective he’s not giving up anything that was in place. If the state Senate changes hands next year I assume he’d join RGGI. That’s a far cry from giving up on climate change.
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
From his perspective he’s not giving up anything that was in place. If the state Senate changes hands next year I assume he’d join RGGI. That’s a far cry from giving up on climate change.
Please the details matter. Pennsylvania never joined RGGI. The previous governor said they would and that was litigated and never implemented. Shapiro has to negotiate a budget with a Republican controlled state Senate. That’s not true for any other RGGI state. He made this deal to get the budget.
November 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Please the details matter. Pennsylvania never joined RGGI. The previous governor said they would and that was litigated and never implemented. Shapiro has to negotiate a budget with a Republican controlled state Senate. That’s not true for any other RGGI state. He made this deal to get the budget.
It’s too simplistic to say Shapiro is abandoning climate with this move. He has his own cap and invest initiative he is pushing. It’s tough because unlike the other RGGI states, PA has a Republican-controlled state Senate and this was part of a budget deal.
thehill.com/policy/energ...
thehill.com/policy/energ...
Pennsylvania abandons Northeast climate pact
Pennsylvania will no longer seek to be part of a regional climate agreement among states in the Northeast U.S. A recent budget deal ends the commonwealth’s effort to participate in the Region…
thehill.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It’s too simplistic to say Shapiro is abandoning climate with this move. He has his own cap and invest initiative he is pushing. It’s tough because unlike the other RGGI states, PA has a Republican-controlled state Senate and this was part of a budget deal.
thehill.com/policy/energ...
thehill.com/policy/energ...
Thiel, Bannon, Trump, Barrack - plenty of Republicans there.
November 14, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Thiel, Bannon, Trump, Barrack - plenty of Republicans there.