Dave Id
@daveid.bsky.social
Independent media and police accountability. Just call me David.
Fine, but just admit it and be up front about it. Own that the wealthy real estate and tech interests who fund you are in it for themselves, too. And stop pretending you're out to save the world with deregulation (or, ahem, "legalizing" housing). You're not a benevolent society.
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Fine, but just admit it and be up front about it. Own that the wealthy real estate and tech interests who fund you are in it for themselves, too. And stop pretending you're out to save the world with deregulation (or, ahem, "legalizing" housing). You're not a benevolent society.
I could go on and on, but just remember this whenever you see @clarajeffery.bsky.social express enthusiasm for YIMBYism. It's about gentrification, not altruism. And the real Mother Jones would not be proud.
November 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
I could go on and on, but just remember this whenever you see @clarajeffery.bsky.social express enthusiasm for YIMBYism. It's about gentrification, not altruism. And the real Mother Jones would not be proud.
And what's up with the main image for the article? It doesn't make sense. YIMBYs constantly rail against single-family homes, yet, it looks like a giant Wiener is bringing a single-family home to... where I can't tell. Or is he removing it? And is that construction crane in Alamo Square park?
November 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM
And what's up with the main image for the article? It doesn't make sense. YIMBYs constantly rail against single-family homes, yet, it looks like a giant Wiener is bringing a single-family home to... where I can't tell. Or is he removing it? And is that construction crane in Alamo Square park?
YIMBYs grossly oversimplify economics, as if supply and demand were the only factors, just as they do the nature of their crusade itself. It's them versus the NIMBYs, in a strictly bipolar world of good and abundance and prosperity versus evil. Such rhetorical framing suits their evangelism.
![More wikipedia text from link in previous post: According to economist John Quiggin, the standard features of economic fundamentalist rhetoric are dogmatic assertions combined with the claim that anyone who holds contrary views is not a real economist.[7]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ibec7zol6q5sz43zemvbgay/bafkreigdxtj3xuv7ekt642c5ijwnu47wd5w5d5qsnfz2lonqnhiimt5lkm@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
YIMBYs grossly oversimplify economics, as if supply and demand were the only factors, just as they do the nature of their crusade itself. It's them versus the NIMBYs, in a strictly bipolar world of good and abundance and prosperity versus evil. Such rhetorical framing suits their evangelism.
YIMBYs are oblivious, willfully or otherwise, to the simple fact that they relentlessly parrot the same Reaganomics/supply-side economics that exponentially accelerated income inequality over the last 50 years. Sorry, JFK, but a rising tide does not lift all boats.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_...
![Wikipedia text: Market fundamentalism, also known as free-market fundamentalism, is an ideology[1] and a term applied to a strong belief in the ability of unregulated laissez-faire or free-market capitalist policies to solve most economic and social problems.[2] It is often used as pejorative by critics of said beliefs.[3]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ibec7zol6q5sz43zemvbgay/bafkreifdivdvjr4ws6xd652jyufoqygin6onf7hbyvnkdlazmcrqi3xc7q@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
YIMBYs are oblivious, willfully or otherwise, to the simple fact that they relentlessly parrot the same Reaganomics/supply-side economics that exponentially accelerated income inequality over the last 50 years. Sorry, JFK, but a rising tide does not lift all boats.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Market_...
My favorite photo in a while
July 5, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My favorite photo in a while
Now that the US is directly at war with Iran, I'm reminded of the Millennium Challenge war games...
"Red... destroyed sixteen warships: one aircraft carrier, ten cruisers and five of Blue's six amphibious ships... the deaths of over 20,000 service personnel."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenn...
"Red... destroyed sixteen warships: one aircraft carrier, ten cruisers and five of Blue's six amphibious ships... the deaths of over 20,000 service personnel."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenn...
June 22, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Now that the US is directly at war with Iran, I'm reminded of the Millennium Challenge war games...
"Red... destroyed sixteen warships: one aircraft carrier, ten cruisers and five of Blue's six amphibious ships... the deaths of over 20,000 service personnel."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenn...
"Red... destroyed sixteen warships: one aircraft carrier, ten cruisers and five of Blue's six amphibious ships... the deaths of over 20,000 service personnel."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millenn...
Will the tanks ever leave DC after Trump's jingoistic birthday bash? Maybe, maybe not. He clearly likes the idea of troops in US cities (Los Angeles). He wanted them to shoot George Floyd protesters in the legs during his first term. Plus, never forget the J6 attack on the Capitol.
June 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Will the tanks ever leave DC after Trump's jingoistic birthday bash? Maybe, maybe not. He clearly likes the idea of troops in US cities (Los Angeles). He wanted them to shoot George Floyd protesters in the legs during his first term. Plus, never forget the J6 attack on the Capitol.
May 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Thank God. #BarbaraLee is pulling ahead of #LorenTaylor in the special election for Oakland mayor. She's over 50%, which means RCV doesn't even matter, but she's even further ahead there.
alamedacountyca.gov/rovresults/2...
alamedacountyca.gov/rovresults/2...
April 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Thank God. #BarbaraLee is pulling ahead of #LorenTaylor in the special election for Oakland mayor. She's over 50%, which means RCV doesn't even matter, but she's even further ahead there.
alamedacountyca.gov/rovresults/2...
alamedacountyca.gov/rovresults/2...
Goodbye actual health information. Hello conspiracy theories. Coming soon to a neighborhood near you, measles and other easily preventable contagious diseases. They truly do want to drag us back to the 19th Century.
covid.gov
covid.gov
April 18, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Goodbye actual health information. Hello conspiracy theories. Coming soon to a neighborhood near you, measles and other easily preventable contagious diseases. They truly do want to drag us back to the 19th Century.
covid.gov
covid.gov
DOGE has installed Musk Starlink terminals at government buildings, for God knows what. To siphon data? To use AI to enable their schemes? To avoid scrutiny as they coordinate the destruction of agencies and the firesale of public properties? All of the above?
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...
April 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
DOGE has installed Musk Starlink terminals at government buildings, for God knows what. To siphon data? To use AI to enable their schemes? To avoid scrutiny as they coordinate the destruction of agencies and the firesale of public properties? All of the above?
apnews.com/article/doge...
apnews.com/article/doge...
Jeff Bezos and/or his sycophants at the @washingtonpost.com don't want us to see criticisms such as this. Editorial cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social resigned rather than submit.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
January 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Jeff Bezos and/or his sycophants at the @washingtonpost.com don't want us to see criticisms such as this. Editorial cartoonist @anntelnaes.bsky.social resigned rather than submit.
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...
Have you seen The Invitation?
I feel like, as a society, we are living through a similar scenario. Everyone is being polite, afraid of offending anyone or breaking decorum, despite clear signs that we're in the presence of a dangerous cult about to run amok.
I feel like, as a society, we are living through a similar scenario. Everyone is being polite, afraid of offending anyone or breaking decorum, despite clear signs that we're in the presence of a dangerous cult about to run amok.
December 3, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Have you seen The Invitation?
I feel like, as a society, we are living through a similar scenario. Everyone is being polite, afraid of offending anyone or breaking decorum, despite clear signs that we're in the presence of a dangerous cult about to run amok.
I feel like, as a society, we are living through a similar scenario. Everyone is being polite, afraid of offending anyone or breaking decorum, despite clear signs that we're in the presence of a dangerous cult about to run amok.
Downtown San Francisco in 1971
December 3, 2024 at 8:03 AM
Downtown San Francisco in 1971
President Biden's approval rating among Dems has plummeted a staggering 11% this month due to his exuberant support for Israel's genocide in Gaza
www.axios.com/2023/10/26/b...
www.axios.com/2023/10/26/b...
October 29, 2023 at 3:35 AM
President Biden's approval rating among Dems has plummeted a staggering 11% this month due to his exuberant support for Israel's genocide in Gaza
www.axios.com/2023/10/26/b...
www.axios.com/2023/10/26/b...
Israeli collective punishment against the residents of Gaza, half of whom are children, by denying water is a war crime.
www.bbc.com/news/live/wo...
www.bbc.com/news/live/wo...
October 21, 2023 at 6:31 PM
Israeli collective punishment against the residents of Gaza, half of whom are children, by denying water is a war crime.
www.bbc.com/news/live/wo...
www.bbc.com/news/live/wo...
I didn't know you could line up several cities to compare their demographics with each other in the Census Bureau's Quick Facts page, until now. I've always just looked at them individually, or in different browser tabs.
www.census.gov/quickfacts/f...
www.census.gov/quickfacts/f...
October 6, 2023 at 5:03 AM
I didn't know you could line up several cities to compare their demographics with each other in the Census Bureau's Quick Facts page, until now. I've always just looked at them individually, or in different browser tabs.
www.census.gov/quickfacts/f...
www.census.gov/quickfacts/f...
23 million Americans believe violence is justified to return Trump to the White House. Maybe they all aren't willing to go down themselves on behalf of Dear Leader, but many millions of them just might be, and they've been stockpiling crazy amounts of weaponry.
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/u...
September 25, 2023 at 10:17 PM
23 million Americans believe violence is justified to return Trump to the White House. Maybe they all aren't willing to go down themselves on behalf of Dear Leader, but many millions of them just might be, and they've been stockpiling crazy amounts of weaponry.
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/u...
www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/u...
Hot damn. I can breathe again
September 24, 2023 at 10:35 PM
Hot damn. I can breathe again
General Mark Milley: It's a war crime to slit a prisoner's throat and you shouldn't pardon Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher
Trump: What's the big deal?
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Trump: What's the big deal?
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
September 21, 2023 at 9:54 PM
General Mark Milley: It's a war crime to slit a prisoner's throat and you shouldn't pardon Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher
Trump: What's the big deal?
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Trump: What's the big deal?
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
First, it is definable by law. See screenshot.
Second, no one is "choosing who gets free speech rights." The law requires social media companies that make over $100M/yr to report their own Terms of Service and metrics on their ToS enforcement.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe...
Second, no one is "choosing who gets free speech rights." The law requires social media companies that make over $100M/yr to report their own Terms of Service and metrics on their ToS enforcement.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe...
September 11, 2023 at 2:51 AM
First, it is definable by law. See screenshot.
Second, no one is "choosing who gets free speech rights." The law requires social media companies that make over $100M/yr to report their own Terms of Service and metrics on their ToS enforcement.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe...
Second, no one is "choosing who gets free speech rights." The law requires social media companies that make over $100M/yr to report their own Terms of Service and metrics on their ToS enforcement.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTe...
Btw, the tank in tankie is state power squashing dissent. It's definitively anti-change.
September 9, 2023 at 5:55 PM
Btw, the tank in tankie is state power squashing dissent. It's definitively anti-change.