Andy Esposito
@espoandy.bsky.social
Former public defender, and Legal Aid attorney. All opinions my own, but should also be yours. (He/him)
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He has said this about every election since 2016, has always been heavy-handed in implying he will under no circumstances concede. An aspiring dictator from the beginning, he hardly ever pretended to believe in democracy. I’ll never understand why so many people averted their eyes from the obvious.
February 6, 2026 at 3:57 AM
He has said this about every election since 2016, has always been heavy-handed in implying he will under no circumstances concede. An aspiring dictator from the beginning, he hardly ever pretended to believe in democracy. I’ll never understand why so many people averted their eyes from the obvious.
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To put a finer point on this, upzoning single-family neighborhoods would probably make a lot of homeowners wealthier by enhancing the value of the land underneath their homes. But it would also raise the specter of apartments (and maybe even non-white apartment-dwellers) on their block.
I don't think there's any plausible scenario in which a big spurt in homebuilding wipes out the wealth of incumbent homeowners, but that's not really what Trump is talking about when says he wants to protect property values. It's a segregationist dog whistle, always has been.
January 29, 2026 at 6:57 PM
To put a finer point on this, upzoning single-family neighborhoods would probably make a lot of homeowners wealthier by enhancing the value of the land underneath their homes. But it would also raise the specter of apartments (and maybe even non-white apartment-dwellers) on their block.
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Completely unoriginal thought but: it's frustrating that the actual experience of living in large cosmopolitan multicultural city (London Uk in my case) is actually pretty dope, but a lot of politics is organised around this being a nightmare scenario that must be apologised for and avoided.
January 24, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Completely unoriginal thought but: it's frustrating that the actual experience of living in large cosmopolitan multicultural city (London Uk in my case) is actually pretty dope, but a lot of politics is organised around this being a nightmare scenario that must be apologised for and avoided.
The biggest change in my worldview over the past decade has been a total loss of respect for the median American voter
"Who do you trust more on..."
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
🔵 LGBT+ Rights: D +28
🔵 Abortion: D +18
🔵 Healthcare: D + 13
🔵 Medicare/Social Security: D +13
🔵 Energy: D +1
🔴 Economy: R +3
🔴 National Debt: R +4
🔴 Foreign Policy: R +4
🔴 Trade: R + 6
🔴 Immigration: R +9
🔴 National Security: R +9
Morning Consult / Jan 18, 2026
January 20, 2026 at 1:54 PM
The biggest change in my worldview over the past decade has been a total loss of respect for the median American voter
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What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
January 12, 2026 at 1:44 AM
What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?
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a molecule is a group of non-monogamous moles
December 30, 2025 at 10:14 PM
a molecule is a group of non-monogamous moles
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This feels like the central toxicity of these dude-gurus: They're feeding men an ideology that immediately casts it as "virtue signaling" whenever anyone states a moral value of any kind. An explicitly nihilistic worldview and a recipe for lifelong misery.
December 3, 2025 at 7:22 PM
This feels like the central toxicity of these dude-gurus: They're feeding men an ideology that immediately casts it as "virtue signaling" whenever anyone states a moral value of any kind. An explicitly nihilistic worldview and a recipe for lifelong misery.
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Reading old court transcripts and, I mean, whomst
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Reading old court transcripts and, I mean, whomst
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Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Demolishing the East Wing of the White House before finalizing plans for what will be built above its ruins is a near-perfect metaphor for Trump's approach to economic policy. The only difference is the wrecking crew doesn’t claim the rubble is evidence of unprecedented growth.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Trump lied. His ICE is not going after the "worst of the worst" like he promised.
The vast majority of the people being taken are hardworking, law-abiding members of our communities. They are just trying to provide for their families and contribute to America.
The vast majority of the people being taken are hardworking, law-abiding members of our communities. They are just trying to provide for their families and contribute to America.
November 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Trump lied. His ICE is not going after the "worst of the worst" like he promised.
The vast majority of the people being taken are hardworking, law-abiding members of our communities. They are just trying to provide for their families and contribute to America.
The vast majority of the people being taken are hardworking, law-abiding members of our communities. They are just trying to provide for their families and contribute to America.
As an attorney who represents a lot of DV survivors in custody and divorce cases, controlling where their spouse can go is one of the main ways abusers exert power. Common in cases with a recent immigrant because they will often not have a driver’s license, familial support or independent finances
Sounds funny today, but not long ago, the use of bicycles by women was considered *extremely* radical & dangerous--to be discouraged, even by supporters of women's right to vote.
All bc bicycles allowed women a tiny bit of freedom & mobility, without needing things a male guardian could withhold.
All bc bicycles allowed women a tiny bit of freedom & mobility, without needing things a male guardian could withhold.
Suffragist and educator Frances Willard riding her bicycle, Gladys (because it made her glad).
“I learned to bicycle when 50... and I think it is one of the best things I ever did. What pleases me is to see other worn-out women take it up, and find a new lease of health and life thereby."
“I learned to bicycle when 50... and I think it is one of the best things I ever did. What pleases me is to see other worn-out women take it up, and find a new lease of health and life thereby."
November 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
As an attorney who represents a lot of DV survivors in custody and divorce cases, controlling where their spouse can go is one of the main ways abusers exert power. Common in cases with a recent immigrant because they will often not have a driver’s license, familial support or independent finances
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you will not in a million years guess what this thread is about
The damned in hell are not more powerful for the fact that the fires do not consume them; it is part and parcel of their torment.
November 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
you will not in a million years guess what this thread is about
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“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
Bill Clinton has the chance to do the funniest thing in history, and it might simultaneously be good for America
November 15, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Bill Clinton has the chance to do the funniest thing in history, and it might simultaneously be good for America
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You see this with a lot of the coverage where they'll do a bunch of interviews rather than just crunch some numbers, because stories are easier to tell with people or whatever, which would be a compelling argument if man on the street interviews ever produced anything interesting
November 8, 2025 at 6:55 AM
You see this with a lot of the coverage where they'll do a bunch of interviews rather than just crunch some numbers, because stories are easier to tell with people or whatever, which would be a compelling argument if man on the street interviews ever produced anything interesting
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While it takes different aesthetic forms depending on local context, the conflict over housing in America is between a group of people who believe they should be able to use housing policy to pick and choose their neighbors and another who believes that people should have freedom to move.
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
While it takes different aesthetic forms depending on local context, the conflict over housing in America is between a group of people who believe they should be able to use housing policy to pick and choose their neighbors and another who believes that people should have freedom to move.
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Average detached single family home price in Montgomery County officially over a million dollars now, more than double the average of all other types of housing lumped together, in case you’re wondering why people like me are pushing for other housing options in more places. Link in next post
November 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Average detached single family home price in Montgomery County officially over a million dollars now, more than double the average of all other types of housing lumped together, in case you’re wondering why people like me are pushing for other housing options in more places. Link in next post
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i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
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it's genuinely remarkable how refusing to cover anything up or explain anything, and just doing it out in the open, completely launders it now. no cover up no crime!
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 1:47 AM
it's genuinely remarkable how refusing to cover anything up or explain anything, and just doing it out in the open, completely launders it now. no cover up no crime!
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Single smartest thing I think blue states could do is go on a MASSIVE home-building spree, bring down rents, and precipitate a massive multi-racial Second Great Migration.
Provide shelter for the sane and strip the lunatic states of their power in the House.
Provide shelter for the sane and strip the lunatic states of their power in the House.
October 31, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Single smartest thing I think blue states could do is go on a MASSIVE home-building spree, bring down rents, and precipitate a massive multi-racial Second Great Migration.
Provide shelter for the sane and strip the lunatic states of their power in the House.
Provide shelter for the sane and strip the lunatic states of their power in the House.
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i’ll never get over how some people pointed out trump was going to do project 2025 and then eventually the media asked trump if he was going to do project 2025 and he said “never heard of it” and the media decided he surely couldn’t be lying about that one
October 7, 2025 at 3:33 PM
i’ll never get over how some people pointed out trump was going to do project 2025 and then eventually the media asked trump if he was going to do project 2025 and he said “never heard of it” and the media decided he surely couldn’t be lying about that one
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Basically all professional journals treat multifamily dwellings as a selfish convenience with serious social costs in the 1920s. They always are opposed to the purportedly universal necessity of detached houses—which they always conflate with ownership and eusocial behavior.
October 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Basically all professional journals treat multifamily dwellings as a selfish convenience with serious social costs in the 1920s. They always are opposed to the purportedly universal necessity of detached houses—which they always conflate with ownership and eusocial behavior.