James
@jamescacciola.bsky.social
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"Democrats should withhold their votes for an annual budget, but only to ensure that they aren’t funding lawlessness, or cutting a deal that Republicans will renege on."
@brianbeutler.bsky.social on why Dems "under any circumstances" shouldn't be taking "hostages" www.offmessage.net/p/dont-take-...
@brianbeutler.bsky.social on why Dems "under any circumstances" shouldn't be taking "hostages" www.offmessage.net/p/dont-take-...
September 10, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Democrats should withhold their votes for an annual budget, but only to ensure that they aren’t funding lawlessness, or cutting a deal that Republicans will renege on."
@brianbeutler.bsky.social on why Dems "under any circumstances" shouldn't be taking "hostages" www.offmessage.net/p/dont-take-...
@brianbeutler.bsky.social on why Dems "under any circumstances" shouldn't be taking "hostages" www.offmessage.net/p/dont-take-...
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Hey! We've been working away on #parkingreform campaigns + also testing how best to **talk about parking reforms ** including qualitative + survey message testing! There's more to figure out in this space, but here's our preliminary recommendations + talking points! www.sightline.org/2025/05/28/h...
How to Talk About Parking Reform—and Win | Sightline Institute
A road-tested parking messaging guide, to gain more great neighborhoods and the homes we need, and to kick costly empty asphalt to the curb.
www.sightline.org
June 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Hey! We've been working away on #parkingreform campaigns + also testing how best to **talk about parking reforms ** including qualitative + survey message testing! There's more to figure out in this space, but here's our preliminary recommendations + talking points! www.sightline.org/2025/05/28/h...
With Connecticut on the verge of passing zoning and parking reform, the inaction of NJ and NY really stands out. Many other states have reduced parking minimums, why can't we do that in NJ?
June 5, 2025 at 9:50 PM
With Connecticut on the verge of passing zoning and parking reform, the inaction of NJ and NY really stands out. Many other states have reduced parking minimums, why can't we do that in NJ?
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The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
April 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
The problem with most machine-based random number generators is that they’re not TRULY random, so if you need genuine randomness it is sometimes necessary to link your code to an external random process like a physical noise source or the current rate of US tariffs on a given country.
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this is a perfect example of how the media complies in advance by accepting what Trump says as truth even when it isn’t. I’m sure some people are going to be surprised when they get charged with the congestion fee today
February 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
this is a perfect example of how the media complies in advance by accepting what Trump says as truth even when it isn’t. I’m sure some people are going to be surprised when they get charged with the congestion fee today
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"NJ Transit Is Ruining My Life." The heavily used commuter system is crumbling due to lack of funds. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Instead of joining Trump to fight Congestion pricing, @govmurphy.bsky.social should be working with NY to get a fair share of funds to restore NJ Transit!
Instead of joining Trump to fight Congestion pricing, @govmurphy.bsky.social should be working with NY to get a fair share of funds to restore NJ Transit!
’NJ Transit Is Ruining My Life’: Commuters Reach Breaking Point With Aging System
Riders air a range of grievances with New Jersey Transit as trains and buses are snarled by crumbling infrastructure
www.bloomberg.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:08 PM
"NJ Transit Is Ruining My Life." The heavily used commuter system is crumbling due to lack of funds. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Instead of joining Trump to fight Congestion pricing, @govmurphy.bsky.social should be working with NY to get a fair share of funds to restore NJ Transit!
Instead of joining Trump to fight Congestion pricing, @govmurphy.bsky.social should be working with NY to get a fair share of funds to restore NJ Transit!
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A historic graphic of corruption.
The 11 federal agencies so far targeted for firings or dismantling by Elon Musk have more than 30 ongoing investigations into his companies.
(📸 Malika Khurana for NYT)
The 11 federal agencies so far targeted for firings or dismantling by Elon Musk have more than 30 ongoing investigations into his companies.
(📸 Malika Khurana for NYT)
February 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
A historic graphic of corruption.
The 11 federal agencies so far targeted for firings or dismantling by Elon Musk have more than 30 ongoing investigations into his companies.
(📸 Malika Khurana for NYT)
The 11 federal agencies so far targeted for firings or dismantling by Elon Musk have more than 30 ongoing investigations into his companies.
(📸 Malika Khurana for NYT)
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This is so incredibly, goofily stupid—a slapstick level of dumbass, self-defeating, wasteful procurement even if it’s somehow not as corrupt as it looks—but I suspect absolutely no one is going to prevent it from happening. What an embarrassment. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks
The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 6:25 AM
This is so incredibly, goofily stupid—a slapstick level of dumbass, self-defeating, wasteful procurement even if it’s somehow not as corrupt as it looks—but I suspect absolutely no one is going to prevent it from happening. What an embarrassment. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/u...
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But it's not Amtrak's fault that NJ Transit faces regular funding shortfalls, and it's not Amtrak's fault that NJ Transit hasn't extended the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. I think the candidates need to be forced to give clearer answers on how they will make things better. Not just complain!! (8/8)
February 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
But it's not Amtrak's fault that NJ Transit faces regular funding shortfalls, and it's not Amtrak's fault that NJ Transit hasn't extended the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail. I think the candidates need to be forced to give clearer answers on how they will make things better. Not just complain!! (8/8)
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February 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Transportation question in debate - other candidates spoke in platitudes and basically just said “NJT is bad and we need to fix NJT”… only one candidate gave specifics + has real experience. You as a voter deserve to know exactly what we will do beyond polled sound bites.
February 3, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Transportation question in debate - other candidates spoke in platitudes and basically just said “NJT is bad and we need to fix NJT”… only one candidate gave specifics + has real experience. You as a voter deserve to know exactly what we will do beyond polled sound bites.
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Wrote about how this administration is weaponizing transportation in service of nightmare shit that has no business influencing transportation policy, but more specifically, wtf was up with that line about giving more money to states with more babies
Why Trump's DOT is Promising More Money to States With Higher Birth Rates — Streetsblog USA
Supporting American families in the transportation realm doesn't mean giving low-population red states more money for highways — even if a new DOT memo suggests that's exactly what they'll do.
usa.streetsblog.org
February 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Wrote about how this administration is weaponizing transportation in service of nightmare shit that has no business influencing transportation policy, but more specifically, wtf was up with that line about giving more money to states with more babies
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The Equal Vote Coalition supports science backed voting methods including STAR Voting, Approval Voting, and Ranked Robin that prevent vote-splitting and ensure equality of the vote.
November 18, 2024 at 2:33 AM
The Equal Vote Coalition supports science backed voting methods including STAR Voting, Approval Voting, and Ranked Robin that prevent vote-splitting and ensure equality of the vote.
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Here are two examples of voting systems optimised for building consensus
* STAR voting
* approval voting
Both are explained here
dividedwefall.org/star-and-app...
* STAR voting
* approval voting
Both are explained here
dividedwefall.org/star-and-app...
Make Your Vote Count: A Guide to STAR and Approval Voting
Ruben Montejano (STAR Voting Action) and Nate Allen (Utah Approves) evaluate STAR and Approval Voting against majority voting systems.
dividedwefall.org
November 30, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Here are two examples of voting systems optimised for building consensus
* STAR voting
* approval voting
Both are explained here
dividedwefall.org/star-and-app...
* STAR voting
* approval voting
Both are explained here
dividedwefall.org/star-and-app...
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Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
theconversation.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
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Democrats need to embrace making it easier & faster to produce the things people need — e.g., housing, clean energy, child care, transit — & move away from government-created scarcity.
An abundance approach lowers cost of living.
Democrats need to lean into being the Party of abundance.
An abundance approach lowers cost of living.
Democrats need to lean into being the Party of abundance.
November 20, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Democrats need to embrace making it easier & faster to produce the things people need — e.g., housing, clean energy, child care, transit — & move away from government-created scarcity.
An abundance approach lowers cost of living.
Democrats need to lean into being the Party of abundance.
An abundance approach lowers cost of living.
Democrats need to lean into being the Party of abundance.
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Robert Moses's ideas were weird and bad
A backlash to the backlash to the backlash
www.slowboring.com
October 31, 2024 at 11:05 AM
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As an NJ Transit rider, I don’t demand a free ride, I just want to know with some confidence that I am going to get there…
August 15, 2024 at 1:26 PM
As an NJ Transit rider, I don’t demand a free ride, I just want to know with some confidence that I am going to get there…
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Today on Volts: I talk with Colorado governor Jared Polis & his top energy aide Will Toor about all the incredible climate, energy, & housing legislation passed in CO in the last five years. This is what Dems do when they have the power to act. www.volts.wtf/p/colorado-g...
Colorado governor Jared Polis on recent climate, energy, & housing wins
Over the past 5 years, Colorado’s Democratic trifecta has produced a cascade of legislation on climate, energy, housing, and land use (among other things). We dive into some of these achievements and ...
www.volts.wtf
August 7, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Today on Volts: I talk with Colorado governor Jared Polis & his top energy aide Will Toor about all the incredible climate, energy, & housing legislation passed in CO in the last five years. This is what Dems do when they have the power to act. www.volts.wtf/p/colorado-g...
There are 11 people running in NJ's 10th Congressional District. We really need something like Approval Voting or Score Voting to accurately capture voters' preferences.
July 16, 2024 at 11:31 PM
There are 11 people running in NJ's 10th Congressional District. We really need something like Approval Voting or Score Voting to accurately capture voters' preferences.