Don't mean to be an annoying pedant but the model codes are written by building inspectors by means of a convention. This seems like a zoning issue.
people who aren't deeply yimbypilled have no conception of how much building codes are just written by random "technocrats" with no connection to either voters or actual expertise
It seems he's a UT Austin architecture professor who was "shocked" to learn that windowless bedrooms weren't illegal when a student mentioned to him a few years ago that they live in one. So he immediately set out to ban them, without investigating/considering any broader context for why they exist.
October 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Don't mean to be an annoying pedant but the model codes are written by building inspectors by means of a convention. This seems like a zoning issue.
Lol, Germany must first rethink being the USA's vassal. Why should the Chinese negotiate with an occupied government when they are already negotiating with the occupiers?
Germany should rethink China strategy, SPD lawmaker says reut.rs/3WUi7dz
Germany should rethink China strategy, SPD lawmaker says
A senior lawmaker from Germany's Social Democrats, a junior partner in Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition government, called on Saturday for a change of China policy after Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul postponed a trip to Beijing.
reut.rs
October 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Lol, Germany must first rethink being the USA's vassal. Why should the Chinese negotiate with an occupied government when they are already negotiating with the occupiers?
People will look you in the eye and say this case where the federal agents did not face justice shows that federal agents can be brought to justice. No, it doesn't. It shows that even if you clear the made-up legal hurdles, political conditions will still stop you.
Idaho prosecuted the FBI sniper at Ruby Ridge for manslaughter.
A different DA then got elected and dropped it, but that was after the Ninth Circuit said he didn't have sovereign immunity and could be tried on state charges. It's a high bar to clear but it's not impossible.
A different DA then got elected and dropped it, but that was after the Ninth Circuit said he didn't have sovereign immunity and could be tried on state charges. It's a high bar to clear but it's not impossible.
Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
People will look you in the eye and say this case where the federal agents did not face justice shows that federal agents can be brought to justice. No, it doesn't. It shows that even if you clear the made-up legal hurdles, political conditions will still stop you.
Recession indicator
US law school applicants increase 33%, boosting competition reut.rs/4qdIpVI
US law school applicants increase 33%, boosting competition
The 2026 law school admissions cycle just began and it’s already looking like yet another highly competitive year.
reut.rs
October 15, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Recession indicator
This logic sent the Japanese to internment camps
Gennadiy Trukhanov is alleged to have Russian citizenship, which is prohibited in Ukraine.
President Zelenskyy removes Ukrainian citizenship of Odesa city’s mayor
Gennadiy Trukhanov is alleged to have Russian citizenship, which is prohibited in Ukraine.
bit.ly
October 15, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This logic sent the Japanese to internment camps
Two years later and I still believe the people who attempted to break out of the prison camp were unambiguously correct in their actions. Mordechai Anielewicz did not cause the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto he fought and died heroicly.
October 8, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Two years later and I still believe the people who attempted to break out of the prison camp were unambiguously correct in their actions. Mordechai Anielewicz did not cause the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto he fought and died heroicly.
This is crazy. The resistance to fascism in WWII was a very small minority in most of the European countries, and other than like Poland and French Colonials were mostly communist. Most people were too scared to resist because the Fascists would kill you.
With fascism, you're either a collaborator or part of the resistance.
September 2, 2025 at 12:35 AM
This is crazy. The resistance to fascism in WWII was a very small minority in most of the European countries, and other than like Poland and French Colonials were mostly communist. Most people were too scared to resist because the Fascists would kill you.
Germany had already committed the herero genocide and just did ww1 with the gassing. Europeans 1900-45 were not civilized. They only became civilized after the colonized taught them some lessons from 45-79. The lesson was stop killing us and was taught with AKs.
How did a civilized society come to embrace Hitler’s extreme ideas?
How American Racism Influenced Hitler
How did a civilized society come to embrace Hitler’s extreme ideas? In 2018, Alex Ross wrote about the scholars mapping the international precursors of Nazism.
www.newyorker.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Germany had already committed the herero genocide and just did ww1 with the gassing. Europeans 1900-45 were not civilized. They only became civilized after the colonized taught them some lessons from 45-79. The lesson was stop killing us and was taught with AKs.
Just finished Leopold's ghost. Better than average pop history book. Tells a compelling story with what sources are available. Ignorantly anti-communist so it would be published and promoted. It is perverse to look at the greater crimes of colonial powers to the internal conflict of the USSR.
September 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Just finished Leopold's ghost. Better than average pop history book. Tells a compelling story with what sources are available. Ignorantly anti-communist so it would be published and promoted. It is perverse to look at the greater crimes of colonial powers to the internal conflict of the USSR.
Americans need to take responsibility for their shit. The dems weaponized the intelligence agencies against Trump (not with a gun sadly) and now he is getting revenge and firing his enemies. I agree that 2016 was illegitimate, but the angle should have been most votes always wins. This is democracy
Whether or not these people are actual foreign agents is almost irrelevant. Their actions are observationally equivalent to & indistinguishable from the actions actual foreign agents would be taking. The consequences of our total Article I constitutional crisis, right here:
Tulsi Gabbard has effectively dissolved FMIC, the Foreign Malign Influence Center.
I’m shocked by her flagrant chutzpah to cater favors directly to Russia and China (& other actors), and at the same time, I am not surprised because this is exactly who I thought she is.
I’m shocked by her flagrant chutzpah to cater favors directly to Russia and China (& other actors), and at the same time, I am not surprised because this is exactly who I thought she is.
September 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Americans need to take responsibility for their shit. The dems weaponized the intelligence agencies against Trump (not with a gun sadly) and now he is getting revenge and firing his enemies. I agree that 2016 was illegitimate, but the angle should have been most votes always wins. This is democracy
This is obviously fine. Idc. I wish they would burn the whole intelligence complex to the ground. We do not need these people. They do not keep me safe. They act undemocraticly and waste money that could be used on social services.
September 1, 2025 at 11:21 AM
This is obviously fine. Idc. I wish they would burn the whole intelligence complex to the ground. We do not need these people. They do not keep me safe. They act undemocraticly and waste money that could be used on social services.
There are not complexities in international adoption. The trafficking of children is wrong and should not be practiced.
Tim was a baby when he was adopted from Indonesia by a Dutch family. Now in his 50s, he opens up about the emotional scars of growing up adopted.
Find out more about the complexities of international adoption here: aje.io/COTT
Find out more about the complexities of international adoption here: aje.io/COTT
September 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
There are not complexities in international adoption. The trafficking of children is wrong and should not be practiced.
People speak a lot about reducing crime in this country. The top 2 crimes by volume of cases are duis and domestic violence. Duis are solvable. Not every country has such a problem. But police do not solve it, only walkability and public transit.
September 1, 2025 at 11:00 AM
People speak a lot about reducing crime in this country. The top 2 crimes by volume of cases are duis and domestic violence. Duis are solvable. Not every country has such a problem. But police do not solve it, only walkability and public transit.
Now would be a great time to lift the sanctions and return the 7 billion dollars that we stole on the way out so that the Afghans can rebuild. Yes the Taliban is backwards but being poor will keep them backwards. Doing trade will drag them into modernity.
Breaking News: An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed at least 250 people and injured more than 500, officials said. The death toll was expected to rise.
Earthquake Kills Hundreds in Afghanistan
The quake, near Jalalabad in the nation’s east, left at least 250 people dead and injured more than 500, officials said. The death toll was expected to rise.
nyti.ms
September 1, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Now would be a great time to lift the sanctions and return the 7 billion dollars that we stole on the way out so that the Afghans can rebuild. Yes the Taliban is backwards but being poor will keep them backwards. Doing trade will drag them into modernity.
We must replace cars with trains. But not French ones...
Tires (not straws) are a top source of microplastic #pollution.
As they wear down, toxic particles wash from roads into waterways and harm wildlife. But scientists have found a cheap fix: biofilters made from wood chips and plant waste.
As they wear down, toxic particles wash from roads into waterways and harm wildlife. But scientists have found a cheap fix: biofilters made from wood chips and plant waste.
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Rain storms wash those tire shards into streams and ultimately into lakes and oceans. That’s bad news for fish and other aquatic life.
buff.ly
September 1, 2025 at 4:39 AM
We must replace cars with trains. But not French ones...
All glory to the red army who won that thing. In 1943. Before the allies bothered fighting in Europe. Democracy tho? Brother the UK was lead by Emperor of India George VI. The US army was segregated. To call it a victory for democracy is plainly racist.
Honored to give remarks yesterday on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, tragic period not just in Europe but also across Asia under the brutal occupation of Japan.
At a time of rising authoritarianism, we must remember that our freedom, democracy, and peace were hard fought and won.
At a time of rising authoritarianism, we must remember that our freedom, democracy, and peace were hard fought and won.
September 1, 2025 at 4:25 AM
All glory to the red army who won that thing. In 1943. Before the allies bothered fighting in Europe. Democracy tho? Brother the UK was lead by Emperor of India George VI. The US army was segregated. To call it a victory for democracy is plainly racist.
They are disproportionately Nazis. This recent shooter referenced brevik and that nz mosque shooter because it's Nazi shit. The Charleston shooting. That anti immigrant Walmart one. The black sun iconography. Maybe we should lock up the Nazis till we can get this under control.
Reminder: Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
Mass Shooters Are Not Disproportionately Transgender
Most mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men.
www.motherjones.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:14 AM
They are disproportionately Nazis. This recent shooter referenced brevik and that nz mosque shooter because it's Nazi shit. The Charleston shooting. That anti immigrant Walmart one. The black sun iconography. Maybe we should lock up the Nazis till we can get this under control.
I also support the destruction of the Western financial system. If the USA plays these games with their money it will be easy for BRICS to move forward with trading in their own currencies.
There is no excuse for this delay by the EU or the US.
⚡️EU weighs frozen Russian assets for Ukraine but rules out confiscation for now.
The bloc has frozen some 210 billion euros ($245.85 billion) in Russian assets under sanctions imposed over Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The bloc has frozen some 210 billion euros ($245.85 billion) in Russian assets under sanctions imposed over Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
September 1, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I also support the destruction of the Western financial system. If the USA plays these games with their money it will be easy for BRICS to move forward with trading in their own currencies.
If you work for a living, he doesn't care about you. I hope he's dead tho
Trump has no public events scheduled for Labor Day on Monday.
September 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
If you work for a living, he doesn't care about you. I hope he's dead tho
Not only were the Japanese imprisoned, often their neighbors stole their possessions and property in a way quite similar to what was done to Chinese immigrants earlier and the Native Americans before that. The west has a brutal history of white supremacist violence fresher than the east coast.
New monument at United Tribes Tech College honors Japanese Americans incarcerated in North Dakota during World War II while recognizing the common experience shared by Japanese Americans and Indigenous communities who faced forced removal and oppression by the US. ictnews.org/news/new-mon...
New monument honors Japanese Americans incarcerated in North Dakota during World War II - ICT
It’s meant to recognize the common experience shared by Japanese Americans and Indigenous communities who faced forced removal and oppression by the United States.
ictnews.org
September 1, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Not only were the Japanese imprisoned, often their neighbors stole their possessions and property in a way quite similar to what was done to Chinese immigrants earlier and the Native Americans before that. The west has a brutal history of white supremacist violence fresher than the east coast.
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Yemeni President Mahdi al-Mashat, addressing the nation, promises revenge for Israel's assassination of Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, that Yemen will never stop supporting Gaza, and that they will "forge victory from the depths of our wounds."
August 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Yemeni President Mahdi al-Mashat, addressing the nation, promises revenge for Israel's assassination of Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, that Yemen will never stop supporting Gaza, and that they will "forge victory from the depths of our wounds."
Finding out the state doesn't prosecute moratge fraud to such a degree that doing so is viewed as persecution. Every capitalist is a habitual criminal. Some say we cannot prosecute them all, but I disagree. We actually can prosecute people for fraud, and a better world will be made.
August 31, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Finding out the state doesn't prosecute moratge fraud to such a degree that doing so is viewed as persecution. Every capitalist is a habitual criminal. Some say we cannot prosecute them all, but I disagree. We actually can prosecute people for fraud, and a better world will be made.
Reposted by J Wal
"How 35th and 36th streets’ State Aid designation plays out is critical: It can either be part of the problem or part of the solution, hindering or helping realize the corridor’s potential as a pair of vibrant, neighborhood-oriented streets."
How Municipal State Aid Standards Might Make 35th & 36th Streets More Dangerous
Stringent pro-motorist design standards at a state program providing funds for municipal roadway projects create a double-edged sword for a South Minneapolis thoroughfare.
streets.mn
August 30, 2025 at 1:24 AM
"How 35th and 36th streets’ State Aid designation plays out is critical: It can either be part of the problem or part of the solution, hindering or helping realize the corridor’s potential as a pair of vibrant, neighborhood-oriented streets."
The implication that the American military can be dishonored is untrue. You get honor from winning stuff, not brutalizeing the innocent and supporting chomo heroin warlords for 20 years.
“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.”
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
My latest in @thebulwark.com
www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Honoring Ashli Babbitt Dishonors the Military
If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.
www.thebulwark.com
August 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The implication that the American military can be dishonored is untrue. You get honor from winning stuff, not brutalizeing the innocent and supporting chomo heroin warlords for 20 years.