josh
@kafstan.bsky.social
urbanist, lover, music enjoyer
24 | Boston
24 | Boston
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From my Cato colleagues in February: "We find that all immigrants consumed 21 percent less welfare and entitlement benefits than native-born Americans on a per capita basis... Noncitizens were 7.3 percent of the population and consumed just 3.5 percent of all welfare and entitlement benefits."
Immigrants Used Less Welfare than Native-Born Americans in 2022
Rather than reaching toward expensive mass deportations as a solution to fiscal issues, the more free-market, libertarian, and fiscally responsible solution is to build a higher wall around the welfar...
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November 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
From my Cato colleagues in February: "We find that all immigrants consumed 21 percent less welfare and entitlement benefits than native-born Americans on a per capita basis... Noncitizens were 7.3 percent of the population and consumed just 3.5 percent of all welfare and entitlement benefits."
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The scale of the militarized police state needed to do what Trump outlines — deporting up to 53M people (~18% of the U.S. population) & denaturalizing many more for deportation — is beyond the pale. They’ll chaotically/illegally tear apart families & communities.
We must put an end to this regime.
We must put an end to this regime.
November 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The scale of the militarized police state needed to do what Trump outlines — deporting up to 53M people (~18% of the U.S. population) & denaturalizing many more for deportation — is beyond the pale. They’ll chaotically/illegally tear apart families & communities.
We must put an end to this regime.
We must put an end to this regime.
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“The vacated homes were substantially cheaper than the new units and spanned diverse locations and housing types.”
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
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November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“The vacated homes were substantially cheaper than the new units and spanned diverse locations and housing types.”
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
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There’s no demographic more afraid of its own collective shadow than middle-aged white upper middle class from Nassau County. They have no actual idea what they’re so afraid of and can never articulate it, but they must be able to drive to the epicenter of it (NYC) for free at all times.
Build the wall (around Nassau County) www.foxnews.com/politics/nyc...
NYC suburb makes major security move by city border after Mamdani victory: 'Talks like he's pro-criminal'
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said that he is directing cameras and security technology be installed along the New York City border in light of Zohran Mamdani's victory.
www.foxnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
There’s no demographic more afraid of its own collective shadow than middle-aged white upper middle class from Nassau County. They have no actual idea what they’re so afraid of and can never articulate it, but they must be able to drive to the epicenter of it (NYC) for free at all times.
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my most woke opinion is that any truck/SUV over 4,000 pounds should require a commercial drivers license, increased insurance/registration, more expensive parking, and higher punishments for traffic violations
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM
my most woke opinion is that any truck/SUV over 4,000 pounds should require a commercial drivers license, increased insurance/registration, more expensive parking, and higher punishments for traffic violations
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For the second time in a little over a week, ICE officers reportedly shot someone in Los Angeles.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
Report: ICE shot a US citizen trying to help kids
According to his lawyer, immigration officers shot Carlos Jimenez after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
www.motherjones.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:42 PM
For the second time in a little over a week, ICE officers reportedly shot someone in Los Angeles.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
This time, it was a US citizen who ICE officers shot from behind after he warned them that children would soon gather for the bus where they had pulled over a vehicle.
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"If not for his clarity on Gaza, for his condemnation of that collective punishment and the use of U.S. resources to punish Palestinians, he doesn't have thousands of young people turning to him, volunteering on his behalf," says longtime Dem operative Patrick Gaspard, who is advising Mamdani.
October 31, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"If not for his clarity on Gaza, for his condemnation of that collective punishment and the use of U.S. resources to punish Palestinians, he doesn't have thousands of young people turning to him, volunteering on his behalf," says longtime Dem operative Patrick Gaspard, who is advising Mamdani.
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Are you people fucking kidding me with this shit @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
October 31, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Are you people fucking kidding me with this shit @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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The fact that a reporter can write these paragraphs in such a matter-of-fact way tells you all you need to know about the United States of America in the year 2025.
October 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The fact that a reporter can write these paragraphs in such a matter-of-fact way tells you all you need to know about the United States of America in the year 2025.
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Remember not too long ago when everyone was posting photos of #MBTA countdown clocks with 20+ mins? These days the clocks tend to look more like this. The change into a system that is (mostly) fast and reliable* is impressive and transformative.
* Green Line D branch from Union excepted.
* Green Line D branch from Union excepted.
October 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Remember not too long ago when everyone was posting photos of #MBTA countdown clocks with 20+ mins? These days the clocks tend to look more like this. The change into a system that is (mostly) fast and reliable* is impressive and transformative.
* Green Line D branch from Union excepted.
* Green Line D branch from Union excepted.
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@nicolefoy.bsky.social is the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
She did it because the government isn’t.
This is what she found.
She did it because the government isn’t.
This is what she found.
October 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
@nicolefoy.bsky.social is the ProPublica reporter who's been tracking an unusual stat: U.S. citizens grabbed by immigration agents.
She did it because the government isn’t.
This is what she found.
She did it because the government isn’t.
This is what she found.
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WOW! Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50” to support California’s Prop 50 and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime
October 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
WOW! Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50” to support California’s Prop 50 and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime
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After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 9:57 PM
After a week of ridiculous Republican smears and Trump claiming that “very few people are going to be there,” you just made history. #NoKings
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In Boston, every day is No Kings Day
October 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In Boston, every day is No Kings Day
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Mamdani vs Cuomo. Their debate in 3 minutes. From Zeteo.
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October 17, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Mamdani vs Cuomo. Their debate in 3 minutes. From Zeteo.
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Trump took office with a Israel-Hamas ceasefire in place, then announced a vision for Gaza as a US-owned resort, with most Palestinians living there gone. Israel restarted military ops in March and imposed famine. Thousands of dead Palestinians later, the Trump admin helped broker another ceasefire.
Opinion | Trump’s Nobel peace prize campaign is the least important part of the Gaza deal
If the ceasefire holds, the administration deserves much credit. But the fixation on Trump getting a prize distracts from things that actually matter.
www.msnbc.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Trump took office with a Israel-Hamas ceasefire in place, then announced a vision for Gaza as a US-owned resort, with most Palestinians living there gone. Israel restarted military ops in March and imposed famine. Thousands of dead Palestinians later, the Trump admin helped broker another ceasefire.
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George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
"They put me on suicide watch and they put me in the cell, I'm naked, in like a hospital dress and just a concrete bed with like a mattress, like a thin mattress and, they leave the light on 24/7."
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
@timmiller.bsky.social talked to a veteran who ICE wrongly detained and brutalized
October 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
George was just trying to get to work.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
ICE pepper-sprayed him, dragged him from his car, locked him in a detention center, and placed him on suicide watch. He even missed his young daughter’s birthday in the process.
This man is a veteran and American citizen. Don't look away.
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AI videos being sent to him by Miller, Noem et al, right?
Trump: "Portland, I mean -- every time I look at that place it's burning down. There are fires all over the place. When a store -- there are very few of them left -- but when a store owner rebuilds a store they build it out of plywood. They don't put up storefronts anymore. They just put wood up."
October 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
AI videos being sent to him by Miller, Noem et al, right?
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The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.
Seems bad?
Seems bad?
Mike Johnson: "We're so angry about it. I mean, I'm a very patient guy, but I've had it with these people. The theory we have right now -- they have a hate America rally that's scheduled for October 18 on the National Mall. It's the pro-Hamas wing and antifa people ... "
October 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists.
Seems bad?
Seems bad?
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the background on zohran's colbert appearance is jaw-droppingly disgusting
October 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
the background on zohran's colbert appearance is jaw-droppingly disgusting
Do you think the antifa founder is poly and there’ll be more girlfriends found
"the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa"
October 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Do you think the antifa founder is poly and there’ll be more girlfriends found
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If appropriations bills are not seen as enforceable contracts, why should any Member of Congress vote to fund any part of the federal government under Donald Trump? You're voting to provide money for lawlessness. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...
There is no budget "deal" to be made
President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If appropriations bills are not seen as enforceable contracts, why should any Member of Congress vote to fund any part of the federal government under Donald Trump? You're voting to provide money for lawlessness. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...
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October 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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If any other president said something like this in a speech to a military academy, it would be a massive scandal. Instead, it isn’t among the ten most dangerous things he’s done this week.
Trump to the Navy: "We have to take care of this little gnat that's on our shoulder called the Democrats."
October 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
If any other president said something like this in a speech to a military academy, it would be a massive scandal. Instead, it isn’t among the ten most dangerous things he’s done this week.
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ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.
October 5, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ICE admits that up to 50% of arrests in its Chicago raids are "collateral.” These aren't statistics. They are parents taken from their children, neighbors taken from our communities. When does a "collateral" U.S. citizen child's trauma matter? This isn't law enforcement; it's a campaign of terror.