Thomas
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A very fun story about all of the superstitions fueling the Mariners' World Series run
Etsy witches? Rally shoes? Long-suffering Mariners fans find help anywhere they can
For a dedicated fan base starved for success after so many years of falling short, this Mariners’ run has taken on a greater meaning.
www.nytimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
A very fun story about all of the superstitions fueling the Mariners' World Series run
Feeling emotional about the Seattle Mariners
October 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Feeling emotional about the Seattle Mariners
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A Eugenio Suárez grand slam makes it 6-2 Mariners
October 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
A Eugenio Suárez grand slam makes it 6-2 Mariners
Baker Mayfield is the most fun QB to watch in the NFL
October 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Baker Mayfield is the most fun QB to watch in the NFL
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All your calls of the series-winning walkoff [Fox, Fox Deportes, KIRO, Radio Sol, WXYT, WDTW]
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October 11, 2025 at 5:34 AM
All your calls of the series-winning walkoff [Fox, Fox Deportes, KIRO, Radio Sol, WXYT, WDTW]
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CAL RALEIGH 60 HOMERS. MY GOD.
September 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
CAL RALEIGH 60 HOMERS. MY GOD.
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CAL RALEIGH HAS THE MOST HOME RUNS IN SEATTLE MARINERS FRANCHISE HISTORY 👑🔱
(via: x/@MLB)
(via: x/@MLB)
September 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
CAL RALEIGH HAS THE MOST HOME RUNS IN SEATTLE MARINERS FRANCHISE HISTORY 👑🔱
(via: x/@MLB)
(via: x/@MLB)
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there is a way in which this is even an explicit repudiation of the constitution itself, created not to pass some european idea of "nationhood" down to posterity, but to pass *republican self-government* down to posterity.
September 3, 2025 at 12:54 AM
there is a way in which this is even an explicit repudiation of the constitution itself, created not to pass some european idea of "nationhood" down to posterity, but to pass *republican self-government* down to posterity.
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Hot take, people who hate cities shouldn’t be in charge of cities
August 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Hot take, people who hate cities shouldn’t be in charge of cities
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Tired of waiting for the city to respond to formal crosswalk requests, some Angelenos are painting their own.
Tired of waiting for the city, Angelenos paint their own crosswalks. Some become permanent
From Sawtelle to Koreatown, Los Angeles residents have taken street safety into their own hands and painted crosswalks they believe are necessary for residents.
www.latimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Tired of waiting for the city to respond to formal crosswalk requests, some Angelenos are painting their own.
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the USA built a system of higher education so good that smart/rich people from across the world came here, spending billions to learn here, subsidizing education for Americans while spending money to live in our cities and towns. our government arbitrarily decided we should stop doing that
The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact
August 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
the USA built a system of higher education so good that smart/rich people from across the world came here, spending billions to learn here, subsidizing education for Americans while spending money to live in our cities and towns. our government arbitrarily decided we should stop doing that
Visited San Francisco for the first time and somehow I didn’t know that it’s the most beautiful city in the US?
July 6, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Visited San Francisco for the first time and somehow I didn’t know that it’s the most beautiful city in the US?
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A decade-spanning political battle between housing developers and defenders of CEQA, California’s preeminent environmental law, came to an end this afternoon with only a smattering of “no” votes.
The forces of housing won.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
The forces of housing won.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
One of the biggest obstacles to building new housing in California has now vanished
After a decade of battling, lawmakers just exempted infill urban development from the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA.
calmatters.org
July 1, 2025 at 4:15 AM
A decade-spanning political battle between housing developers and defenders of CEQA, California’s preeminent environmental law, came to an end this afternoon with only a smattering of “no” votes.
The forces of housing won.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
The forces of housing won.
calmatters.org/housing/2025...
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I’ll say it again: It was a huge mistake for Congress to abolish itself.
June 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I’ll say it again: It was a huge mistake for Congress to abolish itself.
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Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE
June 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Not an original point but worth saying again - there is not a single element in this picture that identifies any of these folks as law enforcement agents. No badges, no uniforms, no vests. Out of context it just looks like a bunch of random guys are kidnapping a mayoral candidate.
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99% of all residential parcels in the City of Boston would be illegal under modern zoning.
"Without case-by-case zoning relief, the current zoning code effectively declares that nothing should be built in Boston that looks like what is currently in Boston."
"Without case-by-case zoning relief, the current zoning code effectively declares that nothing should be built in Boston that looks like what is currently in Boston."
June 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
99% of all residential parcels in the City of Boston would be illegal under modern zoning.
"Without case-by-case zoning relief, the current zoning code effectively declares that nothing should be built in Boston that looks like what is currently in Boston."
"Without case-by-case zoning relief, the current zoning code effectively declares that nothing should be built in Boston that looks like what is currently in Boston."
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I am an urbanist because I think everyone deserves the luxury of being able to Walk To The Store
I think this is the first time I've lived walking distance from a grocery store and I'm out of my mind about it. I'll walk there several times a day. Oh did I forget to grab something? No big deal I'll simply Walk To The Store
May 4, 2025 at 5:54 AM
I am an urbanist because I think everyone deserves the luxury of being able to Walk To The Store
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I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I want politics to be about a better everyday life.
Here's what that can look like:
Here's what that can look like:
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Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
April 15, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Even if you (wrongly) believe that some immigrants lack due process rights, what’s to stop the government from claiming that *you* are an undocumented immigrant; removing you to El Salvador; citing an “administrative error”; and refusing to do anything to bring you back?
The answer is due process.
The answer is due process.
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If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
April 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
If the U.S. government is going to take the position that, once removed from the United States, folks can’t be brought back, then it sure seems to me that federal courts should be reflexively and categorically barring *all* removals until they’re 100 percent certain that the removals are lawful.
This is a fantastic idea. Seattle is such a great city that deserves a great transit network, and the current light rail configuration leaves the same line dozens of miles long, alternating between subway, street car, and commuter rail.
Op-Ed: Optimize Sound Transit, Split System into Urban and Regional Lines - The Urbanist
# As Sound Transit builds the largest light rail expansion in the country, splitting the system into urban and suburban lines could unlock its full potential and queue up logical extensions.
www.theurbanist.org
March 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This is a fantastic idea. Seattle is such a great city that deserves a great transit network, and the current light rail configuration leaves the same line dozens of miles long, alternating between subway, street car, and commuter rail.
In 2023, five total units were built in Cambridge… but the new upzone will change that! Seismic win for housing affordability.
We desperately need more bold action like this in Massachusetts
We desperately need more bold action like this in Massachusetts
How Upzoning in Cambridge Broke the YIMBY Mold
By freeing apartment developers to build up to four stories across the city, the hometown of Harvard and MIT has set a new benchmark for the housing movement.
www.bloomberg.com
March 3, 2025 at 10:57 PM
In 2023, five total units were built in Cambridge… but the new upzone will change that! Seismic win for housing affordability.
We desperately need more bold action like this in Massachusetts
We desperately need more bold action like this in Massachusetts
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the reason YIMBYs are so incessant about YIMBYism is that there is literally One Simple Trick to fix the housing crisis that actually *raises* government revenue and is environmentally friendly.
we just need to legalize housing
we just need to legalize housing
Auckland went all in on YIMBY, and the results are clear: 43,500 new homes in 10 years, and rents down 28% relative to peers.
www.population.fyi/p/beyond-ske...
www.population.fyi/p/beyond-ske...
Beyond Skepticism: Data Confirms Auckland's Zoning Reforms Delivered on Housing Promises
Three rigorous studies, 43,500 new homes, and a 28% drop in rents: The data is in on Auckland's great housing experiment
www.population.fyi
February 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
the reason YIMBYs are so incessant about YIMBYism is that there is literally One Simple Trick to fix the housing crisis that actually *raises* government revenue and is environmentally friendly.
we just need to legalize housing
we just need to legalize housing
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Turns out that centuries of economic thought are correct: increasing the supply of a good will, all things being equal, lower the price of the good.
Weird that people talk themselves out of this obvious insight when it comes to housing.
Weird that people talk themselves out of this obvious insight when it comes to housing.
After Skyrocketing, Rents in Austin Have Dropped 19 Straight Months
The reason is simple: A boom in apartment construction. Developers are pulling permits at a rate nearly triple that of San Antonio on a per capita basis.
www.governing.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Turns out that centuries of economic thought are correct: increasing the supply of a good will, all things being equal, lower the price of the good.
Weird that people talk themselves out of this obvious insight when it comes to housing.
Weird that people talk themselves out of this obvious insight when it comes to housing.
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I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
February 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I can’t believe it - after years of advocacy, exclusionary zoning has ended in Cambridge.
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵
We just passed the single most comprehensive rezoning in the US—legalizing multifamily housing up to 6 stories citywide in a Paris style
Here’s the details 🧵