Monica Potts
monicapotts.bsky.social
Monica Potts
@monicapotts.bsky.social
Class Politics reporter at The New Republic. Tips on Signal at monicabpotts.57. Past: 538, The American Prospect. BUY: The Forgotten Girls monicapotts.com
not *mostly* empty, but empty relative to their population heights.
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
There are lots of policies that should be improved but I think people's preferences should be taken into account. I live just outside a small city and I would absolutely love if the train and bus system extended to my small, dense little village so I could rely on mass transit more often
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
But also there are relatively dense cities in America right now that are affordable, have a lot of infrastructure, and are mostly empty, like some of the Great States cities like Cleveland and Buffalo, which are great and have the city things people love!
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Jill Abramson was going to do a thing where she published pieces that were longer than long form but shorter than books. I don't know what happened to that idea.
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
How old was she when you started dating her?
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Even teenage boys and interns do this, in my experience.
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM