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Evidence is mounting that even the most vulgar YIMBYism is broadly correct in its diagnoses and policy recommendations
A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit.
January 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Evidence is mounting that even the most vulgar YIMBYism is broadly correct in its diagnoses and policy recommendations
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"Gaza is speaking now!"
Breaking News: The Trump administration said it would soon begin to garnish pay from federal student loan borrowers who are in default, stepping up a repayment enforcement effort that began this year. trib.al/9KWd6Iw
December 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
"Gaza is speaking now!"
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One big takeaway from Mamdani bringing YIMBYs into his transition is that advocates can often gain a lot of power by
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
December 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
One big takeaway from Mamdani bringing YIMBYs into his transition is that advocates can often gain a lot of power by
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
1.) having useful answers to questions and accurate information
2.) being reasonably polite and pleasant to elected officials
3.) understanding the actual mechanics of government
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
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This is a good example of how well-off senior staff at progressive nonprofits will reflexively advocate for their own class interests as suburban car owners but launder that position by sock puppeting low-income Black and brown people.
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This is a good example of how well-off senior staff at progressive nonprofits will reflexively advocate for their own class interests as suburban car owners but launder that position by sock puppeting low-income Black and brown people.
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As I never tire of reminding people, the two plausible alternatives to automated traffic enforcement are that we either rely on the discretion of individual police officers or we simply don't enforce traffic laws at all. We have been trying both alternatives now and they are failing us.
See also: debates about speed cameras.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
December 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
As I never tire of reminding people, the two plausible alternatives to automated traffic enforcement are that we either rely on the discretion of individual police officers or we simply don't enforce traffic laws at all. We have been trying both alternatives now and they are failing us.
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See also: debates about speed cameras.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
someone tell the California ACLU who is disproportionately more likely to be killed in traffic accidents including those involving people under the influence
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
See also: debates about speed cameras.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
There's a problematic reflex among some progressive reformers to move from "conventional criminal legal responses are bad" to something too close to "accountability in general is bad."
I think (as Jamelle argues here) it's rooted in not thinking abt victims.
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They sent JD Vance to Indiana and they were like never do that to us again
December 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
They sent JD Vance to Indiana and they were like never do that to us again
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this idea that ones twitter replies represent ANYTHING of note is a good example of how social media can fry the brains of the weak willed
the thing about the Free Press types is that when you push them on their actual ideology, it's NIMBYism
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
this idea that ones twitter replies represent ANYTHING of note is a good example of how social media can fry the brains of the weak willed
When you think about it. The Magic School Bus cam shrink, grow, travel in space and time and is piloted by a middle aged woman with curly hair.
It is a TARDIS piloted by River Song.
It is a TARDIS piloted by River Song.
December 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
When you think about it. The Magic School Bus cam shrink, grow, travel in space and time and is piloted by a middle aged woman with curly hair.
It is a TARDIS piloted by River Song.
It is a TARDIS piloted by River Song.
You're up, Lorne...
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
You're up, Lorne...
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just going to posit that it seems like a tactical error to pick a fight with one of our funniest and horniest pop stars zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
BREAKING: Trump White House Slams Sabrina Carpenter After Using Her Song in ‘Evil’ Video
The Trump administration has apparently identified its latest enemy of the state.
zeteo.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
just going to posit that it seems like a tactical error to pick a fight with one of our funniest and horniest pop stars zeteo.com/p/trump-whit...
Eric Adams to the White House social media team rn:
a man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair
ALT: a man in a suit and tie sitting in a chair
media.tenor.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Eric Adams to the White House social media team rn:
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at this point, Los Angeles is the most NIMBY city in the country.
I am not a socialist myself, but give me a socialist YIMBY like Zohran or Katie Wilson over a liberal NIMBY like Karen Bass any day of the week.
I am not a socialist myself, but give me a socialist YIMBY like Zohran or Katie Wilson over a liberal NIMBY like Karen Bass any day of the week.
After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Los Angeles failed to defeat a major housing law, so it's turning to Plan B: Delay, delay, delay
A report from the city planning department outlines strategies for pushing off many of the effects of SB 79 through 2030.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
at this point, Los Angeles is the most NIMBY city in the country.
I am not a socialist myself, but give me a socialist YIMBY like Zohran or Katie Wilson over a liberal NIMBY like Karen Bass any day of the week.
I am not a socialist myself, but give me a socialist YIMBY like Zohran or Katie Wilson over a liberal NIMBY like Karen Bass any day of the week.
Worst governed city in America by a large margin
After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Los Angeles failed to defeat a major housing law, so it's turning to Plan B: Delay, delay, delay
A report from the city planning department outlines strategies for pushing off many of the effects of SB 79 through 2030.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Worst governed city in America by a large margin
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No more big city mayors who hate big cities.
After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Los Angeles failed to defeat a major housing law, so it's turning to Plan B: Delay, delay, delay
A report from the city planning department outlines strategies for pushing off many of the effects of SB 79 through 2030.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM
No more big city mayors who hate big cities.
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jay jones has a winning message for 2026: [REMOVED FOR VIOLATION OF TOS]
November 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
jay jones has a winning message for 2026: [REMOVED FOR VIOLATION OF TOS]
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FUN FACT:
* October 26, 1985 is the day Marty McFly first travels through time in the Back to the Future series
* It's also the date when the Goonies dug underground
* It's also the date when the character Helen Sharp drinks the eternal youth potion in Death Becomes Her
* October 26, 1985 is the day Marty McFly first travels through time in the Back to the Future series
* It's also the date when the Goonies dug underground
* It's also the date when the character Helen Sharp drinks the eternal youth potion in Death Becomes Her
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
FUN FACT:
* October 26, 1985 is the day Marty McFly first travels through time in the Back to the Future series
* It's also the date when the Goonies dug underground
* It's also the date when the character Helen Sharp drinks the eternal youth potion in Death Becomes Her
* October 26, 1985 is the day Marty McFly first travels through time in the Back to the Future series
* It's also the date when the Goonies dug underground
* It's also the date when the character Helen Sharp drinks the eternal youth potion in Death Becomes Her
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