R. Smith
@rsmith3.bsky.social
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building housing, one detail at a time
🏙️ Boston 💚 Twin Cities
building housing, one detail at a time
🏙️ Boston 💚 Twin Cities
Going to try out speedrunning the MBTA today.
June 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Going to try out speedrunning the MBTA today.
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Former Headquarters of Weyerhaeuser Timber in Federal Way, Washington State, USA r/brutalism
April 20, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Former Headquarters of Weyerhaeuser Timber in Federal Way, Washington State, USA r/brutalism
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This Tufts student was grabbed off the street, cuffed and taken out of state solely because she co-wrote a completely respectful oped in the student paper.
And Rubio’s State Dept now admits they have nothing more damning than that.
Gift link wapo.st/4j8d5Uh
And Rubio’s State Dept now admits they have nothing more damning than that.
Gift link wapo.st/4j8d5Uh
No evidence linking Tufts student to antisemitism or terrorism, State Dept. office found
An internal memo, prepared before Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE, raises doubts about the Trump administration’s claims that she supports Hamas.
wapo.st
April 14, 2025 at 12:37 AM
This Tufts student was grabbed off the street, cuffed and taken out of state solely because she co-wrote a completely respectful oped in the student paper.
And Rubio’s State Dept now admits they have nothing more damning than that.
Gift link wapo.st/4j8d5Uh
And Rubio’s State Dept now admits they have nothing more damning than that.
Gift link wapo.st/4j8d5Uh
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you, a rube: “i want my kid to grow up to be a doctor or an engineer or a teacher”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
Lutnick: "The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones -- that kind of thing is going to come to America."
April 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
you, a rube: “i want my kid to grow up to be a doctor or an engineer or a teacher”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”
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— “Backbreaking work on turnip farms and factory lines is good for you, actually”
— Destroying universities
— “You don’t need so many things”
— Elites attacking elitism
— Hate/contempt for cities
— “Suck it up for the greater good”
Am I crazy, or is MAGA starting to sound kinda’ Mao-y?
— Destroying universities
— “You don’t need so many things”
— Elites attacking elitism
— Hate/contempt for cities
— “Suck it up for the greater good”
Am I crazy, or is MAGA starting to sound kinda’ Mao-y?
April 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
— “Backbreaking work on turnip farms and factory lines is good for you, actually”
— Destroying universities
— “You don’t need so many things”
— Elites attacking elitism
— Hate/contempt for cities
— “Suck it up for the greater good”
Am I crazy, or is MAGA starting to sound kinda’ Mao-y?
— Destroying universities
— “You don’t need so many things”
— Elites attacking elitism
— Hate/contempt for cities
— “Suck it up for the greater good”
Am I crazy, or is MAGA starting to sound kinda’ Mao-y?
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Hundreds of international students have just received an email telling them their visas have been revoked.
The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hun...
The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hun...
March 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hundreds of international students have just received an email telling them their visas have been revoked.
The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hun...
The ‘justification’ is campus activism or social media posts.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/hun...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
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Trump and Musk are basically trying to deskill America:
1) kill all white-collar jobs and replace them with AI
2) kill universities
3) use tariffs to turn the U.S. into an economic island manufacturing, oil and ag hub
4) empty the cities
5) push men into manual labor & women back into the kitchen
1) kill all white-collar jobs and replace them with AI
2) kill universities
3) use tariffs to turn the U.S. into an economic island manufacturing, oil and ag hub
4) empty the cities
5) push men into manual labor & women back into the kitchen
March 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Trump and Musk are basically trying to deskill America:
1) kill all white-collar jobs and replace them with AI
2) kill universities
3) use tariffs to turn the U.S. into an economic island manufacturing, oil and ag hub
4) empty the cities
5) push men into manual labor & women back into the kitchen
1) kill all white-collar jobs and replace them with AI
2) kill universities
3) use tariffs to turn the U.S. into an economic island manufacturing, oil and ag hub
4) empty the cities
5) push men into manual labor & women back into the kitchen
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this is an utterly horrifying document that seeks to erase trans kids from being able to exist in schools as well as reimpose their christofascist "education" platform
regardless of the success or failure of the guaranteed legal challenges - which I fervently hope succeed - this is pure evil
regardless of the success or failure of the guaranteed legal challenges - which I fervently hope succeed - this is pure evil
BREAKING: Trump signs an executive order that attempts to restrict all schools that receive federal funds from protecting trans and nonbinary students or supporting diversity measures, while at the same time purporting to advance "patriotic education." www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...
Trump-Education-EO
www.documentcloud.org
January 29, 2025 at 11:41 PM
this is an utterly horrifying document that seeks to erase trans kids from being able to exist in schools as well as reimpose their christofascist "education" platform
regardless of the success or failure of the guaranteed legal challenges - which I fervently hope succeed - this is pure evil
regardless of the success or failure of the guaranteed legal challenges - which I fervently hope succeed - this is pure evil
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right now we are at "first they came for transgender people"
January 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
right now we are at "first they came for transgender people"
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leaving the cruelty aside for just a minute it's absolutely humiliating to imagine being my age or older and getting excited because you think you've been given permission to say a bad word. what are you gonna do next, ride your tricycle past the end of the block
I guess I'm too woke because I find the proliferation of this really off-putting and gross. The fact that it's now reached the "enlightened centrists" class is depressing.
January 28, 2025 at 5:33 AM
leaving the cruelty aside for just a minute it's absolutely humiliating to imagine being my age or older and getting excited because you think you've been given permission to say a bad word. what are you gonna do next, ride your tricycle past the end of the block
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NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
www.finance.senate.gov
January 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
NEW: My staff just got ahold of this memo from House Budget Committee Republicans. It's lengthy and hard to digest but it tells us exactly how Republicans plan to sell out the American people for another round of tax cuts to the rich. We're breaking down the highlights as we go:
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Brock Faber completes the comeback for the Wild with a wraparound winner in OT
December 28, 2024 at 3:39 AM
Brock Faber completes the comeback for the Wild with a wraparound winner in OT
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after six months on the secret base patreon, we're finally gonna drop this for free on youtube tomorrow
December 6, 2024 at 4:01 PM
after six months on the secret base patreon, we're finally gonna drop this for free on youtube tomorrow
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Biden broke with neoliberalism economically in some major ways, but one DEEPLY ingrained cultural trait that persists in the party is a knee-jerk reaction against direct, aggressive government action. everything has to be "by the book" and run through obscure tax credits and shit
December 3, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Biden broke with neoliberalism economically in some major ways, but one DEEPLY ingrained cultural trait that persists in the party is a knee-jerk reaction against direct, aggressive government action. everything has to be "by the book" and run through obscure tax credits and shit
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thanksgiving is a holiday commemorating the time randy moss singlehandedly annihilated the dallas cowboys in 1998. it was actually celebrated for hundreds of years prior in anticipation of this prophesied holy event
November 28, 2024 at 3:25 PM
thanksgiving is a holiday commemorating the time randy moss singlehandedly annihilated the dallas cowboys in 1998. it was actually celebrated for hundreds of years prior in anticipation of this prophesied holy event
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It is strange, but there are very few architects, (and even fewer developers) openly advocating for abundant housing.
For example, the AIA is almost silent on middle housing.
For example, the AIA is almost silent on middle housing.
November 28, 2024 at 3:07 PM
It is strange, but there are very few architects, (and even fewer developers) openly advocating for abundant housing.
For example, the AIA is almost silent on middle housing.
For example, the AIA is almost silent on middle housing.
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HEATING WITH BEER?
Imagine drinking cold beer brewed in the nearby brewery whilst sitting in a room heated with waste heat from the brewery of the beer you drink.
That's exactly what happens in Graz, Austria.
800 homes near Puntigam brewery are heated using waste heat upcycled by large heat pumps.
Imagine drinking cold beer brewed in the nearby brewery whilst sitting in a room heated with waste heat from the brewery of the beer you drink.
That's exactly what happens in Graz, Austria.
800 homes near Puntigam brewery are heated using waste heat upcycled by large heat pumps.
November 28, 2024 at 10:40 AM
HEATING WITH BEER?
Imagine drinking cold beer brewed in the nearby brewery whilst sitting in a room heated with waste heat from the brewery of the beer you drink.
That's exactly what happens in Graz, Austria.
800 homes near Puntigam brewery are heated using waste heat upcycled by large heat pumps.
Imagine drinking cold beer brewed in the nearby brewery whilst sitting in a room heated with waste heat from the brewery of the beer you drink.
That's exactly what happens in Graz, Austria.
800 homes near Puntigam brewery are heated using waste heat upcycled by large heat pumps.
Vikings have become the ‘I can fix him’ of football teams
November 27, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Vikings have become the ‘I can fix him’ of football teams
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This month marks the final, definitive closure of the Garland Shirt Factory. If you're interested in American manufacturing, I want tell you its story. 🧵
November 25, 2024 at 10:02 PM
This month marks the final, definitive closure of the Garland Shirt Factory. If you're interested in American manufacturing, I want tell you its story. 🧵
I’m refusing to acknowledge PPGs against from this illegitimate crew of refs. Unbelievable
November 23, 2024 at 10:32 PM
I’m refusing to acknowledge PPGs against from this illegitimate crew of refs. Unbelievable
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This new AJPS paper by Alexander Sahn is a methodological tour de force, using tens of thousands of comments to show how public hearing commenters are older, white, NIMBY homeowners who exert extreme influence on zoning decisions at public meetings doi.org/10.1111/ajps... #polisky #PAsky
October 24, 2024 at 5:03 PM
This new AJPS paper by Alexander Sahn is a methodological tour de force, using tens of thousands of comments to show how public hearing commenters are older, white, NIMBY homeowners who exert extreme influence on zoning decisions at public meetings doi.org/10.1111/ajps... #polisky #PAsky
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A Stanford student got in a car accident that killed two people and was charged with crimes. After the victims' families wrote to Stanford about it, saying he should be disciplined, he sued them and tried to use the suit to silence their advocacy. Yesterday he lost. This is the story.
An Anti-SLAPP Victory
This Is The Most Absolutely Despicable SLAPP Suit I Ever Saw, And We Just Won It
www.popehat.com
November 20, 2024 at 5:52 PM
A Stanford student got in a car accident that killed two people and was charged with crimes. After the victims' families wrote to Stanford about it, saying he should be disciplined, he sued them and tried to use the suit to silence their advocacy. Yesterday he lost. This is the story.
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Knoxville approved building code language to allow single-stair buildings up to six stories. Formally takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Boom – first US jurisdiction to get to the finish law since @holz-bau.bsky.social and I started making a fuss about this www.centerforbuilding.org/singlestair-...
November 19, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Knoxville approved building code language to allow single-stair buildings up to six stories. Formally takes effect on Jan. 1, 2025. Boom – first US jurisdiction to get to the finish law since @holz-bau.bsky.social and I started making a fuss about this www.centerforbuilding.org/singlestair-...