semiquaver
@semiquaver.bsky.social
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don't forget the huge subsidy of commuting infrastructure! If the roads all had tolls we'd see different preferences and quick
November 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
don't forget the huge subsidy of commuting infrastructure! If the roads all had tolls we'd see different preferences and quick
seriously fuck mayor Bass - can we get Chicago's mayor here instead?
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
seriously fuck mayor Bass - can we get Chicago's mayor here instead?
ACA only insures 1/6 of households - needs to be more ambitious if it is to create a political critical mass. Besides which ACA is a kludge. Its time for Medicare-for-all full stop.
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 AM
ACA only insures 1/6 of households - needs to be more ambitious if it is to create a political critical mass. Besides which ACA is a kludge. Its time for Medicare-for-all full stop.
LA just feels sort of half-done - they laid down huge swathes of housing in the 20s-40s - then in to 50s-60s they chopped it up with the freeways and built out suburbs... a real connected "central city" is only just now being built maybe? - along the E and A lines?
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
LA just feels sort of half-done - they laid down huge swathes of housing in the 20s-40s - then in to 50s-60s they chopped it up with the freeways and built out suburbs... a real connected "central city" is only just now being built maybe? - along the E and A lines?
density brings all kinds of liveliness - makes transit more viable - ultimately enables pedestrian life hopefully!
November 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
density brings all kinds of liveliness - makes transit more viable - ultimately enables pedestrian life hopefully!
He'd be a great chief of staff
November 16, 2025 at 3:05 AM
He'd be a great chief of staff
operation Blue Steel
November 16, 2025 at 2:58 AM
operation Blue Steel
...not sure I'm going to live to see that! Unless perhaps a new pandemic takes out a bunch of senators... Or the fascists nullify the constitution and are removed via rebellion... gotta hope...
November 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
...not sure I'm going to live to see that! Unless perhaps a new pandemic takes out a bunch of senators... Or the fascists nullify the constitution and are removed via rebellion... gotta hope...
Not sure. re: housing in blue states, zoning needs to be controlled at the state rather than local level - that's actually simple (see Japan). Re purchasing power for working people that needs a strong labor movement (can be outside government).
November 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Not sure. re: housing in blue states, zoning needs to be controlled at the state rather than local level - that's actually simple (see Japan). Re purchasing power for working people that needs a strong labor movement (can be outside government).
Presidents are not in the pothole business. Presidential skill set is fundamentally political - leading a party and nation - rather than managerial/bureaucratic. See "Joe Biden" to grok the distinction.
November 15, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Presidents are not in the pothole business. Presidential skill set is fundamentally political - leading a party and nation - rather than managerial/bureaucratic. See "Joe Biden" to grok the distinction.
Good - JD has no game. Leo has no instinct for the public - his audience has always been the Senate and Thiel likewise does not exactly vibe with the ppl. Its going to be a bloodbath.
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Good - JD has no game. Leo has no instinct for the public - his audience has always been the Senate and Thiel likewise does not exactly vibe with the ppl. Its going to be a bloodbath.
Someone basically unappealing like Rand would be great
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Someone basically unappealing like Rand would be great
Where We Go One We Go All - QAnon Slogan
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Where We Go One We Go All - QAnon Slogan
just keep watching this clip over and over... wish I were anywhere near London ;)
November 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
just keep watching this clip over and over... wish I were anywhere near London ;)
hey just stop relitigating 2024! We need everyone on board. That means don't shit on the left, the trans or the normies - demanding effective responsive leadership is not the same as this kind of fractious bullshit. Every incumbent in the world took an L in 24. No need to keep picking the scab
November 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
hey just stop relitigating 2024! We need everyone on board. That means don't shit on the left, the trans or the normies - demanding effective responsive leadership is not the same as this kind of fractious bullshit. Every incumbent in the world took an L in 24. No need to keep picking the scab
^this - I do feel a little foolish haglging with a lion like @michaelemann.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
^this - I do feel a little foolish haglging with a lion like @michaelemann.bsky.social
I think the failure here is not so much that the deal is stupid (it is) but that politically, in terms of rallying *our side* it has not been handled in good faith and I'll agree that's disqualifying (Schumer should go). But that said I think we are in a better position then we were 40 days ago
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I think the failure here is not so much that the deal is stupid (it is) but that politically, in terms of rallying *our side* it has not been handled in good faith and I'll agree that's disqualifying (Schumer should go). But that said I think we are in a better position then we were 40 days ago
I think the message 'Trump raised your premiums' has broken through - + there will some kind of vote supposedly... We get another bite at the apple in 80 days - the crisis may gradually crescendo. Agree we are going to need real leadership into the storm...
November 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I think the message 'Trump raised your premiums' has broken through - + there will some kind of vote supposedly... We get another bite at the apple in 80 days - the crisis may gradually crescendo. Agree we are going to need real leadership into the storm...
weirdly enough they do follow parliamentary procedure for now! And the discharge petition originated with a Republican (Massey) so there's that
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
weirdly enough they do follow parliamentary procedure for now! And the discharge petition originated with a Republican (Massey) so there's that
I'm not sure this is a disaster - the government shuts down again Jan 30th - by then people have actually had to face premium increases and those will be 100% owned by the Republicans - meanwhile SNAP recipients will eat. And now attention will swing to Grijalva/Epstein.
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I'm not sure this is a disaster - the government shuts down again Jan 30th - by then people have actually had to face premium increases and those will be 100% owned by the Republicans - meanwhile SNAP recipients will eat. And now attention will swing to Grijalva/Epstein.