Been too long since I did a big silly ancient history 🧵so let's bring an old one back over from the Bad Place:

It's time for ::air horn:: Publius Ventidius Bassus, the coolest Roman you have never heard of and the only person to walk in a triumph first as captive, then as triumphing general. 1/

Convening for the WNN Gathering!

Yesterday's UChicago email was so enraging that I feared I was being trolled. But nope, it is all fleshed out in this excellent piece published by Clifford Ando. The University of Chicago should be ashamed. Many thanks to Prof. Ando for his willingness to speak up. www.compactmag.com/article/the-...

From concerned resident, John Mensinger, on who supports the Settlers Green proposal:

"Do you have a niece or daughter that wants to remain in the town that she grew up in, and open a small business here? Or are your parents ready to downsize, but can’t find a suitable place?

Join us for a virtual friends meeting where we'll debrief the legislative session and answer any questions you have about the bills that passed this year. We would also love to hear from YOU about the latest housing news in your city or town! bit.ly/4nEsbUi

Fundamentally 'how does this impact the struggle' is going to come down to: is the majority understanding - the *image* - of LA protests (a) a building set on fire by 'looters' or is (b) an ICE agent clubbing someone's grandma or tear-gassing someone's kid?

If (b), you win.

But that's where all of this discourse is - American flags, not foreign flags, no burning buildings or cars, make the police strike first, get it on film - that is how, should the crisis comes, we get the numbers and they do not.

That's how you turn his calculation into miscalculation.

A window into the dark arts of commercial real estate will help you better understand why commercial storefronts stay dark.

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As an addendum, some folks who hold this utopian vision of the past will insist that most of that wealth we work for gives us no happiness.

This is, I think, a conceit of the young.

As someone whose spouse and child live only because of modern medicine, I'll take modernity, thank you *very* much.

Neighbors Welcome shares deep condolences to all of the Rhode Islanders who knew and benefitted from Senator Ruggerio's strong leadership. Out of respect for his service, we have decided to postpone our scheduled lobby day until May 6th. Photo from Capitol TV.

Well, this is exciting–our first bill is off to the Senate! Thank you Representative Speakman for your sponsorship and support of H5798, a bill that makes it easier to build townhomes!

You can’t fix a housing market without a lot of private market rate development—I have a piece in the Boston Globe today along with Jennifer Hawkins.
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Together, Housing and Transit just make sense. Join our team to meet up with legislators as they arrive in their respective chambers to do the work of YOU, their constituents. See you on April 8th!

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