Steve Ahlquist
@steveahlquist.bsky.social
Reporter at steveahlquist.news covering Rhode Island Politics and Social Justice
Proudly anti-fascist
Proudly anti-fascist
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I realize I have a bias but I wonder why aren't big news companies "reporting" like @propublica.org or @steveahlquist.bsky.social? There's a lot trying to normalize what's occurring by legacy media imo
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I realize I have a bias but I wonder why aren't big news companies "reporting" like @propublica.org or @steveahlquist.bsky.social? There's a lot trying to normalize what's occurring by legacy media imo
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He is misleading people about rent control. The scare stories about St. Paul are because the state refused to step in to provide public housing, making landlords capable of a capital strike to change a policy they don't like. Vienna shows an alternative path.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The social housing secret: how Vienna became the world’s most livable city
In the Austrian capital, renters pay a third of what their counterparts do in London, Paris or Dublin. How is it possible?
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
He is misleading people about rent control. The scare stories about St. Paul are because the state refused to step in to provide public housing, making landlords capable of a capital strike to change a policy they don't like. Vienna shows an alternative path.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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A vitally important reminder that even before this Trump emergency the economy was broken. No person in the wealthiest country on earth should be going hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
A vitally important reminder that even before this Trump emergency the economy was broken. No person in the wealthiest country on earth should be going hungry.
143k Rhode Islanders will not receive SNAP.
A loss of $29 million a week to area supermarkets.
A loss of $29 million a week to area supermarkets.
October 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
143k Rhode Islanders will not receive SNAP.
A loss of $29 million a week to area supermarkets.
A loss of $29 million a week to area supermarkets.
rifoodbank.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
rifoodbank.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM