alissa ☀️
@alissajacobs.bsky.social
master of architecture, amateur poster.
why does everyone still act surprised & upset when the new ""radical socialist"" politician ends up actually being just a lukewarm marginally left-leaning opportunist who worships isntrael and imperialism.
October 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
why does everyone still act surprised & upset when the new ""radical socialist"" politician ends up actually being just a lukewarm marginally left-leaning opportunist who worships isntrael and imperialism.
nyt mini getting paywalled is my 13th reason
August 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
nyt mini getting paywalled is my 13th reason
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I think Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissents are an important exception to the "Supreme Court dissents don't matter" rule of thumb, because she is using them not to argue with the conservative justices, but to explain to the public that the conservative justices are liars and in the tank for Trump
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Telling the Truth About the Supreme Court
The task of interpreting the law is inherently “political.” But no justice has been this comfortable saying so in public.
ballsandstrikes.org
July 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I think Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissents are an important exception to the "Supreme Court dissents don't matter" rule of thumb, because she is using them not to argue with the conservative justices, but to explain to the public that the conservative justices are liars and in the tank for Trump
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I wrote about Medina v Planned Parenthood, quietly one of the most consequential decisions of this term:
"Since returning to power in January, the Trump administration has made repeated cuts targeting Planned Parenthood’s clinics," writes Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan. "Now, the supreme court has struck another blow."
Planned Parenthood may not survive the Trump administration | Moira Donegan
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I wrote about Medina v Planned Parenthood, quietly one of the most consequential decisions of this term:
Having the only way to access my medical records being a FAX or PHYSICAL MAIL should be illegal
July 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Having the only way to access my medical records being a FAX or PHYSICAL MAIL should be illegal
You know how conservatives act about pronouns and not knowing how to address trans people? That's me but with calling people interior designers/decorators/architects. Somehow I'm always wrong
June 26, 2025 at 3:42 PM
You know how conservatives act about pronouns and not knowing how to address trans people? That's me but with calling people interior designers/decorators/architects. Somehow I'm always wrong
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Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
How to Better Design Cities for Families
The architecture of housing, transportation and public space could support children and caretakers, writes design critic Alexandra Lange in her Pulitzer Prize-winning series.
www.bloomberg.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social.
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵
Obviously almost no one needs a phd in architecture but I think it is very funny that there is only a single accredited school in the US where you could get one and it's in Hawaii
April 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Obviously almost no one needs a phd in architecture but I think it is very funny that there is only a single accredited school in the US where you could get one and it's in Hawaii
I already have a master's degree and unfortunately I am fed up with working so I guess it's time to crash out
April 28, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I already have a master's degree and unfortunately I am fed up with working so I guess it's time to crash out
Seeing "buy now for pre-tariff pricing" in an ad is so funny. what are we doing in this country
April 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Seeing "buy now for pre-tariff pricing" in an ad is so funny. what are we doing in this country
A thread of my cat's reaction to various animals outside:
April 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
A thread of my cat's reaction to various animals outside:
insane marketplace listing I just opened my phone to
April 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
insane marketplace listing I just opened my phone to
I've been carrying just a wallet instead of a purse for like 2 months and it stills feels like I'm forgetting something every time I leave the house
March 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I've been carrying just a wallet instead of a purse for like 2 months and it stills feels like I'm forgetting something every time I leave the house
just binged severance and all I have to say is Dichen Lachmen's face card is insane
March 27, 2025 at 7:24 AM
just binged severance and all I have to say is Dichen Lachmen's face card is insane
Architects love to say shit like "we can massage it into the facade". I'm about to call HR.
March 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Architects love to say shit like "we can massage it into the facade". I'm about to call HR.
I need to lock tf in to study for the ARE exams
March 11, 2025 at 8:52 PM
I need to lock tf in to study for the ARE exams
thinking about a crisp mcdonalds coke
March 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
thinking about a crisp mcdonalds coke
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Houses in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Detroit, MI
February 28, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Houses in the Sherwood Forest neighborhood of Detroit, MI
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“What would the Founding Fathers think” buddy I don’t care what my regular father thinks
February 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
“What would the Founding Fathers think” buddy I don’t care what my regular father thinks
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"The Republican party that McConnell is now shaking his head at is the one that he created. He has no one but himself to blame," writes Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan.
Mitch McConnell is retiring from US politics. Good riddance | Moira Donegan
www.theguardian.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
"The Republican party that McConnell is now shaking his head at is the one that he created. He has no one but himself to blame," writes Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan.
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Houses in the University District of Detroit, MI
February 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Houses in the University District of Detroit, MI
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It's not just fdr. One of the things the epa did not long after it was formed was document the nation's pollution via photography. That can seem frivolous, but generations of Americans have no idea why the EPA was necessary. This broke a million views when we published it in 2017
This is what America looked like before the EPA cleaned it up
A snapshot from America before the impact of the EPA and the effects of rules regulating clean water and air were felt.
www.popsci.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
It's not just fdr. One of the things the epa did not long after it was formed was document the nation's pollution via photography. That can seem frivolous, but generations of Americans have no idea why the EPA was necessary. This broke a million views when we published it in 2017
Linda McMahon as the possible leader of the Department of Education is so insane
February 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Linda McMahon as the possible leader of the Department of Education is so insane
I was a self-parenting child like 20 years ago can he be original
February 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I was a self-parenting child like 20 years ago can he be original
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In 2010, Viktor Orbán launched a power grab nearly identical to Trump's. It led to the death of democracy in Hungary.
Hungarians I spoke with pleaded with me to learn from their experience — and act before it's too late.
www.vox.com/politics/398...
Hungarians I spoke with pleaded with me to learn from their experience — and act before it's too late.
www.vox.com/politics/398...
Their democracy died. They have lessons for America about Trump’s power grab.
Hungarians who lived through Viktor Orbán’s 2010 power grab warn Americans: Act now, before it’s too late.
www.vox.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
In 2010, Viktor Orbán launched a power grab nearly identical to Trump's. It led to the death of democracy in Hungary.
Hungarians I spoke with pleaded with me to learn from their experience — and act before it's too late.
www.vox.com/politics/398...
Hungarians I spoke with pleaded with me to learn from their experience — and act before it's too late.
www.vox.com/politics/398...