Jim Ausman
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Jim Ausman
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· Aug 30
The MOST IMPORTANT thing we can do now politically is to expand and strengthen our tribes.
No one knows what is going to happen but we do know that we are going to need each other more than ever to thrive facing the rising tide of darkness and evil. We will need to lean on core values of Mutual Aid
No one knows what is going to happen but we do know that we are going to need each other more than ever to thrive facing the rising tide of darkness and evil. We will need to lean on core values of Mutual Aid
This is exactly what happened in San Francisco. Calvin Welch and the other fauxgressives downzoned The City in 1978 and set in motion the framework which has inevitably led to rising rents and home prices and gentrification.
What happens when you downzone?
Our new open-access research paper in @findingspress.org investigates effects of decades of downzoning in Chicago.
Findings:
—Downzoned areas added 1/7th of the new units as comparable non-downzoned areas;
—Downzoned areas became more white & were more expensive.
Our new open-access research paper in @findingspress.org investigates effects of decades of downzoning in Chicago.
Findings:
—Downzoned areas added 1/7th of the new units as comparable non-downzoned areas;
—Downzoned areas became more white & were more expensive.
Downzoning Chicago: How Local Land Use Policy Has Reduced Housing Construction and Reinforced Segregation | Published in Findings
By Yonah Freemark, George Kisiel. Downzonings were used by US cities in the postwar period to preserve neighborhood character. These land-use policies were associated with lower housing supply, higher...
findingspress.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is exactly what happened in San Francisco. Calvin Welch and the other fauxgressives downzoned The City in 1978 and set in motion the framework which has inevitably led to rising rents and home prices and gentrification.
Thanks fauxgressives! You did it! You slayed the evil market rate housing. Be proud!
November 26, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Thanks fauxgressives! You did it! You slayed the evil market rate housing. Be proud!
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous its laws,"- Tacitus
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 AM
"The more corrupt the state, the more numerous its laws,"- Tacitus
Why do fauxgressives lie about things like this?
“It highlights the lie that all we need to do is remove the protections and processes for community input and democratic land use and get out of the way of the real estate industry, and they’ll solve our affordability problems,”
“It highlights the lie that all we need to do is remove the protections and processes for community input and democratic land use and get out of the way of the real estate industry, and they’ll solve our affordability problems,”
November 24, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Why do fauxgressives lie about things like this?
“It highlights the lie that all we need to do is remove the protections and processes for community input and democratic land use and get out of the way of the real estate industry, and they’ll solve our affordability problems,”
“It highlights the lie that all we need to do is remove the protections and processes for community input and democratic land use and get out of the way of the real estate industry, and they’ll solve our affordability problems,”
It’s deliberate policy choices by both the fauxgressives and the conservatives that got us here.
"My Centrelink payment is $1600 a fortnight, but my rent is $1700, so already everything has gone to paying the rent."
it's not the rental crisis that is causing such misery.
It's decades of bipartisan housing, tax & welfare policy which has pushed up housing costs and kept 1 in 6 kids #poverty.
it's not the rental crisis that is causing such misery.
It's decades of bipartisan housing, tax & welfare policy which has pushed up housing costs and kept 1 in 6 kids #poverty.
'It's climbing the ladder': The rental crisis pushing working families to the brink
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It’s deliberate policy choices by both the fauxgressives and the conservatives that got us here.
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The people of Chicago won
Trump, Kristi Noem and ICE lost
Not only did Greg Bovino and his agents leave the city in disgrace
A judge ruled that they must release as many as 615 unjustly detained immigrants
Plus-they must stop pressuring immigrants to voluntarily leave
Never
Stop
Resisting
Trump, Kristi Noem and ICE lost
Not only did Greg Bovino and his agents leave the city in disgrace
A judge ruled that they must release as many as 615 unjustly detained immigrants
Plus-they must stop pressuring immigrants to voluntarily leave
Never
Stop
Resisting
November 18, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The people of Chicago won
Trump, Kristi Noem and ICE lost
Not only did Greg Bovino and his agents leave the city in disgrace
A judge ruled that they must release as many as 615 unjustly detained immigrants
Plus-they must stop pressuring immigrants to voluntarily leave
Never
Stop
Resisting
Trump, Kristi Noem and ICE lost
Not only did Greg Bovino and his agents leave the city in disgrace
A judge ruled that they must release as many as 615 unjustly detained immigrants
Plus-they must stop pressuring immigrants to voluntarily leave
Never
Stop
Resisting
We can do this California.
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
We can do this California.
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Path to citizenship means you fill out a bit of paperwork swear an oath. This happens on the same day. If you literally have Ebola you gotta apply again in a few weeks
Otherwise if you’re not on a *vetted* terrorist watchlist I honestly don’t give a shit
Otherwise if you’re not on a *vetted* terrorist watchlist I honestly don’t give a shit
November 16, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Path to citizenship means you fill out a bit of paperwork swear an oath. This happens on the same day. If you literally have Ebola you gotta apply again in a few weeks
Otherwise if you’re not on a *vetted* terrorist watchlist I honestly don’t give a shit
Otherwise if you’re not on a *vetted* terrorist watchlist I honestly don’t give a shit
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The *first* law restricting immigration to the US was passed in *1875*, and it was a ban on Chinese women.
This is more restrictive than American immigration has been for most of us history btw
Path to citizenship means you fill out a bit of paperwork swear an oath. This happens on the same day. If you literally have Ebola you gotta apply again in a few weeks
Otherwise if you’re not on a *vetted* terrorist watchlist I honestly don’t give a shit
Otherwise if you’re not on a *vetted* terrorist watchlist I honestly don’t give a shit
November 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The *first* law restricting immigration to the US was passed in *1875*, and it was a ban on Chinese women.
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“Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” Harold S. Kushner
Kindness reminds us we’re not on our own.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #WorldKindnessDay
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Kindness reminds us we’re not on our own.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #WorldKindnessDay
Picture by anxiety.positive
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
“Do things for people not because of who they are or what they do in return, but because of who you are.” Harold S. Kushner
Kindness reminds us we’re not on our own.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #WorldKindnessDay
Picture by anxiety.positive
Kindness reminds us we’re not on our own.
🧡
#kindness #positivity #WorldKindnessDay
Picture by anxiety.positive
There was one billionaire in 1978 and now there are 1,000. Let’s make being a billionaire illegal again.
I think on some level I get really frustrated to see progressives claim the far past was better than today because it’s explicitly the MAGA project to take us back there, and people need to understand that it was a poor, cruel, ugly, hard world compared to the one we’ve built
November 12, 2025 at 12:33 AM
There was one billionaire in 1978 and now there are 1,000. Let’s make being a billionaire illegal again.
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It's so discouraging to post art when you see how fucked up the ratio of like to repost is. Just please, do the second click, it's literally few seconds and does so much more for struggling artists.
November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
It's so discouraging to post art when you see how fucked up the ratio of like to repost is. Just please, do the second click, it's literally few seconds and does so much more for struggling artists.
This 100%
I waited a day to say this bc I respected everyone's right to vent some anger, but *remember to focus on what you can do*. Whether it's defending your community, taking action around what you've been venting about, whatever — but don't let all of your energy get captured in the social media space.
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
This 100%
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After lots of well-guided speculation, we now have proof that far-right propagandists in Portland have been directly coordinating—through at least text message—with ICE agents.
In this case, Chelly got permission from a "Travis D." inside to stand on a half-wall off limits to protesters.
In this case, Chelly got permission from a "Travis D." inside to stand on a half-wall off limits to protesters.
Conservative livestreamer sued over blast of pepper spray at ICE protest in Portland
The lawsuit seeks $10,000 in damages from Chelly Bouferrache.
www.oregonlive.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:08 AM
After lots of well-guided speculation, we now have proof that far-right propagandists in Portland have been directly coordinating—through at least text message—with ICE agents.
In this case, Chelly got permission from a "Travis D." inside to stand on a half-wall off limits to protesters.
In this case, Chelly got permission from a "Travis D." inside to stand on a half-wall off limits to protesters.
GrowSF.
Lurie is doing his job as #1 SF cheerleader, talking about low crime rates and a recent poll that a large majority of SF feels like the city is on the right track. "I'm telling you, we're on our way." We'll look for and fact-check that poll -- can't find it at the moment.
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 AM
GrowSF.
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Meet 87-yr-old Joyce Carol Oates, aka JCO, who taught at Princeton University 1978-2014 & is Professor Emerita in the Humanities w/ their Program in Creative Writing. Beware, Evil Musk, she may yet add to the 58+ books she's written, plus plays, poetry, nonfiction,... And she's an expert on boxing!
November 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Meet 87-yr-old Joyce Carol Oates, aka JCO, who taught at Princeton University 1978-2014 & is Professor Emerita in the Humanities w/ their Program in Creative Writing. Beware, Evil Musk, she may yet add to the 58+ books she's written, plus plays, poetry, nonfiction,... And she's an expert on boxing!
In 1978 there was one billionaire in the United States. Now there are over 1,000. Let’s work for a world where there is only one billionaire again.
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In 1978 there was one billionaire in the United States. Now there are over 1,000. Let’s work for a world where there is only one billionaire again.
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Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
November 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Trump getting booed at the Commanders game
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Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Was this the best use of my time today? No. Is it the most amusing way I could have spent the last 90 minutes? Absolutely. Pattern is free here: bit.ly/4nGGCGc
If there is hope for Margie Greene, there is hope for anyone. Keep praying for your MAGA relatives.
I’m watching this dizzying political makeover like I would a bad Christmas romcom
Greene: "I will praise Nancy Pelosi. She had an incredible career for her party. I served under her speakership in my first term in Congress and I'm very impressed at her ability to get things done. I wish we could get things done for our party like Nancy Pelosi was able to deliver for her party."
November 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
If there is hope for Margie Greene, there is hope for anyone. Keep praying for your MAGA relatives.