Bourbon Planning, AICP
@bourbonplanning.bsky.social
Urban planner, gardener, hiker, bourbon appreciater, ex-Southerner. He/him/his. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
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this should be one of defining images of his second term, because its impossible to tell from looking at it whether he is too indifferent to care or too senile to notice
November 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
this should be one of defining images of his second term, because its impossible to tell from looking at it whether he is too indifferent to care or too senile to notice
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Attn folks in Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, Maine, & Michigan!
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
Readers in Arizona, Michigan, & Georgia!
Your senators have been getting a LOT of dedicated pressure to end the shutdown, without fixing healthcare.
If you have a minute, go ahead & give them a call!
Their job is to respond to constituents & they're mostly hearing from GOP voters rn.
Your senators have been getting a LOT of dedicated pressure to end the shutdown, without fixing healthcare.
If you have a minute, go ahead & give them a call!
Their job is to respond to constituents & they're mostly hearing from GOP voters rn.
November 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Attn folks in Delaware, Nevada, New Hampshire, Maine, & Michigan!
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
Your Dem Senators are also getting a LOT of pressure to cut a deal to end the shutdown- by ditching healthcare.
Reach out & let them know healthcare must be fixed first!
Names & phone numbers below.
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The whole of the internet is now run on the things that would have not made it past your email junk filter 20 years ago.
Meta earns $3.5 billion every six months from showing Faceboon and Instagram users 15 billion “higher legal risk” scam ad impressions a day, internal documents state.
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
That haul vastly exceeds how much the company expects regulators
To fine it for running scam ads.
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The whole of the internet is now run on the things that would have not made it past your email junk filter 20 years ago.
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Final update with the results all in and Virginia looks Sonic the Hedgehog's back
November 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Final update with the results all in and Virginia looks Sonic the Hedgehog's back
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This country needs to shut down for a month so we can re-teach civics to everyone
November 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This country needs to shut down for a month so we can re-teach civics to everyone
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Folks should be very careful on Tuesday to not spread rumors or AI slop. No one should deter voters from showing up.
But if you *do* see something, document it. Take pictures and video. And then lawyers like me can take all necessary steps to protect voters from intimidation.
But if you *do* see something, document it. Take pictures and video. And then lawyers like me can take all necessary steps to protect voters from intimidation.
If ICE agents begins harassing voters on the way to vote on Tuesday, we need local prosecutors to charge the ICE officers with state law crimes. We need to send a message for 2026 that they will be swiftly arrested.
November 3, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Folks should be very careful on Tuesday to not spread rumors or AI slop. No one should deter voters from showing up.
But if you *do* see something, document it. Take pictures and video. And then lawyers like me can take all necessary steps to protect voters from intimidation.
But if you *do* see something, document it. Take pictures and video. And then lawyers like me can take all necessary steps to protect voters from intimidation.
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It's been 40 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
November 2, 2025 at 11:56 PM
It's been 40 days since Adelita Grijalva was elected by the people of Arizona's seventh congressional district to represent them in Congress.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
Mike Johnson still refuses to swear her in.
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as fake videos become harder to spot (and honestly I've seen audio desync in a similar way on real footage posted here) it really is important to consider sources, find originals, and think critically. the social media tendency to glance briefly then repost can't survive this onslaught of bullshit.
November 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
as fake videos become harder to spot (and honestly I've seen audio desync in a similar way on real footage posted here) it really is important to consider sources, find originals, and think critically. the social media tendency to glance briefly then repost can't survive this onslaught of bullshit.
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I strongly recommend everyone do research sometimes 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯.
Look something up on Wikipedia. Go to the little citation. Follow it. Read the article it's referencing. Follow links to the original interview. Read the paper written by the interviewee
It genuinely makes you appreciate journalism
Look something up on Wikipedia. Go to the little citation. Follow it. Read the article it's referencing. Follow links to the original interview. Read the paper written by the interviewee
It genuinely makes you appreciate journalism
November 1, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I strongly recommend everyone do research sometimes 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯.
Look something up on Wikipedia. Go to the little citation. Follow it. Read the article it's referencing. Follow links to the original interview. Read the paper written by the interviewee
It genuinely makes you appreciate journalism
Look something up on Wikipedia. Go to the little citation. Follow it. Read the article it's referencing. Follow links to the original interview. Read the paper written by the interviewee
It genuinely makes you appreciate journalism
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can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.
Retailers Dealing With Increasing Levels of Theft and Violence
Report emphasizes importance of preventive measures, coordination with law enforcement
progressivegrocer.com
November 1, 2025 at 6:03 PM
can't believe outlets are running moral-panic headlines again based on flimsy anecdata from the *same* trade group (the national retailer federation) and sponsored by the *same* anti-theft company (sensormatic) that had to retract this *same* "study" just two years ago for being bogus.
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I just want to say how viscerally angry this image makes me
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 AM
I just want to say how viscerally angry this image makes me
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Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits
www.foxla.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Such a perfect example of what we all give up when we refuse to address basic inequalities. I don't want to live in a country where all the public space is militarized to keep hungry people from stealing food, just give them money to buy food!
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Today at The Argument we're publishing something very different.
A mother in Georgia wrote to us after her IUD failed. Her email said:
"…if our policies weren’t so illiberal, I very well might have decided to stay pregnant." www.theargumentmag.com/p/an-abortio...
A mother in Georgia wrote to us after her IUD failed. Her email said:
"…if our policies weren’t so illiberal, I very well might have decided to stay pregnant." www.theargumentmag.com/p/an-abortio...
An abortion ban pushed me toward abortion
Is this what the pro-life movement intended?
www.theargumentmag.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Today at The Argument we're publishing something very different.
A mother in Georgia wrote to us after her IUD failed. Her email said:
"…if our policies weren’t so illiberal, I very well might have decided to stay pregnant." www.theargumentmag.com/p/an-abortio...
A mother in Georgia wrote to us after her IUD failed. Her email said:
"…if our policies weren’t so illiberal, I very well might have decided to stay pregnant." www.theargumentmag.com/p/an-abortio...
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The US federal government's spending on housing—directly through the budget, or through tax expenditures—amounts to more than $400 billion a year.
Only about 1/4 of that goes to low-income renters. The majority is spent on subsidizing higher-income homeowners.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
Only about 1/4 of that goes to low-income renters. The majority is spent on subsidizing higher-income homeowners.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
October 30, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The US federal government's spending on housing—directly through the budget, or through tax expenditures—amounts to more than $400 billion a year.
Only about 1/4 of that goes to low-income renters. The majority is spent on subsidizing higher-income homeowners.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
Only about 1/4 of that goes to low-income renters. The majority is spent on subsidizing higher-income homeowners.
www.urban.org/research/pub...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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(6) This idea that democrats should abandon trans people and immigrants and climate change (in 2025!) is just unconscionably dumb.
Declaring “I’m focused on prescription drug prices” sounds like pandering because it IS pandering. Everyone can tell.
Try standing for something. See how it feels.
Declaring “I’m focused on prescription drug prices” sounds like pandering because it IS pandering. Everyone can tell.
Try standing for something. See how it feels.
October 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
(6) This idea that democrats should abandon trans people and immigrants and climate change (in 2025!) is just unconscionably dumb.
Declaring “I’m focused on prescription drug prices” sounds like pandering because it IS pandering. Everyone can tell.
Try standing for something. See how it feels.
Declaring “I’m focused on prescription drug prices” sounds like pandering because it IS pandering. Everyone can tell.
Try standing for something. See how it feels.
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(4) Trump and the Republicans don't have an advantage over Democrats because they *better understand heartland Americans.*
They have an advantage over Democrats because they created their own universe of propaganda outlets, and then went out and bought all the mainstream outlets.
Duh.
They have an advantage over Democrats because they created their own universe of propaganda outlets, and then went out and bought all the mainstream outlets.
Duh.
October 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
(4) Trump and the Republicans don't have an advantage over Democrats because they *better understand heartland Americans.*
They have an advantage over Democrats because they created their own universe of propaganda outlets, and then went out and bought all the mainstream outlets.
Duh.
They have an advantage over Democrats because they created their own universe of propaganda outlets, and then went out and bought all the mainstream outlets.
Duh.
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Literal perfection. ;) www.youtube.com/shorts/8-lgJ...
We Have AI Now
YouTube video by Eleanor Morton
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Literal perfection. ;) www.youtube.com/shorts/8-lgJ...
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Treating bus riders like criminals — instead of the billionaire tax cheats who are robbing our communities of revenue for schools, hospitals and more — highlights the absurdity & cruelty of the federal occupation of D.C.
We demand an end to federal overreach and the harassment of our communities.
We demand an end to federal overreach and the harassment of our communities.
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Treating bus riders like criminals — instead of the billionaire tax cheats who are robbing our communities of revenue for schools, hospitals and more — highlights the absurdity & cruelty of the federal occupation of D.C.
We demand an end to federal overreach and the harassment of our communities.
We demand an end to federal overreach and the harassment of our communities.
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Send to your furloughed federal worker friends 🫶🏼
🚨Resources 🚨a thread I’ll be updating a lot. 🧵🧵🧵
Verizon Wireless will work with furloughed federal employees to either split your payment or move the due date forward 30 days if you call them.
Verizon Wireless will work with furloughed federal employees to either split your payment or move the due date forward 30 days if you call them.
October 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Send to your furloughed federal worker friends 🫶🏼
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ICE is doing its dirty work, detaining thousands of people a day without criminal records. And doing it without a warrant. But people are standing up. And the resistance is growing. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @undertheshadow.bsky.social
Resisting ICE
ICE is detaining thousands of people a day without criminal records and without a warrant. But people are standing up. And the resistance is growing. This is episode 73 of Stories of Resistance.
therealnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
ICE is doing its dirty work, detaining thousands of people a day without criminal records. And doing it without a warrant. But people are standing up. And the resistance is growing. Latest episode #StoriesOfResistance @undertheshadow.bsky.social
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“There is a reason why federal agents know exactly where to do detentions and jumpouts. MPD has surveilled Black and Brown people in DC for years, and their collaboration has given feds a demographic and cultural map of our communities.” @dcmigrantmutualaid.org
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
“There is a reason why federal agents know exactly where to do detentions and jumpouts. MPD has surveilled Black and Brown people in DC for years, and their collaboration has given feds a demographic and cultural map of our communities.” @dcmigrantmutualaid.org
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Quite a world when a federal judge has to call in a federal official to specifically tell him he can't use tear gas on children in Halloween costumes
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Quite a world when a federal judge has to call in a federal official to specifically tell him he can't use tear gas on children in Halloween costumes
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Big tech firms are shutting down programs aimed at supporting women in STEM careers. Signaling once again that the spine of corporate America is as hollow as its pockets are deep.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/t...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/t...
‘Their history is just erased’: Google drops a key program for boosting women in tech | CNN Business
Google is offloading a key career resource program for supporting women in tech, another sign the search giant is unwinding its diversity programs following political pressure over diversity, equity a...
www.cnn.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Big tech firms are shutting down programs aimed at supporting women in STEM careers. Signaling once again that the spine of corporate America is as hollow as its pockets are deep.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/t...
www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/t...
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SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
October 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
SNAP is not the reason your taxes are high.
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that
SNAP recipients don’t need to “just go get a job”.
Most of them work. The rest are disabled, elderly, children or caregivers.
People need & deserve assistance
Your taxes fund wars and tax cuts for the ultra rich
Be mad about that