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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 48m

It’s a win compared to a rent increase. If you want further decreases, keep building more housing. We’re plugging a 50+ year deficit here.

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 15h

Could y’all make some noise about ICE shooting unarmed people? Or ICE arresting people based on the color of their skin? We have a modern-day gestapo and your response is to save Republicans from a self-inflicted would re health care.

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 3d

It’s important to flood social media and news channels with news about how ICE lies, so that potential jurors see it.

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 3d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 3d

If you live in California, today is an excellent day to call @gavinnewsom.bsky.social at (916) 445-2841 and ask him to sign SB 79. publiccomment.blog/p/newsom-s-f...

Newsom's Fateful Choice

Why the governor needs to sign SB 79

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

Economic research is pretty darned clear that building dense market rate housing lowers overall housing costs. The biggest study that disagreed was literally retracted.

Saying building market rate housing doesn’t on net lower cost is anti-empirical.

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

Misinformation*. Kingdom for an edit button

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

So you’re just out here spreading this information for the lulz? Got it. Muted

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

Yeah. The folk building the Affordable housing you claim to want to exist are in favor of the bill you oppose. Make it make sense!

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

So prices didn’t skyrocket after we outlawed multifamily housing? And we have been solving our housing crisis by not building market rate housing for the last 50 years? News to me. This is NIMBY shit.

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

Housing organizations that push the fantasy of 100% (or 50%, or 25%) Affordable buildings as the only path forward in an environment where the federal government is no longer sending funds to CA are clown shows. There’s no funding for the thing they say they want. Smells like NIMBY

Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

Funny that affordable housing *developers* are in favor of SB79 though.

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

This doesn’t sound like you support policy that encourages construction of market rate housing, which is the #1 mechanism for lowering housing cost over the long haul. If I’m wrong about your opinions, my apologies. bsky.app/profile/bbir...

bowerbird @bbirdiman.bsky.social · 3d

you want my policy? it's extremely simple:
ensure that adequate housing units are built
that are reasonably affordable to your
public school teachers.

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

I skimmed the thread tbh. Folk complaining that new housing isn’t affordable enough are usually NIMBYing.

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

New homes usually aren’t for the neediest renters. But if we don’t build new homes now the crisis only gets worse, and for longer.

I’m damned happy that 45 years ago my condo building wasn’t NIMBY’d

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

Just sent him an email and left him a voicemail. It’s easy!

David Roberts @volts.wtf · 4d

Reminder that @governor.ca.gov is reportedly considering vetoing SB79, the best housing bill to clear the CA legislature in decades.

It would be a *disaster*, substantively & for Newsom's political future. Really hope he doesn't self-immolate.

Tell him!

Contact the Governor | Governor of California

You can contact the Governor a few different ways. The best way is through his online form.

www.gov.ca.gov

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

Traffic calming good. Protects vulnerable road users by making other cars slow down. Basically a temporary chicane

Dan Federman @dfed.me · 3d

Depends. On smaller streets, double-parking is just traffic calming

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 4d

Wagyu mafia?

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d

Immergut: I'm handling this on expedited basis, but defendants haven't provided new info.

SHE RULES FROM THE BENCH: I grant the plaintiffs motion for a second TRO based on reasons stated in previous order...

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 4d

She's going to make it crystal clear they can't send California National Guard into Oregon against the wishes of both governors.

What happens then is anybody's guess.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 4d

Immergut almost immediately interjects: How is that not violation of my order...you are officer of court, how is that not circumventing? My order was based on conditions in Portland...

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Meatball Rob @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 5d

Absolutely INSANE use of passive voice in this CNN piece

just incredible

@katmabu.bsky.social “landed on the ground” during the protest???

At least one other person, who identified herself on social media as Kat Abughazaleh, a former journalist also running for Congress, landed on the ground during that same protest after she was pushed by a federal law enforcement agent in a camouflage uniform wearing a full face covering, sunglasses and a helmet, video by CNN affiliate WBBM showed.

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 6d

"you can trust us...we do not even *retain* your private data its not like its just lying around in an AWS instance somewhere we forgot about"

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 6d

This kind of sentence is what happens when you dismantle the Department of Education

PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes.bsky.social · 6d

Kristi Noem’s message to the NFL for selecting Bad Bunny for the halftime show:

“The NFL sucks and we’ll win and God will bless us and we’ll stand and be proud of ourselves at the end of the day and they won’t be able to sleep at night because they don’t know what they believe…”

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Dan Federman @dfed.me · 6d

Asking to learn: in what capacity did he vote for this? This MTC?

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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 6d

Sen. Warren illustrates the way public figures should answer.

Dokoupil illustrates the way journalists should *not* handle both-sides-ing, "how will it play," reluctance to call out lies, etc.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 6d

DOKOUPIL: Republicans says what you're really fighting for is taxpayer dollars for illegal aliens. I know that's not strictly true--

ELIZABETH WARREN: Excuse me, not strictly true? It is a flat out lie!

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