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Classical Studies Memes for Hellenistic Teens @csmfht.bsky.social · 15d

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 21h

NOAA data show Mauna Loa was about to be deluged, but perhaps the US government shutdown has saved it just in time?
robbieandrew.github.io/ppm/

Graph showing: Weekly atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa, in the style of Hokusai.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2h

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 2h

You just have to build enough to get significantly ahead of demand, and real rent reductions happen.

Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oakland built 10,000 units, rents dropped 25%, the value of the new apartment buildings dropped 50%, and some projects went bankrupt (were handed over to the lender, foreclosed, etc).

good for tenants!

Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · Jul 2

here’s an update on Oakland by the way.

Developers overbuilt so much that they’re handing the keys back to the lenders and wiping out all profit. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

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Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 2h

“ChatGPT told me” isn’t an argument I’m going to listen to.

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Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · 2h

There was no vacant land in Oakland, either, but then it upzoned a bunch of areas, and lo and behold a huge amount of apartments gor build and rents dropped dramatically.

Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · Sep 9

Oakland built 10,000 units, rents dropped 25%, the value of the new apartment buildings dropped 50%, and some projects went bankrupt (were handed over to the lender, foreclosed, etc).

good for tenants!

Hyperlexic @hyperlexic.bsky.social · Jul 2

here’s an update on Oakland by the way.

Developers overbuilt so much that they’re handing the keys back to the lenders and wiping out all profit. www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco...

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Tarnado, Area Grill Dad @tarnado.bsky.social · 7h

Oh, is private equity buying single-family homes and giving you the sads?

BUILD MORE HOUSING

Private equity likes to pour cash into low-risk (i.e., 'ring-fenced') high-return (inelastic! People need homes) sectors. More homes causes the whole model to implode.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 7h

Picture how big the Hoover Dam is. An absolute unit. The Hoover Dam has a power capacity of 2 gigawatts (GW).

The solar farm that the Admin just cancelled could have produces 6.2 GW of power. That's more than 3 Hoover Dams.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 8h

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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