@jacksonp42.bsky.social
Urban Planner (by education, somewhat by employment). YIMBY. Humanist. Fan of science, nature, and science fiction. Unfortunately unable to look away from the train wreck that is American politics. Posted opinions my own unless otherwise indicated.
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Henry Cuellar should never hold elected office again. Anyway in the meantime, make your Senators scared of you.
Honestly even Republicans can be moved if they get enough calls. So make sure to do so. Especially make Democrats terrified of their voters if they don't vote no with a bullet on this one
Honestly even Republicans can be moved if they get enough calls. So make sure to do so. Especially make Democrats terrified of their voters if they don't vote no with a bullet on this one
NEW: House passes SAVE America Act
218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes.
Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote.
Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
218-213; Rs + 1 Dem (Cuellar) vote yes.
Revised Trump-backed bill requires showing proof of citizenship "in person" to register and slaps photo ID rules to vote.
Now it goes to the Senate. No path to 60. THUNE promises a vote.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
The legislation would overhaul federal election laws in all 50 states by imposing new voter ID and proof-of-citizenship requirements. But it faces a daunting path in the Senate.
www.nbcnews.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Henry Cuellar should never hold elected office again. Anyway in the meantime, make your Senators scared of you.
Honestly even Republicans can be moved if they get enough calls. So make sure to do so. Especially make Democrats terrified of their voters if they don't vote no with a bullet on this one
Honestly even Republicans can be moved if they get enough calls. So make sure to do so. Especially make Democrats terrified of their voters if they don't vote no with a bullet on this one
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"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
February 12, 2026 at 12:43 AM
"It is totally inappropriate and against the separations of powers for the DOJ to surveil us as we search the Epstein files. (US Attorney General) Bondi showed up today with a burn book that held a printed search history of exactly what emails I searched." - Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA).
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Some personal news
Scoop–CFPB just fired employee alexisgoldstein.bsky.social for allegedly disrupting &documenting a meeting a year ago between CFPB & DOGE www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
She says she's being retaliated against after asking DOGE visitors who they were & if they'd completed training on handling info
CFPB Fires Employee Over a Confrontation With DOGE a Year Ago
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fired an employee for disrupting and documenting a 2025 meeting between the agency and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, according to emails rev...
www.bloomberg.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Some personal news
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Just take a look at this and remember, Pam Bondi's concern here was not with any of the victims of these crimes but with the nosy Democrats who actually gave a shit about them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:38 AM
Just take a look at this and remember, Pam Bondi's concern here was not with any of the victims of these crimes but with the nosy Democrats who actually gave a shit about them.
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Dr Oz inviting ol Jeffrey to his V Day bash in 2016
February 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Dr Oz inviting ol Jeffrey to his V Day bash in 2016
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Good paper re current state procurement rules that prioritize procedural transparency enforced by adversarial legalism in an effort to obtain "low bids" over administrative discretion to choose best value.
Potts shows how this has not always been the case and is the result of historic legal drift.
Potts shows how this has not always been the case and is the result of historic legal drift.
February 11, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Good paper re current state procurement rules that prioritize procedural transparency enforced by adversarial legalism in an effort to obtain "low bids" over administrative discretion to choose best value.
Potts shows how this has not always been the case and is the result of historic legal drift.
Potts shows how this has not always been the case and is the result of historic legal drift.
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not me running around the living room screaming 'it's here! it's here!'
can't wait to dive into my buddy @ecominimalnick.bsky.social's book
congrats, nick!
can't wait to dive into my buddy @ecominimalnick.bsky.social's book
congrats, nick!
February 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM
not me running around the living room screaming 'it's here! it's here!'
can't wait to dive into my buddy @ecominimalnick.bsky.social's book
congrats, nick!
can't wait to dive into my buddy @ecominimalnick.bsky.social's book
congrats, nick!
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I read and gave some feedback on a draft of this paper, and I will say it's a good piece and well worthy of a read if you work on transportation reform.
The focus on increasing access and on fixing institutional barriers is spot on.
The focus on increasing access and on fixing institutional barriers is spot on.
✨ introducing… ✨
🌇 Transportation for the Abundant Society 🚅
"Abundance" says our problem is artificial scarcity—especially housing. But you can’t build your way out if transportation policy still treats traffic flow as sacred.
Transportation is the binding constraint. ssrn.com/abstract=538...
🌇 Transportation for the Abundant Society 🚅
"Abundance" says our problem is artificial scarcity—especially housing. But you can’t build your way out if transportation policy still treats traffic flow as sacred.
Transportation is the binding constraint. ssrn.com/abstract=538...
February 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I read and gave some feedback on a draft of this paper, and I will say it's a good piece and well worthy of a read if you work on transportation reform.
The focus on increasing access and on fixing institutional barriers is spot on.
The focus on increasing access and on fixing institutional barriers is spot on.
I wish we had a functioning national media right now to show Bondi's performance to the masses.
This is it.
Pam Bondi's sole job.
Protect Trump, criminals, and pedophiles.
Pam Bondi's sole job.
Protect Trump, criminals, and pedophiles.
February 11, 2026 at 7:55 PM
I wish we had a functioning national media right now to show Bondi's performance to the masses.
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Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On
A Kafkaesque saga in which the government has failed to produce critical video footage has reached new levels of absurdity.
www.404media.co
February 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Court battle over surveillance footage at the Broadview ICE detention center reaches new levels of kafkaesque absurdity: The DOJ claimed it *couldn't afford* hard drives to put video footage on. Plaintiffs bought THE US GOVERNMENT hard drives. ICE "lost" them.
www.404media.co/government-l...
www.404media.co/government-l...
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Other Olympics host cities create new permanent housing. Not only is LA not building housing, we're going to convert already scarce existing housing into hotels 🫠
Airbnb has a new report out by Deloitte that says LA needs more Airbnbs for LA's Olympic and Paralympic Games (because of course that's what they're going to say lol)
One thing the report NEVER mentions is that Airbnb and Deloitte are both global partners of the IOC!
One thing the report NEVER mentions is that Airbnb and Deloitte are both global partners of the IOC!
New report shows how short-term rentals can help meet demand during LA28
A new report by Deloitte examines how lodging demand during the LA28 Olympic Games could exceed typical market capacity during peak competition days.
news.airbnb.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Other Olympics host cities create new permanent housing. Not only is LA not building housing, we're going to convert already scarce existing housing into hotels 🫠
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YIMBYs are seemingly getting more and more into transit policy. Thread on how the politics and strategy of transit is and isn't similar to the housing world:🧵
February 11, 2026 at 7:09 PM
YIMBYs are seemingly getting more and more into transit policy. Thread on how the politics and strategy of transit is and isn't similar to the housing world:🧵
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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Should I be suspicious? Two years after voters approved #MeasureHLA an LADOT video is actually promoting the city's Mobility Plan 2035 and HLA www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6S...
City of Los Angeles - Mobility Plan 2035
YouTube video by LADOT Official
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Should I be suspicious? Two years after voters approved #MeasureHLA an LADOT video is actually promoting the city's Mobility Plan 2035 and HLA www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ6S...
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This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
February 11, 2026 at 4:46 PM
This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.
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San Francisco and Los Angeles apartment rents are diverging. Part of the reason why is supply.
Here’s why S.F. apartment rents keep surging but L.A. is in a slump
San Francisco and Los Angeles apartment rents are diverging. Part of the reason why is supply.
bit.ly
February 11, 2026 at 3:00 PM
San Francisco and Los Angeles apartment rents are diverging. Part of the reason why is supply.
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MAGA saying that “no white people” was part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show implies that they don’t consider Lady Gaga, and her Italian American heritage, “white.” Hence, the definition of whiteness is shrinking under MAGA, and other Italian Americans should take note
February 11, 2026 at 2:58 PM
MAGA saying that “no white people” was part of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show implies that they don’t consider Lady Gaga, and her Italian American heritage, “white.” Hence, the definition of whiteness is shrinking under MAGA, and other Italian Americans should take note
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AB 1070 will direct state agencies to study how using the residential building code for small, multi-family home projects could accelerate the construction of “missing middle” housing.
cayimby.org/legislation/...
cayimby.org/legislation/...
AB 1070: Building Codes for "Missing Middle" Housing
AB 1070 will direct state agencies to study how using the residential building code for small, multi-family home projects could accelerate the construction of “missing middle” housing.
cayimby.org
February 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
AB 1070 will direct state agencies to study how using the residential building code for small, multi-family home projects could accelerate the construction of “missing middle” housing.
cayimby.org/legislation/...
cayimby.org/legislation/...
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Concentration camps:
We have received numerous credible reports of torture, killing, and inhumane treatment of detained individuals at the Camp East Montana migrant detention facility, located within Fort Bliss. #txlege
February 11, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Concentration camps:
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1. ICE is saying REAL ID licences don't count
2. I routinely go for walks without my wallet
3. "If you have have your papers why do you care" is an unamerican response to becoming an 'Ihre Papiere, bitte' society
2. I routinely go for walks without my wallet
3. "If you have have your papers why do you care" is an unamerican response to becoming an 'Ihre Papiere, bitte' society
Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."
February 11, 2026 at 1:13 PM
1. ICE is saying REAL ID licences don't count
2. I routinely go for walks without my wallet
3. "If you have have your papers why do you care" is an unamerican response to becoming an 'Ihre Papiere, bitte' society
2. I routinely go for walks without my wallet
3. "If you have have your papers why do you care" is an unamerican response to becoming an 'Ihre Papiere, bitte' society
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So the Trump Administration DOUBLE-REDACTED the Epstein Files
Khanna: There were two rounds of redactions. There was the original FBI redactions… and they did a second round of redactions at the DOJ. What they’re showing members now is the unredacted version of the DOJ’s redactions—not the original FBI redactions. They’re in blatant violation of the law.
February 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
So the Trump Administration DOUBLE-REDACTED the Epstein Files
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This beetle turns off its own pheromones to sneak into an ant colony, then grabs an ant to scoop up their pheromones, and smear them all over their little (smaller than the ant) beetle body. Then the beetle can feast on the ant eggs and larvae inside the ant colony. The catch? It can never leave. 🌱
Caltech scientists figured out how a beetle infiltrates typically hostile ants in the Angeles National Forest.
Their findings might explain why so many symbiotic relationships are "locked in" once they form. www.latimes.com/environment/...
Their findings might explain why so many symbiotic relationships are "locked in" once they form. www.latimes.com/environment/...
A SoCal beetle that poses as an ant may have answered a key question about evolution
A new study from Caltech explores the remarkable way a SoCal beetle infiltrates the colonies of the ant that runs the show in the Angeles National Forest — and what it can tell us about interdependent...
www.latimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:34 AM
This beetle turns off its own pheromones to sneak into an ant colony, then grabs an ant to scoop up their pheromones, and smear them all over their little (smaller than the ant) beetle body. Then the beetle can feast on the ant eggs and larvae inside the ant colony. The catch? It can never leave. 🌱
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The worlds most hopeful dog
(Yes it’s closed)
(Yes it’s closed)
February 11, 2026 at 9:06 AM
The worlds most hopeful dog
(Yes it’s closed)
(Yes it’s closed)
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None other than Art Leahy once described this when answering a question about why LA had lagged in building rail: “people would have said we’re not a city we’re a big village”.
(My one big complaint about City of Quartz is that it fundamentally accepts that reactionary premise)
(My one big complaint about City of Quartz is that it fundamentally accepts that reactionary premise)
It's big city traffic, distinct from medium city traffic but LA is kind of in denial about its status as a proper big city.
February 11, 2026 at 2:11 PM
None other than Art Leahy once described this when answering a question about why LA had lagged in building rail: “people would have said we’re not a city we’re a big village”.
(My one big complaint about City of Quartz is that it fundamentally accepts that reactionary premise)
(My one big complaint about City of Quartz is that it fundamentally accepts that reactionary premise)