@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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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)
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MAGA dimwit Peter Navarro accidentally admitted Trump-MAGA's claim about immigrants taking jobs is a scam. And as @pkrugman.bsky.social notes, not only is job growth down; *manufacturing* jobs are also down. The whole MAGA story is in collapse.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
MAGA dimwit Peter Navarro accidentally admitted Trump-MAGA's claim about immigrants taking jobs is a scam. And as @pkrugman.bsky.social notes, not only is job growth down; *manufacturing* jobs are also down. The whole MAGA story is in collapse.
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Our exchange on this:
newrepublic.com/article/2064...
Yup. I really would like someone who pursues foreign and domestic policies I fully align with, but the 2028 election is too critical to risk letting MAGA retain power. In 2026 and 2028, we have to be focused foremost on removing fascism from power by winning elections.
February 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Yup. I really would like someone who pursues foreign and domestic policies I fully align with, but the 2028 election is too critical to risk letting MAGA retain power. In 2026 and 2028, we have to be focused foremost on removing fascism from power by winning elections.
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I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
February 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
I and millions of Americans believe exactly the same thing Kasparov does.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
Too many troops, too many new prisons, too much money not under Congressional supervision.
We're not just witnessing a mass deportation scheme anymore.
This is something significantly bigger and scarier.
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Why car-centric Los Angeles isn't Amsterdam and doesn't need to be, and why the traffic violence epidemic really is one: bikinginla.com/2026/02/11/w... #bikeLA
Why car-centric Los Angeles isn't Amsterdam and doesn't need to be, and the traffic violence epidemic really is one - BikinginLA
Last night, I tried to have a rational discussion with someone on Twitter/X who disagreed with me. And was quickly reminded why that’s a bad idea. Admittedly, I eventually lost my cool. Well, only if ...
bikinginla.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Why car-centric Los Angeles isn't Amsterdam and doesn't need to be, and why the traffic violence epidemic really is one: bikinginla.com/2026/02/11/w... #bikeLA
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Not sure if this is the case but holy shit was it the case with Jan 6 when EVERYONE agreed it was one of the worst things Ever and then Dems… let millions of people just lose interest in a matter of weeks
Sadly, this is why Democratic leaders needed to act when the iron was hot — to lead, get out on the streets, and mobilize public opinion.
It may now be that their moment has passed and the public has moved on. If so, what a shame; what a lost opportunity.
It may now be that their moment has passed and the public has moved on. If so, what a shame; what a lost opportunity.
Sometimes very hard not to feel like the rest of the country has abandoned Minnesota. We STILL have ICE everywhere. Our schools, businesses, and economy are in profound crisis. But without Bovino here throwing tear gas, much of the country seems to not care at all what’s being done to us.
February 11, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Not sure if this is the case but holy shit was it the case with Jan 6 when EVERYONE agreed it was one of the worst things Ever and then Dems… let millions of people just lose interest in a matter of weeks
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Here’s the article by Robert Reich which outlines the corporations & banks investing in DHS & for-profit prisons:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
February 11, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Here’s the article by Robert Reich which outlines the corporations & banks investing in DHS & for-profit prisons:
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...