Karrie Jacobs
@karrieurbanist.bsky.social
Writer. Mostly cities, architecture and design. Also the politics of public space, technology and trees. Faculty at SVA’s DCrit. South Brooklyn and the Western Catskills.
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The Transformation of the New York Waterfront
From the Navy Yard and Industry City to the recent remaking of Bush Terminal, developers are attempting to remake Brooklyn’s coastline.
www.thenation.com
I visited the newly renovated section of Bush Terminal a few months ago. The last I’d heard, the city had designated it as a new garment district. As with all things NYC, the story was much more complicated.
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With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
There are certain places where New Yorkers collectively experience the zeitgeist.
During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, it was the places that repaired broken auto glass.
During the rise of the internet in the 1990s, it was the waiting area at Tekserve.
During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, it was the places that repaired broken auto glass.
During the rise of the internet in the 1990s, it was the waiting area at Tekserve.
David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
There are certain places where New Yorkers collectively experience the zeitgeist.
During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, it was the places that repaired broken auto glass.
During the rise of the internet in the 1990s, it was the waiting area at Tekserve.
During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, it was the places that repaired broken auto glass.
During the rise of the internet in the 1990s, it was the waiting area at Tekserve.
Operation Allies Welcome, Gave Some Afghans Entry to the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Poor Little Mikey.
We should do whatever we can to insure he doesn’t have to do that terrible job for much longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
We should do whatever we can to insure he doesn’t have to do that terrible job for much longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Poor Little Mikey.
We should do whatever we can to insure he doesn’t have to do that terrible job for much longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
We should do whatever we can to insure he doesn’t have to do that terrible job for much longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
As Sarah Palin once said:
“All of them.”
“All of them.”
It’s Time To Celebrate 2025’s Supreme Scoundrels: Send Us Your Golden Duke Noms talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/its-t...
It’s Time To Celebrate 2025’s Supreme Scoundrels: Send Us Your Golden Duke Noms
Some of you sickos have been waiting all year for this 🫶🏻...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
As Sarah Palin once said:
“All of them.”
“All of them.”
So Kristi Noem, in her faux Marlboro ad, riding her horse through the wide open spaces (see below), says you can be an American, too “if you come here the right way.”
But her agency is jailing people who show up at immigration appointments certain they *are* doing exactly what the law requires.
But her agency is jailing people who show up at immigration appointments certain they *are* doing exactly what the law requires.
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
So Kristi Noem, in her faux Marlboro ad, riding her horse through the wide open spaces (see below), says you can be an American, too “if you come here the right way.”
But her agency is jailing people who show up at immigration appointments certain they *are* doing exactly what the law requires.
But her agency is jailing people who show up at immigration appointments certain they *are* doing exactly what the law requires.
“If you come here the right way…”
What right way would that be?
By purchasing a “gold visa”?
What right way would that be?
By purchasing a “gold visa”?
this extremely fashy Trump cult of personality ad featuring Kristi Noem ran this morning on Fox & Friends
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“If you come here the right way…”
What right way would that be?
By purchasing a “gold visa”?
What right way would that be?
By purchasing a “gold visa”?
When I read that the artist representing the US at the Venice Biennale is named Alma Allen, I thought: Amazing. The Trump cultural czar, whoever that is, selected a woman.
But, no. This Alma is a man who looks archetypically American. (But lives in Mexico.)
And his art seems very, very quiet.
But, no. This Alma is a man who looks archetypically American. (But lives in Mexico.)
And his art seems very, very quiet.
Alma Allen, American Sculptor, Is Selected for Venice Biennale
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When I read that the artist representing the US at the Venice Biennale is named Alma Allen, I thought: Amazing. The Trump cultural czar, whoever that is, selected a woman.
But, no. This Alma is a man who looks archetypically American. (But lives in Mexico.)
And his art seems very, very quiet.
But, no. This Alma is a man who looks archetypically American. (But lives in Mexico.)
And his art seems very, very quiet.
“Now consider the effect of the leak. The transcripts make it clear the claims sold to Axios and WSJ — that Jared Kushner wrote this plan — were false. Dmitriev succeeded, as he told Ushakov he would do, in getting the White House to pass off the Russian plan as their own.”
The Dim Philby Leaks - emptywheel
The release of transcripts showing that the Ukraine "piece" plan that Trump claimed to be his own was in fact simply the Russian plan could have the same effect the discovery of Mike Flynn's back chan...
www.emptywheel.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“Now consider the effect of the leak. The transcripts make it clear the claims sold to Axios and WSJ — that Jared Kushner wrote this plan — were false. Dmitriev succeeded, as he told Ushakov he would do, in getting the White House to pass off the Russian plan as their own.”
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“A lot floating around” - just finished this by Marcy Wheeler:
The Dim Philby Leaks - emptywheel
The release of transcripts showing that the Ukraine "piece" plan that Trump claimed to be his own was in fact simply the Russian plan could have the same effect the discovery of Mike Flynn's back chan...
www.emptywheel.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“A lot floating around” - just finished this by Marcy Wheeler:
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Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
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Impeachment confession
NEW:
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
The DOJ tells Judge James Boasberg that Kristi Noem made the decision that flights that had departed should continue on to El Salvador, in contravention of the court’s orders.
BREAKING:
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
“After receiving that legal advice, Secretary Noem directed that the AEA detainees who had been removed from the United States before the Court’s order could be transferred to the custody of El Salvador. “
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Impeachment confession
The only time I ever spoke to Witkoff was in 1998. I was doing a story for a concept issue of New York Mag. The concept: the next New York. My assignment: the next Donald Trump.
November 26, 2025 at 11:56 AM
The only time I ever spoke to Witkoff was in 1998. I was doing a story for a concept issue of New York Mag. The concept: the next New York. My assignment: the next Donald Trump.
There’s a lot floating around about Witkoff’s ties to Russian money. The piece below is very detailed, and transparent about its sources.
(In the ‘90s, he was profiled in the WSJ. All anyone remembers about from that moment is that he wore an ankle holster and had a table at Rao’s.)
(In the ‘90s, he was profiled in the WSJ. All anyone remembers about from that moment is that he wore an ankle holster and had a table at Rao’s.)
The Envoy: How Steve Witkoff’s Network Links Trump and the Kremlin
Trump’s Middle East envoy isn’t who you think. Steve Witkoff’s web ties Trumpworld to Moscow’s elite.
medium.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
There’s a lot floating around about Witkoff’s ties to Russian money. The piece below is very detailed, and transparent about its sources.
(In the ‘90s, he was profiled in the WSJ. All anyone remembers about from that moment is that he wore an ankle holster and had a table at Rao’s.)
(In the ‘90s, he was profiled in the WSJ. All anyone remembers about from that moment is that he wore an ankle holster and had a table at Rao’s.)
Nice review of photographer Stanley Greenberg’s expanded and reissued Waterworks, a visual inventory of NYC’s water infrastructure.
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/stan...
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/stan...
www.archpaper.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Nice review of photographer Stanley Greenberg’s expanded and reissued Waterworks, a visual inventory of NYC’s water infrastructure.
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/stan...
www.archpaper.com/2025/11/stan...
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we're going to win
Page One in Cincinnati:
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
“.. I need to be able to look my grandkids in the eye and say I did not remain silent.”
#ICE
November 25, 2025 at 1:02 PM
we're going to win
ICE, DHS, and the Trump admin in general, seem strangely indifferent to the concept of winning hearts and minds.
ICE arrests, detains British woman with US husband and newborn when she shows up for her green card interview. She’s now in a detention center, separated from her 6-month-old. No criminal record. She had overstayed her visa.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
www.lbc.co.uk/article/brit...
British mum detained by ICE agents in California as six-month old baby and stunned husband watch on | LBC
Katie Paul, 33, was in the process of applying for a green card when she was ambushed by immigration agents
www.lbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
ICE, DHS, and the Trump admin in general, seem strangely indifferent to the concept of winning hearts and minds.
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Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
U.S. ready to cut support to Scouts, accusing them of attacking 'boy-friendly spaces'
Documents show the U.S. military is planning to sever all ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts.
www.npr.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Hegseth is very very terrified, deep deep down of something to do with maleness www.npr.org/2025/11/25/n...
“‘There’s incredibly little signage of any sort in the White House,’ he*said. ‘It’s a house. It’s not a hotel. It’s not a club.’”
Bingo!
* Rick Paulus, former White House chief calligrapher
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Bingo!
* Rick Paulus, former White House chief calligrapher
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
What’s going on with Trump’s gold ‘Oval Office’ sign?
We asked design experts to read the writing on the White House wall and tell us what they see
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:47 AM
“‘There’s incredibly little signage of any sort in the White House,’ he*said. ‘It’s a house. It’s not a hotel. It’s not a club.’”
Bingo!
* Rick Paulus, former White House chief calligrapher
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
Bingo!
* Rick Paulus, former White House chief calligrapher
www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
“Russia’s slow grind in 2025 has gained it less than an additional 1 percent of Ukrainian territory at a massive cost estimated at over 200,000 troops killed and wounded. But that is enough for the Russian president, who exudes confidence in victory as he tries to shape the facts on the ground…”
Russia’s tiny advances in 2025 sold Putin on inevitable victory in Ukraine
Grinding progress for Russia on the battlefield this year has resulted in thousands of casualties but enough progress for Putin to refuse any compromises in diplomacy.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“Russia’s slow grind in 2025 has gained it less than an additional 1 percent of Ukrainian territory at a massive cost estimated at over 200,000 troops killed and wounded. But that is enough for the Russian president, who exudes confidence in victory as he tries to shape the facts on the ground…”
While the DHS is giving its all to deporting hard-working immigrants:
“Narcotics arrests fell by roughly 11 percent.
“Agents opened 15 percent fewer new investigations into narcotics crimes.
“The number of weapons seized fell dramatically, declining from nearly 41,400 to fewer than 11,200…”
“Narcotics arrests fell by roughly 11 percent.
“Agents opened 15 percent fewer new investigations into narcotics crimes.
“The number of weapons seized fell dramatically, declining from nearly 41,400 to fewer than 11,200…”
Drug Arrests and Gun Seizures Fell as Homeland Security Pursued Immigration
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
While the DHS is giving its all to deporting hard-working immigrants:
“Narcotics arrests fell by roughly 11 percent.
“Agents opened 15 percent fewer new investigations into narcotics crimes.
“The number of weapons seized fell dramatically, declining from nearly 41,400 to fewer than 11,200…”
“Narcotics arrests fell by roughly 11 percent.
“Agents opened 15 percent fewer new investigations into narcotics crimes.
“The number of weapons seized fell dramatically, declining from nearly 41,400 to fewer than 11,200…”
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
The ‘New’ Solution for the N.Y.C. Housing Crisis: Tiny Apartments
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to bolster national scientific research through the use of artificial intelligence.”
After we’ve laid off countless human scientists, we’re going to prop up the tech industry’s investment in AI in the name of “science.”
After we’ve laid off countless human scientists, we’re going to prop up the tech industry’s investment in AI in the name of “science.”
Trump Orders Construction of A.I. Platform to Use Troves of Government Data for Research
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:01 AM
“President Trump on Monday signed an executive order to bolster national scientific research through the use of artificial intelligence.”
After we’ve laid off countless human scientists, we’re going to prop up the tech industry’s investment in AI in the name of “science.”
After we’ve laid off countless human scientists, we’re going to prop up the tech industry’s investment in AI in the name of “science.”
“…the group argues that the party must embrace candidates willing to challenge entrenched corporate interests, fiercely oppose the Trump administration and defy their own party’s orthodoxy.”
Sounds to me like the Dem “Fight Club” is simply being…sensible.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Sounds to me like the Dem “Fight Club” is simply being…sensible.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Chuck Schumer Faces Pushback From a ‘Fight Club’ of Senate Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
“…the group argues that the party must embrace candidates willing to challenge entrenched corporate interests, fiercely oppose the Trump administration and defy their own party’s orthodoxy.”
Sounds to me like the Dem “Fight Club” is simply being…sensible.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...
Sounds to me like the Dem “Fight Club” is simply being…sensible.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/u...