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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 3h

look i'm just gonna say: everyone involved in this shit needs to go to jail

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 18h

ICE GOONS crash into car and then point weapons to kidnap man.

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Joe Giddings @joegiddings.bsky.social · 2d

This new residential tower in Lyon is made from wood.

In many ways, this is quite an incredible building. Here's why:

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Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social · 3d

Boo! 👎🏾

Aidan T @buildhomes.bsky.social · 3d

The homestead exemption bill last year got a lot of sponsors. It's basically a big tax break to homeowners, and a huge bias in the tax code towards homeownership. They talked about offsetting it with a tiny renter credit, but to fully equalize it would require billions and billions in renter credits

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Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social · 3d

Boo! 👎🏾
Yes, allowing people to rent single family homes is good and equitable.

Aidan T @buildhomes.bsky.social · 3d

Another bill they're talking about bringing up again is one that benefits homeowners at the expense of renters is the corporate homeownership ban. Allowing people to rent single family homes gives renters the ability to live in all neighborhoods.

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 3d

Thinking for yourself, going against the grain, having principles are currently an enormous liability in every part of public life. The way to succeed is to be the kind of person who believes exactly what your boss tells you to believe, has no core ideology, and turns a blind eye to evil on command

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 3d

We need to have solutions for the Collaborator Problem: the way the fascist takeover of all our institutions has led to the promotion of soulless, facile, subservient mediocrities filling vitally important roles across the breadth of our society

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 3d

I can't stop thinking about this. We're pursuing zero fire risk in multifam, while tolerating much more in single-fam. People respond by building and living in single-fam, where they're exposed to not only one of the highest fire death risks in the developed world, but also TONS more car crash risk

Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 3d

Love this new report on buildings' relative fire safety from @alexhrwtz.bsky.social and Pew colleagues.

www.pew.org/en/research-...

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Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social · 4d

Also, this again and again is the shift fire officials need to have in thinking:

“Because new buildings are much safer than old buildings. So if you make it harder to build a new building, you are actually decreasing fire safety.”

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Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social · 4d

Well reported and covers the downsides well. I know they've gotten away with it as industry for a long time, but it is still heavily embarrassing to propose a likely onerous change to the code based on anecdotes & no data.

The Urbanist @theurbanist.org · 4d

NEW // Fire Marshals Target Backyard Cottages with Proposal for Wider Pathway Requirements

By Andew Engelson

via @theurbanist.org // 🔗 www.theurbanist.org/2025/10/07/f...

Fire Marshals Target Backyard Cottages with Proposal for Wider Pathway Requirements » The Urbanist

# The Washington Association of Fire Marshals is proposing changes to Washington state building code that would require five-foot wide access path to accessory dwelling units, but builders paint the r...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 4d

eventually politicians need to start advocating for criminal and civil penalties for people involved in fabricating stories to get citizens incarcerated.

or, put another way: a society that would like to keep functioning has to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by authorities

Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 4d

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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Matthew Lewis is ready for progressive federalism @mateosfo.bsky.social · 4d

This is just normal behavior, literally an every day thing for drivers and car culture.

I'm not joking. Violent drivers shoot people once every 18 hours in the U.S.

In American car culture, violent assault is fully acceptable. It's only weird when they get arrested. apnews.com/article/mark...

Ex-NFL QB Mark Sanchez faces felony in fight that authorities say was over parking

Former NFL quarterback Mark Sanchez is facing a felony battery charge for what authorities say was a fight over parking.

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Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social · 5d

Goodness! Being number one by that number is wild

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 5d

Every Trump speech now produces approximately two dozen 30-second clips peppering the feed that each alone should trigger impeachment or 25th amendment proceedings and are indistinguishable from what your worst uncle would produce if he had any idea how to make ai-generated videos

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Matti has a Boo-ty 👻 @mrbtx.bsky.social · 6d

Indian Railways is a legitimately incredible organization

Patrick Reynolds for a greater Auckland @patrickreynolds.bsky.social · 6d

Not nearly enough is made of the incredibly impressive feat Indian Railways has made to electrify almost 100% of its 135,000km of track, while also growing renewable sourcing. Huge:

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/ind...

Indian Railways to achieve net zero targets in 2025 itself - 5 years ahead of 2030 goal - Times of India

India Business News: Indian Railways is set to achieve net-zero targets by year-end, surpassing its 2030 goal through extensive electrification. Aiming for 95% electric tr

timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Daniel A. Horwitz @danielahorwitz.bsky.social · 6d

I still don’t get how this is basically a non-story but Biden being old and diminished was a generational scandal. You worry about a president losing their faculties in large part *because* it might empower some lunatic like this! That’s the concern!

Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 6d

Miller’s apparent elevation to shadow president and his seeming intent to declare an end to the constitutional order would, in any other administration, be treated as a executive branch meltdown that was immensely embarrassing for the president and requiring Miller’s immediate removal

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Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social · 7d

What's the book?

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Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social · 8d

First grade was general grade gifted program started where I grew up. My brother was unique and started the program in kindergarten. Also, the program really was one day a week going to a different class it wasn't everyday.
Not my state but I'd say 1st grade is definitely an age it can start

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Braeden 🎣🦀🌲🦅 @bvd100.bsky.social · 9d

Seattle and Portland both score well on affordability in terms of median wage vs. median studio rent.

Gift Link (x5): Where can Americans afford to live solo in 2025?
economist.com/graphic-deta...

Where can Americans afford to live solo in 2025?

Our Carrie Bradshaw index shows rent is soaring in several southern cities

economist.com

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 9d

Also, does this lead to changes at the ADL? Seems like it could be a genuinely useful ally if it actually started targeting antisemitism, and this is an excellent moment to start highlighting the inexplicably unmentionable fact that the administration is absolutely infested with Nazis and their ilk

Reuters @reuters.com · 9d

FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League reut.rs/48715Qp

FBI cuts ties with Anti-Defamation League

The FBI has cut ties with advocacy group Anti-Defamation League, Kash Patel, the bureau's director, said on Wednesday.

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Sean Jursnick @seanjurs.bsky.social · 10d

Good news - Safe, new apartment construction is at a 50-year high, with nearly 600,000 units in 2024

Bad news - U.S. housing stock is the oldest that it has ever been, putting residents at risk

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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 10d

I do wonder when media outlets will get interested in ballooning everyday costs. My family's grocery bill has exploded over the past six months and - unlike when a Democrat is president - this is a non-story.

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Stephen Jacob Smith @stephenjacobsmith.com · 10d

Pew finds something that everybody in codes and standards knows but few will say out loud: we apply far stricter fire safety standards to apartments than to houses. www.pew.org/en/research-...

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Nick @nicksattele.bsky.social · 10d

Harrell’s brand new transportation levy has now funded -0.02 miles of bus lane

Ryan Packer @typewriteralley.bsky.social · 10d

Confirmed: SDOT will be removing the bus only lane on E Union Street this weekend, ceding this part of the $130 million RapidRide G project back to general purpose traffic in response to requests from nearby property owners.

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Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 10d

“Modern apartments have a fire death rate … six times lower than older apartments… (or) single-family homes…”

Aka why new single stair flats would be among the safest buildings in your city.

www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-bu...

Why Building Modern Apartments Can Solve the Housing Shortage and Improve Fire Safety

State and local policymakers across the country are exploring ways to expand housing options as communities face a persistent shortage that has driven costs to record highs. One way to close the gap i...

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Markus Johnson @markusja.bsky.social · 10d

a close up of a shark 's face with big eyes and sharp teeth

Alt: Shark from Finding Nemo smiling and baring his teeth.

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