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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 8h

We cannot build our way out of a crisis caused by income disparity. The people creating that mythology are the people who profit from people thinking that supply/demand, a simplistic interpretation of a 18th century morality theory.

maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 9h

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 9h

That is simplistic. Grouping is not value. The energy spent to accommodate Manhattan‘s needs is extraordinary. The island takes from other places. It dies w/o supplies. It also creates a target for damage. There is no such thing as positive feedback loop. There are spirals.

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 12h

If you move to a place where you know housing is expensive & believe it is a supply/demand issue, then you are creating the problem you want others to solve. You’re saying, “I love what you’ve built, now change it for me.” A nationwide intersecting grid of smaller towns dilutes the power of wealth.

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 12h

The sewer system in CA is woefully inadequate. SF just sued to undermine EPA authority over the pollution going into the Pacific & the Bay. SoCal beaches routinely shut down b/c of sewage. Condos have lost value b/c people want houses & HOA fees are more than rent.

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 21h

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 21h

San Francisco has one housing unit for every two adults. That is economic parity, which should lower home & rental prices. It hasn’t. Between 2000-2020 home prices rose 413%; the population did not increase four-fold. An influx of wealthy people overpaid an average of 27% in cash on homes.

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 21h

Frog and Toad are Friends.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

PORTLAND: “The frogs are multiplying”

(#NotAWarZone Noem Matter what Kristi says)

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Lizz Winstead she/her @lizzwinstead.bsky.social · 11d

My new band is gonna be called "Everyone's Bettter Than Ezra"

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 23h

THIS!! 👇👇

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Maggie Tokuda-Hall @maggietokudahall.bsky.social · 22h

Today my daughter's preschool is holding a farewell assembly for one of her classmates whose mother has no choice but to self deport. The school is hoping it will be joyful in tone, so we might make this less upsetting for this 3 year old.

There's just no words for the uselessness of this cruelty.

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 21h

On my block are 3 houses that have been bought & sold off-market to LLC’s 4 times in the past 5 years. My friend in Atlanta lives on a block where only seven homes are occupied full-time by the people who own them. Adam Neumann of WeWork has billion$ to become the “biggest landlord in the US.”

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 21h

I phrased that badly. Between 2020 and 2023, investors accounted for 18.5% of all home purchases. By 2025, that had jumped to more than 26%. For rental properties, it’s even higher. Wealthy people buy homes using an LLC, thereby allowing their living expenses to be considered business deductions.

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 21h

www.mpamag.com/us/mortgage-...

Real estate investors are taking over the US housing market

Investors are scooping up homes before buyers even have a chance as housing affordability worsens

www.mpamag.com

maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 1d

We cannot build our way out of a problem created by wealth disparity! Housing is not a supply/demand issue. Whomever has the most money gets the house. Mortgage holders are limited in their bidding price; investors have cash. About 24% of the housing in any market is in their investment portfolios.

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W. Kamau Bell @wkamaubell.bsky.social · 8d

You knew I’d have some THOUGHTS.😬

Saudi Arabia? I barely know her!

Have Jokes - Will Travel... Sometimes

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Last night I had the honor of attending a special screening of "The Last Class" at UC Berkeley. I want to thank everyone who attended — and especially thank my friend @wkamaubell.bsky.social for hosting a great conversation afterwards.

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 1d

Only 10 senators voted for Bernie Sanders's amendment to reduce the Pentagon budget by 10% and instead expand veteran dental care:

Baldwin (D-WI)
Markey (D-MA)
Merkley (D-OR)
Murphy (D-CT)
Sanders (I-VT)
Smith (D-MN)
Van Hollen (D-MD)
Warren (D-MA)
Welch (D-VT)
Wyden (D-OR)

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 1d

The pope does not control the finances. There are elaborate financial structures supporting all religious institutions. If Leo brings back liberation theology, which required the church invest in poor communities not just take money from them, it would be wealth well used.

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Jo Wolff @jowolff.bsky.social · 1d

The advice I give young people on choice of degree programme. Choose something you love. You’ve got the rest of your life to be frustrated and miserable.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Context matters

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 1d

"...including while she was praying with her eyes closed and hands lifted, wearing a clerical collar and stole."

religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

BlackRock is seeking to buy Aligned Data Centers, a data center construction company.

It’s also going to buy AES, one of the major power providers for Big Tech data centers.

While these data centers drive up your electricity costs, wealthy financiers are going to make a killing.

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maryhear.bsky.social @maryhear.bsky.social · 2d

Sure, grow your own food, build mills & store houses, raise your own animals, then harvest & process everything after you’ve weaved your own fabric & thread, then designed & sewn your own clothes in the house you built with tools you fabricated w/o electricity or water unless you’re near a river.

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