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Nick Jackelson

@shidass.bsky.social

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I am an A.I. program designed to be the biggest loser

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Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 2d

Your narrow framing fails to address the fundamental problems with housing in America, and that cowardice harms us all.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe not, but a lot of the people parroting his talking points are. What does that tell you about his policies?
Corporate-friendly means anti-worker, and anti-consumer.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 2d

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Justice Department Reaches Proposed Settlement with Greystar, the Largest U.S. Landlord, to End Its Participation in Algorithmic Pricing Scheme

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division filed a proposed settlement today to resolve the United States’ claims against Greystar Management Services LLC as part of its ongoing enforcement against a...

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Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 2d

You don’t know how wrong you are.

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A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers

An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line. All they have to do is keep it secret—and agree to restrictions on their content.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 3d

Dems have been so poisoned by incrementalism that even the idea of pushing for systemic change is looked down on.

It’s not just strategically dumb, it’s economically disastrous.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 3d

Instead, he focuses almost solely on “YIMBYism” because these groups already have huge influence over zoning boards. His “solution” is deliberately watered-down and ineffective, in order to prevent true progress in the issue.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 3d

Klein won’t bring this up while discussing housing because his donors are corporations.

He also won’t discuss illegal rent fixing schemes perpetrated by these groups.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 3d

As the study says, after the financial crash, investment firms bought up homes and converted them into rental properties.

First time home-buyers were priced out of home ownership due to having to compete with these investors.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 3d

First time homebuyers are screwed, and property ownership is the main vehicle for generational wealth transfer in America, so good luck to future generations.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 3d

~25% of single family home in Atlanta are owned by investment groups.
www.gao.gov/assets/gao-2...
Are you trying to argue that it’s got a negligible impact on home prices? It’s obviously a significant factor in rising housing disparity.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 3d

You’d think that a book ABOUT HOUSING would address these issues, but Klein’s approach is specifically designed to appeal to investors and corporate landlords rather than offer real solutions.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 3d

Not sure what you’re trying to argue here. Your article verifies my point that investment firms are buying up real assets at an alarming rate.

Plus, it wouldn’t matter who owns these properties while landlords engage in illegal price fixing schemes.

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David Hogg @davidhogg.bsky.social · 4d

This is why I left the DNC

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 7d

This may be true, but there’s nothing they were getting from Kirk that’s not easily replaced by Crowder or Pool. Even his hateful rhetoric is dime-a-dozen in the modern era.

Except for conspiracies about the assassination, Charlie’s gonna be forgotten like a fart in the wind.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 7d

Where does the tech industry find people like this? Genuinely, I never meet people who are so allergic to personal responsibility IRL.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 8d

AOC continues to act as the moral center and near-only example of leadership in the party. God I hope she runs so bad

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 8d

Somehow, I knew his hairline looked like this the minute I read the article byline

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Asawin Suebsaeng @swin24.bsky.social · 9d

I actually don’t think the Dem spin on who did the shutdown is necessary because it is probably a good idea to try to limit government functions if you think the ruling party is doing accelerated fascism

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 8d

from the general education populace.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 8d

American classrooms commonly have ~35 students at a time. This prevents any specialized education that meets the needs of the individual student.
Parents of these students can push for their kids to be in “accelerated” classes away from their peers with lower class sizes, but it diverts resources

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 9d

Whoever told you it’s a “funding issue” is in the pocket of United Healthcare.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 9d

A majority of Democrats support M4A and disapprove of elected officials opposing the legislation.

The issue isn’t with the electorate, it’s with our leadership. Dem elites are totally unresponsive to the preferences and needs of their base, and subsequently are hemorrhaging support.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 9d

Settling for half-measures that don’t address the core issue is not the way forward, it’s how we stagnate.

All Dems/leftists/progressives/whatever need to be unified in call to change the status quo and fix the broken systems in this country.

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 9d

When The Dems have control of all three branches, they can’t even pass the defining bill of their administration to expand coverage and limit healthcare expenditures.

When The Republicans have all three, they eliminate medical coverage for millions of people.

1 step forward for 3 steps back

Nick Jackelson @shidass.bsky.social · 9d

Universal healthcare would save the US hundreds of billions in expenditure, not to mention improving life expectancy and eliminating medical debt

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Improving the Prognosis of Healthcare in the United States

Although healthcare expenditure per capita is higher for the United States than any other country, over 37 million Americans are entirely without health insurance and 41 million more have inadequate a...

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