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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 8h

Yup. I had a rant Doctor...

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Who's the architect that put their seal on this?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC

Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 8h

See also 'Architects'...

Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 10h

Tapping the sign

Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 11h

And, get bent @aiaofficial.bsky.social for argue abt process, qualifications, and fairness while Rome burns.

Do better.

www.punchlistmag.com/p/what-to-kn...

What to know about James McCrery, Trump’s White House architect

And what Peter Eisenman, his former mentor, thinks of his ballroom plan

www.punchlistmag.com

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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 11h

God bless you @hawthorne.bsky.social & #petereisenman.

www.punchlistmag.com/p/what-to-kn...

What to know about James McCrery, Trump’s White House architect

And what Peter Eisenman, his former mentor, thinks of his ballroom plan

www.punchlistmag.com

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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 11h

Regardless, it will be the pinnacle of his career to be stiffed by the POTUS... just like every other architect that has ever worked with him and thought it would be different this time...

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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 11h

So, ...it's this guy: www.mccreryarchitects.com

And, whatever. There's always gonna be this guy. But, his resume and the fact that AECOM is there to babysit suggest that he is in way over his head...

McCrery Architects

www.mccreryarchitects.com

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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 1d

Who is the architect that put their seal on this?

Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 1d

Who's the architect that put their seal on this?

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 1d

The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC

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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 3d

If one must engage the #badfaith...

#citybuilding

Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 3d

Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year.
momentummag.com/your-comebac...

Your Comeback Guide to all the Anti-Cycling Arguments You’ll Hear This Year

Anti-bike arguments aren’t just frustrating—they’re outdated, inaccurate, and often repeated without a shred of evidence.

momentummag.com

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God @thegodpodcast.com · 3d

Bless Mayor Johnson for calling for a general strike!

Bless The Chicago Mayor’s Call For A General Strike

Can God get an amen?

www.thegodpodcast.com

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 5d

I saw a tragically AI-generated version of this poster, so I have recreated a 100% human-made version for all your protest sign needs.

The Obama Hope poster, but it's a frog and it says "Hop"

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 4d

Hell is empty and all the drivers are here.

Sky News @news.sky.com · 5d

Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver

A 17th-century building that housed William Shakespeare's family has been left damaged after a driver reversed into it.

news.sky.com

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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 7d

Ride on, #Patriot!

cyclesixmile @cyclesixmile.bsky.social · 7d

Need to copy the Atlanta Magnet Man here in Detroit.

Atlanta Magnet Man riding an e-bike pulling a trailer with large magnets under it

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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 10d

I laffed...

Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 13d

C'mon, Doctor...

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14d

My French charcutier suggested I make, basically, cassoulet from his smoked chorizo and all of a sudden New Orleans cooking makes more sense.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 21d

It took 20 years to go from Dan Rather to Bari Weiss.

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20d

This, via @jayrosen.bsky.social, is a great matrix on how to deal with right wing trolling.

reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/harm-reducti...

A matrix on how to deal with each of seven tactics from "populists," including:
Provocative statement
Blatant lie
Attack on media
Extreme idea
Personal softening
Flooding the zone
False balance point

It shows that blatant lies and attacks on media, especially, cannot be ignored. It provides a series of adapted techniques on how to respond.

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Washington Housing Conservancy @washhousing.bsky.social · 22d

Spending over 30% of household income on housing qualifies as rent burdened. But according to the latest research from @harvard-jchs.bsky.social the “30% metric” underestimates how many renters are actually burdened by housing costs once you include food, healthcare, childcare, transport, & more:

Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies @harvard-jchs.bsky.social · 24d

Rising rents are leaving households with less income to pay for other needs, and inflation has also pushed up the cost of other necessities.

Our new paper finds that, after paying for rent, 2/3 of working-age renters cannot afford their basic needs.

www.jchs.harvard.edu/blog/two-thi...

Two-Thirds of Working-Age Renters Struggle to Afford Basic Needs

Rising rents are squeezing renter households, leaving them with less residual income to pay for other needs. But inflation has also pushed up the cost

www.jchs.harvard.edu

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 22d

Good morning.

The government is shut down because Trump wants to act like a king and steal from you.

Democrats have no obligation to support a budget that funds the destruction of our democracy - and DOUBLES health premiums to fund a tax cut for billionaires.

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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · 22d

#verymetal

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 22d

Read @amandamarcotte.bsky.social for one reason to worry less about Charlie Kirk's wider salience: bc the music as his memorial sucked.

www.salon.com/2025/10/01/m...

Look, we’re all very worried here about rising fascism. But it’s time to take a deep breath and remember this: If Christian music appealed to anyone outside the white evangelical world, we’d have seen evidence of it by now. CCM has been around for decades, and yet it remains what it always was — watered down versions of sounds that were popular on the radio years ago. Gate attempted to equate the popularity of CCM in white evangelical circles with the way Wagner was synonymous with German cultural pride. But they are categorically different. Despite his rancid politics, Wagner was a true genius who remains popular nearly 150 years after his death. Both CCM and worship music are subpar forms that white evangelicals settle for because they think you can catch demons from the real stuff.

Popular music may not be satanic, but MAGA is right to see it as mostly liberal. That’s why they fear it. Far from avoiding transcendent artistic experiences, the left can lay claim to most of them. Most everything from Taylor Swift to the grittiest punk music is made by people on the left. That’s why evangelicals want their kids to avoid it. They rightly believe that it’s hard to go back to mediocrity after you’ve tasted excellence.

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Molly White @molly.wiki · Sep 18

anti-anti-fascist feels like it should have a one-word synonym

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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · Sep 18

Please stop amplifying this bad faith. #Detroit has many problems. #Parking is not one of them...

#citybuilding

www.axios.com/local/detroi...

DCFC's stadium parking hinges on Moroun land deal

Team needs key vacant parcels for a planned 158-space lot

www.axios.com

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Sep 3

That’s why we created this worksheet, and why I’m organizing workshops this week, including one on facilitating people’s assemblies.

Mapping Community Defense and Care in Our Neighborhoods

This worksheet can help us prepare for Trump's military interventions at the neighborhood level.

organizingmythoughts.org

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Ted Lott @tedlott.bsky.social · Sep 2

Every. Gaddam. Day.

'Liberals and journalists understand language differently than fascists do.'

emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · Sep 2

A Tale of Two Governors: Confronting versus Dick-Wagging

www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/02/a...

A Tale of Two Governors: Confronting versus Dick-Wagging - emptywheel

Far too many late adherents to Gavin Newsom's trolling believe it works solely because he confronts Trump. How he's confronting Trump matters. Newsom is eschewing mere recital of facts and instead pre...

www.emptywheel.net

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Megan Piontkowski illustration @meganpiont.bsky.social · Aug 25

New "How to Report ICE" zines up today for free printable download!

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Please share!
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Hand holding small black and white hand lettered zine titled "How to Report ICE and Help Keep Our Neighbors Safe"

hand holding open zine. Pages read: "S Size of group, A Actions/Activity, L Location, U Uniforms/Clothes, T Time/Date, E Equipment

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