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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 11d

Solution to BC condo glut: let developers do short-term rental for a fee, somewhat lower than empty homes + spec tax, have to make good faith effort to market properties. Help fend off bank losses, preserve developer liquidity, ease hotel shortage. Hard to see who loses.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12d

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.

I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.

Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 17d

I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 20d

Two good things about @rebeccaleebligh.bsky.social from what I have seen:
1. Works hard and listens to reason.
2. Fundamentally a decent and kind person. I wouldn't be very worried about corruption stuff if she were mayor and I think she'd give a lot of attention to homelessness/addiction.

Justin McElroy 🇨🇦 @jmcelroy.bsky.social · 20d

Vancouver councillor Rebecca Bligh makes official she will run for mayor next year under a new banner of “Vote Vancouver”.

Bligh was first elected in 2018 with the NPA, left them, joined Sim’s ABC Party and was re-elected, before she was booted from ABC, mostly on divisions over social issues.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 22d

This is an interesting metric. I suspect there are similar abuses of speech "rights" with respect to COVID, herpes, and warts.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23d

Trump: "When 97% of the stories are bad about a person, that's no longer free speech."

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 23d

The evening of October 23rd, we will be hosting a panel discussion on the future of multifamily housing finance. I think a very important topic and a great opportunity to schmooze with real estate industry and policy professionals. www.sauder.ubc.ca/event/future.... I hope to see you there.

The Future of Multifamily Housing Construction Financing

With housing still unaffordable, governments at every level have committed to increasing multifamily construction. However, in Canada’s most expensive cities, new projects have stalled. This panel wil...

www.sauder.ubc.ca

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · 23d

Good question. You could ask by how much does govt subsidize typical apartments and assume that's the social externality. So *maybe* 20% of value over lifetime. Say 4%/year annualized social cost of 20% = .8%. So maybe a range of .25% to 1.5%. At current rates tax paid >> occupancy, I suspect.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Aug 12

I don't have the years and years it would take to download the series from Fred, but would be interesting to know if he cherrypicked maturities.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Jul 25

Some locals wrote up advice to @gregorrobertson.bsky.social , here is my reply to their advice docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Jun 5

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm-5...

Dustin Hoffman and Robert De Niro, Wag the dog - I want the credit!

YouTube video by m._cello

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Jun 5

The enemy of my enemy is my enemy? The enema of my enemy is my enemy?

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Jun 2

Question about the Big Beautiful Bill: the Supreme Court has decided that tipping politicians for a job well done is legal, and the bill deletes taxes on tips. So if a rich guy gives a pol a bribe/performance bonus, is that now non-taxable?

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · May 9

Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · May 9

Reporter: The president fired the Librarian of Congress. Why?

Leavitt: There were quite concerning things she had done at the Library of Congress in the pursuit of DEI and putting inappropriate books in the library for children.

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · May 1

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/u... !!

At a Dubai Conference, Trump’s Conflicts Take Center Stage

A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announced in a panel that included the president’s son and his business partner, who promised, “This is only the begin...

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · May 1

Not easy to get fired by Trump for incompetence, but seems like he just waltzed right into it?

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Apr 29

nice

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Apr 29

Lock for decent cabinet spot, right? Unless Eleanor Olszewski is like RoboMP super genius?

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · Apr 29

Rep Sara Jacobs (D-CA) introduced formal amendment to limit “use of funds for a makeup studio for the Secretary of Defense”

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Apr 29

Nice example of problems with first past the post.

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · Apr 29

Quite the dramatic split in one of the only remaining uncalled races in Canada:

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Apr 28

Is anyone doing a same-store-sales analysis of the vote?

Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Apr 28

This does raise an interesting question: are benches entitled to due process? Can the criminal bench be sent to a foreign prison without a hearing because of its alleged criminality? I would think generally benches *can* be sent abroad, but does the alleged criminality imply human rights?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 28

Bondi on Judge Hannah Dugan: "This is a criminal judge sitting on a criminal bench."

Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Apr 28

"NO NEGATIVES" seems like a stretch

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Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Apr 22

"playing the Ref"

Tom Davidoff @tomdavidoff.bsky.social · Apr 19

I'm off Twitter -- what's the op?

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 15

Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

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