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bowerbird
@bbirdiman.bsky.social
the restless reckless performance poet.
food should be free. housing free.
healthcare vision dental mental.
education internet transport.
let my people be free.
it's been over 2 months since the mortality figures
were updated. death certificates are still being
filed, and it's easy for computers to count them.
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 PM
so there was nothing special about
the "special redaction project"?
it was just the regular redaction they do
in the course of any job, not a project?
November 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
ten thousand cranes dropping dead is highly symbolic.
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
it was the worst of times, it was the worst of times.
October 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
unless someone doesn't like what they think you said.
October 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
i see no excess deaths in 2023 and 2024 in the u.s.,
and surely not 2%. although this year might have some,
i expect the real jump will start in 2030.
October 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
so to return to my ongoing theme here:
although we'll need to greatly recalibrate
our "needs", transportation is a necessity,
and thus should be free.
October 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
this is the least pleasure i ever get on bluesky.
i always regret trying to share my experience
(from the real world of renters) with yimby advocates.
October 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
does scarcity raise prices? certainly!
does a loosening of that scarcity lower prices? sure!
should we be building more housing today? absolutely yes!
October 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
i want to believe your approach works. i can't see it.
October 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
i don't oppose the bill.
i don't get involved in mundane politics.
i am pro-building.
i am pro-housing.
i am pro-density.
your skim musta missed this.
October 6, 2025 at 8:44 PM
i'm saying your pet projects aren't working.
there's a good reason 30 organizations
-- tenants' rights, affordable housing, etc. --
are opposing sb79.
October 6, 2025 at 8:26 PM
except half your households are no-partners.
October 6, 2025 at 7:12 PM
here's the target-demographic for the projects
that are being built in my neck of the woods.
it isn't "luxury", but my renter friends can't afford it.
October 6, 2025 at 5:55 PM
i sent that tweet about last summer off my memory.
then i went and fact-checked it. i was correct.
here are the covid wastewater values for 2022-2024.
October 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
it had declined for 2 weeks, at moderate speed,
and only to the same degree it had increased for
the 2 weeks prior to that, as the data clearly shows.
October 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
i can give several examples
within 3 miles of my apartment
if you wanna fact-check what i said
about availability and pricing
of housing stock nearby.
October 5, 2025 at 11:31 PM
he's just a human autopen
signing executive orders.
the best part is he loves doing it,
because he loves his signature,
he really loves his signature.
October 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
pretty sure we agree on tipping points.
October 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
how soon until we lose the first billion?
the second? third? fourth?
also what kind of sociopolitical changes do we face
when we hit those milestones?
October 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"cratering" is a word.
what i see is that wastewater is:
the same as 4 weeks ago;
twice what it was 8 weeks ago; and
3 times what it was 12 weeks ago.
October 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
hoerger puts the average total infections per person
at 4.68 right now. so i'd say the covid careless
are at about 6-8 cumulative infections nowadays.
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
putin and xi agree that 150 years is a possibility!
September 27, 2025 at 5:22 AM
we need to put greta in charge now, before it's too late.
September 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
it says "civil war" to hear dead enemies called martyrs.
September 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM