Robin Palm, AICP
@bourbonplanner.bsky.social
Urban planner for Mt Pleasant, WI
American Planning Association WI SE Rep
Resident Washington Heights, Milwaukee, WI
Opinions are my own & not those of any office or organization.
Formerly: https://twitter.com/BourbonPlanner
American Planning Association WI SE Rep
Resident Washington Heights, Milwaukee, WI
Opinions are my own & not those of any office or organization.
Formerly: https://twitter.com/BourbonPlanner
I just wonder what the heck they wouldn’t capitulate on.
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I just wonder what the heck they wouldn’t capitulate on.
Reposted by Robin Palm, AICP
I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
![A meme depicting a woman staring at her phone with one hand on her head, with the following text below:
IS YOUR CHILD TEXTING ABOUT THE WRECK OF THE EDMUND FITZGERALD?
What your Great Lakes maritime history-obsessed teen's text messages actually mean:
brb = bell rang bro
rofl = rang out for lost (crew)
bff = big freakin' freigher
lol = Load of Ore on the Lake
smh = shift minutes to hours
glhf = Great Lakes hella freighter
tbh = taconite be haulin'
stfu = steer the freighter upwind
tfw = that freakin' witch (of November)
asl = a ship lost
gg = Gitche Gumee
idc = immoderate deadweight capacity
btw = beneath the waves
afk = a freighter kaput
hbd = hauler's beacon down
ily = iron load yonder
jk = just [24] kilometers
lmao = lost my abyssal ore
nbd = north bound draft
glhf = good lord, hold flooding
omg = obliteratingly massive gales
tmi = too much iron
wtf = White Fish (Bay)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ccm7gttkbfs2eyyrlpshmeun/bafkreib6ughtj23oqdskaisavrueyn6fijujbp2e663h6p6ukx74lbibyu@jpeg)
October 31, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I'm so worried about what'll happen when our kids are old enough to have phones!!!! 😮😮😮
If you’re gonna build a city on ranch land in the middle of nowhere: pick this place. No CEQA or zoning!
6 senators. 3 house seats. 10 electoral votes (that = WI)
Make sustainability a key priority: low water impact, wind/solar/geothermal power , great transit, no private cars, etc.
Just sayin.
6 senators. 3 house seats. 10 electoral votes (that = WI)
Make sustainability a key priority: low water impact, wind/solar/geothermal power , great transit, no private cars, etc.
Just sayin.
October 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
If you’re gonna build a city on ranch land in the middle of nowhere: pick this place. No CEQA or zoning!
6 senators. 3 house seats. 10 electoral votes (that = WI)
Make sustainability a key priority: low water impact, wind/solar/geothermal power , great transit, no private cars, etc.
Just sayin.
6 senators. 3 house seats. 10 electoral votes (that = WI)
Make sustainability a key priority: low water impact, wind/solar/geothermal power , great transit, no private cars, etc.
Just sayin.
Randomly replace 1/10 plastic flex posts with secret ninja bollards.
October 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
You’re right.
They should go for 10-1
They should go for 10-1
October 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
You’re right.
They should go for 10-1
They should go for 10-1
Millennials holding firm I see. 🫡
October 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Millennials holding firm I see. 🫡
Lolz. Truly the dumbest timeline.
Need a giant meteor, stat.
Need a giant meteor, stat.
October 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Lolz. Truly the dumbest timeline.
Need a giant meteor, stat.
Need a giant meteor, stat.
What’s the approval rating for Nazi tatoo guy? Is the question
October 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What’s the approval rating for Nazi tatoo guy? Is the question
lol.
I say the same thing about traffic lights and signs
“The people you need to worry about aren’t the ones paying attention to signs”
What if they painted No Parking on a giant ass boulder?
That’ll do it
I say the same thing about traffic lights and signs
“The people you need to worry about aren’t the ones paying attention to signs”
What if they painted No Parking on a giant ass boulder?
That’ll do it
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
lol.
I say the same thing about traffic lights and signs
“The people you need to worry about aren’t the ones paying attention to signs”
What if they painted No Parking on a giant ass boulder?
That’ll do it
I say the same thing about traffic lights and signs
“The people you need to worry about aren’t the ones paying attention to signs”
What if they painted No Parking on a giant ass boulder?
That’ll do it
May I humbly suggest…
a yellow pole on the side of a road with a sign that says ppsp 1968
ALT: a yellow pole on the side of a road with a sign that says ppsp 1968
media.tenor.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
May I humbly suggest…
Trumps cabinet has a person who was an actual elected Democratic congressperson and vice Chair of the DNC and an actual member of the Kennedy family.
Let’s just say the background checks and vetting are not super strengths of the party.
Run planted candidates in all kinds of primaries.
Let’s just say the background checks and vetting are not super strengths of the party.
Run planted candidates in all kinds of primaries.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trumps cabinet has a person who was an actual elected Democratic congressperson and vice Chair of the DNC and an actual member of the Kennedy family.
Let’s just say the background checks and vetting are not super strengths of the party.
Run planted candidates in all kinds of primaries.
Let’s just say the background checks and vetting are not super strengths of the party.
Run planted candidates in all kinds of primaries.
You know, I’ve seen the theories that he’s a plant, but you really have to try harder at being incognito than Nazi skull chest tattoo, but it got me thinking : “why aren’t we using plants?”
Like those voters don’t care about policy, just run someone in a primary that passes the vibes check.
Like those voters don’t care about policy, just run someone in a primary that passes the vibes check.
October 22, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You know, I’ve seen the theories that he’s a plant, but you really have to try harder at being incognito than Nazi skull chest tattoo, but it got me thinking : “why aren’t we using plants?”
Like those voters don’t care about policy, just run someone in a primary that passes the vibes check.
Like those voters don’t care about policy, just run someone in a primary that passes the vibes check.
I mean, aren’t we getting ahead of ourselves with the assumption that nazi tattoos will be a net loss in votes?
Think about it, the most important voters to sway are the ones that have already voted for Collins.
/s
Jeez the state of the world today is a shambles
Think about it, the most important voters to sway are the ones that have already voted for Collins.
/s
Jeez the state of the world today is a shambles
October 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I mean, aren’t we getting ahead of ourselves with the assumption that nazi tattoos will be a net loss in votes?
Think about it, the most important voters to sway are the ones that have already voted for Collins.
/s
Jeez the state of the world today is a shambles
Think about it, the most important voters to sway are the ones that have already voted for Collins.
/s
Jeez the state of the world today is a shambles
Whelp. Milkshake duck strikes again
October 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Whelp. Milkshake duck strikes again
Album is fire. Trent could have been right at home with New Order and Depeche Mode if he wanted to stay in this lane.
October 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Album is fire. Trent could have been right at home with New Order and Depeche Mode if he wanted to stay in this lane.
It depends on how your school funding works with state aids.
In WI, state aid esssentially replaces the lost school revenue at a 1:1 basis *and* they get a lump sum bonus when the Tax district closes.
To my knowledge in WI, a school district has never voted no on creating a Tax Increment District.
In WI, state aid esssentially replaces the lost school revenue at a 1:1 basis *and* they get a lump sum bonus when the Tax district closes.
To my knowledge in WI, a school district has never voted no on creating a Tax Increment District.
October 18, 2025 at 12:13 PM
It depends on how your school funding works with state aids.
In WI, state aid esssentially replaces the lost school revenue at a 1:1 basis *and* they get a lump sum bonus when the Tax district closes.
To my knowledge in WI, a school district has never voted no on creating a Tax Increment District.
In WI, state aid esssentially replaces the lost school revenue at a 1:1 basis *and* they get a lump sum bonus when the Tax district closes.
To my knowledge in WI, a school district has never voted no on creating a Tax Increment District.
Wasn't their *just* discussion in the Ezra/Coates podcast about how HRC's "deplorables" was a huge mistake?
Like... (waves hands frantically)
Like... (waves hands frantically)
October 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Wasn't their *just* discussion in the Ezra/Coates podcast about how HRC's "deplorables" was a huge mistake?
Like... (waves hands frantically)
Like... (waves hands frantically)
Randomly replace 1/10 plastic flex posts with secret ninja bollards.
October 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Randomly replace 1/10 plastic flex posts with secret ninja bollards.
Looking into Platner, my only concern is: why start with US Senate against such a high profile opponent?
Like, heck, any office at all. Look at Buttigieg: military background + 8 yrs mayor south bend= normie dems love him.
Makes me fear it’s more about sending a message than doing the work?
Like, heck, any office at all. Look at Buttigieg: military background + 8 yrs mayor south bend= normie dems love him.
Makes me fear it’s more about sending a message than doing the work?
October 12, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Looking into Platner, my only concern is: why start with US Senate against such a high profile opponent?
Like, heck, any office at all. Look at Buttigieg: military background + 8 yrs mayor south bend= normie dems love him.
Makes me fear it’s more about sending a message than doing the work?
Like, heck, any office at all. Look at Buttigieg: military background + 8 yrs mayor south bend= normie dems love him.
Makes me fear it’s more about sending a message than doing the work?