M. Gessen, gift link: The soviet secret police too "were ruled by quotas... Fundamentally, the terror was random. That is, in fact, how state terror works. The randomness is the difference between a regime based on terror and a regime that is plainly repressive"

Hello Bluesky! Looking forward to sharing housing policy insights and my work saving animals. Feels right to start with Bianca. Just flew her from our Mexico sanctuary @angelitossanctuary.bsky.social to a new life in NY en route to an affordable housing conference #worldscolliding in the best way