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People need purpose
Catholic, econ
Founder Emeritus YIMBYsOfNoVA.org
Helped end SF-only zoning in ARL & ALX, VA
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Love thy neighbor
Catholic, econ
Founder Emeritus YIMBYsOfNoVA.org
Helped end SF-only zoning in ARL & ALX, VA
lucagattonicelli.substack.com
Love thy neighbor
Pinned
Key passage from Stuck by @yappelbaum.bsky.social. New York tenement housing was a temporary step ladder for newcomers saving up for something better (and conditions were mostly fine). We see snapshots of where people are in the moment but not how they move up. Observing dynamism is tricky.
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"If we ever close the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost."
The last speech of Ronald Reagan as president was on immigration
YouTube video by Montclair Immigration Network
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
"If we ever close the door to new Americans, our leadership in the world would soon be lost."
Follow @jsarriot-voice-va.bsky.social who organized a rally for housing reform on Sunday in Northern Virginia with more than a dozen elected officials and almost 1,000 attendees. Spot her in the video!
October 22, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Follow @jsarriot-voice-va.bsky.social who organized a rally for housing reform on Sunday in Northern Virginia with more than a dozen elected officials and almost 1,000 attendees. Spot her in the video!
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Evil! Ezra Klein is evil! This site is cooking brains.
Ezra Klein, extremely boring mid thinker, finding the most boring and pathetic mid thinker way to turn evil.
September 17, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Evil! Ezra Klein is evil! This site is cooking brains.
Meet baby number four! Be the residential density that you want to see in the world.
October 14, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Meet baby number four! Be the residential density that you want to see in the world.
Is 20% of this building set aside for income-restricted housing?
A Pacific Heights mansion on San Francisco’s Billionaires’ Row sold off market for $42 million, becoming the city’s priciest home of 2025.
San Francisco’s priciest home of 2025 sells off market for $42M on Billionaires’ Row
A Pacific Heights mansion on San Francisco’s Billionaires’ Row sold off market for $42 million, becoming the city’s priciest home of 2025.
bit.ly
October 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Is 20% of this building set aside for income-restricted housing?
Ross Douthat has recently interviewed a post-liberal far-left twitch streamer and a Christian nationalist and both, when asked about their most extreme views, say, ‘Oh, that's so far in the future, there's no point talking about it.’ Rather suspicious!
(We will see how mature the reaction is here.)
(We will see how mature the reaction is here.)
October 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Ross Douthat has recently interviewed a post-liberal far-left twitch streamer and a Christian nationalist and both, when asked about their most extreme views, say, ‘Oh, that's so far in the future, there's no point talking about it.’ Rather suspicious!
(We will see how mature the reaction is here.)
(We will see how mature the reaction is here.)
Jay Jones should resign.
October 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Jay Jones should resign.
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I'm actually quite impressed by all these pasta cognoscenti!
October 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I'm actually quite impressed by all these pasta cognoscenti!
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My kids have starting drinking tea and playing chess each evening, but in the most hectic way possible
October 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
My kids have starting drinking tea and playing chess each evening, but in the most hectic way possible
Have not checked YIMBYs of NoVA's email subscriber count in a while .... 2,319!
September 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Have not checked YIMBYs of NoVA's email subscriber count in a while .... 2,319!
A red Toyota RAV4 flipped onto its side near Bailey's Crossroads
September 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
A red Toyota RAV4 flipped onto its side near Bailey's Crossroads
Even I did not know we offered this service
September 24, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Even I did not know we offered this service
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“You do not see a link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism in children.”
Author of 'Expecting Better' Professor Emily Oster explains the studies on paracetamol use in pregnancy, after President Trump warned pregnant women against using the painkiller.
#Newsnight
Author of 'Expecting Better' Professor Emily Oster explains the studies on paracetamol use in pregnancy, after President Trump warned pregnant women against using the painkiller.
#Newsnight
September 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
“You do not see a link between paracetamol use in pregnancy and autism in children.”
Author of 'Expecting Better' Professor Emily Oster explains the studies on paracetamol use in pregnancy, after President Trump warned pregnant women against using the painkiller.
#Newsnight
Author of 'Expecting Better' Professor Emily Oster explains the studies on paracetamol use in pregnancy, after President Trump warned pregnant women against using the painkiller.
#Newsnight
Acetaminophen is not associated with any increased risk of autism or ADHD in a study of 2.5 million births comparing siblings. Also, the simplistic studies showing a relationship link autism to very high levels of the drug. We have good information that people can use to make an informed decision.
Is Tylenol Safe in Pregnancy? | ParentData by Emily Oster
Is it okay to take Tylenol in pregnancy?
parentdata.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Acetaminophen is not associated with any increased risk of autism or ADHD in a study of 2.5 million births comparing siblings. Also, the simplistic studies showing a relationship link autism to very high levels of the drug. We have good information that people can use to make an informed decision.
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Another bit of evidence that *scale* matters. As things get bigger and more centralized, the humanity and the charm become liabilities. www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-po...
September 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Another bit of evidence that *scale* matters. As things get bigger and more centralized, the humanity and the charm become liabilities. www.businessinsider.com/starbucks-po...
The energy I want to bring to my final half day of @yimbytown.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
The energy I want to bring to my final half day of @yimbytown.bsky.social
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First, huge thanks and congrats to Sen.
@scottwiener.bsky.social.
Without his dogged persistence and desire to work with his colleagues and address their reasonable concerns, we never would have made it.
2/x
@scottwiener.bsky.social.
Without his dogged persistence and desire to work with his colleagues and address their reasonable concerns, we never would have made it.
2/x
September 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
First, huge thanks and congrats to Sen.
@scottwiener.bsky.social.
Without his dogged persistence and desire to work with his colleagues and address their reasonable concerns, we never would have made it.
2/x
@scottwiener.bsky.social.
Without his dogged persistence and desire to work with his colleagues and address their reasonable concerns, we never would have made it.
2/x
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By a single yes vote, including three of the body’s 10 Republicans
September 12, 2025 at 11:12 PM
By a single yes vote, including three of the body’s 10 Republicans
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SB 79 HAS PASSED!
September 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
SB 79 HAS PASSED!
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i got a message for burger kings: hide
How many Burger Kings do you think will get demolished now
September 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
i got a message for burger kings: hide
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my one public (for now :)) reflection from attending the Abundance 2025 conference last week is that i met a lot of medium-to-mostly-offline people who have a very positive view of what they're trying to accomplish (more housing, more transit, more clean energy, etc)
September 7, 2025 at 10:13 PM
my one public (for now :)) reflection from attending the Abundance 2025 conference last week is that i met a lot of medium-to-mostly-offline people who have a very positive view of what they're trying to accomplish (more housing, more transit, more clean energy, etc)
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Each alleged mass shooter is even more On the Computer All the Time than the previous one. Probably nothing to worry about there
September 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Each alleged mass shooter is even more On the Computer All the Time than the previous one. Probably nothing to worry about there
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The Awful Effects of Velocipeding
ca. 1890s
ca. 1890s
September 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The Awful Effects of Velocipeding
ca. 1890s
ca. 1890s