Reed Duecy-Gibbs
@rduecyg.bsky.social
Interested in cities, nature, democracy, and making useful things • current useful thing → housing
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Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
October 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
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Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor's race. His exit is an abrupt shift for a candidate who spent $5.5 million of his own money on the campaign.
Josh Kraft bows out of Boston race for mayor
Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor's race, two days after incumbent Michelle Wu trounced him in the city's preliminary election.
www.wbur.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Josh Kraft has dropped out of the Boston mayor's race. His exit is an abrupt shift for a candidate who spent $5.5 million of his own money on the campaign.
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This morning, I signed an Executive Order seeking greater transparency from ICE in response to secret police tactics we have seen. The City of Boston will regularly submit FOIA requests to DHS on federal immigration enforcement activity, to find out who they are detaining and arresting, and why.
June 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
This morning, I signed an Executive Order seeking greater transparency from ICE in response to secret police tactics we have seen. The City of Boston will regularly submit FOIA requests to DHS on federal immigration enforcement activity, to find out who they are detaining and arresting, and why.
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At a time when people are understandably focused on the daily chaos in Washington, these articles describe the rapidly accelerating impact that AI is going to have on jobs, the economy, and how we live.
Behind the Curtain: Top AI CEO foresees white-collar bloodbath
Hardly anyone is paying attention.
www.axios.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
At a time when people are understandably focused on the daily chaos in Washington, these articles describe the rapidly accelerating impact that AI is going to have on jobs, the economy, and how we live.
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I lived on Capitol Hill off+on from 2007-2020, there were never "kids playing in vibrant streets" like 1 commenter said, but there were always people in crisis who could have used a place to go & that problem only intensified. Time to stop listening to business fiefdoms & serve people who need help.
We learned a lot at the community forum:
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/05...
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/05...
Does a Neighborhood in Crisis Need a Crisis Center? These Capitol Hill Businesses Don’t Think So
Back in 2023, voters approved a $1.25 billion property-tax levy to create, fund, and run five 24/7 fully-staffed crisis centers, or places anyone, including the uninsured, could go for their mental he...
www.thestranger.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:17 AM
I lived on Capitol Hill off+on from 2007-2020, there were never "kids playing in vibrant streets" like 1 commenter said, but there were always people in crisis who could have used a place to go & that problem only intensified. Time to stop listening to business fiefdoms & serve people who need help.
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...it concluded since the landslide was triggered by the melting glacier, and since *that* happened due to rising global temperatures...
This was a signal - and a warning - from our rapidly changing world, heard in every single part of it.
Best we listen up.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
10/
This was a signal - and a warning - from our rapidly changing world, heard in every single part of it.
Best we listen up.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
10/
A rockslide-generated tsunami in a Greenland fjord rang Earth for 9 days
Climate change is increasingly predisposing polar regions to large landslides. Tsunamigenic landslides have occurred recently in Greenland (Kalaallit Nunaat), but none have been reported from the east...
www.science.org
May 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
...it concluded since the landslide was triggered by the melting glacier, and since *that* happened due to rising global temperatures...
This was a signal - and a warning - from our rapidly changing world, heard in every single part of it.
Best we listen up.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
10/
This was a signal - and a warning - from our rapidly changing world, heard in every single part of it.
Best we listen up.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
10/
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Last week, Montana voted to:
- legalize 6-story apartments on most commercial land
- sharply cut multifamily parking mandates
- limit excess impact fees
- cut condo defect liability
- require equal treatment for manufactured homes
- legalize single-stair buildings up to 6 stories statewide
- legalize 6-story apartments on most commercial land
- sharply cut multifamily parking mandates
- limit excess impact fees
- cut condo defect liability
- require equal treatment for manufactured homes
- legalize single-stair buildings up to 6 stories statewide
Montana is leading the nation on pro-housing policy — but not by accident.
Montana's Housing Miracle Strikes Twice | Sightline Institute
Bipartisan efforts won a string of bills for more homes, lower costs, and less red tape for Montanans—with lessons for other states.
www.sightline.org
April 25, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Last week, Montana voted to:
- legalize 6-story apartments on most commercial land
- sharply cut multifamily parking mandates
- limit excess impact fees
- cut condo defect liability
- require equal treatment for manufactured homes
- legalize single-stair buildings up to 6 stories statewide
- legalize 6-story apartments on most commercial land
- sharply cut multifamily parking mandates
- limit excess impact fees
- cut condo defect liability
- require equal treatment for manufactured homes
- legalize single-stair buildings up to 6 stories statewide
My friend Nathan is running for #Seattle City Attorney! He wants to reform many parts of our broken #criminaljustice system including #cashbail. As a public defender he brings an experienced, data-informed, and thoughtful approach. You can see his full platform and background at www.voterouse.com
Op-Ed: End Cash Bail for Nonviolent Misdemeanors www.theurbanist.org/2025/04/23/o...
Op-Ed: End Cash Bail for Nonviolent Misdemeanors - The Urbanist
# Too many people are sitting in a jail cell simply because they cannot afford bail while they await trial. Seattle City Attorney candidate Nathan Rouse lays out the case to end cash ball for nonviole...
www.theurbanist.org
April 25, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My friend Nathan is running for #Seattle City Attorney! He wants to reform many parts of our broken #criminaljustice system including #cashbail. As a public defender he brings an experienced, data-informed, and thoughtful approach. You can see his full platform and background at www.voterouse.com
April 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“Trump brings together the least attractive elements of capitalism and socialism, fusing heavy-handed state control with high inequality.”
The Real Goal of the Trump Economy
The president isn’t trying to engineer prosperity for Americans. He’s seeking power for himself.
www.theatlantic.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“Trump brings together the least attractive elements of capitalism and socialism, fusing heavy-handed state control with high inequality.”
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My conversation with Ezra Klein on building new cities and taxing the daylights out of social media corporations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tnQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tnQ...
A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently | The Ezra Klein Show
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
www.youtube.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
My conversation with Ezra Klein on building new cities and taxing the daylights out of social media corporations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tnQ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tnQ...
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“Worn down by harassment and threats, many of Trump’s critics will be tempted to retreat to the sidelines. Such a retreat would be perilous. When fear, exhaustion, or resignation crowds out citizens’ commitment to democracy, emergent authoritarianism begins to take root.”
The Path to American Authoritarianism
What comes after democratic breakdown.
www.foreignaffairs.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
“Worn down by harassment and threats, many of Trump’s critics will be tempted to retreat to the sidelines. Such a retreat would be perilous. When fear, exhaustion, or resignation crowds out citizens’ commitment to democracy, emergent authoritarianism begins to take root.”
#50501 protest #boston #massachusetts
February 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#50501 protest #boston #massachusetts
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Hey all, we've gotten a *lot* of tips since this post. Keep 'em coming.
The deep-dive investigations we tend to do will often take longer to source, report, corroborate, fact-check and publish, but our reporters are hard at work following up on leads you’ve sent.
Thanks for your trust in us.
The deep-dive investigations we tend to do will often take longer to source, report, corroborate, fact-check and publish, but our reporters are hard at work following up on leads you’ve sent.
Thanks for your trust in us.
📽️ WATCH: At ProPublica, we’ll be devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing the second Trump administration.
If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/
If you are a federal employee and have tips, documents, data or stories you can share that the public should know about, reach out: www.propublica.org/tips/
Do You Work for the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants to Hear From You
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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February 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Hey all, we've gotten a *lot* of tips since this post. Keep 'em coming.
The deep-dive investigations we tend to do will often take longer to source, report, corroborate, fact-check and publish, but our reporters are hard at work following up on leads you’ve sent.
Thanks for your trust in us.
The deep-dive investigations we tend to do will often take longer to source, report, corroborate, fact-check and publish, but our reporters are hard at work following up on leads you’ve sent.
Thanks for your trust in us.
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Calls on social media are growing for February 3rd to be a #undiasininmigrantes #adaywithoutimmigrants.
Similar calls in 2006 led to mass student walkouts, enormous protests, and wildcat strikes against anti-immigrant legislation, flooding city centers with millions of people.
Similar calls in 2006 led to mass student walkouts, enormous protests, and wildcat strikes against anti-immigrant legislation, flooding city centers with millions of people.
February 2, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Calls on social media are growing for February 3rd to be a #undiasininmigrantes #adaywithoutimmigrants.
Similar calls in 2006 led to mass student walkouts, enormous protests, and wildcat strikes against anti-immigrant legislation, flooding city centers with millions of people.
Similar calls in 2006 led to mass student walkouts, enormous protests, and wildcat strikes against anti-immigrant legislation, flooding city centers with millions of people.
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In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers.
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States
According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North…
propub.li
January 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers.
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
See what changes are in store for your county.
By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith
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hi, I'm hiring a new right-hand person at work! are you great at administration, a web & data advocate with practical experience, a strong mentor & manager & all around wonderful teammate with a desire to make SF's digital ~things~ better for people? come work with me! careers.sf.gov/role?id=3743...
Deputy Chief Digital Services Officer - Digital and Data Services (0932)
The San Francisco Digital and Data Services team is transforming how residents interact with the City by building services designed around the people that use them. San Franciscans need services from ...
careers.sf.gov
November 26, 2024 at 12:52 AM
hi, I'm hiring a new right-hand person at work! are you great at administration, a web & data advocate with practical experience, a strong mentor & manager & all around wonderful teammate with a desire to make SF's digital ~things~ better for people? come work with me! careers.sf.gov/role?id=3743...
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“Since manufactured homes can travel in interstate commerce, their building code is uniquely regulated at the federal level by the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the so-called “HUD code”–instead of by the states.”
www.niskanencenter.org/manufactured...
www.niskanencenter.org/manufactured...
Manufactured housing: the Ugly Duckling of affordable housing - Niskanen Center
Allowing manufactured homes to compete evenly with site-built is good for consumers and homeowners seeking housing solutions that fit their needs.
www.niskanencenter.org
November 25, 2024 at 3:23 AM
“Since manufactured homes can travel in interstate commerce, their building code is uniquely regulated at the federal level by the Department of Housing and Urban Development under the so-called “HUD code”–instead of by the states.”
www.niskanencenter.org/manufactured...
www.niskanencenter.org/manufactured...
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Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) is proposing new housing legislation. “The Prefabricated Housing and Zoning Enhancement Act of 2024 (PHAZE Act), which would tackle housing shortages across the United States by reforming zoning and encouraging new building efforts.” adamsmith.house.gov/news/press-r...
Representative Smith Introduces Landmark Legislation to Tackle Housing Affordability, Increase Construction of New Homes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) introduced the The Prefabricated Housing and Zoning Enhancement Act of 2024 (PHAZE Act), which would tackle housing shortages across the Un...
adamsmith.house.gov
November 25, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) is proposing new housing legislation. “The Prefabricated Housing and Zoning Enhancement Act of 2024 (PHAZE Act), which would tackle housing shortages across the United States by reforming zoning and encouraging new building efforts.” adamsmith.house.gov/news/press-r...
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A 1941 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges eerily foreshadowed today's internet challenges, imagining a vast library where truth is buried in an ocean of gibberish.
The parallels to our current online landscape are striking. https://buff.ly/3UZWKXA
(Roger J. Kreuz, U Memphis) #AI
The parallels to our current online landscape are striking. https://buff.ly/3UZWKXA
(Roger J. Kreuz, U Memphis) #AI
An 83-year-old short story by Borges portends a bleak future for the internet
Borges imagined an endless library that contained every possible permutation of letters. The truth is out there, but it’s embedded among hoards of lies and gibberish.
buff.ly
November 20, 2024 at 3:30 AM
A 1941 short story by Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges eerily foreshadowed today's internet challenges, imagining a vast library where truth is buried in an ocean of gibberish.
The parallels to our current online landscape are striking. https://buff.ly/3UZWKXA
(Roger J. Kreuz, U Memphis) #AI
The parallels to our current online landscape are striking. https://buff.ly/3UZWKXA
(Roger J. Kreuz, U Memphis) #AI
“Trump’s popular-vote advantage has declined steadily since election night. As of Monday afternoon, Trump was at 49.94, while Harris was at 48.26, according to the authoritative Cook Political Report’s tracking of results from official sources in states across the country.” @thenation.com
Donald Trump Has NOT Won a Majority of the Votes Cast for President
Donald Trump’s popular vote total has fallen below 50 percent, and his margin over Kamala Harris has narrowed considerably as all the votes are counted.
www.thenation.com
November 20, 2024 at 4:08 AM
“Trump’s popular-vote advantage has declined steadily since election night. As of Monday afternoon, Trump was at 49.94, while Harris was at 48.26, according to the authoritative Cook Political Report’s tracking of results from official sources in states across the country.” @thenation.com
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Our new Housing Accelerator Fund will invest $110M of reserves as a revolving fund: City $$ can close the financing gap to get approved housing units into construction, then flow back to the fund (plus interest) when projects are refinanced, to be deployed again. www.boston.gov/news/mayor-w...
November 20, 2024 at 12:16 AM
Our new Housing Accelerator Fund will invest $110M of reserves as a revolving fund: City $$ can close the financing gap to get approved housing units into construction, then flow back to the fund (plus interest) when projects are refinanced, to be deployed again. www.boston.gov/news/mayor-w...
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Good read on how public land should be put to work for the public good of housing creation. In my 1st 100 days as mayor, we did a land audit (www.boston.gov/housing/city...) to identify City-owned parcels for housing & we’re already seeing results. A few examples ⬇️
‘What could be better than having free land?: How 112,000 publicly owned acres could help solve the housing crisis - The Boston Globe
A new report estimates that developing just a fraction of publicly owned land in Greater Boston could make room for 85,000 new homes.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 13, 2024 at 7:41 PM
Good read on how public land should be put to work for the public good of housing creation. In my 1st 100 days as mayor, we did a land audit (www.boston.gov/housing/city...) to identify City-owned parcels for housing & we’re already seeing results. A few examples ⬇️