John
@rieth.dev
Los Angeles. Trying to cut red tape with redtape.la. Writing about improving LA County at lacounty.build.
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part of the genius of his major campaign ideas is that they can be deployed fairly quickly as tangible deliverables. they can help him build trust with voters as someone who does what he says he will do. and trust goes a long way!
I think people are underestimating how much Mamdani, even more so than your average elected leftist, see it as his top priority to not be seen as a failed mayor. He is not going to be another Brandon Johnson, I’d wager
January 1, 2026 at 8:20 PM
part of the genius of his major campaign ideas is that they can be deployed fairly quickly as tangible deliverables. they can help him build trust with voters as someone who does what he says he will do. and trust goes a long way!
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Accidentally messaged the subaltern periphery group chat "may your new year be full of imperial superprofits" and the metropole labor aristocrat group chat "may Babylon finally fall this year," so 2025 is starting off great 😒
January 1, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Accidentally messaged the subaltern periphery group chat "may your new year be full of imperial superprofits" and the metropole labor aristocrat group chat "may Babylon finally fall this year," so 2025 is starting off great 😒
LAFD leaders tried to cover up Palisades fire mistakes. The truth still emerged
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
LAFD leaders tried to cover up Palisades fire mistakes. The truth still emerged
LAFD leaders engaged in campaign of secrecy and deflection designed to avoid taking full responsibility for what went wrong in the Jan. 7 fire.
www.latimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:47 AM
LAFD leaders tried to cover up Palisades fire mistakes. The truth still emerged
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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There are only 45 million foreign-born people living in the United States right now, about half of whom are naturalized citizens. So this ridiculous edge-lord post by taxpayer-funded trolls is suggesting deporting 55 million native-born citizens.
This should not be shrugged aside. They have stopped with the fake 22 million illegal immigrants things and are flat out saying we want to deport 10's of millions of citizens and legal residents from "third world countries" Basically they are advocating removing 1/3 of the population on a gov site.
December 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
There are only 45 million foreign-born people living in the United States right now, about half of whom are naturalized citizens. So this ridiculous edge-lord post by taxpayer-funded trolls is suggesting deporting 55 million native-born citizens.
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i dunno i actually find the "these people are nihilists and debate is meaningless" refrain kind of misleading. they are not nihilists: they have a clear policy agenda. persuasion remains powerful: the use of words and images to change the narrative is one of our greatest assets.
Roadmap to American Reconstruction
A roadmap for retaking power and laying the foundations for American Reconstruction.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 31, 2025 at 3:36 PM
i dunno i actually find the "these people are nihilists and debate is meaningless" refrain kind of misleading. they are not nihilists: they have a clear policy agenda. persuasion remains powerful: the use of words and images to change the narrative is one of our greatest assets.
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this new years eve I'm reminded of an old Soviet toast: Here's to another average year - worse than the one before it, but better than the one ahead
December 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
this new years eve I'm reminded of an old Soviet toast: Here's to another average year - worse than the one before it, but better than the one ahead
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it's never been more national security over
December 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM
it's never been more national security over
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This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
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To Save Las Vegas, Pedestrianize the Strip
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To Save Las Vegas, Pedestrianize the Strip
It’s time to go all in.
open.substack.com
December 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
To Save Las Vegas, Pedestrianize the Strip
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Rejecting “blood and soil” made the United States great.
Whether someone was born on the wrong side of an ethnic conflict was left behind in the “old country” for a nation of people who commit together to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.
It's our American birthright.
#WideAwake
Whether someone was born on the wrong side of an ethnic conflict was left behind in the “old country” for a nation of people who commit together to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.
It's our American birthright.
#WideAwake
December 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Rejecting “blood and soil” made the United States great.
Whether someone was born on the wrong side of an ethnic conflict was left behind in the “old country” for a nation of people who commit together to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.
It's our American birthright.
#WideAwake
Whether someone was born on the wrong side of an ethnic conflict was left behind in the “old country” for a nation of people who commit together to the principles of the Declaration of Independence.
It's our American birthright.
#WideAwake
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and also, unsurprisingly, housing is a national defense issue
December 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
and also, unsurprisingly, housing is a national defense issue
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people totally memoryhole the housing and migration side of WW2 national mobilization
December 30, 2025 at 2:52 AM
people totally memoryhole the housing and migration side of WW2 national mobilization
Retired, they moved from 6 bedrooms to a tiny L.A. ADU built in 3.5 months
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
Retired, they moved from 6 bedrooms to a tiny L.A. ADU built in 3.5 months
Al and Nenette Alcazar lived in their New Orleans home for 54 years. Now, they’ve downsized to a one-bedroom ADU in their son’s backyard in Los Angeles. “We love it,” says Nenette.
www.latimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Retired, they moved from 6 bedrooms to a tiny L.A. ADU built in 3.5 months
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
www.latimes.com/lifestyle/st...
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extremely post-Brexit UK coded
The caregiving industry could not survive without immigrants. But a third of the staff at one Miami nursing home lost their jobs after the Trump administration ended the programs letting them work legally.
www.notus.org/immigration/...
www.notus.org/immigration/...
‘A Demographic Ticking Time Bomb’: Trump’s Immigration Crackdown Comes for Seniors’ Caretakers
Thirteen percent of immigrants providing long-term care in people’s homes are noncitizens.
www.notus.org
December 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
extremely post-Brexit UK coded
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I regret to report that this is where we are with the anti-birthright-citizenship stuff papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I regret to report that this is where we are with the anti-birthright-citizenship stuff papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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Here. I wrote about our new, totally not complete vaporware battleship that is definitely not a massive waste of resources.
othermeans.io/p/the-make-a...
othermeans.io/p/the-make-a...
The Make-A-Wish Kid Military
Force Design for Twelve Year Olds
othermeans.io
December 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Here. I wrote about our new, totally not complete vaporware battleship that is definitely not a massive waste of resources.
othermeans.io/p/the-make-a...
othermeans.io/p/the-make-a...
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Another combat donkey joins the Russian army, now upgraded with helmet and body armor.
December 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Another combat donkey joins the Russian army, now upgraded with helmet and body armor.
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Who would staff the NSC, or OSD? Who would you have on the policy planning staff at state? Because in my experience the bench for foreign policy/national security professionals seems entirely nonexistent so you’re either stuck with retreads or people who have no idea what they’re doing
December 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Who would staff the NSC, or OSD? Who would you have on the policy planning staff at state? Because in my experience the bench for foreign policy/national security professionals seems entirely nonexistent so you’re either stuck with retreads or people who have no idea what they’re doing
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My pickleball building code strategy is to adopt European window standards so that we can buy and manufacture triple-glazed tilt-and-turn windows at affordable prices that actually keep sound out
Zoning for pickleball… I guess we need to focus on the issues of our times, but this is indicative of a complain-oriented way of planning
December 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
My pickleball building code strategy is to adopt European window standards so that we can buy and manufacture triple-glazed tilt-and-turn windows at affordable prices that actually keep sound out
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Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Helene. Not one has been approved.
More than a year after applying for a federal buyout, many North Carolina homeowners have heard almost nothing definitive.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Hundreds of residents signed up for FEMA buyouts after Hurricane Helene. Not one has been approved.
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School boards matter as members' policy priorities—but not their demographic and professional identities—drive major shifts in spending, leadership, and student achievement, from Barbara Biasi, Minseon Park, John D. Singleton, and Seth D. Zimmerman www.nber.org/papers/w34590
December 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
School boards matter as members' policy priorities—but not their demographic and professional identities—drive major shifts in spending, leadership, and student achievement, from Barbara Biasi, Minseon Park, John D. Singleton, and Seth D. Zimmerman www.nber.org/papers/w34590
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"Facility planning has lagged behind its fleet planning by about 15 years even though the two efforts are closely interconnected."
!!!
And the result is more delays to the Acela IIs, sigh. h/t @airlineflyer.net
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And the result is more delays to the Acela IIs, sigh. h/t @airlineflyer.net
Amtrak Faces More Delays Rolling Out New Trains
Failure to upgrade maintenance facilities in time means the railroad will probably have to idle some new trains, federal inspectors said.
www.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"Facility planning has lagged behind its fleet planning by about 15 years even though the two efforts are closely interconnected."
!!!
And the result is more delays to the Acela IIs, sigh. h/t @airlineflyer.net
!!!
And the result is more delays to the Acela IIs, sigh. h/t @airlineflyer.net
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A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
December 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A 17-year-old worker died at a pork producer in Nebraska run by the governor’s family. Two investigations later, the boy’s mother is still searching for answers. trib.al/z7ZUF62
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I was assured aircraft carriers were obsolete?
“🇨🇳 China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s military power released on Tuesday.
The U.S. report says that the PLAN will embark on the largest carrier build-up effort in the Indo-Pacific since World War II.”
The U.S. report says that the PLAN will embark on the largest carrier build-up effort in the Indo-Pacific since World War II.”
China Wants Nine Aircraft Carriers by 2035, Says New Pentagon Report - USNI News
China plans to field a force of nine aircraft carriers by 2035, according to a Defense Department report on Beijing’s military power released on Tuesday. The U.S. report says that the People’s Liberat...
news.usni.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I was assured aircraft carriers were obsolete?