Tessa Jackson
@tessajackson.bsky.social
Full-time real estate & economic development professional, part-time urban philosopher, volunteer social critic. My opinions ≠ the views of my employers & clients. (If you're looking for @tessajjackson from that other platform, you've found her.)
Here's Derek Guy with a brilliant take on clothing and respectability politics.
There has been a lot of chatter today about Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump, some regarding this moment when White House correspondent Brian Glenn asked if the Ukrainian president plans to wear a suit. I want to address idea in this thread. 🧵
March 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Here's Derek Guy with a brilliant take on clothing and respectability politics.
A guest lecturer (one of the top property investors in the US) told my Intro to Real Estate b-school class that the secret to making money in real estate was knowing where (upper) middle-class whites were going to go next.
My two houses & 17 years in the industry have only confirmed it.
My two houses & 17 years in the industry have only confirmed it.
Making real estate, particularly private residences, a store of wealth was a mistake.
February 28, 2025 at 6:02 PM
A guest lecturer (one of the top property investors in the US) told my Intro to Real Estate b-school class that the secret to making money in real estate was knowing where (upper) middle-class whites were going to go next.
My two houses & 17 years in the industry have only confirmed it.
My two houses & 17 years in the industry have only confirmed it.
This "merit hire" was just convicted for a decade-along contractor kickback scheme at Newark Airport.
February 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This "merit hire" was just convicted for a decade-along contractor kickback scheme at Newark Airport.
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Because I can't leave well enough alone. Just in case you missed it the first time, but now in light of Trump blaming a plane crash on DEI, Obama, and Biden policies without any proof - I can't stress enough how harmful these false flags are. I'll ring this alarm forever.
"To me it’s clear the company’s ethos has changed from those days of open innovation."
Zuckerberg has shown us who he really is. Believe him
I helped create one of Facebook’s diversity programs. Now I think users should boycott the company.
bit.ly
January 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Because I can't leave well enough alone. Just in case you missed it the first time, but now in light of Trump blaming a plane crash on DEI, Obama, and Biden policies without any proof - I can't stress enough how harmful these false flags are. I'll ring this alarm forever.
Wait until all of those Florida subdivisions have to start paying to replace septic tanks that developers installed to avoid going through an entitlement process with county sewage and water districts.
www.newsweek.com/florida-cond...
www.newsweek.com/florida-cond...
Florida's condo market faces "frightening" crisis
Owners might have to sell property or face foreclosure thanks to safety laws requiring maintenance and repairs on older buildings.
www.newsweek.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Wait until all of those Florida subdivisions have to start paying to replace septic tanks that developers installed to avoid going through an entitlement process with county sewage and water districts.
www.newsweek.com/florida-cond...
www.newsweek.com/florida-cond...
Can't wait to see who he gives up and the prosecutorial domino effect this plea deal creates. This is the DOJ's second bite at the apple to clean up corruption in Cleveland, and I hope they don't just settle for a nibble.
Former Cleveland city councilman Basheer Jones pleads guilty to federal corruption charges, faces years in prison www.clevescene.com/news/former-...
Former Cleveland Councilman Basheer Jones Pleads Guilty to Federal Corruption Charges
The plea agreement means Jones faces years in prison
www.clevescene.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:52 PM
Can't wait to see who he gives up and the prosecutorial domino effect this plea deal creates. This is the DOJ's second bite at the apple to clean up corruption in Cleveland, and I hope they don't just settle for a nibble.
I suspect Bessent received historic tax credits for all of these homes, given his penchant for historic properties and held them in LLCs, so the tax benefits probably offset any losses.
this reporter didn't factor in th
www.wsj.com/finance/home...
this reporter didn't factor in th
www.wsj.com/finance/home...
Your Home-Insurance Bill Has Only One Way to Go: Up
The propensity to build houses in disaster-prone areas is a big driver of the record underwriting losses roiling insurance markets, forcing rates ever upward.
www.wsj.com
December 13, 2024 at 4:43 PM
I suspect Bessent received historic tax credits for all of these homes, given his penchant for historic properties and held them in LLCs, so the tax benefits probably offset any losses.
this reporter didn't factor in th
www.wsj.com/finance/home...
this reporter didn't factor in th
www.wsj.com/finance/home...
Trump Demands ‘Commitment’ From BRICS Nations on Using Dollar www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Demands ‘Commitment’ From BRICS Nations on Using Dollar
US President-elect Donald Trump warned the so-called BRICS nations that he would require commitments that they would not move to create a new currency as an alternative to using the US dollar and repe...
www.bloomberg.com
November 30, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Trump Demands ‘Commitment’ From BRICS Nations on Using Dollar www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Developers & hospitality folks are the only people clinging to this association with rock & roll, and it's starting to feel like that guy in HS who gave himself a nickname that even his friends refused to use.
TBF, Memphis has a stronger claim to the genre. #cleveland
TBF, Memphis has a stronger claim to the genre. #cleveland
The centerpiece of Bedrock's Cuyahoga Riverfront megaproject will be a 17-story building called "Rock and Roll Land" with a hotel and music venue. www.axios.com/local/clevel...
Bedrock proposes 17-story Rock and Roll Land to anchor riverfront development
Bedrock wants state tax credits to help with the estimated $488 million megaproject.
www.axios.com
November 19, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Developers & hospitality folks are the only people clinging to this association with rock & roll, and it's starting to feel like that guy in HS who gave himself a nickname that even his friends refused to use.
TBF, Memphis has a stronger claim to the genre. #cleveland
TBF, Memphis has a stronger claim to the genre. #cleveland
