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According to a new report, nearly 27% of homes sold in Q1 of 2025 were bought by real estate investors — the highest share in at least five years.
If we want to make housing affordable for working people, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?si=vGkgsj8jyHBFtUyW
If we want to make housing affordable for working people, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?si=vGkgsj8jyHBFtUyW
How Wall Street Priced You Out of a Home | Robert Reich
Rent is skyrocketing and home buying is out of reach for millions. One big reason why? Wall Street. Let me explain.
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July 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
According to a new report, nearly 27% of homes sold in Q1 of 2025 were bought by real estate investors — the highest share in at least five years.
If we want to make housing affordable for working people, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?si=vGkgsj8jyHBFtUyW
If we want to make housing affordable for working people, we must get Wall Street out of our homes. https://youtu.be/q9TOGxDJ0TE?si=vGkgsj8jyHBFtUyW
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Developing nations leapfrogging the fossil fuel stage. We're seeing this in Pakistan with rooftop solar, in Ethiopia and Nepal with electric vehicles. Hugely important for all of us.
The nation of lamas, Sherpas, & the Himalayas is now second only to Norway in EV adoption: over 70% of new passenger vehicle imports in Nepal during the 2024/25 fiscal year were electric. This shift is powered by clean hydropower, progressive tax policies, & a collective drive for cleaner air. #EVs
Nepal’s Electric Leapfrog: How This Himalayan Nation Is Leading Global EV Adoption - CleanTechnica
Nepal has achieved remarkable EV adoption, using indigenous hydroelectric power and smart taxation, offering policy insights for countries worldwide.
cleantechnica.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Developing nations leapfrogging the fossil fuel stage. We're seeing this in Pakistan with rooftop solar, in Ethiopia and Nepal with electric vehicles. Hugely important for all of us.
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June 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Personally, if I were threatening to deploy my troops to occupy Manhattan, I probably wouldn't compensate those troops by making their wives and kids live in literal tenements.
The government appears to be outsourcing its military billeting to a slumlord.
Some military families say they face unsafe conditions in privatized housing
Some military families say they continue to face issues with mold, water damage, among other conditions in wake of FY2020 military housing privatized initiative reforms.
abcnews.go.com
June 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Personally, if I were threatening to deploy my troops to occupy Manhattan, I probably wouldn't compensate those troops by making their wives and kids live in literal tenements.
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Lots of snags and upturned roots at the edge of the marsh between Green island and Skidaway Island, GA, near Savannah. Delegal Creek cresting at kingtide
December 23, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Lots of snags and upturned roots at the edge of the marsh between Green island and Skidaway Island, GA, near Savannah. Delegal Creek cresting at kingtide
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Young man in flat profile, but his mazzocchio (that’s the headgear) looking very 3-dimensional because it’s painted by Paolo Uccello, master of perspective. Today is his day.
December 11, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Young man in flat profile, but his mazzocchio (that’s the headgear) looking very 3-dimensional because it’s painted by Paolo Uccello, master of perspective. Today is his day.
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A set of stairs in the #portlandjapanesegarden. The fog was just starting to clear and i love these stairs. #photography #portland #pdx #landscape #garden #nikon
December 10, 2024 at 11:15 PM
A set of stairs in the #portlandjapanesegarden. The fog was just starting to clear and i love these stairs. #photography #portland #pdx #landscape #garden #nikon
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The new US Ambassador to Greece
December 11, 2024 at 1:05 AM
The new US Ambassador to Greece
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i keep seeing people saying “no way to know why dems lost” and it makes me want to lose my mind
they lost bc disengaged voters bought gop bullshit and its pretty obvious this was the payoff of a generational effort on the right to work the refs in media…
they lost bc disengaged voters bought gop bullshit and its pretty obvious this was the payoff of a generational effort on the right to work the refs in media…
November 30, 2024 at 2:02 PM
i keep seeing people saying “no way to know why dems lost” and it makes me want to lose my mind
they lost bc disengaged voters bought gop bullshit and its pretty obvious this was the payoff of a generational effort on the right to work the refs in media…
they lost bc disengaged voters bought gop bullshit and its pretty obvious this was the payoff of a generational effort on the right to work the refs in media…
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Fellas, I don’t post here a lot but you should absolutely know this // help me spread the word!
Violent crackdowns are happening in Tbilisi, Georgia. We are fighting for our lives here.
Please, please, please help us spread the word.
Violent crackdowns are happening in Tbilisi, Georgia. We are fighting for our lives here.
Please, please, please help us spread the word.
November 30, 2024 at 5:39 AM
Fellas, I don’t post here a lot but you should absolutely know this // help me spread the word!
Violent crackdowns are happening in Tbilisi, Georgia. We are fighting for our lives here.
Please, please, please help us spread the word.
Violent crackdowns are happening in Tbilisi, Georgia. We are fighting for our lives here.
Please, please, please help us spread the word.
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"I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed."
-- Jonathan Swift, born #OTD 1667
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-i...
-- Jonathan Swift, born #OTD 1667
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-i...
Trump's 4 indictments in detail: A quick-look guide to charges, trial dates and key players for each case
A brief overview of the key players and allegations in each of Donald Trump's four criminal cases.
www.cbsnews.com
November 30, 2024 at 12:48 PM
"I never wonder to see men wicked, but I often wonder to see them not ashamed."
-- Jonathan Swift, born #OTD 1667
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-i...
-- Jonathan Swift, born #OTD 1667
www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-i...
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“He, his organizations and their officials have interfered with vaccination efforts, undermined sex education campaigns meant to stem the spread of AIDS in Africa, and railed against global organizations like the World Health Organization that are in charge of health initiatives.”
How Kennedy Has Worked Abroad to Weaken Global Public Health Policy
The health secretary pick and his organization have worked around the world to undermine longstanding policies on measles, AIDS and more.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2024 at 12:48 PM
“He, his organizations and their officials have interfered with vaccination efforts, undermined sex education campaigns meant to stem the spread of AIDS in Africa, and railed against global organizations like the World Health Organization that are in charge of health initiatives.”
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@juliemason.bsky.social prediction: Everyone will learn the wrong lessons from this election
November 6, 2024 at 9:08 PM
@juliemason.bsky.social prediction: Everyone will learn the wrong lessons from this election
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I had to pull over from laughing so hard listening to Greg Bluestein joke about MTG being the head of Homeland Security on @juliemason.bsky.social. Funniest thing I heard all day!
November 6, 2024 at 10:41 PM
I had to pull over from laughing so hard listening to Greg Bluestein joke about MTG being the head of Homeland Security on @juliemason.bsky.social. Funniest thing I heard all day!
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POOLIGANS - we got a new Ground Game Pod with one @juliemason.bsky.social
It's as excellent as it sounds. Title: Blame the media?
@thegroundgame.bsky.social
Listen, subscribe, like, share!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGDo...
It's as excellent as it sounds. Title: Blame the media?
@thegroundgame.bsky.social
Listen, subscribe, like, share!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGDo...
Ep. 08 - Blame the Media? (with Julie Mason) - The Ground Game Podcast
YouTube video by The Ground Game Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2024 at 7:34 PM
POOLIGANS - we got a new Ground Game Pod with one @juliemason.bsky.social
It's as excellent as it sounds. Title: Blame the media?
@thegroundgame.bsky.social
Listen, subscribe, like, share!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGDo...
It's as excellent as it sounds. Title: Blame the media?
@thegroundgame.bsky.social
Listen, subscribe, like, share!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGDo...
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@juliemason.bsky.social been thinking about Vance's weird obsessionfor families with kids: I hope when Walz gets a chance he can ask Vance If he supports both maternity and paternity leave, free child care, expansion of the child tax credit, and/or free Post-Secondary education (in whatever form).
August 29, 2024 at 9:13 PM
@juliemason.bsky.social been thinking about Vance's weird obsessionfor families with kids: I hope when Walz gets a chance he can ask Vance If he supports both maternity and paternity leave, free child care, expansion of the child tax credit, and/or free Post-Secondary education (in whatever form).
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@juliemason.bsky.social I wonder if Trump will drop out after this disasterous debate and the Rs will run JD Vance. 🤔
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September 11, 2024 at 1:56 AM
@juliemason.bsky.social I wonder if Trump will drop out after this disasterous debate and the Rs will run JD Vance. 🤔
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School shootings are a "fact of life", get over it, says man with the power to change that, flanked by elite armed guards and hiding inside a bulletproof box.
September 6, 2024 at 5:12 PM
School shootings are a "fact of life", get over it, says man with the power to change that, flanked by elite armed guards and hiding inside a bulletproof box.
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So simple it's genius.
August 13, 2024 at 11:09 PM
So simple it's genius.
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“They want to eliminate national parks” is a very simple way to get just about anyone on the Stop Project 2025 train. Are there much more glaring and life-threatening goals of P25? Yes but even your most bigoted cousin does not want to see the parks system sold for parts.
This!! Start with “they want to end no fault divorce, sell national parks, and ban porn” end with tax structure.
tom nichols—of all people???—just made a good point: you have to talk about P2025 in simple real people terms. not policy wonk terms.
July 7, 2024 at 12:21 AM
“They want to eliminate national parks” is a very simple way to get just about anyone on the Stop Project 2025 train. Are there much more glaring and life-threatening goals of P25? Yes but even your most bigoted cousin does not want to see the parks system sold for parts.
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If they’re comfortable killing other people, they will eventually be comfortable killing you.
You can learn that lesson the easy way or the hard way.
You can learn that lesson the easy way or the hard way.
July 6, 2024 at 10:14 PM
If they’re comfortable killing other people, they will eventually be comfortable killing you.
You can learn that lesson the easy way or the hard way.
You can learn that lesson the easy way or the hard way.