vanna orecchio
@vannaorecchio.bsky.social
real housewives scholar. lying dog-faced pony soldier. municipal politics enjoyer.
📍🌃 MST Territories
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All the greatest hits in one delicious piece by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social. We all have an urgent moral duty to build all kinds of housing, everywhere, for everyone — and by all means necessary.
The Housing Crisis Is Solvable
British Columbia’s housing crisis is severe, but its root causes are familiar: exclusionary zoning, under-building, and chronic neglect of nonmarket housing. Economist Alex Hemingway’s proposals show ...
jacobin.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
All the greatest hits in one delicious piece by @1alexhemingway.bsky.social. We all have an urgent moral duty to build all kinds of housing, everywhere, for everyone — and by all means necessary.
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I appreciate @1alexhemingway.bsky.social’s consistent advocacy for non-market housing without downplaying market housing or the broader supply shortage.
By covering not just zoning but also suppressed household formation, this is pretty much the gold standard for left-YIMBYism.
By covering not just zoning but also suppressed household formation, this is pretty much the gold standard for left-YIMBYism.
British Columbia’s #housing crisis is severe, but its root causes are familiar: exclusionary zoning, under-building, and chronic neglect of nonmarket housing. Economist Alex Hemingway’s proposals show how governments could reverse course, in BC and elsewhere. jacobin.com/2025/12/cana... #Canada
The Housing Crisis Is Solvable
British Columbia’s housing crisis is severe, but its root causes are familiar: exclusionary zoning, under-building, and chronic neglect of nonmarket housing. Economist Alex Hemingway’s proposals show ...
jacobin.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I appreciate @1alexhemingway.bsky.social’s consistent advocacy for non-market housing without downplaying market housing or the broader supply shortage.
By covering not just zoning but also suppressed household formation, this is pretty much the gold standard for left-YIMBYism.
By covering not just zoning but also suppressed household formation, this is pretty much the gold standard for left-YIMBYism.
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I'm a month into TRETINOIN! And reflecting on a year of ~Mar-a-Lago face~
My central question, which I explore plenty here—what it means to CUT UP YOUR FACE to gain purchase in a cruel administration, a la "mass deportations but make it sexy"—is something I still think about all the time.
My central question, which I explore plenty here—what it means to CUT UP YOUR FACE to gain purchase in a cruel administration, a la "mass deportations but make it sexy"—is something I still think about all the time.
In your face: The brutal aesthetics of MAGA
Does proximity to power rely on a specific look?
www.motherjones.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm a month into TRETINOIN! And reflecting on a year of ~Mar-a-Lago face~
My central question, which I explore plenty here—what it means to CUT UP YOUR FACE to gain purchase in a cruel administration, a la "mass deportations but make it sexy"—is something I still think about all the time.
My central question, which I explore plenty here—what it means to CUT UP YOUR FACE to gain purchase in a cruel administration, a la "mass deportations but make it sexy"—is something I still think about all the time.
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I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
December 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I feel like I'm going to get a lot of use out of this Pluribus screencap
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1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
December 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1/ At bargaining yesterday, @propublica.org management said that they should have 100% discretion to replace workers with AI and would not commit to labeling future AI-generated content.
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lot of awful and insane stuff going on. but if you really want to have a brain bleed this holiday season don't lose sight of Stephen Miller's wife doing a video podcast with the FBI director and his gf about their love life
December 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
lot of awful and insane stuff going on. but if you really want to have a brain bleed this holiday season don't lose sight of Stephen Miller's wife doing a video podcast with the FBI director and his gf about their love life
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I feel sorry for people who bought Rad Bikes, but I'm honestly not surprised by the way the company is acting. Back in 2021 they threatened to sue me and my employer for something I tweeted that wasn't flattering.
Customers set to be screwed as Rad Power Bikes files for bankruptcy + Former St. Paul Councilmember says a Rad battery fire destroyed his house
#SEAbikes #Seattle
#SEAbikes #Seattle
Customers set to be screwed as Rad Power Bikes files for bankruptcy + Former St. Paul Councilmember says a Rad battery fire destroyed his house
From the Minnesota Star Tribune. Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday, three weeks after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC") issued a product safety warning urging anyone with certain models of Rad Power e-bike batteries to immediately cease using them and take them to a hazardous waste collection center. The agency was aware of 31 reports of the batteries catching fire, including instances in which the batteries ignited when not in use or being charged.
www.seattlebikeblog.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
I feel sorry for people who bought Rad Bikes, but I'm honestly not surprised by the way the company is acting. Back in 2021 they threatened to sue me and my employer for something I tweeted that wasn't flattering.
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I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
hello I’d like to report a crime (someone cut in front of me in the ferry line)
December 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
hello I’d like to report a crime (someone cut in front of me in the ferry line)
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As data centers pop up in every corner of the country, their electricity demands are spiking rates for everyone.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
Senators Investigate Role of A.I. Data Centers in Rising Electricity Costs
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
As data centers pop up in every corner of the country, their electricity demands are spiking rates for everyone.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
But why on Earth should you be covering the electricity bill of a billion-dollar tech giant?
This week, @warren.senate.gov, @blumenthal.senate.gov, & I are asking big tech just that.
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There's been a flurry of housing policy announcements in recent years, but much of it is less than meets the eye.
In a new report for @bcpolicy.bsky.social, I outline why BC’s housing crisis and shortage is solvable—and key structural changes we still urgently need.
bcpolicy.ca/housing-cris...
In a new report for @bcpolicy.bsky.social, I outline why BC’s housing crisis and shortage is solvable—and key structural changes we still urgently need.
bcpolicy.ca/housing-cris...
This is why BC’s housing crisis hasn’t been solved yet
The magnitude of the housing shortage is huge, the problems chronic, but the housing crisis is solvable.
Throughout the province and country, the housing crisis is marked by high rents and prices, ...
bcpolicy.ca
December 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
There's been a flurry of housing policy announcements in recent years, but much of it is less than meets the eye.
In a new report for @bcpolicy.bsky.social, I outline why BC’s housing crisis and shortage is solvable—and key structural changes we still urgently need.
bcpolicy.ca/housing-cris...
In a new report for @bcpolicy.bsky.social, I outline why BC’s housing crisis and shortage is solvable—and key structural changes we still urgently need.
bcpolicy.ca/housing-cris...
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every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
December 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM
every post is like i bet you didn’t know this absolutely wonderful thing about rob reiner and each one is different
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We staffed the entire FBI with guys who only make memes and podcasts, hope that doesn't affect our ability to respond to major crimes
December 15, 2025 at 5:52 AM
We staffed the entire FBI with guys who only make memes and podcasts, hope that doesn't affect our ability to respond to major crimes
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
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An Arizona suburb is sending a warning message to Big Tech companies after city officials unanimously rejected a proposed AI data center.
The vote capped a fight that attracted powerful interests from Silicon Valley and Washington.
The vote capped a fight that attracted powerful interests from Silicon Valley and Washington.
Arizona city rejects data center after AI lobbying push
Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema's intervention in a local rezoning effort has sparked a fight over local control.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
An Arizona suburb is sending a warning message to Big Tech companies after city officials unanimously rejected a proposed AI data center.
The vote capped a fight that attracted powerful interests from Silicon Valley and Washington.
The vote capped a fight that attracted powerful interests from Silicon Valley and Washington.
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“Now he has betrayed the very system that made his success possible; the system in which he and a handful of others like him have profited disproportionately relative to their contribution.” www.liberalcurrents.com/marc-andrees...
Marc Andreessen Is a Traitor
It is the tech oligarchs, not young radicals, who have turned against the system that made them.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“Now he has betrayed the very system that made his success possible; the system in which he and a handful of others like him have profited disproportionately relative to their contribution.” www.liberalcurrents.com/marc-andrees...
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Most of Vancouver is de facto a gated community for rich people. It’s been said many times, but can’t be said often enough.
Luckily, this is going to change!
Luckily, this is going to change!
Your regular reminder that it takes a ginormous amount of privilege to claim that our low-density neighbourhoods are "working".
(Old data, but story did not change.)
(Old data, but story did not change.)
Vancouver SFH Affordability Estimator
Who can afford to live in Signle Family Zones?
mountainmath.ca
December 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Most of Vancouver is de facto a gated community for rich people. It’s been said many times, but can’t be said often enough.
Luckily, this is going to change!
Luckily, this is going to change!
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Consultants contracted by Minnesota found that an eight-story single-stair building with 6,000 sq. ft. per floor (building 4) has dramatically lower fire risk than a same-height code-compliant two-stair building with a larger floor plate (building 1) www.dli.mn.gov/sites/defaul...
December 12, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Consultants contracted by Minnesota found that an eight-story single-stair building with 6,000 sq. ft. per floor (building 4) has dramatically lower fire risk than a same-height code-compliant two-stair building with a larger floor plate (building 1) www.dli.mn.gov/sites/defaul...
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the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
Amtrak reports Mardi Gras service among most successful ever https://mynbc15.com/news/local/amtrak-provides-boost-to-mobile-businesses
Amtrak's Mardi Gras service boosts Mobile tourism with higher than expected ridership
Amtrak says the new Mardi Gras service that connects Mobile to New Orleans is one of the most successful services ever launched and it's on track to double the
mynbc15.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
the people of this great republic yearn for locomotive transport
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Was this the plan all along?
December 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Was this the plan all along?
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5 people have been killed on the roads in Metro Vancouver in the last week, including a driver, a cyclist, and 3 pedestrians, one of whom was a young child. Each of them had lives, families and friends, aspirations and potential that will not be realized. Each of them could have been me, or you.
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 AM
5 people have been killed on the roads in Metro Vancouver in the last week, including a driver, a cyclist, and 3 pedestrians, one of whom was a young child. Each of them had lives, families and friends, aspirations and potential that will not be realized. Each of them could have been me, or you.
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I thought the Vancouver mayor doing chin ups during an interview was hitting bottom but as 2025 keeps teaching me, there's always a lower place
December 9, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I thought the Vancouver mayor doing chin ups during an interview was hitting bottom but as 2025 keeps teaching me, there's always a lower place
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...