El Yobo
@elyobo.bsky.social
Software dev. Somewhere on the left. Australian Kiwi. Build more homes.
YIMBY Melbourne and VIC Greens member.
I ride a bike sometimes: http://strava.com/athletes/elyobo
YIMBY Melbourne and VIC Greens member.
I ride a bike sometimes: http://strava.com/athletes/elyobo
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Really is a sick joke that learning a second language is the best way to learn English grammar.
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Really is a sick joke that learning a second language is the best way to learn English grammar.
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now imagining a PR team which enforces brand guidelines on passwords. “If your credentials leak we need to make sure they don’t embarrass us, so please run all passwords by Comms before setting them”
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
now imagining a PR team which enforces brand guidelines on passwords. “If your credentials leak we need to make sure they don’t embarrass us, so please run all passwords by Comms before setting them”
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New from my phd student @joshgoddard98.bsky.social: he shows, using many election and panel studies across the advanced democracies, that housing status has replaced occupational class as a key predictor of voting. Class voting is now about assets, not income www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Housing and electoral behaviour: The changing face of class voting in advanced democracies
Scholarship on the relationship between social structure and electoral behaviour has traditionally operationalised voters’ economic or class situation…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
New from my phd student @joshgoddard98.bsky.social: he shows, using many election and panel studies across the advanced democracies, that housing status has replaced occupational class as a key predictor of voting. Class voting is now about assets, not income www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Randy Helten said council could be "HEROES TO THE PUBLIC" by rejecting this.
love it
"Why are they throwing a parade? Did we win a war?"
"No, they outlawed housing!!!!"
love it
"Why are they throwing a parade? Did we win a war?"
"No, they outlawed housing!!!!"
November 28, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Randy Helten said council could be "HEROES TO THE PUBLIC" by rejecting this.
love it
"Why are they throwing a parade? Did we win a war?"
"No, they outlawed housing!!!!"
love it
"Why are they throwing a parade? Did we win a war?"
"No, they outlawed housing!!!!"
Interested in reducing rat-running in Collingwood to make it a nicer place for all? Details here - have a read and add your name if you agree.
nicer-collingwood.my.canva.site
nicer-collingwood.my.canva.site
Sign our open letter to stop rat-runs through Collingwood
nicer-collingwood.my.canva.site
November 28, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Interested in reducing rat-running in Collingwood to make it a nicer place for all? Details here - have a read and add your name if you agree.
nicer-collingwood.my.canva.site
nicer-collingwood.my.canva.site
The Americans getting upset about “USians” are NOT going to be happy when they find out about seppos.
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 PM
The Americans getting upset about “USians” are NOT going to be happy when they find out about seppos.
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There’s still time for luxxo to turn this around and become electable, but it’s not gonna be easy.
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 AM
There’s still time for luxxo to turn this around and become electable, but it’s not gonna be easy.
the marketing team are sending me vibe coded ideas 💀
November 27, 2025 at 3:42 AM
the marketing team are sending me vibe coded ideas 💀
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Behold! The Burgeriffic glory of the Cameron Japanese Family Restaurant, ファミリーレストラン キャメロン, on Main South Road, Hornby. #canterburystories
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/c... ^MT
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/c... ^MT
Cameron Japanese Family Restaurant: Picturing Canterbury
Cameron Japanese Family Restaurant, ファミリーレストラン キャメロン, on Main South Road, Hornby. An image from Canterbury Stories.
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Behold! The Burgeriffic glory of the Cameron Japanese Family Restaurant, ファミリーレストラン キャメロン, on Main South Road, Hornby. #canterburystories
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/c... ^MT
my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/blogs/post/c... ^MT
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“trickle down economics” used to just be like “cutting taxes for the wealthy will boost economic growth via their investment better than the taxes would” and now people use it to refer to “allowing more housing to be built” because someone, somewhere, will make money off it
November 26, 2025 at 5:50 PM
“trickle down economics” used to just be like “cutting taxes for the wealthy will boost economic growth via their investment better than the taxes would” and now people use it to refer to “allowing more housing to be built” because someone, somewhere, will make money off it
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Melbourne Metro Tunnel opens this coming Sunday (30/11). So today I have updated the Melbourne Train & Tram Map on the Australian Rail Maps website:
-> railmaps.com.au/melbourne.htm
Sunbury and Pak/Cran lines run via MetroTunnel and also still via the City Loop until February.
-> railmaps.com.au/melbourne.htm
Sunbury and Pak/Cran lines run via MetroTunnel and also still via the City Loop until February.
November 26, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Melbourne Metro Tunnel opens this coming Sunday (30/11). So today I have updated the Melbourne Train & Tram Map on the Australian Rail Maps website:
-> railmaps.com.au/melbourne.htm
Sunbury and Pak/Cran lines run via MetroTunnel and also still via the City Loop until February.
-> railmaps.com.au/melbourne.htm
Sunbury and Pak/Cran lines run via MetroTunnel and also still via the City Loop until February.
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This is very interesting (and yeah, I also had an initial “oh come on, that’s nuts” reaction to the first part of this article, but as I read on, I realized he was making some pretty compelling points)
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
This is very interesting (and yeah, I also had an initial “oh come on, that’s nuts” reaction to the first part of this article, but as I read on, I realized he was making some pretty compelling points)
As was predicted when their right wing managed to replace Morrison with someone that was somehow even further to the right.
Unlikely that they'll learn anything from it.
Unlikely that they'll learn anything from it.
November 25, 2025 at 11:21 PM
As was predicted when their right wing managed to replace Morrison with someone that was somehow even further to the right.
Unlikely that they'll learn anything from it.
Unlikely that they'll learn anything from it.
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Foiled. And I can't tell if I'm annoyed or proud: The kids quickly recognized me as a shared foe trying to grab the surplus for myself. They unionized and refused to bid against each other. Organized labor negotiated a settlement that better served their collective interests.
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Foiled. And I can't tell if I'm annoyed or proud: The kids quickly recognized me as a shared foe trying to grab the surplus for myself. They unionized and refused to bid against each other. Organized labor negotiated a settlement that better served their collective interests.
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Funded inclusionary zoning is good!
Good news: New data suggest that Portland's inclusionary zoning program is finally working as intended, after being fully funded in 2024 www.sightline.org/2025/11/25/p...
Portland’s Inclusionary Zoning Program Is Finally Performing, New Data Suggests | Sightline Institute
Because for the first time, the city fully funded it.
www.sightline.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Funded inclusionary zoning is good!
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Guess I'll post here. Anyone like trams?
November 25, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Guess I'll post here. Anyone like trams?
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Really excited to see a new local community group forming in Karori to support the transition to a climate-friendly future. They will be looking at energy, transport, waste etc. I have an email contact if you are keen to connect or check the post on I Love Karori (!!) Facebook 💚
November 25, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Really excited to see a new local community group forming in Karori to support the transition to a climate-friendly future. They will be looking at energy, transport, waste etc. I have an email contact if you are keen to connect or check the post on I Love Karori (!!) Facebook 💚
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the correct derogatory term is Seppo or Yank
If your argument involves referring to Americans as “USians” it doesn’t matter how cogent the rest of your point may be tbh
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 AM
the correct derogatory term is Seppo or Yank
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The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
A new kind of rapid Chotining. Please appreciate the alt-text.
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The Chotiner
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
He destroyed his cage
Yes
YES
The Chotiner is out
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New Zealand is about 29% foreign born, Australia 32%. And with several generations of ancestors born in New Zealand, I would like to say a hearty "Fuck Off. No. Fuck off further" to these US concerns about us not being scared of or angry at of migrants. DEPLOY THE DOBBYN youtu.be/Wlz2uEuxyyk?...
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
New Zealand is about 29% foreign born, Australia 32%. And with several generations of ancestors born in New Zealand, I would like to say a hearty "Fuck Off. No. Fuck off further" to these US concerns about us not being scared of or angry at of migrants. DEPLOY THE DOBBYN youtu.be/Wlz2uEuxyyk?...
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The thing I wish people like Carville et al would realize is that you cannot have ‘pure populist economic rage’ if you leave out the ‘woke’ bits. It doesn’t work like that.
It’s weird to me they don’t see this, so let’s see if we can walk it out.
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It’s weird to me they don’t see this, so let’s see if we can walk it out.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The thing I wish people like Carville et al would realize is that you cannot have ‘pure populist economic rage’ if you leave out the ‘woke’ bits. It doesn’t work like that.
It’s weird to me they don’t see this, so let’s see if we can walk it out.
1/
It’s weird to me they don’t see this, so let’s see if we can walk it out.
1/
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In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little gave a big promotion to controversial rival Ray Chung and opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
Andrew Little buddies up to the right
In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In his first council meeting as Wellington mayor, Andrew Little gave a big promotion to controversial rival Ray Chung and opened a political rift between Labour and the Greens.
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
thespinoff.co.nz/politics/25-...
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it just didn't have the legs 😢
Turns out interest in Metaverse had about a ~9 month half life.
November 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
it just didn't have the legs 😢