Karrie Jacobs
@karrieurbanist.bsky.social
Writer. Mostly cities, architecture and design. Also the politics of public space, technology and trees. Faculty at SVA’s DCrit. South Brooklyn and the Western Catskills.
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The Transformation of the New York Waterfront
From the Navy Yard and Industry City to the recent remaking of Bush Terminal, developers are attempting to remake Brooklyn’s coastline.
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I visited the newly renovated section of Bush Terminal a few months ago. The last I’d heard, the city had designated it as a new garment district. As with all things NYC, the story was much more complicated.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
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Read the headline and assumed the article was about some ICE-run facility instead of a horrific situation elsewhere in the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
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Where Hundreds of Undocumented Migrants Have Died in Custody
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Read the headline and assumed the article was about some ICE-run facility instead of a horrific situation elsewhere in the world.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
“NY became the first state to enact a law targeting a practice, typically called personalized pricing or surveillance pricing, in which retailers use artificial intelligence and customers’ personal data to set prices online.”
Didn’t realize this was happening.
(It’s the Golden Age of the Grift.)
Didn’t realize this was happening.
(It’s the Golden Age of the Grift.)
N.Y. Law Could Set Stage for A.I. Regulation’s Next ‘Big Battleground’
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November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“NY became the first state to enact a law targeting a practice, typically called personalized pricing or surveillance pricing, in which retailers use artificial intelligence and customers’ personal data to set prices online.”
Didn’t realize this was happening.
(It’s the Golden Age of the Grift.)
Didn’t realize this was happening.
(It’s the Golden Age of the Grift.)
Instead of simply prosecuting the shooter, he punishes people who are only guilty of trying to enter this country legally.
(I’d say he’s asking himself “What Would Hitler Do?” but it’s probably just Stephen Miller angling for advantage.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
(I’d say he’s asking himself “What Would Hitler Do?” but it’s probably just Stephen Miller angling for advantage.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
Trump Pauses All Asylum Applications and Halts Visas for Afghans
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November 29, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Instead of simply prosecuting the shooter, he punishes people who are only guilty of trying to enter this country legally.
(I’d say he’s asking himself “What Would Hitler Do?” but it’s probably just Stephen Miller angling for advantage.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
(I’d say he’s asking himself “What Would Hitler Do?” but it’s probably just Stephen Miller angling for advantage.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/u...
“In the late 1920s, RCA began to manufacture and sell the theremin, making it the first mass-produced electronic instrument. Today, perhaps 140 original models remain. ‘At the time that it came out, it was promoted as being easily playable, which of course wasn’t true.’”
The Beguiling, Misunderstood Theremin
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“In the late 1920s, RCA began to manufacture and sell the theremin, making it the first mass-produced electronic instrument. Today, perhaps 140 original models remain. ‘At the time that it came out, it was promoted as being easily playable, which of course wasn’t true.’”
Running out of things to say here.
(Except that it’s inexcusable that our so-called President and his lead negotiator are in the tank for Putin.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
(Except that it’s inexcusable that our so-called President and his lead negotiator are in the tank for Putin.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
Russia Bombards Ukraine for Nearly 10 Hours in a Deadly Assault
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November 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Running out of things to say here.
(Except that it’s inexcusable that our so-called President and his lead negotiator are in the tank for Putin.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
(Except that it’s inexcusable that our so-called President and his lead negotiator are in the tank for Putin.)
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 AM
You’ll notice that every time a white male, born in the USA, shoots a bunch of people, Trump does and says nothing.
(Unless, of course, he can blame antifa.)
A guy from from Afghanistan shoots a couple of National Guard members, and Trump goes after 84% of the world’s population.
(Unless, of course, he can blame antifa.)
A guy from from Afghanistan shoots a couple of National Guard members, and Trump goes after 84% of the world’s population.
Trump says he will ‘permanently pause’ migration from ‘third world countries’ after national guard shooting
In a social media post sent late on Thanksgiving, US president said he would ‘end all federal benefits and subsidies to noncitizens’ following Washington DC shooting
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:09 PM
You’ll notice that every time a white male, born in the USA, shoots a bunch of people, Trump does and says nothing.
(Unless, of course, he can blame antifa.)
A guy from from Afghanistan shoots a couple of National Guard members, and Trump goes after 84% of the world’s population.
(Unless, of course, he can blame antifa.)
A guy from from Afghanistan shoots a couple of National Guard members, and Trump goes after 84% of the world’s population.
You know the expression “kicking the can down the road”?
Well, this is the road. And the can has been deftly passed from mayor to mayor.
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Well, this is the road. And the can has been deftly passed from mayor to mayor.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New York’s BQE Is Falling Apart. The City Can’t Agree on How to Fix It.
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has exceeded its life span. Clashing visions have hindered a solution.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
You know the expression “kicking the can down the road”?
Well, this is the road. And the can has been deftly passed from mayor to mayor.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Well, this is the road. And the can has been deftly passed from mayor to mayor.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
“The U.S. military has killed more than 80 people since the campaign began in early September. But it does not know who specifically is being killed, and the strikes were not designed to take out high-ranking cartel leaders.
“Instead, the military has killed, at best, low-level people...”
“Instead, the military has killed, at best, low-level people...”
Intelligence on U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Is Limited
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November 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
“The U.S. military has killed more than 80 people since the campaign began in early September. But it does not know who specifically is being killed, and the strikes were not designed to take out high-ranking cartel leaders.
“Instead, the military has killed, at best, low-level people...”
“Instead, the military has killed, at best, low-level people...”
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Bookmarked, for you know when
The CACEROLAZO a form of popular protest, people banging pots, pans, & other utensils to call for attention.
1961 "the nights of the pots" were held during Algerian War of Independence. Thunderous sounds of noise in cities of the territory made with pots, whistles, horns & cries of "French Algeria".
1961 "the nights of the pots" were held during Algerian War of Independence. Thunderous sounds of noise in cities of the territory made with pots, whistles, horns & cries of "French Algeria".
Cacerolazo - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Bookmarked, for you know when
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‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... via @seattletimes
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says
Indigenous actor Elaine Miles of "Northern Exposure" was detained by ICE at a Redmond bus stop. When she showed them her Tribal ID, they told her it was fake.
www.seattletimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:20 PM
‘Northern Exposure’ actor gave ICE agents in Redmond her tribal ID. They called it ‘fake,’ she says www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news... via @seattletimes
I have mixed feelings about his buildings, but found him a pleasure interview. And the New York books produced by his office are both monuments to his passion for the city and indispensable works of reference. I’m very sorry he’s gone.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
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Robert A.M. Stern, Architect Who Reinvented Prewar Splendor, Dies at 86
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November 27, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I have mixed feelings about his buildings, but found him a pleasure interview. And the New York books produced by his office are both monuments to his passion for the city and indispensable works of reference. I’m very sorry he’s gone.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/a...
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"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
November 27, 2025 at 5:52 AM
"a single person of this demographic may have committed a crime, therefore we must punish the entire demographic" is a policy response you may recognize from fascist governments dedicated to ethnic cleansing elsewhere.
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With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
November 27, 2025 at 4:06 AM
With DC shooter now identified as an Afghan national not the antifa secret agent White House hoped for a good time to remember the Trump admin has gutted domestic anti-terrorism capacity and reassigned many to finding grandmothers to arrest at immigration hearings.
There are certain places where New Yorkers collectively experience the zeitgeist.
During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, it was the places that repaired broken auto glass.
During the rise of the internet in the 1990s, it was the waiting area at Tekserve.
During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, it was the places that repaired broken auto glass.
During the rise of the internet in the 1990s, it was the waiting area at Tekserve.
David Lerner, a Mr. Fix-it of Apple Computers, Dies at 72
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:04 AM
There are certain places where New Yorkers collectively experience the zeitgeist.
During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, it was the places that repaired broken auto glass.
During the rise of the internet in the 1990s, it was the waiting area at Tekserve.
During the crack epidemic of the 1980s, it was the places that repaired broken auto glass.
During the rise of the internet in the 1990s, it was the waiting area at Tekserve.
Operation Allies Welcome, Gave Some Afghans Entry to the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Poor Little Mikey.
We should do whatever we can to insure he doesn’t have to do that terrible job for much longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
We should do whatever we can to insure he doesn’t have to do that terrible job for much longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
‘In Triage Every Day’: A Beleaguered Speaker Says He’s Overwhelmed
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Poor Little Mikey.
We should do whatever we can to insure he doesn’t have to do that terrible job for much longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
We should do whatever we can to insure he doesn’t have to do that terrible job for much longer.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
As Sarah Palin once said:
“All of them.”
“All of them.”
It’s Time To Celebrate 2025’s Supreme Scoundrels: Send Us Your Golden Duke Noms talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/its-t...
It’s Time To Celebrate 2025’s Supreme Scoundrels: Send Us Your Golden Duke Noms
Some of you sickos have been waiting all year for this 🫶🏻...
talkingpointsmemo.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
As Sarah Palin once said:
“All of them.”
“All of them.”
So Kristi Noem, in her faux Marlboro ad, riding her horse through the wide open spaces (see below), says you can be an American, too “if you come here the right way.”
But her agency is jailing people who show up at immigration appointments certain they *are* doing exactly what the law requires.
But her agency is jailing people who show up at immigration appointments certain they *are* doing exactly what the law requires.
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
So Kristi Noem, in her faux Marlboro ad, riding her horse through the wide open spaces (see below), says you can be an American, too “if you come here the right way.”
But her agency is jailing people who show up at immigration appointments certain they *are* doing exactly what the law requires.
But her agency is jailing people who show up at immigration appointments certain they *are* doing exactly what the law requires.
“If you come here the right way…”
What right way would that be?
By purchasing a “gold visa”?
What right way would that be?
By purchasing a “gold visa”?
this extremely fashy Trump cult of personality ad featuring Kristi Noem ran this morning on Fox & Friends
November 26, 2025 at 3:14 PM
“If you come here the right way…”
What right way would that be?
By purchasing a “gold visa”?
What right way would that be?
By purchasing a “gold visa”?
When I read that the artist representing the US at the Venice Biennale is named Alma Allen, I thought: Amazing. The Trump cultural czar, whoever that is, selected a woman.
But, no. This Alma is a man who looks archetypically American. (But lives in Mexico.)
And his art seems very, very quiet.
But, no. This Alma is a man who looks archetypically American. (But lives in Mexico.)
And his art seems very, very quiet.
Alma Allen, American Sculptor, Is Selected for Venice Biennale
www.nytimes.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
When I read that the artist representing the US at the Venice Biennale is named Alma Allen, I thought: Amazing. The Trump cultural czar, whoever that is, selected a woman.
But, no. This Alma is a man who looks archetypically American. (But lives in Mexico.)
And his art seems very, very quiet.
But, no. This Alma is a man who looks archetypically American. (But lives in Mexico.)
And his art seems very, very quiet.
“Now consider the effect of the leak. The transcripts make it clear the claims sold to Axios and WSJ — that Jared Kushner wrote this plan — were false. Dmitriev succeeded, as he told Ushakov he would do, in getting the White House to pass off the Russian plan as their own.”
The Dim Philby Leaks - emptywheel
The release of transcripts showing that the Ukraine "piece" plan that Trump claimed to be his own was in fact simply the Russian plan could have the same effect the discovery of Mike Flynn's back chan...
www.emptywheel.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“Now consider the effect of the leak. The transcripts make it clear the claims sold to Axios and WSJ — that Jared Kushner wrote this plan — were false. Dmitriev succeeded, as he told Ushakov he would do, in getting the White House to pass off the Russian plan as their own.”
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“A lot floating around” - just finished this by Marcy Wheeler:
The Dim Philby Leaks - emptywheel
The release of transcripts showing that the Ukraine "piece" plan that Trump claimed to be his own was in fact simply the Russian plan could have the same effect the discovery of Mike Flynn's back chan...
www.emptywheel.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“A lot floating around” - just finished this by Marcy Wheeler: