Abimael Chavez
@abimaelch.bsky.social
I really care about creating inclusive economies, equitable democracy, and environmental sustainability for everyone by everyone
Understand and fight inequality. Never rationalize it
Understand and fight inequality. Never rationalize it
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Requiring employers to disclose salary information in job postings increased competition for jobs and raised wages
Cool new study of 11 states and 5 municipalities
A simple policy for states and localities to boost wages by a modest but meaningful amount
Cool new study of 11 states and 5 municipalities
A simple policy for states and localities to boost wages by a modest but meaningful amount
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Requiring employers to disclose salary information in job postings increased competition for jobs and raised wages
Cool new study of 11 states and 5 municipalities
A simple policy for states and localities to boost wages by a modest but meaningful amount
Cool new study of 11 states and 5 municipalities
A simple policy for states and localities to boost wages by a modest but meaningful amount
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Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Deportations actually _increase_ housing prices because they shrink the construction industry.
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
The reduction in new houses being built swamps effects from lower demand
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The reason why I'm so angry has a lot to do with the lives that will be lost — people are absolutely going to die as a direct result of Senate Democrats folding on health care. It also has a lot to do with the suffering that was endured — people were struggling to get by without food assistance. 🧵
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
The reason why I'm so angry has a lot to do with the lives that will be lost — people are absolutely going to die as a direct result of Senate Democrats folding on health care. It also has a lot to do with the suffering that was endured — people were struggling to get by without food assistance. 🧵
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state legislators should be paid more. otherwise the legislatures are full of dilettantes, cranks, and nepobabies. this is why you keep hearing about the craziest fucking state laws
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
The Mayor of New York only makes $260k. I bet there are police that make more than that in NY with overtime.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
We need to pay elected leaders more money and stop pretending it's some sort of calling. They're managing hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and millions of people's lives.
November 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
state legislators should be paid more. otherwise the legislatures are full of dilettantes, cranks, and nepobabies. this is why you keep hearing about the craziest fucking state laws
Yes. Because that's who many of them consider their base 🫠
Let me get this right… a sufficient number Senate Democrats appear to be willing to reopen government to alleviate air travel for upper & upper-middle income people at the expense of access to healthcare for lower income people. Yes?
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Yes. Because that's who many of them consider their base 🫠
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If there was ever a time for NIMBYs to shine, this is it. Each and every effort by ICE to expand their footprint by a square inch should be met with environmental impact review lawsuits, challenges to conditional use permits, traffic studies, the whole shebang.
"It was not immediately clear who owns the warehouses that the government may buy and the DHS official and the White House official did not know how much the deals could be worth. DHS said some of the warehouses under consideration were built by developers with Amazon in mind but never used."
'Mega detention centers': ICE considers buying large warehouses to hold immigrants
The Trump administration is exploring a plan to buy warehouses designed for companies like Amazon, sources said, which would drastically increase the Trump administration’s capacity for detaining immi...
www.nbcnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
If there was ever a time for NIMBYs to shine, this is it. Each and every effort by ICE to expand their footprint by a square inch should be met with environmental impact review lawsuits, challenges to conditional use permits, traffic studies, the whole shebang.
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This is the big thing!
It's actually really bad that congressional salaries are just $174,000 for the demands on their time and the amounts of travel they have to do.
The mayor of Minneapolis makes $140,000. State legislators in MN make 51,000, significantly below market for the metro.
It's actually really bad that congressional salaries are just $174,000 for the demands on their time and the amounts of travel they have to do.
The mayor of Minneapolis makes $140,000. State legislators in MN make 51,000, significantly below market for the metro.
ryan is right. people HATE hearing this. but it is just a matter of simple incentives. if you want a more representative legislature — and if you want a legislature more resistant to corruption — then you need to jack up the salaries. serving as mayor of NYC should net you a cool 500K *at least*
people hate hearing this but it's 100% true, creating a huge pay gap between political leaders, their staffs, and other elites is a recipe for corruption. of course the flip side of that is taxes on the rich should be jacked way the hell up
November 7, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This is the big thing!
It's actually really bad that congressional salaries are just $174,000 for the demands on their time and the amounts of travel they have to do.
The mayor of Minneapolis makes $140,000. State legislators in MN make 51,000, significantly below market for the metro.
It's actually really bad that congressional salaries are just $174,000 for the demands on their time and the amounts of travel they have to do.
The mayor of Minneapolis makes $140,000. State legislators in MN make 51,000, significantly below market for the metro.
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A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
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Alexandria & Richmond, Virginia have both implemented free bus service, as Mamdani has proposed.
They have also succeeded in increasing ridership—as of latest data, their ridership in 2025 is 31% & 25% higher than in 2019, respectively.
Overall US transit ridership is 20% lower in 2025 than 2019.
They have also succeeded in increasing ridership—as of latest data, their ridership in 2025 is 31% & 25% higher than in 2019, respectively.
Overall US transit ridership is 20% lower in 2025 than 2019.
Abigail Spanberger takes a swipe at Mamdani, saying "maybe he should be a Democrat" and that his campaign promises are dishonest.
November 3, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Alexandria & Richmond, Virginia have both implemented free bus service, as Mamdani has proposed.
They have also succeeded in increasing ridership—as of latest data, their ridership in 2025 is 31% & 25% higher than in 2019, respectively.
Overall US transit ridership is 20% lower in 2025 than 2019.
They have also succeeded in increasing ridership—as of latest data, their ridership in 2025 is 31% & 25% higher than in 2019, respectively.
Overall US transit ridership is 20% lower in 2025 than 2019.
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Oakland’s 2023 rezonings were a massive expansion of zoned capacity — especially in high resource areas.
Very few people are seemingly aware this happened.
I suspect it’s because Oakland doesn’t have a real daily newspaper and shares a TV/media market with bigger and wealthier cities.
Very few people are seemingly aware this happened.
I suspect it’s because Oakland doesn’t have a real daily newspaper and shares a TV/media market with bigger and wealthier cities.
I havent been following Oakland's housing element. SF has to do Family Zoning corridor rezoning and Berkeley's already passed Missing Middle citywide and is currently doing a few more corridor upzonings. What's Oakland's major rezoning areas? Is it just Rockridge (which now SB 79 has taken care of)?
October 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Oakland’s 2023 rezonings were a massive expansion of zoned capacity — especially in high resource areas.
Very few people are seemingly aware this happened.
I suspect it’s because Oakland doesn’t have a real daily newspaper and shares a TV/media market with bigger and wealthier cities.
Very few people are seemingly aware this happened.
I suspect it’s because Oakland doesn’t have a real daily newspaper and shares a TV/media market with bigger and wealthier cities.
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Really sucks we spent the 2010s zero interest rate decade debating "Housing for Whom?" with the dumbest people on Earth and now that we've finally begun to change some important laws, interest rates are high, there's a tariff on every building material and construction labor is getting deported.
Deportations can reduce the housing construction workforce, leading to fewer units built and higher costs - contrary to claims that they lower prices, according to a sociologist who studies housing. #immigration buff.ly/Dfakz6o
The Trump administration’s anti-immigrant housing policy reflects a long history of xenophobia in public housing
Anti-immigrant housing policies have been cast as a way for citizens to access more housing, but they fail to prevent the shortages driving the crises.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Really sucks we spent the 2010s zero interest rate decade debating "Housing for Whom?" with the dumbest people on Earth and now that we've finally begun to change some important laws, interest rates are high, there's a tariff on every building material and construction labor is getting deported.
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Seeing this construction project was mind blowing:
in Copenhagen, multiple apartment buildings are being built INDOORS and on-site, in a single “Site Cover” temporary shelter.
in Copenhagen, multiple apartment buildings are being built INDOORS and on-site, in a single “Site Cover” temporary shelter.
October 27, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Seeing this construction project was mind blowing:
in Copenhagen, multiple apartment buildings are being built INDOORS and on-site, in a single “Site Cover” temporary shelter.
in Copenhagen, multiple apartment buildings are being built INDOORS and on-site, in a single “Site Cover” temporary shelter.
I can't stop feeling that years of education (most of them before the rise of social media) I was taught to fact check everything possible and then I see things like this happening more and more 🫠. Vibes first I guess?
October 30, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I can't stop feeling that years of education (most of them before the rise of social media) I was taught to fact check everything possible and then I see things like this happening more and more 🫠. Vibes first I guess?
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I think COVID not only exposed racial and wealth disparities, it more concerningly revealed asymmetries in information ecosystems and appetites for violence.
You cannot become a more compassionate, collectivist nation if a brainwashed white "handyman" decides to unload 500 rounds at the CDC
You cannot become a more compassionate, collectivist nation if a brainwashed white "handyman" decides to unload 500 rounds at the CDC
October 30, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I think COVID not only exposed racial and wealth disparities, it more concerningly revealed asymmetries in information ecosystems and appetites for violence.
You cannot become a more compassionate, collectivist nation if a brainwashed white "handyman" decides to unload 500 rounds at the CDC
You cannot become a more compassionate, collectivist nation if a brainwashed white "handyman" decides to unload 500 rounds at the CDC
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Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
October 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Remember how just a few years ago during the worst of the pandemic when we saw how the govt can actually do big things and saw that our collective health & well-being are intertwined, and then corporations got mad that they lost a modicum of power and helped fund a backlash of amnesia and fascism?
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Early retirement withdrawals for hardship have tripled since 2020, as disasters strike and insurance fails — leaving workers on their own in old age.
Climate Disasters Are Destroying Black Retirements and the American Dream
Early retirement withdrawals for hardship have tripled since 2020, as disasters strike and insurance fails — leaving workers on their own in old age.
capitalbnews.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Early retirement withdrawals for hardship have tripled since 2020, as disasters strike and insurance fails — leaving workers on their own in old age.
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DHS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are among the 15 biggest advertisers on Facebook and Instagram over the past seven days. See their ads and who they are targeting here: app.polidashboard.org/meta_ads?cou...
October 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
DHS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are among the 15 biggest advertisers on Facebook and Instagram over the past seven days. See their ads and who they are targeting here: app.polidashboard.org/meta_ads?cou...
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I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
October 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I want more people to care that SNAP benefits are being cut off on November 1. 40% of SNAP beneficiaries are children. This is callous and vile.
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Parliamentary System knowers rn
October 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Parliamentary System knowers rn
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AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
October 16, 2025 at 1:36 AM
AOC: And they are able to radicalize a generation of young boys in particular, away from healthy masculinity and into an insecure masculinity that requires the domination of others who are poorer, browner, darker, or a different gender than them.
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Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? | KFF www.kff.org/affordable-c...
Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? | KFF
This analysis and interactive map illustrate how much more enrollees in Affordable Care Act (ACA) Marketplace plans would pay in premiums at the congressional district level if the enhanced subsidies ...
www.kff.org
October 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Congressional District Interactive Map: How Much Will ACA Premium Payments Rise if Enhanced Subsidies Expire? | KFF www.kff.org/affordable-c...
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Since 2021, ACA marketplace enrollment more than doubled for people with low incomes and for Black and Latino enrollees after premium tax credit enhancements. (1/4)
October 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Since 2021, ACA marketplace enrollment more than doubled for people with low incomes and for Black and Latino enrollees after premium tax credit enhancements. (1/4)
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increasingly convinced preventing americans from getting their little packages is the thing that will take this government down
How bad are tariffs going?
I paid for $32 of shaving cream from Canada. Unique stuff I’ve used for years, nothing like it in US. Small family business.
UPS guy came to my door today with box and said I have to pay additional $120 before he can hand it to me.
That makes it 5x more expensive!!! 🤯
I paid for $32 of shaving cream from Canada. Unique stuff I’ve used for years, nothing like it in US. Small family business.
UPS guy came to my door today with box and said I have to pay additional $120 before he can hand it to me.
That makes it 5x more expensive!!! 🤯
October 3, 2025 at 11:54 PM
increasingly convinced preventing americans from getting their little packages is the thing that will take this government down
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This is what happens in an oligarchy where a few control the platforms of communication and the media.
September 18, 2025 at 11:16 PM
This is what happens in an oligarchy where a few control the platforms of communication and the media.
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Regardless of how folks feel about Engardio, the recall option is definitely being abused in the Bay Area, which could have a chilling effect on electeds trying to do anything bold. The state & local charter cities would do well to raise the bar for recall qualifications.
JUST IN: Voters in San Francisco's Sunset District have recalled their supervisor, Joel Engardio.
Recall leads huge in early returns, nearly 2 to 1.
Engardio, who rode to office after himself working to recall SF progressives, then angered constituents by championing replacing the "Great Highway".
Recall leads huge in early returns, nearly 2 to 1.
Engardio, who rode to office after himself working to recall SF progressives, then angered constituents by championing replacing the "Great Highway".
September 17, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Regardless of how folks feel about Engardio, the recall option is definitely being abused in the Bay Area, which could have a chilling effect on electeds trying to do anything bold. The state & local charter cities would do well to raise the bar for recall qualifications.