Cutter W. González
@cutterwgonzalez.bsky.social
Texan. Storyteller, musician, geographer. Digital strategy @welcomingneighbors.us. PhD student @txst.edu. Alum @uh.edu.
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NEW PAPER w/ @cselmendorf.bsky.social & @jkalla.bsky.social:
An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods.
Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be!
An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods.
Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be!
November 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
NEW PAPER w/ @cselmendorf.bsky.social & @jkalla.bsky.social:
An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods.
Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be!
An under-appreciated reason why voters oppose dense new housing, especially in less-dense neighborhoods: they think it looks ugly and want to prevent that, even in other neighborhoods.
Some of what we think is NIMBYism might not be!
Lots of new housing coming online in downtown San Antonio — good. Now connect it to the rest of town and the region and the entire state with trains.
San Antonio developers bet on demand for downtown living
Developers are turning old hotels and office buildings into new apartment complexes as demand grows for downtown living.
sanantonioreport.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Lots of new housing coming online in downtown San Antonio — good. Now connect it to the rest of town and the region and the entire state with trains.
The People desire to live in Austin, and The People shall have a home here
Bluesky: “Obviously the housing crisis is the only reason anyone would choose to live outside of NYC”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
Actual Americans: “Vegas, baby!”
November 25, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The People desire to live in Austin, and The People shall have a home here
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Brazil understood the assignment.
November 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Brazil understood the assignment.
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Join us 12/4 8pm for a special Austin live panel with War on Cars podcast hosts Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon!
Panelists also include Austin Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes and Black History Bike Ride's Talib Abdullahi. KUT's Nathan Bernier will moderate.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-war-on...
Panelists also include Austin Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes and Black History Bike Ride's Talib Abdullahi. KUT's Nathan Bernier will moderate.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-war-on...
November 25, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Join us 12/4 8pm for a special Austin live panel with War on Cars podcast hosts Sarah Goodyear and Doug Gordon!
Panelists also include Austin Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes and Black History Bike Ride's Talib Abdullahi. KUT's Nathan Bernier will moderate.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-war-on...
Panelists also include Austin Mayor Pro Tem Vanessa Fuentes and Black History Bike Ride's Talib Abdullahi. KUT's Nathan Bernier will moderate.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-war-on...
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dude love goes absolutely crazy. hard as fuck. have u heard abt this
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
dude love goes absolutely crazy. hard as fuck. have u heard abt this
Mayor-elect Mamdani is bringing on the best, so naturally he is bringing @annemariegray.bsky.social! 🏆
So excited for Annemarie, and also so excited for what her leadership in the team means for the Mamdani administration. Housing is being taken seriously — FINALLY!!
So excited for Annemarie, and also so excited for what her leadership in the team means for the Mamdani administration. Housing is being taken seriously — FINALLY!!
We’re here in Central Park with Mayor-Elect @ZohranKMamdani.bsky.social to announce that our Executive Director @AnnemarieGray.bsky.social will be joining his transition committee on housing!
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Mayor-elect Mamdani is bringing on the best, so naturally he is bringing @annemariegray.bsky.social! 🏆
So excited for Annemarie, and also so excited for what her leadership in the team means for the Mamdani administration. Housing is being taken seriously — FINALLY!!
So excited for Annemarie, and also so excited for what her leadership in the team means for the Mamdani administration. Housing is being taken seriously — FINALLY!!
It’s so telling that the NYT headline focuses on the partisan politics of this rather than the moral rot
November 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
It’s so telling that the NYT headline focuses on the partisan politics of this rather than the moral rot
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Mark your calendars because you don't want to miss this!!!
You're invited! Join us on Dec. 4 for a can't-miss conversation with @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social and local leaders about a future for Austin after cars.
Tix: bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...
Tix: bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...
November 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Mark your calendars because you don't want to miss this!!!
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Pro-housing policy: supported by the literal, no joke *full spectrum* of mainstream American politics.
Bro ha fallen in love with Zohran Mamdani.
Trump: We had a meeting today that actually surprised me. He wants to see no crime. He wants to see housing being built. He wants to see rents coming down. All things that I agree with.
Trump: We had a meeting today that actually surprised me. He wants to see no crime. He wants to see housing being built. He wants to see rents coming down. All things that I agree with.
November 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Pro-housing policy: supported by the literal, no joke *full spectrum* of mainstream American politics.
Why do I love making bibliographies so much
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Why do I love making bibliographies so much
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he never looks at JD that way
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
he never looks at JD that way
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You're invited! Join us on Dec. 4 for a can't-miss conversation with @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social and local leaders about a future for Austin after cars.
Tix: bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...
Tix: bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...
November 21, 2025 at 1:13 AM
You're invited! Join us on Dec. 4 for a can't-miss conversation with @sgoodyear.bsky.social & @brooklynspoke.bsky.social of @thewaroncars.bsky.social and local leaders about a future for Austin after cars.
Tix: bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...
Tix: bookpeople.com/event/2025-1...
he is just queening out at every opportunity isn't he
Trump on MBS: "He's not a sleeper. I'm not a sleeper. We talk at night. I can call him almost any time."
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
he is just queening out at every opportunity isn't he
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Urban Austin Readers! Our friends at @islandpress.bsky.social are clearing out inventory following their acquisition by Princeton University Press, and they're giving a 50% discount on all print books through this weekend.
Get your fav urban reads at islandpress.org!
Get your fav urban reads at islandpress.org!
November 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Urban Austin Readers! Our friends at @islandpress.bsky.social are clearing out inventory following their acquisition by Princeton University Press, and they're giving a 50% discount on all print books through this weekend.
Get your fav urban reads at islandpress.org!
Get your fav urban reads at islandpress.org!
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Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Indiana University, which has now been subordinated to the direct control of the Indiana GOP, announces that criticism of the MAGA movement and doctrines of the GOP is forbidden. An instructor is dismissed for speaking critical words about the MAGA movement.
Fun personal news! I’ve been nominated to the Project Connect (CapMetro/Austin Transit Partnership) Community Advisory Committee! 🥳
Pending approval by the ATP Board, CapMetro Board, and City Council — eager to dig in and help us build a stronger, more equitable, and more connected community.
Pending approval by the ATP Board, CapMetro Board, and City Council — eager to dig in and help us build a stronger, more equitable, and more connected community.
November 13, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Fun personal news! I’ve been nominated to the Project Connect (CapMetro/Austin Transit Partnership) Community Advisory Committee! 🥳
Pending approval by the ATP Board, CapMetro Board, and City Council — eager to dig in and help us build a stronger, more equitable, and more connected community.
Pending approval by the ATP Board, CapMetro Board, and City Council — eager to dig in and help us build a stronger, more equitable, and more connected community.
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This little man is out of control.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
Bovino: "Whether they were criminals or individuals that were taking jobs from Americans -- you name it, that's what they were doing. And I'll tell you what's gonna happen. We're gonna go even harder on the streets. If he releases those 650, we're gonna apprehend 1,650 on the streets of Chicago."
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 PM
This little man is out of control.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
I feel like I’m saying that all the time.
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To see journalists and financiers and academics at best gossiping with Epstein and at worst providing him care and counsel is to see how the #MeToo movement never went far enough: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
The Epstein Scandal Is Snowballing
And Republicans are running scared.
www.thenation.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:41 PM
To see journalists and financiers and academics at best gossiping with Epstein and at worst providing him care and counsel is to see how the #MeToo movement never went far enough: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
So many things to discuss this week at book club. The chapters are "Cars Ruin Nature" and "Cars Are Killing Us" — both chock full of harrowing data on how car culture results in immense human and more-than-human suffering. A call to arms!
FRIDAY! Chapters 4–5 of Life After Cars. See you at Café Crème!
November 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
So many things to discuss this week at book club. The chapters are "Cars Ruin Nature" and "Cars Are Killing Us" — both chock full of harrowing data on how car culture results in immense human and more-than-human suffering. A call to arms!
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1. BREAKING
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement admonishing the Trump administration’s immigration actions.
The last time they issued such a statement was in 2013 in response to contraception mandates.
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement admonishing the Trump administration’s immigration actions.
The last time they issued such a statement was in 2013 in response to contraception mandates.
November 13, 2025 at 12:30 AM
1. BREAKING
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement admonishing the Trump administration’s immigration actions.
The last time they issued such a statement was in 2013 in response to contraception mandates.
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement admonishing the Trump administration’s immigration actions.
The last time they issued such a statement was in 2013 in response to contraception mandates.
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Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
November 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Jeffrey Epstein in 2018: "i know how dirty donald is."
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The House Republicans continue to protect a pedophile sex trafficking ring and all their friends who were involved.
Not surprising, but hilarious on a day when the GOP is insisting that a partial release of emails was meant to smear the innocent President.
Why keep hiding the files then?
Not surprising, but hilarious on a day when the GOP is insisting that a partial release of emails was meant to smear the innocent President.
Why keep hiding the files then?
Nancy Mace is expected to pull her support for the petition to release the Epstein Files, the day before Adelita Grijalva is sworn in.
November 12, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The House Republicans continue to protect a pedophile sex trafficking ring and all their friends who were involved.
Not surprising, but hilarious on a day when the GOP is insisting that a partial release of emails was meant to smear the innocent President.
Why keep hiding the files then?
Not surprising, but hilarious on a day when the GOP is insisting that a partial release of emails was meant to smear the innocent President.
Why keep hiding the files then?
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Lest there be any insinuation that Dems spared their own. It would be tough for Kathy Ruemmler—Obama’s WH Counsel from 2011 to mid-2014—to come off looking worse in these docs the committee Dems released. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Sent:
To:
Subject:
Kathy Ruemmler
9/19/2014 11:54:57 AM
jeffrey E. ljeevacation@gmail.com]
Re:
Importance: High
Doesn't look like you are prioritizing your schedule very effeetively.....how are you going to manage all of that? this is unga week so the boss will be in town too....l'Il be here all week -- you may get sick of me....just sat down on the train so can't talk freely.
On Sep 19, 2014 7:48 AM, "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
"girls?", careful i will renew an old habit, . this week, thiel, summers, bill burns, gordon brown, jagland, ( council of curope and nobel chairman). mongolia pres, hardeep puree (india), boris ( gates). jabor (qatar ). sultan (dubai, ), kosslyn (harvard), leon black, woody. you are a welcome guest at any... also if you think there are interesting people in town, everyone here for climate summit, clinton security council, holy shit im on
for next 30 minutes
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 7:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler -
> wrote:
Most girls do not have to worry about this crap.
On Sep 19, 20147:09 AM, "jeffrey E." <jeevacation@gmail.com> wrote:
understood. it comes down to high risk / reward / low risk / reward. professional, cmotional. and financial
On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Kathy Ruemmler
Agreed, but I need to be prepared to say yes before I talk to him.
wrote:
Sent from my iPad
On Sep 19,2014, at 1:21 AM, "jeffrey E." <jcevacation@gmail.com>wrote:](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:on5oeywiqx32fh2zau473wz6/bafkreidpc4aexgxfahdqvqgbocphszflpkdsfpldci2zeo7aqsjkzkbub4@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Lest there be any insinuation that Dems spared their own. It would be tough for Kathy Ruemmler—Obama’s WH Counsel from 2011 to mid-2014—to come off looking worse in these docs the committee Dems released. oversightdemocrats.house.gov/sites/evo-su...