Jack Obora
@jackobora.bsky.social
Ohioan/Mammal. Generally competent. Avid collector of dust.
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America has a housing shortage. Every single housing proposal you see that is not "build more housing" will have the primary effect of pushing up the prices of existing housing, and is therefore, in reality, a plan to enrich current homeowners. In conclusion, build more housing.
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
Trump Plan Would Let Americans Use 401(k)s for Down Payments on Homes, Official Says
President Trump will issue a plan next week for letting Americans tap their 401(k)s for a down payment on a home, a senior White House official said Friday.
on.wsj.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
America has a housing shortage. Every single housing proposal you see that is not "build more housing" will have the primary effect of pushing up the prices of existing housing, and is therefore, in reality, a plan to enrich current homeowners. In conclusion, build more housing.
The Bears are worth like $9 billion and they're gonna get a free stadium in one of the poorest cities in the Midwest, paid for by a state that apparently doesn't give a flying fuck about the people who live there
The battle for a new Chicago Bears stadium is intensifying with the city of Gary, Indiana revealing their proposal for the team.
Read more on Gary's proposal and where a stadium could be built: https://tinyurl.com/y5vdh2re
Read more on Gary's proposal and where a stadium could be built: https://tinyurl.com/y5vdh2re
January 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM
The Bears are worth like $9 billion and they're gonna get a free stadium in one of the poorest cities in the Midwest, paid for by a state that apparently doesn't give a flying fuck about the people who live there
At some point the Dems are going to have to reckon with the fact that a lot of their local and state level politicians—even when they win elections—are wildly unpopular.
Nobody likes Gavin Newsom or Andrew Ginther or Brandon Johnson. Not even the people who voted for them. That’s a problem.
Nobody likes Gavin Newsom or Andrew Ginther or Brandon Johnson. Not even the people who voted for them. That’s a problem.
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 AM
At some point the Dems are going to have to reckon with the fact that a lot of their local and state level politicians—even when they win elections—are wildly unpopular.
Nobody likes Gavin Newsom or Andrew Ginther or Brandon Johnson. Not even the people who voted for them. That’s a problem.
Nobody likes Gavin Newsom or Andrew Ginther or Brandon Johnson. Not even the people who voted for them. That’s a problem.
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An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Older generations spent a lot less time parenting. Millennial dads spend nearly as much time parenting as Boomer moms did. Millennial and Gen X moms way more.
via The Economist
via The Economist
January 16, 2026 at 5:20 AM
An underrated factor in "why don't people in wealthy societies have more kids" is changing societal norms that now expect even older kids to be chaperoned by an adult any time they are in public, and to be chauffeured by a parent as their only means of transportation
Surprise, surprise.
The Trump admin, which says it was investigating fraud in Democratic-led states, quietly shelved a massive welfare fraud investigation in Mississippi involving public funds funneled to Brett Favre and others
Trump Admin Went Easy On A Red State After Punishing Blue States For The Same Exact Thing
Mississippi caught a break on an embezzlement scandal that funneled money to Brett Favre and others.
www.huffpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Surprise, surprise.
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Guitar Center Institutes 72-Hour Waiting Period https://theonion.com/guitar-center-institutes-72-hour-waiting-period/
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Guitar Center Institutes 72-Hour Waiting Period https://theonion.com/guitar-center-institutes-72-hour-waiting-period/
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Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.
January 15, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Cripes a’mighty people, Steven Miller is not staging a militarized ethnic cleansing and sending the border cops to murder people in the street to distract from the Epstein files. He’s doing it because he and Trump (and Vance and Homan and Noem etc) really really want to.
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I think the disconnect between Atlantic elites is that Americans think Donald Trump is a kid getting to drive a monster truck for Make A Wish and Europeans and Canadians think Donald Trump is the president of the United States.
January 14, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I think the disconnect between Atlantic elites is that Americans think Donald Trump is a kid getting to drive a monster truck for Make A Wish and Europeans and Canadians think Donald Trump is the president of the United States.
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it's funny to see the wildly unpopular trump and his goons rip the wiring out of institution after institution without a care in the world and have NYT guys and congresspeople being like whoa dudes let's not get too crazy with the abolish ice talk
January 14, 2026 at 4:10 AM
it's funny to see the wildly unpopular trump and his goons rip the wiring out of institution after institution without a care in the world and have NYT guys and congresspeople being like whoa dudes let's not get too crazy with the abolish ice talk
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🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
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one of the weirdest things about the current moment is how the national media have to pretend like they don't know what this is about. official government social media accounts are posting about racially cleansing America and they have to pretend like it's not clear who the bad guy is.
January 14, 2026 at 2:31 AM
one of the weirdest things about the current moment is how the national media have to pretend like they don't know what this is about. official government social media accounts are posting about racially cleansing America and they have to pretend like it's not clear who the bad guy is.
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Great advice for the present moment too.
January 14, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Great advice for the present moment too.
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There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies
The agency used to warn of chelation, used by RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine ally David Geier.
arstechnica.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:30 AM
There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics.
What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.
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Explain to me like I'm five what the 2nd Amendment is for if not for this. King George III never said anything this obnoxious or deliberately inflammatory.
January 14, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Explain to me like I'm five what the 2nd Amendment is for if not for this. King George III never said anything this obnoxious or deliberately inflammatory.
It's hard to pick just one but it's safe to say Paul McCartney wrote it
Name your fav song by The Beatles.
January 14, 2026 at 12:21 AM
It's hard to pick just one but it's safe to say Paul McCartney wrote it
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There's nothing funny about the death of Scott Adams, which is a fitting tribute to his legacy as a cartoonist.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
There's nothing funny about the death of Scott Adams, which is a fitting tribute to his legacy as a cartoonist.
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“RETVRN” guy but specifically about the Fit being discontinued in North America
December 4, 2025 at 10:57 PM
“RETVRN” guy but specifically about the Fit being discontinued in North America
Watching Aaron Rodgers go out like that is somehow fitting. #Steelers #AFCWildCard
January 13, 2026 at 4:15 AM
Watching Aaron Rodgers go out like that is somehow fitting. #Steelers #AFCWildCard
Watching the #Steelers suffer through just a dose of what it's been like to watch the #Browns over the past 26 seasons is cathartic #AFCWildCard
January 13, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Watching the #Steelers suffer through just a dose of what it's been like to watch the #Browns over the past 26 seasons is cathartic #AFCWildCard
Interested to see how Aaron Rodgers blames this one on the rest of the team. #AFCWildCard
January 13, 2026 at 3:43 AM
Interested to see how Aaron Rodgers blames this one on the rest of the team. #AFCWildCard
How many times can a team screw up a snap in one game #AFCWildCard
Houston should be winning this game by like 20 #AFCWildCard
January 13, 2026 at 3:31 AM
How many times can a team screw up a snap in one game #AFCWildCard
Houston should be winning this game by like 20 #AFCWildCard
January 13, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Houston should be winning this game by like 20 #AFCWildCard
Could they turn the audio up a little louder in Pittsburgh there? I think I can hear it outside my apartment in Ohio. #AFCWildCard
January 13, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Could they turn the audio up a little louder in Pittsburgh there? I think I can hear it outside my apartment in Ohio. #AFCWildCard