Jay Castle
@jbcastle2.bsky.social
Oakland, Milwaukee, Architecture, Urban Design, Politics, Music, Football
Capitalism is what kills “real dynamism and enterprise”, which is to say, markets.
More people should read Braudel’s _Civilization and Capitalism_.
More people should read Braudel’s _Civilization and Capitalism_.
November 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Capitalism is what kills “real dynamism and enterprise”, which is to say, markets.
More people should read Braudel’s _Civilization and Capitalism_.
More people should read Braudel’s _Civilization and Capitalism_.
Yup - the reason to host the Olympics is to build massive infrastructure improvements that NIMBYs would never let you do otherwise.
November 18, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Yup - the reason to host the Olympics is to build massive infrastructure improvements that NIMBYs would never let you do otherwise.
I love how the solar panels mimic a mansard roof.
November 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I love how the solar panels mimic a mansard roof.
Glad to hear I'm not alone in the world - I write it the French / Italian way, because the American English way makes no sense.
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Glad to hear I'm not alone in the world - I write it the French / Italian way, because the American English way makes no sense.
Ernie Von Schleswig, Main Street in Menominee Falls.
November 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Ernie Von Schleswig, Main Street in Menominee Falls.
Honestly it is just nice to see a big bldg look like a big bldg…
November 7, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Honestly it is just nice to see a big bldg look like a big bldg…
Might be too narrow (and real estate-y), but I‘be heard and use “100% corner” to refer to the center of a downtown.
November 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Might be too narrow (and real estate-y), but I‘be heard and use “100% corner” to refer to the center of a downtown.
Somewhere Philip Bess, author of City Baseball Magic, is smiling. : )
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October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Somewhere Philip Bess, author of City Baseball Magic, is smiling. : )
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People who say they won't vote for the lesser of 2 evils, burden us all with the greater of 2 evils.
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
People who say they won't vote for the lesser of 2 evils, burden us all with the greater of 2 evils.
That little pocket of density at the middle left is UW-Milwaukee, where I got my arch & urban planning degrees - a lovely place to spend a half decade.
October 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
That little pocket of density at the middle left is UW-Milwaukee, where I got my arch & urban planning degrees - a lovely place to spend a half decade.
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This is the sort of feature of normal American family culture you can lose sight of when you staff your newsroom exclusively with people who have been banned from attending family Thanksgiving bsky.app/profile/deli...
My cousins are my kid’s aunts and uncles. Their kids are his cousins. My aunts and uncles? Also his aunts and uncles. My friends? My partner’s friends? Also aunts and uncles! Firmly convinced being an aunt/uncle is one of the highest honors in human life.
October 28, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This is the sort of feature of normal American family culture you can lose sight of when you staff your newsroom exclusively with people who have been banned from attending family Thanksgiving bsky.app/profile/deli...
Could you recommend a reading or three on the power of medium-sized German cities today?
October 22, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Could you recommend a reading or three on the power of medium-sized German cities today?
Pretty sure it is different, though close.
October 22, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Pretty sure it is different, though close.
He’s no Donna Shalala.
October 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
He’s no Donna Shalala.
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no screenshots. no clever replies. your outrage is their platform. do not platform them.
October 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
no screenshots. no clever replies. your outrage is their platform. do not platform them.
Bertazzoni? I’ve got my eye on one. Hoping to replace my old gas Wedgewood in the next year…
October 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Bertazzoni? I’ve got my eye on one. Hoping to replace my old gas Wedgewood in the next year…