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“The Danish Defense Intelligence Service published a new report on Wednesday morning.
For the first time, the US is mentioned as a security threat to Denmark.“
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/7p...
For the first time, the US is mentioned as a security threat to Denmark.“
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/7p...
Ekspert om ny dansk trusselvurdering: – Ikke overrasket
USA nevnes for første gang negativt. Usikkert om landet fremdeles er en garantist for Europa, heter det i rapporten.
www.vg.no
December 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“The Danish Defense Intelligence Service published a new report on Wednesday morning.
For the first time, the US is mentioned as a security threat to Denmark.“
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/7p...
For the first time, the US is mentioned as a security threat to Denmark.“
www.vg.no/nyheter/i/7p...
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You might start with learning about the basics of household economics for the majority of humans who have ever lived, which is to say pre-modern peasant farmers: acoup.blog/2025/07/11/c...
Collections: Life, Work, Death and the Peasant, Part I: Households
This is the first post in a series discussing the basic contours of life – birth, marriage, labor, subsistence, death – of pre-modern peasants and their families. Prior to the industria…
acoup.blog
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 AM
You might start with learning about the basics of household economics for the majority of humans who have ever lived, which is to say pre-modern peasant farmers: acoup.blog/2025/07/11/c...
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Yes we are getting higher taxes.
This was explicitly the tradeoff council made for low taxes in past years.
They chose to rob our present selves just so we could also rob our future selves to save the average(/mean) property tax payer about ~$100 a year.
For more info check out issue 2 of GP
This was explicitly the tradeoff council made for low taxes in past years.
They chose to rob our present selves just so we could also rob our future selves to save the average(/mean) property tax payer about ~$100 a year.
For more info check out issue 2 of GP
December 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Yes we are getting higher taxes.
This was explicitly the tradeoff council made for low taxes in past years.
They chose to rob our present selves just so we could also rob our future selves to save the average(/mean) property tax payer about ~$100 a year.
For more info check out issue 2 of GP
This was explicitly the tradeoff council made for low taxes in past years.
They chose to rob our present selves just so we could also rob our future selves to save the average(/mean) property tax payer about ~$100 a year.
For more info check out issue 2 of GP
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Yes. Traffic *could* be fixed immediately. Even a modest charge to enter the peninsula would do multiples of what any network re-jigging could to improve speeds. We don’t like that solution though.
In the meantime, can we at least stop on street parking on Quinpool?
In the meantime, can we at least stop on street parking on Quinpool?
December 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Yes. Traffic *could* be fixed immediately. Even a modest charge to enter the peninsula would do multiples of what any network re-jigging could to improve speeds. We don’t like that solution though.
In the meantime, can we at least stop on street parking on Quinpool?
In the meantime, can we at least stop on street parking on Quinpool?
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There is a "House of the People." It's called Parliament.
It does require people to make a fucking effort and organize politically if you want change.
I am beyond sick to death of this fetishism of "citizens assemblies" that will do nothing but launder accountability for terrible ideas.
It does require people to make a fucking effort and organize politically if you want change.
I am beyond sick to death of this fetishism of "citizens assemblies" that will do nothing but launder accountability for terrible ideas.
December 10, 2025 at 1:59 AM
There is a "House of the People." It's called Parliament.
It does require people to make a fucking effort and organize politically if you want change.
I am beyond sick to death of this fetishism of "citizens assemblies" that will do nothing but launder accountability for terrible ideas.
It does require people to make a fucking effort and organize politically if you want change.
I am beyond sick to death of this fetishism of "citizens assemblies" that will do nothing but launder accountability for terrible ideas.
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Halifax: the property tax CAP is inequitable and we should see if it can be repealed.
Also Halifax: new developments aren't drumming up as much cash as we'd hoped, maybe we can tax them more instead of raising property taxes.
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Also Halifax: new developments aren't drumming up as much cash as we'd hoped, maybe we can tax them more instead of raising property taxes.
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Southwest Properties CEO warns fees on new Halifax builds will be passed to taxpayers
Charges levied by municipalities on developers for new construction help fund necessary public infrastructure
www.saltwire.com
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Halifax: the property tax CAP is inequitable and we should see if it can be repealed.
Also Halifax: new developments aren't drumming up as much cash as we'd hoped, maybe we can tax them more instead of raising property taxes.
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
Also Halifax: new developments aren't drumming up as much cash as we'd hoped, maybe we can tax them more instead of raising property taxes.
www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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City of Yes opened the path to legalizing basement apartments, but the proposed @nycbuildings.bsky.social rules are... pretty ridiculous.
Our friends at @chpcny.bsky.social printed out the exact dimensions, colors, and font sizes that would be required outside of every basement apartment:
Our friends at @chpcny.bsky.social printed out the exact dimensions, colors, and font sizes that would be required outside of every basement apartment:
December 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
City of Yes opened the path to legalizing basement apartments, but the proposed @nycbuildings.bsky.social rules are... pretty ridiculous.
Our friends at @chpcny.bsky.social printed out the exact dimensions, colors, and font sizes that would be required outside of every basement apartment:
Our friends at @chpcny.bsky.social printed out the exact dimensions, colors, and font sizes that would be required outside of every basement apartment:
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The essence of Blue Labour thought is that somewhere in Downing Street there is a button marked “reindustrialise” that Tony Blair could have pressed, but instead he opted for the “more Woke Studies” button.
My brother in Christ, reindustrialization is based on international capital flows, not dumbass ideas to move down the value chain by turning colleges into vocational schools. You do realize that modern industry is almost always *high* skilled automation?
Read your Michael Pettis, you utter clown.
Read your Michael Pettis, you utter clown.
No reindustrialising? Our academic institutions are a part of the problem, overproducing elites and funnelling them into bullshit unproductive jobs. Half the universities need to close or become vocational colleges. You didn't even mention productivity.
Brexit is in the past. That ship has sailed.
Brexit is in the past. That ship has sailed.
December 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The essence of Blue Labour thought is that somewhere in Downing Street there is a button marked “reindustrialise” that Tony Blair could have pressed, but instead he opted for the “more Woke Studies” button.
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Maybe a hot take, but I don’t think it’s appropriate for the mayor of a large city to weigh in on individual multifamily project, period. The appropriate time to weigh in is when you’re designing or revising the land use rules that determine what can get built.
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Maybe a hot take, but I don’t think it’s appropriate for the mayor of a large city to weigh in on individual multifamily project, period. The appropriate time to weigh in is when you’re designing or revising the land use rules that determine what can get built.
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single-family-only zoning is not what keeps the zinc smelters away from the playgrounds
December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
single-family-only zoning is not what keeps the zinc smelters away from the playgrounds
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Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
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More of Cole Harbour would need to be four-plexes.
South End Halifax would be *blanketed* in 20+ unit buildings.
South End Halifax would be *blanketed* in 20+ unit buildings.
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
More of Cole Harbour would need to be four-plexes.
South End Halifax would be *blanketed* in 20+ unit buildings.
South End Halifax would be *blanketed* in 20+ unit buildings.
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surely we can win back rural america by restoring the healthcare taken from them by the party they're voting for by a super majority
December 3, 2025 at 1:54 AM
surely we can win back rural america by restoring the healthcare taken from them by the party they're voting for by a super majority
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come on, man
I think we have to acknowledge China's relative virtue over many decades in not invading/capturing/retaining others' sovereign territory. Being lazy here to summarize quickly: chatgpt.com/share/692f2f...
ChatGPT - China invasions since 1900
Shared via ChatGPT
chatgpt.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
come on, man
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i just like poking nationalists into crashouts, ngl
December 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
i just like poking nationalists into crashouts, ngl
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“Canada has reached a final agreement to join the EU’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe program, marking the first time a third country will formally participate in the bloc’s flagship joint procurement initiative.”
“Similar talks with the U.K. broke down on Friday.”
“Similar talks with the U.K. broke down on Friday.”
Canada clinches deal to join Europe’s €150B defense scheme
The deal concludes months of tough talks and will allow Ottawa to take part in procurements financed by the EU’s SAFE program.
www.politico.eu
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“Canada has reached a final agreement to join the EU’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe program, marking the first time a third country will formally participate in the bloc’s flagship joint procurement initiative.”
“Similar talks with the U.K. broke down on Friday.”
“Similar talks with the U.K. broke down on Friday.”
Took a cab this morning, the call-in radio show full of older folks defending the cap in outraged tones.
None of them could answer the host’s simple, straight up question: ”Do you think this is fair?”
None of them could answer the host’s simple, straight up question: ”Do you think this is fair?”
Halifax council to debate revised regional plan, assessment cap
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Story by me
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/government/c...
Halifax council to debate revised regional plan, assessment cap - Halifax Examiner
A look at what's on the agenda for Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.
www.halifaxexaminer.ca
December 1, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Took a cab this morning, the call-in radio show full of older folks defending the cap in outraged tones.
None of them could answer the host’s simple, straight up question: ”Do you think this is fair?”
None of them could answer the host’s simple, straight up question: ”Do you think this is fair?”
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This would be a fantastic undergrad / masters thesis topic, I believe all the necessary data is publicly available
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This would be a fantastic undergrad / masters thesis topic, I believe all the necessary data is publicly available
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Downzoning was used by cities around the world to preserve neighborhood aesthetics & protect property values.
New evidence from Chicago in @findingspress.org ⏬ shows downzoning's effects over several decades:
—Massive drop in housing construction
—Higher home prices
—Increased racial segregation
New evidence from Chicago in @findingspress.org ⏬ shows downzoning's effects over several decades:
—Massive drop in housing construction
—Higher home prices
—Increased racial segregation
Downzoning Chicago: How Local Land Use Policy Has Reduced Housing Construction and Reinforced Segregation | Published in Findings
By Yonah Freemark, George Kisiel. Downzonings were used by US cities in the postwar period to preserve neighborhood character. These land-use policies were associated with lower housing supply, higher...
findingspress.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Downzoning was used by cities around the world to preserve neighborhood aesthetics & protect property values.
New evidence from Chicago in @findingspress.org ⏬ shows downzoning's effects over several decades:
—Massive drop in housing construction
—Higher home prices
—Increased racial segregation
New evidence from Chicago in @findingspress.org ⏬ shows downzoning's effects over several decades:
—Massive drop in housing construction
—Higher home prices
—Increased racial segregation
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It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
November 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It's budget time so at the end of our interview w/ Mayor Bachynski, we gave him a printed poster of the image below. It's the density vs services vs taxes venn diagram that @brenttoderian.bsky.social often shares around. It includes Regina-related explanatory notes. #yqrcc
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
youtu.be/FMwOpoT4IAw?...
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Extremely good stuff from @darioperkins.bsky.social on Perkins v Beamish this week.
overcast.fm/+ABKrk8yGXIo
overcast.fm/+ABKrk8yGXIo
The Big Fed Conspiracy — GlobalData TS Lombard: Perkins Vs Beamish
Fed Cut, AI and the UK BudgetAndrew Slazenger (reach out for a free trial, institutional investors only: [email protected]) hosts Dario Perkins and Freya Beamish as they answer:1) Is a Fe...
overcast.fm
November 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Extremely good stuff from @darioperkins.bsky.social on Perkins v Beamish this week.
overcast.fm/+ABKrk8yGXIo
overcast.fm/+ABKrk8yGXIo
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Swedish 2010s macroeconomic history explained in meme format:
September 23, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Swedish 2010s macroeconomic history explained in meme format:
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My column this weekend is all about how Canada (and Europe) can't help Ukraine and defend itself unless it can build out military strength. To do that properly, it needs to get social license. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
Justin Ling: Rebuilding Canada’s military may be the right thing to do — but Mark Carney still needs to sell us on his plan
Ottawa must communicate the scale of the changes we’re about to see and the time it will take to get them right. So far, it hasn't.
www.thestar.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My column this weekend is all about how Canada (and Europe) can't help Ukraine and defend itself unless it can build out military strength. To do that properly, it needs to get social license. www.thestar.com/opinion/star...
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“The vacated homes were substantially cheaper than the new units and spanned diverse locations and housing types.”
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
“The vacated homes were substantially cheaper than the new units and spanned diverse locations and housing types.”
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
When people move into new housing developments, they free up space in older housing. This is good for housing affordability and availability.
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Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
uhero.hawaii.edu
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Interesting new working paper that studies chains of movers after the construction of a new apartment building in Honolulu.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.
Paper finds that the project resulted in the opening up other, lower cost, housing on the island, benefiting the housing market overall.