@russedwards.bsky.social
Build more housing and make streets safe. That’s it.
I think we’re seeing similar shortfall in mission from a down payment assistance program in Athens. Helping people buy only goes so far with scant supply.
I like that the proposed demand subsidies in these program would be reserved for purchases of *new* homes. Just juicing demand without stimulating new supply doesn't help with housing affordability.
jewishjournal.com/commentary/o...
jewishjournal.com/commentary/o...
'Home Is Where the Wealth Is': The Restoration of the American Dream
The heart of the Middle-Class Homeownership Act lies in its commitment to reversing the decline in middle-class homeownership rates.
jewishjournal.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I think we’re seeing similar shortfall in mission from a down payment assistance program in Athens. Helping people buy only goes so far with scant supply.
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Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
![Red Trump-style graphic with images of Donald Trump and Andrew Cuomo.
At the top it says, "I'm going to pick [Cuomo]." - Donald Trump, 60 Minutes Interview, 11-2-25
Then beneath it
TRUMP ENDORSES CUOMO](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j5hrotody26iqi24hcusufxu/bafkreib7wnor7hl45ryvmifde4sov74rrnexa3iecbyu7zxjx6brrslsiy@jpeg)
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Congratulations, Andrew Cuomo!
I know how hard you worked for this.
I know how hard you worked for this.
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I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
October 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I love how Rep. Joe Neguse reframed this question.
🎯
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
Closing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank Analysis
City of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank.
www.forbes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Keep this in mind when people claim cars mean business — closing Central Madrid to cars over holidays resulted in a 9.5% boost in retail spending on its main shopping street: STUDY.
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
There was also a 71% drop in air pollution.
Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #citymakingmath #citiesforpeople
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I am becoming convinced that autonomous vehicles are designed to solve the problem of "I live in a wealthy suburb but have a horrible car commute and don't want to drive anymore but also hate trains and buses and refuse to ride a bike."
October 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I am becoming convinced that autonomous vehicles are designed to solve the problem of "I live in a wealthy suburb but have a horrible car commute and don't want to drive anymore but also hate trains and buses and refuse to ride a bike."
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With the average new car at $50,000, let's look at the real costs of "freedom":
✅ Decades of debt
✅ Social isolation for every trip
✅ A leading cause of death & injury
Car dependency is a financially and socially crippling system, not a choice.
✅ Decades of debt
✅ Social isolation for every trip
✅ A leading cause of death & injury
Car dependency is a financially and socially crippling system, not a choice.
Prices for new vehicles have risen steadily in the last year as the pace of price increases has sped up in recent months, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book.
Average U.S. New Car Price Surpasses $50,000—An All-Time High Amid Surging EV Sales
Prices for new vehicles have risen steadily in the last year as the pace of price increases has sped up in recent months, according to Cox Automotive’s Kelley Blue Book.
www.forbes.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:53 AM
With the average new car at $50,000, let's look at the real costs of "freedom":
✅ Decades of debt
✅ Social isolation for every trip
✅ A leading cause of death & injury
Car dependency is a financially and socially crippling system, not a choice.
✅ Decades of debt
✅ Social isolation for every trip
✅ A leading cause of death & injury
Car dependency is a financially and socially crippling system, not a choice.
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After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Depraved.
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
Big research budget impact to UGA from Trump H-1B visa punishment.
EXCLUSIVE: A new analysis by The Xylom's @alexip718.com shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on H-1B skilled workers — and how this delicate balance might be disrupted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on legal immigration.
The Most Detailed Maps of H-1B Visa Holders Joining America's Top Research Institutions
A new analysis by The Xylom shows for the first time just how much America’s top research institutions have grown to depend on the specialized knowledge of H-1B skilled workers — and how this…
www.thexylom.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Big research budget impact to UGA from Trump H-1B visa punishment.
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Much recommended ‘lecture’ on urban mobility and its companion, land use planning.
Love how Brent several times stress the need to call out status quo bias, eg by highlighting that people calling for ‘balance’ in really just want status quo. Which is not fair, but just what we have gotten used to.
Love how Brent several times stress the need to call out status quo bias, eg by highlighting that people calling for ‘balance’ in really just want status quo. Which is not fair, but just what we have gotten used to.
WATCH THIS: This is quite possibly still the most comprehensive interview I’ve ever done on smart urban transportation for better cities. Filmed in Vienna for a planned Paris-based documentary. Watch it, quote it, and please help spread it around. Thanks!
Brent Toderian on sustainable mobility
YouTube video by opascaud
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September 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Much recommended ‘lecture’ on urban mobility and its companion, land use planning.
Love how Brent several times stress the need to call out status quo bias, eg by highlighting that people calling for ‘balance’ in really just want status quo. Which is not fair, but just what we have gotten used to.
Love how Brent several times stress the need to call out status quo bias, eg by highlighting that people calling for ‘balance’ in really just want status quo. Which is not fair, but just what we have gotten used to.
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Good news for Boston. It really REALLY matters who a city lets be mayor. Frankly a lot of cities out there need to pick better ones. #BetterMayors
JUST IN: Josh Kraft is dropping out of the mayoral election in Boston.
This means that Mayor Michelle Wu, the progressive incumbent, is certain to win a second term.
via WCVB: www.wcvb.com/article/josh...
This means that Mayor Michelle Wu, the progressive incumbent, is certain to win a second term.
via WCVB: www.wcvb.com/article/josh...
September 11, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Good news for Boston. It really REALLY matters who a city lets be mayor. Frankly a lot of cities out there need to pick better ones. #BetterMayors
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Our constitutional order is rotted out. There’s not much left once you start sending military personnel to police your own people in peace time.
August 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Our constitutional order is rotted out. There’s not much left once you start sending military personnel to police your own people in peace time.
My thoughts exactly.
I remain baffled by his career — unfunny on SNL (where his biggest contribution was constantly breaking during sketches), bland as hell on late night, just a talentless suckup
Jimmy Fallon, as always, is the first to get the memo
August 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My thoughts exactly.
Sure you can. But WILL you?
August 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Sure you can. But WILL you?
Good one
July 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Good one
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He’s very, very good. #JonOssoff
“America has the most corrupt political system in the Western world.”
— Jon Ossoff
— Jon Ossoff
July 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
He’s very, very good. #JonOssoff
Definitely see this attack in Athens GA too.
This “real NYer vs gentrifier” shit is ALL OVER Threads too - like 80% of the posts on my feed there
given the stuff that's coming out from right wing media and cuomo and adams, the anti-Zohran bloc has landed on "gentrifiers vs REAL new yorkers" as the wedge they need to crack the Zohran coalition. It's interesting ot see Jeffries' team explicitly adopting it too!
July 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Definitely see this attack in Athens GA too.
People who argue against building parks and trails in cities because “gentrification.” www.ajc.com/news/2025/07...
Atlanta leaders hope trail plan will make city much more walkable
The 535-mile expansion plan, known as Trails ATL, aims to make the city more walkable, bringing 10-minute access to trails for 95% of city residents by 2052.
www.ajc.com
July 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
People who argue against building parks and trails in cities because “gentrification.” www.ajc.com/news/2025/07...
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That was 30 years ago as I'm reminded seeing my own kids talk about getting the Zell grant. Government used to go out of its way to help citizens but since that time - the ethos has just been cut cut cut.
So you wonder why people are skeptical govt can do good things? They've never seen it.
So you wonder why people are skeptical govt can do good things? They've never seen it.
July 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
That was 30 years ago as I'm reminded seeing my own kids talk about getting the Zell grant. Government used to go out of its way to help citizens but since that time - the ethos has just been cut cut cut.
So you wonder why people are skeptical govt can do good things? They've never seen it.
So you wonder why people are skeptical govt can do good things? They've never seen it.
And I’m urging him to tone down his decisions.
June 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
And I’m urging him to tone down his decisions.
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We need answers about what happened on Alderaan and assurances from the Empire that it won’t happen again.
June 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We need answers about what happened on Alderaan and assurances from the Empire that it won’t happen again.
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Remember, we *had* a diplomatic resolution to the Iran nuclear issue, thanks to the JCPOA that Obama put in place after years of hard work, but then President Spiteful Shithead withdrew the U.S. from the pact in 2018 and everything fell apart.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
June 13, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Remember, we *had* a diplomatic resolution to the Iran nuclear issue, thanks to the JCPOA that Obama put in place after years of hard work, but then President Spiteful Shithead withdrew the U.S. from the pact in 2018 and everything fell apart.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
June 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence.
They are in charge.
They are in charge.
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In order to eliminate any inconvenience to cars, we’ve made it illegal for children to be children
June 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In order to eliminate any inconvenience to cars, we’ve made it illegal for children to be children