A Tower Grows In Brooklyn
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we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
January 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
we are witnessing historic backpedaling here
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in part this because los angeles is not actually a city, but the holy roman empire in a trench coat with portfolio of headshots
Los Angeles is almost certainly the worst governed major blue city in the entire country at this point
L.A. Metro, the main transit operator for Los Angeles, just voted to oppose SB 79, a law legalizing the construction of housing near stations. You can't make this stuff up. Legislators should remember this the next time they come to Sacramento begging for more money.
laist.com/news/housing...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:33 AM
in part this because los angeles is not actually a city, but the holy roman empire in a trench coat with portfolio of headshots
Agree, but housing policy is essential to how we stay out of this hole once we’ve climbed out in 2028.
If I'm being honest, the collapse of the post-Cold War international order and the violent occupation of an American city are making it difficult for me to concentrate on housing policy.
January 20, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Agree, but housing policy is essential to how we stay out of this hole once we’ve climbed out in 2028.
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JUST IN: Virginia's legislature just adopted a constitutional amendment that would end Virginia's rules that ban people from voting for life.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal a Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - Bolts
Voters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They'll also vote on abortion, gay marriage, and redistricting.
boltsmag.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:21 PM
JUST IN: Virginia's legislature just adopted a constitutional amendment that would end Virginia's rules that ban people from voting for life.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
Virginia currently is the only state that strips people of voting rights for life for any felony. Youngkin rolled back reforms.
Now going to a referendum.
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How White people voted by state according to VoteHub (Negative is Dem, Positive is Republican)
September 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
How White people voted by state according to VoteHub (Negative is Dem, Positive is Republican)
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The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
January 10, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The reactionary centrist logic is simple: if the left does something bad it’s the left’s fault, and if the right does something bad, it’s also the left’s fault for making them do it. It’s a simple formula and once you see it every one of their arguments is the same
23years ago, I came across this. The line "If you want something crazy like pineapple, I kill you" was a key part of this early-internet subculture gem. youtu.be/pKV74qkokmk?...
January 10, 2026 at 6:17 AM
23years ago, I came across this. The line "If you want something crazy like pineapple, I kill you" was a key part of this early-internet subculture gem. youtu.be/pKV74qkokmk?...
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We can just do things.
Or, in poetry, we need not wait.
Or, in poetry, we need not wait.
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 11:43 PM
We can just do things.
Or, in poetry, we need not wait.
Or, in poetry, we need not wait.
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Just back from a New Year's pilgrimage to Canterbury on a tip off to find the elusive Cobalt Crust (Terana caerulea) fungi, a bucket list species for me. Mission accomplished! A great find for me, hopefully auguring a successful 2026 of more fungi photography!
January 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Just back from a New Year's pilgrimage to Canterbury on a tip off to find the elusive Cobalt Crust (Terana caerulea) fungi, a bucket list species for me. Mission accomplished! A great find for me, hopefully auguring a successful 2026 of more fungi photography!
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Most of the derangement about Mamdani is for the obvious reasons but part of it is also that a surprising amount of people were committed to the Cuomo rehabilitation project because they hated the idea that anything could have consequences for men of the right class.
January 2, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Most of the derangement about Mamdani is for the obvious reasons but part of it is also that a surprising amount of people were committed to the Cuomo rehabilitation project because they hated the idea that anything could have consequences for men of the right class.
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Men doing this whole “I will vanquish continents for my children” LARP is so goofy in the context of household surveys. It’s nice you’ll kill millions for your daughter, maybe we can start at doing a load of laundry for your wife who does the vast majority of household labor?
December 30, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Men doing this whole “I will vanquish continents for my children” LARP is so goofy in the context of household surveys. It’s nice you’ll kill millions for your daughter, maybe we can start at doing a load of laundry for your wife who does the vast majority of household labor?
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This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
August 13, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.
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Star Trek’s “Court Martial” really is a great episode.
December 28, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Star Trek’s “Court Martial” really is a great episode.
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not gonna evangelize about it but tbh coming to understand the value of cardio is one of the biggest positive changes I've made of any kind to my adult life, for whatever that's worth
Fitness gurus are always knocking cardio. Well, the elliptical is super effectively for weight loss. It’s low impact so you can do it for long time periods, every day. I can burn 800-1000 calories in an hour. I can do it daily. I lost 100 lbs once doing nothing but that damned boring elliptical.
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
not gonna evangelize about it but tbh coming to understand the value of cardio is one of the biggest positive changes I've made of any kind to my adult life, for whatever that's worth
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Those new to Bsky need to be made aware of one of the greatest skeets ever, deleted long before its time.
September 1, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Those new to Bsky need to be made aware of one of the greatest skeets ever, deleted long before its time.
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No disrespect to Radley, who of course knows this, but cars are coded as cops in this country, in law and in the media, as opposed to the pedestrian/bicyclists criminal suspect. "Motorist" is an honorific like "homeowner" in comparison to the de facto suspicious person without a car or a home.
Don’t want people to be caged for traffic violations and am aware of how putting this in the hands of police has all manner of problems, but cars are among the leading cause of death in this country and there is zero good faith reason to speed or drive recklessly civil rights wise or otherwise.
I think it was a huge mistake to make our society so car-dependent. But man. The Discourse today is a good reminder that when it comes to roadways policy, otherwise progressive anti-car people quickly become some of the most pro-carceral, anti-civil liberties people on the planet.
December 13, 2025 at 1:49 AM
No disrespect to Radley, who of course knows this, but cars are coded as cops in this country, in law and in the media, as opposed to the pedestrian/bicyclists criminal suspect. "Motorist" is an honorific like "homeowner" in comparison to the de facto suspicious person without a car or a home.
Thing is: no one said “traffic infractions of any sort should result in prison for life” but the “repeated violations of road law are a human right” folks THINK that any effort to impose consequences whatsoever are the same as “prison did life”. Extremists see any disagreement as opposite extreme.
You know what, I’m pretty sure there’s a policy in between “not letting people with a dozen duis just keep on driving like nothing’s wrong” and “traffic infractions of any sort should result in prison for life”
I think it was a huge mistake to make our society so car-dependent. But man. The Discourse today is a good reminder that when it comes to roadways policy, otherwise progressive anti-car people quickly become some of the most pro-carceral, anti-civil liberties people on the planet.
December 13, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Thing is: no one said “traffic infractions of any sort should result in prison for life” but the “repeated violations of road law are a human right” folks THINK that any effort to impose consequences whatsoever are the same as “prison did life”. Extremists see any disagreement as opposite extreme.
“Breaking traffic laws with impunity is a human right” is a philosophy that needs to be destroyed.
The California ACLU is staunchly opposed to the ignition interlock device program and is a big reason that it has not been expanded. Despite the fact that California heavily subsidizes the cost for low-income drunk drivers, the ACLU says that the program is a form of "racialized wealth extraction."
December 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
“Breaking traffic laws with impunity is a human right” is a philosophy that needs to be destroyed.
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December 12, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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There’s no need to treat these people as anything but the sordid rabble of crooks and grifters and subnormal bigots that they are.
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
There’s no need to treat these people as anything but the sordid rabble of crooks and grifters and subnormal bigots that they are.
This legendary thread is even better by imagining the skull having this voice (watch the whole thing). youtu.be/-dxIq8KxaL8?...
December 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This legendary thread is even better by imagining the skull having this voice (watch the whole thing). youtu.be/-dxIq8KxaL8?...
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Just a reminder of August in the garden from 5 years ago on this blustery damp December day.
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Just a reminder of August in the garden from 5 years ago on this blustery damp December day.
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Seriously Star Trek. You can just be wrong about your World War III dates. It's cool. We don't need to have that part of the timeline. We can just skip straight to fully automated luxury gay space communism.
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Seriously Star Trek. You can just be wrong about your World War III dates. It's cool. We don't need to have that part of the timeline. We can just skip straight to fully automated luxury gay space communism.