Can we solve housing affordability by targeting corporate landlords? I look into it. Tomorrow! #AffordableHousing stephnakhleh.substack.com

IDF soldiers ordered to shoot deliberately at unarmed Gazans waiting for humanitarian aid www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Abundance, Strong Towns, and the real problems of change A debate about strategies

In case anyone's been following the Abundance Discourse (esp following Mamdani's win) this is my tiny contribution - stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/abundance-...

🚨The North Carolina Legislature voted unanimously (107 to 0) to ban minimum parking requirements in new developments statewide.

N.C. bill to eliminate parking minimums advances to Senate A state bill to eliminate parking minimums is gaining broad support.

Parking reform in [checks notes] North Carolina?!

’Lightly housed’: housing insecurity in northern New Mexico Part 3 of a 4-part series on homelessness in northern New Mexico

If we took the idea of "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure" seriously, we'd be making different and better decisions to deal with homelessness stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/lightly-ho...

When you get no walkies because everyone is sick, you can at least enjoy a good snuffle mat

She may or may not be in good faith, but I have a lot of friends who reflexively believe the received wisdom that the only problem with housing is greed/capitalism—thing is, they hold the beliefs lightly (cos it's received wisdom) so treating them like rational adults has worked pretty well

Conflict Vs. Mistake Jacobite – which is apparently still a real magazine and not a one-off gag making fun of Jacobin – summarizes their article Under-Theorizing Government as “You’ll never hear…

Here's an old piece on this that is funny and rings true. I don't feel like 100% I'm a "mistake theorist," as the description of "hard conflict theorist" at the end also feels pretty right slatestarcodex.com/2018/01/24/c...

I too have been flabbergasted by this but my spouse pointed to a framework called "mistake theory" vs. "conflict theory" and if you are a mistake theorist (me, apparently, and probably Sam) then conflict theorists, which most online leftists are, are speaking a totally foreign language to you

But what makes housing affordable isn’t just who buys it—it’s whether we allow enough of it to exist. My piece is about the difference between income-restricted housing and the everyday housing that used to be affordable by default, before we made it illegal to build.

Santa Monica's elite are using an airport to block affordable housing A campaign to build housing on the site of the soon-to-be-shuttered airport is drawing pushback from opponents of new development.

Peak NIMBY brain is trying to keep a neighboring airport open, even though the planes that land there are literally spraying toxins over your home, because if the airport closes then they're going to build affordable housing there. lapublicpress.org/2025/06/sant...

OK, Doomer Giving up is a luxury we can’t afford

Have you noticed that, among some progressives, despair is now a political credential?
Like: “Oh, you still have hope? How embarrassing for you.”
I wrote about this: stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/ok-doomer

Who needs Mucinex when you've got green chile tho

No, it gets full sun during the middle of the day. Here's what does great under a tree in my yard: it's a dogwood of some shrubby sort. It has nice flowers and good fall color.

I do think it's a spurge of some kind, however!

The photo sure looks like it but I don't think that's it because Eggleaf Spurge is (apparently) a "noxious weed" and I bought this at a nursery - they typically do not sell noxious weeds :)

I no longer remember what this is and Google Lens is no help, but it's one of my favorite perennials in my garden. I planted it 3 years ago to replace a dead phlox. Phlox struggles in my difficult backyard conditions but this gal thrives! Last week she was even prettier

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Uncovering Agriculture's Climate Impact | A Food Systems Forensics Webinar YouTube video by Sentient

In case you missed it: This recent webinar from the Food and Farming Journalism Network was packed with insights on agriculture's climate impact from Dr. Jonathan Foley and Dr. Helen Harwatt. Thank you to everyone who joined us live! 🎥✨ Catch the replay here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPI0...

I can't recommend bronchitis as a core workout but it IS very effective. My abdominal muscles have never felt more exercised

Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes Yaqeen Hammad offered tips for surviving in war zone and is one of dozens of minors who have died in recent attacks Eleven-year-old Yaqeen Hammad, Gaza’s youngest influencer, is among the dozens of children killed by Israel in recent strikes, as its forces intensify their military offensive across the Palestinian territory. Known for her bright smile and volunteering efforts, Yaqeen was killed on Friday night after Israeli forces shelled the al-Baraka area of Deir al-Balah in northern Gaza, amid intense fighting in the region. Continue reading...

Gaza’s youngest influencer aged 11 among children killed by Israeli strikes

That's my greatest fear!

It's so much more common than I realized! I got yelled at on another forum (someone just needed to blame me, it's less scary than accepting bad luck happens), which made me realize why people don't share their stories.

He's doing well, though, at least! The benefit of a big snake, I'm told, is they are judicious. They meter their venom. The little ones are like ALL THE VENOM RIGHT NOW OMG PANIC

Look at his lil rattlesnake-bite scar 😭
That was one fang. The other fang went in like 2 inches to the left. Big ol' snake.

Why is it such a calming color I'm confused

Why are there so many homeless people in Santa Fe? Housing insecurity in northern New Mexico: Part 1

When you don't build enough housing, you create spillover effects that raise the wretchedness quotient of the whole region #homelessness #housing stephnakhleh.substack.com/p/why-are-th...

What do we mean when we say "filtering?" Distinguishing between two different housing market dynamics

"Filtering" is very important to understanding the impacts of new market-rate development, but the term seems to be used to describe two different things.

Today, I discuss two kinds of "filtering" in housing (and recent economic research on each topic)
pencillingout.substack.com/p/what-do-we...

Most Western States Have Eased Zoning Rules to Promote Housing New Mexico stands out as an exception, leading to skyrocketing rents and home prices.

Come on, New Mexico. Can we try sucking less? www.governing.com/urban/most-w...