unless and until republicans agree to a ceasefire in the form of strict anti-gerrymandering provisions: fuck them to hell, squeeze every last drop of blood from the stone, lock them out of every seat you can

there is literally one proven policy to reduce traffic congestion long-term.

it’s congestion pricing. and Trump just spent a whole year trying to illegally scrap it in New York City

it’s so cool how most LA politicians wake up in the morning and are like “how can I make it harder to build housing today”

Our only hope to make LA a well-run, pro-housing city is electing Nithya Raman as mayor

this is very helpful and honestly i hadn't really considered the what-should-be-obvious part that it actually incentivizes rich people to stay in your city, or switch their residencies back, and that also makes you more tax money even when they avoid the pied a terre tax

Zohran's Pied-à-Terre Tax is Good Policy and Good Politics An economically sound way to tax the rich!

This was more or less my half-baked take so glad to see a fully baked take from @samd.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/betterci...

Zohran's Pied-à-Terre Tax is Good Policy and Good Politics An economically sound way to tax the rich!

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I wrote about some of the less obvious impacts of @mayor.nyc.gov’s plan to tax the rich and why it may raise even more money than estimated!

lmfao I forgot about this guy

sam hmmm @sam_d_1995• 9h TEAMSTERS ELECTRONIC MEMBER POLL Polling conducted July 24-Sept. 15, 2024* HARRIS: 34% TRUMP: 59.6% OTHER CANDIDATES: 6.4% 5 *Poll initiated following President Biden's withdrawal from Presidential race. Independently managed by BallotPoint Election Services. LT 12 1K Ill 9K 企 YRILEYS @RileyTX X.com "Well ackshually"-ing a pro-union post like this gives massive loser energy, Sam. 1:00 AM • 4/20/26 • 668 Views

“pointing out that unions can be captured by reactionaries makes you a massive loser, Sam”

lmao, sure, ok, that’s a very healthy and normal way to approach politics

someone is definitely getting stabbed in the back here but it’s not who you think

look at the flag in the screenshot

this is a good example of what I mean when I talk about some democratic politicians making unions magical wish fulfillment entities rather than simply another political stakeholder that can be a force for good but also is at risk of being captured by reactionary forces

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump Had a great dinner tonight with Sean O'Brien, General President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Looking forward to more discussions about important issues in the near future!

Teamsters president uses historic RNC speech to denounce corporations' "economic terrorism' Sean O'Brien became the first union president to address the Republican contention, and directly addressed the criticisms against him.

TEAMSTERS ELECTRONIC MEMBER POLL Polling conducted July 24-Sept. 15, 2024* HARRIS: 34% TRUMP: 59.6% OTHER CANDIDATES: 6.4%

funny that the flag in his video has a teamsters logo given the fact that *waves arms*

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed X.com You know who's never caved to Trump's tyranny? Unions.

you know… I simply do not think this is true

the logic is that these people are all hardcore NIMBYs so Layla fighting against NYCHA rebuilding public housing makes her a “champion” for it, somwhow

and yes, Layla is the same person who said that she opposes permanent supportive housing for the homeless

Kate Willett @katewillett x.com Just found out we have another DSA comrade running in City Council District 3. Layla has been a champion for public housing, that's rad she's in DSA also. Layla Law-Gisiko *afi @laylaLawGisiko • 5d I'm not waiting to be elected to stand up to NYCHA. I'm already doing it and we're winning in court. Today we won again in court in our fight over the NYCHA redevelopment. Seven appellate judges have now ruled in our favor. Not one against.

in case you’re wondering what Kate willet is up to, she’s now backing a NIMBY city council candidate who rallied with MAGA Staten Island Republicans against the Zohran-backed affordable housing ballot measures

good reminder that left-NIMBYs hate left-YIMBYs more than they hate literal fascists

the thing about Instagram is that 90% of people are normal, simply like the post, and move on (this post for example has over 2k likes)

but 10% of people are insane and completely monopolize the comments section.

in a way, it’s a metaphor for local government and public comment as a whole

it’s funny I feel like the hierarchy of NIMBY hatred on Instagram for some reason puts the MTA at the top, even worse than slumlords

SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY: MTA TELLS COURT IT CAN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH PROJECT UNLESS EAST HARLEM LANDLORD LETS THEM INTO BUILDING Comments schitz_n_gigg|zzz 1w • Edited He's right. MTA just trying to obtain these properties by saying they are not structurally safe and then put these families out of their homes and boom they put up a luxury building. Wake up ppl they are in cahoots with developers.

it’s crazy how cursed insta comments are. people will literally defend slumlords to dunk on the MTA for… trying to extend the subway

I saw some polling that has her second and i see her volunteers everywhere

yeah if that’s why if you’re a Lindsey supporter it’s still important to rank Carl somewhere on your ballot to stop Layla

Sure, and I think it’s totally valid to rank either of them first depending on your priorities. My point is that no matter if you’re a Carl or Lindsey fan, you should
Rank the other one second to make sure we don’t end up with the unhinged NIMBY (Layla)

Lindsey is great but Carl is too. He would be a good councilmember. The real problem is Layla Law Gisiko, she is a hardcore NIMBY whose entire campaign is opposing Zohran’s pro-housing policies.

It’s important to rank Carl somewhere and leave Layla off your ballot entirely

turns out that going down a career path where even the tiniest screwup can result in tons of jail time and everything falling apart is nether a rewarding nor healthy way to live your life

Carl Wilson is a good dude, he’s been working behind the scenes for years to make bottcher’s office run smoothly and be so effective (which is also why he has so much institutional support). Lindsey is also great. Rank both as your top 2.

You’re right that Layla is sus, she is super anti-housing

the one schlossberg supporter I know irl is a wealthy 55 year old wine mom fwiw

Pritzker going full YIMBY is truly beautiful to see

Length of time living in New York City: Relative newcomers to New York City were some of the most likely voters in the state to vote for Mamdani, with about 8 in 10 of those who have lived in New York City less than 10 years supporting Mamdani. He also earned over half of the support of New York City voters who lived there for over 10 years but were not born in New York. Voters who were born in New York City voted for Cuomo over Mamdani.

New York transplants rose up and elected a YIMBY socialist, rejecting Cuomo’s brand of NIMBY car-first politics!

the more you live in nyc the more you realize that the average “transplant” is far more progressive and open minded than the average “native New Yorker”

turns out that people who make an active choice to live in a progressive, transit rich city are more likely to embrace that!

does North Korea have the right to exist? does Iran have the right to exist? does Azerbaijan have the right to exist? does Switzerland have the right to exist?

it’s just such a bizarre and incoherent litmus test, which I guess is the point