This is the kind of stuff we always need to push back on. This AI altered photo of trash containers has been re-posted dozens of times and likely now tens of thousands have seen it.
Truth must win out! @urbantruth.bsky.social
You going with the white or Black bean sauce?
Hot Take: I don't care, Maine has Sundown Towns so expecting a White ass state to not have all of the -isms isn't something I care to stress about
I have 3 ripe bananas, I know what I'm about to make
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I mean there's ways to accelerate development, a land value tax or even better a split rate tax would have the owners of that vacant land either build or sell the land. The zoning & land uses also has to be addressed so any new developments has easy access to necessary amenities
The culture requires this. White culture is built on a foundation of control and aggression. They used to use it on each other much more until the racism they developed allowed them to vent this need to subjugate others on people who do not look like them. It’s their safety valve. Gross, huh?
Yea which is why the biggest opponents to addressing the housing situation are the homeowners; but that's not a fun conversation to have
Supply+Demand+Code
Someone brought up that NYC is unique in the way it operates as a city state w/ a lot of centralized power vs Chicago that has a lot of power given to the Aldermen that can limit the Mayor's agenda if he doesn't play nice. If Johnson won w/ a majority like Mamdani did, he would pull the mandate line
I mean they don't build them because it doesn't financially make sense. If you decrease the lot size minimums then yea you're more likely to see those smaller homes be built; but of course local opposition is still going to be a problem bc housing is a speculative asset
www.kut.org/austin/2024-...
Why would you build an 8 plex away from amenities in the middle of a suburb. You're more likely to see this happen in more urbanized areas next to commercial, office & transit areas than a car dependent suburb
It's that way because housing is a speculative asset. Initiatives that could meaningfully address this problem is opposed because homeowners use their homes as a retirement plan. It also makes it lucrative for private equity to use their near bottomless resources to buy up these limited homes
Yup, Gotta bury em to keep em close
The Lorax is disappointed
Sad thing is the ones that were getting pregnant, it was mostly with men in their 20s. Teen boys weren't really getting girls pregnant like that
No it's the same thing seen in 2020 with the Democratic Primary for president when most of the moderate candidates dropped out at the same time & endorsed Biden while Warren & Bernie had a split with the more progressive votes. Establishment Dems tend to fall in line when their backers say to
It was the first year of ranked choice voting so most people didn't know how it worked. They picked 1 or 2 candidates and left the rest of their ballots blank. Contrast that w/ 2025 where slates were formed & you see a stark difference than 2021
Oligarchs & cannibalizing the votes w/o a cohesive strategy. Too many progressives is how NYC got Eric Adams, they came up with a strategy & a slate was created that embraced ranked choice voting
Yes, but unfortunately the US has a bad habit of not upgrading necessary infrastructure like they're supposed to, we're still behind
grist.org/energy/the-u...
The only issue I've heard is if the infrastructure can support it or not. Apparently theres a risk of a back feed harming a lineman during a power outage, but that has more to do with if it's properly installed or not
It's a pilot, 1 for each borough. If successful they'll scale it up in areas where grocery options are limited
Million, yes; billion, no. You were more than likely subsidized by the government. If you take someone like Thiel or Musk, then you more than likely funded candidates to have policies help build your wealth, which is undemocratic. The most ethical way to become a billionaire is the lotto
Nah, I'd say I'm appreciative of the time we shared but looking forward w/I regret. I think it's a red flag if you hate all of your exes or all of them are crazy; Feels toxic to me
Yes, my 2 favs are super goop & anthelios
Sugar & processed foods, as long as I drink a lot of water & eat clean my skin is good
