Watched Womontown* recently. I'm not a fan of communes, but I can't stop thinking about the idea of intentional urban communities. I enjoyed learning this history.
www.pbs.org/show/womonto...
* Autocorrect is so unhappy. Even trying to find this show is hard because of it.
I think this article is important. For all the talk of leftists I think safe Republicans are retiring because they fear their own voters.
‘Purging of dissent and power grabs’: Inside the policy changes within the Texas GOP | Texas Standard share.google/KjdqTR2pMwTu...
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I put together a primer on Charlie Kirk — and paid some special attention to his relationship with Nick Fuentes and the Groyper movement.
There's no hot takes or sweeping declarations. Just some useful background. www.bugeyedandshameless.com/p/who-was-ch...
It's September and the meme stock service that was supposed to be open access in Austin now:
I get that. But usually that's also tempered by the bad news. Like cool that rate cut will totally lower the borrowing cost to buy a house. But you can't afford it without a job, and tariffs and the administration disappearing laborers has increased the cost to build it.
I guess that would make sense. So if you know a crash is inevitable you run up your losses to increase your possible bailout?
In this case I don't blame the headline writers. It does appear that bad news drives the market up.
Heading from Yahoo finance that says, "Stocks hit records and job worries as inflation data looms"
Financial news doesn't make any damn sense anymore.
Hot take: equity in your house comes from paying off your mortgage.
Sears Craftsman kit homes were derided as cheap housing. Postwar housing was built at fast and possible. They're all still here and are now beloved.
Yeah. "Damaging property values" is called making sure everyone can afford a home and no one is homeless. It's one of my core principals. You can't treat a home as an investment vehicle and house everyone. You have to make housing scarce to make property values go up.
Rents and housing prices going down? Is that not what you're looking for? Home prices are down 10% YOY in my zip code and rents down $250/month YOY.
I know these developers exist. I'm thinking of a specific one in Austin. They have figured out that being the only one who knows how to navigate local planning makes them rich with little work. Fix is to remove all the nonsense so anyone can compete, and they'll put those jerks out of business.
You're totally right. They're thinking of "shit stirrer". Completely wrong use of that phrase, unless she's started wearing wranglers and raising goats.
Still doing amazing reporting in San Antonio about Austin. Found a couple things in here I can't wait to do.
We do need a meme about how luxury apartments will displace the therapy llamas.
"Thursday murder club" has many flaws, but the main plot is entitled boomers living in giant penthouse apartments in a manor house turned old folks home protesting a developer trying to build luxury apartments on top of a graveyard. And that's not even the most tone deaf part of the movie.
If you are self hosting you need to be responsible
This doesn’t only affect your security and data but it can be used as ddos against other people
www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/08/27/p...
This construction has fixed traffic on IH35. Pack it up, problem solved.* I have now had 3 full speed trips through downtown in the last 2 days.
*I mean obviously don't pack it up. Just leave as is.
I’m willing to argue that urban areas have a societal duty to build enough housing for projected climate migrations particularly from areas that will become practically uninsurable due to fire, flood, sea level rise, and more
The rats are getting a little too brazen. Saw two chugging by outside in full daylight.
Although this is a problem that will probably solve itself -- what with the hawks and cats and coyotes.
I mean think how many different coalitions you'd have in the house if there were 1300 reps..
The best way to solve this is to make the number of representatives proportionate to the population, so as it grows so does the house. Rather than having representation fall as the population grows. The current number was ser when us pop was 109mil now 3x that. Need 1300+ reps.
The best way to solve this is to make the number of representatives proportionate to the population, so as it grows so does the house. Rather than having representation fall as the population grows. The current number was ser when us pop was 109mil now 3x that. Need 1300+ reps.
there are plenty of stories of people doing things that would give you hope right now, and also it's actually not safe to report a lot of them. it's a big adjustment for trying to understand what's happening in america and i don't know what to do with it
In case you're wondering Nerds Candycorn is just candy corn shaped. It has none of the flavor. It's just chewy fruit punch flavors.
Let's say a leader decided to "occupy" a city in their own country. If city residents don't really notice or care doesn't that make you look impotent and your military useless?
