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johnthebad.bsky.social
Polymath, small scale real estate developer, urban designer, recovering electrician.
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I am running a HUGE trade deficit with the grocery store. Every month I buy a ton of stuff from them and they buy _nothing_from me. I’ma levy a 25% tariff on the grocery store. When my family buys $100 worth of stuff from the grocery store, my family must pay me $25. Tariff will make us rich

submitted 75 days ago • 0 comments

A colleague brought this blog post to my attention. Written 9 years ago. I can’t say I have made much progress on this since then, sure a couple of decent projects, but the challenge is intimidating in scale. www.rjohnthebad.com/plain-talk/2...

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Beta Test Skylight Social? Yes please. @buildwithtori.com

submitted 150 days ago • 0 comments

Video 1 of 2 If you’ve ever kicked yourself for not posting on TikTok sooner, then start posting videos on BlueSky!!! #atproto #skylight #atprototiktok #tiktokban #skylightsocial

submitted 153 days ago • 27 comments

The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.

submitted 159 days ago • 423 comments

I have a lot of connection with family, friends, and colleagues on Facebook. I still run a private Facebook group on Neighborhood Development. Zuckerberg and Co. Really have no idea who I am, but it feels like I am being held hostage by someone who wouldn’t notice if I escaped…

submitted 159 days ago • 1 comment

Mike Luckovich gets it right as he always does

submitted 162 days ago • 638 comments

The optics of building detection “camps” is not good. Trump and Steven Miller still want them built, but Trumpers are instructed to call them something else… www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

submitted 212 days ago • 1 comment

In the run up to the election democrats reported on the objective facts on the performance of the US economy. Trump lied claiming the economy was terrible. When the top 1% get most of the wealth generated in a good economy it still looks incredibly bad to the people getting squeezed out .

submitted 214 days ago • 1 comment

We took advantage of turkeys being on sale at Kroger, Walmart, and Publix to fill 2/3 of our chest freezer. I figure protein will not be cheaper than $0.49 a pound between now and the beginning of the incoming administration. We are remembering the rice and beans recipes we used from 2008-2012

submitted 215 days ago • 0 comments

I am this app for less than a day and the first person I have to block is Elon Musk. For some reason he reposted what I wrote about how pathetic it is Trump wants generals who are loyal to him personally.

submitted 218 days ago • 0 comments

The best streets in the world tend to have an enclosure proportion of 1:1 or a bit taller. Too tall, the street is dark; too low, it doesn't feel like an outdoor room. US Main Streets struggle to achieve a 1:3 proportion; at less than 1:6 all sense of enclosure is lost.

submitted 219 days ago • 0 comments

Is it efficient to create an additional layer of bureaucracy named “Departament of Government Efficiency”?

submitted 219 days ago • 1838 comments

Every member of the US armed forces takes an oath to protect and defend our constitution. Presidents take a similar oath. The notion that Trump wants generals who are loyal to him personally sounds like the night of the long rubber knives.

submitted 218 days ago • 0 comments