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I had hoped that maybe by 2040 we could move past boomer do-nothing Democratic politics, but now that gen Z are voting I'm concerned that millennials were the high water mark for political literacy and now we will just slide into climate chaos and authoritarianism.

Please note, OR Lege. You don’t need a study or a committee. You can just legalize it, state wide. If you care about high quality multi-family housing, this is essential.

a functioning opposition party that represented the working class could spike this photo in the end zone basically forever

Biden failed at his two primary objectives: by running for a second term he revived Trumpism, and by providing weapons and political support for the genocide in Gaza he made a mockery of the 'rules based international order' that he claimed to champion.

I cannot get enough of these sob stories. The woman who has to walk a short way to her exercise class! The man who can no longer drive to his kids' home, 18 blocks away!

If you’re feeling lost after the last US election, confused by the results and actions on both sides, I highly recommend this video from @adamconover.net. It perfectly captures how I’m feeling and offers a solid explanation for why things might be this way.

The US Census has classified Irish people as White since 1790

Most good ideas can be taken too far. There are certain cases where the purpose of the sentence is justice, not rehabilitation. People need to believe that they live in a just society. Imo the judge should have served life or at least as many years as the total time served by the kids.

Free transit does not reduce driving. Good transit does.

very, very sympathetic to this argument from @ryanlcooper.com prospect.org/politics/202...

Liberate the west coast

It looks even worse when they write it in German

Single stair 12 plex (w elevator) on a 50x122 lot. 50% site coverage with a shared backyard. (6x) 3br+Den (6x) 2Br Replacing a single fam home.

Yet more proof that engineering students should be required to take more classes on writing.

Bashar al-Assad to join Harvard’s Institute of Politics.

Housing regs are so sinister it's always worse than you would've thought

Blue cities have a duty to build more housing so that they can once again fulfill their traditional function as a refuge for the young queer people of middle america.