Sam Whatz @WhatzSam

Shapiro and many other Centrist Dems fail to get anything done because they don't understand how Leverage works. Republicans are never going to do things for the good of the state, so you have to put them in a disadvantageous position, either with threats of policy or threats of backroom bad press releases (essentially black mailing the LBJ way). Otherwise you look weak and unable to govern, meanwhile tripping over back ways giving the Republicans everything that they want to pass anything.

Inside Politics @InsidePolitics

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After three NYC candidates backed by NYC Mayor Mamdani won this week, PA Gov. Shapiro tells @DanaBashCNN that candidates "engaging in these performative politics have to now figure out how to deliver results."

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Manhattan’s Lower East Side is one of the densest, most-walkable neighborhoods in NYC. Yet the design of its streets does not support its residents’ needs. More than 80 percent of LESers don’t own a car, but the streets prioritize cars above all else. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/01/opi…

It's glaringly obvious that @RepAdamSmith backed down because he's afraid of my antiwar socialist campaign & worried that his head could be the next to roll. But rather than admit this, @cenkuygur praises genocidal AIPAC-bankrolled Adam Smith. This is classic gatekeeper shit.

Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur

2 days ago

This is nowhere near over. This is a critical switch, but there's a lot of fight ahead of us. First, thank @RepAdamSmith for doing the right thing. We always take yes for an answer! And now let's all push together from both sides to make sure we defeat this! #TeamAmerica

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L.A. City Council approves $2-billion Fourth & Central development la.urbanize.city/post/la-city-c…

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The project is part of a mixed-use development spanning the L.A. - Culver City border la.urbanize.city/post/developer…

Melat Kiros has shown she is not afraid to stand up to corrupt special interests like AIPAC and Big Pharma. She's exactly the kind of bold leader we need in Congress. If you haven’t already, get out and vote for @MelatKirosCO for Colorado's First District.

THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT A BUSINESS ITS PURPOSE IS NOT TO MAKE MONEY

Interesting AF @interesting_aIl

6 days ago

Jeff Bezos says “if we ran Amazon the way New York City runs their school system, your packages would take six weeks to arrive” in response to NYC’s high school spending

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Adding a third unit to a duplex triggers commercial building codes, commercial utility rates, and in Tennessee, a 60% higher property tax assessment. Zoning reform legalizes missing middle housing but codes, utilities, and tax rules can still kill it. cayimby.org/blog/duplexes-…

An American fire chief will show up at a public meeting proposing the right photo & tell you it’s an unacceptable public safety hazard. That the trees impede fire response. As does that bike lane. The bus lane will cause an increase in response times & untold deaths, despite being able to be used as an emergency lane. The space to do all this likely means narrower lanes, which is also unacceptable. (While safer for the public they are irritating when driving a 102” wide truck very fast). The fire death stats for each street will be the same. The road deaths will be greater on the left version, but those don’t count in life safety. Nor do any other benefits, since those aren’t fire-related.

Architecture Hub @archpng

5 days ago

Not a miracle. A planning choice. Utrecht, 1982 → 2020. The same street tells a 40-year story: fewer hard edges, more trees, safer walking, better cycling, and public transport still at the center. Urban change doesn’t always need a landmark. Sometimes it looks like shade,

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Not a miracle. A planning choice. Utrecht, 1982 → 2020. The same street tells a 40-year story: fewer hard edges, more trees, safer walking, better cycling, and public transport still at the center. Urban change doesn’t always need a landmark. Sometimes it looks like shade, space, and a street people actually want to use. 📍 Utrecht, Netherlands

why do USAmericans think the US gov gives a fuck about following the law

🏴‍☠️🐦‍⬛🏴Blank🏴🐦‍⬛🏴‍☠️ @anarchojaQ

5 days ago

Hey everyone, learn about jury nullification and tell your peeps about it

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@UrbanCourtyard People incorrectly associate density with high-rises. Copenhagen has greater density than downtown LA

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Money for cars, no money for pedestrians summed up in a picture at the Rose Bowl loop.

We could plug a lot of gaps in our bike network just by rethinking center turn lanes in LA. Let's remove center turn lanes on residential streets where they aren't needed, and install new center turn lanes on some of our oldest streets. Safer streets🤝new bike lanes.

This is why you can't reform the Democratic Party. They eventually convert every progressive you elect into an AIPAC soldier...

The General @GeneralMCNews

6 days ago

BREAKING: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez betrays her own base and says she will stand with AIPAC-funded Democrats for the leadership of the party.

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A tall building! At a rapid transit station! In California!

TODNewsHub @TODNewsHub

5 days ago

🚨 A BART PARKING LOT IS ABOUT TO BECOME AN ENTIRE DOWNTOWN. 🚨 One of the largest transit-oriented developments in the Bay Area is moving forward at West Oakland Station. What's replacing the asphalt? 🏙️ 762 homes 🏠 240 affordable units 🏢 300,000 sq ft of offices 🛍️ 53,000

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🚨 A BART PARKING LOT IS ABOUT TO BECOME AN ENTIRE DOWNTOWN. 🚨 One of the largest transit-oriented developments in the Bay Area is moving forward at West Oakland Station. What's replacing the asphalt? 🏙️ 762 homes 🏠 240 affordable units 🏢 300,000 sq ft of offices 🛍️ 53,000 sq ft of retail 🚇 Direct access to BART This is exactly what should happen next to major transit stations. Not parking lots. Neighborhoods. 🔥 #Bart #Oakland #TheBay #SF #CAlifornia #CA #Housing #Transit

These skyscrapers on the train station in Oakland were 100% illegal before state housing law Several YIMBY laws are helping, but AB2923 in particular gave BART control of its own zoning BART is a state corporation just like a city--now they can zone their own land like a city

TODNewsHub @TODNewsHub

5 days ago

🚨 A BART PARKING LOT IS ABOUT TO BECOME AN ENTIRE DOWNTOWN. 🚨 One of the largest transit-oriented developments in the Bay Area is moving forward at West Oakland Station. What's replacing the asphalt? 🏙️ 762 homes 🏠 240 affordable units 🏢 300,000 sq ft of offices 🛍️ 53,000

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It's a shame that we had to remove the SB 79 provisions extending AB 2923 -style TOD authority to every transit agency in California, but we variously faced neutrality or active opposition from transit agencies and advocates and so they got cut in negotiations.

Alex Armlovich @aarmlovi

4 days ago

These skyscrapers on the train station in Oakland were 100% illegal before state housing law Several YIMBY laws are helping, but AB2923 in particular gave BART control of its own zoning BART is a state corporation just like a city--now they can zone their own land like a city

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NYC should go further than congestion pricing and adopt Low Emissions Zones citywide, not just in the CBD. Low Emission Zones target high-emissions vehicles directly, cutting pollution everywhere while pushing EV adoption and less driving. theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j…