Josh Roll

US Policy & Government Affairs. Massachusetts native. Politics, Policy, and Sports.

[Josh Roll @JoshRoll]

@kevsaucebro @TakisKarantonis @Matt4Arlington Even with MM, Lyon Park won’t densify overnight. Zoning opens doors, market realities decide how fast. Most homeowners aren’t selling + high existing values + cost of teardown + new construction (duplex/triplex) mean density will only happen where the numbers actually make sense

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@kevsaucebro I get the frustration, missing middle is trying to address this (pending litigation). Vacant lots are just easier/faster to develop, and more housing is more housing, even if not steps from a metro. Still plenty of under-developed parcels in the R-B corridor ripe for this too.

[Nick Gillespie @nickgillespie]

Over at Substack, @JoshEakle asks: "It's 2026, and I have yet to see an anti-almond farm protest."

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@JakeSherman Also when your 25 minute commute home from downtown turns into an hour

[Stephen Moore @StephenMoore]

Hospitals are the biggest driver of rising U.S. health care costs.

Many operate as tax-exempt “non-profits” while running massive commercial systems.

This results in less competition, higher costs, and shrinking tax bases.

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@MrLarus

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@AlexSJacquez @Janeese4DC @kenyanmcduffie @RiniSampath @BarackObama Your building could also just you know….ignore the law… by the time someone complains and any sort of “enforcement” is enunciated, it’ll already be May 1 or later.

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@KentGarrison 60hz refresh rate 🤢

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GLP-1s are a solid reminder that the best solutions to complex problems often come from scientific ingenuity, not just policy mandates. Protecting incentives that make breakthroughs possible isn't just good for business, it's good for patients and society. More of this thinking!

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

GLP-1 drugs are the ultimate validation of the techno-solutionist approach to society's most challenging problems.

The obesity crisis seemed liked it would just get worse and worse forever. Scolding from public health officials didn't work. Proposals to completely overhaul our food systems were dead on arrival.

Instead, we invented a weekly shot (based on Gila monster venom!) that fixes obesity directly.

And now, thanks to the economic incentives in our biomedical industry, we have follow-on drugs that will be cheaper, even more effective, and easier to administer (by taking a pill instead of a shot).

Policymakers should be focused on figuring out how we can get more breakthrough drugs like GLP-1s (and faster). They also should think hard about which slopulist ideas might inadvertently kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

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@RichardHanania Tried Claude for the first time this week and never have I ever had so many hallucination issues than I did with Claude….

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@barstoolsports It’s good but at 35 minutes long I feel like I’m getting cheated. OG Game of Thrones episodes were an hour long….

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@davidaxelrod When Dems had a trifecta and passed the IRA in 2022 they could have structured the enhanced ACA Premium Tax Credits to expire after 10 years instead of setting up the cliff at the end of 2025. This was a political choice, and didn’t have to be so.

[Adam Kaufman @AdamMKaufman]

The Patriots are 9-0 on the road this season.

Never been done by an NFL team before.

[New England Patriots @Patriots]

SUPER BOWL BOUND!!!!!!!!

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@LacyHimself 30K Donation

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Thank you @Patriots for an amazing time and huge win last night! I was lucky enough to win the 2026 Wild Card Game Sweepstakes! My wife and flew in for the game from DC and I had an incredible time, Gillette was rocking last night!!!

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@BookitWithTrent Might need to call the 1-800 number for betting on the Jets 🤣😂

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@davidhogg111 @CommunityNotes

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@NFL_DovKleiman “The Law Firm” - BenJarvus Green-Ellis