Robin Basalaev-Binder

(mostly) critical urbanist @mcgillu housing | airbnb | borders | immigration

[David Wachsmuth @dwachsmuth]

This first instalment, on the relationship between urban density and COVID, is written by @RobinBBinder and Akili Atherley.

[David Wachsmuth @dwachsmuth]

Here’s the first in a series of posts about the urban dimensions of COVID-19, written by UPGo lab members on the basis of research we did on the summer! Some will be summarizing knowledge, some will be reporting new findings!

https://t.co/OnNjulgdsJ

[Robin Basalaev-Binder @RobinBBinder]

Montreal friends! Please take a moment to let the city know we are not ok with increasing the SPVM budget!!! https://t.co/YLnff4xMI4

[The Independent @Independent]

JK Rowling deletes tweet praising Stephen King after he supports trans women https://t.co/bX6TwXBoe2

[Robin Basalaev-Binder @RobinBBinder]

HUGE thank you to the panelists for their time and energy. You can find the recording here: https://t.co/yMljE3szPU

[tamika butler is @tamikabutler.bsky.social @TamikaButler]

Needed this today

[Robin Basalaev-Binder @RobinBBinder]

happening now!

[Canadian Urbanism @CanUrbanism]

This is a must-attend webinar. @Jay_Pitter has put together a fantastic panel for this incredibly important conversation.

[Robin Basalaev-Binder @RobinBBinder]

Mayor Jim Kenney: Remove Capt. William Fisher from Philadelphia Police Department 26th Precinct - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/vt71K7RYLm via @Change

[Robin Basalaev-Binder @RobinBBinder]

@moonmoonmother Sending you lots of love <3 <3 <3 I'm here if you need anything.

[Caleb Hull @CalebJHull]

MSNBC reporter just now: "I want to be clear on how I characterize this. This is mostly a protest. It is not generally speaking unruly."

The guy is literally standing in front of a burning building in the middle of a riot.

[David Wachsmuth @dwachsmuth]

Toronto's new STR bylaws were just upheld by the province. This is a big deal—5000+ full-time Airbnbs which will need to return to the long-term housing market now.

The UPGo team wrote up an analysis of the bylaw, and we're releasing it today!

https://t.co/6cZn08XPxg

[Eva Putzova @EvaPutzova]

Also:

1⃣ 3 out of the 4 Congresswomen he’s talking about were born in the US.
2⃣ WE ARE ALL LIVING ON STOLEN LAND.
3⃣ People who immigrate to this country are some of the most patriotic people you will ever meet. I would know — I’m one of them.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

Then, the Vice President of the United States turns his back on human beings held in overcrowded cages, and walks away. I will never get over this.

[Robin Basalaev-Binder @RobinBBinder]

Citi bike equity report is out today!

[David Wachsmuth @dwachsmuth]

Wondering about the social/racial equity dimensions of bike sharing access in New York? If so, you're in luck! Today's release day for "Bridging the Boroughs: How Well Does New York's Bike Sharing System Serve New Yorkers?", commissioned by @nychange
https://t.co/S3qKAFe1ci

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[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Gotta love the rich irony of people who fondly recount stories of how their family’s last names were changed on Ellis Island after their relatives snuck onto a boat escaping some horror now taking fervent anti-immigrant stances & branding innocent human beings as “illegal.”

[DeepMay @deepmay_net]

Reminder that it's totally fine and cool if you haven't learned something yet.

We need to support each other when we're feeling vulnerable or embarrassed about what we don't yet know.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

This law would force children - 12 year olds - to carry a pregnancy by their rapist.

This law would force people w/ mental disabilities to carry pregnancy by rape to term.

This law forces people to be pregnant against their own consent. It’s horrifying.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Alabama lawmakers are making all abortions a felony punishable w jailtime,incl women victimized by rape+incest.

Of course, no added punishments for rapists.

It’s going to @GovernorKayIvey‘s desk. She will decide the future of women’s rights in Alabama.
https://t.co/IRR0EtsxHp

[DeepMay @deepmay_net]

WE GOT FUNNDNDEEEDDDDD!!!! can't tell y'all how grateful we all are!! https://t.co/RTJqcw89SL

[Dillon Mahmoudi @dillonm]

"data science requires the conversion of raw reality into numbers, and queer lives resist quantification, since they cannot be easily slotted into existing categories like male or female.”

Why Data Science Is a Profound Threat for Queer People https://t.co/4I2cfShh1N