Ken

Dad, husband, mountain biker. Recovering politician. Works in real estate development. BHAM. VT. NYC.

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

In the last few years we've seen:

- The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
- The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC
- The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi
- Multiple assassination attempts against Trump
- The assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of on State Senator John Hoffman and his wife
- Luigi Mangione's assassination of Brian Thompson
- The assassination of Charlie Kirk

Political violence is contagious. It is spreading. It is not confined to one side or belief system. It should terrify us all.

The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in it without fear of violence. Political violence is always an attack against us all. You have to be so blind not to see that.

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

This

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

San Francisco Authorities Remind Everyone To Get Their Christmas Shoplifting Done Early https://t.co/KsOBwqeXa4

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Man Receives Gold Medal For Standing Up First When Airplane Stops https://t.co/GrmkC4VkkP

[richard shotton @rshotton]

Fascinating data analysis from the Economist looking at 7.5m US car crashes

The chart below shows likelihood of you dying in a car crash by weight of your car (grey line) and weight of other car (red line)

So it’s in our own self interest to get a heavier car (slight reduction in chance of our own death) but definitely not in society’s (big increase in chance other driver dies if our car gets heavier)

Potential case for additional tax for cars over 4000lbs (from that point on there’s little extra safety for the driver but a lot of risk for others)

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

Public service announcement. The car sharing/car rental company Turo is a complete scam. Do not ever rent from them. Do not ever trust them. @turo #fraud

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

@DavidSacks Will you please STFU

[Charlie Sykes @SykesCharlie]

“If you genuinely believe that Dems’ dire warnings about Trump and democracy are entirely reasonable, then their cowardice to have a hard conversation with Biden about the president’s path forward is itself a threat to the future of American democracy.” https://t.co/ss97AXBry6

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

@seandsweeney Offer the new buyer $50k more than he paid. He gets to make a profit overnight with no effort. You get to control your neighborhood… and if he really stole it, you are still buying it for a reasonable price…

[Joey Politano 🏳️‍🌈 @JosephPolitano]

In April, not only did the Dallas metro area (pop: 8.1M) permit more new housing than the entire state of California (pop: 39M) but they permitted more multifamily housing than California too

It’s a total indictment of California housing policy that these numbers are even close

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

@gunsnrosesgirl3 The edges of each piece are angled. When you flip them, their area shrinks.

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

@QTRResearch Omg you are an idiot

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

@texasrunnerDFW Do you ever not complain

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

@adamtaggart thoughts?

[John Burns Research and Consulting @JBREC]

Baby Boomers are set for longer, richer retirements than their parents.​

The avg. Boomer is now 67 and will live another 21 years. ​

Expect 2 more decades of the avg. Boomer spending on their home and helping their adult children buy or rent.

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

@Cribdilla No we don’t

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

@ggraham The problem isn’t zoning, it’s legions of NIMBYs and spineless city councils.

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

@jayparsons @jayparsons I thought they surveyed owners to find out what they estimate their home would rent for?

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

@EpsilonTheory @ttmygh It’s not the spotted owl that killed logging jobs

[@spokanerising.com on Bluesky @spokanerising]

We need a National Housing Bank to provide loans at half the federal funds rate to developers of infill housing (2-20 units) in cities.

[Ken @kenmannwhatcom]

⁦@Lin_Manuel⁩ Happy Birthday!! We are so grateful and happy you were born!!