leandra barndoor net

architecture history theory experiments + curatorial practice @ "the other cca"

[Adam Smith @asmith83]

wait are you kidding me

[Vanessa Guerrero @nessguerrero]

Living in LA, I’ve lived in many a neighborhood in which police helicopters circle all day and they don’t do anything except be loud an annoying.

You know what improved the morale and safety of my neighborhood in less than two weeks?

A new taco stand. I’m 1000% serious.

[Heather Vogell @hvogell]

Critics say the targeting of single-family rental homes by private equity and other corporate landlords has undermined homeownership and driven up rents.

The firms’ all-cash offers typically win over bids with mortgages.

A Congressional subcommittee has new findings:

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[Alderwoman Jeanette Taylor @taylorfor20th]

I first applied for an affordable housing voucher in 1993.

I finally got a call back in 2004 to tell me my son who just graduated high school couldn’t be on my lease.

Today in 2022 I finally got a letter telling me I made it to the top of the waiting list. I have no words.

[J.D. @JohnnydNba]

@KevinRBrackett One time a quick little video of Ethan Hawke I stumbled across on instagram literally reshaped the way I thought about art

[Carla Cevasco, PhD @Cevasco_Carla]

You may be hearing the argument that before the rise of modern commercial infant formula, babies all ate breastmilk and everything was great. As a historian of infant feeding, let me tell you why that’s not true.

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

@Rhynoplast @JoshuaPotash They just form a coop to take care of shared costs and decisions. It’s super common in nyc and will be even easier form them bc they’re already organized amongst themselves.

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

@rachellynnaem @MirandaRConner @FranzDasPanzer @grahamwalker This literally happens to so many people due to abortion laws, though. It is very, very common practice in anti-abortion states. It’s not a “life lesson,” it’s a political issue of how our medical institutions are allowed to operate.

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

@hiranyou @JustErics @EmmyA2 He could have easily beat Biden if the rest of the party hadn’t panicked and convinced every other candidate to drop out on the same day to push Biden as the only option against some spooky commie lie they perpetuate against democratic socialism.

[Juju Bee @notbeforenoon]

@jawillia11 @sahrasulaiman As a mobile disabled person, I also find this to be true of elevators. I often have to walk far into a building to get to the elevator. Accommodations are not just for wheelchairs!

[Jean Williams @jawillia11]

@sahrasulaiman I just wish handicapped restrooms were actually friendly to the handicapped. Mobile disabled people often have to walk to the very last stall. And then handrails and paper dispensers are often so awkwardly placed.

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

It’s actually apt considering old incandescent bulbs are STILL being sold at dollar stores despite vast inefficiency and higher lifetime cost because many still can’t afford LED ones.

Pay people more and they won’t have to change the bulb as often.

[accidentally based @BasedByAccident]

this is not the own they think it is

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

@lenvel5000 @caraesten Do you also think Spotify subscriptions should be free or do you still have to pay $9.99/month for free choice in whatever world you’re imagining here?

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

@MisterbigdreaMS @kwame_tonda @becca_mts Basically, you already are, but it’d be helpful to think abt who it’s serving and whether it’s sufficient.

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

@MisterbigdreaMS @kwame_tonda @becca_mts Like most things, it’s not a question of why but how. Tax incentives mean value gained is relative to wealth and income, widening gaps within certain income tiers, similar to how public education and after school care support is relative to the wealth of counties/their residents.

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

@MikeBrunswick4 @JessicaValenti yes long covid is different from having an active covid infection

[Asha Ence ▶️ PAX Unplugged @AshaEnce]

*whispers* Glasses are a disability aid. They've just been normalized so people don't generally think of them as such. Now, imagine if all other disability aids were just as destigmatized and normalized.

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

@SacAppraiser @nytimes It’s regularly been a nightmare trying to find tests in the first place…

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

@AdithyaR_YXE @jackdaley999 @Mr_Inquisitr @purushva @jklmd123 All our social support systems have been sabotaged for decades, so we can’t use any of it smartly. Why does a rent relief program allow landlords to block/reject aid the renter needs and requests? Paperwork so bad that it undermines the program is broken technology.

[leandra barndoor net @leandruhh]

@AdithyaR_YXE @jackdaley999 @Mr_Inquisitr @purushva @jklmd123 Vaccines aren’t the only technologies to tap here. We have no effective contact tracing, not even in airlines where there’s intense surveillance & contact info for everyone. Social support? Ancient IRS delivery. Masks and tests? Expensive and scarce. Business regulations? Lmao