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wordcel, bleeding heart narcissist, Reddit atheist, coastal elitist, free market fundamentalist. tax land and consumption + deregulate land use/ag/energy.

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Can a 28 year old start all over again?

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@sehviyat Disgusting gentrification!

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@LeftLaneBlaine @magi_jay @mattyglesias An example? I actually think his opinions on lost policy issues are much closer to the experts (economists, not YLS profs). I choose to Trust the Science.

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@LeftLaneBlaine @magi_jay @mattyglesias Yeah I agree he’s a contrarian but he’s definitely sincere. And I don’t agree these ideas are stupid - if anything they’re too “wonkish” when the more common appetite is for populist rhetoric.

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@LeftLaneBlaine @magi_jay @mattyglesias He addresses this in the Mehdi interview, desegregation was broadly popular and way more so than current left wing social movements. Besides, he is a LIBERAL, we believe in equal rights. That’s the essential part of his worldview. It’s really not comparable to eg M4A or YIMBYism

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@yimbyma I stand corrected, it’s 100s of riders per day. But is it really better to spend that money on a 3 hour train to North Adams than on electrifying commuter rail, north-south link, faster trains to Worcester, or even Grand Junction? Makes no sense.

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@yimbyma As a native of the Northern Berkshires and transit nerd it pains me to admit that the ROI on these is ridiculously low compared to investments in central and eastern MA. The ridership estimates are in like the 4 figures annually.

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@LeftLaneBlaine @magi_jay @mattyglesias I don’t think that’s true at all, I think he genuinely believes in pro-growth market solutions to economic problems and in moderating on social issues to win elections. I understand thinking growth is overrated and disagreeing with that theory of politics but it’s not dumb!

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@AnonymousLeftie People saying this about NYC, the most cosmopolitan city in the world, whose population has been completely remade at least 5 times from the Dutch to Ellis Island to the Great Migration to Gentrification, is so blackpilling.

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@LeftLaneBlaine @magi_jay @mattyglesias It’s troubling that the left believes that you can only disagree with them by being stupid or paid off. Perhaps some of us just have different values? Or as moderates have similar goals but are more skeptical of easy solutions?

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@ObtainerOf I can’t believe they put on a north face when Marmot is right there

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@JerryTurin @LettieriDC I think she’s an activist in the sense that she is doing activism against this project, I don’t think that implies she’s a professional activist although I agree that those tend to be even more steadfast opponents of progress. But there are plenty of volunteer NIMBYs out there!

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@JBSDC I guess the 30% rate in theory could be used to start a business or for car/house emergencies but for the former couldn’t you get better terms from a bank? Even for the latter isn’t that just what insurance is for? I’m laissez-faire, but I just don’t think this makes a huge diff?

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@JBSDC To play devils advocate because I genuinely don’t know much about this - what would people lose? Just the 2-5% cash and chance to borrow ~$10-20k at 30% APR? Is the problem we’d all still pay the fees but the cashback would only go to 800+ credit score cardholders?

[clara the urbanist @SlopHq]

a certain kind of environmentalist will tell you we have ten years to decarbonize and then defend a review process that uses seven of them. the planet is on fire, please submit written comments before the close of the 90 day window

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This is actually a reason to oppose BAAJA, the Senate permitting bill:

"...the two crucial Democrat committee leaders—Senators Heinrich and Whitehouse—have shown that they truly prioritize reform."

Both Heinrich and Outhouse oppose fossil fuels with all the climate hoax and Green New Scam fervor they have.

The only things they plan on permitting are transmission lines for more wind and solar from Communist China.

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@ashwindollar @alex__backup No, this is the house popular vote margin in 2026! No other election is considered.

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@AxiomOnyx @treeaston They absolutely do deny claims?

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@yoshispeninsula This is young people who vote in midterms (and in one with very depressed R turnout). It’s not representative of the broader group that will vote when they are older or at least in general elections. But still a good sign!

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@BaltimorePeace @imthewalruz @AidanRMackenzie What, lower emissions and less drilling? If we can’t build nuclear and shouldn’t use gas then we need to use a lot of land for renewables… there is no alternative