Tahra Hoops

Dir. Econ Analysis @progresschamber. Fmr @bullpenstrat @niskanencenter. MPP @ScharSchool, @Hunter_College Co-writer of The Rebuild ✉️[email protected]

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

NEW: Excited to announce, I am starting a Substack with the great @garywinslett: The Rebuild!

The Rebuild will focus on how Democrats can break through bureaucracy, build more, cut costs, and actually deliver results that win back voters' trust.

🧵+ Link below ⬇️

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

Get more condos built in CA!! We need more supply of ALL types of housing!

[The Housing Action Coalition @HACdotorg]

Condo construction in California has declined over the past two decades. Not because of land costs or permits, but because broken defect laws let lawsuits fly before builders even get a chance to fix the problem.

AB 1903 changes that, requiring repairs first, real damage, and a clear finish line for builders who do it right.

It already passed the Assembly, and now it's the last week for the Senate to vote on this bill.

Email your senator and tell them to vote YES on AB 1903: https://t.co/ivzpJLYAoy

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

The $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B visas could cripple small startups. Among the small businesses analyzed, 76% would face a significant economic impact from the additional fee.

At a time when innovation should be a priority, this is a massive step backwards for new ideas to grow. https://t.co/0Yu5fSpIvQ

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

@jungle788 Thank you!

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

New: The recent escalation in what is now a trade war with our closest ally, Canada, shows that, over a year since Liberation Day, the only things we've been liberated from are sanity and stability, and we are the ones paying the price.

[Gary Winslett 🌐🇺🇸 @GaryWinslett]

About a year ago, I wrote an article on how Democrats should adopt a case-by-case approach to unions. One area where unions are right is in their defense of data centers; they create more jobs + better pay in the construction skilled trades. That's good!

https://t.co/3ZH8hbioMJ

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

Wanting to sit on your hands because you're upset that capitalism simply exists means you should not be anywhere near actual power, and anyone looking to get elected should also turn away from such advice.

[Armand Domalewski @ArmandDoma]

"Instead of proposing actual solutions to the problem, they should 'build power' by 'challenging capital'"

oh my god they admit it

[Brianna January @Brianna_January]

Working on a bill to expand this program in Maryland via grants to local governments remains a career highlight 💔🥀🕊️

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

@janecoaston in my mind she was still TOO YOUNG.

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

This is so sad. Dolly Parton was an angel who used her wealth to help spread the gift of education to those less fortunate and gifted over 300 million books to kids through her imagination library.

[Dolly Parton @DollyParton]

A message from the family of Dolly Parton.

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

This trade war, as mentioned by @GregTSargent, is a key example of one of his signature policies during his campaign turning sour. In practice, the public has begun to understand the economic consequences that come from tariffs, and our businesses are seeing just how volatile the policymaking can really get. https://t.co/41YMP0ccTD

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

Trump’s win was partly driven by the enduring tendency of voters to look at the past through rose-colored glasses, especially when it comes to the GOP. We are now living under what, by Trump’s own standards, should be considered a remarkably successful implementation of his policy agenda, and yet the public, more specifically growing parts of his base, vehemently hates it.

[. @GregTSargent]

Trump's insane new trade war with Canada is terrible for the GOP: Its impact will hit right in the heart of the Midwest, where many midterm races will be decided.

I talked to Dems in the region. They're already using this against Rs. 1/

(new piece)
https://t.co/WmVIbk1J8k

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

I mean, some of the billionaires do love posting themselves for the love of the game. I would safely assume the latter for the majority though. I guess the issue here is that people are upset that it was not another human keeping up what was before a common practice publishing routine!

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

The trade war continues to heat up!

Just after releasing this Carney has retaliated! Starting Sept 8th, Canada is doubling steel/aluminum counter-tariffs to 50% and adding 50% tariffs on US furniture, apparel and electronics, matching Trump's new duties dollar-for-dollar.

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

New: The recent escalation in what is now a trade war with our closest ally, Canada, shows that, over a year since Liberation Day, the only things we've been liberated from are sanity and stability, and we are the ones paying the price.

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

A five year tariff announced in advance is something a company can survive, because it can switch suppliers, renegotiate contracts and absorb what it cannot pass on. A tariff that changes by the hour stops functioning as policy and leads to paralysis. https://t.co/uU74XjNKRv

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

@CryptVanWinkle no need to go there tbh, let the campaign speak for itself!

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

starting to think someone from Raman’s team employed an etsy witch to curse this campaign

[Unrig LA @UnrigLA]

The humiliation tour continues

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

@jasonc_nc darn!

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

"we can just delete all debt because money isn't real. it doesn't matter!"

i've made this joke several times during undergrad. didn't realize it could've landed me a nyt oped!

[Arpit Gupta @arpitrage]

Probably the worst op-ed I’ve ever read in the New York Times

https://t.co/Ix4hpVRYjV

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

@nicholasadeleon The IMAX one is also great!

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

this is like finding out your childhood home is being sold off

[Variety @Variety]

AMC Kips Bay 15, the movie theater chain’s second-largest multiplex in Manhattan, will close at the end of the year.

“We expect that AMC Kips Bay 15 will continue operating until the end of 2026, at which time the theatre will close following the property owner’s decision to exercise its contractual right to terminate the theatre’s lease before its scheduled expiration,” an AMC spokesperson told Variety.

https://t.co/L9EjzcMUnO

[Tahra Hoops @TahraHoops]

@zdch my dorm was in the area so we used to also go weekly!!! can also agree it was the only good thing in the area