chobenjamin.bsky.social
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👤 Joined on 21 November 2024
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@chobenjamin.bsky.socialBeyond the fact that so many homeless folks are working, Brian's book also shows that many homeless families are not sleeping on the streets or in shelters. And yet we rely mostly on a one-day-in-winter, locally administered survey of folks on the street & in shelters for our homeless counts.
Show PostAt this point if Hakeem Jeffries & MattyY agree on something, the probability of it being very bad politics (of course it will be bad policy) is over 90%.
Show PostCity of Atlanta has upped its PR for extending old tax increment financing districts until 2055 by cherry-picking likable projects & implying they can only be funded via TIFs/TADs (rather than general revenue spending/bonds). It’s really that TADs give mayor largely unaccountable spending authority.
Show Post🔥🔥🔥 "...Yglesias would “defend” liberalism by joining the anti-critical race theory crusade started by the right’s most successful propagandist. He appears to want a tent big enough for bigots but too small for critical race theorists."
Show PostI see this sort of proud posturing a lot and it's really a wonderful way to loudly demonstrate to everyone you have absolutely no idea what's going on
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