Favorite Rejects 2022-09-04

Sep 05, 2022

"Local control" is the "States' rights" of housing. Cities and towns across the country have century-old planning laws on the books that maintain de facto segregation. History will not look kindly on those who resist reforms.

Diane Yentel @dianeyentel

Town After Town, Residents Are Fighting Affordable Housing in Connecticut https://t.co/CvdBnHeqkq

2:24 PM · Sep 4, 2022

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James Medlock@jdcmedlock

I would simply make school lunch free https://t.co/zK4elFqZ7S

Zhang Meifang张美芳 @CGMeifangZhang

Wow, students pay with facial recognition in a school cafeteria in China... https://t.co/8sXlZ7BYdg

5:57 PM · Sep 4, 2022

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Alec Stapp@AlecStapp

California regulator just rejected a proposal for a desalination plant that would have provided 50 million gallons of drinking water per day. They said the water would be “too expensive for low-income consumers.” Genius logic during a drought… 🤦

12:55 PM · Sep 3, 2022

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Balaji Srinivasan@balajis

The West suddenly has many asks from India. India should also have an ask: visa-free travel. Not for immigration. But for business travel, which is an important complement to the remote economy. And a key part of how India goes from a $3T to $5T economy. passportindex.org/passport/india/

3:33 PM · Sep 4, 2022

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Benedict Evans@benedictevans

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2:21 PM · Sep 4, 2022

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James Palmer@BeijingPalmer

again, I am wearily forced to remind everyone that Flint's water got fixed thanks to government action and funds - michigan.gov/flintwater/res… politico.com/news/magazine/…

Read Class Struggle Unionism by Joe Burns @JoshuaPotash

The government is about to give $13 billion more to Ukraine and another $13 billion to 100,000 new cops, but has ignored water issues in Jackson and Flint for years. This isn’t an accident, it’s a decision to deprive Black communities while funding war profiteering and violence.

1:42 AM · Sep 4, 2022

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Sam Greenberg@samgreeenberg

"$600,000 is still a lot" until you realize that this infill project decreased the price of buying a home on this lot by *25%.* It also created five more homes than were there before, also selling for 25% less than the teardown did. This is all good, actually.

Pushing The Needle @pushtheneedle

this teardown sold for $800,000 and now the 6 new homes are selling for $600,000 each because, yes, density can lead to more affordability https://t.co/MGmKXSPWCm

4:26 AM · Sep 4, 2022

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Pushing The Needle@pushtheneedle

cities grow and change. you wouldn’t expect a kid to stop growing so their clothes could last forever. so i am not sure why cities design their zoning this way either