Favorites June 26 2021
I don’t want to toot my own horn too much, but I think I’ve got a good email for you today.
Binyamin Appelbaum@BCAppelbaum
New York is squandering its investment in the expansion of the Long Island Rail Road by allowing Long Island communities to maintain strict limits on multifamily housing construction.
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Opinion | Is This Railroad for the Rich?
3:46 PM · Jun 26, 2021
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This is exactly the same problem that we have along Caltrain. It's a huge waste to not let many people live next to train stations that the state spends billions to improve.
The Captured Economy@capturedecon
A great summary of how lack of competition in professions occupied by the 1% creates inequality brook.gs/2dA0ASn via @BrookingsInst @jtrothwell
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Make elites compete: Why the 1% earn so much and what to do about it
3:19 PM · Sep 7, 2018
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I was not ready for this: it's trade associations. "There are five times as many top 1 percent workers in dental services as in software services."
Kaitlan Collins@kaitlancollins
Unbelievable read on how deceptive campaign fundraising ensnares older people, with this shameful anecdote. Via @ShaneGoldmacher nytimes.com/2021/06/26/us/…
4:15 PM · Jun 26, 2021
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Among the tricks: "Pre-checked boxes to make repeated donations”, eww.
Matthew Yglesias@mattyglesias
I do think parties should bring back the festival-style events (Trump kinda did with the rallies) — people like having stuff to do.
9:39 PM · Jun 26, 2021
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I like this idea a lot. Although cards on the table: I'm on the committee that plans my neighborhood's block party
NWS Portland@NWSPortland
The latest forecast is in! Unfortunately temps have increased slightly. We now expect widespread highs somewhere between 110-115 degrees across most of the interior lowlands tomorrow. This will shatter all-time record highs for many locations. STAY COOL! #PNWheatwave
10:41 PM · Jun 26, 2021
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As of 2015, only one third of portland residences had air conditioning.
