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And here is how Judge Reyes concludes: ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin…
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Replying to @stoolpresidente
If Michigan runs the table and makes the CFP, I'll donate $5,000 to @ChampCircleUofM. If they don't, you donate $5,000 to the UM FOIA Fund.
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For the first time in @metrotimes history, we’re no longer seeking comment from a candidate’s campaign because of repeated lies and bigoted attacks. That candidate is Mike Rogers, whose campaign keeps targeting Abdul El-Sayed’s Muslim faith. metrotimes.com/news/mike-rog…
Mike Rogers keeps lying about Abdul El-Sayed. We counted the ways - Detroit Metro Times

Mike Rogers keeps lying about Abdul El-Sayed. We counted the ways - Detroit Metro Times

A Metro Times analysis examines Mike Rogers’ repeated falsehoods about Abdul El-Sayed and the congressional record his attacks leave out.

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Fact check: Mike Rogers is one of the chief architects of the modern surveillance state. In Congress, he opposed every substantive effort to protect Americans’ privacy and worked hand in hand with the NSA, FBI, and intelligence agencies to bypass and erode the Fourth Amendment.
Mike Rogers (@MikeRogersForMI) profile pictureMike Rogers
@MikeRogersForMIOct 8
Flock cameras shouldn't be used to track law-abiding citizens. As a former FBI guy, I know security and liberty aren’t enemies. Good government protects both.
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- Rogers opposed ending bulk phone records collection - lead sponsor of CISPA. - helped author the Patriot Act clerk.house.gov/Votes/2013412 congress.gov/bill/112th-con… mikeiswatching.com/sources.html
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Dear humans around the world: That thunderclap you just heard came from Gander, Newfoundland. At 92 years old, Jean Chretien just gave the speech of his life. With the most memorable, important words of his life. Because he speaks for what most Canadians are feeling in our stomachs and hearts today, better than anyone else could. God bless him. God bless Canada. #911Remembrance
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Remembering Joe on his birthday.
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Strangelift@strnglftAug 10
You like Radiohead because you aren’t smart enough for Ween.
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The overwhelming right wing sentiment is that COVID was an engineered bioweapon that was also harmless. Trump overreacted to it by shutting down the country, then engineered a drive to create a vaccine that was the real bioweapon that killed millions, and it's Joe Biden's fault.
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) profile pictureAaron Rupar
@atruparJul 29
TUBERVILLE: Fauci killed 9 million people FOX BUSINESS: Yeah. We can't prove that, right? TUBERVILLE: We can
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🎶 So fill to me the parting glass And drink a health whate'er befalls Then gently rise and softly call Good night and joy be to you all 🎶 Good night, Glen and Sláinte. 🥃💚 #GlenHansard
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This is wild. Full VHS recording of Camper Van Beethoven at St Andrews hall in 1988. Not many videos of shows from those days. We seem to be on fire. Close the set with The Buzzcocks Harmony in my Head. youtu.be/380A7wJ224o?si=EQOA…
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YIMBYLAND
@YIMBYLANDJul 9
Basically, if Austin significantly upzones transit corridors, it can: > Cut affordable unit costs by half > Generate 50% or ALL of taxes for affordable housing from increased property values > Lowers tax burden on owners We can literally get free affordable housing by upzoning!
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California YIMBY (@cayimby) profile pictureCalifornia YIMBY@cayimbyJul 7
Upzoning two levels near Austin's planned light rail would cut affordable housing subsidy costs from $8B to $5.5B because more market-rate units in the same buildings would offset affordable-unit costs. cayimby.org/blog/taller-buil…
System Failure: The Hidden Rot in America’s State and Local Governments

System Failure: The Hidden Rot in America’s State and Local Governments

Allowing denser apartment buildings along Austin's planned light-rail lines could slash the city's affordable housing subsidies from $8 billion to $5.5 billion while meeting housing goals that...

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Putting a price on streets reserves street space for those who most value driving — including emergency vehicles.
sam (@sam_d_1995) profile picturesam
@sam_d_1995Jul 6
🚨BREAKING🚨: new study shows that congestion pricing literally saves lives by improving emergency response times
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Alec Stapp
@AlecStappJul 1
Guess the size threshold at which new buildings in NYC are required to pay prevailing wages and add more affordable units
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@GothamistJul 1
How a tax break program killed 538 affordable apartments in NYC gothamist.com/news/how-a-tax…
How a tax break program killed 538 affordable apartments in NYC

How a tax break program killed 538 affordable apartments in NYC

A property tax break that incentivizes smaller developments is hurting the city’s affordable housing goals.

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Michigan put America on wheels, but rising costs are making transportation unaffordable for our residents. Now is the time to make serious investments in fast, reliable, and free public transit. Read my new op-ed: planetdetroit.org/2026/06/tl…
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Lee Hepner@LeeHepnerJun 11
Probably the most important graph explaining California’s housing crisis. Construction costs are up 53% since January 2019. Interest rates are up from 2.7% to 4.1%. This is why a San Francisco report recently found that most housing projects are no longer feasible.
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Andy Boenau
@BoenauJun 7
"The bike lane is empty."
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Pizza
@number_pizza111May 20
Just ate ice cream from a land grant university and I Get It Now. This is literally the entire point of America. No clue why we do all that other stuff.
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Doc Sportello Democrat (@DGDtheSequel) profile pictureDoc Sportello Democrat@DGDtheSequelMay 20
the land grant university is a sign of a developed civilization
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Detroit used to have a municipal civics curriculum in the public schools. Here’s the 1968 textbook.
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This program is based on the "white genocide" conspiracy that Black South Africans are planning to rise up and kill white property owners It's impossible to explain how infuriating this story is without telling 1 of the greatest stories in all of Black history. A thread
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YIMBYLAND
@YIMBYLANDApr 24
If you can't build this by-right, on any lot in your city, you still have work to do.
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