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Urban economist from Aotearoa living in Seattle. Share rents. Build homes.

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My friend has been working on a film in Saudi Arabia, and her production company are flying the entire crew out on a chartered A321 to Istanbul and halting filming.

Her partner is understandably anxious.

06.03.2026 08:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I asked my wife's ChatGPT what it knew about me and this is what it came out with.

Am I cooked, chat?

06.03.2026 04:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

pedocon:theory::gravity:theory

05.03.2026 21:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a ChatGPT cancellation feedback form, where the box reads "In 1930, IG Farben became a major donor to the Nazi Party, and subsequently provided weapons to the German war effort and Zyklon B to the concentration camps. By 1951, the company had been dissolved and its directors had been jailed. Just something to think about."

Screenshot of a ChatGPT cancellation feedback form, where the box reads "In 1930, IG Farben became a major donor to the Nazi Party, and subsequently provided weapons to the German war effort and Zyklon B to the concentration camps. By 1951, the company had been dissolved and its directors had been jailed. Just something to think about."

Pro tip: when you cancel your ChatGPT subscription, they give you a feedback form that is a great space for sharing historical facts.

05.03.2026 17:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 34 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Crazy how Brexit begins at the literal exact point where the UK had the lowest unemployment in its modern history.

05.03.2026 00:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Look, that generation got free college, subsidies for homeownership, and unlimited use of the carbon sink.

Now that the zoning they voted for is jacking their property values into the millions, it would simply be unfair to ask them to contribute to funding their local schools.

04.03.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every time you say some NIMBY shit at a public meeting we jack your ptax rate by 0.1%.

04.03.2026 18:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Grandmas who spend their retirement trying to block housing should not be eligible for property tax relief programs for Senior Citizens.

04.03.2026 18:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 18 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This feeling is incredibly mutual.

03.03.2026 01:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€ผ๏ธ Extremely excited to have Russell as a colleague starting this week!

He'll be overseeing a strategic planning process for @pandpinst.bsky.social, helping us optimize our programs within broader Georgist advocacy, and contributing his extensive research skills to our LVT and property tax work. ๐Ÿ”ฐ

03.03.2026 01:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
It is the meme which shows stick people sitting on a train, each of them with thought-bubbles to the same cloud, which reads "I can't wait for society to collapse so *my* ideology can rise triumphant from the ashes".

But in this case, the faces in the bubbles are: Susan B Anthony, MLK Jr, Lincoln, Hamilton & Jefferson

It is the meme which shows stick people sitting on a train, each of them with thought-bubbles to the same cloud, which reads "I can't wait for society to collapse so *my* ideology can rise triumphant from the ashes". But in this case, the faces in the bubbles are: Susan B Anthony, MLK Jr, Lincoln, Hamilton & Jefferson

Watching the State of the Union be like:

25.02.2026 15:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was sent to tax land, not to touch it.

25.02.2026 06:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

touch grass? nah, iโ€™m fine with just taxing grass, thanks

24.02.2026 22:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This image is clearly doctored with the intent to deceive you.

I have never been outside.

(UBI ๐Ÿค LVT is awesome though)

24.02.2026 22:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 61 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ”ฐUBI + LVT = huge societal win

24.02.2026 20:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

if you live in New York Fucking City i think you should be legally prohibited from complaining about "private investors buying all the housing" bro that is the only possible way that cities function

American homeowner brain is a civilizational cancer

24.02.2026 05:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 140 ๐Ÿ” 13 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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The discourse!

23.02.2026 19:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 129 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Okay!

23.02.2026 16:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Perhaps you could explain

23.02.2026 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Not really

23.02.2026 16:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Monsters, Inc. Argument for Unconditional Basic Income How to convert an economy based on fear to one based on joy

I love Alysa Liu's story. It's such a powerful example of intrinsic motivation and real freedom to choose. She quit at 16 when she felt her choices were being made for her. She came back to it entirely on her own. You can see her joy. It reminds me so much of what I wrote about Monsters, Inc and UBI

22.02.2026 18:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 67 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

3v3 OT on Olympic ice is ridiculous

22.02.2026 15:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

His chance to make up for those third period misses

22.02.2026 15:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's MacKinnon's time now

22.02.2026 15:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And who's that coming out of the locker room?! It's Sidney Crosby!!

22.02.2026 15:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the two main drivers of American history are racism and pedophilia in that order

21.02.2026 22:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 1389 ๐Ÿ” 267 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

ALL HAIL EMPEROR ALYSA

22.02.2026 07:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He's the most transparent President in US history!

21.02.2026 19:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Buying coffee today in your honor

20.02.2026 15:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Liberation Day: 2/20/2026

20.02.2026 15:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 629 ๐Ÿ” 89 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3