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Do you have secular/Haredi?

06.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Currently posting about how the Kurds need a Shoah of their own.

06.03.2026 05:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Q&A: Why are NJ's poor schoolkids lagging behind Mississippi's?NJ Spotlight News Magnolia State spends less than half of what New Jersey does, yet its fourth-graders do better on standardized reading and math tests

Why are Mississippi schools getting better results for poor kids, at half the price? I’ve started talking with experts about this debate in New Jersey. Here’s the perspective of Kirabo Jackson, a labor economist and professor who focuses on education finance: www.njspotlightnews.org/2026/03/qa-w...

04.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oregon’s New Path to Inclusionary Housing: Fully Funded and Flexible | Sightline Institute An environmental justice champion led the push to end counterproductive, unfunded mandates.

Yesterday, Oregon's legislature voted to ban underfunded inclusionary zoning from the Portland metro area.

It's a big turnaround, and I hope a path forward for other states too.

www.sightline.org/2026/03/05/o...

05.03.2026 22:05 πŸ‘ 187 πŸ” 38 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 10
Extending a hand to Solomon, Jersey City landlords call for more housing to solve budget, affordability woes – Real Estate NJ

re-nj.com/extending-a-... Is James Solomon content to just leave Silverman as "the good developer", or is he ready to make deals with real estate?

05.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Mamdani Deputy Mayor On Charging For Street Parking: 'It's Not a No' - Streetsblog New York City Dean Fuleihan said on Thursday that the city is discussing charging fees for currently free on-street parking.

NEW: Mamdani's City Hall is discussing charging fees for currently free on-street parking β€” a policy change that would not only create a new revenue stream but also seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve the streetscape. buff.ly/9C0Iq34

05.03.2026 18:41 πŸ‘ 306 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 58
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Jersey City Heights ER Closure Extended 2 Weeks as State Pressure Mounts Heights University Hospital has delayed its emergency room closure by two weeks amid ongoing state enforcement actions that have already cost the oper...

They've clearly broken the law. But the problem is, if you hit them too hard, it might endanger other hospital operations. But at minimum, the NJ AG needs to sue the hell out of the former CarePoint owners and claw back all of their stolen profits. www.njballot.com/post/jersey-...

05.03.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quite possibly, but also, she doesn't want to take the hit from the toll increase that definitely would be necessary for the true cost of the project.

05.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's quite clear that every single thing the previous admin said about the extension was a lie. There was never any justification to do it. It was solely about politics.

The downside - I'm sorry to my friends - what killed this was clearly the operating engineers going yolo.

05.03.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

No idea, but she's terrible in many other ways.

05.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/u...

05.03.2026 11:29 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Tittel retired a few years ago.

05.03.2026 10:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm not a Newsom fan, but it looks like his comments weren't accurately reported.

05.03.2026 10:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Donate to HELP ELLIE HEAL, AND CHOOSE LIFE., organized by Lenny Picker We urgently need your support in order to pay for critical mental health treatment f… Lenny Picker needs your support for HELP ELLIE HEAL, AND CHOOSE LIFE.

You might remember me from Twitter. My dad started a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to cover the cost of my sister Ellie's needed medical care.

The link is gofund.me/1822d1ad9

Please read the link's details, consider donating, and/or sharing it as widely as possible.

Sincerely,
Shaul Picker

03.03.2026 04:14 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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New Jersey's "REAL" building regulations, passed on Jan 20, require all new buildings in affected areas to be lifted by 5-ft. Elected officials at the Jersey Shore say it will create "no-build zones" and NJ Senate President Nic Scutari appears to agree... www.nj.com/ocean/2026/0...

04.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0

Mall redevelopment in Raritan NJ: "An ordinance that would have paved the way for the project was rejected twice by the Raritan Borough Council amid resident concerns over density, traffic and whether the property should remain fully commercial." www.nj.com/realestate-n...

03.03.2026 14:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The one acceptable use case for Grok is to create images of Watto laying tefillin.

04.03.2026 07:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Major changes are coming to BART's fare gates One change is the first of its kind in at least a decade.

Ignore whining of lefty transit anarchists. Harden entries leading to collecting more farebox revenue for system fiscal solvency AND reducing system costs for maintenance & repair from vandalism. Bonus: Increase Clipper card applications. Grown-ass transit policies. www.sfgate.com/local/articl...

03.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 118 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 8

Netanyahu is getting what he wanted.

04.03.2026 05:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
NC SBE Election Contest Details

Morrisville just dropped. It's over, no more path. er.ncsbe.gov/contest_deta...

04.03.2026 04:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Affordable housing is a much more effective use of a PILOT/tax abatement than a satellite of a foreign museum. Glad to see KRE and the administration collaborate on a win-win for the developer and the city.

02.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thing is, I don't really believe that Israel forced the US's hand here, no matter what Rubio may say. The US just doesn't take actions it does not want to take. What is actually happening here is much darker - Rubio is using Israel as a scapegoat to avoid taking US responsibility for the war.

03.03.2026 00:14 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 84 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 9

She's doing well in the parts in so far, but my guess is not enough to win overall.

04.03.2026 04:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A bunch of Wake just dropped. However, these are Apex precincts that she did well in. Basically Morrisville left, Allam would need to run the table. er.ncsbe.gov/contest_deta...

04.03.2026 04:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Foushee just squeezed some more margin out of Durham, gives her a tiny bit of breathing room. Morrisville is apparently the home of Lenovo, so those are the best Allam precincts remaining.

04.03.2026 04:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
NC SBE Election Contest Details

What's out in Wake: er.ncsbe.gov/contest_deta... - looks like Allam doing well in Morrisville, Foushee in Apex.

04.03.2026 03:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Wake right now is Allam+1 with 61% in. I made a guess that it ends up Allam+4 - if turnout holds steady, that's a Foushee win by 500. However, Foushee will probably squeeze more votes out of Chatham and the mail vote.

04.03.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'd still lean Foushee but it's very close.

04.03.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Allam just got a monster drop. Huge difference in 2% margin with 10% left to 1% margin with 10% left.

04.03.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Durham e-day just came in. Big for Allam, but, she basically needs to run the table in the last 10% of the vote like Mejia did. Basically running out of runway.

04.03.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0