Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Political commentary would be better if there was proportionally more writing by political scientists and less by law professors 48310
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialYIMBYonese Liberation Army @dingbattitude.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Construction is happening in San Diego and Sacramento where rents are lower. The interest rates and construction cost problems are real but this is a self inflicted problem in Los Angeles thanks to ULA and high impact fees. www.latimes.com/california/s...latimes.comWhy L.A. developers aren't building more apartments, despite epic housing shortageL.A. needs more multifamily housing, but developers say it doesn't make sense to build apartments in the current market. 23212
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This is the six-lane car sewer where the crash took place. The State Senate just killed a bill that would crack down on drunk drivers and the Mayor of LA got a road diet like by calling in a favor with the legislature. California is a pro vehicular homicide state. We're like chud states with guns. 211714
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 18/09/2026California elected officials who actually set policy and are universally Democrats think it's awesome when people are killed by cars. If they could push a button that killed 1,000 extra people per year but shaved 10 mins off their constituents' average daily commute, they'd push it in a heartbeat. 3453
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialAiyana White @aiyanaewhite.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Hello I am the mayor of LA and I hate entertainment workers, taco vendors, and people who can’t afford our bonkers housing market. Was that good? Did I Mamdani it?? 13803127
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNick Andert @nickandert.bsky.social · 20/08/2026So when Bass, with an almost unimaginable tone-deafness, bragged tonight that Sherman Oaks Homeowners Assn members have her cell number, I must point out that we have evidence direct from her mouth on how these calls influence her. In January, while public comment was ongoing in the metro board- 213723
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Homelessness has risen, people continue to sleep on the streets, and we have had no meaningful action from City Hall for four years. I'm running for mayor to change that. 26815
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 20/08/2026You should judge Mayor Bass on the results, and the results are clear. 36613
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Karen Bass fundamentally misunderstands the power of the mayor’s seat. 1934277
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 20/08/2026@nithyaforthecity.bsky.social did a killer job in a very hostile audience. Hard to talk about solutions for LA to the Sherman Oaks Homeowners' Association -- the cause of many of those very same problems. 0677
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Karen Bass is talking about changing state law to make it easier to build multifamily housing, especially condominiums. Seems questionable coming from a woman who went to the mattresses to kill SB 79.nbclosangeles.comNewsom approved a bill to make it easier to build more homes. Why do LA leaders oppose it?It may boil down to power and money. 38416
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Really outrageous to hear the segregationists in the Sherman Oaks Homeowners' Association talk about single family zoning given the utter disaster Los Angeles housing policy has been. They say the state has used a "sledgehammer" on LA neighborhoods, they should've used an atom bomb. 0526
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The widespread availability of self-driving cars will be a nightmare for cities. Thousands of empty cars clogging up roads delivering burritos when we should be restricting auto use and expanding public transport. 661551176
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/08/2026@jvl.bsky.social on a certain genre of new story. www.thebulwark.com/p/immigratio... 420644
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialJulian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 18/08/2026It turns out that when you massively ramp up recruiting goals while turning the job into something no remotely decent person would want to be a part of, you get a paramilitary force composed overwhelmingly of human garbage. 5346132
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Los Angeles’ housing crisis has gone on far too long. Rents have skyrocketed, homes are overcrowded, and working families are being pushed out of the city every single day. We have a moral imperative to build, and to build now. 536572
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 28/07/2026City Hall promised once-in-a-generation reform, but when it came time to act, they punted every significant reform. Los Angeles has studied reform long enough. The political establishment has made it clear that they it will not reform itself. We need change now. 49819
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Street homelessness in LA rose 8%. This problem isn't unsolvable. It's mismanaged. Another approach is possible, and the results in my council district prove it. Street homelessness is down 49% in CD4, and I will bring the same approach citywide as your next mayor. 15423
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 17/07/2026We need a term for the rhetorical practice of inventing a theoretical marginalized person who would be harmed by a broadly-beneficial policy that you dislike because it would inconvenience you. 54951104
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 04/07/2026LA’s charter reform effort was started in response to the corruption scandal that shook our city in 2022. Unfortunately, none of the most impactful changes, such as council expansion and police accountability, are moving forward. Here’s what happened. 19631
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialShane Phillips @shanedphillips.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Hey! I'm excited to elect Nithya Raman as LA's next mayor, and I'd encourage anyone to contribute to her campaign before the month ends. If you're an LA resident, donations up to $257 will be matched by the city six-to-one, turning into $1,542. www.nithyaforthecity.comnithyaforthecity.comNithya for MayorNithya Raman is running for Mayor of Los Angeles. 24411
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialJoe Cohen @cohenhouse.bsky.social · 18/06/2026A 10-year ULA exemption for new-construction multifamily and mixed-use is moving forward. It will still need another vote to get on the ballot, but to my understanding, the terms are now locked in place 1556
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Angelenos are frustrated right now. I'm frustrated right now. That's why I decided to run. If it feels like the mayor isn't listening, drags her feet, and isn't focused on the things that matter...that's because it's true. You deserve leaders who show up, do the work, and fight for you. 25979186
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialCalifornia YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 10/06/2026RAND: Measure ULA blocked 9,000+ new homes and cost LA $452M in forgone revenue. Fewer homes mean higher rents for everyone. Targeted reform could produce 19,000 more homes while preserving 72% of revenue. www.rand.org/pubs/researc... 03314
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialBrad Ewing @bradleyewing.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Purple: Bass Yellow: Pratt Green: Raman Density begets more progressive electorates 6292
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 03/06/2026To prove racial gerrymandering, a plaintiff has to draw race-blind districts that are just as favorable to Republicans. But that's impossible to do because Republicans uniformly select racists as their candidates and Black voters won't vote for racists. So racial gerrymandering is always allowed. 21959254
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialMolly Knight @mollyknight.bsky.social · 01/06/2026I voted for Nithya Raman in the LA mayoral primary and I’m urging fellow Angelenos to do the same ❤️. You must vote by tomorrow but do it today, thank you: open.substack.com/pub/nithyafo...open.substack.comLos Angeles, I am the Only Person on the Ballot With a PlanTomorrow, you get to decide the future of your city. This is my plan to make it the best it can be. 618425
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Another reminder: if there exists *any* class of people who don't have due process rights, then *nobody* actually has due process rights because the government can always just say you're in that class. 152129805103
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialTeam Nithya @teamnithya.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Let's have an honest conversation about public safety. #TeamNithya @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social 042
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialTeam Nithya @teamnithya.bsky.social · 06/05/2026We can build a sustainable system that gets everyone indoors. #TeamNithya @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social 011
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialTeam Nithya @teamnithya.bsky.social · 06/05/2026We cannot just stop housing and hope that the price of housing goes down. #TeamNithya @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social 011
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialTeam Nithya @teamnithya.bsky.social · 06/05/2026The last time Mayor Bass ran, I think she called the LAPPL campaign 'pay-to-play politics of the worst kind.' She paid them, now they're playing for her. #TeamNithya @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social 0294
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialTeam Nithya @teamnithya.bsky.social · 06/05/2026"I've passed motion after motion, and nothing happens. The power to move departments, the power to convene the county lies with the office of the mayor." #TeamNithya @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social 0184
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialJarrett Walker @humantransit.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Dig into the history of almost any US or Canadian city and you’ll find a map like this. The freeway building boom locked in the car dependence that reduces our freedom today. But leaders at the time wanted it to be so much worse. 0448
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Today is a reminder that except for a brief period running roughly from Brown v. Board to Roe v. Wade, throughout its history the Supreme Court has been a reactionary force protecting the wealth of the wealthy and the power of the powerful, almost always hostile to equality and justice. 6758601710
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialDare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 29/04/2026American Black women now have fewer voting rights and reproductive rights than their mothers did at the same age. Progress isn’t a straight line, indeed.slate.comThe Supreme Court’s Conservatives Just Issued the Worst Ruling in a CenturyThis evisceration of the Voting Rights Act requires us to take SCOTUS reform more seriously. 3826901259
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Why is Los Angeles spending millions of dollars fighting to block affordable housing during a housing crisis? We have the highest rent burdened population in America, the result of years of decisions motivated by politics rather than the needs of Angelenos. That ends when I’m mayor. 222744
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialNithya Raman @nithyaforthecity.bsky.social · 13/04/2026LA's homelessness crisis is a humanitarian disaster - and our response isn't working. I have a plan to fix this.🧵⬇️ 48014
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialSimon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here: 464231457588
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/03/2026"You, the moderate man, may be used for wrong, but are useless for right." Goddamn, Melville could really cook. 4244601228
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialMolly Ploofkins @mollyploofkins.bsky.social · 23/02/2026ICE whistleblower Ryan Schwank, a former ICE instructor and attorney, testifies that agents were trained to disregard constitutional rights. 8329911207
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialDAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · 29/01/2026One person's trash is another dog's treasure. 15415
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialStan Oklobdzija @stano.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Outrageously stupid decision by the LA City Council, perhaps the worst governing body in the United States of America.calmatters.orgLos Angeles won’t be tweaking its ‘mansion tax.’ Now the debate is likely to go statewideThe ballot measure do-over for LA's 'mansion tax' was intended to ward off a statewide anti-tax crusade. 59415
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 26/01/2026When poorly trained ICE agents brutalize the general population, it’s reminiscent of the Black-and-Tans, constables hurriedly hired by the British in 1920 to help put down the Irish rebellion. Like ICE, the Black-and-Tans were known for violence that inspired public outrage. 3/10🧵historyireland.comWho were the Black-and-tans? – History Ireland 433776
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialJonathan Hoefler @jonathanhoefler.com · 15/01/2026While the pasty incels who work the federal agencies continue to churn out feeble, bloodless AI pastiches of Axis propaganda, here’s how a living breathing artist powerfully invokes design history. This is by illustrator Emily K in South Philly, a free poster-sized download on her website: → 67100163355
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 29/06/2025I find myself thinking about historian Robert Paxton’s 2004 definition of fascism far too often than I’d like these days. Note that these sentences were written back when Donald Trump was a NYC playboy libertine who donated to Democrats. 352307884
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialMelissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 30/12/2025This is genius. There are a lot of hidden geniuses in these there corners of America. 38999243
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialRob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong... 4489572545
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialAaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 16/11/2025NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen. Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it. 13005946436326
Reposted by @joshuacrowell.bsky.socialKevin Collins @kwcollins.bsky.social · 05/11/2025A pro-affordability, anti-Trump-corruption message unites the party. Every candidate can run on that, and every candidate can have their own take to fit that to their constituents. There's really no need to find fights to pick when the party agrees on more than it disagrees 183194643
