Reposted by KazSam @samd.bsky.social · 08/10/2026It’s so cool how the modern conservative movement is antithetically opposed to property rights when it comes to legalizing homebuilding 1052766
Reposted by KazEmily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026TIL Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence from a short-term rental founders.archives.gov/documents/Je... 89015
Reposted by KazPhoebe ↙↙↙ @pcberry.bsky.social · 07/10/2026To Win, Dems Must Endorse Jones Act Repeal 1192
Reposted by KazDan Keshet @dankeshet.bsky.social · 07/10/2026With Talarico up 51-45 on Paxton, it's safe to declare this race a referendum on Talarico's single stair bill. The majority of Texans are giving a resounding yes to Senator Single Stair.fox7austin.comTalarico continues to lead polls as spending ramps up in Texas Senate raceThe U.S. Senate race in Texas is shaping up to be the most expensive Senate race of all time as polling shows Democrat James Talarico extending his lead over Republican Ken Paxton. 821420
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Incredibly (not really), Florida (and Texas) Republicans wanna mimic California's broken tax system. Few better examples of how to break a local/state tax system than Prop 13. 000
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Duh. "Kottkamp worries that local politicians will offset the loss of revenue by charging fees for everything from access to public beaches to waste removal, a “bait-and-switch” that shifts the burden from rich homeowners to poorer residents." LVT 🔰 > Property Tax > most other local/state taxes 110
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Eliminating/limiting (property) taxes are the 'just do more demand subsidies' of the Right economist.com/united-states/2026/10… 140
Reposted by KazCameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅 @cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026speaking of closing tax loopholes, if the IRS was able to collect all taxes owed since 2000 it could mean today's national debt would be $8 trillion lighter some new fiscal analysis from yours truly, link below 5448123
Reposted by KazDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pete Hegseth removing tenure protections shows precisely why they are needed. He wants to silence dissent by being able to fire anyone who questions his vision of the military. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...militarytimes.comHegseth halts tenure appointments for civilian faculty at military academiesMilitary academies will no longer appoint civilian faculty to tenured positions as Hegseth says it can contribute to “academic stagnation.” 22573262
Reposted by KazJason Briggeman @jbriggeman.liberalcurrents.com · 30/09/2026"They're pulled from their homes," literally the first sentence www.liberalcurrents.com/mass-deporta...liberalcurrents.comMass Deportation: If You Do ItWhat you'll do. 27216
Reposted by KazWelcoming Neighbors Network @welcomingneighbors.us · 30/09/2026✅ Pro-housing policy = anti-poverty strategy New Pew research makes it plain to see and names 10 states where fixing the housing shortage would significantly reduce poverty. 📉nytimes.comWhere High Rents Drive People Into PovertyA new study identified 10 locations where higher-than-average housing costs have impacted poverty the most. 1155
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 30/09/2026'Spanish Health Minister Monica Garcia said the housing legislation includes a ban on evictions until 2030, tighter rules for short-term rentals and a two-year extension for existing leases.' Yea, that ought to do it 071
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Belt & suspenders policy approaches help create measurable improvements 010
Reposted by KazNed Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"In the states examined in this analysis, a drop of approximately 20% in inflation-adjusted rents—as happened in Austin, Texas, and Minneapolis after those cities made reforms—could reduce poverty by 18% to 26% and child poverty by 21% to 38%." www.pew.org/en/research-...pew.orgThe Housing Shortage Is a Major Driver of PovertyHousing costs are usually the largest item in a household’s budget and can determine a family’s financial stability. 418959
Reposted by KazMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 29/09/2026People mistakenly believe that unfunded inclusionary zoning is a way to tax developers and rich people to fund subsidized housing for the poor. It is not. In reality, it’s a tax on working and middle class renters. Actual rich people, who overwhelmingly own single family homes, pay nothing at all. 420133
Reposted by KazJames Medlock @jdcmedlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We should do a large scale in-person arts subsidy. Even AI disruption aside, it’d be worth it just to get people to touch grass more. 1551648
Reposted by KazDave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 28/09/2026it's weird because Nirvana is now old whereas I am exactly the same age I was in 1992 2294671
Reposted by KazParker Welch @parkerwelch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Gut-wrenching essay about a man that ICE disappeared in North Austin the day before they shot Wilber 15732
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In contrast to leafblowers (and streets/highways), drones can fly higher. TIL'd DoT has a noise map. Appears to be missing DOD firing ranges though. maps.dot.gov/BTS/National... 000
Reposted by KazSecretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I don’t think tactical proficiency is a problem in the American military 3184171
Reposted by KazMax Dubler 🏳️🌈 @maxdubler.com · 21/09/2026Cities are living things and neighborhoods change as newcomers leave their mark. This is okay, even if it is often uncomfortable. The best thing we can do is build a lot of new homes so that new people can move in without displacing long time residents. 1245448
Reposted by KazSam @samd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026I can’t believe people are still posting this meme when Obama signed the Iran deal, Biden withdrew from Afghanistan, and Trump started a war in Iran 28927112
Reposted by Kazthinkingbayonet.bsky.social @thinkingbayonet.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Let me be the first to assure you politics sickos that war sucks shit. It is very much Not Good. Which is all the more reason that you should study it, understand it, prepare for it, and get good at it. Because it will come for you, as sure as the sun rises in the east, and then it will be too late 315819
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 20/09/2026"the impact of the crash trapped Ivana and the baby. (Martins) and passing motorists attempted to free Ivana and the baby. But the flames and ongoing explosions were too much to endure” Awful. Tragic. Policy failures at all levels of government. link.amazon/B02UZ7H53 020
Reposted by KazMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 16/09/2026There is no way to get from one place to another in U.S. cities without running the risk of death by SUV and I don’t think people are mad about that enough abc7.com/story/least-...abc7.com2 people dead, 6 injured after SUV slams into side of Metro bus in Chatsworth, fire officials sayShocking AIR7 video from above the scene shows a Ford SUV smashed into the left side of a Metro bus. 313121
Reposted by KazZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Can we please stop doing this? I made a comic about it and everything! 142240411
Reposted by KazTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Tomorrow's the big day. Celebrate democracy by helping us get your eligible friends and neighbors registered for their next trip to the ballot box! Go to www.vote.org and visit handsoffourvote.net to learn more about how to make sure the will of the people prevails in November. #handsoffourvotevote.orgEverything You Need to Vote - Vote.orgRegister to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan. 10536262
Reposted by KazAdam Gurri @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com · 14/09/2026Today we've launched our subscriber drive! We've updated our pricing and are offering two deals. Smuggled into this announcement is another annoucement: we will be do annual issues of The Reconstruction Papers. Even with 21 essays, there was too much left out. We intend to get to much more. 29725
Reposted by KazAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Maybe we should try electing some kind of larger body of people who can decide law and policy instead of vesting near-absolute power in one man, checked only at the extreme outer margins by his own party's judicial appointees. 16527100
Reposted by KazLiberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 07/09/2026"If I'm shoved out of the labor market because…I have two kids under 5 and I cannot afford childcare—I just have to stop working for five years—that's bad for the economy. We lose a worker. And for what it's worth, the size of the economy is very well predicted by the number of people working in it"liberalcurrents.comLabor Economist Explains: To Fix Inequality, Start Young (Neon Liberalism #89, with Kathryn Anne Edwards)What makes for a good economy on a generational scale? 310125
Reposted by KazTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Commemoration is a chance to reflect. Americans in power will try to use this anniversary to say that everything happened exactly as it had to, and that we should bow our heads rather than use them. We went along twenty-five years ago. We should not do so again. snyder.substack.com/p/helping-th...snyder.substack.comHelping the Terrorists to WinA Quarter Century after 9/11 22588236
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Flew over the #austinfc game just now. Missing the game but lfg! 💚 030
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 09/09/2026It seems like he's presenting the most realistic scenario, those schools close either way. If that's accurate, those parents' choice comes down to local elected leadership or insulated State control. 120
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Good info and leadership from @kirkpwatson.bsky.social re: AISD "If a majority of parents petition for closure, the Commissioner must close the campuses rather than replace AISD's elected board." #atx mailchi.mp/mc.onbehalfof.austintexa… 100
Reposted by KazDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 08/09/2026liberal currents has got youliberalcurrents.comLiberalism as a Military TechnologyTo exclude individuals on the basis of sex, color, class, or creed now means to hobble the strength of the state. 327543
Reposted by KazDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 08/09/2026freedom is worth fighting for. 1175298
Reposted by KazDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 08/09/2026liberal democracy is not a luxury. liberal democracy is the magic beast that ran the table on fascism and communism and totalitarianism. we did not do this by giving up on liberal democracy and embracing evil. we did this by sticking to our most dear principles. 281102207
Reposted by KazDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 08/09/2026as someone who has read far too much military history i think this is as wrong as can be. america did not send warriors to win world war two. we sent shopkeepers, and farmers, and accountants, and millions of ordinary people who did not dream of glory and death. and we won. 281052136
Reposted by KazDr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 05/09/2026one line that kind of stuck with me is that for the most part the people most threatened by feminism are mediocre men anyways, 741151
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I didn't create this. Iirc, it's originally from a UT report. 000
Kaz @kaz512.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Sorry, I didn't create this. It's an Austin urbanist in-joke/wish. Muny is a municipal golf course that should be converted to housing and mixed uses. 110
Reposted by Kazmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The Supreme Court blocked the student loan forgiveness despite there being explicit statutory authority for Biden to do it and allowed the Iran War despite an explicit Constitutional prohibition on anyone besides Congress declaring a war. 5037231070
