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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

73.9% of mothers work. how is that not the "electorate at large"? centrists who love to criticize Democrats are some of the dumbest people in politics www.bls.gov/opub/ted/202...

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Labor force participation rate was 73.9 percent for mothers and 93.7 percent for fathers in 2025 : The Economics Daily : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

213 poops vs 24 showers for an entire year is CRAZY

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

wild that Waymo can pay a 127.5% tariff on a Chinese EV and still save money compared to the Jaguar I-Pace

The company’s Jaguar I-Pace robotaxis can reportedly cost upwards of $200,000 to retrofit with its technology. Despite being heavily tariffed, Ojai’s are actually cheaper.

Ojai robotaxis cost an estimated $38,000, according to U.S. import declarations cited by news outlets. After 127.5% tariffs are applied, the price skyrockets to roughly $86,500. Then hardware and software is equipped, which Forbes estimates costs $25,000 per unit to install.

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There's no standing for states to sue over that EO yet because it's just the president of the United States officially proclaiming his order to illegally interference in state elections, and you have to wait and see how and if agencies actually follow what he said first, is pants-on-head lunacy.

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

the purpose of [the system / the law] is what it does this law reduced ebike sales by 90%

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Buffy Wicks @buffywicks.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

If we want to make homeownership more attainable in California, we have to start building condos again. Today, we barely do. Here's why that matters — and why I'm working on reforming California's construction defect laws. 🧵

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Really important story here. The civil rights community is recognizing that the world after Callais has changed, "fair districting" is a chimera, & proportional representation is the only path for the House to look like America. Paul Starr writes about this shift, & a way to pass it that's feasible.

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Proportional Representation Gets a New Look - The American Prospect

Supreme Court decisions and unrestrained partisan gerrymandering are focusing attention on a fundamental election reform. But one version is more feasible than the others.

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

didn’t have “Trump invokes never-used Smoot-Hawley authority” on my 2026 Bingo card but here we are tax.thomsonreuters.com/blog/after-i...

Section 338: The untested wild card
Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 — a relic of the original Smoot-Hawley legislation — holds a unique status in this landscape: it has existed for nearly a century and has never been invoked. It gives the president authority to impose tariffs of up to 50% on countries that discriminate against U.S. commerce, subject to a 30-day notice requirement.

Whether it will remain unused is genuinely uncertain. The current administration has demonstrated a consistent willingness to test the boundaries of available tariff authorities. If Section 338 were invoked, immediate legal challenge would be virtually certain given its untested status. But “has never been used” is not the same as “will never be used.” Compliance programs that monitor the full range of potential authorities are better positioned to respond if this one comes off the shelf.

from Thomson Reuters Tax

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

lower down payments means more money for banks and existing landowners. and a million dollar loan is $8k/month, which is hardly affordable! mainstream CA Democrats will propose anything so long as it doesn’t address the root cause of the housing crisis—grossly inadequate supply

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

this is so unbelievably cringe

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

“freeze housing insurance” is not a serious answer. that’s probably the best way to make the insurance crisis even worse I want to like Becerra but his positions on housing, CA’s #1 issue, are just not acceptable

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

1/ I guess i'm going to loosely blog the CA governor's debate? First Q: whether or not to cut gas tax. Steyer: blames war, windfall oil company tax instead Porter: wants to "move away from it" posits as green measure Mahan: attacks others, "reform tax" Becerra: no, need for infrastructure

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Greg Shill @gregshill.com · 24/03/2026

✨Schrödinger’s Crosswalk ✨, joint work with a terrific interdisciplinary team, under submission to law reviews now. It’s a bit unconventional (6,600 words, including a table, plus maps) but, we hope, appealing for the right journal.

Crosswalks carve out a refuge where motorists must yield to people
outside the vehicle. But crosswalks are creatures not just of engineering, but
of law. The law everywhere protects pedestrians on foot in crosswalks, but
that category is narrower than many likely expect. This Article shows that
crosswalk protections vary widely and sometimes contradict the ordinary
expectations of road users. Far from a safe harbor, the result is a form of
jeopardy by law—a physical and legal space this Article calls Schrödinger’s
crosswalk.
This Article presents the first comprehensive study of crosswalk right-of-
way law across all 50 U.S. states. Drawing on a systematic review of state
statutes, administrative codes, and judicial decisions, it maps drivers’ legal
obligations toward different categories of crosswalk users, including
pedestrians on foot, wheelchair users, babies in strollers, bicyclists
(conventional and electric), and e-scooter riders. In some states, drivers must
yield to a person crossing in a wheelchair but not to a baby in a stroller; in
others, the same crossing offers only ambiguous legal protection. A recent
70% surge in pedestrian fatalities makes strengthening these protections
urgent.
The Article follows its comprehensive study with a recommendation as
bold as it is straightforward: states should amend statutory language
governing crosswalks to map onto the intuitive concept of a pedestrian as
someone unprotected by a vehicle. Like the cat in Erwin Schrödinger’s
famous thought experiment—simultaneously alive and dead until observed—
a non-motorist today may be legally required to use a crosswalk yet not
legally protected in it. As the population ages, transportation technology
evolves, and SUVs and trucks grow further in popularity, this protection must
be clarified and fortified.

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Democrats @democrats.org · 07/01/2026

ICE shot and killed a woman on camera today. We all saw the video. The Trump administration is lying.

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Micah @rincewind.run · 29/11/2025

a few candidates have talked about this but any Dem planning to run in 2028 should make it explicit: the next DOJ will, in fact, go after you if you’re funding this awful ballroom, or any other pay to play deals you make with this administration

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

It didn’t even take 6 hours.

USCIS
@USCIS
X.com
Effective immediately, processing of all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals is stopped indefinitely pending further review of security and vetting protocols.
The protections and safety of our homeland and of the American people remains our singular focus and mission.
10:04 PM • 11/26/25 • 2.1K Views

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

the GOP continues to be the pro-death party

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Collin Pearsall @cpearsall242.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.

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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Fall 2017: Then-NYT reporter literally warning Epstein that someone is "digging around again."

From:
Thomas Jr., Landon
Sent:
9/27/2017 2:47:47 PM
To:

Subject:
Got another call from Connelly..
Importance:
High
Jeffrey Epstein [jeevacation@gmail.com]
He is digging around again -- not clear if its another book/or expanded paperback version. Was asking me all sorts of questions about why you hired Ken Starr. I told him I had no idea - I think he is doing some Trump-related digging too.
Anyway, for what its worth...
Landon Thomas, Jr.
Financial Reporter
New York Times
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/t/landon_ir thomas/index.h
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Kate Redburn @kredburn.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

to be clear: the government's claim - validated by the Court - is that it would *irreparably harm* the president to not misgender trans people

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

What this order makes clear is that plaintiffs can collect a mountain of animus, the district court can write extensively about the record, and the Supreme Court will just go “nuh uh.”

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

"Anna, Lindsey Halligan Here."
Anna Bower
Monday, October 20, 2025, 5:40 PM
Share On: f X inK My Signal exchange with the interim U.S. attorney about
the Letitia James grand jury.

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

what a photo, days after the largest street mobilization in generations calling for “no kings”, amidst a government shutdown when all non essential govt activities are supposed to stop

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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit! Our statement: cayimby.org/news-events/...

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

massive contrast between real free speech issues in 2025—masked govt goons abducting grad students for politically incorrect op-eds and shooting pastors praying outside govt sites versus the Supreme Court’s pick of a free speech “issue”—wildly popular bans on conversion therapy

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

this rural Hallingdalsveien segment of Norwegian route 7 has better pedestrian infra than like 99% of US state highway milage lol

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

880% AMI affordable housing development in Palo Alto $60M project to build 37 studios/SROs, 8 1BDs, and 5 2BDs. that’s $1.1M per bedroom the construction cost crisis is REAL

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

further, it looks like the Trump DHS made the Harvard announcement **AFTER** a district court issued a preliminary injunction barring DHS from revoking intl students' SEVIS records storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

if Republicans succeed in taking away CA's power to set auto emissions standards—and poison tens of millions of CA'ns in the process— @governor.ca.gov and the Legislature MUST pursue an aggressive VMT reduction policy. no more freeways, dense infill housing, etc etc

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

the GOP is overtly and brazenly looting the public fisc. most of this administration needs to be prosecuted and incarcerated for bribery, corruption, and similar. no exceptions; no leniency. this needs to be the cornerstone of the Democratic platform in 2028. www.trains.com/trn/news-rev...

trains.com

FRA invites Musk firm Boring Co. to advise on Baltimore tunnel already under construction: news report - Trains

WASHINGTON — The Federal Railroad Administration is seeking input from tunneling firm Boring Co., founded and controlled by Elon Musk, regarding construction of a new Northeast Corridor rail tunnel in...

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

wild how Republicans have become the party of autarky

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

the U.S. spends $223 billion / year on highways, or $700 / person / year user fees only cover half of that cost. the other half, plus all local street spending, is pure subsidy cars owners in America are the biggest, most spoiled babies on the planet

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Chris Elmendorf @cselmendorf.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

A 🧵 of takeaways, and my lingering questions, from last Thursday's excellent SIEPR program on The Economics of Wildfires. (This is from recollection and my recollection may be faulty, so I've tagged sources where possible.) siepr.stanford.edu/events/polic... 1/24

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The Economics of Wildfires

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

the new housing chair is…really bad on housing all leftist platitudes, yet she aligned herself with the Realtors, Livable California, “Save Lafayette”, Huntington Beach, Manhattan Beach, Sausalito, and many more housing villains we deserve way better than this

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

it's crazy that in the year of our lord 2025, the California Senate housing czar believes in forcing builders to provide parking. MANDATORY PARKING = UNAFFORDABLE HOMES given how powerful Senate committee chairs are, I don't think we're going to see any real housing reform this session :/

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

another victim of Trump v. United States. the president, acting via DOJ or Treasury, has exclusive authority to enforce federal tax law. absolutely immune! I hope Roberts is happy about reading the constitution to ban common-sense good government like not politically weaponizing tax collection

Trump v United States: "We thus
conclude that the President is absolutely immune from
criminal prosecution for conduct within his exclusive
sphere of constitutional authority"

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

what does “unitary executive” mean if the President is absent golfing and his idiot viziers are firing off crazy policies w/o authority

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/04/2025

this is such good news. i think it is also an opportunity for democrats to state forthrightly that when they win power again everyone responsible for this crime will be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law and will face the american people to answer for their lawlessness

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

remember when @gavinnewsom.bsky.social called Abrego Garcia a “distraction” yesterday? 🤮🤮🤮

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Peter @peterwj.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

S&P 500 is down 15% and the real-world effects of tariffs haven’t even begun to hit

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 14/04/2025

I have been saying this forever, and people always freak out when I do, but: We need a new governing document. And we need to pull an Articles of Confederation -> Constitution 1.0 and ignore the amendment procedures listed in the Constitution to get there.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 10/04/2025

The most corrupt administration in American history wants you to look the other way from this. We can't. We need answers.

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