Reposted by Peter MainsMatt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Digger was amazing. 5/5. 2118213
Reposted by Peter MainsEmily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I have a new policy brief out on zoning for manufactured housing. I think that laws that are already on the books protecting manufactured housing as an option are somewhat under the radar: www.mercatus.org/research/pol... 3238
Reposted by Peter MainsChris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 15/09/2026BREAKING: SCOTUS denies the Trump administration’s request to enforce the new U.S. Postal Service rule for the 2026 elections. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent. More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com 532654753
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If you’re very online, you might think everyone knows about Coyote vs Acme. But they don’t. They know Spiderman is out. They know the Odyssey is out. But everyone I’ve told about Coyote vs Acme tells me, “I didn’t know that was a movie. Word of mouth is important! 000
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 30/08/2026As Wile E. Coyote always says, "it's Morbin' time!" But seriously. Go see it. Before theaters start reducing showings and Zaslav gets another bonus. 000
Reposted by Peter MainsDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/08/2026Remember when I said that batteries are eventually going to make the grid abundant, reliable, & boring?heatmap.newsThe Texas Grid Has Had a Boring Summer Thanks to BatteriesTemperatures are high, but electricity drama is low. 10457101
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 15/08/2026The tokenpocalypse will happen. The market will correct to relying on efficient models and hardware instead of hyperscaling with VC money. The hype cycle will die, but best practices will emerge. 000
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Like, sure. She spent $70M to lose a Senate race. But just imagine what she could have done with $75M 150
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 22/07/2026So Carlos Danger, Pierre Delecto and Dirt McGirk walk into a bar 020
Reposted by Peter MainsMatt Darling @besttrousers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I have a new piece out for @searchlightinst.bsky.social! Want to make housing cheaper? Stop taxing construction so heavily for being a volatile industry Our unemployment insurance system quietly makes it more expensive to build. Here’s how: (1/12) www.searchlightinstitute.org/research/the...searchlightinstitute.orgThe Hidden Tax on Blue-Collar Workers and Building in AmericaThe unemployment insurance system has a design flaw that penalizes the construction industry, leading to fewer workers and lower productivity. Over time, that means less – and more expensive – housing... 315436
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 19/07/2026As a millennial, I refuse to believe that Justin Bieber exists. He’s a fictional character like Dewey Cox. 000
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 19/07/2026archive.org has been down for hours. Is it under attack?archive.orgInternet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine 000
Reposted by Peter MainsMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Not trying to laundry shame but did Belgium’s kits get mixed in the wash with France or something 4553518
Reposted by Peter MainsAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 26/06/2026A lot of intra-Dem fighting is b/c factions are forced into competing in a single primary electorate. It'd be much healthier if it was openly a matter of each going out and winning its share of seats in accordance w/ its general election votes and then having an inter-party coalition shaped by that. 2051064
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 10/06/2026You know who doesn't have a Nazi tattoo? Or more baggage than Samsonite's Salesman of the Year? Dave Costello. Good thing we spent all of our time talking about the other two candidates on the primary ballot. 000
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Well, I think we all owe Rae Huang a debt of gratitude in making the past few days so interesting. 000
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 05/06/2026You know. There are three randos not named Collins or Platner on the Maine Senate ballot. Maybe somebody should sit down with those guys and see if, yanno. 000
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 03/06/2026If you bet that George Santos is telling the truth, you deserve to lose your money. 000
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Don't miss out on your chance to fill out the Valley Metro Bus Network Redesign survey. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/07fc...storymaps.arcgis.comValley Metro Bus Network RedesignYour Voice. Your Ride. 000
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Thank you to Mayor Alexis Hermosillo for standing up for road safety and common sense! These two votes should not have been this close. 010
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 03/06/2026People hate Flock cameras, but politicians are determined to shove them down our throats. 010
Reposted by Peter MainsPoliscopic @polisopic.bsky.social · 02/06/2026$20k–$40k per parking space is the cost Tempe developers bake into rents when the code forces them to build unnecessary parking near a light rail station. The Council can cut those requirements June 4.poliscopic.comTempe moves to cut parking minimums near light rail stationsA zoning code update before the City Council would reduce the number of parking spaces developers must build within walking distance of Tempe's light rail stations — lowering one of the biggest costs in new housing and commercial construction. 001
Reposted by Peter MainsPoliscopic @polisopic.bsky.social · 29/05/2026More than 600 people died from heat in Maricopa County last year. Phoenix is expanding its shelter and cooling network ahead of another deadly summer.poliscopic.comPhoenix Council approves amendments to emergency shelter and heat respite contracts as summer approachesThe Phoenix City Council on May 20 approved amendments to emergency shelter and heat-related respite contracts, increasing capacity and funding for homeless services and cooling centers as temperatures rise toward the summer months. 001
Reposted by Peter MainsPoliscopic @polisopic.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Chandler just renewed its Flock ALPR contract for $153,400. Flock's cameras are controversial nationwide, but Arizona has no statewide rules on what cities or Flock can do with the data.poliscopic.comChandler renews automated license plate reader contract for $153,400Chandler renewed its automated license plate reader contract with Flock Group on May 21 at a cost of ,400. Arizona lacks a statewide data retention law, leaving cities to set their own policies on how long plate data is stored. 001
Reposted by Peter MainsPoliscopic @polisopic.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Chandler moves to regulate electric bicycles as Valley cities patch together e-bike rules Chandler introduced Ordinance No. 5164 on May 21, adding... poliscopic.com/articles/2026-05-27-… 001
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 25/05/2026“Is the card I have on file good to use?” Your guess is as good as mine. Let’s roll those dice. 000
Reposted by Peter MainsNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 25/05/2026I converted to Catholicism last week. Here’s why the Pope’s woke encyclical is a disgrace. 171576189
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 25/05/2026What is your city council is up to? Approving a data center? Blocking affordable housing? See for yourself at poliscopic.com. Today we launched our newsfeed, letting people know what’s going on in Maricopa County. If you’re interested in giving your local politicians a colonoscopy, message me.poliscopic.comPoliscopic — Government Intelligence 000
Reposted by Peter MainsReginaHasHadEnough @regmcali.bsky.social · 20/05/2026I’m standing with Thomas Massie to go nuclear. 39963147
Reposted by Peter MainsLaura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 21/05/2026I thing a lot of the frustration over Polis' clemency for Peters was simply this: Colorado saw the insurrectionists who were convicted being pardoned by Trump, but at least we could say, Colorado is different. We hold people accountable. Polis blew that up. It was insulting to our state pride. 16976109
Reposted by Peter Mainsryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 19/05/2026American style democracy is a joke. at the national level your vote is increasingly literally meaningless because of the Electoral College and gerrymandering. at the local level you’re supposed to vote for random party functionary offices you’ve got to be 9 levels deep to know what they even do 391556255
Reposted by Peter MainsDrew Webb 🏳️🌈 @archeryfan93.bsky.social · 20/05/2026GO SCORCHED EARTH THOMAS MASSIE!!! 873611559
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Every LinkedIn post is either anodyne boosterism or shameless rage bait. “Quality assurance? Bah! We let our customers find our product flaws, and they love it!” 130
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 16/05/2026To hell with it. Dame Judi Dench will be the next James Bond. Scene 1: M has inadvertently eviscerated the old 007 in a gizmo mishap. Under the rules of the Santa Clause …. 000
Reposted by Peter MainsGil Durán @gilduran.com · 08/05/2026"Absent." "An embarrassment." "Not an effective HHS secretary." It looks like California voters may learn the hard way what many of us already know about Xavier Becerra: incompetent, spineless, weak. Remember: We told ya! www.politico.com/news/2026/05...politico.comBecerra’s rise baffles his former Biden colleaguesBiden White House alumni have been marveling at Becerra’s stroke of luck in the California gubernatorial race. 1813947
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 05/05/2026If you live in an R+10 state, and you create 100% R+10 districts, what happens in a D+12 environment? 110
Reposted by Peter MainsVoteHub @votehub.com · 03/05/2026Texas State Senate District 4 Special Election Jefferson County (>95% Reported): 🔵 Ron Angeletti - 1,726 (67.2%) 🔴 Brett Ligon - 844 (32.8%) This SD-04 portion of county was Trump+11 in 2024, so this is a 45 point overperformance for Democrats. 10651148
Reposted by Peter MainsThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 28/04/2026The Senate housing bill that would severely restrict build-to-rent homes is already causing projects to pause and financing to dry up.on.wsj.comA Bill Aimed at Creating Homes Is Leaving Plots Empty InsteadThe Senate housing bill would severely restrict build-to-rent homes. It is already causing projects to pause and financing to dry up. 65916
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 26/04/2026So, we all understand why the federal government suddenly wants to own a large stake in a compliant airline, correct? 000
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 19/04/2026There needs to be a psychological and anthropological study of the goldfish moving these markets. Friday: deal is struck. Sell all your oil! Saturday: deal falls apart. Let’s wait and see. 000
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Just got off the phone with these guys and — I must say — it’s absolutely amazing. But under the right circumstances, a producer could make more money with a flop than he could with a hit. 020
Peter Mains @pmains.bsky.social · 15/04/2026“But, your honor. If this man is a fraud, how is it that the US Postal Service — an arm of the federal government — recognizes him as the one and only Santa Claus?” 000
Reposted by Peter MainsCarly @nuclearcarly.bsky.social · 11/04/2026You know what could really help gas prices? Proven to boost the economy? Let people work from home again. Reverse all those fucking stupid return to office decisions, right now. 1174
![SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 26A305
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, ET AL. U.
CALIFORNIA, ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[September 14, 2026]
The application for stay presented to JUSTICE JACKSON and by her referred to the Court is denied. The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to the District Court's preliminary injunction. And the equitable factors applicable for obtaining emergency relief from this Court do not favor a stay.
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH, concurring.
In my view, based on the briefing the Court has received at this interim stage, there is at least a fair prospect that the final rule falls within the Postal Service's statutory authority. See 39 U. S. C. §401(2). But applying the rule in the 2026 elections would be arbitrary and capricious in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act because state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections. See 39
U. S. C. §3001(m); 5 U. S. C. §706(2)(A). For that reason, I concur in the denial of the application for stay.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:36eqtmzysqf7wsslczw4uxcd/bafkreicqn5lewxb2bkaazujt77bmsjfq4ultwu2alo3emhvgsnpkotnwoy)
