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Peter O'Connor

@pmarkoconnor.bsky.social
406 followers 495 following 510 posts

Urbanism, housing, transportation, land use planning and development. Art, music, reading. News junkie. Flaming liberal. Gay. Kinda mouthy.

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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
The fact that Mamdani just seems like a cheerful normal guy who's policies are things like "we're going to tax second homes to fund pothole repairs" or whatever and yet this generates panicked responses like "This is basically Stalin's great purge turned up to eleven" is... telling. It tells things.
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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Congrats on “opening” a strait that was open six weeks ago, and all it cost was at least 13 dead service members, thousands of dead Iranian civilians, tens of billions in taxpayer dollars, our loss in global standing, and the Iranian regime’s increase in power. Phenomenal work.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
"I'm just contemplating the fact that one moron, one psychotic moron, one capricious idiot, has completely bollocksed up the global economy not only to the detriment of his own people, but the detriment of the planet. ... It's like how much more of this can the planet take?"
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 13/04/2026
Man. Person. Camera. Jesus. Doctor.
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Tristan Snell @tristansnell.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
First Canada Then Australia Then South Korea Now Hungary Next — America Fascism is failing - democracy is winning
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Paul Curran @paulcurran.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
We are all Hungarians today.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
All honor to the Hungarian people for showing the way.
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Micah @rincewind.run · 12/04/2026
Viktor Orban accomplished so much of what the Trump movement wants to accomplish here he ruled for 16 years and rewrote the rules in his favor and still, they threw him out and you know what? they did it by voting don’t let anyone tell you voting doesn’t matter
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 12/04/2026
Orban was a cornerstone of the international anti-trans movements. Hungarian trans people were among the early targets of his authoritarian regime. It'll take a long time to come back from it all but I hope Hungarian trans people sleep slightly better tonight.
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
#Orban out! Tick tock, MFer, you're next. #Trump
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
DHS deported a US citizen to Mexico. Brian Morales is 25 years old who was born in Denver. Pulled over in Texas with his construction crew. Didn’t have his ID on him and told officers he could get his birth certificate, Social Security card, and medical records from home.
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Michael J. Stern @michaeljstern.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
The current state of American politics: Sexual assault allegations are made against a Democrat and in minutes other Dems demand his resignation. Trump is found liable of sexual assault by a jury and Republicans propel him into the presidency.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
“.. The Iran war increasingly looks not only like another shocking humiliation but perhaps the greatest strategic blunder in American military history.” @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2087...
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
TRUMP: “Do everything I ask or I’ll bomb you back into the Stone Age!” IRAN: “How about, instead, you do everything we ask and we’ll call it a day?” TRUMP: “Deal.” FOX NEWS: “Awesome Trump is the world’s most masterful negotiator!”
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Here‘s the thing about Elbridge Colby telling the Vatican that America is powerful enough to do whatever it wants anywhere in the world: Iran is currently showing everyone that this is extremely untrue.
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
I'm just so tired. #trump
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I just cancelled my #Paramount + account and when asked why I was cancelling I checked "other" and in the explanation field I entered "Bari Weiss."
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
I worked in govt for decades. If it's getting leaked that you are on the way out, you are on the way out. Trump Has Discussed Firing Attorney General Pam Bondi www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/u...
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Trump Has Discussed Firing Attorney General Pam Bondi
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Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️ @libraonfire.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
. Jeffrey Epstein’s accountant testified to the oversight committee this week Where he verified Jane Doe 4 was paid a settlement from the Epstein’s estate Jane Doe 4 said Epstein & Trump raped her at age 13. Get this man out of the White House NOW THAT’S ALL THE PROOF WE NEED! #EpsteinFiles .
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
The #NYTimes crossword puzzle today is bonkers.
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Forbes @forbes.com · 27/03/2026
More than 100 pieces of potential evidence, including computers, were removed from Epstein’s home before the government searched it in 2005.
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Private Investigators Who Removed Epstein Evidence From His Home Must Testify, Lawmakers Say
More than 100 pieces of potential evidence, including computers, were removed from Epstein’s home before the government searched it in 2005.
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Skye @simplyskye.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Robert De Niro, Padma Lakshmi, & Rev Al Sharpton leading the #NYC #NoKings march — Slated to be the largest single day protest in American history 🤘🏼
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
To whoever did this at the #NoKings in Boston: Thank you.❤️ It made me tear up. And we must to be reminded of needless damage to humanity that results directly from the careless, bellicose bluster coming from the Pentagon and White House.
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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 28/03/2026
Georgia Dream can F off
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
This is completely insane. US to pay French company $1B to walk away from offshore wind leases ctmirror.org/2026/03/23/t...
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US to pay French company $1B to walk away from offshore wind
Trump administration will pay TotalEnergies $1 billion, essentially a refund of its leases for offshore wind projects off NC and NY coasts.
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
A month into the war, Trump is fighting for safe passage through the strait and negotiations to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions, things he already had before he started the war.
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
#transrights Judge: US government overreached in transgender health care declaration ctmirror.org/2026/03/20/g...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/03/2026
Q: Can you give one example of fraud in a previous election that the SAVE America Act would stop? MIKE JOHNSON: Look, we're not gonna litigate all that
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Iran has launched at least 6 barrages at Israel since midnight local time. Someone should tell them that 100% of their military as been obliterated so they’ll stop doing that
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
NYT suggests that Sen Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Trump's new pick to head DHS, grew fantastically rich with stock trades placed on insider information, and they produce the receipts.
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How Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, a Prolific Investor, Got a Lot Wealthier in Congress
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Shut up & sing. Shut up & dribble. Shut up & make movies. Shut up & plan cities. Fuck that. If we don’t ALL speak up, when things are this bad and getting worse by the minute, and everything important is the line, then we’re complicit. The bigger your platform, the bigger your responsibility.
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Colleen @collburns.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
At this point there really isn't anything on my bucket list but living long enough to see these MF's put on trial for their crimes against humanity and their treasonous efforts to destroy a 250 yo democracy. #motivation #trump #maga
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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Let me tell you something. Y’all are asking too many damn questions at every point of sale. I have to leave a comment, make a suggestion, donate to a charity, choose a method of payment three times and then multiple choice of ways to get a receipt. Take the damn money and leave me alone.
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
You can't just fucking change what time it is. That is just ridiculous. #daylightsavingtime
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David S. Bernstein @dbernstein.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
“Iran is a nation of people, not a video game others play to entertain us” Archbishop of Chicago pens a letter criticizing the White House for its hype videos. www.archchicago.org/en/statement...
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Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, “A Call to Conscience” - Statements - Archdiocese of Chicago - AoC Portal
As more than 1,000 Iranian men, women and children lay dead after days of bombardment from U.S. and Israeli missiles, the official White House X account on Thursday evening posted a video of scenes fr...
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cait (and adonis) @cait.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
i am asking yet again how it is legal for a company to send me a letter saying "sorry somebody stole all your personal information from us and now they have all of your personal information. sucks to be you! bye!" and then they receive no consequences and it happens again a week later
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 04/03/2026
BREAKING: New York City reports the lowest levels of shootings, shooting victims, and murders ever recorded for the first two months of a year. Major crime is down nearly 8% citywide, burglary hit a record low, and retail theft dropped 25%
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
My latest op-ed, "Let's Make Modest Homes Legal Again," is up on the CTMirror website this morning. #housing #affordablehousing #connecticut ctmirror.org/2026/03/03/l...
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Opinion: Let's make modest homes legal again
I am weary of the false cry of “local control” as an excuse for making modest homes illegal.
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
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Opinion: CT still needs a regional approach to housing
"Towns leading the way" is precisely what got us to where we are now -- at least 110,000 homes short of the need.
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
All he needs is a mask and a gun.
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Taras Grescoe 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 10/09/2025
CONGESTION PRICING IN #NYC IS WORKING. Since Jan 2025: ⚠️ 17.6 million fewer vehicles entered Manhattan ⚠️ Crashes are down 14% ⚠️ Traffic injuries down 15% ✅ Subway ridership up 9% ✅ Bus ridership up 13% The $9 fee goes to funding mass transit capital improvements. www.reuters.com/world/us/new...
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Unpopular POV: When ppl wear eyeglasses you notice before they arrive it makes me take them less seriously.
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
The land of "live free or die," New Hampshire, has state-run liquor stores (where it's so much cheaper ppl travel from other states to buy from them) but Zohran Mamdani is a "communist" for suggesting a pilot program of City-run grocery stores. Make it make sense.
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
I suppose if you grew up on violent video games, #Superman2025 seems like a movie and not how I experienced it - a visual and aural assault on my eyes and ears. I tapped out at 30 minutes. (David Corenswet is not, however, a visual assault.)
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Peter O'Connor @pmarkoconnor.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Please explain to me how a talk show (host, band, sidekick, and writers, working on a basic set, with a constant stream of movie stars, celebrities, musicians, authors and politicians, eager to appear for free to flog their latest movie, book, album, etc) is a MONEY LOSER?! #stephencolbert
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