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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 9h

I've been immersed in research on Reconstruction in Lousiana and it's a very difficult truth to absorb that the white terrorist movement in the South was among the most successful terrorist movements in global history. Took 10 years but it won a total & complete victory through murder and atrocity.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Troy Jackson: "The gentleman's name was Johan Sebastian Guerrero. He had a 3 year old daughter. The only mistake he made that morning was going to work. Because Sen. Collins is not willing to stand up to Donald Trump, he was murdered in the streets of Biddeford for doing nothing wrong."

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 5h

This story is WILD and is straight out of a @volts.wtf rant. Here, in black and white, clear as day! The Eversource Utility CEO texted the CT Gov an offer to hire his former staffer (who resigned after misusing state vehicles) to rubber stamp the approval of $800M in cost recovery (didn't happen)

Text exchange between the CEO of Eversource and the Governor of CT in which the CEO is pushing to get a cost recovery approved and offers to hire Lamont's former staffer

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 7h

a livestreamed execution is just a lynching

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 7h

NIMBYism is a wild drug. The Naugatuck Valley town of Ansoinia would rather see their finances destroyed than approve some homes for downsizing seniors

Settlement Discussions Continue In Ansonia
Residential Redevelopment Lawsuit
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(Left to right) Commissioner Maureen McCormack, recording secretary Darlene Zawisza, commission chairman Jared Heon, and commissioner Bill Phipps at a Sept. 23 meeting of the planning and zoning commission. Credit:
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Ansonia Debt Rating
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Ansonia City Hall in July 2026. Credit: File Photo
ANSONIA - Ansonia's debt rating has been downgraded due to an ongoing imbalance in expenses and income, according to S&P Global Ratings.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 8h

What if braindead badfaith SCOTUS-style “originalism” but for urbanism

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Most Americans read about this tragedy and think “man we need to ban scooters” instead of “SUVs are a scourge, we need safer streets” and that’s a massive problem 19% of Waterbury households have no car, but the infrastructure is set up entirely for SUV drivers

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hahaha yes “high density”=“ADU and above”

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Talking with a neighbor and they use the phrase “high-density” 🚩🚩🚩

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Yes!!! Exactly that, can’t wait to see what Fairfield does with it

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(Our current sidewalk repair budget is $80k…not a typo)

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Thinking of what we could accomplish in Trumbull with $2.6 million for safe streets infrastructure

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

YIMBYism is one of the most potent anti-poverty movements in modern history Build more homes and folks will have more money to spend on food, healthcare, experiences and the things that make life worth living ctmirror.bluelena.io/lt.php?x=4lZ...

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CT’s high housing costs are driving the poverty rate, study finds

In CT, high housing costs are exacerbating the poverty rate. 21% of poverty can be attributed to the state's above-average housing costs.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Making homes like this legal while duplexes are illegal in most of town is a choice that has everything to do with social engineering and exclusion and nothing to do with the usual fake NIMBY claims www.ctinsider.com/entertainmen...

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For $6.499M, this Fairfield property comes with a beach and boathouse

The outdoor area of the 0.55-acre property has nearly 100 feet of direct beach frontage on Long Island Sound, according to its listing. It also has an in-ground pool and a fenced-in grassy area.

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Urban Dispatch @urbandispatch.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Look, I know this is hard for lots of people to fully come to terms with. It took me a bunch of time too. The US is extremely car centric, people recoil, think they are a personal affront, etc. But the two things that matter for pedestrian outcomes in a crash 1) vehicle size and 2) vehicle speed

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Nothing better than a car free trail on a perfect October evening in New England

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Usual complaints aside, I mostly like Murphy. Plus there’s not much a senator in the minority can do besides vote against shit and be a de facto reporter

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Spent the weekend ignoring national polls and door knocking for our local Connecticut candidates Nothing removes the temptation to doomscroll quite like a real chance to unseat an absolute chud in a normally deep red district Get out there!

Bill Mecca has a real shot to flip a deep Republican seat held by a total chud

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

New Canaan: “why do greedy developers keep proposing market rate homes, we only want truly affordable” *charity proposes 100% deeply affordable project* New Canaan: “no, not like that, we were lying earlier” www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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Connecticut foundation fights New Canaan over affordable housing denial

GHF Parade Hill Road LLC says the proposed development would qualify as assisted housing and is therefore exempt from the town’s affordable housing moratorium.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

“Lower Fairfield County desperately needs affordable housing…demand is so vastly in excess of the supply,” said Richard Freedman, of Garden Homes Charitable Fund Let’s see if Westport goes the New Canaan route and rejects blatantly needed homes www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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Westport could get 18 affordable homes for Compo Road North

"A town like New Canaan or Westport is a superb place to build affordable housing," Richard Freedman said.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 06/10/2026

Everybody's loving this clip, for good reason, but it should remind everyone that cities therefore have an obligation to build enough housing that all these marginalized and outcast people can come and afford to live in them on minimum wage *without* becoming homeless. YIMBY!

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Saying he'd be cool with Iran nuking my home city is pretty bad but not quite as bad as when Hillary said some trump supporters were deplorable so I can see why the media turned the latter into a major scandal and not the former

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Would love to hear Ryan Fazio and the Republican ticket comment on this (they won’t obviously 🫠)

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Unconstitutional tyranny from a regime intent on taking democratic-run state earmarks and sending them to red states and their billionaire donors

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Tony Jordan @tonyjordan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hard to say what is scarier, this kinda shit or maybe having to park 1/2 a block further from your house than you want to.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Old Saybrook would rather destroy all life in the CT River than build a treatment system and have to allow even a single duplex

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m quasi-obsessed (maybe the only person lol) with convincing my local regional planning organization to hire in-house talent instead of having Stantec consultants as our unofficial 4th branch of government

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

CT NIMBYs: We must preserve local control Also CT NIMBYs: oh also I should be able to block projects in other towns, too, my personal local control extends to the entire state We’ve empowered NIMBYs for so long they legit believe they have power over every lot in every adjacent town

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While the proposed development is technically located in Monroe, many of the homes most directly affected are actually located in Trumbull.
It's important that residents of BOTH towns are aware of what is being proposed and have an opportunity to voice their concerns.
This is not simply about opposing new housing.
It's about ensuring that development is appropriately planned and that the impact on existing families, neighborhoods and surrounding communities is fully considered before any zoning changes are approved.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Every statistic in the state is screaming “WE NEED MORE HOUSING,” but I suppose we could let longtime homeowners who already have theirs continue to pull up the ladder behind them and hold back our state www.ctinsider.com/business/art...

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'86,000 open jobs.' CT manufacturers need workers, even with production booming

Connecticut’s manufacturers are powering one of the top-performing state economies of 2026. They still face significant challenges.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Not their lives but they will give up our lives for him

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Totally toxic to society that “dude who publishes takes online” can incorporate as a business and pay way less taxes than “emergency room nurse”

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I have this exact same impression as a teacher because it’s true. “Normal” w2 job is basically the sucker career for taxes

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I don’t use “devastate” lightly for what highways did to Bridgeport. Downtown had 94% (yes that’s the real number) fewer homes in 2013 than it did in 1913 bsky.app/profile/trum...

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“Dramatic” is such a hilarious, click-baity way to describe “63 condos on the water,” a concept is familiar and normal in almost every coastal area EXCEPT Connecticut www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article...

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This Stamford office building is getting a dramatic new use

The seven-story Seaview Avenue office building is being converted into The Caspian condominiums with a rooftop deck and balconies.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

WE MUST PROTECT NEW CANAAN’S NATURAL MULCH HABITATS AND MULCH OPEN SPACES

The petition states the senior living community would be on a piece of land within the Waveny Park zone off Lapham Road. Waveny officials, however, said the parcel, referred to as Parcel E, is separate from the 130-acre area designated as Waveny Park. The piece of land in question is currently the town mulch field.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

New Canaan really is a parody of a NIMBY town. Residents are creating a “hands off our park” petition, but the site is actually…the town’s mulch field. NIMBYs: we can’t have families move in because of schools, can’t have old people because scenic mulch field loss www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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New Canaan residents push back on plan for 150-unit senior community

“Waveny Park ... is the heart of New Canaan. ... We are asking you to keep it that way," the petition states.

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Tyra Penn @tyrapenn.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We repeat with emphasis: just ignore them and legalize housing.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

There’s something so telling about the headline writer’s choice, too. Townhomes are “units,” single family homes are “homes”

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

CT NIMBYs: “why won’t anyone build missing middle ownership instead of these big complexes?” Developer proposes *exactly* that CT NIMBYs: “no, not like that” There is no style, type, or category of homes NIMBYs will accept. Just ignore them and legalize housing. www.ctinsider.com/news/article...

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Stratford OKs 10-home plan for Broadbridge Avenue after rejecting 18-townhouse development

Under the newly approved plan, one of the 10 homes will be designated as affordable under the state's 8-30g affordable housing law.

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Tom Broderick @trumbullbrod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“Here lies the Town of Trumbull, killed by 10 apartments and 5 new businesses on one of our two main thoroughfares” 🪦🪦🪦 Lmfao NIMBYs are incredible. There’s no amount of new homes they’ll accept.

Someone posting “RIP Trumbull….” to 10 apartments

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