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policy advocate @protctdemocracy / author https://t.co/PMfRFbGTik / board @SacYIMBY / advisor @ProRepCoalition / consigliere to @emily_estus / pug dad / pluralism fan protectdemocracy.org Beamtown Joined October 2010-
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Trump was clear in his @TIME interview about how eager he is to implement autocracy in America. Our report here explains exactly why the democratic guardrails are not likely to hold an a second term. This is not a drill. authoritarianplaybook2025.org
interviewer: don’t you see why many americans see such talk of dictatorship as contrary to our most cherished principles? trump: “i think a lot of people like it.” (whole article worth a read)
As long as the url still says "twitter dot com" I will continue refering to this hellsite by its actual name, thank you very much
I know Barr is in a lot of rooms where when you say Biden is worse than Trump everyone moronically nods along. It’s gospel within the tribe. But listening to him try and actually defend it to someone providing pushback reveals just how preposterous the position is.
I know Barr is in a lot of rooms where when you say Biden is worse than Trump everyone moronically nods along. It’s gospel within the tribe. But listening to him try and actually defend it to someone providing pushback reveals just how preposterous the position is.
Oh, that’s reassuring: “I don’t think he would actually go and kill political rivals and things like that,” Barr claimed. thedailybeast.com/barr-trump-bro…
To make housing broadly affordable, we should just build a lot of homes in the places people want to live. This really isn’t that complicated.
To make housing broadly affordable, we should just build a lot of homes in the places people want to live. This really isn’t that complicated.
Most surprising about @GovChrisSununu, Bill Barr, @LeaderMcConnell etc. capitulating to Trump is how little they're getting in return. Trump has made it abundantly clear he won't forgive their betrayal of loyalty — so why bend the knee? Do they just genuinely prefer him to win?
Very proud of @emily_estus today! (And also all days. But especially today.) apnews.com/article/califo…
Our team has the key takeaways you need to understand what happened during last week's SCOTUS hearings on presidential immunity and what it could mean for the November election. 📹 @braderstorf recaps it for you ⬇️
What would be “a real mess” per @AEI’s @kevinrkosar? A crisis of “illegitimacy” per @NewAmerica’s @leedrutman? And a “dangerously open field with very little guidance” per our own @btremitiere? 🔺 a contingent election 🔺 @ebaueri explains why:
What would be “a real mess” per @AEI’s @kevinrkosar? A crisis of “illegitimacy” per @NewAmerica’s @leedrutman? And a “dangerously open field with very little guidance” per our own @btremitiere? 🔺 a contingent election 🔺 @ebaueri explains why:
It would be easy to look at the state of our politics and wish we could have a democracy without any political parties. That’s not possible. Check out our new explainer on why healthy democracy needs healthy parties: ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-speaker-…
🗓️ Tues 4/30 Autocracy threatens; the “Democracy Playbook” equips. @LarryDiamond and our own @braderstorf will lead a discussion on practical strategies to defend democratic values. RSVP Here: eventbrite.com/e/880927877997…
That anyone can look at Austin and not instantly become a YIMBY is pretty wild to me. Hate landlords, high rents, evictions and displacement? Make it legal to build apartments with no restrictions!
That anyone can look at Austin and not instantly become a YIMBY is pretty wild to me. Hate landlords, high rents, evictions and displacement? Make it legal to build apartments with no restrictions!
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Ian Bassin 🇺🇦 @ianbassin
46K Followers 11K Following Founder and Executive Director @protctdemocracy. Former Associate White House Counsel. Donor to @GiveDirectly. @ian_bassin in the other place. Tweets my own.
Oliver Stuenkel 🇧�.. @OliverStuenkel
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Daniel Schuman @danielschuman
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50% of market rate units built in Sacramento since 2010 are affordable to people making 80% of area median income. Wow
Half of all *market-rate* rental housing built since 2010 in Sacramento is affordable at 80% AMI and fully 9 out of 10 units are affordable at 120% AMI. We should be honest that "workforce" affordable housing programs are almost certainly a distraction
The market rents for 1-bedrooms in the MacArthur Commons building at BART are 9% lower than the 80% Area Median Income threshold for 2-person household. Meaning the rents are now at subsidized, (middle-) lower income housing levels. The building opened in 2019.
Half of all *market-rate* rental housing built since 2010 in Sacramento is affordable at 80% AMI and fully 9 out of 10 units are affordable at 120% AMI. We should be honest that "workforce" affordable housing programs are almost certainly a distraction
We have to be honest about when "deed restrictions" on income levels is helpful and when it's a barrier to getting people into a home they can afford. Hint: In the case of the Sac region, it's helpful for poor people looking for housing, and it's a hindrance for median earners.
Half of all *market-rate* rental housing built since 2010 in Sacramento is affordable at 80% AMI and fully 9 out of 10 units are affordable at 120% AMI. We should be honest that "workforce" affordable housing programs are almost certainly a distraction
@braderstorf Ah ok, I graphed it. Their math is approximately this. Base median income: $62,960 Each person: +$9,461 Affordable Rent for Income: 30% of income÷~12.1 months =$1,561 For each additional person: $234 I don't know why ~12.1 Don't ask me. It isn't a leap year adjustment.
To make housing broadly affordable, we should just build a lot of homes in the places people want to live. This really isn’t that complicated.
Half of all *market-rate* rental housing built since 2010 in Sacramento is affordable at 80% AMI and fully 9 out of 10 units are affordable at 120% AMI. We should be honest that "workforce" affordable housing programs are almost certainly a distraction
Our team has the key takeaways you need to understand what happened during last week's SCOTUS hearings on presidential immunity and what it could mean for the November election. 📹 @braderstorf recaps it for you ⬇️
What would be “a real mess” per @AEI’s @kevinrkosar? A crisis of “illegitimacy” per @NewAmerica’s @leedrutman? And a “dangerously open field with very little guidance” per our own @btremitiere? 🔺 a contingent election 🔺 @ebaueri explains why:
How a single quirk in the U.S. Constitution could trigger an electoral disaster this November greater than any in modern history. Find out what the “contingent election" is, and how could it change the election: bit.ly/4b925Sj ✏️: @ebaueri, Deseret Magazine 🎨: Jon…
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“Yesterday the Supreme Court hinted that maybe conservative legal theory was always a lie, too. Donald Trump, as always, is the great revealer.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark…
@braderstorf Feels like you listened to the Supreme Court’s oral arguments yesterday and saw Civil War in theaters recently. I feel you. 😂
“What if the Senate pro tem decides that she wants to be the president, and therefore tries to gum up the works? … It gets to be a real mess.” deseret.com/magazine/2024/…
We’ve been entertaining an illusion about the Supreme Court. It’s finally been shattered. slate.trib.al/RSClvI9
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I’m going to be pushing this in Sacramento on planning commission. Let’s be the first in CA to unlock more missing middle through local amendments to the building code like single stair.
There are literally no reasons to not do single-stair in Sacramento — the perfect complement to the GPU.
Supreme Court argument today was shaped by the sense of grievance that Alito, Thomas, Kavanaugh all share w/Trump
But here is a shorter op-ed that explains exactly why the pardon power IS NOT ABSOLUTE here from me and @g_tudor who is the real expert on this issue. thebulwark.com/p/trump-pardon…
The president's pardon power has been checked before, which shows there ARE LIMITS on this power. We have another paper on this! protectdemocracy.org/work/checking-…
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