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Urban planning professor, lover of forgotten places, cyclist and pressure cooker aficionado.

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This is a disastrously bad take. Red State cities don't need national guard troops just like Blue State cities don't need them. The constituencies that will bring rogue governors and national leaders are in those cities. No troops, nowhere, not in any town or city for domestic policing.

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The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide - Boston Review Speaking the truth and exposing lies is not enough.

The special section from our 50th anniversary issue, The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Fascism and Genocide, is now online.

Robin D. G. Kelley revisits Noam Chomsky’s classic argument, with @dwaldstreicher.bsky.social, Jennifer Zacharia, and @martinoneill.bsky.social.

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Post-Fire Sales of Lots Occurring between
February 11 and July 5, 2025

A map shows the number of corporate buyers in yellow dots that dominate the Altadena community

Buyer type of post-fire property sales in Altadena
from February 11 to July 5, 2025
72 (47%) Private Buyer
-74 (49%) Corporate Landlord
Figure 9: Buyer type of post-fire property sales in Altadena from February 11 to July 5,
2025. Of the 151 recorded purchases, 74 (49%) were made by corporate entities.
Source: Greenline Housing Foundation 4(2%) Non-Profit
or Alternative
Ownership

Post-Fire Sales of Lots Occurring between February 11 and July 5, 2025 A map shows the number of corporate buyers in yellow dots that dominate the Altadena community Buyer type of post-fire property sales in Altadena from February 11 to July 5, 2025 72 (47%) Private Buyer -74 (49%) Corporate Landlord Figure 9: Buyer type of post-fire property sales in Altadena from February 11 to July 5, 2025. Of the 151 recorded purchases, 74 (49%) were made by corporate entities. Source: Greenline Housing Foundation 4(2%) Non-Profit or Alternative Ownership

Sobering data out of Altadena: of 151 post-fire sales, half were purchased by corporate entities. A new report from SAJE, Inclusive Action, Morena Strategies and more, is out today with urgent policy recommendations to prevent displacement.

Read it here: www.morenastrategies.com/post/our-lat...

27.08.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 43    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
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Appstinence: Less screen time, more green time!

U.S. teens spend 4.8 hours a day on social media.
The β€œappstinence” movement, a Gen Z-led social movement calling to walk away from our personal social media accounts.
Attend event Sep. 10 8pm EST
bit.ly/47c5fWF

27.08.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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