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@nattyf.bsky.social

housing, transit, democracy enjoyer. Portland, ME. urbanistportland.me

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Once again, immigration is not even a problem. Immigrants are not more criminal, they don't cost jobs, they don't harm the economy. There is no reason for any of this. It is hurting ourselves to hurt them.

24.01.2026 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2923    πŸ” 799    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 34

Opsec culture in activism legitimately needs to die

23.01.2026 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1336    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 58    πŸ“Œ 89

energy of the future

19.01.2026 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

the world looks so beautiful after 8.5 hours of sleep. joyous!

13.01.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I promise I will eventually stop posting about speeding but it’s so rare that an opportunity exists to argue a position that is as controversial as it is irrefutable. It’s like walking in to a dog torturer convention and saying you think it’s wrong to torture dogs

14.12.2025 06:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1075    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 6

forgot about the pleasure of a 9-10pm grocery shop. Truly unbeatable

17.11.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So-called β€œinclusionary zoning” is a tax on new housing that reduces the amount of housing that gets built, worsening the housing shortage and driving up rent. It is bad, counterproductive policy and we should stop doing it.

16.11.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 220    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

A single person making $82,000 a year should not need a subsidized apartment. A family making $117,000 should be able to buy a home.

We need to build more homes until median rent is less than 30% of median monthly income and median home prices are less than 4x median annual income.

11.11.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 254    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2

I love work life balance. Gotta be one of my favorite things.

12.11.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

it's 5pm! time to turn on all the lights in the house!

03.11.2025 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

first picking Lamar Jackson in the office fantasy football league looking worse and worse every week

28.10.2025 12:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

remember that dood. remember that dood who looked like a raisin

25.10.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

you can't just put all the adjectives together like that and have it mean something

09.10.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"dress code: professional business casual" πŸ€”πŸ€”πŸ€”

09.10.2025 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

fall has frung!

01.10.2025 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, it's essentially all nominees except judges and cabinet secretaries. A motion to consider those en bloc could still be filibustered (so they'll be considered individually instead).

12.09.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Majority leader appeals decision of chair to the Senate.

53 votes overturn the chair, so point of order is new precedent.

Now cloture on en bloc considerations of certain nominees requires only a majority of senators, instead of 60.

12.09.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Senate votes on cloture. 53 in favor. Chair says 53 < 60, so cloture fails.

Majority leader makes point of order, says actually only a majority is needed to end debate for motions like this.

Chair says no, according to rules...

12.09.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There is a motion to consider a batch of nominees en bloc.

The Senate rules allow for unlimited debate, so the minority could filibuster by debating endlessly.

To avoid a filibuster, the majority files a cloture (end debate) motion. Under the rules, 60 senators must agree to end debate...

12.09.2025 00:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

bus filled up with 1Ls! heartwarming ❀️

28.08.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Immigration is very very good and we should let ~everyone who wants to come to America come, Ellis Island style.

21.08.2025 20:39 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shenna Bellows is a strong contender for governor because she bravely did the constitutional and moral thing of enforcing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. That courage is more important now than ever!

07.08.2025 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We should copy this in Maine. Very straightforward.

07.08.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

sincerely held belief btw (it's a good thing to do) but I let the mask slip and outed myself as a transit freak

06.08.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

literally told the bus driver that "I like paying for the bus" when he told me not to worry about the app, wtf is wrong with me

06.08.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

air quality bad today... I can feel it just by walking uphill

05.08.2025 21:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Portland, ME is front door boarding on buses.

01.08.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

all dressed up to type on the computer

09.07.2025 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yeah i love waymo, way mo immigrants coming to my city

10.06.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 10819    πŸ” 1527    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 13

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