Jonathan Welle

thicker buildings in the US consuming far more of the block... with poorer quality of life

and far less open space, far less privacy, far less space for community, poor access to light and air (and night cooling)

it's not like that in other countries

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There is so much room for more research around co-ops and solidarity economy

And healthcare!!

This is very smart!

Our statement on Cleveland Public Power's smart decision to freeze shutoffs for 30 days as the federal government fails to make SNAP payments. Via the grassroots group Our CPP

www.ourcpp.org/shutoff-mora...

The problem from their point of view is that rapid decarbonization requires public, collective decisions about the organization of production, in a way that threaten capital-owners' authority over both the production process and the political system.

Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…

This is fucking brilliant, and you should read it: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...

yooo

Severance (of car parking in Paris)

Two steps back, then another step back

This has not gotten much attention, but it should.

Virginia under Youngkin returned to an insanely harsh system where people convicted of any felony lose their voting rights FOR LIFE.

Dems' win this week mean they'll get to advance a constitutional amendment to end lifetime disenfranchisement.

Have you seen info on how these ratios compare with companies of a similar size? I’ve always wondered!

Divesting from the stock market is crucial.

Anisa Liban; Austin Davis; Ajmeri Hoque; and Nadia Rasoul make history in Ohio! — Ohio Immigrant Alliance First Bangladeshi, Muslim, and naturalized citizen judge; Black Muslim and Somali woman school board member, Muslim woman on Hilliard City Council; and more!

Shining the spotlight on some elected officials who will be continuing their roles, or assuming new ones, in 2026. Are there other officials you think we should highlight? Comment on social media to tell us who and why. #OhioIsHome www.ohioimmigrant.org/blog/2025/11...

Let's go! The City of Cleveland - home to a public power utility - is one of the first in the nation i've heard of so far banning shutoffs during this federal shutdown crisis.

Public power can lead the nation in showing what democratic institutions can do to make our lives better.

People are sick and tired of being a turnout machine for elections but sidelined when it comes to deciding the platform, this person said: ​“We should be electing people that are about us, not whenever they need us. "

Great call!

Cleveland boosts air quality monitoring, while Ohio makes fighting pollution more difficult Several enviromental groups are challenging the Ohio legislature's removal of the Air Nuisance Rule. A lawsuit claims the action violates the one-subject rule for bills to be considered by the legisla...

Cleveland boosts air quality monitoring, while Ohio makes fighting pollution more difficult
www.cleveland.com/news/2025/11...

Those comment sections are full contact!

It may take longer to read than you expect because of, you know, the tears

Matthew Ahn and @nickcastele.bsky.social hopping back on the old BlueSky machine are two highlights from this election season 😍

Finding real joy in the fact that Mamdani’s design lead, Forge, is a small worker co-op

this is an obvious overcorrection that misleads the polling data and will lead to disaster in the Heartland. the results of tonight show that the Democrats should moderate: adopting two or at most three of the five pillars of Islam

I do think yesterday’s results reinforced the dynamic that while much of the American leadership class is chickenshit, most of the electorate is not

Strong agree

Cleveland election results 2025: Mayor Justin Bibb wins reelection Justin Bibb won a second term as mayor and new faces are poised to join City Council. See the 2025 Cleveland election results here.

Artificial intelligence can't do it, but we can: An on-the-ground recap of Election Night in Cleveland: the incumbent battles and a possible City Council upset, from Collinwood to the Near West Side. signalcleveland.org/cleveland-el...

Dorchester Food Co-op is the right place to deliver this message from!

@cooperatives.bsky.social @economicdemocracy.us

The loophole that could give clean heat a boost under Trump The OBBBA killed tax credits for heat pumps, but kept them for commercially leased geothermal and thermal storage systems — a path to keep home clean heat…

Pretty cool! Companies that install geothermal heat pumps and/or thermal storage can get (and transfer) 30-50% tax credits, provided they retain ownership of the equipment and get paid via leases or other third-party ownership models. Quick thread with a few more details. 1/

Cover of Marshall Ganz's "People Power Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal"

Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy of Marshall Ganz's beautiful, important, and above all *useful* book: "People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal"

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