Tobin Stone

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Well actually in this case, it was an essay.

We couldn't be more excited to announce our endorsement of Isaiah Martin's (@isaiahrmartin.bsky.social) run for Congress in TX-18 today.

Isaiah represents a new generation of leaders who are ready to take on the challenges of today and focus on real solutions.

The war on our federal government through DOGE isn’t making it more efficient—it’s just inflicting pain on thousands of talented workers and making America less secure and competitive.

See our statement from CNL Director Colin Mortimer & Steering Committee Chair @cathy.bsky.social:

Trump's Tariffs Are Taxes

In case you were wondering how tariffs work, @cnliberalism.org has a handy new website to explain it all (hint: you're going to pay more for basically everything).

Trump's Tariffs Are Taxes

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cannot overstate the degree to which i am negatively polarized against nimbys.

like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically

A disgusting post from Colorado GOP state Representative Matt Soper

Elon Musk doesn't give a shit if he ruins the holidays for every member of Congress or federal employee, he'll be sitting at his computer rage posting all night anyway, because he has nobody in his life who truly loves him.

Short-term workforce training is one of the most promising (and popular!) policies out there to help folks without a college degree. Stood out for us again and again in our research with PPI. Working class voters are under no illusion: the 20th century job market is gone. Lets help people prosper.

It’s Time to Expand Pell Grants to Include Short Term Workforce Programs Over the past few decades, most kids have grown up being told by their parents that getting a four-year college degree is the best way to get ahead in life. Today, however, as the cost of college has

At a time when employers across the country are struggling to find skilled workers, it's more important than ever to pass bipartisan legislation that would expand access to these programs.

Read the full piece here: www.realcleareducation.com/articles/202...

There are colleges across the country that offer high-quality short-term programs that can be crucial for the local workforce, but under current law, these programs are ineligible for Pell Grants.

New from me in RealClearEducation for @progressivepolicy.org: Under current law, Pell Grants can not be used for programs under 16 weeks in length.

I argue that this outdated policy should be changed, so that students can use Pell Grants for high-quality short-term programs.

The one word community note took me out

Make It Legal to Build The Yes In My Backyard, or YIMBY, movement believes that solving the housing shortage entails removing impediments to adding supply.

"At the heart of the YIMBY argument is the recognition that decades of deliberate policies to limit the supply of housing have caused housing to become scarce and expensive." @robertcruickshank.com
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It only takes 1-2 minutes to get emails sent to your members of Congress using this form!

Please please please take ust 2 minutes out of your day to show your support for the YIMBY Act! secure.everyaction.com/Cv_0_zLouUuK...

Congress has the opportunity to pass the bipartisan YIMBY Act during the current lame-duck session, but partisan squabbling is preventing the bill from being brought to a vote.

Join us in emailing your representatives to tell them to support the bill! https://buff.ly/4gxdbTY

I'm being attacked and betrayed

Arlington! Have thoughts on the Clarendon Square Site Plan (3033 Wilson Blvd)? The Site Plan Review Committee (SPRC) wants your feedback on a mixed-use proposal with 312 residential units & retail space.

Submit comments by Dec. 15: publicinput.com/v54450

Learn more: bit.ly/4ikPY93

historically Boulder NIMBYs said they were "protecting the environment" and co-opted the Sierra Club.

instead they were promoting sprawl and the destruction of habitats outside of city limits

Go give my friend Shad a follow!

🚨Great news: My new website is officially live!

Head to bennet.senate.gov to see how I’m advancing Coloradans’ priorities and get up-to-date information on everything from student resources to tour requests to help with agencies.

Hello new followers 👋

I’m Tobin Stone, I’m a 23 year old from Colorado, I care a lot about housing & liberal democracy, I excel at making memes that mess with Republicans, and I’m now working to advance center-left ideas and candidates for @cnliberalism.org.

Hope you all stick around!

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Mind you, I had just made national news 3 months prior for my CTC poster, and was going viral every day for my yimby posters. Absolute insanity to ask for something so abhorrent, and expect me to do it for free.

Oh I’ve always been gloves off about this incident. She asked me about this when I was a broke college student, and while I thought it was horrible, I inquired about how much she would pay, to which she basically gave me the “paid in exposure” line.

While I also don’t like the fact that so many are celebrating the dudes death, I don’t think the person that once asked me to make her a “mock tourism poster for Florida marketing it as LeperLand” should be allowed to say anything about American’s depravity.

Just get better at posting I guess