Nathan McDermott

Welcome back, great unifier!

Mamdani needs to trot out some Southern Italian organization that will defend his anti-Columbus stance, like the progressive Jewish organizations that defend him against the antisemitism charges.

Mamdani needs to trot out some Southern Italian organization that will come to his Anti-Columbus defense, like he got the progressive Jewish orgs to defend him against the antisemitic charges.

Cover of the Circulate San Diego report in the design of Robert Caro's "The Power Broker" only entitled "The Powerless Brokers: Why California Can't Build Transit"

I haven't had a chance to dig into it yet, but the title and cover of @circulatesd.bsky.social's new report on "Why California Can't Build Transit" is very much on point.

www.circulatesd.org/powerlessbro...

Love Vexillology, fun word to say, and weird fun little niche interest to have. And love the Maryland flag!

I truthfully don’t know what this is called, I just made up the name. But I find the Estonia one so pleasing.

Ya love to hear it

Not enough parking spots in this pic though

By their definition, nothing can be considered a genocide until a genocide is over and a people is destroyed, until then, it’s just a bad humanitarian situation.

It’s beautiful 🥹

The flag of suburban America “town” if they followed Eastern European Vexillology formulas

Jane Mayer on John Hersey’s “Hiroshima” His monumental report changed history, journalism, and me.

"Hiroshima," published in 1946, changed journalism, Jane Mayer writes.

It "was a model of what might be called the ethical exposé. It was built on rigorous reporting and meticulously observed details, and, through its quiet, almost affectless voice, the reader became another eyewitness."

They were what inspired the post ! The people yearn for the frivolity of mustache tattoos on index fingers

Calling it now: stomp clap music is going to have a revival in 2-3 years, and everybody who pretends it's cringeworthy now will embrace it for its earnestness and optimism.

Takes 15 years of environmental review to throw some green pain on the street and make a bike lane, but a massive expansion on a historic building…

Honestly, if it'll help split the status quo, be everything to everyone wing of the party in the primaries, good for her.

The Washington Post is dying. I can tell you “how.” But not “why.” Is Jeff Bezos killing the newspaper on purpose or by accident?

www.thebulwark.com/p/the-washin...

screenshots of nine tweets and skeets all from July 2025 and all mentioning individuals departing the Washington Post

Washington Post in name only

"They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made"

Love your artwork!

Berkeley Middle Housing 柏克萊中型住宅 R-1, R-2, R-2A, MU-R Zones R-1, R-2, R-2A, MU-R 區 5,000 square foot lot 5,000 平方英尺地塊 3D drawing of a city block with various types of housing Picture: a 2-story house with a 3-story building in the backyard Backyard Apartment Existing House + 3-6 new apartments 後院公寓 現有房子 + 3 - 6 間公寓 Picture: Two 3-story buildings each with 2 doors Double Duplex 4 units, total of 20 bedroom suites 雙子雙拼住宅 4 間住房 一共 20 間套房 Picture: 5 three-story townhouses along a path perpendicular to the street Townhouses 4-6 townhouses 聯排屋 4-6 棟聯排屋 Picture: a 3-story apartment building with a 2-story building behind it. 8+8+2 8 apartments + 10 ADUs 八加八加二 8 間公寓 + 10 間附屬住宅 Picture: a skinny 6-story apartment building Density Bonus 16 apartments + 4 ADUs 密度獎勵 (兩塊地) 16 間公寓 + 4 間附屬住宅 Picture: a cube shaped a 6-story apartment building Density Bonus (2 lots) 32 apartments + 8 ADUs 密度獎勵 (兩塊地) 32 間公寓 + 8 間附屬住宅 Note: Restrictions apply to demolition of existing rental housing 註：法律有關於拆除現有租賃住宅的限制 CC-BY: Alfred Twu 姓名標示:涂顥曦 alfredtwu@gmail.com 2025.07.29

#Berkeley Middle Housing upzoning takes effect on Nov. 1, 2025, allowing 8 homes on a typical lot in most of the previously low-density zones in the city, and more if state Accessory Dwelling Unit and Affordable Housing Density Bonus laws are used.

Here's a look at some possibilities! 1/

(though I'd be very surprised if Lander ran for the spot)

Inside the 2025 NYC Mayoral Primary: Strong Support for Economic Justice and Palestinian Rights Top issues in the 2025 NYC Democratic primary for mayor were affordable housing (74%) and lowering costs (64%) —  issues closely aligned with the focus of Mamdani’s campaign.

"Data for Progress finds that 44% of 2025 primary voters would support another Democrat over Dan Goldman, while just 21% say they plan to vote for Goldman in 2026"

👀

www.dataforprogress.org/blog/2025/7/...

Gonna be wild on here in two weeks when Kamala calls for an arms embargo on Israel.

The Criminal Enterprise Run by Monkeys A cabal of furry thieves snatch iPhones and other valuables from visitors to a temple in Bali–and trade them for mangos

That criminal enterprise? congress 🤣🤣

www.wsj.com/lifestyle/mo...

My favorite Bluesky moment…

I still think the Republicans are favored to win, but Brown's definitely got it in him to take it. He'd just need to run a great campaign and have some things align in his favor during the general election.

It's all starting to make sense now!!