Declan

I know Democrats immediate reaction to this is to cheer and just try to gerrymander harder than Republicans, but I'd like to propose a different option: Mutually Assured Representation.

Missouri and Maryland have the same number of delegates and are similarly partisan. Can they just agree to draw new fair maps that only go into effect together? They also both have governor vetoes, so when new maps have to be drawn in 5 years, the two state governors could try to force this deal.

Went to see City of God at @austinfilm.bsky.social and of course had to read about the development history of Cidade de Deus. The state built a bunch of low-income, single-family housing, which the residents swiftly autoconstructed back into the dense, mixed-use favelas they were forced out of.

This sport coat I ordered from Spier & Mackay last week for $400 would now cost nearly $1200 all in.

This might be the best idea I've heard for financing small apartment buildings on single family lots: Homeowners could effectively front the equity so builders don't have to, and they wouldn't have to move out until the permitting and financing are lined up. Let's do this?