Mark Abraham

Yale’s endowment rose 26.3% to $54.5B. news.yale.edu/2026/10/27/y...

Time Out's updated list of the best pizzerias in London At the top: New Haven-style Fish and Chips Pizza www.timeout.com/london/resta...

Elon Musk aggressively pushes Twitter subscribers to switch from "chronological" to "algorithmic" feeds. Once this choice is made, the subscriber will find his account instantly flooded with right-wing political propaganda that reflects the thinking of Elon Musk, a Nature study has concluded. Musk's

“Hostile architecture” is one of those modern contradictions in terms (like medical debt) that should not exist and are actually signs of a broken society.

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

Meta took down the No Kings organizing page today - the biggest day of protest this fall. They provided zero explanation. It stayed down for the entire afternoon until most of the protests were done. Outrageous. Put this on the January investigation list.

Trump is claiming that the US is running low on Tomahawk missiles because "Biden gave them all to Ukraine." The US has never given any Tomahawk missles to Ukraine. Not even one. Not ever.

Between TikTok suspending today the Musk movie account and Meta blocking the No Kings account - the question of who controls our media and social media has never been more acute.

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Unfortunately, we're going in the wrong direction on several fronts: —Proposed fed transport bill would *reduce* transit funding —Cities & states allow sprawling development —Congress eliminated funding supports for electric car purchases —Trump admin worsened fuel efficiency standards Read more ⏬

News coverage of DataHaven’s recent report on SNAP cuts: ctmirror.org/2026/09/25/s... #connecticut

Since #NHV decommissioned its Route 34 highway, these are a few of the new buildings around it built (green), starting construction soon (yellow, w/ new @yalesph.bsky.social home at center), red (proposed). Millions of square feet = massive new sources of revenue and jobs for the city. #Connecticut

CBO says Iran war has cost $44 billion as of 9/1. Higher gas and diesel prices have resulted in $100 billion in extra costs to U.S. families. $144 billion could have funded 200 miles of fully protected, grade-separated bike lanes at $750K/mile within each of the 1,000 largest U.S. cities and towns.

USNews rankings of some women’s colleges plummeted to a historic low point after the news and media website added a new “earnings by major” factor to its college rankings. (The factor is probably not adjusted by gender or hours worked) @usnews.com @wellesley.edu

Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.

No words to describe how horrifying this is www.springfieldnewssun.com/tncms/asset/...

I got purged, so did my neighbor - incidentally in the most Democratic leaning precincts in the state. Who could have guessed.

"This is the tick century, yes, but the century is young." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/m...

As recently as the Clinton era, the bottom 80% of U.S. households by income had higher consumer spending than the top 20%

Hindu Kush Himalaya glaciers losing ice at double the rate since 2000 www.icimod.org/press-releas...

More than a million kids have lost food aid bc of Trump cuts. One NJ mom has been skipping meals and eating *ice* — that way her kids can have a little more. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

When Citi Bike is way less expensive, way more people ride. We're fighting for 45-minute rides to be just $3, so you don't have to break the bank to get around by bike.

Favorites of #Toronto area: Shaw fest cool views of skyline bakerrae cycling all the Toronto islands other city parks Toronto Zoo PATH Taking streetcars and never a car Old distillery Leslieville, little Ethiopia, other neighborhoods endless numbers of unique retail stores Niagara power tunnel

Also this type of slide can be found at nearly every conference and webinar these days, since too many people are relying on AI for their slides.

Federal statistical agencies, including the Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census Bureau, are facing deep staffing cuts and minimal hiring, raising alarms about their long-term ability to deliver objective datasets that drive policymaking and the economy. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

no new infrastructure www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/u...

From 2010 to 2024 (ACS data), the number of homeowners who are over age 65 increased by 23% in the City of New Haven (from 3,500 to 4,600), while the number of homeowners who are age 25-44 fell by 19% (from 5,000 to 4,100). The number age 45-64 stayed the same at 6,700.

Same smoky air, two different risks. Healthy adult? Low-stakes today. Asthma, heart/lung disease, pregnant, older, or a kid? That air can send you to the ER within hours. Check AirNow; clean indoor air (MERV-13/HEPA). Read & subscribe: celinegounder.com

Climate change does not cause wildfires, but hot and dry conditions make them much more likely to spread. In Canada, 9 of the 10 worst wildfire years were both dryer and hotter than normal. And these fires are burning in areas that were historically not managed or suppressed.

Also arrived today: appropriately titled preprint book by @resnikoff.bsky.social with strategies for revitalizing cities

Hot off the press @princetonupress.bsky.social - “the other housing crisis” brings much needed attention to the issue of housing deterioration

"Wildfire smoke PM2.5 was five times more toxic than general PM2.5. The total all-cause mortality burden associated with wildfire PM2.5 was 24,054 deaths/year in contiguous US. The exposure-response curve increased monotonically,with no evidence of a “safe” threshold" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

US forces blew up a school in Iran, killing over 150, and now isn’t doing the usual post-strike review. Some combination of conscious of guilt, contemptuous of responsibility and the accountability that goes with it, and indifference to the human, moral, and strategic costs of such an awful error.

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3.6 roentgen, not great, not terrible

Extreme wildfire risk for Western Canada has increased by up to six times in the last decade alone as a result of fossil fuel driven climate warming. Full peer reviewed study by University of Victoria researchers at this link. 2/ link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Stay Indoors. #Duluth

"China now makes 75 percent of all E.V.s sold anywhere on earth. The United States makes around 5 percent." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/m...

It is genuinely heartbreaking to see all of the people losing SNAP benefits. In West Virginia, 14,000 SNAP participants have lost their benefits. In Arizona, it’s 500,000. That’s not a typo. Half a million people in AZ no longer have nutrition assistance. Republicans strike again.

“In #Connecticut, the housing inventory is limited. According to DataHaven @datahaven.bsky.social , there are 27 active listings per 10,000 homes in the state. The national average is 76.” www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/c...

The deal between the United States & Iran underscores what we already knew: The Iran war was a huge blunder from the start & we are worse off as a result. But one thing worse than this deal is not ending this stupid war.

Landmark new study in @science.org: "Remote work explains 1/3 of the deterioration in #mentalhealth over the last 15 years... People who lived w/ spouse and kids saw their MH hold fairly steady; those who lived alone experienced a 20% decrease in mental well-being." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/o...

🎂 U.S. President Donald Trump is approaching his 80th birthday, making him one of the oldest national leaders in the world. Only 16 national leaders are older than Trump, according to our analysis of 186 UN member states. 🌎

E-bikes are just ridiculously efficient. We've been riding for 3 months and have put a little over 600 miles on it. The bike has a range of ~120 miles and battery capacity of 1.2kWh. So, we've used about 6kWh of electricity. In CA a kWh costs $0.35, so that is a total cost of...$2.10

Striking graphic in this latest Reuters piece, which finds that while President Trump and his family have profited by at least $2.3 billion since he retook the presidency, their more than a million investors have suffered $2.3 billion in net losses. www.reuters.com/investigatio...