Tweets for the Week of 2017-11-05 to 2017-11-11

Like the time our neighbor offered to buy a right of first refusal on our house, so we could never turn it into an… https://t.co/dTs9dIWp6q 16:03:14, 2017-11-11
On top of the beautiful urban design, re-watching HBO’s Rome is a good reminder of just how bad city politics can g… https://t.co/P9R9o9FgZr 22:52:54, 2017-11-10
@LiaraRoux @Patreon @jackconte Good on you for organizing to protect your independent business. I wish there were m… https://t.co/0sw6jMcbsc in reply to LiaraRoux 22:39:00, 2017-11-10
@JoshBlanchfield Or, you know, maybe oligarchy. It depends how things goes down at the end. in reply to JoshBlanchfield 22:17:43, 2017-11-10
Clearly the applicant has not been paying attention. https://t.co/Z3xu4VudFC 22:14:28, 2017-11-10
@soniagupta504 How do you think about the way environmental & climate impacts fall disproportionately upon people o… https://t.co/0GW2UqTelZ in reply to soniagupta504 23:58:22, 2017-11-09
RT @williampietri: I can't put Moore in jail where he belongs, but I can help keep him out of the Senate. I just donated $100 to his oppone… 23:51:45, 2017-11-09
RT @alexbaca: I️ don’t know anyone who is pro-urban and anti-NIMBY who isn’t demanding more public housing. https://t.co/n2KSVni8Qr 23:39:25, 2017-11-09
RT @tylerhnorris: This is like being in 1930s and concluding that railroads are correlated w/ civilian travel but airplanes aren't, therefo… 22:55:23, 2017-11-09
#BoulderProblems https://t.co/LSvn4OM1Mb 22:23:51, 2017-11-09
RT @devin_mb: this was good! "problem with high-priced markets isn’t that housing is too expensive: it’s that there isn’t enough. …If you… 22:18:51, 2017-11-09
RT @awalkerinLA: What to do when your neighborhood council isn't acting in the best interest of the local community? Start your own https:/… 21:32:15, 2017-11-09
@PLANBoulder @edbyrneboulder @OpenBoulder And also a lament that our voting system encourages strict slate discipli… https://t.co/qqNFQuCNsc in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:25:27, 2017-11-09
@PLANBoulder @edbyrneboulder @OpenBoulder My comment was mostly meant as a criticism of our organizing.… https://t.co/c8YR8iK3Tk in reply to PLANBoulder 21:23:53, 2017-11-09
RT @DavidPomerantz: Monopoly utilities, take note: the dynamic that led to Dominion becoming a pariah in some corners of Virginia politics… 19:04:14, 2017-11-09
@edbyrneboulder @jillgrano Totally disagree with districting, if that’s what you’re suggesting. Ranked choice votin… https://t.co/7OYGb6z0yF in reply to edbyrneboulder 11:41:11, 2017-11-09
@waylonlewis I dare you to watch Council’s entire co-op ordinance “clarification” discussion. Was scheduled for Nov… https://t.co/IEVRSiAGOI in reply to waylonlewis 22:55:49, 2017-11-08
@bethhartman @cosunshinemka @unicorn @chaspinrad @jillgrano I also interpreted @unicorn’s tweet as implying the fol… https://t.co/h1bOWWaWfa in reply to bethhartman 22:31:58, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan I’m not trying to imply anything nefarious. Just noting that, tragically, the way climate issues have… https://t.co/R5wM0PUNLf in reply to lizzystephan 22:10:03, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan @ericmbudd @jillgrano And I guess I just hope that possibility is part of your internal discussion an… https://t.co/S4UCTJzn7M in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:15:03, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan @ericmbudd @jillgrano Maybe the frustration I’m feeling is more about how local organizations that do… https://t.co/sYOPRk8AAq in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:04:14, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan @ericmbudd @jillgrano I agree that Boulder is — and should remain — a weird little sideshow in the br… https://t.co/pg3GBNG6Im in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:59:48, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan @ericmbudd @jillgrano Instead, as you know, they tend to turn to other voices that they trust, and th… https://t.co/y5fW0y8BWH in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:57:49, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan @ericmbudd @jillgrano And most people (understandably) don’t spend enough time watching meetings & he… https://t.co/qlLPTKem41 in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:55:41, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan @ericmbudd @jillgrano Without the context of watching many deliberations & votes across time, the “Ye… https://t.co/jkP8NaYSz4 in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:54:28, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan @ericmbudd @jillgrano One of the most valuable things I’ve learned in the last 6 years of Boulder pol… https://t.co/02NBPlEpCU in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:52:50, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan I’ve had many conversations with @ericmbudd about it, and I expect we'll have many more. Of course… https://t.co/4K6SVVA5Rb in reply to lizzystephan 20:50:40, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan Taking a position on an issue will indirectly — and potentially inaccurately — convey information abo… https://t.co/fLJrg9CPFn in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:41:27, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan And I still think there’s an unavoidable incompleteness in organizing that doesn’t address candidates… https://t.co/Gh9McM7mdl in reply to ZaneSelvans 20:38:30, 2017-11-08
@lizzystephan I apologize for what came off as trolling. I know New Era has done a ton of great issue-based organiz… https://t.co/xlL239EWbn in reply to lizzystephan 20:33:47, 2017-11-08
@nickpassanante @NewEraColorado @SteveFenberg I’m bummed about @NewEraColorado. I feel like they’re just a cog in t… https://t.co/hx9YDZDehB in reply to ZaneSelvans 17:47:16, 2017-11-08
@nickpassanante @NewEraColorado @SteveFenberg By progressive, I mean supportive of positive change. Muni is great,… https://t.co/pHsha0NHGf in reply to nickpassanante 17:34:46, 2017-11-08
@SteveFenberg @NewEraColorado I have noticed. in reply to SteveFenberg 17:28:38, 2017-11-08
Sad that @NewEraColorado has been unwilling to support progressive #BoulderCouncil candidates who would be good for… https://t.co/VlVwcJrWWW 17:07:22, 2017-11-08
@unicorn @chaspinrad @jillgrano Hard to disagree. in reply to unicorn 16:31:26, 2017-11-08
Another crappy lesson which is available to us. https://t.co/8MsWF11WHY 08:44:26, 2017-11-08
@chaspinrad @jillgrano I agree it’s anti democratic, but I think our current voting system rewards that kind of exclusion, which is bad. in reply to chaspinrad 08:01:38, 2017-11-08
@BoCoClerk @SteveFenberg OMG. Such reloading. in reply to BoCoClerk 00:27:26, 2017-11-08
@flynnboulder @jillgrano And yet we find ourselves apparently electing 5 pro-muni candidates, without passing the muni. in reply to flynnboulder 00:25:27, 2017-11-08
@flynnboulder @jillgrano This could be true, but I’m a little skeptical. Muni issue was addressable in two ways — C… https://t.co/aW5MYfVMwZ in reply to flynnboulder 00:21:18, 2017-11-08
@jillgrano I’m pretty sure we would have done better if we’d been able to somehow magically convince Ed & Matt not… https://t.co/q4P57FpWQ3 in reply to ZaneSelvans 00:14:32, 2017-11-08
This is especially effective if there’s a primary issue (in our case housing/development/growth) that polarizes the… https://t.co/sx9Vl0rmc7 in reply to ZaneSelvans 00:07:25, 2017-11-08
The best strategy to win in this kind of election is to pick 5 plausible candidates, and prevent anyone else with s… https://t.co/jXPDQ41knj in reply to ZaneSelvans 00:03:03, 2017-11-08
For all the hand wringing over the existence of competing #BoulderCouncil slates this year, our election structure… https://t.co/mQfCZu5lyv in reply to ZaneSelvans 00:01:18, 2017-11-08
@ecoffey @Elaine @vikasreddy @daveheal PLAN, T4B, BNA, Livable Boulder are all anti-development. PLAN seems the mos… https://t.co/oe9MKlyRzZ in reply to ecoffey 23:53:55, 2017-11-07
@Elaine @daveheal @ecoffey @vikasreddy something something PLAGUE OF JOBS something something. in reply to Elaine 23:49:45, 2017-11-07
Nationally it seems like liberal vs. overtly conservative races have gone well. Curious to hear what happened in ot… https://t.co/vYZs20l8nr in reply to ZaneSelvans 23:40:45, 2017-11-07
Or, alternatively, that first-past-the-post voting is incredibly crude, and we should amend the city charter to use… https://t.co/BwXnXcQ41t in reply to ZaneSelvans 23:32:50, 2017-11-07
The obvious lesson from tonight's #BoulderCouncil election is: don’t split the vote. Which we already knew, but hav… https://t.co/IyOATIkxsV 23:30:34, 2017-11-07
@bolderbekah Why need they ever know? in reply to bolderbekah 23:25:20, 2017-11-07
A rising tide lifts all boats! And drowns the other half of us. https://t.co/zVh20aNFnA 23:21:43, 2017-11-07
@waylonlewis @unicorn Who are the other four you’re thinking of? in reply to waylonlewis 23:20:04, 2017-11-07
@alex_burness @PLANBoulder Under His Eye, indeed. in reply to alex_burness 23:10:53, 2017-11-07
@bolderbekah @mewmewmew13 @boulderfuzz With land prices what they are right now, we’d need to allow at least fourpl… https://t.co/xGZ1rmUy9K in reply to bolderbekah 23:06:31, 2017-11-07
@bolderbekah @mewmewmew13 @boulderfuzz But it doesn’t have to be that way. If we’re committed to exclusion (as we a… https://t.co/Qws2kJ3Y1S in reply to bolderbekah 22:59:25, 2017-11-07
@bolderbekah @mewmewmew13 @boulderfuzz Land doesn’t need to appreciate in value. Allowing it to do so is unavoidably a Ponzi scheme. in reply to bolderbekah 22:53:23, 2017-11-07
@mewmewmew13 @boulderfuzz But those of us who do not own land are forced to leave without any such consolation. in reply to mewmewmew13 22:48:29, 2017-11-07
In the immortal words of the internet: This Is Fine. 22:47:00, 2017-11-07
@elispat @Togethr4Boulder @HillHall @BoulderVote How does it work this late in the game? in reply to elispat 18:04:53, 2017-11-07
Hmm. Is that @Togethr4Boulder literature and/or electioneering less than 100 feet from the CU polling place?… https://t.co/pKnE4wWXph 17:53:46, 2017-11-07
A voting likelihood index (% of ballots cast / % of registered voters) as of 3:30pm:
18-29: 0.27
30-39: 0.70
40-49:… https://t.co/jKnHs5Jq9A 16:51:44, 2017-11-07
@alex_burness If you *happen* to have the registered voter proportions by age range handy, it’d be super interestin… https://t.co/rY966xgVVk in reply to alex_burness 16:41:40, 2017-11-07
There’s still time — even if you’re not registered, you can still get it done in person today and vote! https://t.co/ERGFwdH3lZ 13:51:43, 2017-11-07
RT @WillToor: Vote today to impact our leadership and future of #Boulder. I support @janburtonco @wjrigler @jillgrano @ericmbudd & Mark McI… 10:24:33, 2017-11-07
Hmmm. Who does this remind me of? https://t.co/8QBl6CiglI 09:56:11, 2017-11-07
@AaronBrockett12 @thmscwlls See also: gasoline tax. in reply to AaronBrockett12 09:51:42, 2017-11-07
RT @bochaneighbors: TODAY'S THE DAY! You can still register & vote in person if need be! Good luck to @ericmbudd @jillgrano @janburtonco ht… 09:50:27, 2017-11-07
RT @daveweigel: This is the future liberals want. https://t.co/fjMvVdky5u 07:22:01, 2017-11-07
RT @boudreau_paul: Go out and vote today, fuckers. It still matters.
Believe me, it still matters. 07:20:08, 2017-11-07
“Trolling for a pardon?” My god. This thread. https://t.co/dssXLTkHKr 00:12:35, 2017-11-07
RT @StreetsblogDen: https://t.co/t8y1jjcWmP 00:01:04, 2017-11-07
@mewmewmew13 No. in reply to mewmewmew13 23:40:13, 2017-11-06
RT @MarkAgee: CARTER PAGE (lips on microphone): I killed Jonbenet Ramsey
ADAM SCHIFF: …All I did was thank you for being here. We haven… 23:39:48, 2017-11-06
RT @vikasreddy: Vote tomorrow if you don’t want Boulder to be progressive in the speech, NIMBY in the streets: @ericmbudd @janburtonco @wjr… 23:38:54, 2017-11-06
Ignorance. Is. Strength. https://t.co/5NkZdkrImt 22:54:40, 2017-11-06
RT @cmgosnell: <3 if that makes you happy, vote for Eric. https://t.co/vuH8FN9KVa 22:53:03, 2017-11-06
RT @cmgosnell: Walked into a friends house & everyone was like ‘will you help me fill out my ballot?!?’ 4 more 4 @ericmbudd @jillgrano @jan… 22:51:07, 2017-11-06
RT @chrisgeidner: Adam Schiff Asking Carter Page Whether He's Invoking The Fifth Amendment Is Something Else. https://t.co/aNchV7MnTG 22:09:45, 2017-11-06
RT @BoCoClerk: Did you drop off your mail ballot these last several days? Want to make sure it was accepted for ballot processing? Login to… 21:54:31, 2017-11-06
@zndx @DanielKayHertz @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops I think we can do it without a Bloody Revolution™, working w… https://t.co/lsXfMYphzU in reply to ZaneSelvans 21:53:56, 2017-11-06
@zndx @DanielKayHertz @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops I love me a good Georgist LVT, but I think our task is more… https://t.co/3HgWTzh2ry in reply to zndx 21:51:27, 2017-11-06
RT @ericmbudd: yes! ballot drop off and in-person voting locations: https://t.co/uewWXhPFYt https://t.co/UcWMJpht23 20:19:47, 2017-11-06
@DanielKayHertz @zndx @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops To me it seems like a better solution to move away from hous… https://t.co/sSvh3mjw04 in reply to ZaneSelvans 18:56:02, 2017-11-06
RT @janburtonco: Vote by Nov 7 to impact our leadership and future of #Boulder. I support @janburtonco @wjrigler @jillgrano @ericmbudd & Ma… 18:51:35, 2017-11-06
@PlanetDr Thankfully before it got into any further trouble. in reply to ZaneSelvans 18:51:09, 2017-11-06
@PlanetDr I remember an explosion at Caltech that cracked plumbing from a fume hood to a volatiles cold trap. Days… https://t.co/FgdKj5LQoz in reply to PlanetDr 18:50:38, 2017-11-06
@nami_knows @AaronBrockett12 Ooof. That’s both dark and hopeful. in reply to nami_knows 18:46:44, 2017-11-06
@emptywheel You know, “met,” in the biblical sense. in reply to emptywheel 18:42:22, 2017-11-06
@AaronBrockett12 I wonder how much inter-city variation there is in voter turnout proportions by age. Are there cit… https://t.co/dKo2fkKwK2 in reply to AaronBrockett12 18:35:40, 2017-11-06
@DanielKayHertz @zndx @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops And the reduced up front cost can allow the home owner to re… https://t.co/CmFW3JlCR6 in reply to ZaneSelvans 14:27:30, 2017-11-06
@DanielKayHertz @zndx @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops Hmm. What I’m suggesting is that we could offer lower per ho… https://t.co/x2w0jDN3qY in reply to DanielKayHertz 14:26:13, 2017-11-06
@zndx @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops @DanielKayHertz And that other investment can be more diversified, more liqu… https://t.co/sk9wBwYCIl in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:50:36, 2017-11-06
@zndx @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops @DanielKayHertz And that helps get housing costs close to just the cost of t… https://t.co/PlrX9Ikvru in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:48:53, 2017-11-06
@zndx @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops @DanielKayHertz But if we allow land use to change (densify) in conjunction… https://t.co/uEY8xc4Dkd in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:47:38, 2017-11-06
@zndx @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops @DanielKayHertz Problem is that with CLT, deed restriction, etc we still ask… https://t.co/8vJ1iJ0YS2 in reply to ZaneSelvans 13:45:20, 2017-11-06
@zndx @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops I don’t *think* @DanielKayHertz is arguing against CLTs in the general sense… https://t.co/GSK3NkK0Vo in reply to zndx 13:43:50, 2017-11-06
How many centuries of work we still have to do. https://t.co/ZKnrr7uPI2 12:40:17, 2017-11-06
Especially since it’s gonna snow on Tuesday. https://t.co/rF1kcL6GvI 00:51:53, 2017-11-06
RT @lisang: Montreal elected its first female mayor today — 43 year-old Valerie Plante. https://t.co/H5Lay0kfL2 23:07:31, 2017-11-05
@zndx @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops Housing should be a place to live, not an asset class. For that we have @Vanguard_Group index funds. in reply to zndx 19:45:24, 2017-11-05
@zndx @ericmbudd @ehernandez @bhccoops I would argue that home (i.e. land) value appreciation is a socially corrosi… https://t.co/ofA2UbYqzw in reply to zndx 19:44:06, 2017-11-05
I refuse to answer my phone if I don’t recognize the number (and half the time even if I do…) and I’m talking to st… https://t.co/Zdjm6ut7DS 15:15:47, 2017-11-05
@ericmbudd @Stepan @jillgrano @chaspinrad (and if he doesn’t I will personally harangue him about it endlessly.) I… https://t.co/I6t3Jsag9d in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:04:53, 2017-11-05
@ericmbudd @Stepan @jillgrano @chaspinrad And I also believe him when he says that if the voters pass 2L, he will r… https://t.co/EFjd27jMmV in reply to ZaneSelvans 15:01:47, 2017-11-05
@ericmbudd @Stepan @jillgrano @chaspinrad I’m a strong, longtime muni supporter, and am still volunteering for Eric… https://t.co/tO1Wu0JTYu in reply to ericmbudd 15:00:31, 2017-11-05
@sepzilla @chaspinrad What about this feels surprising to you? in reply to sepzilla 12:43:24, 2017-11-05
RT @chaspinrad: 2/2 while opposition is sent to the entire list, your neighborhood listserv is engaging in divisive politics 12:42:43, 2017-11-05
RT @bolderbekah: @chaspinrad Have experienced. Statements of support include: thank you and I'm afraid to speak up because they might go af… 12:42:30, 2017-11-05
RT @chaspinrad: 1/2 My addition: if you email your neighborhood listserv and all responses of support are directed only to you https://t.co… 12:42:17, 2017-11-05
RT @Ayishat_Akanbi: Self care is also not arguing with people who are committed to misunderstanding you. 12:42:00, 2017-11-05
RT @tressiemcphd: People think "believe black Women" means we are always right. It means "assume we are rational". That's all I will say ab… 12:39:58, 2017-11-05
RT @TracyAnnin: Bought the actual best tote bag from @GeeksOUT at @GaymerX https://t.co/DBPnY1KXi4 12:37:57, 2017-11-05

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