I've seen this happen to my generation in Italy. The results? Delayed family formation, folks having fewer kids or no kids, and folks having their first kid later in life (late 30s-early 40s). And it's not just the housing costs. It's the ever-increasing gap between housing costs and earnings

High Housing Costs Are Keeping More Young Adults in Their Parents’ Homes

The share of young adults living with their parents has increased across all metropolitan areas and all income groups, with the highest increases in more una…

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(1/3) Wondering what's actually in the Tim Scott / Elizabeth Warren 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, and what advocates and policymakers can do with it? Check out the implementation guide @willpoffwebster.bsky.social and I wrote with Pew's housing team. Some highlights: ifp.org/the-success-...

The Success of the New Federal Housing Law Now Rests on States and Localities | IFP

Billions of dollars could flow to proactive jurisdictions that build more homes

ifp.org

I am going to create a tech company called like WaterX with the premise that we can have fewer and less intense wildfires by applying more water to the fires. The line to write me billion dollar checks starts out my front door, thank you

as noted yesterday, Trump has now come around to treating an Iranian toll system covering the Strait of Hormuz as a given. Hard to overstate the level of strategic failure. US started the war purely as a war of choice and ends up dramatically empowering Iran and given the Iranian govt big wins.

Bill Grueskin@bgrueskin.bsky.social · 4h ago

Reuters: Iran wants fees of 5%-7% of the price of cargo from ships using the strait; Oman wants 3%. "Making fees voluntary, at least nominally, could be a way out of the impasse, although an implied threat of Iranian attacks could mean shippers would be ​unlikely to risk transit without paying."

You see, the thing is, Vote Blue No Matter Who.

Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 5h ago

Schumer/Gillibrand on @abdulelsayed.bsky.social's nomination: "Democrats are united by a common purpose: putting a check on Donald Trump by defeating his Republican enablers and taking back the Senate. We look forward to working with Abdul and Democrats across Michigan to win this seat in November."

This may be more concessions from Trump to get Iran to agree to a deal.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 5h ago

The United States has removed counterterrorism sanctions from two aircraft and three airlines with links to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to details posted to the U.S. Treasury Department's website on Wednesday. ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actio...

My blog post on building code reform went up on YIMBY Action's main blog. yimbyaction.org/blog/beyond-... Many thanks to @kevinrmatthews.bsky.social, @robertagreer.bsky.social, and @stephenjacobsmith.com for your assistance on this!

What a bunch of horse shit. Look at: bsky.app/profile/jaso...

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6h ago

MORGAN STANLEY: ".. On Aug 6th, investors will see an unlock of around $100bn worth of incremental $SPCX, which we see as an opportunity to gain exposure to a potential generational compounder that converts energy into a networked/swarming intelligence at scale." [Jonas]

literally just this

Stan Oklobdzija@stano.bsky.social · 14h ago

The best thing about Vote Blue No Matter Who is that it unloads a lot of cognitive burden. I wanted Tom Steyer to be in the Governor's race, but he's not so I'm gonna vote for Becerra. I don't follow his campaign at all: I'm voting for him because he's not a Republican.

I meant to post this last night but if you’re mad about any of the primary results you got 24 hours to bleed, try not to say anything you’ll regret in 48, and then it’s Blue No Matter Who.

Ok listen I think people should really consider that having a preference in a primary is fine and if you preference doesn’t win the more important issue at hand is not whether or not you don’t like but winning against republicans in November.

This isn't just something Nolan is saying. If you look back at early zoning history and what the champions were saying, they were incredibly explicit This from West Hartford, CT. The first community in CT to have zoning

M. Nolan Gray 🥑@mnolangray.bsky.social · yesterday

There is really no reason for minimum lot sizes, except to make it illegal to build starter homes, block housing, and raise costs; state regulations already cover well and septic concerns in these places.

This is one reason why I think you have to look at US infrastructure cost disease beyond the context of land use controls, NIMBYism, local government fragmentation, etc. It’s a pervasive problem.

Infrastory@infrastory.bsky.social · 22h ago

If you thought infrastructure procurement had problems, defense procurement is a whole other animal. Read the latest Infrastory now: open.substack.com/pub/infrasto...

Single Stair advocates at Portland City Council meeting:

Councilor Candace Avalos@counciloravalos.bsky.social · 21h ago

Next up: Vice Chair Green and I have invited @portlandneighborswelcome.org and their partners to tell us about a single-stair design competition they recently organized. The competition is part of a broader initiative focused on mid-rise housing development and single-stair building code changes.

The Kelsey (disability-forward housing developer) is leading the Elevator Reform Coalition. If you belong to a YIMBY/AARP/AIA/NAHB group, or are just interested, RSVP for the kick-off (9/16, 1 pm ET) here: form.jotform.com/262106622196... ...general group here: form.jotform.com/262085033647...

Biked 1 mile to coffee. Then biked another mile to the pharmacy. Then biked 1 mile home. 95% on protected (separated) bike infra. More Americans deserve the freedom of a life like this (if they want it).

The ROAD to Housing Act has just created a bunch of pots of free money for cities and states that can get it together and start legalizing housing. ifp.org/the-success-...

The Success of the New Federal Housing Law Now Rests on States and Localities | IFP

Billions of dollars could flow to proactive jurisdictions that build more homes

ifp.org

Unbelievable air quality readings of 1000-3000 around Wenatchee, Leavenworth, and Plain, as of 11:50 AM in Chelan County, WA. At this point, smoke is like fog. This level of smoke is hazardous to all, for any length of time outside. #wawx #smoke #wildfires

This will get a fraction of the attention that Zohran Mamdani got for calling Netanyahu a war criminal.

Kyle Clark@kylec.bsky.social · yesterday

Depicting Jewish people with horns is a centuries-old, dehumanizing, antisemitic trope. Democratic Gov nominee Phil Weiser is outspoken about his mother’s birth in a Nazi concentration camp, his family members killed in the Holocaust, and the threat posed by antisemitism today.

Some good news. I hope we do what we can, policy wise, here in Oregon to make solar energy cheap and plentiful

David Roberts@volts.wtf · yesterday

Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.

One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

Data are clear: Speed safety cameras are arguably the fastest, most effective, most affordable way to cut traffic fatalities

David Zipper@davidzipper.bsky.social · yesterday

A story of cause and effect: Last November, Ontario banned cities from using speed safety cameras to issue tickets. Reckless speeding immediately surged in Toronto, Ottawa, Guelph, and cities throughout the province. A 🧵 about my latest in Bloomberg (gift link)

Tonight, I will be joining for a national town hall on ending the housing crisis hosted by Cambridge Vice Mayor @burhanazeem.bsky.social. See you there? voteburhan.com/housing/

A beautiful corner of Oregon. A few years back we blundered our way into the Young Life camp and through the hills with my Italian in-laws... blog.therealitaly.com/2007/08/31/t...

The Wild West

This summer, we went to Oregon with my wife Ilenia’s parents. This was their second time in the US, but their first in Oregon. One of my favorite parts of Oregon to show people – especi…

blog.therealitaly.com

Leah Sottile@leahsottile.bsky.social · yesterday

The 37-person town of Antelope, Oregon has a rich, strange history. I wrote this essay for Portland Monthly about being drawn to its darkness: www.pdxmonthly.com/travel-and-o...

If you haven't followed my campaign account yet, here it is! I have hired someone younger to me to make sure we actually post things there more regularly 🙃 Excited to get a campaign kickoff event scheduled for early fall, watch @keblerformayor.bsky.social for more details!

Kebler for Mayor 🗳️@keblerformayor.bsky.social · 2mo ago

It's official: I’m seeking another term to provide tested and trusted leadership in this pivotal moment. I hope you'll support my campaign so we can keep building a thriving city that’s safe, inclusive, and affordable for everyone.

I don't think I saw numbers this high even during the 2020 fires. Holy crap. Poor Prineville

Banger report from @shaanthx.bsky.social on self-dealing from Oregon's Republican gov. hopeful. Sen. Christine Drazan registered a new consulting business in 2023, then a new nonprofit 3 weeks later, then paid her consulting biz $100k from the nonprofit. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/04/h...

How Drazan’s consulting firm pocketed nearly $100k from her nonprofit with little oversight  • Oregon Capital Chronicle

The situation offers insight into how one of Oregon’s most successful recent Republican politicians handled her finances ahead of a campaign.

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Oregon absolutely covered by smoke this morning 😭

Co-host of Charlie Kirk’s podcast whose book was blurbed by DJT, Jr and JD Vance. Don’t call them fascists though.

Just so everyone knows, this is a tried-and-true mainstream media tactic. For progressives/leftist candidates, every election is a “crucial test” and any loss would serve as proof to the media that the latest left-side moment is at its end. Any win, though, just means it’s time to find a new test.

Politico@politico.com · 2d ago

Michigan will provide another crucial test of whether progressives can not only keep up their winning streak in safe-blue seats but also break through in battlegrounds crucial for control of Congress. The stakes for the Democratic Party are huge.