Excited to see the big election news out of Michigan: Joel Arnold, policy director for @abundanthousingmi.bsky.social, is advancing to the general election in his run for Flint city council!
Henry Grabar
@henrygrabar.bsky.social
staff writer at the Atlantic, author of Paved Paradise, and other things besides
Apparently *not* a valid way to skirt rent stabilization laws (alleged in a lawsuit filed against the owners of the American Copper buildings in NY)
everything about this story of abandoned vats of rotting fish sauce in a tiny canadian town is incredible
How do you get rid of 110 vats of smelly fish sauce? This Newfoundland town is finally getting an answer | CBC Radio
It’ll take about 200 trips with a standard-sized dump truck to put an end to a stinky problem that has plagued the town of St. Mary’s, N.L., for the past 25 years.
cbc.ca
delightful story about the Costco parking lot, which is apparently quite the scene www.usatoday.com/story/money/...
Welcome to the Costco parking lot wars. It’s 'Survivor’ with cars
The No. 1 problem with Costco? Parking. Nothing gets hearts racing like hunting for an open spot. You can blame Costco's popularity and each other.
usatoday.com
apparently it was 121 degrees in Tunisia last week www.lapresse.tn/2026/07/18/c...
Cette ville tunisienne enregistre la température la plus élevée au monde
La ville de Kairouan a enregistré, vendredi 17 juillet 2026, la température la plus élevée au monde, selon l’Observatoire tunisien de la météo et du
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“the climate-driven smoke deaths result in economic damages that exceed existing estimates of climate-driven damages from *all other causes combined* in the U.S.A.” heatmap.news/daily/worryi...
What Worries Me Most About This Wildfire Smoke
We didn’t know days like this could happen. Then we learned how bad they really are.
heatmap.news
cool job alert!
Paul Williams@pewilliams.bsky.social · 3w agoI am looking for the nation's foremost modular housing respecters. We need someone to lead our modular consortium in the northeast, in collaboration with state housing finance agencies, to scale up modular across the region. If that's you or someone you know: publicenterprise.org/careers/depu...
yesterday i was trying to find pirate world cup streams and i came across an amazing phenomenon: Live YouTube streams that instantly re-broadcast the game as a "simulation," with CGI pitch and players, a little boxy and crude, standing in for the real ones
there‘s no disaster like a heat wave for pure contrast of public fun (jumping in the canal!) and private suffering
Jeremy Stahl@jeremystahl.bsky.social · last mo.I wrote about what it's like to try to travel with kids in France right now. slate.com/life/2026/06...
for her wimbledon 2026 entrance, naomi osaka wore "evolving ceremony", a design by japanese creator hana yagi that reimagines the traditional kimono through upcycled vintage pieces, a classic shiromuku bridal gown, and a deconstructed wedding dress
How air conditioning has become a flash point for the far right in France A thoughtful reflection by @henrygrabar.bsky.social of the Atlantic - please read www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
France Is Too Hot for Shutters and Ceiling Fans
Millions of people are suffering through the hottest days of their lives with few options.
theatlantic.com
In which I settle once and for all the question of: Why doesn’t France have more air conditioning www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
France Is Too Hot For Shutters and Ceiling Fans
Millions of people are suffering through the hottest days of their lives with few options.
theatlantic.com
this is wild -- it would be great for the city to take back control but deciding in secret to bid $3.3 billion seems to repeat some of the mistakes that led to the initial agreement blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/25/m...
Mayor's $3 Billion Parking Meter Offer Was $800 Million More Than The Next Highest Bid, Investor Says
The mayor’s office has said a confidentiality agreement prevented them from sharing bid details, but private companies involved said the agreement has been waived “for some period of time.”
blockclubchicago.org
“This is one of the best sites in Miami—past unfortunate situation notwithstanding,” the Damac spokesman said. www.wsj.com/real-estate/...
Condos Are for Sale at the Site of Florida’s Surfside Tragedy. Not One Has Sold.
A prolific Dubai developer is still trying after more than a year to sell its first unit where a condo building collapse killed 98 people.
wsj.com
Unbelievable and very scary Météo-France forecast for Paris nighttime temperatures this week: Tues, Weds, Thurs nights the low temp will not go below 86!
I’m stressed just reading about this 3.5 hour shuttle bus to MetLife www.nytimes.com/2026/06/16/n...
Bus, Train, Bike or Uber: Which Will Get You to MetLife Stadium First?
nytimes.com
very amusing and informative @willoremus.com piece on "GEO" replacing "SEO" as businesses make a play for bots' attention www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears. www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/t...
Muslims at Texas GOP Convention told to leave party, country
Muslim delegates and attendees hoping to participate in the state Republican convention were shunned and rejected by members as they espoused themes of party unity ahead of the November election.
texastribune.org
here's something cool: Donald Shoup's review of Paved Paradise, newly translated for the French journal Transports Urbains! stm.cairn.info/revue-transp...
stm.cairn.info
Use this link, the old one is having issues! danielkayhertz.com/developergame
very impressed with (and educated by!) this @danielkayhertz.bsky.social joint housing-developer-game.dhertz.workers.dev
housing-developer-game.dhertz.workers.dev
I was going to say seems cheap for this address but damn that maintenance: "The asking price is $8 million, according to Roberta Golubock of Sotheby’s International Realty; monthly maintenance is $16,741." www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/r...
A Gabled Penthouse Atop the Dakota Is on the Market for $8 Million
nytimes.com
