I used to work in public housing/ housing vouchers, and I catch myself down this rabbit hole about how many families would have housing for what the government just pissed away. I’m a blue dot in a red state, and this was one of my points arguing to a conservative about why I’m a democrat. Don’t tell me that there’s…

That mock Belloq look is not doing her any favors. I mean that beyond the colonialism angle and whole Indian Jones villain aspect.  It’s a look that is probably best left in the 1930 and 1940s.

What the fuck did all of that pay for?

Why does she need a hotel room?  Doesn’t she use one of the planes equipped with bedrooms, bathrooms, etc? 

Her half day in Cairo would’ve covered my disability costs for 6+ years.

FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY.

Developers are total opportunists. They will simply go to places where the rent can be legally scaled to the demand. The fundamental problem is that price controls are incompatible with capitalism. Anytime there’s a price discrepancy, people will exploit it. A rent controlled building will have a waiting list and no…

I really appreciate this call for a fully inclusive housing agenda, since pro-housing activism is so often siloed.

Nice reporting.

she described trans students as “claiming gender confusion,” bathroom equity as “radical new gender identity policies,” and raised the specter of “predators” who “could abuse these new policies to hurt children.”

These terms will be replaced with vigorous hand waving below the waist and multiple utterances of, “Well...you know...!"

If you reach out to the Times’ writer or editor, they may be able to put her in touch with you

Yes, moving costs a lot.

You don’t. You live 90 minutes away and take 3 buses to get to work and home each day, while your children stay in daycare.

Because of course everyone has enough money saved to pick up and move to a cheaper place, right? And naturally, plenty more saved for all their living expenses while they’re looking for a job in this cheaper place.

Children are insanely expensive. My partner and I make solidly middle-class money and I have no idea how I’d raise a child on that. My IUD cost me nothing and has saved me so, so much cash.

How are supposed to pay $3000 for an apartment while making $10 per hour?

Larson took some of the plot from Schulman, and spoiler alert, also “plagiarized” Puccini, I guess, because some of the show is based on La Boheme. Schulman didn’t (and couldn’t) take legal action because Larson didn’t use any of her material word-for-word. He incorporated some general plot points, and general plot…

If they can’t air the show after tragic acts of gun violence, when is there going to be a time when they can air it? Like, when is there a time when there has been no recent gun violence?

I’m curious about why they made the effort to switch, though. Like, was it just so they could both have the experience? (Which, fine!!) I’m trying to think of a medical reason that would make one mother appropriate for incubation but not full gestation, and the only thing I can think of is incompetent cervix, but…