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Last Checked Sept. 24, 2020

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Fri Sep 04 23:18:14 +0000 2020

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

Does anyone understand *why* The Generals are so determined to be engaged in Afghanistan forever? — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 4, 2020 Hibernated

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Every once in a while you get an obvious case that a city councilor in Beverly Hills saying zoning reform isn’t the answer because we need to decommodify housing, but in the general case it’s ambiguous. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 4, 2020 Hibernated

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@JakeAnbinder I am not as well-versed in the history, but my broad impression is that the toolkit of NIMBYism (local control, endless review, etc) were originally developed to block midcentury public projects and market activity was kind of collateral damage. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 4, 2020 Hibernated

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