@moseskagan To their credit, they’ve since admitted that the analysis was incorrect.
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(((Ron Demeter)))
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(((Ron Demeter)))
@RonMozaic
Senior Partner at Vectis Strategies. Ex-journo, still journalistic. Proud @JohnsHopkins and @JHUNewsLetter alum. Likes: Public transit, basketball, news.
Los Angeles, CA Katılım Kasım 2011
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Remember when those idiots at UCLA published the paper showing that taxing away 5% of the gross sale proceeds of every piece of real estate in LA >$5MM wouldn't impact housing production?
Gurwinder@G_S_Bhogal
A 7 year investigation of social science research found that only 1/2 of results could be replicated, and only 1/8 of data analyses could be reproduced. It’s now wiser to assume a social science study is flawed until there’s reason to believe otherwise. nature.com/articles/d4158…
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Gas prices surging📈 in California and nationwide.
A ride on @metrolosangeles is still $1.75. Free transfers too.
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@SinaiLawFirm Huh? If anything, they prioritize the interests and demands of property owners centered around a fundamental mechanism of capitalism: supply and demand determines markets.
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A core YIMBY concept is that local government should prioritize the interests (and demands) of people who don’t live there (but want to move there) over the interests of the existing residents
That’s why it’s a bankrupt ideology
Richard Hanania@RichardHanania
French Laundry chef: “No one asked ME whether they could build apartments near by.” NIMBYs are a case of the banality of evil. If you don’t think these people are the main barrier to Americans living better lives, you don’t understand our current situation.
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@jnewsgabe One of the wealthiest Congressmen (via marriage), representing one of the wealthiest districts in America, complaining about the "Epstein class" is really something.
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Ro Khanna draws connection between what he calls the "Epstein class" and war in Iran, or "wars of choice"
Ro Khanna@RoKhanna
The Epstein class thinks it runs America. They treat the rest of us as dispensable. We need to stand up against wars of choice & elite impunity. ms.now/opinion/epstei…
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@MeghanMcCain Please, just stop. You don’t get LA politics, like at all.
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Spencer Pratt is actually a really impressive change candidate. He's landing brutal blows and his messaging is easy to digest. I've been watching skilled politicians my whole life - don't underestimate his capacity to pull this off and become Mayor.
E X X ➠A L E R T S@ExxAlerts
ALERT: LA mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt fires back against Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass after a reporter asked him if being a “reality TV star” is hurtful for his campaign. “That was from 20 years ago. If we look at what Karen Bass was doing 20 years ago, she was in Cuba learning how to make bombs with the people who would then go bomb Capitol Hill.”
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@SteveHiltonx How would you “deal with it?” Just spent some time perusing your website. I cant find anything on your approach to homelessness, but perhaps I missed it. Nobody wants encampments, but most elected officials have learned that this is not an easy issue to solve.
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Right off the freeway in San Diego, on state property run by Newsom’s Caltrans, you’ve got homeless encampments in every direction.
Fire risk. Debris. Health hazards. Local residents have been asking for action for years. Nothing’s been done.
In 2024, Newsom said: “If we don’t deal with this, we don’t deserve to be in office.”
It’s now 2026. He didn't deal with it, and he doesn't deserve to be in office.
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(((Ron Demeter))) retweetledi
My first story for L.A. Material is a behind-the-scenes account of the week that remade the L.A. mayoral race — how the city’s political class scrambled to marshal an alternative to Mayor Karen Bass, and ended up w a challenger no one saw coming. lamaterial.com/p/five-days-th…
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(((Ron Demeter))) retweetledi
Jewish institutions now spend $765 million annually on security, according to an estimate last year by the Jewish Federations of North America.
A typical Jewish organization spends 14% of its annual budget on security, @jfederations estimates. nytimes.com/2026/03/13/us/…
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@NTarnopolsky Wow. Is this actually real? I never thought I’d see the day.
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💥#Breaking: Representatives of the Israeli and Lebanese governments are expected to meet for a round of unprecedented direct talks, with Ron Dermer slated to meet official Lebanese reps and Kushner leading the US part of the initiative.
Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي@NTarnopolsky
💥@BarakRavid reports that Netanyahu has appointed Ron Dermer, who has no security clearance & is neither an elected nor an appointed official, with the wartime Lebanon file, related contact with the Trump administration & leading negotiations with Lebanon, should there be talks
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@JoshKraushaar The Israeli left is Meretz and parts of Labor. Yesh Atid is centrist.
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The American left is entirely at odds with the Israeli left.
Yair Zivan@YairZivan
Senator, I work for the Leader of the Opposition in Israel and I’m writing this from a bomb shelter with my children. Israel is under attack by fanatical terrorists who want to murder us. It never ceases to amaze that your humanity never seems to extend to Israeli lives.
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BREAKING: Police are on scene after several gunshots were fired toward a home belonging to @rihanna in Beverly Hills.
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department say one woman has been arrested in connection with the shooting.
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@EYakoby Making fun of his cousin—the current HHS secretary.
Context is a helluva thing.
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BREAKING: Democrat Jack Schlossberg, posted then removed a recipe for a 'MAHA Energy Ball.'
"Two ounces of Jew blood. Ashkennazi not Sephardic."
What is wrong with these people?
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@GreekGodOfHops @ILBaseball Selective outrage, if you can even call it that. For example, how many "Team Italy" players have lived in Italy? Let players celebrate their heritage. It's a wonderful thing.
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Proud to be American, proud to be Jewish, and proud to be coaching @ILBaseball! Yalla! #ItsJustBaseball
Kacee Allen@KaceeRAllen
Kevin Youkilis, a former MLB All-Star and 2x World Series champ, decided to coach for Team Israel over Team USA in this year's World Baseball Classic, even though he was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, and has never lived in Israel. This is a perfect example of where Jewish people’s loyalty really lies, because it’s certainly not with America.
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@JasonJournoDC @DailyCaller And in the clip you posted he gave an in depth explainer addressing every point with context, facts, and history. Like him or not, this Governor is well-prepared for any question and one of the best interviews in politics.
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🚨NEW: Katie Couric hits Gavin Newsom with *BRUTAL* California stats🚨
"The HIGHEST poverty rate, unemployment, Mississippi schools outperform California schools, especially for poor kids."
"People see that & say, 'No thanks, California! No thanks, Gavin Newsom!'"
@DailyCaller
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@DodgersNation 0
This game doesn't count. When it mattered, he delivered...to the tune of a Riveraesque 0.84 ERA in the playoffs last year.
The dude is still a kid and throws 100mph+. He's fine.
Oh, and I'm not a Dodger fan.
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Roki Sasaki was pulled off the mound in the first inning of the Dodgers vs Guardians game.
He gave up a grand slam, couldn’t record a single out, only logged 8 strikes and walked 3 batters.
How worried are you on a scale of 1-10?
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@lalovestrump No. There was a kitchen fire that took out a few stores. There are very few vacancies in the BH business triangle and many new stores coming in.
Beverly Hills is hot.
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Owner of Cafe Landwer with an update on Beverly Hills retail space vacancy on Canon
“Everything is closed” many restaurants and retail stores are shut down / for lease
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@California_Derp @la_dorkout @UniStudios Costs $1.75 to take the train there. There's a free shuttle up if you want to avoid the steep hill. The movie theater is overpriced though, by a lot.
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@la_dorkout It would be way cooler if those dicks didn't charge $35 to park there. @UniStudios I live close by and that's what stops me every time.
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When Universal opened CityWalk in 1993, it was revolutionary... praised for its isolation, away from crime-infested LA streets "where people can enjoy urbanity in safety." The model is obselete, but The Grove, et al, are residues of private "public" spaces, just more accessible.
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@jacobgurvis Don’t think these top them but Sarah Hughes earning the gold medal in figure skating and Kerri Strug vaulting with a broken ankle.
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Is it crazy to say that Hughes' golden goal is the most significant Jewish American sports achievement since Mark Spitz won 7 golds in Munich in 1972? Or since Sandy Koufax sat out a World Series game on Yom Kippur in 1965.
Does anything else top this?
The Hockey News@TheHockeyNews
Jack Hughes: the first player in hockey history to have a Bar Mitzvah and a Golden Goal! Pretty cool!
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