Dan Berger
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Reminder: when they call Epstein a "pedophile," it's not only a lie, but targets heterosexual relations between adults.
Every moral panic begins with an abuse of language. This one is no different. richardhanania.com/p/the-real-tar…
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By all indications, Sen. Harper is bank for more after SB195 #slc
Benjamin Wood@BjaminWood
I’m working to confirm that Sen. Harper intends to force @slcmoves to tear up the new 300 West Bikeway, and potentially other safe streets projects completed by the city. I’m told by one elected #SLC official that the bike path’s destruction is “pretty possible.” #slc #utpol
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@stevehou I thought that REEs aren’t actually that critical.
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As I was saying
Steve Hou@stevehou
As I mentioned to @katieeperry and @StockSavvyShay rare earth is an under-appreciated critical issue. Most people aren't paying attention to rare earth or even know what's going on with it as it’s industrial side not consumer side and wonkish. There's a reason the US is being so conciliatory towards China: China has absolute dominance over RE, whose stoppage can bring the US economy to its knees and the US is powerless to fight back in the short run. This is a genuine silent national emergency to have one's throat in the hands of an adversary. So the US is willing to spend whatever it takes to overcome this stranglehold while it pretends to dance courteously with China in the mean time. The reason MP stock price has gone up so much YTD reflects exactly this exigency. MP Materials is the only integrated rare earth miner and processor in the US, with Mountain Pass mine in California. It produces mainly light rare earths (e.g., neodymium, praseodymium) and is building separation capacity. MP’s revenue is still tied to selling semi-processed concentrate to China though, and until its full processing and magnet-making capacity comes online, it’s partially exposed to the same bottlenecks.
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@micsolana @DKThomp “"Whataboutism" or "whataboutery" (as in, "but what about X?") refers to the propaganda strategy of responding to an accusation with a counter-accusation instead of offering an explanation or defense against the original accusation.”
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"Some of the most prominent anti-woke comedians are actually such pathetically cynical sellouts that I bet they'll
1. Support Trump by claiming he's the real free-speech candidate
2. Watch him become modern history's most anti-free-speech president
3. Speak out against his policies, but only by
4. Taking a check they don't actually need to celebrate the virtues of free speech in Saudi Arabia"
... genuinely sounds like some conspiratorial bullshit from the wokest person on your timeline in 2020. And here we are!
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With a record number of apartments coming online in Salt Lake City in 2025, we thought we’d highlight seven projects under construction. Have a look.
buildingsaltlake.com/hows-salt-lake…
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@daedaluslearn Seed oil alarmist opinions will be disregarded
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@bikelakecity If drivers are frequently running stop signs that sounds like a great argument to actually enforce our traffic laws 🤔
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SLC needs WAY MORE 4-way stops, especially on neighborhood streets. And the argument that drivers would break the rules so its better to just not have any is ... not great #slc
Jim Dalrymple II@Dalrymple
So disappointed in @slcmoves. Requested a stop sign at an intersection with frequent near-crashes, and received a condescending response saying no, and educating me about what stop signs are REALLY for.
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@Dalrymple @slcmoves I once wrote them asking why they have beg buttons at 2100/highland and also got a condescending response about why beg buttons are super crucial lol
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So disappointed in @slcmoves. Requested a stop sign at an intersection with frequent near-crashes, and received a condescending response saying no, and educating me about what stop signs are REALLY for.
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@brookebikesmke Absolute best is when they also have a little bike valet to park at. True VIP treatment.
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i genuinely don’t understand why crypto is such a hot button electoral issue. do they really donate that much? are there really that many voters who care about this???
Stephanie Kelly@StephanieKellyM
.@RoKhanna and Democratic lawmakers sent a letter to the DNC today urging it to take a forward-looking approach to digital assets. “From an electoral standpoint, crypto and blockchain technologies have an outsized impact in ensuring victories up and down the ballot.” #Bitcoin2024
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@bikelakecity They could learn something from Salt Lake Magazine.
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I'm not gonna link it because I don't want to send it any extra clicks but the Tribune has a "summer guide for cycling in SLC" and it's all about spandex biking and most of the trips it describes are outside of Salt Lake City
GIF
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Bari Weiss's website is just now realizing that Republicans are unhinged. Exquisite unintentional self-parody: thefp.com/p/gop-rabbit-h…
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@conorsen I’ve come fully around to your take that yimby’s actually don’t fully understand what it takes to build more housing, they understand one part well. But don’t get the entire ecosystem.
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I guess they didn’t get the memo about the success of the YIMBY movement.
Jay Parsons@jayparsons
Wood Partners -- the nation's 4th-largest apartment developer -- is exiting California and other West Coast markets. Why exit a market that is so undersupplied while favoring "high-supplied" markets? Wood didn't give a reason publicly, but its exit tells you a lot...
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@Noahpinion @eriktorenberg can you two please duke it out next pod?
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Salt Lake City accidentally sprayed hundreds of trees along North Temple with herbicide, shocking and possibly killing them.
It was a further setback for an area that has about half the tree canopy that the city's east side has.
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@mplsFietser Honestly, renter’s insurance sounds like the easier (and potentially safer) option. Glad you got it back though.
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@buildingslc “NIMBYs successfully block construction of new homes”
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The developers who want to build a tall mass timber building on a key corner in Sugar House have unveiled their latest pitch. Here's what we know so far.
buildingsaltlake.com/developers-rev…
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