@sbaborn.bsky.social
the gods of the valley are not the gods of the hills
“We are the luckiest bastards alive,” he says of living in Marblehead. “We can’t also be the most self-interested bastards alive. They can’t be the same thing.”
He asked if Marblehead was 'kind of being pricks.' Then the internet found him.
David Modica did not plan on speaking at Town Meeting, yet his brief remark exposed confusion over housing compliance and local candor.
www.marbleheadindependent.com
May 7, 2026 at 3:36 AM
“We are the luckiest bastards alive,” he says of living in Marblehead. “We can’t also be the most self-interested bastards alive. They can’t be the same thing.”
The GAP redesign proposal is great and I'm thrilled these parks and neighborhoods will be better connected.
But there's a LOT of hay being made about a proposal that diverts cars from an area roughly the size of 6 tennis courts or half of a football field.
But there's a LOT of hay being made about a proposal that diverts cars from an area roughly the size of 6 tennis courts or half of a football field.
April 14, 2026 at 2:14 AM
The GAP redesign proposal is great and I'm thrilled these parks and neighborhoods will be better connected.
But there's a LOT of hay being made about a proposal that diverts cars from an area roughly the size of 6 tennis courts or half of a football field.
But there's a LOT of hay being made about a proposal that diverts cars from an area roughly the size of 6 tennis courts or half of a football field.
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Can This Chaotic Brooklyn Plaza Be Car-Free? Mamdani Says Yes.
www.nytimes.com
April 13, 2026 at 1:19 PM
RETVRN, but like, just for Saabs
March 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
RETVRN, but like, just for Saabs
Lord, I see what you have done for others ,,,
February 19, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Lord, I see what you have done for others ,,,
Breaking: blockbuster trade involving the Wizards. I wonder what the local paper’s sports section has to say about it
February 4, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Breaking: blockbuster trade involving the Wizards. I wonder what the local paper’s sports section has to say about it
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GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong
The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.
www.theatlantic.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:16 AM
GIFT ARTICLE (no paywall). Masterpiece reporting here from Adam. He deserves awards for this.
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
“This is my first occupation,” Olsen said as I climbed into the truck. “Welcome to the underground, I guess.”
“Stocks rallied off their session lows, with the S&P 500 hitting a new all-time intraday high as investors shook off the Department of Justice opening a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.”
stocks.apple.com/A6WJtUGTnRYu...
stocks.apple.com/A6WJtUGTnRYu...
S&P 500 hits fresh all-time high as traders look past Fed independence risk, bank rate cap threat — CNBC
Stocks rebounded Monday afternoon as traders shook off concerns around the Justice Department's investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
stocks.apple.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
“Stocks rallied off their session lows, with the S&P 500 hitting a new all-time intraday high as investors shook off the Department of Justice opening a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.”
stocks.apple.com/A6WJtUGTnRYu...
stocks.apple.com/A6WJtUGTnRYu...
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the capacity for state violence is vast but that does not mean it is infinite
September 18, 2025 at 5:04 AM
the capacity for state violence is vast but that does not mean it is infinite
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looking forward to the upcoming sharyn alfonsi and bari weiss debate on whether integrity matters
December 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
looking forward to the upcoming sharyn alfonsi and bari weiss debate on whether integrity matters
“Preparing for meetings isn't something that requires AI, nor is research, unless, of course, you don't really give a shit about the actual content of what you're reading or the message of what you're saying”
December 20, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Preparing for meetings isn't something that requires AI, nor is research, unless, of course, you don't really give a shit about the actual content of what you're reading or the message of what you're saying”
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“Municipal politics in the 20th century was focused on getting the other municipalities to be the place that served the needs of the sorts of families that don’t have cars. The other municipalities didn’t comply.”
My first take on the Michael Green "$140,000 minimum wage" discourse.
open.substack.com/pub/kevinerd...
open.substack.com/pub/kevinerd...
Are we underestimating who is poor?
Michael Green has caused a bit of a dust-up with a piece that was picked up by the Free Press, and which he followed up on at his substack newsletter.
open.substack.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
“Municipal politics in the 20th century was focused on getting the other municipalities to be the place that served the needs of the sorts of families that don’t have cars. The other municipalities didn’t comply.”
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ok this is the first car-tailgate manifesto that i actually agree with tho
November 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
ok this is the first car-tailgate manifesto that i actually agree with tho
He may be correct insofar as he's talking about *his* ancestors.
But they lost that war.
But they lost that war.
September 3, 2025 at 3:31 AM
He may be correct insofar as he's talking about *his* ancestors.
But they lost that war.
But they lost that war.
Court Street, in its current configuration, is the most dangerous road I’ve biked on in the city, let alone Brooklyn. Drivers consistently try to run bikers off the road.
The Department of Transportation wants to add a protected bike lane on Court Street in Brooklyn, adding a key southbound cycling route from Downtown Brooklyn to Red Hook and taming a notorious two lane roadway.
DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane For Court Street This Summer - Streetsblog New York City
A classic DOT road diet redesign will bring order to this Court.
buff.ly
June 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Court Street, in its current configuration, is the most dangerous road I’ve biked on in the city, let alone Brooklyn. Drivers consistently try to run bikers off the road.
Tejada +158 and Champoussin +217, Astana out of the basement.
Arkea now 6th place out of 6 for the final 3 WT spots.
#ParisNice
Arkea now 6th place out of 6 for the final 3 WT spots.
#ParisNice
March 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Tejada +158 and Champoussin +217, Astana out of the basement.
Arkea now 6th place out of 6 for the final 3 WT spots.
#ParisNice
Arkea now 6th place out of 6 for the final 3 WT spots.
#ParisNice
if your date night is watching jeopardy in my living room, your date night is gonna get crashed
March 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
if your date night is watching jeopardy in my living room, your date night is gonna get crashed
If Hamilton was the artistic expression of 45-resistance, Catarina (or something like it) stands to be the expression for 47.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/t...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/t...
Murder as Family Tradition in ‘Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists’
Tiago Rodrigues’s play is intentionally a work of provocation, but it is also stylized to create a helpful distance from events and ideas.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2025 at 3:50 AM
If Hamilton was the artistic expression of 45-resistance, Catarina (or something like it) stands to be the expression for 47.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/t...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/t...
At some point trying to pull hands back from the stove doesn’t meet the moment
The moment demands you crank the stove as high as it goes
The moment demands you crank the stove as high as it goes
January 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
At some point trying to pull hands back from the stove doesn’t meet the moment
The moment demands you crank the stove as high as it goes
The moment demands you crank the stove as high as it goes
first time in midtown this year. almost getting hit in the crosswalk by a rangers fan driving to msg is definitely a better experience when you know he paid $9 for the privilege of playing his part
January 9, 2025 at 11:40 PM
first time in midtown this year. almost getting hit in the crosswalk by a rangers fan driving to msg is definitely a better experience when you know he paid $9 for the privilege of playing his part
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Just in: New Jersey’s request for a TRO has been denied. Congestion pricing goes live in 27 hours and 36 minutes.
January 4, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Just in: New Jersey’s request for a TRO has been denied. Congestion pricing goes live in 27 hours and 36 minutes.
my first exposure to calacanis was him making a generally reasonable point that paternalistically limiting access to private markets may erode public trust in institutions
the next 37 exposures, uhh,,,,,,,,
the next 37 exposures, uhh,,,,,,,,
November 22, 2024 at 9:53 PM
my first exposure to calacanis was him making a generally reasonable point that paternalistically limiting access to private markets may erode public trust in institutions
the next 37 exposures, uhh,,,,,,,,
the next 37 exposures, uhh,,,,,,,,