The Jones Act is the bedrock of the U.S. maritime and shipping industry. @TransportDems are protecting American-made ships and jobs as costs continue to rise from the Administration’s war with Iran.

The median California voter has no morals and only cares about preserving the value of their home

I spoke to @amolrajan on Radical about what it will take to make the UK grow again - we cover a lot: AI, pensions, capitalism, the role of risk in British culture, state capacity, entrepreneurship... and lots more.

Or go to the Presidio, jump in the ocean, get a coffee at The Mill, watch sunset at Twin Peaks, ride a bike anywhere, see live music, eat a burrito, take a grass nap in GG Park, have beer at The Page, watch the Bay Bridge lights, wander Chinatown, wander Ferry building, run across GG Bridge, walk Fort Funston, eat the best meal of your life with friends…drive any direction for 2hrs. And be deeply grateful for the heavenscape you live in.

California has reinvented feudalism from first principles wsj.com/economy/housing/in-c…

At its core, I think is driven by the same desire as “Freeze the Rent” … people want to be able to STAY where they are living

The woman prosecutors said killed a family of four after ramming into a bus stop with her car in San Francisco’s West Portal neighborhood will avoid jail time after changing her plea in court. sfchronicle.com/crime/articl…

Today, Luke Farrell explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned America’s safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors.

EXCLUSIVE: @zohrankmamdani will be sworn in as mayor on midnight on January 1 inside the old abandoned City Hall subway station, saying that he sees the venue as a symbol for the aims of his upcoming administration. buff.ly/uHR8XdU

"Love, family, community… these things come when you abandon your dreams of stimulating the local economy." theargumentmag.com/p/the-nim…

Two conversations this weekend make me think that there's a vibe shift afoot in Silicon Valley around what one should work on and what is worthwhile. Culturally, it feels like the moment is ripe for new frameworks: • Davos expert morality is stale and discredited. • It's also apparent that the "just be super based" Counter-Enlightenment is not really an answer. (Yes, woke went too far, but simply inverting it doesn't work.) • EA is no longer the automatic default for smart people. • There's increasing skepticism of slot and slop machine dynamics. Overall, "what is worthy and valuable?" feels like it's becoming more central.

this is basically how open source works for big tech