@pluralistic@mamot.fr avatar pluralistic , to random

"Should credit allocation and payments be controlled by a set of lazy right-wing who hate government, or a hungrier and deeply corrupt group of scammers?"

-Matt Stoller
https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-the-slow-death

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@junesim63@mstdn.social avatar junesim63 , to random

"This part of Midtown will soon resemble a huddle of bloated bankers squeezed into stilettos, casting ever longer shadows down the canyons of Manhattan and obliterating views of the city’s cherished peaks, while crushing a generation of handsome, usable buildings beneath them."

An eco obscenity: Norman Foster’s steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline | Architecture | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/dec/03/eco-obscenity-norman-foster-skyscraper-jp-morgan-new-york