Michael Friedrich
@mfriedrichnyc
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writing about the politics of cities and housing for The Baffler, The New Republic, & others | [email protected]
Brooklyn, NY
Joined March 2015
A group of former tenants has organized the first rent debt strike in U.S. history. They are refusing to pay back unjust debts to Equity Residential, a corporate landlord accused of widespread misconduct. I wrote about their campaign for @TheProspect.
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So basically the Epstein files vindicated the most conspiracy-theory-brained understandings of American geopolitics, where it's all just corrupt politicians, establishment luminaries, and intelligence agencies fucking kids and blackmailing each other all the live-long day.
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I love that “the ruling class is full of malevolent pedophiles” is something you can unambiguously say now
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike. Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year. Upwards of 12,000 @SBWorkersUnited members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
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the fact that developers are lamenting a 4% cap on rent raises as a blow to the housing market tells you all you need to know about whether More Supply will ever lead to sustained rent decreases. can’t use the market. only gets more obvious
The results are in: LA City Council votes in rent increase formula of 90% of CPI with a 1% floor and 4% ceiling. They also eliminate 1-2% additional increases for master-metered buildings. A blow to LA’s housing market, but much better than the 60% of CPI they were pushing.
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One reason that the left is preoccupied with the atrocities in Palestine is that, if you dig, you find that they are connected to injustice in basically every other domain of American life you care to name. Say what you will about the "omnicause."
A brilliant new story by @thomasbirm connects American Landmark, a giant corporate landlord with aggressive eviction practices, to its Israeli owner Electra, which is directly contributing to the displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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As part of the shutdown deal, centrist Democrats are supporting a measure that guts food safety regulations. Insane.
SCOOP: Senators quietly put language into the shutdown deal helping their donors block rules to prevent food contamination & foodborne illnesses at farms & restaurants, according to bill text reviewed by @LeverNews. The provisions come amid an explosion of food-borne illnesses.
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Yesterday, @thenation ran my unprecedented investigation revealing a major U.S. landlord's links to West Bank settlements and the IDF. To see how American Landmark's U.S. tenants are being victimized, let's look at AL's properties in Charlotte, NC.(1/10) https://t.co/bzArRbpHOz
thenation.com
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
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“since ceasefire”
Israel has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in Gaza since ceasefire
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One reason that the left is preoccupied with the atrocities in Palestine is that, if you dig, you find that they are connected to injustice in basically every other domain of American life you care to name. Say what you will about the "omnicause."
A brilliant new story by @thomasbirm connects American Landmark, a giant corporate landlord with aggressive eviction practices, to its Israeli owner Electra, which is directly contributing to the displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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A brilliant new story by @thomasbirm connects American Landmark, a giant corporate landlord with aggressive eviction practices, to its Israeli owner Electra, which is directly contributing to the displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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This story is horrifying, though it is oddly refreshing to hear a landlord straight-up admit that this is their business model. In Canada, landlords like Starlight try to bury it in euphemisms.
We have a stunning story from @thomasbirm in @thenation. It's about how one of Israel's biggest companies, with deep ties to the IDF and illegal settlements, is taking over huge swathes of American real estate—with tenants paying the price. A MUST-read!
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NEW: Jeffrey Epstein Worked on Wire Transfer to Israeli Spy Who Stayed for Weeks at a Time at His Manhattan Mansion w/@MazMHussain
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Leaked emails show Epstein working on a wire transfer to Ehud Barak's top aide, Yoni Koren, who regularly stayed at his apartment.
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@thomasbirm @thenation @typeinvestigate Enviable piece of writing and reporting here: https://t.co/YBIUE99JOc
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One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
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A brilliant new story by @thomasbirm connects American Landmark, a giant corporate landlord with aggressive eviction practices, to its Israeli owner Electra, which is directly contributing to the displacement of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
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@typeinvestigate American Landmark's CEO told @thomasbirm that "some people are absolutely displaced" when his firm buys a property. In fact, he said, the company typically expects around 45 percent of tenants to leave once it takes over. https://t.co/3WKWVL0ZSm
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For @thenation and @typeinvestigate, I looked into American Landmark, a major landlord filing evictions far more than the national average. I found they are owned by an Israeli company with ties to the IDF, including during the Gaza genocide. (1/10) https://t.co/bzArRbp9Z1
thenation.com
One of Israel’s biggest companies is taking over huge swaths of US real estate—and tenants are paying the price.
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If Palestinians killed 242 Israelis, they would have called it another Oct.7. Since Israelis killed 242 Palestinians, they call it a ceasefire.
The Israeli army violated the ceasefire agreement in Gaza Strip 282 times since it was introduced, killing 242 Palestinian civilians and injuring 620.
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