Neil Miller
Former federal gov. data scientist, urbanist, Neilchik
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- "Seafaring vessels are christened; concrete boats are born into solicitation sin." ⚓ Excited to share part one of this series with the @niskanencenter.bsky.social: www.niskanencenter.org/spotting-con...
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- Reposted by Neil MillerSecretaries Rubio and Hegseth looked every Senator in the eye a few weeks ago and said this wasn’t about regime change. I didn’t trust them then and we see now that they blatantly lied to Congress.
- President Trump said on Saturday that the U.S. had captured the Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro. Follow live updates. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
- Say no to war
- Reposted by Neil MillerPowerful letter to reflect on before you go to vote. Many candidates are running to roll back the progress Cambridge has made - they are explicitly pro-exclusionary zoning. A vote for ABC's pro-housing slate will help Cambridge go forward, not back. www.cambridgeday.com/2025/11/03/c...
- docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #CambMA EV+mail turnout is slightly higher in 2025 vs 2023, as of Saturday before election. Increases in precincts covering Alewife, Rindge, Port, Kendall, CX Crossing, some mid-Camb. Decreases in Wellington-Harrington, lower C-port @johnhawkinson.bsky.social
- Reposted by Neil Miller@ayannapressley.bsky.social is a nationwide progressive leader who's saying YES in her backyard to proven pro-housing champions! Congratulations Mayor Simmons, VM McGovern, @councillorsiddiqui.bsky.social, Ayesha Wilson, @votejivan.bsky.social, @burhanazeem.bsky.social: all 6 ABC-endorsed incumbents
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Puppet Master cascadeanalytics.substack.com/p/friendly-n...
- Reposted by Neil MillerCanvass TODAY and TOMORROW for our pro-housing slate! More info and sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Hear from our volunteers in 2023 about why they canvassed. Come join us and share your "Why?" for our next newsletter!
- A housing proposal at 84-86 Ellery St, #CambMA was blocked in part b/c architect Eleanor Raymond was born there. In 1981, Raymond said "I grew up alone by myself". "No, the house I grew up in was not important to me. I got out of it just as soon as I could." www.newspapers.com/newspage/436...
- Police Planning Places for People: how "stakeholder engagement" inflates reduces livability and increases the cost of affordable housing in Massachusetts open.substack.com/pub/cascadea...
- Freudian slip? "Chapter 40B has a long history of succession Massachusetts" - home rule must really be important in some places. www.mass.gov/info-details...
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- Boston cares! @bostonchildrens.bsky.social Blood Center sent out urgent need for platelets yesterday afternoon, and they've been full all day today. Make an appointment to donate: www.bostonchildrens.org/halfpints
- @mbta.com @mbtaslowzonebot.bsky.social Shuttles replaced red line through Kendall-- ok, great. But now the train broke at Kendall, my wife and many others are stuck there. It's late, please help everyone get home!
- Powerful tour on Underground Railroad and abolitionist history in Boston @ Museum of African-American History. 1854: Bostonians stormed the courthouse where Anthony Burns was being held under the Fugitive Slave Act. May his legacy be a blessing for us today. img: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Burns
- An anonymous Trump official said they were ending $100 million in contracts with Harvard. Dozens of outlets quoted them. I did the math, and that's not possible. The most "damage" that can be done to Harvard is half of that amount. New: open.substack.com/pub/cascadea...
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- In 2023, Mass. allocated millions to build a 'common app' for benefits like SNAP and MassHealth. The $ is still sitting there, stuck in contracting purgatory, and the work hasn't even started yet. 10,000s of families eligible for SNAP now go without cascadeanalytics.substack.com/p/friends-wi...
- Reposted by Neil MillerFrom a new Cambridge-area neighbor. Tired of being devoured? Donate to our pro-housing movement secure.actblue.com/donate/abc20... so the apartments stop hunting you.
- open.substack.com/pub/cascadea... Trying something new: a blog based on my 3 years as a gov data scientist, diving into the guts of management policy. First off, five red flags you can recognize in solicitations everywhere, OR, how DOD is spending $40M on a website that makes websites
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- Reposted by Neil MillerCentral Square was blessed by Keytar Bear last night @universalhub.com @cambridgeday.bsky.social Let's level up Porter Square too. More homes in the square = more neighbors hanging out = more Keytar Bear. Don't let the NIMBYs take this away from you. Keytar Bear in Porter Square! #campaignpromise
- Reposted by Neil MillerWeigh in on the future of Porter Square and North Mass! Inclusionary housing, and all homes, ARE a public good -- let the city know you support at least 12 stories on Mass Ave and 18 stories in Porter by right 🧵
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- I created the Sole Source Spotter to catch waste and corruption in Federal contracting: neilsmiller.github.io/Contract_opp... E.g. the Navy plans to give Leidos a 5-year sole source contract to support air traffic software that Leidos itself developed, continuing a *previous* 5-year no-bid contract
