<![CDATA[Slow Boring : Evening Edition]]>https://www.slowboring.com/s/sb-pmhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!gzxV!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fceeb681e-a14d-4bbb-a8fe-951c29603e3f_256x256.pngSlow Boring : Evening Editionhttps://www.slowboring.com/s/sb-pmSubstackWed, 11 Nov 2026 03:13:18 GMT<![CDATA[Tuesday discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/tuesday-discussion-post-412https://www.slowboring.com/p/tuesday-discussion-post-412Tue, 10 Nov 2026 23:01:49 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Voters went for YIMBY candidates — but not their ballot initiatives]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/voters-went-for-yimby-candidateshttps://www.slowboring.com/p/voters-went-for-yimby-candidatesMon, 09 Nov 2026 23:02:00 GMT
U.S. Senator-elect James Talarico walks through the U.S. Capitol on November 9, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

Abundance was on the ballot last week, and now that the votes are in, the results are mixed.

Midterm candidates across the country ran on an abundance-adjacent message, leaning into affordability as an animating iss…

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]]><![CDATA[The end of purple Colorado?]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-end-of-purple-coloradohttps://www.slowboring.com/p/the-end-of-purple-coloradoSat, 07 Nov 2026 14:02:40 GMT
U.S. Representative Lauren Boebert checks incoming election results on a laptop during an election night watch party at The Grainhouse on November 3, 2026. (Photo by R.J. Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

The votes are still being tallied, but Colorado Democrats appear to have had one of their best midterms in the state’s history…

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]]><![CDATA[Friday discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/friday-discussion-post-0d9https://www.slowboring.com/p/friday-discussion-post-0d9Fri, 06 Nov 2026 23:01:50 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Thursday discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/thursday-discussion-post-037https://www.slowboring.com/p/thursday-discussion-post-037Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:02:22 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Wednesday discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/wednesday-discussion-post-9d2https://www.slowboring.com/p/wednesday-discussion-post-9d2Wed, 04 Nov 2026 23:01:47 GMTMatt posted “Seventeen Thoughts on an Epic Repudiation of Donald Trump” and “The Way Forward” this morning, and we invite you to ask any questions you have for this week’s Mailbag in Sunday’s thread.

So this evening, we just wanted to give everyone another place to chat. Never fear, though — there’s more election content to come this week and next.

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]]><![CDATA[Election night discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/election-night-discussion-posthttps://www.slowboring.com/p/election-night-discussion-postTue, 03 Nov 2026 23:00:52 GMTWe are live at The Argument’s Election Night Watch Party! See you there.

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]]><![CDATA[What did the right win with Malfoid?]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/what-did-the-right-win-with-malfoidhttps://www.slowboring.com/p/what-did-the-right-win-with-malfoidMon, 02 Nov 2026 23:01:46 GMTThere is a significant body of Harry Potter fan fiction involving romance between the titular character and Draco Malfoy. Sometimes, that romance is gay. Other times, it is gender-swapped — one of the oldest moves in fandom. Archive of Our Own, one of the internet’s most popular fan fiction sites, has nearly 100,000 entries tagged with the romantic and/…

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]]><![CDATA[Supernatural NIMBYs]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/supernatural-nimbyshttps://www.slowboring.com/p/supernatural-nimbysSat, 31 Oct 2026 13:02:52 GMT
The memorial to Dobby the house elf. (Photo by Nadia Isakova/Robert Harding via Getty Images)

On a wide, windy beach, a young wizard-in-training holds his friend — a free elf named Dobby — as the feeble creature takes his last breaths. Looking out over the swell, Dobby remarks to Harry Potter that it is “such a beautiful place to be with friends.”

That sc…

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]]><![CDATA[Friday discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/friday-discussion-post-ef3https://www.slowboring.com/p/friday-discussion-post-ef3Fri, 30 Oct 2026 22:01:14 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Thursday discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/thursday-discussion-post-df5https://www.slowboring.com/p/thursday-discussion-post-df5Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:02:03 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[A pastor, a Tejano singer, and a slew of salmon and Sullivans walk into a midterm]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/a-pastor-a-tejano-singer-and-a-slewhttps://www.slowboring.com/p/a-pastor-a-tejano-singer-and-a-slewWed, 28 Oct 2026 22:02:14 GMT
Democratic candidates Bobby Pulido (U.S. House), James Talarico (U.S. Senate), and Gina Hinojosa (Texas governor) sing together at the conclusion of Voto Latino’s Ready. Go. Vote. campaign rally. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

With less than one week until Election Day, Democrats are looking good by nearly every national measure. The Senate math is…

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]]><![CDATA[Tuesday discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/tuesday-discussion-post-663https://www.slowboring.com/p/tuesday-discussion-post-663Tue, 27 Oct 2026 22:01:52 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Make housing affordable again]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/make-housing-affordable-againhttps://www.slowboring.com/p/make-housing-affordable-againMon, 26 Oct 2026 22:01:40 GMT
President Donald Trump signed an executive order less than two weeks before Election Day that is intended to reduce housing costs. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to cut mortgage and homeownership costs and pay more attention to manufactured housing. The order c…

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]]><![CDATA[The polls were fake, but the results were real]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/the-polls-were-fake-but-the-resultshttps://www.slowboring.com/p/the-polls-were-fake-but-the-resultsSat, 24 Oct 2026 13:01:16 GMT
Mallory McMorrow campaigns for U.S. Senate on April 19, 2026. (Photo by Jim West/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

This is the first election cycle during which I’ve been on X, and I’ve never been more tapped into polls. In past years, I knew generally who was polling well and who was tanking. This midterm cycle, though, I don’t believe that I…

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]]><![CDATA[Friday discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/friday-discussion-post-314https://www.slowboring.com/p/friday-discussion-post-314Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:01:52 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Thursday discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/thursday-discussion-post-4c5https://www.slowboring.com/p/thursday-discussion-post-4c5Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:01:10 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Republicans are scrambling to beat the odds]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/republicans-are-scrambling-to-beathttps://www.slowboring.com/p/republicans-are-scrambling-to-beatWed, 21 Oct 2026 22:02:03 GMT
Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during the Darke County Republican Party Hog Roast on October 18, 2026, in Greenville, Ohio. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Less than two weeks out from Election Day, Democrats nationwide are in a good, not great, position. Polling and vibes are in the party’s favor — they’ve bee…

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]]><![CDATA[Tuesday discussion post]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/tuesday-discussion-post-4d9https://www.slowboring.com/p/tuesday-discussion-post-4d9Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:01:47 GMT

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]]><![CDATA[Housing is on the ballot]]>https://www.slowboring.com/p/housing-is-on-the-ballothttps://www.slowboring.com/p/housing-is-on-the-ballotMon, 19 Oct 2026 22:01:56 GMT
A man opens his mail ballot. (Photo by AJ_Watt)

Election Day is just over two weeks away, and voters across the country will have the chance to rewrite housing rules on minimum lot size, environmental review, and fees. Meanwhile, mortgage rates are at their highest in nearly three years, deepening the housing and affordability crises nationwide.

As of Thu…

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