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are they being paid by the govt?

maybe not all of them, but certainly a fair amount of them do so they're going down this path precisely to provoke that outcome bc they think they're going to win once it happens

yea, he's the problem here

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Crockett: When you go and you hit those booths come the midterms, think about which party decided that it was okay to literally be on vacation while people were going hungry in the streets of America.

they were ideologically opposed to the general premise

manchin would start making noises about leaving the party & sinema actually did. however, there weren't any Republicans were stepping up in their place which for practical purposes, put them in the driver's seat.

"WHY CAN'T I STARVE MY PEASANTS?"

Imagine being a DOJ attorney and arguing the Government's position that funds for hungry children and seniors should be withheld. This should be a stain on their resumes which follows them their entire careers and haunts them in their dreams.

The Trump administration tells the Supreme Court it can’t be compelled to fully fund SNAP because paying out the money would “irreparably harm” the government, while SNAP beneficiaries … *won’t* be irreparably harmed by going hungry? The balance of equities here is completely upside down.

Trump DOJ files a lightning fast appeal to keep people hungry

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incredible to see that they stick to the strategy even as they begin to see how it works out for them

The party that controls every branch of government is voluntarily making everything more difficult and more expensive for you, the common American. Let's see how that plays out politically for them.

The map's form: origami
It shows: lots available
Its purpose: to create legends

Friday the US Supreme Court is set to discuss whether to hear a challenge to Obergefell v. Hodges, the 2015 landmark decision which extended marriage rights to same-sex couples nationwide. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍🌈 💔

One trillion reasons not to buy a Tesla.

CSUEB ended their dedicated shuttle routes this fall which ran roughly every 15 mins between Hayward and campus along with hourly between campus and Castro valley. There was no increase in service to 60 and there’s been issues with crowding resulting in extra services being ran off timetable

King County Elections has shared turnout data by age cohorts in Seattle.

Continuous sidewalks: a simple change that makes a HUGE difference

ceqa is a disclosure/open government law, not a law that necessarily prevents various types of developments

that's already part of ceqa

yea, the magic part of ebikes is mostly the bike part

wow that's wild. i guess the interest rates really have people up in arms.

is she working as like a crossing guard or highway construction worker? tow truck driver? that's crazy.

King County Looks to Replace Program Diverting Youth from Jail » The Urbanist # King County Executive Shannon Braddock has proposed a series of changes to one of the county’s pre-filing youth diversion programs, currently called Restorative Community Pathways, replacing the com...

There was a lot of news this week, so I want to boost @amysundberg.bsky.social's intensely reported story on major changes that King County is set to make to a youth jail diversion program that had been hailed as a model of community-based intervention.
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maybe, but a lot of ppl still find some way to get their hands on one all the same. what they really lack in many instances is a safe place to ride the device as well as to secure it at the end of a trip so that it is available for the next trip.

i know it exactly what you mean. it's infuriating to come home from nls & get stuck w all the red octagons all over the place for no reason.

instructions unclear, metra now running EMDs on MED

the issue w high platforms isn't really regular-sized cars, it's that they don't work well with wide(r) loads & also bc the platform would be a danger to a rider even on a standard car.