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erikalyoung.bsky.social
Young Gen X'er/Elder Millenial doing outreach, engagement, writing, and campaigny things for transportation and the like.
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Ohh nooo, look at the terrible danger and crime of the cherry blossom car šŸ™„šŸ™„

Im in greater danger commuting to work in a car than I am riding the bus or a subway. What we doin about that?

Your tariff rate is the number of letters in your first pets name + your house number/the percentage your 401k dropped this morning.

I say this as a former Hill staffer, pay attn to the ones who thank the staff.

Girls are like, ā€œI really needed thisā€, and its this….

He had to have his phone number, in his phone, in order to add him.

Listen, for any Senate-confirmed position, there’s a saying that still rings true. The Senate giveth and the Senate can taketh away.

A list today for no reason: -there is no cong auth for war in yemen -the VP isn’t Comm/Chief -its not legal to evade public records laws -its not legal to share class info outside of approved channels -saying intel officers’ names on unsecure channels is amoral -lieing to congress is not legal

Heres the difference. Right now? This is the most that a Member of the House can do. The Senate, however, can file articles of impeachment if he doesn’t go. Would it pass? You don’t know if you don’t try.

If only a body of the American government had the power to impeach senate-confirmed positions…if only…

Petition to make ā€œ/sā€ an indicator of sarcasm. Put it at the end of the post. Sarcasm should sneak up on ya.

Germans are, in a word, decisive.

Ahh yes, japanese internment. A noted high point in our nations history šŸ™„

Both the patience…and memory…of Canadians is long.

😭😭😭😭

Loudon? Let me guess, was it the Salamander Resort? Real country, guys.

Paging @repricklarsen.bsky.social … any thoughts? Maybe theres a cmte in congress that might have jurisdiction here?

This isn’t libertarianism, this is boot licking.

Sorry @washingtonpost.com, if i wanted the WSJ or the Financial Times, Id be subscribing to them. Ive cancelled my longheld subscription and wont be coming back.

Republican voters once they realize that no one cancelled any authorizations and they just cut 1yrs worth of funding. youtu.be/Lh_W6FLaMvA?...

And this is why @bethosborne.bsky.social will forever be in my foxhole.