perlmaji.bsky.social
Transportation planner, policy wonk, climate hawk, and trekkie
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One way democratic members of congress can push the issue is to visit ICE detention centers - all of them. Pick one in their state or district and visit them. @booker.senate.gov @repsherrill.bsky.social @frankpallone.govpeeps.us @andykimnj.bsky.social should all pay Delaney Hall a visit.
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First Contact Day (star trek) >>>> May the Fourth.
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Sadly, more than a few people believe bike lanes cause congestion. I distinctly remember Whoopie Goldberg blaming bike lanes for congestion on NYC streets. www.bicycling.com/news/a259374...
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Uruguay sells more EVs per capita than the US?
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Um...I mean traffic IS bad, but an hour away? Haha, on some days, maybe!
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I'm still proud of Rutgers University faculty for getting Condi Rice to decline her invitation to be the 2014 Commencement Speaker, regardless of @barackobama.bsky.social criticism.
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@booker.senate.gov @kim.senate.gov you should be embarrassed for confirming Marco Rubio as the Secretary of State.
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Welcome! Now that you're here, maybe it's time you spoke up about Trump's attack on the US Constitution and American Democracy? Ya know, join some rallies and demand the Democratic party actually oppose Trump?
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It feels like liberal political elites have adopted "abundance" as the new "deliverism" as the uber political theory for Democratic electoral success. Abundance will fail just as Deliverism failed.
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Which is insane. Maybe congressman Pallone can't communicate a message that places protecting democracy as a primary political message that resonates with Americans, but @aoc.bsky.social @maxwellfrost.bsky.social @repjasmine.bsky.social and @sanders.senate.gov can. We need new Democratic leadership.
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He said that many of the people/voters he speaks to, "blue collar/working class" voters, that they don't care as much about Trump's attack on democracy, and care more about economic issues. That's what the focus has to be. He had no answer about how to stop Trump's shredding of the US constitution
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This seems exactly right. I attended a town hall event this evening with my congressman, Frank Pallone. He was unable to articulate a path for how to fight President Trump. When a voter asked about Trump destroying democracy and what to do about it, he demured. 1/2
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"Therefore, I will do _____". It's not enough to say you are "concerned." You need to say what you are going to do about it.
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"Therefore, I will _______". It's not enough to say you object to an action of the Trump regime. You need to say what you will do about it.
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NJ's Adjutant General is Brig. Gen. Yvonne L. Mays. @govmurphy.bsky.social I hope you are having conversations on how to protect NJ residents from Trump.
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@schumer.senate.gov @schatz.bsky.social @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social @fetterman.senate.gov I thought voting for cloture on the CR would prevent this from happening. Seems like Trump and Musk are doing what they want regardless of congress. Total failure on your part to fight this.
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Hey @schatz.bsky.social, are you ok with this? Too bad you pissed away whatever leverage you had by voting for cloture on the CR. I guess Trump/Musk can still do this even with the government open! You are an embarrassment.
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Thank you!!!
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Blue states need to set up public-owned banks ASAP, so these kinds of freezes can't happen so easily.
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"Have you said 'Thank you' even once?"
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Preparing for an anti-Tesla rally at the Springfield NJ Tesla dealership. This is the first side
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The ADL is a bunch of Max Naumanns.
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Good point!
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NJ's Pension Fund owns over a million shares of Tesla stock. As an employee in the NJ pension system, I demand @govmurphy.bsky.social sell off the stock.
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Did you notice the cyclist? 🚴♂️💪🥶
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This is so cool! Are you cataloging housing types for each house in Kent's South End neighborhood? I was dreaming about starting a project like that for my little Borough in NJ.
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And don't get me started @princetonyimby.bsky.social This stuff frustrates me to no end. Did you know that if a recipient of a FHWA Safety Streets 4 All grant wants to do a pop-up bike lane or other temporary safety measure, they need to follow the NEPA process? For like a week-long bike lane?!
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I agree! Part of the problem unique to this program is that the specific sites are not yet identified. Contractors have to engage property owners and take on the role of negotiating leases, etc. That doesn't excuse the delay in selecting a contractor, though. That should have happened much earlier.
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Transportation planner here. All federally-funded projects move slowly, often too slowly. The NEVI program isn't particularly an outlier. There are projects, smaller and simpler ones, that are taking much longer than NEVI. The slowness is a symptom of a much larger problem.
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Welcome to the costco club! Did you get egg? (Did I do that right? 😀). Seriously though, you got to try they're rotisserie chicken.
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Huh. It's not like Congress is in session. They are in recess through February 23rd. What excuse did they give?
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States need to establish public banks in order to finance these and other initiatives. Public banks are going to be needed given the federal government's illegal impounding of funds.
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Gov. Hochul's refusal to remove Mayor Adams for his corruption not only imperils city governance and rule of law but also contributes to the crisis underway at the Attorney's General Office, SDNY.
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States should remove Tesla from their state purchasing list. Local governments won't be able to purchase them for their fleets without an open bid. Which they won't do.
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@ezralevin.bsky.social is this protest ongoing? Will there be protests at the Treasury or other federal offices tomorrow?
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We need Democrats in congress demand entry to the Treasury, GSA, etc, like Michael Moore walking into GM in Roger & Me
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I think Schumer hit his 4-6 tweets per day limit, according to Senator Booker's brilliant media strategy. 🤪
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Musk gaining access to government paymemt systems is like Russia gaining access to our nuclear codes.
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It looks like the people are going to have to do it. A march on DC to the Office of Personnel Management and Treasury to demand Musk/DOGE leave and to support traumatized federal workers is needed. It'll force Dems in congress to get off their asses.
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It might finally put some fight into @schumer.senate.gov and @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social to get off their asses and actually fight back. It will show to the traumatized federal workers that we appreciate them and they are not alone
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People need to organize a march to OMB and Treasury to stop this. Block Musk lackeys from the building and support seiged workers trying to hold up our democracy.
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So it seems. If Dems won't protect us from Musk dismantling the government, maybe the people should march on DC. Not to the WH/Capital, but to the Office of Personnel Management, Treasury, DoJ etc. Demand Musk/DOGE leave the buildings? to show support for seiged federal workers, and democracy.