Local governments in Las Vegas have approved Elon Musk's Boring Company to tunnel 68 miles with little public scrutiny or consideration of alternatives. My latest from @propublica.org and City Cast on how Boring expanded in Vegas when its plans fizzled elsewhere. www.propublica.org/article/elon... - ThreadSky

danielrothberg.bsky.social • 48 days ago

Local governments in Las Vegas have approved Elon Musk's Boring Company to tunnel 68 miles with little public scrutiny or consideration of alternatives. My latest from @propublica.org and City Cast on how Boring expanded in Vegas when its plans fizzled elsewhere. https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-boring-company-las-vegas-loop-oversight

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betsycbaker.bsky.social•48 days ago

You mean Las Vegas is gambling on if a Musk endeavor doesn’t cause damage?

eliecharest.bsky.social•48 days ago

He really is turning into a real-life Bond villain.

martinfff.bsky.social•48 days ago

he'll do anything to block public transport

claudechung.bsky.social•48 days ago

Sure to be much costlier and less entertaining than when Ocean’s Eleven did it.

yvettetapptico.bsky.social•47 days ago

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/28/us/video/elon-musk-illegal-immigration-us-border-crisis-digvid "We were illegal immigrants"

spaceager.bsky.social•48 days ago

Never seen any evidence that Boring or Hyperloop is a legitimate business

dee20002.bsky.social•47 days ago

WTF!!!!! So Las Vegas.

murielmcknight.bsky.social•48 days ago

Our local governments (Clark County, City of LV, City of NLV, and Henderson) love shiny things.
Foresight and thoughtful consideration? Not so much.

maryeb2.bsky.social•48 days ago

Unbelievable how the county and city officials just threw up their hands and let the rich guy bamboozle them. Permits? Oversight? Safety?

drloveless.bsky.social•48 days ago

A tunnel will collapse, people will die. King Leon will continue to rake in billions.

wyattmyskow.bsky.social•47 days ago

Read this yesterday but totally missed the byline. Incredibly important work!

wanderingvoron.bsky.social•48 days ago

The rich do whatever the hell they want in this country

chuckberry.bsky.social•48 days ago

More homeless living quarters incoming.

gototown.bsky.social•48 days ago

I heard all sorts of crazy things happen underground, especially in LA. There are tunnels where humans get trafficked.

joelbad.bsky.social•48 days ago

The subway?

gototown.bsky.social•48 days ago

You can read up but you will fall down a rabbit hole https://people.com/celebrity/playboy-claims-secret-underground-tunnels-under-mansion/

bc30000.bsky.social•48 days ago

There are still tunnels in Chicago from prohibition, one between buildings with its own rail track.

gototown.bsky.social•48 days ago

I wonder what happens down there.

bc30000.bsky.social•48 days ago

City has it closed off, just like the alley where they shot Dillinger.

xeropeace.bsky.social•48 days ago

Nothing like a disaster in a tunnel where EMS can't reach you. Elon will have some get out of responsibility card and the people who suffer will be left with no recourse.

mndriftless.bsky.social•48 days ago

Reeeealy hoping that when a casino falls into a Musk-made sinkhole, there is no loss of life.

minmomismean.bsky.social•48 days ago

Musk continues to get what he wants

rollforsanity.bsky.social•48 days ago

Sure. Tunneling under large, heavy buildings sounds like a great idea. I'm sure the city infrastructure isn't going to be in the way at all. And casinos are going to embrace a system that removes all the impulsive visits as people pass by

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