Metro (and Metrolink, which has the same structure) is an international outlier in how politician-dominated it is. Are part time city council members the best people to be making technical decisions with generational and regional impact? Southern California needs IL's governance reforms!
next metro extension open in september. I wonder if all the ontario talk will lead to an eir getting funded, or with them moving forward again on montclair after hitting pause because of the tariff-driven cost escalation
nyt has been on one lately. their bar was already extremely low, but gd
Rep. Sean Casten, D-Ill., says Trump doesn’t have legal authority to bomb Iran, calling his unilateral military strikes an impeachable offense.
sending military in on domestic soil against your own citizens while waging an unprovoked bombing campaign against iran without congressional authorization? now that's the Donald the Dove i know
Also add that the tunnel must have sufficient clearance for future electrification!
Fight Like Our Democracy Depends On It
This editorial is worth a close read, and a course of action.
Fight like our democracy depends on it, because it does.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/o... [gift link]
Elon Musk's SpaceX is the frontrunner to build Trump's "Golden Dome" missile shield.
SpaceX is proposing a subscription service where the government would pay to access the technology, rather than own it.
Experts think the project could cost hundreds of billions.
www.reuters.com/business/aer...
A massive island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday. All 1.4 million households on the island were affected, and most remain without power. Puerto Rico's power grid has gotten much worse since it was privatized and sold to LUMA energy.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4ul...
To help our effort to have the Sierra Club be more serious about climate change and to promote sustainable transportation (walking, biking and transit) and infill housing I encourage you to vote for:
Nathan Chan
Cynthia Hoyle
Emily Pomilio
We can get him back. We can get them all back. We need to demand that everyone who was shipped to that nightmarish place be brought back alive.
Full credit to Chris Van Hollen. Seems unlikely that he'll succeed here, but he's treating the illegal imprisonment of Kilmar Abrego Garcia like it's a five-alarm fire. We need that from electeds.
RFK Jr. managed to convince swaths of Americans that Trump would take on industrial agriculture and promote small, organic farmers
Now, small, organic farmers are suing Trump for putting their operations at risk at the start of the growing season
heated.world/p/organic-fa...
Great piece by @clarajeffery.bsky.social comparing the burgeoning anti-Tesla/Musk movement with the anti-apartheid movement of the 70s/80s. And not just because of Musk's South African roots.
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"FDA labs now have to go through a lengthy process to order liquid nitrogen, which is used to keep ultra-cold freezers running. These freezers preserve samples of cells and other biological material that reflect years, and sometimes decades, of research." bit.ly/3DtbYyO
the stupidest president in the world
FACT CHECK: Trump says the Canadian Tariffs are all about 'Getting them to stop the flow of Fentanyl'.
FACT: ICE seized a total of 0.03 pounds of Fentanyl last month along the northern boarder.
That's 0.48 ounces, or approximated the weight of a AAA battery.
TRUMP LIED AGAIN!
@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com
NEW: House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test
These GOP-held districts have the most Medicaid recipients, as Republicans eye spending cuts in their budget plan.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
🚨 House Republicans release budget resolution ahead of a markup Thursday.
• $4.5T in new deficits for tax-writing Ways & Means Cmte
• $4T debt limit hike
• $110B for Judiciary Cmte, $90B for Homeland Security Cmte (which oversee immigration)
• A “goal” of cutting mandatory spending by $2T
Papaya stalk with a dozen fruit underneath the leaf canopy
TIL that papayas fruit only once. After harvest, the stalk is cut down to the ground. Sorta resembles Brussels sprouts but much larger. I am eating so much green papaya and green mango salad
If Ukraine is not being included in these talks then they should ignore any deal Trump agrees to with Putin.
A blue and red image of a federal building, with Elon Musk superimposed over it. His eyes are red dollar signs. The text reads *SOS* Save Our Services. On February 19 federal workers and everyday Americans are coming together to say NO to Elon Musk's push to gut federal services and impose mass layoffs. OUR DEMANDS: No cuts to vital services No mass layoffs: respect union workers' contracts End the funding freeze For more information: bit.ly/SOSaction.
FYI, coming up next week: a #SaveOurServices day of action led by unionized federal workers to reject the Musk coup, complete with rallies and social media action.
More details at bit.ly/SOSaction, h/t @ericblanc.bsky.social
It's very cute how Mitch McConnell is doing his little protest votes on Trump nominations now that he's one foot in the grave. He had more power than anyone to stop Trump from ever becoming president again by pushing to convict him in the Senate four years ago but he was too big of a coward.
Today, residents of southern Queens face some of the longest commutes in the nation! By building a sustainable, cost-effective transit corridor parallel to Woodhaven Boulevard we can significantly reduce car congestion and emissions. This vital project will provide subway access for at least 47,000 daily riders!
Subway map showing how the QueensLink extends the M train to the Rockaways.
Much of South Queens is a “subway desert.” Luckily, infrastructure for extension already exists!
@queenslink.org would revitalize the #RockawayBeachBranch and improve subway access for 47k+ New Yorkers.
This crucial project needs all the support it can get, so donate today!
Every person in congress needs to be very loudly reminded that their oath is to the constitution and not the president.
