@chrissyteigen As soon as he leaves office, he can be prosecuted. His intention may be to die while still “president”—which is why he really, really wants “four more years”.
I wouldn’t put it past him to stage an “assassination” (real or fake)—which would let him go out as a “martyr”.
@chrissyteigen WHOA! Right after I posted this, Tw*tt*r froze my account and asked me to confirm that I’m not a bot. For the record:
I wish no physical harm to the current WH occupant. I merely suspect that he might arrange harm to himself, and/or fake his own death, so as to avoid prosecution.
@chrissyteigen In fact, I would strongly advise those closest to him (including @IvankaTrump) to watch for signs of despair or violent intentions (toward self or others) and to arrange for psychiatric treatment, if necessary.
@skuterzysta @criticalurban @AmericanFietser It’s already started.
That’s what all these anti-car measures are about!
Each claims some other purpose—“reducing congestion”, “raising money”, “road safety”, “more housing” (without parking)—but a major motive behind each is to bully us out of owning, driving, and parking CARS.
@skuterzysta @criticalurban @AmericanFietser It’s no secret—the extremists say it in their own words.
In 2010, one saw that EVEN IN CITIES WITH ROBUST TRANSIT, most people still choose to drive.
Recommendation?
We’ll have to COERCE people out of driving, by making parking scarcer and more expensive! la.streetsblog.org/2010/12/13/den…
@skuterzysta @criticalurban @AmericanFietser Here it is.
The anti-car activists want to “ween” [sic] us off the automobile.
But as early as 2010, they realized that EVEN in cities with “good”, robust transit systems—and high population density, their other pet goal—PEOPLE STILL DRIVE.
“Solution”?
Let’s get rid of parking!
@asymmetricinfo NO! The best gauge of learning is how well the student can APPLY what is studied—in reasoned, well written essays.
Also, some students are great at that—and will be great at their future jobs—but NOT great at memorizing and regurgitating material in closed book or timed exams. ⬇️
@asymmetricinfo Just make writing quality—aka “style”—part of the grade! (We can all spot AI-speak on sight.)
Or have students show their work/notes via multiple drafts, research outlines, check-in chats with profs, etc.
Or AT LEAST: have students do some of the work in a supervised environment—
@asymmetricinfo a learning lab/library, with loose electronic and human surveillance—then send in their tentative notes.
They wouldn’t have to do ALL—or even most—of their work in “the lab”.
But at least profs could see what students produced when demonstrably NOT copypasting, for comparison.
@tampatude @LCyrocki AND it will hamper—not help—economic development.
It reduces available parking (all of which really IS needed, at peak times). It removes parts of driving/parking lanes for “bulb outs”—to slightly shorten street crossing distance. (For pedestrians who don’t REALLY want to walk?)
@tampatude @LCyrocki Overall, schemes like these reduce access for most residents and visitors—who get around by driving our cars—and even for the non-negligible minority who get around by bus.
All to promote the cycling hobby, which is suitable or preferred transportation for only a tiny minority.
@tampatude @LCyrocki Fewer people will want to live, raise kids, work, shop, do other business—or even “dine”, more than occasionally—in places that implement these schemes, AT LEAST without heeding the input of ALL the people who use our public roadways.
It’s time to push back—and KEEP pushing back!
@girlziplocked Higher education USED TO BE more or less tuition free at state colleges, and financial aid—to attend any school—USED TO BE mostly scholarships, not loans!
So WTF HAPPENED—and WHY?
Here’s a clue: hipcrimevocab.com/2016/10/05/why…
@girlziplocked “According to Powell, Communist firebrands were…brainwashing America’s youth to overthrow the free enterprise system….
College campuses were…an injection system for radical ideas into the body politic…and…needed to be stopped, or else the free enterprise system was doomed!”
@girlziplocked “The message was clear: education was a threat to big business. This led to the…divestment of big business from education, part of the…‘revolt’ against taxes which precipitated a dramatic shrinking of…America’s public institutions (except…security and corporate welfare)….”
@Boenau @NHTSAgov I’ve looked at “senior” apartments for a relative. And many were a half mile to mile+ from a transit stop!
Those who don’t drive but still go out—even to work—need curb to curb bus service, not a long difficult/impossible walk!
We can better address issues like this—WITHOUT
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@Boenau @NHTSAgov the draconian anti-car road sabotage schemes, and regressive “taxes” on driving and parking, that a few activists are pushing.
These measures hurt most people, who NEED to drive—working families, and some with disabilities—without even fixing the “problems” they pretend to “fix”.
@Boenau @NHTSAgov By the way, what do REAL progressives—as contrasted with fauxgressives—think of these schemes that impose extra burdens on working people and other vulnerable populations, all in the name of “saving the planet” and addressing other legitimate issues? marxist.com/green-austerit…
VOTE WISELY!
Some people who THINK they’re “progressive” have mistakenly jumped on this bandwagon of regressive congestion taxes, and other draconian measures, that hit working and many disabled people hardest—and won’t even “save the planet”.
What do REAL progressives think? 👇
Green Austerity and the Climate Culture War
“Capitalist politicians are increasingly wrapping-up austerity measures in ‘green’ packaging – provoking a backlash amongst ordinary people….”
“This article was originally published…in Britain in the wake of the expansion of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which penalises thousands of working-class commuters in the name of protecting the environment.”