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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 22m

And tourism is very important to the economies of many cities! Vacation rentals can be compatible with a healthy housing market and tourist economy.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 1h

If maintaining current force levels and ensuring that police can focus on fighting and solving crime makes current officers want to leave, I don't know what to do.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 1h

He gave the NY Times a great response to a question about police.

Mamdani explains that he will keep the police force at the same staffing level

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 1d

Who knew how much folks loved surface parking lots.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 1d

Exactly, it's one thing I admire. They have small footprint stores generally in compact areas. Of course I live in a city with very limited transit so I have to drive anyway, but that is not Trader Joe's fault.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 1d

We had a situation in Tampa where an elderly Black driver, a community leader, died in police custody after a traffic stop. They assumed he was drunk, they didn't consider any other explanation for erratic behavior. In fact he was having a diabetic attack.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 1d

I assume that ICE is dominated by people who couldn't pass muster as local police officers, the bottom of the law enforcement barrel.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

Also I think it’s fair to conclude that absolutely no work gets done at cabinet meetings?

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

This may be too much foreskin for one day, but in the US circumcision is very common, certainly not only among Jews and Muslims. At one point I'd seen a figure of around 80%. So we'd have to wait a few generations before this could become a useful basis for discrimination.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

Since Muslim men are often circumcised it's a bigot's two-fer.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

It’s one reason I’m a fan of Vienna’s Aspern Seestadt.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

I am addicted to the piles of NYers, it’s part of my decorating scheme, but thanks for the suggestion.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

If homophobic pitchers all got their comeuppance there would be no one left to pitch (now that Sean Doolittle is a coach).

EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

And just what has gone wrong when a stranger can cancel your plane reservation?

EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

Oh and I also subscribe to my local newspaper, @tampabaytimes.bsky.social, although at this point that feels like more of a charitable contribution, the newspaper is a shadow of what it once was (no shade on its very good remaining reporters).

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

Oh, I forgot, also @newyorker.com -- that's a splurge for me, they used to have a very reasonable educator's rate, now I have to pay full price but I can't live without it. Lots of their stuff is not paywalled, though, so you can read without subscribing.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

I subscribe to Wired, also to @propublica.org and to the @inquirer.com even though I don't live in Philly (some good teaser rates). I live in FL and so support @jasongarcia.bsky.social for state reporting. I also support public radio stations where I live and where I visit.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

I'm a little surprised that county and even HCC board members seem open to this. Do they already have an idea of how they will handle the relocation of the campus? I do like the location, at least in theory, but maybe it's because I got used to going there for games this summer.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

Well we can also support organizations like the ACLU and other legal defense funds, those lawsuits are expensive.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

Right, I don’t think the issue is whether they are trained to kick down doors and beat up children. But at least real police officers get trained on the law and on ways to defuse rather than aggravate volatile situations. I get that training often doesn’t help, but sometimes it does.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

I mean this is the third cease fire, so we know how difficult it is to move beyond that first phase. But at this point bringing home hostages/stopping the carnage in Gaza seem like good things even if long term peace remains elusive.

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

Wow as in what a great idea?

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 3d

I began writing for @draysbay.bsky.social in 2016, just in time to cover the Rays first search for a new stadium site. Looking forward to my second decade on this beat, where I get to bring together my baseball and urban planning passions. The latest: build a stadium on a community college campus?

DRaysBay @draysbay.bsky.social · 3d

Did y'all like going to games on Dale Mabry highway, and what would you think about more of that? www.draysbay.com/stadium-saga...

The Leading Candidate for a New Rays Stadium: HCC Dale Mabry

3 Pros and 3 Cons to planning a Dale Mabry Ballpark

www.draysbay.com

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EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 4d

Right? I don't get this coverage!! Do they do it for other retailers (which would still be strange) or is it just for Amazon?

EA Strom @profmisterlizzie.bsky.social · 4d

You are right, much better to stay home and yell on social media.

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