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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 6h

Correct, sorta. The Louisianans that elect him and his ilk love his gross authoritarianism because they are bootlickers scared of progress.

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 8h

Forget just the zoning variance, the multiple neighborhood meetings that you need to get the groups to support your variance is the real killer.

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 9h

It would happen to cheers...

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Miles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 20h

If Democrats want to stop fascism, they have to stop their cops from beating & arresting anti-fascism protesters in their own cities

Why is that a thing I have to say out loud

13 arrested, 4 police officers injured during pro-Palestinian protest in Boston

Thirteen people were arrested, and four police officers were injured during a pro-Palestinian rally in Boston Tuesday night.

www.cbsnews.com

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Jeffrey Tumlin 🏳️‍🌈 🌁 @jeffreytumlin.bsky.social · 21h

Speed safety cameras are astonishingly successful. We know the tools that reduce traffic violence. Legalize them.
www.sfmta.com/blog/our-spe...

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 1d

This project is filling a parking lot on Mission Hill in Boston. Glad the Zoning Board of Appeals saw it as a much needed housing opportunity! Would have liked more 1-BR than studios, but w/e www.bostonplans.org/projects/dev...

36 Parker Hill Avenue | Bostonplans.org

Development Projects and Planned Development Areas (PDAs) that the Development Review division is coordinating.

www.bostonplans.org

Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 1d

"I don’t understand how people consume news" -you, apparently

Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 1d

"Somerville is working to move and upgrade SHC’s homeless shelter from one church to a bigger space at First Church Somerville. However, the work was halted by a lawsuit filed by residents in September." Of fucking COURSE. NIMBYs are the worst. www.boston.com/news/local-n...

'Seedy and disgusting': Davis Square residents vent frustrations at public safety meeting

"Could you please do something for us," one woman said, "and stop them from shooting up outside the day care?"

www.boston.com

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 1d

It's healthy because there's fruit!

Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 1d

Bet their trash governor can, though...

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 2d

You know what was weird last week? I didn’t see anyone fired for quoting words actually spoken by Jane Goodall.

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 2d

I wish I were half the activist that Kay Gallagher was.

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 3d

I actually appreciate the correction! Got 'im, regardless. His crazy ass wife too, I believe... Not a huge fan of execution, but dictators? Ehhhhh

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 3d

Super good guy Ceaucescu? The one whose people, not Americans, hanged him because he was such a trash monster? Yikes and a half...

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 3d

Wish that were the case, but you can't sue the federal government unless it waives its sovereign immunity. Can't see that happening anytime soon...

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d

This is good —the Mayor of Yellowknife NWT in Canada’s far north weighs in on “Car Bloat” (truck bloat actually) and its many big costs & consequences (thanks @davidzipper.bsky.social for heads-up). And like most who dare tell the truth about that, he’s taking flack.
www.linkedin.com/mwlite/feed/...

Screenshot of LinkedIn post from Yellowknife Mayor describing the costs and consequences of trucks having gotten so much bigger. In the link, he explains the backlash he received for his post.

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 4d

We have one of these at our office and it's borderline useless. It'd be one thing if it could toast literally any other type of bread, but nope. Real "No, Ned! Just candy!" energy.

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 11d

Part of ICE’s efforts will be setting up random traffic stops and checkpoints throughout the city and making educated guesses about who to detain and who not to detain. These 'Guess Stops' will be staffed by special agents known as Guess Stop Officers, or 'Guess-Stop-O for short.

ICE’s Training Manual for Determining Who to Terrorize

“The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a federal judge’s order prohibiting government agents from making indiscriminate immigration-related stops in t...

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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 5d

I wanted to do a snarky dunk here, but this is a thing I see a lot! That speed cameras are some kind of "gotcha" for drivers. And I think asking drivers to follow the speed limit that is on giant signs is a pretty basic thing!

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 4d

Bet they have no issue with speed trap alerts on Waze (which is arguably waaaaay worse) because it allows jerks to continue their reckless behavior with impunity...

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 4d

Why hasn't he renamed it the Department of the Sea Fighters or something dumb as hell to appease the brocialists, yet?

Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 4d

Most racist...

Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 5d

Agree totally. A problem I find is there are plenty of great indy journalists, but obviously supporting every one with a monthly sub is unfeasible and they are all in disparate places. Any suggestions on a solve for this?

Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 5d

I hesitated to ask this, but for a large diverse federal system, I can see tweaks, but if someone answers with a Scandinavian one, I'll lose it.

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Freeze @cfreiss.bsky.social · 5d

Any new suit that gets there again will see a pretzel logic twist to allow it, I assume. Sigh...

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