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LilMikeSF<p><a href="https://c.im/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a> controversial public threats and exec orders targeting multiple <a href="https://c.im/tags/lawfirms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawfirms</span></a> ability to do biz reaps big reward from Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &amp; Garrison LLP when top <a href="https://c.im/tags/beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltway</span></a> firm agreed to do $40 million worth of <a href="https://c.im/tags/ProBono" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ProBono</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/dirtywork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dirtywork</span></a> assisting <a href="https://c.im/tags/Drumpf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drumpf</span></a> admin draconian deeds. Critics see the spineless surrender and kowtowing to <a href="https://c.im/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> threats as ugly admission we are in era of lawless <a href="https://c.im/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/RWNJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RWNJ</span></a> demagoguery.</p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/03/21/paul-weiss-trump-executive-action/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">25/03/21/paul-weiss-trump-executive-action/</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/PaulWeissLLP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PaulWeissLLP</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p>Yesterday a <a href="https://c.im/tags/Federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Federal</span></a> judge barred parts of an insane illegal heavy handed and chilling childlike <a href="https://c.im/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> targeting exclusively employees and clients of a large influential <a href="https://c.im/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltway</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/lawfirm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawfirm</span></a> he doesn't like.</p><p>Known as <a href="https://c.im/tags/PerkinsCoie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerkinsCoie</span></a> , the 100+ yr old firm started in <a href="https://c.im/tags/Seattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seattle</span></a> and has long represented biz &amp; top tech clients including <a href="https://c.im/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://c.im/tags/Microsoft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Microsoft</span></a> etc, as well as many other <a href="https://c.im/tags/Fortune500" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fortune500</span></a> names . </p><p>The <a href="https://c.im/tags/RWNJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RWNJ</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HoiPolloi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoiPolloi</span></a> anger at the firm has to do with the fact <a href="https://c.im/tags/PerkinsCoie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PerkinsCoie</span></a> attorneys helped commission the embarrassing and disputed <a href="https://c.im/tags/SteeleDossier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SteeleDossier</span></a> that included allegations against a failed NJ casino operator turned political candidate.who eventually became President TWICE! </p><p>The far reaching petty <a href="https://c.im/tags/policestate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policestate</span></a> and draconian <a href="https://c.im/tags/Drumpf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drumpf</span></a> overreach would've made it virtually impossible for <a href="https://c.im/tags/employees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employees</span></a> or any of the 1000+ <a href="https://c.im/tags/attorneys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attorneys</span></a> at the firm to do biz in <a href="https://c.im/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> . The order barred firm partners from even speaking to <a href="https://c.im/tags/federalemployees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federalemployees</span></a>, or to physically enter any govt <a href="https://c.im/tags/property" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>property</span></a> including <a href="https://c.im/tags/courtrooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>courtrooms</span></a> etc. </p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/12/perkins-coie-executive-order-restraining-order" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/03/12/perkins-c</span><span class="invisible">oie-executive-order-restraining-order</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p>Mass <a href="https://c.im/tags/Layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Layoffs</span></a> expected to begn dropping at Linda McMahon’s 'Dept of <a href="https://c.im/tags/Edu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Edu</span></a> in DC this evening as <a href="https://c.im/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://c.im/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> minions closed HQ to nitpick through lists of thousands of targetable <a href="https://c.im/tags/PublicServants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicServants</span></a> whose only crimes are applying to work in service of the nation. Employees were told to clear out by 6 p.m. on Tuesday ahead of building closure tomorrow as <a href="https://c.im/tags/reductionOfForce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reductionOfForce</span></a> notices will drop. There are roughly 4,200 <a href="https://c.im/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Department employees nationwide and approx half were laid off. The <a href="https://c.im/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> and Rep Dan Crenshaw scheduled a <a href="https://c.im/tags/DeTrans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeTrans</span></a> Awareness Day for Weds as well for those in Dept of Edu and others who wish to celebrate the crippling of the govt <a href="https://c.im/tags/beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltway</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/bureaucracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bureaucracy</span></a> in other more vindictive ways. </p><p><a href="https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/detrans-awareness-day-dept-of-education-crenshaw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thehandbasket.co/p/detrans-awa</span><span class="invisible">reness-day-dept-of-education-crenshaw</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mass-layoffs-expected-at-department-of-education/ar-AA1AIGNU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ma</span><span class="invisible">ss-layoffs-expected-at-department-of-education/ar-AA1AIGNU</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p>Nearly 80k <a href="https://c.im/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> Human Service workers at <a href="https://c.im/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> run federal agency given til Friday to accept $25k buyout offers or face termination threats under <a href="https://c.im/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a> for remaining employees </p><p> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hhs-employee-buyouts-kennedy-cdc-nih-medicaid-bf5a746518b2b3fe967ab95a8e2a1a65" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/hhs-employe</span><span class="invisible">e-buyouts-kennedy-cdc-nih-medicaid-bf5a746518b2b3fe967ab95a8e2a1a65</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beltway</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Drumpf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drumpf</span></a></p>
LilMikeSF<p>The Musky mass terminations of "probationary" and other career <a href="https://c.im/tags/Gov" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gov</span></a> workers may not pass legal muster as Office of Special Counsel find <a href="https://c.im/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> dimwit moves " inconsistent with federal personnel laws". </p><p>Oversight agency has deemed at least some of mass firings of probationary period employees <a href="https://c.im/tags/unlawful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unlawful</span></a>, creating a pathway for some employees to regain their jobs despite animus of <a href="https://c.im/tags/RWNJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RWNJ</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltway</span></a> bad boys.</p><p><a href="https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/02/oversight-agency-finds-trumps-federal-worker-firings-unlawful-asks-some-employees-be-reinstated/403218/?oref=ge-home-top-story" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">govexec.com/workforce/2025/02/</span><span class="invisible">oversight-agency-finds-trumps-federal-worker-firings-unlawful-asks-some-employees-be-reinstated/403218/?oref=ge-home-top-story</span></a></p>
getmisch<p>Wow, here we are, so soon. If you criticize Musk, the DOJ writes to threaten you. Congressman: I will not be silenced. They also are threatening Schumer. <br><a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/weaponize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weaponize</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/political" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>political</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/enemies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enemies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/attack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>attack</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>free</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/fascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascists</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/rule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rule</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/iron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iron</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/fist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/MuskWasNotElected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuskWasNotElected</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/DeportMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DeportMusk</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Theil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Theil</span></a> too <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Representative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Representative</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/threatened" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threatened</span></a> by <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/federal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>federal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/prosecutor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prosecutor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltway</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/ChuckSchumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChuckSchumer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/minority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minority</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/leader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leader</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/GQP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GQP</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/dying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dying</span></a> <a href="https://www.alternet.org/congressman-letter-trump-doj/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alternet.org/congressman-lette</span><span class="invisible">r-trump-doj/</span></a></p>
Eider<p>"Nearly 100 former senior U.S. diplomats and intelligence and national security officials have urged Senate leaders to schedule closed-door hearings to allow for a full review of the government’s files on former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to be national intelligence director."<br> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-gabbard-national-intelligence-director-senate-e351e922f7d185ced030169fe83e94da" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-gabba</span><span class="invisible">rd-national-intelligence-director-senate-e351e922f7d185ced030169fe83e94da</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NatSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatSec</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TulsiGabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TulsiGabbard</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TheSwamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheSwamp</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beltway</span></a></p>
jesse jarnow<p>50 years ago tonight, the <a href="https://heads.social/tags/GratefulDead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GratefulDead</span></a> &amp; the wall of sound just outside the <a href="https://heads.social/tags/beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltway</span></a> in landover, <a href="https://heads.social/tags/maryland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maryland</span></a> (a week-and-a-half before nixon's resignation). mid-summer ’74, show #5. ENTER PORTAL! <br>soundboard: <a href="https://archive.org/details/gd1974-07-29.sbd.miller.107756.flac16" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/gd1974-07-</span><span class="invisible">29.sbd.miller.107756.flac16</span></a> via jerry moore’s microphones (see below): <a href="https://archive.org/details/gd1974-07-29.akgd1000e.moore.berger.106066.flac24" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.org/details/gd1974-07-</span><span class="invisible">29.akgd1000e.moore.berger.106066.flac24</span></a> <br>jam sequence is on bonus disc for "dave's picks 2": <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCcXL8K6-iM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=eCcXL8K6-i</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a> [1/3]</p>
Aaron CToday's <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/train?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#train</a> adventure took us to <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/PonceCityMarket?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PonceCityMarket</a> since we've never been. Some fried chicken from Hop's was required. A quick walk on the <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/Atlanta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Atlanta</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/BeltWay?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BeltWay</a> to say we did.<br> <br> Super easy to get here. Take the <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/marta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#marta</a> red or gold lines to North Avenue then the number 2 bus for about 10 minutes.
Ricardo Harvin<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mindly.social/@erinwhalen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>erinwhalen</span></a></span> Definitely a reasonable price, especially compared to regular <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> and other <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EV</span></a>'s and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/hybrids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hybrids</span></a>.</p><p>This is more than enough <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/vehicle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vehicle</span></a> for me, most days, even when I was <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/commuting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>commuting</span></a>.</p><p>I don't think I'd take on I-95 during <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SouthFlorida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthFlorida</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/RushHour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RushHour</span></a> though; too much like a <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/motorcycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>motorcycle</span></a> in profile and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/road" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>road</span></a> safety, ime, for that always dangerous scenario (same for the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltway</span></a>).</p><p>This is a good update on an option I saw and forgot about a while back, thanks.</p>
CelloMom On Cars<p>"This month, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Lisbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lisbon</span></a> will become the latest European city to bar through-traffic from its <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/city" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>city</span></a> center."</p><p>Not "traffic": they just don't want *through* traffic. Through traffic cares about speed not about people it might hit.</p><p>"After the zones’ introduction, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> trying to cross town will instead be directed to a semi-circular <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ring</span></a> of major roads just beyond Lisbon’s downtown, which will act as a de facto <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltway</span></a>. "</p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-24/lisbon-car-ban-limits-through-traffic-in-city-center" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">23-04-24/lisbon-car-ban-limits-through-traffic-in-city-center</span></a></p>
Kathy E. Gill 🇺🇦<p>These headlines are BS. </p><p> The <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> is not the heavy here. Until the new Congress is sworn in and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JimJordan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JimJordan</span></a> et al become <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> committee chairmen, they have NO AUTHORITY to request squat from anyone. </p><p>I am SO tired of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beltway</span></a> spin.</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/29/jim-jordan-james-comer-oversight-requests-00075710" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2022/12/29/j</span><span class="invisible">im-jordan-james-comer-oversight-requests-00075710</span></a></p>
Jon Moller<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@cosullivan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cosullivan</span></a></span> Ha! I should say <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DC</span></a> or <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/WashingtonDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonDC</span></a> for those other people who live outside the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/beltway" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beltway</span></a>. Hehe</p>