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(DIR) Post #ArNqvtmhXqpK0WsGGG by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T17:35:33Z
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Things have been so much better since they started congestion pricing and I can't help but think the attempts to break it are just... petty. Anyways there is a rally @3 in NYC times square. Gotta get my wingtips on and catch the bus down there.
(DIR) Post #ArNrG6UG1jaHCAsiyO by publixpace@nrw.social
2025-02-22T17:39:09Z
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@futurebird I always confuse congestion with constipation. Silly German me.
(DIR) Post #ArNrYehTYtT2WBuWEi by clayfoot@mastodon.social
2025-02-22T17:42:30Z
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@futurebird Could be the first protest in favor of keeping taxes high since the Boston Tea Party
(DIR) Post #ArNt2lLHX05flARw1o by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T17:59:12Z
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@publixpace It's the same thing.
(DIR) Post #ArNt4X4PZ7xK4hP10K by icastico@c.im
2025-02-22T17:59:29Z
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@futurebird If the feds are successful in stopping congestion pricing, NYC should just make that zone pedestrians only.
(DIR) Post #ArNte0iVKddM9q4aIK by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T18:05:56Z
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@clayfoot There have been a lot of protests in favor of this.
(DIR) Post #ArNupXfHGwvlU2csiG by UweHalfHand@norcal.social
2025-02-22T18:19:11Z
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@futurebird petty is the right word for just about all of it.
(DIR) Post #ArNvlPKmP4SeRUdAu0 by jmac@masto.nyc
2025-02-22T18:29:37Z
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@futurebird @jasonisaacdrums I’ll be taking the :1train: down!
(DIR) Post #ArNvoLNvXj7V3xVG4m by kevinriggle@ioc.exchange
2025-02-22T18:30:05Z
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@futurebird it is remarkable how consistently opposed to nice things the man is
(DIR) Post #ArNwCc3PDfwvi8TcXI by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T18:34:34Z
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@DaleHagglund Not even the tamest milquetoast focus-group, stress tested scaled back MINIMAL change. Just can't leave one good thing alone no matter how tiny.
(DIR) Post #ArNxymjOvNoAgEebEe by clayfoot@mastodon.social
2025-02-22T18:54:29Z
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@futurebird@sauropods.oh it seems like a good way to reduce congestion and raise much needed road work funds. Just don't often see people saying they won't stand for lower taxes.
(DIR) Post #ArO08dcxpKmPFWT8tM by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T19:18:42Z
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Every day the post has some goofy article about people ‘hoping the turnstiles’ in the subway but **these** people don’t want to pay to drive cars all over the city getting in everyone’s way, blocking everyone so nothing moves. Nobody talks about that! They just want free stuff! They get caught all the time with tape on their license plates trying to fool the cameras so they can sneak in and cause gridlock. I’m so sick of it. We get *one* tiny good thing and now they want to take it away.
(DIR) Post #ArO0GbDAh3fs4aCWH2 by Npars01@mstdn.social
2025-02-22T19:20:05Z
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@futurebird All Republicans do is donor maintenance. There's a special effort to reward the fossil fuel donors.Congestion pricing reduces fossil fuel use, therefore Republicans hate it.Maximizing wasteful energy use. Increasing commuting times. Thwarting high speed rail & public transit. Getting rid of charging stations. These are all examples of rewarding the fossil fuel industry for their support. The industry paid $445 million to buy such GOP policies. https://truthout.org/articles/big-oil-spent-445-million-to-influence-2024-elections/
(DIR) Post #ArO0YKFeUNfIgWoWDg by arratoon@beige.party
2025-02-22T19:23:17Z
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@futurebird They just love the pollution. Children with asthma - sweet! /s
(DIR) Post #ArO551y1tEilLmQC24 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T20:14:04Z
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A sign that says “come and take it” being held by a congestion pricing supporter at Times Square There is a silhouette of some traffic cameras!
(DIR) Post #ArO5tmNfbEWrmKc5lw by copiesofcopies@social.coop
2025-02-22T20:23:10Z
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@futurebird I’m feeling a little disoriented by the various efforts for and against different kinds of surveillance, the the camps from which they arise.
(DIR) Post #ArOBHrQgynFU9qKTfU by hypolite@friendica.mrpetovan.com
2025-02-22T20:35:44Z
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@copiesofcopies @futurebird You already registered your motor vehicle with the State, what’s an extra automatic toll going to do?
(DIR) Post #ArOBHsdqTNMduvUUoC by copiesofcopies@social.coop
2025-02-22T21:08:01Z
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@hypolite @futurebird tell the state where I’ve been and when, without the hassle of a subpoena to a telecom company supported by probable cause.
(DIR) Post #ArOBHtLRrGF669tJlw by copiesofcopies@social.coop
2025-02-22T21:11:05Z
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@hypolite @futurebird your question is a bit like asking, “You already live at a known address, how is that any different from sending the government your location every hour?”
(DIR) Post #ArOBHu94sjwQa56x84 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T21:23:23Z
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@copiesofcopies @hypolite you don’t drive your house through densely populated neighborhoods where millions of people live— to bring a personal car into a city this dense is a privilege. Put on a mask and walk if you don’t wanna be tracked.
(DIR) Post #ArOBZJPiBjMzs8ByMK by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T21:26:46Z
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@clayfoot That is how traumatic rush hour was.
(DIR) Post #ArOCEGHgjCa62Uxur2 by copiesofcopies@social.coop
2025-02-22T21:34:07Z
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@futurebird @hypolite for now that may be enough.
(DIR) Post #ArOHeYvIYEyF99qxIe by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-22T22:34:57Z
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@copiesofcopies @hypolite It's really hard for me to get worked up about tracking cars so they can pay a toll. There are already companies with similar data sets, and I don't mean the auto manufacturers. NYPD has been using them a decade. For "terrorism." They know every plate in lower manhattan. Not that they do anything productive with that information. At least with the toll data, you can log on and know exactly what data has been collected on you. (and dispute it if it is incorrect)
(DIR) Post #ArPK8wRG50mdpgNMci by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-02-23T10:37:32Z
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@leadore Thank you so much!This event really cheered me up. There is so much to do, beyond just this one issue, but we need to start somewhere, right?