Posts by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
(DIR) Post #APjhrZ2z1XIi6vSchE by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2022-11-18T04:36:14Z
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Mayor-Elect Karen Bass will have three appointees to join her on the #MetroLosAngeles Board. While she has earned the right to appoint whomever she wants, it would truly be groundbreaking if one of her three appointments was someone who used transit as their primary mobility.#transit #publictransit #socaltransit #LosAngeles
(DIR) Post #APq8v2fRBGrvTnv2lk by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2022-11-21T20:42:09Z
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Now that the San Francisco Central Subway is open, I am looking forward to the Regional Connector opening next year in #LosAngeles. This will allow run-through trains from Long Beach to Azusa (eventually extended to Claremont) and from Santa Monica to East Los Angeles (eventually extended to Whitter) #metrolosangeles #transit #PublicTransit #socaltransit
(DIR) Post #AQ8Fw6pxMOeHE3Ze3E by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2022-11-30T12:26:31Z
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@pkrugman It is almost as if inflation was being kept artificially high to the and influence the outcome of the election
(DIR) Post #AQTkIFhWA8hm22GB3w by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2022-12-10T20:05:45Z
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If we abolished the antiquated #ElectoralCollege, we could elect Presidents by popular vote with a runoff just as we saw in Georgia. With ranked-choice voting we could have a runoff built in to one round of voting.Alternatively, we could legally require that each state’s Electoral Votes be proportionally awarded to candidates based on the votes they received within that state. Either reform would mean that every vote in every state becomes important again.#politics #USpol
(DIR) Post #AQUzSavzlT2xFjNhYW by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2022-12-11T03:42:21Z
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The sooner people stop trying to “save Twitter”, the happier they will be. It is now just a private online platform wholly owned by a billionaire who doesn’t care about losing money on it, and is using the platform to empower fascists, authoritarians, white nationalists, anti-LGBT bigots, and antisemites, under a phony veneer of “free speech”. The only reason to go back is to convince your followers to leave and rebuild on this or another platform. #twexit
(DIR) Post #AS9c02Q0kCNNlXNYBM by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2023-01-28T18:22:09Z
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I have been surrounded by gays, trans, and drag queens my whole adult life. Not once have I ever had to fear violence or harm from any of them, or had to have special training in case one came into my workplace. Meanwhile, I have been bullied and threatened by “Christians”, harassed by cops, and had to attend special training in case someone shows up at the office with an AR-15.
(DIR) Post #AS9cHGtMBaR9ZpK4CO by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2023-01-29T20:08:36Z
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@GreenFire @StevenBeschloss “Justice delayed is Justice denied.” That is a violation of due process too.
(DIR) Post #AS9cHJHtHLFZ0UogiW by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2023-01-30T00:15:15Z
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@GreenFire @CDunnPasadena @StevenBeschloss People have every right to question whether their DoJ and AG are actively and truly seeking justice against the coup plotters at the top and not just the rioters at the bottom. It's been over 2 yrs.We've already seen Trump get special treatment. If any of us had stolen top secret documents to the scale and level he had we would have been arrested on the spot. Instead, he is allowed to travel freely around the country and hold rallies for fascism.
(DIR) Post #ASGNc3tGZwJ18qJNc8 by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2023-02-01T23:12:01Z
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I have always hated how rail-expansion advocates are pitted against improved-bus advocates, and how #transit advocates are pitted against #cycling advocates for scarce urban space and resources, by people who drive their single-occupancy cars everywhere. Our #cities need great rail, bus, and cycling, and pedestrian amenities too. #urbanism
(DIR) Post #ASJtgMDWA8jv98kvYm by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2023-02-04T01:01:22Z
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@atomicpoet I have built up on Mastodon less then half the followers I had Twitter, but I enjoy ten times the engagement — and is all civil. I The quality of the social networking experience here is so much higher. And no one calls me a “groomer” or “pedaphile” because I don’t support Trumpism.
(DIR) Post #ASMb4PDpKIBHlGXAGW by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2023-02-05T01:28:21Z
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Spain has universal health care, high-speed rail, and no student debt. The US is falling behind Europe and Asia in health care, education, and transportation. We need to measure how well we are doing as a country and society by vastly broader measures than just how much money the superwealthy are hording in the stock market and how much military might we are throwing around.
(DIR) Post #ASNFcOkNawfEIhWXGi by danwentzel@mastodon.lol
2023-02-04T17:48:22Z
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If you are upset about a Chinese spy balloon hovering over the United States, wait until you hear about us having a Russian asset in the White House for four years.