• moody@lemmings.worldEnglish
    29·
    2 days ago

    So in a democracy, presidents are elected, and when their time is up, they peacefully move on with their lives.

    Do you know how kings are deposed? Because usually it’s not pretty.

    • iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
      4·
      24 hours ago

      Yeah this is what the Republicans failed to understand is that elections are there to convince the losers to step aside… without a bloody civil war. All of Trump’s election denialism basically ensures bloodshed. 😔

  • grue@lemmy.worldOPMEnglish
    31·
    2 days ago

    Contrary to the lies in the tweet, congestion pricing is not dead. From this article, for example:

    There was no precedent for federal officials to revoke approval for a major transportation project in New York, especially one that was working, said Michael Gerrard, a Columbia Law School professor who supports congestion pricing. He said he did not believe the federal government had the legal authority to halt the tolling program.

    “It is certainly not dead by any means,” he said. “Secretary Duffy has issued an order of questionable legality.”

    • Aatube@kbin.melroy.org
      9·
      2 days ago

      Trump has expressed an intention to revoke that is represented in the Transportation secretary’s letter saying he would “discuss the orderly cessation of toll operations”, though yes, it’s still in effect, and the MTA is challenging the pending revocation with a very strong case

  • blakenong@lemmings.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    He’s just going to bring it back rebranded and collect all the congestion penalties for himself.

    Trump Anti-Congestion Bill

  • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zipEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    Wait is this a legit whitehouse account or just some cuck trying to be funny? I know the quote is real, not sure about the account

  • octopus_ink@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    What an absurdly small crown for his head. If you are going to AI yourself as a king, at least fool around with the prompt until you get a crown that’s the right size.

    • boydster@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      Agreed, 100%. Capture the scale of his sense of self-worth with it, it would be a chef’s kiss. The tiniest king’s crown should look comically oversized.