If I have been posting a bit more political stuff I apologize. #ICE has been a bit more active in CNJ and it has put our whole community on edge. Even the local cops view them as pests. I had never seen a masked law enforcement officer before in person, but that has changed. Stay strong New Jerseyans.
FinchHaven sfba
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It includes the construction of a new two-track tunnel connecting #NewYork & #NewJersey, which are linked by 116-year-old tunnels in such poor condition that #trains are often delayed, creating a bottleneck.
The new tunnel will be crucial to avoiding a disruption in #rail service around New York City that would have drastic effects on the national #economy.
#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath #Trump
But withholding money from the tunnel over the names of #PennStation, the busiest train station in the country, would be a significant escalation of the effort to ensure #Trump’s “legacy”, tying it to a project that would have massive ripple effects across the East Coast.
The project, known as #Gateway, sits at the heart of the Northeast Corridor #rail route that runs from Boston to Washington & is the most-used passenger line in the #US.
#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath
It includes the construction of a new two-track tunnel connecting #NewYork & #NewJersey, which are linked by 116-year-old tunnels in such poor condition that #trains are often delayed, creating a bottleneck.
The new tunnel will be crucial to avoiding a disruption in #rail service around New York City that would have drastic effects on the national #economy.
#law #MafiaState #extortion #vanity #EgomaniacalSociopath #Trump
The #Trump admin has pressured Sen #ChuckSchumer (D-NY) the minority leader, to help rename #NewYork’s #PennStation & Washington #Dulles International Airport after Trump in exchange for releasing billions of dollars in #funding he has frozen for a #rail tunnel under the Hudson River.
Top admin ofcls have told Schumer in recent weeks that the money would be released if he agreed to name the facilities in Trump’s honor, acc/to 4 people familiar with the private conversations.
The push to rename the station & the airport for #Trump comes as the president, who recently put his name on the #KennedyCenter for the Performing Arts in Washington, has been on a renaming spree & has appeared increasingly preoccupied with his “legacy” [ego].
The Trump admin began withholding #funding for the new tunnel connecting #NYC & #NewJersey, a $16B project, in October. The agency overseeing its construction moved to halt ongoing work on Friday as money was running out.
Oh boy.
AOC making sure #newJersey knows what's up
I don't think I ever got the reddit model down but I'm going to try it out on this piefed instance with a new New Jersey community
Rachel Rawlings
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New Jersey has absolutely _fucked_ ebike and ebike riders:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_M3gMfK5B4
They're basically classified as MOTORCYCLES now - license, registration, insurance, MOTORCYCLE helmets, and most of all: CAR ROADS ONLY.
New Jersey has absolutely _fucked_ ebike and ebike riders:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_M3gMfK5B4
They're basically classified as MOTORCYCLES now - license, registration, insurance, MOTORCYCLE helmets, and most of all: CAR ROADS ONLY.
That is where #state lawmakers come in, Professor Amar said.
“Sometimes the #federal government will misbehave,” he said, “& you can’t count on #Congress always to rein the federal government in.”
His article drew on 2 principles often associated with #conservatives: #federalism & #originalism.
“This is exactly what the framers imagined: state law protecting us against federal abuses,” Professor Amar said.
#Trump #law #UseOfForce #Constitution #StatesRights #CivilRights #autocracy #ICE #CBP
Some #states — including #California, #Maine, #Massachusetts & #NewJersey — have enacted laws along the lines that Prof Amar proposed, though they are largely untested, & #Illinois recently adopted one tailored to address the conduct of #ICE agents.
https://ilga.gov/documents/legislation/104/HB/PDF/10400HB1312enr.pdf
The IL #law says that lawsuits may be filed “against any person who, while conducting #civil #immigration enforcement, knowingly engages in conduct that violates the Illinois Constitution or the #UnitedStates #Constitution.”
NapelsGeel
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🗳 Do YOU Live in Arkansas. Louisiana. Texas. Washington. Wisconsin. New Jersey. Maine. or Pennsylvania? If so, there are ELECTIONS this Month!
#arkansas #louisiana #texas #washington #wisconsin #newjersey #maine #Pennsylvania
#uspol #uspolitics #democracy #Democrats #vote #VoteBlue #vote2026 #elections #UnitedStates
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Stefan
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon/115989802242367196
Excited to see if https://gardenstate.social can be added to this experiment.
here are some fun #GardenStateSocial facts that make us a good candidate:
- We are all about finding folks geographically close to us.
- Currently patreon raises $44 a month to cover server costs from 9 amazing members.
- Our current plan from @hosting cover up to 250 active users (currently between 50 - 75) and the cost step up to 750 is very reasonable!