My gov also, from my little town of Hamburg. I HOPE it is as she says it is. I agree 100% w/congestion pricing, have friends in NYC who say yea on the ground. It would be a stupid hill for orange to die on but it's a great distraction from Adams quid pro quo. I hope he gets his ass handed to him in court again. Adams is severely compromi…
My gov also, from my little town of Hamburg. I HOPE it is as she says it is. I agree 100% w/congestion pricing, have friends in NYC who say yea on the ground. It would be a stupid hill for orange to die on but it's a great distraction from Adams quid pro quo. I hope he gets his ass handed to him in court again. Adams is severely compromised, whatever she does for oversight is necessary to the max allowable. We all scream internally when we see house or Senate Dems saying 'we will work bipartisan with admin' when GOP is not reciprocating and dealing in good faith amidst a coup. If this is deadly serious, Dems need to employ same level vigilance in state politics, volunteering another issue to deflect from the one at hand doesn't inspire confidence and I don't think it hurts for her to hear that from the people of NY. I want her to be empowered to stand strong and it's hard not to look weak around orange because he's a total fucker with the bully pulpit. But NYers also can't stand him, so she has support. Her time in the light is precious. Don't volunteer to negotiate about another issue on nat TV so trump can divert nat attn with another stunt. Hold his feet to the fire that matters most, which right now is Adams and this rikers thing.
Ok, with this we ARE in agreement, Anne. I know very little about 'upstate' political maneuvering, having lived solely in: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens ` until ending up (reluctantly at first, I admit) on Long Island, quite far out (all we could afford as young marrieds despite the daily commute being horrendous). My best friend had moved fairly close by as well as my older brother which made it more palatable, but tbh 'I' wanted to be Upstate so I could have a horse, something I still miss but likely couldn't do any longer. I barely managed 3 hours of sleep, ensuring my husband got more since he drove us (we took a neighbour along) into the City most often. During those years, politics had to take a back step since holding onto our house and pets had to be priority. For us, you truly are in an entirely different world up there. For decades, our quiet little Court has been multi-ethnic - chosen for that reason (I can't tolerate the stupidity of 'white flight' whenever a different family moved in and we've all coexisted happily and become great friends.) Lately, one 'around the corner' creep has posted a 'this is trump country' sign on his lawn and my rage intensifies with every viewing: 'OH NO IT'S NOT, YOU FUCKWIT!' 'Over my dead body' also applies, but more of them are creeping in due to affordability, then their ranting complaints on the NextDoor app about anything and everything, showing their biases and bigotry begin to cow those on the wrong side of that kind of vitriol. It's all some of us can do to hang onto our earlier wonderful way of life and to reassure those targeted that we DO and WILL have their backs no matter what. WE are not the wealthy Southamptonites, just ordinary people, but we vote and pay attention and we are VERY active against those attempting to take over and alter our heretofore hard-earned peaceful communities. I thought my getting out there days were behind me since I'm physically disabled, and now my husband is recovering (slowly) from a fractured femur. Sadly, it takes ALL of us, of all ages and states of being, to fight back.
My gov also, from my little town of Hamburg. I HOPE it is as she says it is. I agree 100% w/congestion pricing, have friends in NYC who say yea on the ground. It would be a stupid hill for orange to die on but it's a great distraction from Adams quid pro quo. I hope he gets his ass handed to him in court again. Adams is severely compromised, whatever she does for oversight is necessary to the max allowable. We all scream internally when we see house or Senate Dems saying 'we will work bipartisan with admin' when GOP is not reciprocating and dealing in good faith amidst a coup. If this is deadly serious, Dems need to employ same level vigilance in state politics, volunteering another issue to deflect from the one at hand doesn't inspire confidence and I don't think it hurts for her to hear that from the people of NY. I want her to be empowered to stand strong and it's hard not to look weak around orange because he's a total fucker with the bully pulpit. But NYers also can't stand him, so she has support. Her time in the light is precious. Don't volunteer to negotiate about another issue on nat TV so trump can divert nat attn with another stunt. Hold his feet to the fire that matters most, which right now is Adams and this rikers thing.
Ok, with this we ARE in agreement, Anne. I know very little about 'upstate' political maneuvering, having lived solely in: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens ` until ending up (reluctantly at first, I admit) on Long Island, quite far out (all we could afford as young marrieds despite the daily commute being horrendous). My best friend had moved fairly close by as well as my older brother which made it more palatable, but tbh 'I' wanted to be Upstate so I could have a horse, something I still miss but likely couldn't do any longer. I barely managed 3 hours of sleep, ensuring my husband got more since he drove us (we took a neighbour along) into the City most often. During those years, politics had to take a back step since holding onto our house and pets had to be priority. For us, you truly are in an entirely different world up there. For decades, our quiet little Court has been multi-ethnic - chosen for that reason (I can't tolerate the stupidity of 'white flight' whenever a different family moved in and we've all coexisted happily and become great friends.) Lately, one 'around the corner' creep has posted a 'this is trump country' sign on his lawn and my rage intensifies with every viewing: 'OH NO IT'S NOT, YOU FUCKWIT!' 'Over my dead body' also applies, but more of them are creeping in due to affordability, then their ranting complaints on the NextDoor app about anything and everything, showing their biases and bigotry begin to cow those on the wrong side of that kind of vitriol. It's all some of us can do to hang onto our earlier wonderful way of life and to reassure those targeted that we DO and WILL have their backs no matter what. WE are not the wealthy Southamptonites, just ordinary people, but we vote and pay attention and we are VERY active against those attempting to take over and alter our heretofore hard-earned peaceful communities. I thought my getting out there days were behind me since I'm physically disabled, and now my husband is recovering (slowly) from a fractured femur. Sadly, it takes ALL of us, of all ages and states of being, to fight back.