CactusBoyScout

CactusBoyScout t1_itf9gz4 wrote

New York State actually has quite a few competitive congressional races right now because our liberal judiciary made the state draw maps that weren’t completely gerrymandered.

Meanwhile red states have no problem with it and are aggressively tilting the scales in their favor.

So NY could end up helping Democrats lose control of congress because of judges appointed by Democrats, lol.

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CactusBoyScout t1_ispccr3 wrote

Yes, bus lanes are such a cheap and effective way to improve transit... if they're kept clear.

But the reality is that only automated enforcement cameras will effectively do that and many people here seem to have a knee-jerk reaction to traffic enforcement cameras. Even if the NYPD were totally onboard with traffic enforcement (lol) they can't be everywhere all the time.

That's how lots of other global cities have effectively reduced traffic accidents/fatalities... camera enforcement for tons of driving infractions like speeding, running reds, illegal turns, blocking intersections, etc.

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CactusBoyScout t1_isjnqt1 wrote

Yeah I’ve had tons of international roommates who weren’t on the lease over the years but landlords have gotten more strict about everyone being on the lease and those international roommates were always pretty grateful that I trusted them. That indicated to me that they’d had a hard time finding a place.

Some of the best roommates though because they feel lucky just to have found a place. And they never have lots of stuff or pets, lol.

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CactusBoyScout t1_is7aefc wrote

I met a crime scene investigator once and he said any time media shows up to the scene of a death and he says “suicide” they just leave because it’s not newsworthy unless it’s something public like this. Even then, people kill themselves in parks all the time and it doesn’t make the news.

What’s sad is some people will leave notes about how they want the media to report on their suicide, he said. But their suicide at home isn’t newsworthy. Just shows how irrational people often are when they do it.

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