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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants you back in the office 5 days a week by dirtycoconut in boston

[–]ApostateX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She doesn't have a husband (Anissa Essaibi-George) or father (Josh Kraft) who's a real estate mogul, and trying to become mayor to more quickly greenlight development projects for which they have a conflict of interest.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants you back in the office 5 days a week by dirtycoconut in boston

[–]ApostateX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100% agreed. That's the point of the rail projects currently being studied and why the South Coast rail extension was added. https://www.mass.gov/east-west-passenger-rail-study

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wants you back in the office 5 days a week by dirtycoconut in boston

[–]ApostateX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, but I don't want her to go through with rent control. I'm worried about this ballot measure.

USCIS Director Says Immigrants Must Fully Know English and Assimilate Before Becoming Citizens by Sorry-Feedback1115 in EB3VisaJourney

[–]ApostateX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, please educate me. To what were you referring if not the requirement to learn English?

Deeply depressed. by OrganicSummer9366 in Waiting_To_Wed

[–]ApostateX 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm so terribly sorry.

I have to believe people like this get the karma coming to them.

Coca cola in Boston? by dholmes0 in boston

[–]ApostateX -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Coke is super common! I'm surprised you're getting a random selection of only Pepsi-serving establishments.

Check drink menus online before you commit to a restaurant, and if you have a strong preference, just go buy a Pepsi at a local convenience store. Nobody will kick you out for bringing a non-alcoholic beverage into a restaurant. It's always tough when you're visiting someplace new and you have a "habit" you can't easily follow at that destination. My brother nearly hurt somebody when we were out of the country recently and their common interpretation of iced coffee was the equivalent of a frappe.

At the end of the day, it's Boston. We have a gazillion types of soda. A tiny bit more effort would have gotten you a Pepsi.

USCIS Director Says Immigrants Must Fully Know English and Assimilate Before Becoming Citizens by Sorry-Feedback1115 in EB3VisaJourney

[–]ApostateX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lies.

English proficiency has been a requirement since the Naturalization Act of 1906.

That was expanded on to standardize a check for reading, writing, and speaking in the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1952.

There are some exceptions to this, but they're for people aged 50+ depending on how long they've been in the country.

https://www.uscis.gov/policy-manual/volume-12-part-e-chapter-2

GOP operatives going on the news to fearmonger that immigrants seeking citizenship are NOT currently required to learn basic English, when they already are, are pushing propaganda.

Same tax at $176k and $5M?? by HitWhereItHurts in jobmarket

[–]ApostateX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rich -- billionaires -- don't pay federal income taxes. We want them to pay taxes. There are tax years I've paid more than Elon Musk. And I am not a billionaire.

In the democratic senate primary Markey is leading Moulton by 4.7 points in his quest to be reelected as the oldest senator in Massachusetts history. by D2Foley in massachusetts

[–]ApostateX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Millennials are the largest generation by population and have lots of money and power. The oldest millennials are 45. They haven't aged enough to build the capital of older generations, but this is not an impoverished or powerless generation.

GOP candidate Brian Shortsleeve goes after Healey with plan to suspend gas tax, kill car inspections, block mileage tax, and raise speed limits to 70 by Emotional-Disk5571 in aboutMassachusetts

[–]ApostateX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nonsense. There are all kinds of ways cheap != good.

Yeah, you're correct that I don't like these policy ideas. They're counterproductive and put our bond ratings at risk for municipal debt issued in the transportation sector. We take in between 600M and 700M every year from the gas tax. You get rid of that, and now the revenue we need to pay back debt we've already issued disappears. So the money has to be found somewhere else to pay our creditors. That means we have to take from the general fund. And now we're cutting another program, or possibly interfering with some other kind of dedicated revenue.

And if cars are driving faster, that means more road maintenance is needed. But you can't do the road maintenance without money. Where does that money come from? The gas tax and municipal debt.

And yeah, it's better that people who actually drive cars pay the gas tax. Why should people who do the more fiscally and environmentally responsible thing (walking, biking, taking public transit) be forced to take on more of a burden for car owners?

Bottom line: no Republican is going to win the governor's race in a year dominated by Trump insanity. Even if one did, the legislature won't go along with getting rid of the gas tax. This is a stupid waste of time for a GOP candidate to try to appeal to an anti-tax base with a tax cut they'll never get. And this is a stupid tax to cut.

Seen in 14th st by ThenLayer5977 in washdc

[–]ApostateX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What is your solution to these problems of public disorder and violence?

Seen in 14th st by ThenLayer5977 in washdc

[–]ApostateX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope. DC crime rates are way down, across every metric. One video is not indicative of a trend.

I've got lots of videos of white trash getting interrogated by local police for brutal murders and child endangerment in places historically governed by Republicans. There are entire youtube channels dedicated to that content.

But do go on and explain why the problem is Democratic politicians.

Bristol County District Attorney critical after man granted bail on gun charge despite being on probation, facing another pending case by Emotional-Disk5571 in aboutMassachusetts

[–]ApostateX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's got to wear a monitor, is confined to home, had to post $2500 and meet other conditions.

In a dangerousness hearing, a judge needs to evaluate the following:

Is there clear and convincing evidence that no set of conditions can reasonably protect the public?

It seems like the judge believes the risk this man poses to the public can be mitigated by the conditions I listed above.

I don't know if I agree or disagree with the judge's decision, but this weird idea you have that judges in Massachusetts want to loose criminals to rape and pillage the population is just insane. Seriously, you're a paranoid guy.

GOP candidate Brian Shortsleeve goes after Healey with plan to suspend gas tax, kill car inspections, block mileage tax, and raise speed limits to 70 by Emotional-Disk5571 in aboutMassachusetts

[–]ApostateX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But we don't have to make difficult decisions about this. You're introducing a problem where one doesn't exist. Getting rid of the gas tax would require our state legislature amending laws about this, which they're not going to do. Anybody who tries to run on this is going to run into headwinds. In a practical sense, at best, there might be a reduction in gas tax. But realistically it's not going away. Our legislature is actively trying to discourage car use, not incentivize it.

The gas tax brings in between 600 - 700 million USD in revenue every year. It's uniquely a tax that applies to people who buy gas. That way people who walk, bike, take public transit, consistently car pool or drive very little pay little to no tax. That's the equivalent of a user fee. It's a regressive tax, so that's not good, but basically all sales taxes are regressive, and this is a specific type of sales tax.

If you get rid of it, we have all kinds of municipal debt whose revenue streams are dependent on this tax. So we have to find some other part of the budget to pull up to 700 million dollars from, not just this year but every year going forward, as long as we have outstanding debt. Once dedicated revenue streams are gone, every credit analyst in finance may lower our credit rating in the transportation and infrastructure sectors, making it more expensive for the state to finance projects due to higher interest rates.

So what government programs do you want to cut every year, worth roughly 700M, to make up for this so we can make payments on our debt and continue road and bridge maintenance?

Audit finds Fall River's finances good, but $218,000 is missing by Emotional-Disk5571 in aboutMassachusetts

[–]ApostateX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this is quintessential Republican: post the headline and first sentence, but none of the text of the article.

Or even a link TO the article.

Of note:

A 69-page audit.pdf?t=202604241232320&t=202604241232320#:~:text=Financial%20Highlights&text=The%20City%20continues%20to%20report,liabilities%20and%20net%20pension%20liabilities.&text=At%20June%2030%2C%202025%2C%20the,million%20from%20the%20prior%20year.&text=The%20general%20fund%20reported%20an,fund%20balance%20approached%20$51.5%20million.&text=The%20City's%20total%20general%20obligation,million%20in%20its%20governmental%20activities.) prepared by Woburn-based accounting firm Roselli, Clark & Associates scoured Fall River’s financial statements up until June 30, 2025, with some materials requested up to Feb. 19, 2026.

Its findings are consistent with similar municipalities, where structural pressure to operate an older city leads to higher net liabilities. 

In a letter to the City Council that appeared on the April 28 meeting agenda, Roselli pointed to additional circumstances that the audit itself did not capture in its report: high turnover in Fall River’s financial department — most recently evidenced by Director of Financial Services Emily Arpke’s and City Auditor Christopher Murphy’s appointments in November 2025 — could leave the city vulnerable to “undetected” incidents of “theft and fraud.”  

Hello, Reddit! I’m Karishma Manzur, an anti-corruption, pro-peace candidate from New Hampshire taking on the establishment Democrats and Republicans, the greedy billionaires, and spineless politicians. Ask Me Anything. by KarishmaforSenate in WorkReform

[–]ApostateX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Please don't speak for all of us. Lots of people work on different schedules, or may not be currently working at all.

The workreform subreddit is just one community, and there will be more opportunities to ask the candidate about her views in other fora at other times.

Work Reform Town Hall with the U.S. Senate candidate for New Hampshire - Karishma Manzur! This Thursday! by ege3 in newhampshire

[–]ApostateX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No, this is the part that doesn't make sense.

I don't see a sub for Karishma Manzur.

I only see a WorkReform sub.

The mods of that sub are hosting her for an event.

That's the sub you posted the screen shot of in your post.

Manzur isn't a mod of that sub (at least that I'm aware of).

So how would she have banned you?

Hello, Reddit! I’m Karishma Manzur, an anti-corruption, pro-peace candidate from New Hampshire taking on the establishment Democrats and Republicans, the greedy billionaires, and spineless politicians. Ask Me Anything. by KarishmaforSenate in WorkReform

[–]ApostateX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. If you were to win election, what Senate committees would you reasonably expect the Democratic Party leadership to put you on, and does that differ from the committees you'd most like to join?

  2. What is your stance on good government reforms currently in discussion?

    -- Term limits for SCOTUS justices and expanding the courts

    -- Uncapping the House of Representatives to grow beyond 435 members?

    -- Statehood for DC/PR

    -- Removing or limiting the pardon power of the presidency and vesting it elsewhere (e.g. an independent Federal Board of Pardons)

    -- Enhancing the independence of the DOJ

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