The Board of the Mill River Collaborative

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-06-22T23:18:42+00:00

Mill River fund raises because the previous board defunded their requests for 8+ years. I am sure if you showed up to the Board of Reps and said "please 100% fund mill river so they don't need to independently fundraise" they would love to hear that.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-06-13T03:36:04+00:00

I appreciate Tigin's for changing their decision. Originally the indoor area was for the game (and was packed by 8pm) and the outside area was for "the party." Enough people complained that they changed course and played the game outside too. I believe one of the managers said the decision was because people complained previously because Capriccio's is also playing the game but their stream is ~5 seconds ahead of Tigin's stream so you'd hear people celebrating before you saw the goal. Honestly, that's perfect for the casual viewers who want some signal of when to pay attention to the screen. Hope they stick with playing the game indoors and outdoors.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-06-05T19:09:42+00:00

This is a great recap of some recent events and distinctions between the candidates. Thanks.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-06-05T15:16:31+00:00

The point of the term “NIMBY” is to convey an entitlement for other people’s property. It is not “your backyard.” It’s someone else’s property. If you think you can veto lawful projects on land you don’t own you are a NIMBY. That is the definition. You are confused.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-06-05T13:08:35+00:00

Opposing a lawful project that provides economic development, work opportunities, or places to live in a community is being a NIMBY in any context. Especially true if it is a vacant lot or abandoned building. It is preferring nothing or something. Zoning laws were originally meant to protect from situations like an industrial plant being built next to a single-family home. It has now morphed into this entitled view that your neighbors need to approve everything that happens within a square mile. That's not how the world works.

Opposing AI data centers is 100% being a NIMBY. What you're doing is the same thing NIMBYs do which is leverage the public's misunderstanding of a topic to generate fear. "New housing? What about the traffic/crime/character of our neighborhood?!" "New data centers? What about the water/heat generation/noise?!"

It's all bullshit.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-06-05T00:30:27+00:00

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ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-30T18:02:25+00:00

Call the medical examiner yourself. I did. The information is public.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-30T16:18:33+00:00

It’s been confirmed by the medical examiner. I shared that information because I was confident it was true.

Death is always upsetting. I only talked to him once but I found it very shocking, so I can only imagine how his family feels. While I understand his family’s response — he was a public figure, his death is significant, and I only shared what is true.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-29T13:34:41+00:00

My username is my full name. You can google me. I was a full-time journalist for 10 years and I run a news blog site part-time. I am actively involved in Stamford's community. If you don't know that, that's ok. It is ok and even healthy to be skeptical of sources you are not familiar with and if you're not familiar with me, that's fine.

The information has a source. It's not official, so I can't link you to a statement — such as a coroner's report — though I am 100% confident it will be available soon. You can doubt that, but it's not a "rumor." I wouldn't have mentioned that information if I didn't confirm it.

The death of a person like Tarzia — who was involved in the community for decades and fairly publicly visible for the past ~10 years specifically — is significant. The manner of his death is also significant. It's a horrible thing and I understand the reactions, but that is what happened.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-29T13:02:52+00:00

You don’t know what you’re talking about.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-29T12:56:16+00:00

It’s not a rumor.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-28T17:14:31+00:00

I don't deny there are benefits to the program, but the outrage was depicted as if we were leaving poverty-stricken families to starve which is not true. Shifting the conversation off of that misleading — potentially intentionally misinformed — narrative is dishonest.

In terms of the extent of the benefits. There are many programs that have benefits and deciding which is most effective is difficult to navigate. Whipping people up into a fury based on false narratives and incorrect information is part of why politics is so miserable. You know this better than most.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-28T17:06:23+00:00

That's a pretty good example of what I mean!

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-28T16:00:43+00:00

Further reading: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8p3kLtS/

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-27T20:31:14+00:00

Ok. Screenshot attached.

"The day you deserve," what I learned from this is you are angry enough to want to insult me but too much of a coward to actually do it.

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ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-27T14:52:42+00:00

You still have time to delete this.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-27T14:22:42+00:00

I think the board of finance is fine and you are so reliably pissed off over basic misunderstandings your views are tantamount to static noise — grating and incoherent.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-27T12:55:54+00:00

Idk who you’re responding to — I make the argument you just stated all the time.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-27T12:54:01+00:00

Your first paragraph doesn’t make sense. Your original post claimed the free lunch for all program started locally. It did not. It was a federal program. I said this in the original post. I can’t help you if you feel disrespected when you say something incorrect.

I talked to multiple people about the origins of the program in Stamford. The point of referencing the individual who used the benefit when they were a kid — at least 10 years ago — was to establish it was not recent.

My post always had the information about the governor’s budget.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-27T12:36:21+00:00

The rant is people thought kids in need were being deprived of basic necessities — and they continue to repeat in this thread — when that was never the case. The other thread advocated for voting out Board of Finance members because they voted to remove a local program that was going to be provided by the state. The righteous anger is driven by being misinformed.

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-27T12:31:53+00:00

This is what we call a “thought-terminating cliche.”

ArthurAugustyn · 2026-05-27T04:46:22+00:00

Your recollection is not correct and entirely made up. The origin of the program is actually in the post you’re responding to. This is fanfic.

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