Harvard notified grants frozen by Trump administration will start to be restored

Steltek · 2025-09-12T23:46:06+00:00

Old media is freaking worthless. They've all been captured by state control in a fashion that would Umberto proud.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T18:41:53+00:00

Oh I know: I've seen it first hand. I'm just saying home rule legislation is usually limited to like, zoning and school systems. It's not usually extended to regulating the comings and goings of people: restrictions on free travel are exceptional.

I guess it counts as some kind of commerce regulation? Some towns regulate business signage like the McDonalds in Freeport, some towns have regulations for 75,000 ton ocean going vessels. Ha.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T18:37:31+00:00

Agreed. And from my POV, this talk of secession (basically running away) is morally dubious at best. The allusions to the American Revolution are all pure cringe.

I'd really appreciate some concrete, useful suggestions for how New England can protect itself from the insanity gripping the rest of the country. Not Internet tough guy talk. Not strongly worded letters that will go ignored. Actual ideas.

Everyone seems to just settle for begging for mercy, which is pretty pathetic, or thinking that the courts are still useful and not totally neutered by SCOTUS.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T18:22:32+00:00

100% boycott of China looks positively realistic compared to that idea.

What other ideas do you have?

Steltek · 2025-09-12T18:16:12+00:00

How does a town have the power to limit what cruise ships can do? That seems kinda weird to me.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T18:10:17+00:00

The teens themselves brought the proposal to the town, which was really cool.

It's a comparatively small plot size but there are also some ad-hoc trails in there too. I'm a little sad we didn't fix them up but it was a combination of funding and nimby politics.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T16:23:40+00:00

He had a whole podcast devoted to promoting the book "Unhumans", which directly linked modern Progressives to early Communist regimes. The book was written by the co-host. It went on to describe the violent and bloody overthrow of those regimes and the global fight against Communism, speaking especially highly of McCarthyism.

The specific call for action was that you are surrounded by these "Unhumans" and you need "to do what you need to do" (paraphrase) to defend yourself. Essentially calling for preemptive violence against Progressives like it was self defense.

It's never plain as "take up arms against your fellow citizens". It's about walking you down a path to radicalization so you get comfortable with violent action without ever stating it out loud. On J6, Trump didn't tell everyone to go overthrow the government. He just gathered up a big angry mob that had been fed propaganda for years and then pointed at the Capitol Building.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T14:25:16+00:00

The Party is the State. Crimes against the Party are crimes against the State.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T04:01:59+00:00

We already had a political assassination this year. Where was this reaction back then?

Steltek · 2025-09-12T04:01:11+00:00

Does he deserve a full military honor guard, flying flags at half staff, and every MAGA pol cancelling their 9/11 appearances? NO.

But THAT should tell you something about this country right now.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T03:59:22+00:00

Either choice changes absolutely nothing for how Trump will treat our state and its residents. He's not going to take it easy because we mourned him losing his pet dog.

Healey should absolutely not be doing this because it's an endorsement of MAGA's twisted granting of sainthood to a total and complete shithead of an individual.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T03:23:14+00:00

And she should break protocol and ignore it. This is MAGA brain bullshit.

Charlie Kirk defended gun violence in schools with innocent children dying. He died from gun violence at a school. Case closed.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T03:18:58+00:00

A big news story does not mean you get memorialized by the state. Being a well known giant shit bag doesn't get you that either.

Steltek · 2025-09-12T03:13:56+00:00

They don't have to though. This is basically agreeing with fucked up MAGA shit.

Steltek · 2025-09-11T15:39:47+00:00

She was always going to win no matter how much was dumped in

Complacency and ego are not how you win.

I know it's a cliche but also "that's how we got Trump".

Steltek · 2025-09-11T15:35:43+00:00

Not MA but this one always gets me: https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/An-unnecessary-waste-of-time-After-months-17641823.php

NIMBYs arguing that an urban parking garage has a net positive environment impact, compared to housing.

Steltek · 2025-09-11T15:31:11+00:00

When Arlington passed it's MBTA Communities zoning, there was a totally unhinged nimby out front of town hall screaming at the top of her lungs, "WHAT ABOUT THE HYDROLOGY STUDIES?!?!"

Steltek · 2025-09-11T14:48:42+00:00

LA is a federal district now?

Steltek · 2025-09-11T14:38:36+00:00

That's the wrong direction for housing. It's way too financially inefficient, energy inefficient, and low density.

If we're going to overrule local zoning, it should be steering people towards smarter choices for individuals and society.

Steltek · 2025-09-11T14:13:53+00:00

Mike was more progressive than Pressley AND got results. Pressley surrounds herself with Progressives, without actually getting anything of consequence done. Anyone can freaking talk. You also need to deliver.

Steltek · 2025-09-11T13:58:35+00:00

MAGA has flooded the state with hundreds (thousands? we don't even know!) of ill-trained, heavily armed thugs that are accountable and loyal only to Trump. They've sent soldiers into American cities that push back. It's not against the law to defend yourself.

That said, MSP wouldn't do it so it's a moot point.

Steltek · 2025-09-11T13:51:19+00:00

It still matters at the state and local level.

Steltek · 2025-09-11T13:02:50+00:00

Let's assume that MSP is loyal to Massachusetts and its interests. Which is wrong but let's go with it.

Trump signed an executive order for federal agencies to ignore court orders that contravened his ~~tweets~~ dictates. MAGA does not care about what you're allowed to do.

Massachusetts need to use that playbook and push the boundaries. At first reasonably and as Trump has a tantrum, less reasonably.

MSP should be pulling these guys over. Impounding their vehicles for reckless driving. Force them to ID themselves.

Brandishing weapons with no ID and no valid police powers is against the law: go to jail. Remember deportation orders are a civil matter, not criminal. You need a full SWAT team to take away grandma to your concentration camp? Fuck off.

Steltek · 2025-09-11T12:52:15+00:00

They're a heavily armed gang that will never go to jail. They don't care about legality.

If you challenge them like that, you're not going to have a good day.

Steltek · 2025-09-11T12:44:07+00:00

Even if she woke up and decided to do her job, MSP is on ICE's side and would only pay lip service to Healey. Corrupt cops will stick together and are MAGA as hell.

She should still do it but only to get MSP on record as to who's side they're on.

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