erik-engquist.bsky.social
👤 Joined on 30 January 2025
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@erik-engquist.bsky.socialMy immediate reaction to this piece was disgust, but on the other hand at least these guys are paying for car storage instead of expecting the rest of us to subsidize it for them. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/s...
Show PostThis is a HUGE demographic problem, especially with men of that generation, for whom driving meant status and freedom (of movement and domination). My dad, 86, now demented and in a home, still talks about driving. A decent transit system would not address the ego blow.
Show PostPaul Pelosi is 86 years old and has the money to afford a driver. There is no reason why he should still be behind the wheel. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
Show PostNEW: A first-of-its-kind ProPublica analysis found that children who entered the U.S. by themselves are being detained and removed at about three times the rate they were during the final years of the first Trump presidency.
Show PostHere's a New York city councilmember threatening to get a bunch of grad students in trouble with the university administration because he doesn't like the recommendations in their research project. Wildly inappropriate IMO and CUNY should tell him to pound sand.
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