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Chris Gaarder retweeted
It’s called voting. I vote for people to implement my preferred views. If I vote for something and they win and then there are a whole set of other veto points that exist that have nothing to do with elections, then it makes elections pointless
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Chris Gaarder retweeted
Mamdani's ballot props have mercifully euthanized the worst "public input" for routine infrastructure: 1970s Public Citizen-style workday hearings that no normal people can *ever* attend
These inherently undemocratic vetocracy procedures were ended by real democracy: Elections
Chris Gaarder retweeted
new york just voted to stop requiring a public hearing before you can put a table on a sidewalk. this city was holding public hearings about a table
Chris Gaarder retweeted
new york used to require a public hearing to install an accessibility ramp. voters just ended that, with 63%
Chris Gaarder retweeted
Fascinating tidbit from Makoto Rich @nytimes on how Francis upgraded what journalists get to eat on papal flights.
Chris Gaarder retweeted
Residential buildings in NYC
with the largest interior yards.
The Dakota is in 25th place.
Chris Gaarder retweeted
Just to be clear. This redevelopment goes from 2,000 old NYCHA units to:
2,000 new NYCHA units, plus
1,000 additional new affordable units, plus
2,000 new market rate units
And the old buildings don’t come down until the new buildings have been built and NYCHA residents move in.
Chris Gaarder retweeted
North by Northwest is interesting because you’re looking at what was, at the time, a brand new world. The UN, CIA, the mid-century modern. Even Mount Rushmore was only 18 years old.
Eva Marie Saint, who starred in memorable classic films such as “North by Northwest” and “On the Waterfront,” has died at 102.
variety.com/2026/film/news/e…
