Buses & Beers
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Buses & Beers
@buses-n-beers.bsky.social
Brewery Owner. Asheville, NC. Love beer, cities and transit. Wanna make life better through them. Tweets and views are 100% mine
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There Is a Liberal Answer to Elon Musk
The Ezra Klein Show · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“While governments are often guilty of inefficiency, it is in the public interest to tolerate some inefficiency when the alternative is a breakdown of basic infrastructure.”
Opinion | Musk Doesn’t Understand Why Government Matters
If a business fails, it’s not a big deal. When government services break down, people can die.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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European Parliament member 👇🏽
February 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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I’m having great difficulty right now seeing how our political system doesn’t devolve into violence.
February 15, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Some bangers from David Brooks these days
Opinion | Trump Is No Populist
Trumpism is not a working-class revolt against the elites. All I see is one section of the educated elite going after another section of the educated elite.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Coup d’état
February 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Chef’s kiss 💋🤌🏼
Opinion | How Trump Will Fail
The problem with populism is that it doesn’t work.
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Est qu’il ya une personne qui parlez anglais LAAAA?
December 26, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Oligarchy seeps through the callous, staid pores of democracy
Elon Musk Flexes His Political Strength as Government Shutdown Looms
The world’s richest man led the charge to kill a bipartisan spending deal, in part by promoting false and misleading claims about it.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 4:20 PM
But why is there so much distrust and mental ostracism of government when it only takes three years to build a bike lane?
Downtown Asheville College, Patton bike lanes delayed until 2026; Sidewalk work resumes
Bike lanes planned for College Street and Patton Avenue in the core of downtown have been delayed until 2026, the city said in December.
www.citizen-times.com
December 18, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Trying to support local (eg. ordering books, pet stuff from local companies) and minimizing obeisance to Lord Bezos. Feeling increasingly anachronistic, though - like I'm writing checks to pay bills or groceries
December 13, 2024 at 5:25 PM