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Gurney
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Singer (concert classical, Great American Songbook, folk), beginner bassist, writer, voice actor, radio veteran, friend of dogs, cats, most critters, and empathetic humans. Antifa with great dedication. Progressive.
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“One step closer to realizing President Trump’s promise to Make America Healthy Again.”

That’s how RFK Jr. described removing the COVID vaccine from the schedule for pregnant women and children.
RFK Jr.’s War on Vaccines Is Here
Anyone who thinks he’ll stop with COVID shots is deluding themselves. The time to raise hell is now.
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May 28, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The biggest Medicaid cuts in 60 years. Hundreds of billions yanked from the ACA. Less coverage, higher costs. That’s the GOP plan.
They Are, In Fact, Coming After Obamacare Again
Plus: Billy Joel and the value of medical research.
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May 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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trump tried to do something illegal, the MTA refused to comply, and the MTA just won the lawsuit. congestion pricing survives.

this is a lesson for every organization and institution battling Trump: DO NOT COMPLY IN ADVANCE
chrisgeidner.bsky.social Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · May 28
BREAKING: Trump administration's effort to stop NYC's congestion pricing is blocked, as Judge Lewis Liman, a Trump appointee, issues a 109-page opinion granting a preliminary injunction to the challengers defending the congestion pricing program.

Opinion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
CONCLUSION Plaintiffs have established a likelihood of success on the merits for their claims that Defendants acted arbitrarily and capriciously by purporting to terminate the VPPP Agreement in the February 19 Letter except for the portion of Plaintiffs' argument resting upon Defendants' failure to perform a subsequent NEPA review. Plaintiffs have adequately shown that they would be irreparably injured absent an injunction, and that the balance of the equities and the public interest support an injunction. Because each factor weighs in favor of a preliminary injunction, Plaintiffs' motions for a preliminary injunction are GRANTED. Consistent with the above findings of fact and conclusions of law, the Court issues the following injunction: Defendants Sean Duffy, in his official capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Transportation, Gloria M. Shepherd, in her official capacity as Executive Director of the Federal Highway Administration, the United States Department of Transportation, and the Federal Highway Administration as well as all persons identified under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 65(d)(2), including all of Defendants' respective officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and all other persons who are in active concert or participation with any of the foregoing, are enjoined from taking any agency action founded on the February 19, 2025 letter from Secretary Duffy to Governor Hochul purporting to terminate the VPPP Agreement and rescind federal approval for New York's Central Business District Tolling Program, including any action to enforce compliance with or implement (1) the February 19 Letter, (2) Defendants' 108 Case 1:25-cv-01413-LL Document 132 Filed 05/28/25 Page 109 of 109 purported termination of the VPPP Agreement, or (3) Defendants' purported termination of the Tolling Program. For the avoidance of doubt, Defendants are enjoined from taking any of the "compliance measures" set forth in the April 21, 2025 Letter including withholding federal funds, approvals, or authorizations from New York state or local agencies to enforce compliance with or implement (1) the February 19 Letter, (2) Defendants' purported termination of the VPPP Agreement, or (3) Defendants' purported termination of the Tolling Program. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close Dkt. Nos. 82 and 88. SO ORDERED. Dated: May 28, 2025 New York, New York LEWIS J. LIMAN United States District Judge
May 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Via Andy Borowitz:

"I don’t think the courageous firefighters of Southern California need a lecture about competence from a man who filed six bankruptcies."
January 12, 2025 at 11:01 PM
January 12, 2025 at 10:46 PM
@deandevlin.bsky.social, likewise. Different, in a distinctive way.
February 6, 2024 at 10:24 PM