paolobalboa.bsky.social
@paolobalboa.bsky.social
brooklyn
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To play this out, there will be literally dozens of lawsuits challenging what OMB is doing on the ground that it violates the Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Trump’s DOJ will argue that the Act is unconstitutional. And this will quickly get to #SCOTUS, where it will be the biggest case of the term.
January 28, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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"What does my government even do for me?" A lot of Americans are about to get a pretty brutal crash course re: exactly that.
January 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM
The implication here being that households that benefit from
equitable and green new deal
policies, and trans people aren’t taxpayers and therefore undeserving of care…cool
cool cool
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.

Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 28, 2025 at 2:03 PM
experiencing the holiday spirit listening to the Jackson 5 xmas album over the speakers at the uniqlo on broadway
December 18, 2024 at 10:26 PM
wore the hi-viz at broadway junction and three people have either asked for directions or when the next train is arriving
December 12, 2024 at 3:34 AM
pleased to announce that we began the annual mad men rewatch last night
December 7, 2024 at 4:09 PM
new, well-lit, and spacious grocery store in my neighborhood heal me
December 6, 2024 at 7:01 PM
i tried the cincinnati chili-style ramen so you don’t have to
November 30, 2024 at 4:36 PM
I don’t care that I am tweeting into the void it feels good to have somewhere (that isn’t group chats) to put my TAKES again
November 22, 2024 at 4:02 PM
I’m no GOP strategist but targeting the program where rural residents are named as a covered population maybe isn’t the best way to appeal to your base.

I guess it was only a matter of time before they did CTRL+F for “equity” and found us.

www.foxnews.com/politics/ted...
Ted Cruz urges White House to halt $1.25B in 'digital equity' funds
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz urges the Biden-Harris administration to halt a $1.25 billion broadband program, calling its race-based criteria unconstitutional.
www.foxnews.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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many people are saying this is the best deep dive into the dynamics of the 2024 election yet
www.expectinggoals.com/p/what-happe...
What Happened in the 2024 Election?
Electoral Analytics from Expecting Goals
www.expectinggoals.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:38 PM
the Adams admin killed the IMP because “everything changed during COVID.” COVID underscored the fact that internet access is an equity issue and a social determinant of health—ideas that are backed in the IMP.

i hope city council can bring this back.
Whatever happened to New York’s “Internet Master Plan” to make reliable internet access available to everyone in NYC? The Adams administration killed that, but can the City Council bring it back?

hellgatenyc.com/fast-free-in...
Fast, Free Internet for All of NYC? This Councilmember Wants to Make It Happen
And more links for your Thursday.
hellgatenyc.com
November 21, 2024 at 2:46 PM
getting culture shock from opening this app and seeing a linear TL
November 18, 2024 at 10:07 PM
on amtrak in philly in mid-september listening to all dogs…experiencing emotions
September 18, 2023 at 4:40 PM
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annoying when you buy a bottle of liquid and open the cap but nothing squeezes out. i gotta screw the cap OFF to peel off a seal? what’s the cap FOR? i paid for that cap! [sold out arena losing their minds laughing] but it’s a lot like america [very very long applause break]
September 18, 2023 at 2:43 PM
i don’t know what this space is going to be for me but here’s
some pictures of the birdfeeder that my dad excitedly sent to me this morning
September 10, 2023 at 6:48 PM