That’s closer to it. The local permitting jurisdictions get nothing out of approving or denying applications. They get held up for two reasons: the proposal is incomplete/unapprovable by law; and political intervention from an outside entity. Maybe the mayor or a commissioner, sometimes a director of an agency or organization. That’s where any bribery or other such shenanigans would take place. Not the permitting office.
That looks more like Jeff Coltin’s contribution to what Mandani said. Mamdani did the very politician thing and said ‘there are many ways’. Jeff is adding in the discouragement and the ‘but’ to Mamdani’s quote.
That might have something to do with it.
But I seriously doubt anyone is going to give a shit with a user having a personal opinion. I certainly don’t.
So leave me alone
Alright then. I’ll easily disengage from this.
Here’s one comment that I spent my morning digging up instead of enjoying my coffee. Scrolling MWoG isn’t exactly enjoyable.
https://lemmy.world/post/29173321/16870997
I couldn’t find the specific thread I was thinking of that was actively calling for removal. But that’s a comment referencing that demand as a discussed option.
Digging through post histories and searching lemmy is not something I am ever inclined to do, so I was appealing to a shared experience/memory since the whole push for donations brought up a lot of those discussons everywhere they were.
Also Meanwhileongrad is on my local feed so I see all the threads and discussions before curation, so I rarely if ever comment propotionally.
I was always more of a Masturbating Bear enjoyer.
There was a petition posted awhile back about wanting the Lemmy devs to give away control over the code because of their politics. I will see if I can find it but I think it was over a year ago at this point. I am almost positive it was cm002, but I’ll see if I can find that thread. No harm in seeing if my recollection is accurate.
It was going on in the main/top thread of this topic when I opened it. Linking this thread would seem unnecessary? First reply to hamid by cm002 in this post is calling them an alt of another user?
*edit Did you believe I was referring to you? I was referring to the cm002 user, not you.
To me it seems mostly as a method to obscure post history. It’s the other side of the coin of users who delete everything 24-48 hours afterwards. Incredibly annoying and only leads me to feel suspicious.
After all, you’ll note how quick the user is to dive into post histories and theorycraft on who is whose alt accounts. The notion that there’s something to be found in there is some kind of projection for sure.
I am pretty sure this user in question is the same that has made previous demands the Lemmy devs ‘sell’ the code to an independent third party like some kind of IMF loan situation. There’s a level of dedication against the platform itself that exists.
I had always assumed they’d just gone over to piefed and put their crusade to rest.
It’s not a change of heart on white christian nationalist policymaking, so her rhetoric means fuck all.
Disenfranchised ruling class commits to counter-revolution. Repeat.
But for that specifically, it is conveniently called the Thermidorian Reaction, using this calendar’s terminology.
She was booked into the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa, where she currently lives, in September for allegedly driving with a suspended license
September through November this person was held in jail before ICE showed up.
So you know how there’s the story of the underage girl prostituting herself to a congressperson for money for braces?
Exploitation. That’s how people are intended, nay, expected, to ‘swing it.’
It’ll be taken care of by the new Microsoft CEO: Miguel Sanchez.
Some take away from this that the grocer, the janitor, the tailor, the shoemaker, and the baker are to be forgiven as it would be inhumane to punish everyday people.
And then turn around and claim the Nuremburg Trials were inhumane because Streicher didn’t personally shoot anyone.
The banality of evil became so much more of a defense than the indictment it should have been and should still be.
It kinda looks like Hot Fuzz? It’s been a while to remember.
the question of why?
It protects their investments for them and their families. Political tidal shifts on corporate ownership of critical infrastructure like housing is unacceptable for their economy. And their electability?
they’re all people who have announced that they will retire after this term.
They are expressly the ones that can afford this action: explicitly burning goodwill to secure wealth. They’re spending currency that has no value to them.
It doesn’t even have to be backdoor dealings. It is all very front door.
The ruling class of America sees the mayoral elections of Mamdani and Wilson as more dangerous and threatening than Trump and MAGA.
I am willing to bet this was on some level retaliatory for Mamdani’s election. All these senators represent a faction that’s currently sundowning. For them, this kind of action is a message.
All sliders to middle. Moustache. Receding hairline.
Generic. Average. Godslayer. Neutral.