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like I live in rural montana where most of the population is reactionary and racist and it is objectively less violently authoritarian here than nyc

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[โ€“] OgdenTO@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Then Byford came up to Toronto and faced some similar issues with our municipal vs provincial arguing over transit. Bad luck Andy.

[โ€“] RustyVenture@hexbear.net 4 points 11 months ago

Now he's back in the US working for Amtrak on high speed rail, but haven't heard much about his progress since he started last year beyond corridor studies (and I know he's once again been handed a pretty shit deal, since HSR wasn't a funding priority in Amtrak Joe's vaunted infrastructure bill).