Trumps Presidency 2025

[Tigerbomb13]

[gehringer_2]

1 minute ago, romad1 said:

So you are saying the Twins are left wing lunatics for posting on bsky. 

Better transit options would be great.  Surface parking is bad urbanism.

people love to bitch about the people mover and Q-line, which admittedly are poor shadows of what urban transit should be, but in the land General Motors you have to start somewhere.

[gehringer_2]

3 minutes ago, Tigerbomb13 said:

IDK, in his 1st term I'd have believed this to be likely. With his increasing unhingedness, I'm less optimistic. If it does happen, it at least means he still has some connection with reality.

[mtutiger]

3 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

IDK, in his 1st term I'd have believed this to be likely. With his increasing unhingedness, I'm less optimistic. If it does happen, it at least means he still has some connection with reality.

Miller would be the real prize in all of this, because he's the one driving it all... but this stuff is toxic. And they all know it.

[LaceyLou]

4 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

people love to bitch about the people mover and Q-line, which admittedly are poor shadows of what urban transit should be, but in the land General Motors you have to start somewhere.

Agree. It's going to take a while to even build up systems that were in place for decades that have suffered from underfunding, deferred maintenance, and a feeling among some that transit is a form of welfare.

[romad1]

12 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

people love to bitch about the people mover and Q-line, which admittedly are poor shadows of what urban transit should be, but in the land General Motors you have to start somewhere.

The nerd who judges such things on the internet https://www.youtube.com/@CityNerd

Says Detroit is actually doing a great job lately.  

Detroit's positive growth probably has many fathers and you can't ignore the individual hipsters who choose to stake out a claim on the inner frontier but, the lesson of so many other places with transit is that if you build it, the PE and REIT dollars will come.  Even if they don't know why those dollars are coming.  They just do. They have to go somewhere. 

Here is his love letter

 

Edited 5 hours ago by romad1

[oblong]

11 minutes ago, gehringer_2 said:

people love to bitch about the people mover and Q-line, which admittedly are poor shadows of what urban transit should be, but in the land General Motors you have to start somewhere.

People Mover was fine but it seems like now with JLA gone and the RenCen a shell.... there's no reason to use it unless you don't want to walk, or can't.  It's not a grand area it covers and with the development we've had things are generally safe.  

I also have an aversion to shuttles.  Don't mind being dropped off, but I hate waiting to leave somewhere.  I'm done.  I want to go.  When Comerica Park first opened i Used to take a shuttle from a bar across from Tiger Stadium, not Nemo's.  Then I watched it drive by a lot near Bagley and Cass and I saw how to get there, I parked there for about 20 years.  Then Covid and cashless... so I use their lots. 

Frankly from Tiger Stadium site to Comerica is only about a mile.  

[romad1]

One of the interesting observations that I've heard about Detroit which is an advantage is the lack of a grid.  Why?  When there is live music or fireworks the noise doesn't have anywhere to go but back onto you.  It makes a very unique sound landscape. 

[Mr.TaterSalad]

10 minutes ago, mtutiger said:

Miller would be the real prize in all of this, because he's the one driving it all... but this stuff is toxic. And they all know it.

If Trump simply returned to first term Trump I think his approval numbers would go up and he would be somewhat less of a drag for the GOP on midterm elections (should we still have them).

[Tigerbomb13]

The Q-Line can be effective when you have major events happening downtown. You can park in the New Center area and take it to and from downtown. You can park for a fraction of the price and not have to deal with all the traffic. 

[romad1]

Just because its so damn amusing...

The squirrel gets all the way across the street. 

 

[LaceyLou]

4 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Just because its so damn amusing...

The squirrel gets all the way across the street. 

 

Buses and the Green Line are often held up by wild turkeys in Boston. 

[oblong]

23 minutes ago, romad1 said:

One of the interesting observations that I've heard about Detroit which is an advantage is the lack of a grid.  Why?  When there is live music or fireworks the noise doesn't have anywhere to go but back onto you.  It makes a very unique sound landscape. 

Where I used to park for games was near the Leland Hotel, with that and some other tall buildings.  Hearing the friday night fireworks was fun because of that reason.

 

[CMRivdogs]

Good JVL today. Calling Minnesota Trump's Gettysburg moment. Comparing Trump to another traitor named Lee...

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/our-gettysburg-moment-minneapolis-trump-dhs?utm_source=substack&publication_id=87281&post_id=185847441&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=false&r=45wcm&triedRedirect=true

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Neither the Union nor the Confederate army planned to engage at Gettysburg.

In June 1863 the Confederate army had moved north toward Pennsylvania. General Robert E. Lee’s plan was to lure the Union forces north and west, and then swing south and east to strike Washington, D.C. The Union army, commanded by General George Meade, was shadowing the Confederate forces at a distance. The armies were spread out, but in the same vicinity on June 30.

The difference was that Meade knew precisely where Lee’s army was, while Lee did not know details about the disposition of the Union forces.

In the early morning hours of July 1, two brigades of Confederate soldiers made their way into the town of Gettysburg to probe, expecting to find a local militia. Instead, they encountered Union cavalry and exchanged fire. At that moment, neither side had any idea what was about to happen.

Caught by surprise, the Confederates pushed more troops forward, moving down the Chambersburg Pike. The Union rushed infantry in to harry the Confederate advance while they awaited reinforcements.

The story of the first day of Gettysburg was two armies, meeting by chance, then pouring forces into the battle until they were both pot-committed to a major engagement.

It’s important to understand that no one understood the stakes at Gettysburg.

• Neither army intended to have a major showdown at that time or in that place.

• Once begun, the conflict escalated by its own logic until neither side had any choice but to go all-in.

• Even after the battle was finished, neither side understood that it had just fought the defining engagement of the war.

This last bit is crucial. The Union understood it had won a victory, but saw the escape of Lee’s army as failure. The Confederates believed they had suffered a setback, but did not understand the strategic implications of what had just happened.

The point is that the people in the battle could not understand its significance. It would take time for everyone to grasp exactly what the events of Gettysburg meant.

Which brings us to Minneapolis.

It’s not clear why the Trump regime chose to invade Minneapolis. Maybe it was animus toward the city’s Somali population. Maybe it was because Gov. Tim Walz had run against Trump and Vance. Maybe it was because they believed the state’s welfare fraud investigations made Minneapolis favorable terrain on which to fight.

But when the regime’s forces occupied the city they were surprised by the resistance they encountered. Not from Democratic politicians, or institutions, or the legal establishment. From ordinary people. The people of Minneapolis organized to protect their neighbors and provide oversight of the regime’s forces that the local government either could not, or would not, perform.

Think about this: State and local law enforcement could do nothing to document the crimes being carried out against the residents of Minneapolis by federal forces. But the people were able to do it themselves. This grassroots army used cell phones and whistles to show the world what was happening.

In return they were menaced, beaten, and arrested. And Renee Good was murdered by the regime’s masked secret police.

Upon encountering this unexpected resistance, the Confederates Trump command poured more forces into the city and adopted even more brutal tactics. At which point the people of Minneapolis organized a general strike. After which the regime’s police executed Alex Pretti on the street, in broad daylight.

Once begun, these engagements have a logic of their own. Maybe Minneapolis will prove to be a hinge point in the battle against American fascism. You can never tell from inside the crucible.

But here is what I want you to understand: The Trump regime, even as it tries to figure out what to do next, continues to pour resources into this fight. The people of Minneapolis have given all they have to give. They need reinforcements from other parts of the resistance.

So where is the opposition party?

In Washington this week, Democrats in the Senate can join the fight by shutting off funding for the regime’s forces in Minneapolis. There is no more important task.

And House Democrats should get themselves to Minneapolis. Immediately. They should be on the street themselves, cameras out and recording, observing and putting their bodies on the line. They should be standing in solidarity with the people of Minneapolis. Demanding the attention of every American to what is happening. Daring the regime to assault them, too. 

Minneapolis is not a fight that anyone wanted. But it is here and it has become a major engagement. The people of Minneapolis understand this truth. You and I understand it. The Democratic party must be made to understand it, too.

 

[romad1]

15 minutes ago, oblong said:

Where I used to park for games was near the Leland Hotel, with that and some other tall buildings.  Hearing the friday night fireworks was fun because of that reason.

 

I imagine NYC has the same effect. 

[romad1]

8 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

Good JVL today. Calling Minnesota Trump's Gettysburg moment. Comparing Trump to another traitor named Lee...

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/our-gettysburg-moment-minneapolis-trump-dhs?utm_source=substack&publication_id=87281&post_id=185847441&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=false&r=45wcm&triedRedirect=true

 

Fascinating analysis.  The Union did more than win the battle, they created narratives of resistance and success they didn't have before.  Antietam was one thing.  Gettysburg and Picket's Charge was the 'high water mark' of the Confederacy.  

[romad1]

The other thing.  Gettysburg was unquestionably favorable terrain for defense.   Minneapolis with its very diverse population and scandinavian backbone seemingly not a place to be rude and unfriendly to people. 

[CMRivdogs]

1 minute ago, romad1 said:

Fascinating analysis.  The Union did more than win the battle, they created narratives of resistance and success they didn't have before.  Antietam was one thing.  Gettysburg and Picket's Charge was the 'high water mark' of the Confederacy.  

Along with Sherman and to a certain extant Grant's no holds barred treatment of the insurgents in the west and south. 

[CMRivdogs]

@romad1 Did you see that ICE wants to build another detention facility in Hanover County?

BOS is supposed to vote on it this week

[romad1]

3 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

Along with Sherman and to a certain extant Grant's no holds barred treatment of the insurgents in the west and south. 

They won Vicksburg just before which was a huge strategic victory, but the stanching of a Confederate invasion of PA was a no-doubter victory.  

[romad1]

5 minutes ago, romad1 said:

The other thing.  Gettysburg was unquestionably favorable terrain for defense.   Minneapolis with its very diverse population and scandinavian backbone seemingly not a place to be rude and unfriendly to people. 

You may have seen the memes. 

The Minnesota Historical Society holds the 28th Virginia Infantry Regiment battle flag, captured by the 1st Minnesota Infantry at Gettysburg in 1863, which Minnesota has consistently refused to return to Virginia despite repeated requests since the 1960s

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/28th_Virginia_battle_flag

https://bsky.app/profile/douglasmack.bsky.social/post/3mdceu7z2ds24

[romad1]

10 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

@romad1 Did you see that ICE wants to build another detention facility in Hanover County?

BOS is supposed to vote on it this week

Had not.  I imagine the rural law enforcement slurping types are very excited.  Nothing makes a bunch of failed agribusiness moguls more happy than the idea that their deadbeat cousin who can't seem to hold a job could be a "corrections officer". 

[CMRivdogs]

3 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Had not.  I imagine the rural law enforcement slurping types are very excited.  Nothing makes a bunch of failed agribusiness moguls more happy than the idea that their deadbeat cousin who can't seem to hold a job could be a "corrections officer". 

Hanover Co trends bright scarlet. I guess ICE has eyes on empty warehouses, space for 1500 state "prisoners". 

[Tigerbomb13]

One of my coworkers just told me this. One of her best friends lives in Duluth, MN. Her daughter goes to a private school there, and they have a lot of international students that attend there. They have been doing ICE drills in similar ways they do with lockdown drills. 
 

Let that sink in. It’s very sad and chilling. 

[romad1]

27 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

Hanover Co trends bright scarlet. I guess ICE has eyes on empty warehouses, space for 1500 state "prisoners". 

I went too far with "failed agribusiness" because the people at many levels of the commodity chain do a great job lashing up to the Federal government to get big payouts.