
Robert Hafner ([email protected])
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Robert Hafner ([email protected])
@tedivm
migraine sufferer, husband, cat owner, open source dev, tech worker, tech shitposter - mastodon: [email protected] bluesky: @tedivm.com he/him 🏳️🌈






















Here come the influencers

Executives for a California company will plead guilty to knowingly shipping masks that were mislabeled as N95s during the pandemic. The charging document includes this gem of a line: “We’re all going to jail I know it." From @SeamusHughes courtwatch.news/p/scoop-compan…







The cost of the @cta’s Red Line Extension (RLE) has gone up AGAIN, now reaching an astronomical $1.026 BILLION per mile. This makes it the WORLD’S MOST EXPENSIVE elevated metro line in the world. This level of expense is unjustifiable given the low projected future ridership and the minimal improvements in travel times for residents of the Far South Side. The RLE is a waste of scarce transit funds. Given the skyrocketing construction costs, the looming fiscal crisis for @cta operations, the ongoing deterioration of service, and the lack of confidence in @cta President Dorval Carter from both the public and city council, the decision to move forward with the Red Line Extension must be reconsidered. Neither Chicago nor the @cta can afford this overpriced, low-priority vanity project. Instead of focusing on the RLE, the @cta should address the slow zones caused by years of deferred track maintenance across the ‘L.’ Alternatively, investing in a new Mid-City rapid transit line along Western Avenue could create a transformative new travel paradigm for Chicago, unlike a line extension at the edge of the city that serves low density area and offers limited network connections. 1/3









