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@cjmarley We have a similar problem in my current industry- Dept Heads need to provide $3M/$10 General Liability on their (vocational) semi-trailer rentals, which often means they have to sub it through a larger vendor (at a percentage loss). We’re also seeing our Gov push Tort Reform

Minimum insurance requirement for trucking companies would skyrocket from $750K to $5 million under proposed bill cdllife.com/2026/minimum-i…

@AshAgony Wild West cosplayers youtu.be/rmTooMTBqUA?si…

Only one person in this story “got what he deserved”, & it’s definitely the now-dead deputy who was trying to evict a man from his home.

is that a chastity belt

@d4doome It’s all about developing relationships, getting a jump on the scoop. The conceit of this movie is in its dynamic-background (I loved the shot of a Secret Serviceman delivering newspapers to the White House)

There's nothing more toxic than movies that present journalists as heroes. As brave crusaders for truth and justice. It was always a fantasy. A dangerous destructive fantasy.

@unusual_whales I got laid off by Apple yesterday- which is not an irregular thing in my industry. But there is something mediocre about that company; I do not believe they would have much success as Studio w/o the culture built around Unit Production and Sony’s vetting. They’re ruining F1, too.

Apple is closing down the first of its US stores to unionize, per MorePerfectUnion. Apple says that because of the collective bargaining agreement with these workers, they "couldn’t offer to transfer them to nearby locations.”

@sydney_ev @eevblog @SolarEnergyDuck @LyrebirdDream @JordanEVGuy @Everyth1ngElec 😂 That’s a combine running an electric tractor. But back to the original post- it must be nice to have clear, sunny skies 99% of the year. So West Coast US.

@_ROTE_ @eevblog @SolarEnergyDuck @LyrebirdDream @JordanEVGuy @Everyth1ngElec good thing people are working on electric versions, in the mean time, get more Evs on the roads, EV trucks in urban and cities, leaves more diesel for farms! simple.

In the middle of a global fuel crisis I’ve got 93% battery and 415 km of driving in the tank - powered by rooftop solar. No petrol station. No oil shock. No drama. This is what real energy security looks like. #EV #RooftopSolar #EnergySecurity #ClimateAction

@eevblog @SolarEnergyDuck @LyrebirdDream @JordanEVGuy @Everyth1ngElec @sydney_ev Still need diesel for your magic farm.

@SolarEnergyDuck @LyrebirdDream @JordanEVGuy @Everyth1ngElec @sydney_ev The technology needs to improve by an order magnitude. Good luck.

@LyrebirdDream @JordanEVGuy @Everyth1ngElec @sydney_ev How do your crops get sown, harvested, processed and transported? Hope you enjoy driving to your empty supermarket, I'll meet you there to keep you company, I've got a solar powered EV too.

@eevblog Feral Rabbit eats 🦙 “I fart in your general direction!”

Why were there no actual llama's in Monty Python and the Holy Grail?

@NY1 @AyanaHarry How is SRG different from ESU?

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s chief of staff, Elle Bisgaard-Church, told @AyanaHarry on “Inside City Hall” that the mayor remains committed to fulfilling his campaign promise of disbanding the NYPD’s Strategic Response Group. Top NYC officials recently took a trip to Columbus, Ohio, to learn how that city works to deescalate protests using what they call a “Dialogue Unit.” “The mayor is in regular conversation with his police commissioner, and our teams also meet regularly so that we can design something that is best suited to that commitment being fulfilled and not compromising any of the safety and protection that New Yorkers deserve,” Bisgaard-Church said.

should instead be prepping for military service #tootallmcgraw

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@professlou @enforcelawsNYC Oh, we pay. What I have a problem is subsidizing public transportation for people who CAN afford to pay $12 a ride. The people who can’t ALSO seem to work for the people who CAN. Yes, Working Poor Immigrants seem to work for people too vain to see how conservative they are.

@_ROTE_ @enforcelawsNYC I know this is going to be hard for you to swallow but YOU choose your lifestyle. If you don't like it, change it. Everyone else doesn't need to cater to you.

@professlou @enforcelawsNYC No- some of us live in the material world. Some of us cross two rivers, or work odd shifts. We’re not just your un-taxed Domestic Help, or the busser in your restaurant curb shanty. We’re not Laptop Class non-profiteers doing social media seeding for NGOs and Planners #Capture

@enforcelawsNYC Only because they have no other choice. Well, some are just stupid

@BartGonnissen Rumsfeld brought us Nutrasweet and Depleted Uranium Tank Weapons and Hegseth brought us a defunct Bear Stearns and an Express Security Agreement, paid for with Stable Coins.

Mike is right... and again ..W...T....F

@GovKathyHochul Lies- a 2024 FHV Insurer default was paid for by all insured, at the direction of NYC. Then the City passed a law limiting FHV liability insurance to $100K (twice the State minimum). Are you saying lawyers and courts are corrupt? Why would I ever serve on a NYS jury?

We’re cracking down on car insurance fraud and putting money back in your pocket. Period.

@DannyDrinksWine Holy crap. No, I mean I got to see this when it came out, got to hear stories from Ken Kelsch, worked with his childhood friend and Key Grip- but what you are saying informs Dangerous Game in a way I’ve never thought of before- Madonna as Lorraine Braco: youtu.be/a4_OxNTF0qE?si…

Abel Ferrara explains how Harvey Keitel completely changed the "Comedic" tone of "Bad Lieutenant" (1992) to a "nightmarish" tone because of his breakup with Lorraine Bracco: "Interviewer: Many people think of that film as your masterpiece. Had you ever worked with Keitel before then? Ferrara: : I didn't know him from Adam. Christopher Walken was supposed to play the part of the lieutenant. Then he says, "You know, I don't think I'm right for it." Which is, you know, a fine thing to say, unless it's three weeks from when you're supposed to start shooting. It definitely caught me by surprise. It put me in terminal shock, actually. Interviewer: Are you saying that Keitel prepared for that role in three weeks? Ferrara: Actually, when we gave him the script the first time he read about five pages and threw it in the garbage. Luckily, Victor Argo, the actor, convinced him to give it a second chance. So in a way, Walken's leaving was good timing. Because right at that point in his life, Harvey really needed an opportunity to play a lead role. He needed to work on something he could relate to. And this film came around right as he was splitting up with his wife, Lorraine Bracco. She had just gotten nominated for an Academy Award for 'Goodfellas' (1990). And up till then, he'd basically dedicated his life to her career — he'd practically retired from acting to help her — and suddenly she takes off with the director! He was in total agony. Interviewer: It certainly comes through. Ferrara: Let me tell you. When people break up with the love of their life, it's always traumatic. But with Harvey, everything is the most traumatic. So that was the most traumatic breakup in the history of the world. And you see it in the movie. Originally, 'Bad Lieutenant' wasn't written to be quite as nightmarish and hellish – originally it had some humor in it. Interviewer: Can you give me an example of how it changed with Keitel in the lead? Ferrara: Take the scene where he pulls over the two girls in their father's car. With Walken as the lead, the lieutenant was going to end up dancing in the streets with the girls as the sun came up. They'd be wearing his gun belt and hat, and they'd have the radio on, you know what I mean? But oh my god, Harvey, he turned it into this whole other thing. Interviewer: In the movie, he forces the girls to talk dirty while he m@sturb@tes in the driver's window. Ferrara: Yeah, he just whipped it out. And that was his live-in babysitter in the car! I said, "You sure you want to do this with your babysitter?" He says, "Yeah, I want to try something." [laughs] Interviewer: Did you consider that shocking at the time? Ferrara: I didn't even know it happened! One take. 'Bad Lieutenant' was a low-budget movie - we didn't even have video assists. Interviewer: So you were lucky to have the camera at the right angle. Ferrara: I know. God forbid he moved an inch. But that's what's great about guys like Harvey and Chris. Try taking the camera off them — they were born in frame." (Abel Ferrara's interview with Cory Reynolds, 2002) P.S: On this day, 34 years ago, "Bad Lieutenant" (1992) premiered at the Broadway Screening Room, New York.

TWU Local 100’s contract demand handoff was yesterday. Let’s remind management about the importance of negotiating in good faith and the consequences of attempting to penny pinch when it comes to our contact: #FlashbackFriday to when the TWU, led by our founder Michael J. Quill, shut down the city in 1966 after being provoked by New York City Transit’s bad faith negotiation practices. As a result Quill and other union officers were jailed. Quill memorably told the judge in charge of negotiations to “drop dead in his black robes” and only 12 days later the TWU won a contract settlement worth an estimated $43 to 70 million in 1966–more than any prior New York City Transit contract. This meant a 15% wage increase spread across two years. Despite Quill passing away two weeks after the strike ended, the demonstrated power of the union would force incoming Mayor John V. Lindsay to recognize the collective power of transit workers as a powerful force. Lindsay agreed to another large package in 1968. This contract provided retirement at half pay after 20 years of service after age 50, allowing senior workers and many early TWU members to retire. #WeMoveNY #UnionStrong #UnionSolidarity #WhenWeFightWeWin @transportworker @aflcio @CentralLaborNYC