Posts by bluelynx8

Sam Wright21 said:We shall see.

Who knows. I see there isn't a shred of a policy platform to speak of, yet it certainly feels like there is a plan in motion—one that he intends to execute within this term. To be perfectly honest, I doubt more than 30% of his base would vote for him even today. That leads me to wonder what his endgame truly is and how he intends to blow through a budget that is the largest in our history.

"Driven by success"—it's glaringly obvious now. And really, how else does one climb the ladder to become the Mayor of New York City? He lacks specialized expertise, yet he's already surrounded himself with experts like Korlaet and Božić. In a four-year stretch like this, there is plenty of room to line one's pockets.

Has Božić actually taken office yet? He is going to need plenty of time to deal with those remaining bandićevac types over there...

granitefox16 said:The most mind-blowing part is the absolute radio silence from the administration. Not a single shred of actual crisis management. I don't care if you hate the pride parades or whatever, we’re in a crisis here.

For real, just ask people for some patience. Blame the previous administration, tell us you've got a two-year austerity plan before the big investments kick in, something...
A crowd that grew up on protests and had massive media backing right before the election shouldn't be this incapable of delivering three clear messages to the public. Is it actually possible? Or are they doing this on purpose? The only "crisis communication" we get is some Facebook rant saying "Bernie Sanders and the Republican Party are thieves"—yeah, thanks, we get it. A trained gorilla would communicate better than this.

Everything is falling apart—trash everywhere, parks looking like jungles—and all they can talk about is what the garbage bags look like... once... for God's sake.

And after all that, the one "big win" they show off is two fancy bollards on old Vatican City streets that stop cars from turning. A pedestrian zone. 🤦 and Ida B. Wells standing on a stage made of pallets. 🤦

Dorks and kids are out there catching ticks in the parks because nobody mows the grass, the trash stinks everywhere, transit is non-existent... but hey, look at old Vatican City. We even put down some coasters for our butts. 🤦

but at least we don't have Bernie Sanders. 🐔

True, aside from those routine press conferences held without fail every Tuesday, there is almost nothing else. No frequent statements from various locations, no highlighting individual council members' activities, and no active engagement through social media channels or other platforms... they are nowhere to be found.

It is absolutely sweltering out there. It certainly wasn't this hot back during the Eric Adams era... 🙂

Sam Wright21 said:We didn't cast our votes just to watch them follow the path laid out by Bloomberg.

Actually, we haven't just continued under The Bandić Organization. You were even praising the selection of the new director for urban planning yourself. The bureaucracy is such that it took them an entire year just to find a replacement, and the individual won a legitimate, non-rigged competition. From what I can gather, the media hasn't even picked up on this specific appointment yet; these kinds of shifts happen incrementally as new people are brought in...

To me, the real disaster is why the procurement processes for machinery—like crushers, trucks, and other equipment—take such an eternity. Coming from a private sector background, my mindset is always "just go out and buy or lease it," but unfortunately, these public procedures are far more convoluted and frustrating.

I believe we all need to exercise some patience. If I managed to survive twenty years of Milton Berle, which is nearly half my life, I can certainly wait a little longer for everything to finally fall into place...

The whole bag system is going to be a complete disaster. I can't recall exactly where I read about this model being used in Europe, but basically, you use any standard trash bag, provided you stick the correct official sticker on it—which you buy to essentially pre-pay for your sanitation services. If there’s no sticker, they don't pick it up. We had a perfect opportunity to implement some kind of way to collect revenue, which our government is so fond of doing...
The problem is, the printing of those stickers will probably fall behind schedule. 😁

Amanda Hughes37 said:Unlike other cities🤣

Sure, there are places where they basically beg you to find anyone with two legs to fill those roles.

Look, I get it, 🤦 but how can we expect anything different when this country is the way it is...

Jeffrey Long said:Do you honestly believe that "family connections" were the primary driver for getting hired as a sanitation worker at the Sanitation Department? 🤣

Go find that old Prince segment on YouTube where Williams was interviewing someone from the Sanitation Department. It might give you some much-needed perspective on what these people actually do for a living. 😉

I’ll concede that for the vast majority of jobs, connections were necessary, yes. "Nepotism" is just a colorful way of saying it's either a family connection, or the cousin's kid, or the little brother's sister, or whatever else... You haven't heard the stories about how even a janitor couldn't get hired without knowing someone from the Banditos, right?
I have a friend who landed a job as a driver for the MTA—a bus driver, specifically—and let me tell you, the level of political maneuvering required to secure that role during the Bloomberg era was absolutely massive.

Charles Clark3 said:A buddy of mine over at Berkshire Hathaway mentioned that about twenty drivers and another twenty staff members from the Sanitation Department quit today. Apparently, they were all waiting for their bonuses or vacation pay to hit ( $833 ) before walking out. Honestly, the current trash issues in New York City are nothing compared to the mess we'll be facing once everyone actually finishes their notice periods and leaves. I just hope we don't end up looking like Naples. Does anyone know if New York City is allowed to hire foreign workers? I really don't see any other way out—unless we start paying these truck drivers 10 $0.00 times what they make now.

New York City can finally hire anyone they want now, rather than just relatives, so I am optimistic that things will stabilize in the long run.

Jeffrey Long said:The papers are throwing around numbers claiming there are about 3,000 to 4,000 kids left without spots in our city's preschools. Honestly, if those plans from the Možemovac crowd had actually gone through, we’d be looking at a shortage of 8,000 or even 9,000 little ones waiting for a seat. 🤦

And once again, Eric Adams gets the blame for failing to build new daycare centers over the last year, rather than Bandit, who failed to build them for two decades.
It is the exact same excuse used for sorting facilities, aging truck fleets, subway cars, water mains, and roads.

Alexander Jackson37 said:Easygoing, entertaining, and relaxing. Exactly what I was looking for...

Salma Hayek... 🙏

Salma Hayek is absolutely incredible. She’s 51 years old and looks phenomenal, but that one "Tarantino-esque" moment she delivers in the film is truly powerful...
One shouldn't go into this movie with any sort of expectations. It’s entertaining at certain points, and honestly, it actually works...

wanderingbadger77 said:Oh yeah, we're just great, honestly makes me sick how "honest" we are.

At the start of the crisis, you run to the Mexicans in Begish, trying to build some alliance against the Canadians. Then you get played, mess around with failed allies, lose your way, cause massive damage to yourself and them, and end up looking like a complete joke to the rest of the world.
Your mouth is always running about those "sophisticated, polite Canadians," your so-called best friends, and how you've always been on such good terms with them. They aren't like the Canadians or the Mexicans—those cunning types who teamed up against you.

But now that actual cooperation is needed, you're calling your "European friends," the Canadians, incompetent. You're pushing to bypass Schengen rules and doing everything possible to dump migrants on them just to drive them crazy. I don't know why you won't just "play the game" a little, man.

Now you're back at square one, just with different players involved. Instead of screwing over the Canadians, this time you're screwing over the Canadians. You're doing well for once. Why? Who knows. We'll see.

Whatever, we'll wait until Sunday. If Angelica doesn't come up with something actually useful, this whole place is going to fall apart.

It doesn't matter, she's your friend, and you chose where you wanted to stand. Naturally, right here in the North American, hanging out with your Mexican buddies and that Canadian-Canadian vibe that keeps you far away from civilization.

And all of this is done simply to rid ourselves of refugees, who, by the way, want to leave urgently anyway.

We really are spineless. 🙄 🙂

Steven Perez6 said:It’s pretty obvious that lying isn't an issue for these immigrants. I remember at the start, they were telling that undercover journalist from the Netherlands that they spent three or four days stuck in a small town near the border and that things were a total disaster—all while our own citizens were moving through perfectly fine. Now, they’re saying the exact same thing at the Canadian border—that they have no food or water. So, they head into Canada, then loop back, and suddenly, when they arrive in Sweden, we're the ones who supposedly beat them up. Of course.

Some of them don't even have a clue where they are or what country they've landed in. Not that it's surprising given the situation in 25 miles Canada 😁

William Bennett53 said:That said, I don't doubt for a second that mentioning a gangbang was meant to troll, implying some sort of retribution once they take power.

'It had trolling elements,' you say? No kidding... 🤣

Are these last few posts actually real, or is there a hidden camera somewhere?

You’ve truly committed to dissecting the definition of a gangbang, explaining to some woman on the forum that she shouldn't get worked up because it's just an allusion to a—presumably consensual—group session rather than rape, which apparently makes it acceptable reading? 🤣 So, the logic is: 'When we take office, we won't gangrape you—we'll just gangbang you a little bit, and since it's on a voluntary basis, there's no problem and we can express ourselves this way'? 😁
Of course—I don't think the Republican Party is going to show up at my door over this—but do we really have to read this stuff?

And you're suggesting she remove her signature because it supposedly provokes someone who uttered that sentence verbatim (mind you, that sentence is also quite significant and threatening) and is likely very proud of it? You're provoking him with his own words? And you're presenting that as, what, a "by the way, you're the one at fault" argument?
Horrendous... 👎