hollowmason64 said:Public tenders aren't just some suggestion—they’re actually required by law. Even when someone is just going through the motions and following the letter of the law while completely ignoring the spirit of it, like that corrupt crook used to do.
I’ve told you before—if the company wasn't just handed down to you by your old man and actually belongs to the taxpayers, then you’re going to have to play by the same rules as everyone else.
The whole thing about canceling the job postings wasn't just some move to weed out the local crowd—because they turned away the outside applicants too. It’s pretty clear those candidates just didn't cut it during the testing phase or the interviews.
I saw a few articles popping up today about that lady over on Maui driving her car right through the pedestrian zones. Honestly, she seems completely unbothered by how much the locals and visitors are pushing back against it. It’s pretty wild to see someone act like they're above the rules while everyone else is visibly annoyed. And, true to form, there wasn't a single police officer in sight to step in—which is exactly what happens every time she decides to cruise through those walking areas.
The rumors say she was slapped with a $15,000 fine, mostly because, being a woman, she just decided to claim the whole trip as her own.
Yeah, honestly, there’d be plenty of material to work with regarding her and how she chooses to interpret the law.
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I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
If most of those seats are actually held by the opposition instead of whoever happens to be running the show—is it really okay with you to just, as you put it, totally screw them over?
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
If most of those seats are actually held by the opposition instead of whoever happens to be running the show—is it really okay with you to just, as you put it, totally screw them over?
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
If most of those seats are actually held by the opposition instead of whoever happens to be running the show—is it really okay with you to just, as you put it, totally screw them over?
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
If most of those seats are actually held by the opposition instead of whoever happens to be running the show—is it really okay with you to just, as you put it, totally screw them over?
If most of those seats are actually held by the opposition instead of whoever happens to be running the show—is it really okay with you to just, as you put it, totally screw them over?
Public tenders aren't just some suggestion—they’re actually required by law. Even when someone is just going through the motions and following the letter of the law while completely ignoring the spirit of it, like that corrupt crook used to do.
I’ve told you before—if the company wasn't just handed down to you by your old man and actually belongs to the taxpayers, then you’re going to have to play by the same rules as everyone else.
The whole thing about canceling the job postings wasn't just some move to weed out the local crowd—because they turned away the outside applicants too. It’s pretty clear those candidates just didn't cut it during the testing phase or the interviews.
granitefox16 said:Exactly.
Whatever anyone thinks about Željka Markić, she hasn't broken any laws. Sitting next to Barish and those other crooks would be a total slap in the face, but honestly, these guys are struggling with more than just ethics—they clearly don't even understand how democracy works.
Yesterday in the assembly, they were debating opening a construction waste dump near Resnick. Get this: the proposal includes an opinion from the Downtown district saying they aren't against opening a dump in Brooklyn... 🤣...but in that same damn proposal, there's zero mention of the Brooklyn council's opinion, even though they're actually against the plan... even the local representatives from the Democratic Party were against it.
It's all just a way to strip power from the lower levels and ignore the actual local councils and neighborhood boards.
🙏
Even Bandić wouldn't have thought of something this shady—just straight-up erasing the council's opinion because they're standing in the way of what you want to push through.
🙏
I saw a few articles popping up today about that lady over on Maui driving her car right through the pedestrian zones. Honestly, she seems completely unbothered by how much the locals and visitors are pushing back against it. It’s pretty wild to see someone act like they're above the rules while everyone else is visibly annoyed. And, true to form, there wasn't a single police officer in sight to step in—which is exactly what happens every time she decides to cruise through those walking areas.
The rumors say she was slapped with a $15,000 fine, mostly because, being a woman, she just decided to claim the whole trip as her own.
Yeah, honestly, there’d be plenty of material to work with regarding her and how she chooses to interpret the law.
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granitefox16 said:I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I don't know how much their opinion actually matters. Maybe they left it out because they knew they were against it and didn't want to make it obvious.
Besides, if their input was truly decisive (or should be), nothing would ever get built. Locals are always going to fight these things.
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
I wouldn't have an issue with this logic if you were all part of BM365 and Bandić was still mayor. But the problem starts when you claim to be voters and supporters for a party whose actual platform promised to empower local district councils and neighborhood boards. I don't recall reading anywhere that they'd suddenly start screwing over those boards for the "greater good." Or maybe we aren't reading the same manifesto?
The second issue is that you clearly don't understand how things actually get put on the New York City Council agenda. You can't just cherry-pick the opinions you like from the district councils to include in a proposal while tossing the ones you don't like in the trash.
Maybe you could if you were part of the Republican Party and BM365.
After the total mess with waste management and funneling cash to their own little clubs, now we're moving on to trampling democracy and basic procedures...
If most of those seats are actually held by the opposition instead of whoever happens to be running the show—is it really okay with you to just, as you put it, totally screw them over?
That's only half the story. From the very beginning, the "outsider" candidates had a massive head start, but as their true "talents" started coming to light—some even making headlines—the city simply had to walk away from them. Wherever there was an outside candidate who actually met the requirements, they landed the job, regardless of how much better the internal applicants might have been.
But when you end up with nothing left but an internal candidate or, worse, nobody at all, that's when the whole recruitment process gets scrapped. I know of at least two instances where the only people left were internal employees who actually met the criteria, weren't politically active, and didn't even come in looking for favors, yet they still didn't get picked.
