"US police only go after the criminals! They don't target Black people generally!"

"ICE only goes after the criminals! They don't target immigrants generally!"

It's literally the same exact lie.

The only difference is that most white Dems believe one, but don't believe the other.

@ZDL

Which is why people like Mamdani are so important.

Most transportation happens in cities and suburbs.‍️

People recognize the House and the Senate of Congress as important legislative bodies, and the Supreme Court as an important judicial body. But the capture of the federal government and the press has elevated two previously unofficial US government bodies to prominence:

1) The group of governors of the 5 largest states
2) The group of mayors of the 50 largest cities

They're not officially a recognized governing body, but they are (so far at least) the most effective legislative counterbalance to an unchecked executive branch.

Eg, if the mayors of NYC and LA want free buses and want them zero emission, there's not much POTUS can do about it. Those two metro areas alone already cover ~10% of the US population.

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/115479889892772849

Periodic reminder:

If you use less gas for transportation, you help drop the value of a barrel of oil, which makes the people looking to profit off of stealing from Venezuelans, lose money.
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Take the bus/train/bike/scooter, buy an EV, don't use gas.