The fact that its 2021 and not 1921 and yet core parts of the passenger rail network are not electrified is pretty mind boggling anyway.
Standard Oil was bastards.
I mean sure, but its been a century since they broke up and the rail system is still basically running on 1912 era technology. Refined 1912 era technology, but still. And while passenger rail may be marginal in the US, freight really isn’t. Its like if 99% of the US still had dirt roads because no one in the government ever bothered to invest in pavement.
It's because a different industry actively scuttled progress. So it's more like having dirt roads because 4x4 manufacturers convinced the government no one needs pavement.
The fact that its 2021 and not 1921 and yet core parts of the passenger rail network are not electrified is pretty mind boggling anyway.
Standard Oil was bastards.
I mean sure, but its been a century since they broke up and the rail system is still basically running on 1912 era technology. Refined 1912 era technology, but still. And while passenger rail may be marginal in the US, freight really isn’t. Its like if 99% of the US still had dirt roads because no one in the government ever bothered to invest in pavement.
The main reason freight isn't electrified is because most places have a loading gauge of the sky. Vast swathes of the country don't need any tunnels or overpasses and so everything is run double stacked. (Literally ~70% of container freight on rails) I think there have even been attempts at running triple stacked containers. The clearance you'd need for that to connect the locomotive to the wires with a pantograph makes things more tricky, and the alternative means cutting efficiency and raising costs by a literal factor of 2.
The fact that its 2021 and not 1921 and yet core parts of the passenger rail network are not electrified is pretty mind boggling anyway.
Standard Oil was bastards.
I mean sure, but its been a century since they broke up and the rail system is still basically running on 1912 era technology. Refined 1912 era technology, but still. And while passenger rail may be marginal in the US, freight really isn’t. Its like if 99% of the US still had dirt roads because no one in the government ever bothered to invest in pavement.
The main reason freight isn't electrified is because most places have a loading gauge of the sky. Vast swathes of the country don't need any tunnels or overpasses and so everything is run double stacked. (Literally ~70% of container freight on rails) I think there have even been attempts at running triple stacked containers. The clearance you'd need for that to connect the locomotive to the wires with a pantograph makes things more tricky, and the alternative means cutting efficiency and raising costs by a literal factor of 2.
Sure, it would be a logistics and engineering problem to make a pantograph that would allow for double stacked freight, but right now we literally have 99% of trains in the US run on electric motors that carry around massive 100 ton electric generators with them wherever they go rather than just running some wires, so...
In news that will probably not shock anyone, animated Axe Body Spray douchebag Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is under DoJ investigation for trafficking a 17 year old girl.
Gross but not technically statutory rape, but still trafficking a minor across state lines. After that weird thing with his mystery adopted teenage 'son' last year, I was wondering when some new news would break.
Assholes the whole lot of them. Either rapists or covering up for rapists across the whole GOP.
In news that will probably not shock anyone, animated Axe Body Spray douchebag Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is under DoJ investigation for trafficking a 17 year old girl.
Gross but not technically statutory rape, but still trafficking a minor across state lines. After that weird thing with his mystery adopted teenage 'son' last year, I was wondering when some new news would break.
Assholes the whole lot of them. Either rapists or covering up for rapists across the whole GOP.
Huh, guess that explains his talk of early retirement today. Apparently going to Newsmax which, yeah, I'm sure they don't give a shit about him being a child sex trafficker.
Gertz put out a thing saying that ACTUALLY he’s working with the FBI to expose rogue agents trying to blackmail him and that the release of this report is part of a sting operation.
I’m not gonna link to it because fuck him (it’s on his Twitter if you really care) but that is certainly AN excuse.
Gertz put out a thing saying that ACTUALLY he’s working with the FBI to expose rogue agents trying to blackmail him and that the release of this report is part of a sting operation.
I’m not gonna link to it because fuck him (it’s on his Twitter if you really care) but that is certainly AN excuse.
You mean Gaetz
Gertz is the guy with a name like Gaetz that doesn’t deserve to be even tangentially associated with the congressman
Gaetz again bizarrely implicates Tucker Carlson in his own personal peccadillo, then says, "providing for flights and hotel rooms for people that you're dating who are of legal age is not a crime"
Wow. Back from commercial, Tucker Carlson proclaims that the interview he just conducted with Gaetz was "one of the weirdest interviews I've ever conducted."
Gaetz was the sole member of congress to vote against funding to fight human trafficking in 2017.
Just to add to all the massive red flags.
Yeah, he's absolutely fucked, and he knows it. Nobody is willing to cover for him (especially since they know that DeSantis will appoint a clone sans baggage.)
Gertz put out a thing saying that ACTUALLY he’s working with the FBI to expose rogue agents trying to blackmail him and that the release of this report is part of a sting operation.
I’m not gonna link to it because fuck him (it’s on his Twitter if you really care) but that is certainly AN excuse.
You mean Gaetz
Gertz is the guy with a name like Gaetz that doesn’t deserve to be even tangentially associated with the congressman
I’m gonna go with his explanation being so stupid that it fried my brain.
Gaetz was the sole member of congress to vote against funding to fight human trafficking in 2017.
Just to add to all the massive red flags.
Yeah, he's absolutely fucked, and he knows it. Nobody is willing to cover for him (especially since they know that DeSantis will appoint a clone sans baggage.)
Dude is a representative, DeSantis don't get to appoint shit. Granted, he might be able drag things out for the most favorable time to hold a special election to get a republican in and he might not have to do that, but that really depends on whether it's his call to make. All said if the constituents of the district are awful enough that any old name with an R next to it will get their vote, then no BS is needed for republicans to keep the seat.
Anyways, was this also one of the fuckers that wanted to declare the winner despite the will of the people?
While this is obviously referring to older people, given Florida’s retiree population, it’s also a dumb thing for a representative to say, and he’s also a stupid monster in so many other ways, that I’m happy to have this be interpreted in the worst light. He deserves it.
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my advice to all of my clients is the same: if you are ever the subject of a federal sex trafficking investigation, immediately start tweeting out a convoluted tale of criminal intrigue that poses more questions than it answers
Gaetz again bizarrely implicates Tucker Carlson in his own personal peccadillo, then says, "providing for flights and hotel rooms for people that you're dating who are of legal age is not a crime"
Wow. Back from commercial, Tucker Carlson proclaims that the interview he just conducted with Gaetz was "one of the weirdest interviews I've ever conducted."
This might be the only time I've seen Carlson do his dumbass "I'm just a confused puppy!" face and think it may have actually been genuine.
my advice to all of my clients is the same: if you are ever the subject of a federal sex trafficking investigation, immediately start tweeting out a convoluted tale of criminal intrigue that poses more questions than it answers
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You wouldn't know the extortionist. They're from Canada.
my advice to all of my clients is the same: if you are ever the subject of a federal sex trafficking investigation, immediately start tweeting out a convoluted tale of criminal intrigue that poses more questions than it answers
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God, these people are such idiots. I mean, he is either a pedophile or knowingly made money off of human trafficking involved with pedophiles, so he's pretty much turbo fucked. Even so, I have a feeling this little outburst is just going to add to his woes.
The telling thing is he’s arguing about the legal predicament, not the moral ground, which he has obviously lost. Like he’s trying to squirm out of charges, but is admitting to having sex with a goddamn teenager when he was how old? And held how much more power and authority than them? And paid for their accomodations?
Jesus Christ you’re turbo fucked you human frat paddle
Gaetz again bizarrely implicates Tucker Carlson in his own personal peccadillo, then says, "providing for flights and hotel rooms for people that you're dating who are of legal age is not a crime"
Wow. Back from commercial, Tucker Carlson proclaims that the interview he just conducted with Gaetz was "one of the weirdest interviews I've ever conducted."
This might be the only time I've seen Carlson do his dumbass "I'm just a confused puppy!" face and think it may have actually been genuine.
I came here to post the exact same thing after seeing the video elsewhere, looooool. Tucker does that face all the time and it's infuriating and him listening to Gaetz ramble on about how innocent he is of trafficking and all the other weird shit he brought up is the only time that I thought it actually made sense.
Gaetz mentions that someone has alleged there's photos of him with child prostitutes. He claims such pictures don't exist.
Strange how him saying that means I think those photos probably exist
The Republicans!
Tucker just blinking at a loss for words there at the end was priceless.
Eh, that's the face he makes for literally every segment he's ever done. He has the same bewildered look when guests suggest minorities are people.
Sure? I don't watch Tucker Carlson, what I was really referring to is when Gaetz finishes his rant, there is just this silence with that look and Tucker is like "what do I say to that?"
What’s funny is all conservatives are in a kind of collective bargaining of evil, where they all get together and have their own little evils they need to protect and so as a collective they assume everyone will protect everyone else and so you get lots of “hey we all do” and “am I right guys?” They’re all in it for themselves and for their own selfishness, and the dumber ones mistake that mutual cover for brotherhood
And without fail they’ll turn on each other when they can because they’re all snakes
Gaetz is the guy who thinks he's been able to talk his way out of any problem, when in reality what's happened is that other people have cleaned up his messes because he has use for them (see: his long history of DUIs getting pushed under the radar.)
He's about to find out that this time, he's stepped into it so deep, those people are going to find it easier to just replace him.
Gaetz is the guy who thinks he's been able to talk his way out of any problem, when in reality what's happened is that other people have cleaned up his messes because he has use for them (see: his long history of DUIs getting pushed under the radar.)
He's about to find out that this time, he's stepped into it so deep, those people are going to find it easier to just replace him.
This is one where I am pretty sure that even if it turns out none of the allegations about trafficking are true and DoJ drops the investigation, Gaetz is well and truly done. He isn't leaning into 'she said she was 18' or anything of that nature, he isn't really even trying to deny the charges so much as just saying he is being blackmailed.
Which to be fair, maybe he is being blackmailed. Wouldn't care, couldn't happen to a nicer asshole. But if that blackmail material is, you know, him having sex with a minor (age of consent or not) and then violating sex trafficking laws by flying her around, it is completely tangential to his career being over.
I'm betting by the end of this he is going to be PNG and not even able to get a slot on Newsmax or any of the shit networks. No loyalty among the right wing once you've outlived your usefulness.
Gaetz is the guy who thinks he's been able to talk his way out of any problem, when in reality what's happened is that other people have cleaned up his messes because he has use for them (see: his long history of DUIs getting pushed under the radar.)
He's about to find out that this time, he's stepped into it so deep, those people are going to find it easier to just replace him.
This is one where I am pretty sure that even if it turns out none of the allegations about trafficking are true and DoJ drops the investigation, Gaetz is well and truly done. He isn't leaning into 'she said she was 18' or anything of that nature, he isn't really even trying to deny the charges so much as just saying he is being blackmailed.
Which to be fair, maybe he is being blackmailed. Wouldn't care, couldn't happen to a nicer asshole. But if that blackmail material is, you know, him having sex with a minor (age of consent or not) and then violating sex trafficking laws by flying her around, it is completely tangential to his career being over.
I'm betting by the end of this he is going to be PNG and not even able to get a slot on Newsmax or any of the shit networks. No loyalty among the right wing once you've outlived your usefulness.
Honestly, I think it depends on if Trump punts him to the curb or not. I'd wager he will, and Gaetz will be the latest in a long line of "He won't turn on ME!" participants in Loser Apprentice.
But I can also see the possibility that Trump doesn't, in a fit of pique, as running with this is exactly the kind of "own the libs" shit that got hundreds of thousands of people killed. That this is just another witch hunt against a Trump supporter.
It should be noted, that this investigation was started under Barr, and that Trump and his advisors were briefed on it while he was still President. That'll be skipped over in statements/coverage, if they decide it's a witch hunt (cause it doesn't fit their narrative if it's not under Biden).
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Gaetz mentions that someone has alleged there's photos of him with child prostitutes. He claims such pictures don't exist.
Strange how him saying that means I think those photos probably exist
The Republicans!
Tucker just blinking at a loss for words there at the end was priceless.
Eh, that's the face he makes for literally every segment he's ever done. He has the same bewildered look when guests suggest minorities are people.
Tucker loves him Whataboutisms. And he loves to pretend he’s unbiased. He’s going to use this Gaetz thing for a while to show he’s about accountability no matter the political leaning. And so he’s going to keep with it because it’s good ratings and then what about the clintons relationship with Epstein out the other side of his mouth. *barf*
Gaetz mentions that someone has alleged there's photos of him with child prostitutes. He claims such pictures don't exist.
Strange how him saying that means I think those photos probably exist
The Republicans!
Tucker just blinking at a loss for words there at the end was priceless.
Eh, that's the face he makes for literally every segment he's ever done. He has the same bewildered look when guests suggest minorities are people.
Tucker loves him Whataboutisms. And he loves to pretend he’s unbiased. He’s going to use this Gaetz thing for a while to show he’s about accountability no matter the political leaning. And so he’s going to keep with it because it’s good ratings and then what about the clintons relationship with Epstein out the other side of his mouth. *barf*
Then halfway through his show, he’ll do a 180 and double down, asking “What even is a sex trafficking a minor?”
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Gaetz claims he's being extorted but like... the story broke. So where is the "give us money or else" part of his claim?
Also seeing as he name-dropped someone and accused him of a crime, doesn't that open the door to civil action in a court?
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It's because a different industry actively scuttled progress. So it's more like having dirt roads because 4x4 manufacturers convinced the government no one needs pavement.
The main reason freight isn't electrified is because most places have a loading gauge of the sky. Vast swathes of the country don't need any tunnels or overpasses and so everything is run double stacked. (Literally ~70% of container freight on rails) I think there have even been attempts at running triple stacked containers. The clearance you'd need for that to connect the locomotive to the wires with a pantograph makes things more tricky, and the alternative means cutting efficiency and raising costs by a literal factor of 2.
Sure, it would be a logistics and engineering problem to make a pantograph that would allow for double stacked freight, but right now we literally have 99% of trains in the US run on electric motors that carry around massive 100 ton electric generators with them wherever they go rather than just running some wires, so...
Gross but not technically statutory rape, but still trafficking a minor across state lines. After that weird thing with his mystery adopted teenage 'son' last year, I was wondering when some new news would break.
Assholes the whole lot of them. Either rapists or covering up for rapists across the whole GOP.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/545648-matt-gaetz-under-investigation-for-alleged-sexual-relations-with-17-year-old
Matthew Gertz is not Matthew Gaetz but people on twitter don't notice that fact a lot.
The best tweet about that.
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Huh, guess that explains his talk of early retirement today. Apparently going to Newsmax which, yeah, I'm sure they don't give a shit about him being a child sex trafficker.
I’m not gonna link to it because fuck him (it’s on his Twitter if you really care) but that is certainly AN excuse.
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You mean Gaetz
Gertz is the guy with a name like Gaetz that doesn’t deserve to be even tangentially associated with the congressman
No, I'm going to go with this example of There's Always A Tweet, from everyone's favorite lawdog:
Vox journalist:
Just to add to all the massive red flags.
Yeah, he's absolutely fucked, and he knows it. Nobody is willing to cover for him (especially since they know that DeSantis will appoint a clone sans baggage.)
The Republicans!
I’m gonna go with his explanation being so stupid that it fried my brain.
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Dude is a representative, DeSantis don't get to appoint shit. Granted, he might be able drag things out for the most favorable time to hold a special election to get a republican in and he might not have to do that, but that really depends on whether it's his call to make. All said if the constituents of the district are awful enough that any old name with an R next to it will get their vote, then no BS is needed for republicans to keep the seat.
Anyways, was this also one of the fuckers that wanted to declare the winner despite the will of the people?
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Nice chart to figure out how honest a news source is.
While this is obviously referring to older people, given Florida’s retiree population, it’s also a dumb thing for a representative to say, and he’s also a stupid monster in so many other ways, that I’m happy to have this be interpreted in the worst light. He deserves it.
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This might be the only time I've seen Carlson do his dumbass "I'm just a confused puppy!" face and think it may have actually been genuine.
You wouldn't know the extortionist. They're from Canada.
God, these people are such idiots. I mean, he is either a pedophile or knowingly made money off of human trafficking involved with pedophiles, so he's pretty much turbo fucked. Even so, I have a feeling this little outburst is just going to add to his woes.
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Nice chart to figure out how honest a news source is.
Just a straight-up "Where the fuck is this going?"
Jesus Christ you’re turbo fucked you human frat paddle
Tucker just blinking at a loss for words there at the end was priceless.
I came here to post the exact same thing after seeing the video elsewhere, looooool. Tucker does that face all the time and it's infuriating and him listening to Gaetz ramble on about how innocent he is of trafficking and all the other weird shit he brought up is the only time that I thought it actually made sense.
Eh, that's the face he makes for literally every segment he's ever done. He has the same bewildered look when guests suggest minorities are people.
Sure? I don't watch Tucker Carlson, what I was really referring to is when Gaetz finishes his rant, there is just this silence with that look and Tucker is like "what do I say to that?"
And without fail they’ll turn on each other when they can because they’re all snakes
He's about to find out that this time, he's stepped into it so deep, those people are going to find it easier to just replace him.
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This is one where I am pretty sure that even if it turns out none of the allegations about trafficking are true and DoJ drops the investigation, Gaetz is well and truly done. He isn't leaning into 'she said she was 18' or anything of that nature, he isn't really even trying to deny the charges so much as just saying he is being blackmailed.
Which to be fair, maybe he is being blackmailed. Wouldn't care, couldn't happen to a nicer asshole. But if that blackmail material is, you know, him having sex with a minor (age of consent or not) and then violating sex trafficking laws by flying her around, it is completely tangential to his career being over.
I'm betting by the end of this he is going to be PNG and not even able to get a slot on Newsmax or any of the shit networks. No loyalty among the right wing once you've outlived your usefulness.
Honestly, I think it depends on if Trump punts him to the curb or not. I'd wager he will, and Gaetz will be the latest in a long line of "He won't turn on ME!" participants in Loser Apprentice.
But I can also see the possibility that Trump doesn't, in a fit of pique, as running with this is exactly the kind of "own the libs" shit that got hundreds of thousands of people killed. That this is just another witch hunt against a Trump supporter.
It should be noted, that this investigation was started under Barr, and that Trump and his advisors were briefed on it while he was still President. That'll be skipped over in statements/coverage, if they decide it's a witch hunt (cause it doesn't fit their narrative if it's not under Biden).
Then halfway through his show, he’ll do a 180 and double down, asking “What even is a sex trafficking a minor?”
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Also seeing as he name-dropped someone and accused him of a crime, doesn't that open the door to civil action in a court?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/03/30/biden-infrastructure-plan-jobs/