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Man in Rhode Island was arrested after he allegedly made a skid mark on a Pride Rainbow crosswalk with his car.
The city allowing a "pride" crosswalk in the first place is a 1A violation. If
I asked for a permit to paint an anti-troon mural in the crosswalk (or a pro-gun/2A message), I bet they wouldn't give me one. The government is allowing some political and social messages but not others based on their own politics.
Where are the DOJ lawsuits against rainbow murals being painted on city streets (to the exclusion of all other non-'progressive' messages) and then treated like religious icons?
On 6/17/2025 11:08 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
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Man in Rhode Island was arrested after he allegedly made a skid mark on a >> Pride Rainbow crosswalk with his car.
The city allowing a "pride" crosswalk in the first place is a 1A violation. >> If
I asked for a permit to paint an anti-troon mural in the crosswalk (or a
pro-gun/2A message), I bet they wouldn't give me one. The government is
allowing some political and social messages but not others based on their >> own
politics.
Where are the DOJ lawsuits against rainbow murals being painted on city
streets (to the exclusion of all other non-'progressive' messages) and then >> treated like religious icons?
I'd bet any bias is more about squeaky-wheel avoidance than politics.
On Jun 17, 2025 at 8:18:39 PM PDT, "moviePig" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote:
On 6/17/2025 11:08 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
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Man in Rhode Island was arrested after he allegedly made a skid mark on a >>> Pride Rainbow crosswalk with his car.
The city allowing a "pride" crosswalk in the first place is a 1A violation.
If
I asked for a permit to paint an anti-troon mural in the crosswalk (or a >>> pro-gun/2A message), I bet they wouldn't give me one. The government is >>> allowing some political and social messages but not others based on their >>> own
politics.
Where are the DOJ lawsuits against rainbow murals being painted on city >>> streets (to the exclusion of all other non-'progressive' messages) and then
treated like religious icons?
I'd bet any bias is more about squeaky-wheel avoidance than politics.
Well, if that's the goal, I can't imagine how all but calling up the Department of Justice and saying, "Sue us!" accomplishes that.
BTR1701
The city allowing a "pride" crosswalk in the first place is a 1A violation. If
I asked for a permit to paint an anti-troon mural in the crosswalk (or a pro-gun/2A message), I bet they wouldn't give me one. The government
is allowing some political and social messages but not others based on
their own politics.
Heard on the radio and that the city of Windsor Canada (just to the south
of Detroit)
danny burstein
Ed Stasiak
Heard on the radio and that the city of Windsor Canada (just to
the south of Detroit)
wait a second. Isn't Canada *north* of the "48 States"?
In <1750299359-1263@newsgrouper.org> Ed Stasiak <user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> writes:
[snip]
Heard on the radio and that the city of Windsor Canada (just to the south
of Detroit)
wait a second. Isn't Canada *north* of the "48 States"? (Yeah,
Alaska and Hawaii are outliers).
Next you'll tell us to get from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
via the Panama Canal you head _eastward_....
BTR1701
The city allowing a "pride" crosswalk in the first place is a 1A violation. If
I asked for a permit to paint an anti-troon mural in the crosswalk (or a
pro-gun/2A message), I bet they wouldn't give me one. The government
is allowing some political and social messages but not others based on
their own politics.
Heard on the radio and that the city of Windsor Canada (just to the south
of Detroit) is discussing an ordnance that city government buildings ONLY
fly the flags of the city of Windsor, the province of Ontario, some kinda Frenchy-Canadian flag and the Canadian national flag.
Apparently there there are _hundreds_ of requests per year to the city to
fly this or that flag and of course the people whose requests are denied,
get all mad and claim racism/homophobia/sexism/botulism, etc and so on.
It's a pain in the ass and the city don't want to deal with it anymore.
https://i.postimg.cc/cCqmsFh7/temp-Image-Pl-KL5-G.avif
In <1750299359-1263@newsgrouper.org> Ed Stasiak <user1263@newsgrouper.org.invalid> writes:
[snip]
Heard on the radio and that the city of Windsor Canada (just to the south
of Detroit)
wait a second. Isn't Canada *north* of the "48 States"? (Yeah,
Alaska and Hawaii are outliers).
Next you'll tell us to get from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
via the Panama Canal you head _eastward_....
Certain border crossing points are also surprising. Windsor and Detroit
are separated by a river that basically runs north-south so when you
cross the border on either of the bridges or the tunnel, you are
travelling east to west when going from Windsor to Detroit, not
north-south as you would expect.
In <1031g9t$dvf$2@dont-email.me> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> writes:
[snip[
Certain border crossing points are also surprising. Windsor and Detroit
are separated by a river that basically runs north-south so when you
cross the border on either of the bridges or the tunnel, you are
travelling east to west when going from Windsor to Detroit, not
north-south as you would expect.
"either of the bridges"????? Counting the days until Gordie Howe opens...
On 2025-06-19 1:21 PM, danny burstein wrote:
In <1031g9t$dvf$2@dont-email.me> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> writes:
[snip[
Certain border crossing points are also surprising. Windsor and Detroit
are separated by a river that basically runs north-south so when you
cross the border on either of the bridges or the tunnel, you are
travelling east to west when going from Windsor to Detroit, not
north-south as you would expect.
"either of the bridges"????? Counting the days until Gordie Howe opens...
My mistake, I thought the Gordie Howe bridge had already opened.
I've written to both the Ottowa minister
of highwys (or whatever his title is...)
and to the bridge authority office in
the States begging them to activate
the LEDs and have them display:
In <1031k1k$dvf$3@dont-email.me> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> writes:
On 2025-06-19 1:21 PM, danny burstein wrote:
In <1031g9t$dvf$2@dont-email.me> Rhino <no_offline_contact@example.com> writes:
[snip[
Certain border crossing points are also surprising. Windsor and Detroit >>>> are separated by a river that basically runs north-south so when you
cross the border on either of the bridges or the tunnel, you are
travelling east to west when going from Windsor to Detroit, not
north-south as you would expect.
"either of the bridges"????? Counting the days until Gordie Howe opens...
My mistake, I thought the Gordie Howe bridge had already opened.
There are a bunch of overhead signs on Canada's (?401?) highway
approaching Windsor which are a combination of sheet metal on
the left and LED displays on the right.
The printed side says (roughly, and in both English
and French [I'm just doing English])
"Time to crossings:
"Tunnel:
"Ambassador Bridge:
"Gordie Howe Bridge:"
And the LED side would have,
to just make up an example,
"10 minutes
"12 minutes
"11 minutes"
Right now (well, a few weeks ago...) the
illuminted side simply said "testing".
I've written to both the Ottowa minister
of highwys (or whatever his title is...)
and to the bridge authority office in
the States begging them to activate
the LEDs and have them display:
"10 minutes
"12 minutes
"six months"
Got a boiler plate response from the
bridge folk that they'd consider it.
Nothing back from the Canadian minister...
In <1031mj1$dnk$1@reader2.panix.com> danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> writes:
[snip]
I've written to both the Ottowa minister
of highwys (or whatever his title is...)
and to the bridge authority office in
the States begging them to activate
the LEDs and have them display:
here's the letter I sent the Canadian minister.
Afraid I can't attach the image.
=====
While traveling across the 401 earlier this month we saw a sign,
image attached, which will soon be giving delays at the border
via the bridges (plural!!!) and tunnel between Windsor and Detroit.
When we saw the "Gordie Howe" listing, we smiled as this was yet
another indication the bridge will soon be here.
Well, the current schedule is September, 2025. Which is still a long
way off, but construction is definitely proceeding.
Hence, might I make a suggestion which will certainly draw smiles
from travelers: As soon as the sign is operational, activate it
with (as example): "via tunnel: 15 minutes".
"Ambassador Bridge: 20 minutes".
And finally: "Gordie Howe Bridge: 8 months!: (I'd recommend
the exclamation point).
Thank you for your attention. Sincerely,
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Man in Rhode Island was arrested after he allegedly made a skid mark on a >Pride Rainbow crosswalk with his car.
The city allowing a "pride" crosswalk in the first place is a 1A violation. If >I asked for a permit to paint an anti-troon mural in the crosswalk (or a >pro-gun/2A message), I bet they wouldn't give me one. The government is >allowing some political and social messages but not others based on their own >politics.
Where are the DOJ lawsuits against rainbow murals being painted on city >streets (to the exclusion of all other non-'progressive' messages) and then >treated like religious icons?
Washington, from three-thousand miles away, may feel easier to ignore
than one's own pissed-off neighborhood.
For example, many Americans think of the border as being essentially the >49th parallel but that is only true from roughly Winnipeg to the
Pacific; east of there, the border is somewhat further south, with a
line roughly down the middle of the Great Lakes being the border in most
of Ontario. The southernmost point of Ontario (and Canada), Point Pelee,
is at the same latitude as Northern California.
Roads and highways are a matter for the provincial government in
Toronto, not the federal government in Ottawa. Mind you, there must be >*some* federal involvement in the Gordie Howe bridge since it is a
border crossing but I doubt it extends to signage....
On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:05:17 -0400, moviePig <nobody@nowhere.com>
wrote:
Washington, from three-thousand miles away, may feel easier to ignore
than one's own pissed-off neighborhood.
You presumably mean Washington state - where specifically?
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Man in Rhode Island was arrested after he allegedly made a skid mark on a Pride Rainbow crosswalk with his car.
The city allowing a "pride" crosswalk in the first place is a 1A violation. If
I asked for a permit to paint an anti-troon mural in the crosswalk (or a pro-gun/2A message), I bet they wouldn't give me one. The government is allowing some political and social messages but not others based on their own politics.
Where are the DOJ lawsuits against rainbow murals being painted on city streets (to the exclusion of all other non-'progressive' messages) and then treated like religious icons?
On Jun 17, 2025 at 8:08:53 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
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Man in Rhode Island was arrested after he allegedly made a skid mark on a
Pride Rainbow crosswalk with his car.
The city allowing a "pride" crosswalk in the first place is a 1A violation. >> If
I asked for a permit to paint an anti-troon mural in the crosswalk (or a
pro-gun/2A message), I bet they wouldn't give me one. The government is
allowing some political and social messages but not others based on their own
politics.
Where are the DOJ lawsuits against rainbow murals being painted on city
streets (to the exclusion of all other non-'progressive' messages) and then >> treated like religious icons?
It's happened again.
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1937932161073463297/vid/avc1/1080x1920/6o-22WzrJXx4UGjG.mp4
Teenagers rip up some rainbow flags. Four are arrested and, according to the Atlanta PD, a manhunt-- yes, you read that right-- is on for the other two.
My first question is, of course, arrested for what?
Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989). The Supreme Court ruled that flag desecration is protected speech under the 1st Amendment: "It's both symbolic speech and political speech."
If it's legal to desecrate the U.S. flag, it's legal to desecrate the flag of the Password People.
"But wait," the apologists like FPP will say, "It's not legal to destroy something that doesn't belong to you. These kids took those flags off the streetlight poles! That's a crime!"
While this may be true, it's a crime that's strangely only enforced against people hostile to the 'progressive' Agenda:
Anti-ICE protester pulls down a U.S. flag from a government pole and burns it:
no consequences.
Teenager pulls down a gay Rainbow Mafia flag from a government pole and rips it up: straight to prison.
On 6/26/2025 3:36 PM, BTR1701 wrote:
On Jun 17, 2025 at 8:08:53 PM PDT, "BTR1701" <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
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Man in Rhode Island was arrested after he allegedly made a skid mark on a >>> Pride Rainbow crosswalk with his car.
The city allowing a "pride" crosswalk in the first place is a 1A violation.
If
I asked for a permit to paint an anti-troon mural in the crosswalk (or a >>> pro-gun/2A message), I bet they wouldn't give me one. The government is >>> allowing some political and social messages but not others based on their >>> own
politics.
Where are the DOJ lawsuits against rainbow murals being painted on city >>> streets (to the exclusion of all other non-'progressive' messages) and then
treated like religious icons?
It's happened again.
https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1937932161073463297/vid/avc1/1080x1920/6o-22WzrJXx4UGjG.mp4
Teenagers rip up some rainbow flags. Four are arrested and, according to the
Atlanta PD, a manhunt-- yes, you read that right-- is on for the other two. >>
My first question is, of course, arrested for what?
Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989). The Supreme Court ruled that flag
desecration is protected speech under the 1st Amendment: "It's both symbolic
speech and political speech."
If it's legal to desecrate the U.S. flag, it's legal to desecrate the flag >> of
the Password People.
"But wait," the apologists like FPP will say, "It's not legal to destroy
something that doesn't belong to you. These kids took those flags off the >> streetlight poles! That's a crime!"
While this may be true, it's a crime that's strangely only enforced against >> people hostile to the 'progressive' Agenda:
Anti-ICE protester pulls down a U.S. flag from a government pole and burns >> it:
no consequences.
Teenager pulls down a gay Rainbow Mafia flag from a government pole and rips
it up: straight to prison.
Afaics, FPP is present only in your recall.
But, no, it's not legal to burn the U.S. flag in a fireworks factory. Your rainbow-burning teen
would've been charged with a hate crime, not property destruction.
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