Summary
The Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a memo prioritizing federal funding for communities with marriage and birth rates above the national average.
The directive, which applies to grants, loans, and contracts, also prioritizes projects benefiting families with young children.
A congressional aide criticized the policy, saying, “Considering fertility rates when prioritizing federal grants? We obviously have no idea what the full impact of that will be… It’s absolutely creepy. It’s a little ‘Chinese government.’”
The memo also blocks mask mandates and requires compliance with immigration enforcement.
I feel like they’ve buried the lead.
So (1) no ability for public transport systems to implement measures to stop pandemics (which will be important since avian flu is around the corner) and (2) no federal funding for transport to sanctuary cities (of which Washington D.C. is arguably one).
Both of those are illegal. The president cannot impose extra strings on federal funding.
I know it’s possible for conditions to be tied to federal funding (like how interstate funds were withheld from Louisiana until they raised their drinking age to 21), so is it just that the Executive branch can’t impose that? (Genuinely asking since I’m not sure.)
So, fun fact, that was also illegal. The MADD campaign was just so pervasive that nobody cared. Extra fun fact, it wasn’t a teenager problem, it was an education problem and is much reduced. The remaining people who drink and drive, or drink underage, just don’t care about the laws, so there’s no reason to keep the drinking age laws except for tradition at this point.
(just fyi, it’s “buried the lede”)
Both spellings are correct and do not impact the meaning. “Lede” has only this one meaning whilst “Lead” can mean a few different things.
For more context, the phrase started as “lead” then was changed by journalists to “lede” in the 70’s to help differentiate between “lead”, “lead”, and “lead”.
In the US, yes, definitely. Across the globe it’s more of a mixed bag. I encounter both regularly.
But “burying the lede” is a common term in journalism for exactly this kind of thing. “Burying the lead” is common only in that it’s a mistake people say because it’s phonetically similar (plus “lede” is an uncommon word, I’ll admit)
Kind of like should’ve vs should of. Have and of are both words, but one is very wrong.
No. I’m sorry, you are wrong. Both spellings are equally valid. In English-speaking newsrooms across the globe either spelling is acceptable.
Thanks. Just did a quick search and it seems that spelling is more prominent in the US than elsewhere, which is probably why I’m not familiar with it.
The right wingers are just so chock full of rage-filled idiots. Wearing a mask IS annoying, but you aren’t some kind of freedom-fighter to not wear one and go out of your way to disrupt public health, FFS.
But that’s how all of these assholes see themselves: vanguards of “freedom”. By completely ruining any chance of a sane response to a pandemic.
dont’ forget to add in the effect of the back to office hardons.