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Low bridges are racist

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  • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

    @george-k said in Low bridges are racist:

    @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

    They're referring to Robert Moses.

    If you follow the twitter thread, that's stated.

    But, for the ignoranti, who know nothing of the context, which "Mayor Pete" didn't explain, it sounds pretty stupid.

    But, then, in fairness, this administration's messaging is wanting.

    Who doesn't know about Robert Moses and this claim about urban planning? I never saw the twitter thread; didn't need to.

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    @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

    Who doesn't know about Robert Moses and this claim about urban planning?

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    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • George KG George K

      @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

      Who doesn't know about Robert Moses and this claim about urban planning?

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      @george-k said in Low bridges are racist:

      @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

      Who doesn't know about Robert Moses and this claim about urban planning?

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      πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

      Please love yourself.

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      • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

        @george-k said in Low bridges are racist:

        @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

        Who doesn't know about Robert Moses and this claim about urban planning?

        alt text

        πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

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        @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

        πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

        Just something I never learned. Not important in my education, just like the Krebs cycle or the way a Wheatstone bridge are not important in yours.

        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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        • George KG George K

          @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

          πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

          Just something I never learned. Not important in my education, just like the Krebs cycle or the way a Wheatstone bridge are not important in yours.

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          @george-k said in Low bridges are racist:

          @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

          πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

          Just something I never learned. Not important in my education, just like the Krebs cycle or the way a Wheatstone bridge are not important in yours.

          FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.

          The thing with Moses is (or was) talked about often enough, but the story resurfaced in "Motherless Brooklyn." Those alleged racist bridges? My wife and I drive under 'em every time we go to my in-laws'.

          Please love yourself.

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            How does this work.. do the white kids get to ride in buses that aren't as tall as the ones the black kids ride? Or if the can raise and lower the bridge, how do they know which bus is full of black kids?

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            • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

              @george-k said in Low bridges are racist:

              @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

              πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

              Just something I never learned. Not important in my education, just like the Krebs cycle or the way a Wheatstone bridge are not important in yours.

              FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.

              The thing with Moses is (or was) talked about often enough, but the story resurfaced in "Motherless Brooklyn." Those alleged racist bridges? My wife and I drive under 'em every time we go to my in-laws'.

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              @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

              FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.

              I was literally about to write that sentence.

              You were warned.

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              • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                @george-k said in Low bridges are racist:

                @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

                πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

                Just something I never learned. Not important in my education, just like the Krebs cycle or the way a Wheatstone bridge are not important in yours.

                FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.

                The thing with Moses is (or was) talked about often enough, but the story resurfaced in "Motherless Brooklyn." Those alleged racist bridges? My wife and I drive under 'em every time we go to my in-laws'.

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                @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

                The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.

                Er, no.

                https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheatstone_bridge

                600px-Wheatstonebridge.svg.png

                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  I had one of these, many years ago

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                  https://www.ebay.com/itm/324636960426

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                    Turns out the whole β€œMoses built racist bridges” thing is totally debunked. https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/washington-post-fact-checker-backtracks-support-for-buttigiegs-claims-on-racist-highways

                    The Brad

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                    • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                      @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

                      FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.

                      I was literally about to write that sentence.

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                      @jon-nyc said in Low bridges are racist:

                      @aqua-letifer said in Low bridges are racist:

                      FWIW, I learned the Krebs cycle. The Wheatstone bridge, however, I would guess is in Wheatstone.

                      I was literally about to write that sentence.

                      Is the Krebs cycle what that creepy German woman used to ride to work on?

                      I was only joking

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