I am not sure how Matt Smith, praised by the catholic church for his pro-life stance in 2016 would ever be considered a Democrat in 2022.

Is the point that she only has the support of people so forgetful or deceitful that they are registered with a party they don't share values with?

I would assume some kind of stage or platform.

But seriously, here's the full script: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2022/10/26/remarks-as-prepared-for-delivery-by-first-lady-jill-biden-at-rhode-island-college/

tl;dr: teachers are good, and you should consider becoming one

Could it be something as simple as seasonal allergies? Like, if you were away in a completely different climate for a bit then came back in to the peak of whatever fall pollen we have around here, it could feel worse than if you were here for the whole bell curve of pollen.

Also, it has been particularly wet and humid, which must not help. I mean, I can literally see the air outside right now...

Then of course, traveling you might have been exposed to any number of cold/flu/rhino/noro/corona viruses which could have respiratory ramifications.

Maybe they do, I dunno

Neat, I learned something new.

loc·​ti·​cian | \ läk-ˈti-shən \

plural locticians

Definition of loctician : a hairdresser specializing in the growing, maintenance, and styling of dreadlocks

> You're wrong. $1384 is the price for a studio in one of the small number of units that will be set aside for affordable housing.

How does that make them wrong? The first person said the lowest tier is 2k/month. That isn't accurate; the lowest tier actually is $1,384.

There being too few units in that lowest tier doesn't change that fact that it's the lowest.

I agree about the importance of having that nuclear backbone, but do think that the grid should/needs to evolve to be more storage-focused than purely one-way generation.

I am not sure where you're getting your info on carbon footprint for wind though, it seems to be pretty darn low: https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/how-wind-energy-can-help-us-breathe-easier

We generally don't use the term "oligarch" to refer to americans, even when the definition does fit. It's usually applied to the super-wealthy shadow-ruling class in eastern Europe.

Most of the mansions were built in the gilded age - 1870-1900ish range - so closer to 100 than 200 years ago. But they were built to mimic historical styles so they seem older than they actually are.

All of them are competently landscaped, but it sounds like you might be thinking of the Green Animals Topiary Garden which is delightfully over the top, but is also now closed for the season.

> If you can get in to Rough Point, Doris Duke's mansion, it's a must-see!

Have you been recently? What's the status of their construction? Last time I was there just about a year ago they were working on seemingly the entire exterior, so the whole thing was covered in scaffolding and dust control fabric.

> Electrifying vehicles only makes sense if you decarbonize the grid.

Well yeah, I don't think there is anyone saying we should all drive EVs and also that we should also continue to rely exclusively on fossil fuels.

> over 90% of RI’s electricity comes from natural gas

That figure is for generation within RI borders, but since we're on the northeast interconnect and energy is fungible (I think that's the right word), we should look at that mix whee natural gas is only 46% of generation and wind is 3%: https://www.iso-ne.com/about/key-stats/resource-mix

But even then, clearly we have room for improvement.

Here's the 2021 annual report from RIRRC who handles all waste and recycling for the state.

Bottom-line figures, statewide totals for the year:

Solid waste: 374,818 tons

Recycling (including cans and bottles, compost, scrap metal): 185,111 tons

Rejected recycling: 18,744 tons

Presumably, that means that 185,111-18,744=166,367 tons actually gets recycled, but I am not finding data specifically about how much recyclable waste actually gets recycled. We seem to have state laws requiring recyclable material to actually be recycled, but I am far from a legal expert and there are surely loopholes; § 23-18.8-2 (3) "All solid waste capable of being recycled should be recycled".

Here's a story from the ASRI, which includes a description and picture of the sorting facility you were curious/skeptical about: https://asri.org/news-events/articles-2020-01/the-truth-about-your-recycling-bin.html

> They are not the source of the story

Except the first line is:

> Twenty-six months after GoLocalProv exclusively uncovered the dumping of contaminated soil in the Olneyville section of Providence

If there are more reputable outlets reporting on the same story, why not use one that doesn't have the track record of dishonest bias? If there are no other reputable outlets reporting on it, then we should probably question why. I'm not seeing any public announcements about this out of the office of Cunha, and I really don't think that the verdict was exclusively shared with GoLocalProv.

edit: ah here we go, a proper source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ri/pr/united-states-resolves-construction-and-procurement-investigation-route-610-project

> RI Homemade Donuts and Master donuts are good and not as far as Providence.

But Allie's is the GOAT.

Master in particular I find to be only marginally better than dunkin.

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Ultimately, because it's not the will of the people.

I wouldn't want the government to start building whole company towns of people living in efficiency apartments, I'd rather work in solving the actual root causes than just treating symptoms.

Increase wages, increase benefits, and give the people the ability to own their own housing to invest in and build generational wealth. Those are the bigger-picture things I think the government should be working on, rather than getting into micromanaging individual housing units. People are smart and can take care of themselves if they're given the proper tools.

Wait I thought the rule was to follow close enough that you can't see their license plate

>This reads like you are trying to publicly shame the senator into backing down.

Yes, and?

It's a perfectly legal way of getting what they want, why shouldn't OP try this method?

Yes yes, the change from "mostly corrupt" to "fully corrupt"

> Reddit is full of leftist nut bags full of dirty old sperm

Hmm I think you might be giving a clue about why you got removed here. Remind me, what is rule #2 here?

I think the "quotes" in the previous comment were to denote dishonesty.

They might be saying that's their goal, but the real purpose is just to keep certain people out of certain neighborhoods...a tale as old as time.

> “We need to do what we can to preserve housing for our residents and to maintain our neighborhoods”

by........making students occupy even more housing units? This is doing the exact opposite of what they're saying they want it to.

Thanks for the update

Ooo neat, I'll go look for that. Thanks again!

Neat, thanks for the update/setting me straight. I don't get downtown very often these days.

Yeah the mods here need to get organized and actually publish the rules they're apparently following behind the scenes.

I was told there were some updates coming soon, but that was weeks ago now and I don't think anything has (publicly) changed.