#busing

[spaceshipsandpurpledrank]

#talkin #tik tok #theconsciouslee #public schools #busing #racial segregation #segregation #schooling #racism #white flight #education reform #education

[archivehub]

Title: Royal Flush Summary: Steven needs Lars' advice on an important matter relating to Connie.

#connverse #fanfiction #steven universe #connie maheswaran #steven quartz universe #lars barriga #fanfic #padparadscha #fluorite #rutile twins #rhodonite #su #suf #su fanfiction #busing

[hellbentrapture]

How in the name of the gods am I gonna maintain attending regular 8am classes when I need to stay up ridiculously late to finish projects :’)

(Noting that me attending 8am classes requires that I leave my home at 6:30am latest because our local transit sucks so bad. Imagine me doing this in the winter as well.)

#school stuff #school #hellworld #vent #personal #transit #busing #ableism

[futurebird]

The "B" is *not* for "buses"

Via mastodon(aka the fediverse)

#everyone welcome #lgbtq #gay jokes #buses #pride month #rainbow flag #lgbtq pride #not you #what did buses do? #I love public transportation

[ladyhoecakes]

Watching this on the PBS.

#boston #busing #desegregation #ameeican history #education #pbs

[quotesfromall]

Eight other communities — yes, eight — had previously seceded from the Jefferson County school district, all for very similar reasons. They didn’t want to be subject to racial integration orders that involved busing

Alvin Chang, School Segregation didn't go Away

#black lives matter #american school system #critical race theory #busing #alvin chang #chang #school segregation didn't go away it just evolved #school segregation didn't go away #it just evolved #7/27/2017 #2017 #chang 2017

[elegancerealty]

Justice:The Exhibit @ Emory University Science Gallery Atlanta | Arts & Culture

#youtube #justice #exhibit #art exhibit #science gallery #emory #homeless #unhoused #marta #transportation #trans #lgbtq #gentrification #atlanta #atl #georgia #buses #busing #racism #blm #art #art gallery #art and culture #entertainment #real estate #relocate to atlanta #move to atlanta

[quixoticanarchy]

Idc about taylor swift and I think all private jets should be cannibalized for scrap metal but in particular I don’t think singers and bands etc should have private jets. They should only have shitty tour buses in which incalculable drama and bad decisions go down

#also have we learned nothing from buddy holly. the right answer is always not to be in the plane #buses also just offer such a better environment for musicians to be unhinged #imagine george jones shooting holes in his bus walls but this time it’s a plane :/ #sorry deeply niche reactions sdfhjkl. singers & bands should also stop contributing to ecocide obviously #skravler

[trainsinanime]

I wonder: Do Americans know about american school buses? Not their existence in general, but how they're seen overseas.

Over here, they're one of the symbols of America, on par with the Statue of Liberty, the flag, the Eagle, and well ahead of any chain restaurant you can name. People won't know any US states, but they will know these vehicles.

The thing is, here in Germany, we don't have dedicated school buses. The general idea is that kids go to school on their own. When that's not practical, they're expected to use (and given free tickets for) public transit. Public transit is designed around this requirement; there are many places where there is a bus, and anyone can get on it, but the route and timetable really only makes sense for school children. In case a dedicated school bus is really needed, that's generally subcontracted out, and the lines either use something like a Sprinter Van for smaller routes, or a normal city or interurban bus (often a used one that's a bit older). School trips are normal public transit, or a rented bus, typically a coach or regional bus.

It's not a perfect system, in the past couple of years there's been an epidemic of people bringing their kids to school in their cars instead of letting them walk, which is less than ideal. It is what it is. But building a dedicated network of public transit lines only for students, and building dedicated vehicles only for that, has never occurred to anyone here.

Of course we know about these buses, from movies and such, but they're as foreign here as cacti or pick-up trucks (actually we're seeing more and more of these here) or yellow cabs (all europeans will assume all cabs in the US are yellow until they actually visit).

You do see these buses here at times, because people still generally like the idea of the US, even if they have a lot of issues with a lot of details, and so folks bring them over, along with stretch limos and stuff (also not really a thing here). And of course, if someone goes to all that trouble, they don't do it to haul school kids, they rent it out for city tours or as a party bus or whatever.

So you see these yellow things as a symbol of faraway places, scenic vistas, some vague undefined idea of freedom that doesn't necessarily hold up to any contact with reality, and it's just a huge part of the whole US aesthetic.

And then you go to a student exchange with the US, and you finally get the chance: You yourself get to ride in one of these iconic chrome yellow buses! It looks just like in the movies! You get in, you drive in them a little…

…and you realise they're shit. Just the worst buses in the western world. Terrible suspension. Uncomfortable seats with weirdly high backs (so they don't have to put seatbelts in, they just restrict how far kids can fly in an accident). Everything made out of the cheapest materials. Turns out the reason why the US uses school buses like that instead of normal modern city buses, which the US has, is to save money and because they just hate kids.

And then it hits you why US Americans say "as American as apple pie", a dish that is made and enjoyed literally anywhere in the world, instead of "as American as yellow school buses". Of course the Americans already knew all this. They got tortured by these things forever. It would never occur to them to see this as a symbol of America, it's just a normal part of life for them. It's a symbol of school and school life and sometimes normalcy, and tells us that these actors getting out of it are supposed to be teenagers, nothing more.

But most people in Europe have, of course, never ridden on these buses. So when they see them in movies and TV, that's a giant big yellow signifier that we're not in Hessen or Wallonia or wherever anymore. A symbol of a different world, one that may be at most a once-in-a-lifetime-experience for most people, just like a picture of a tropical beach, Incan Pyramids, the Great Wall of China, or Hildesheim (there's no reason to go there twice). And I think Americans don't know that, and that's fascinating.

#bus #buses #school bus

[dilfsisko]

Walkable cities and public transit mean nothing if they’re not accessible to disabled people 

#els.txt #like are there places to sit down?????? are there stairs everywhere? are the sidewalks uneven? #can your buses and trains actually accommodate a wheelchair user? #i want to state that i LOVE trains and buses and subways #i would LOVE not having to rely on cars #but im chronically ill #my father is a wheelchair user #these things are not made easy for us #ok to reblog

[notabled-noodle]

public transport should be free for everyone forever and I am not kidding. it’s not my fault that I’m disabled and poor and need to get places

#tax the rich #their asses can pay for my travel #buses lose money anyway why not go the whole hog and make them free? #also it should be illegal to kick someone off the bus #guess what just happened to me? #yeah #anyway

[sleepy-bebby]

What did buses do?

#memes #meme #cute #funny #pride month #pride #Manchester #wholesome #lol #funny meme #dank #funny memes #cute meme #wholesome meme #wholesome memes #everyone welcome except buses #lgbt #lgbt meme #lgbt memes #numtot #public transportation #public transport #nerds who try to explain away the funny gets blocked

[flodaya]

suzanne collins social commentary and foresight should be appreciated more

#the hunger games #can y’all tell I can’t sleep on buses #my posts

[ermwhatsup]

genuinely in awe that james somerton is such a lying hack that music critic todd in the shadows who has made videos about nothing but music his entire decade plus long career (except for that one video about buses) dropped a one hour and forty two minute video debunking his bullshit

#also go watch todds other videos hes very funny #im counting cinemadonna as being about music btw #also dont ask about the buses i cant explain that #james somerton #todd in the shadows #hbomberguy

[socialjusticeinamerica]

Greg Abbott is a human trafficker and Ted Cruz and the rest of the Congressional delegation are insurrectionists.

#republican hypocrisy #gop #corporate greed #republican party #Tex-ass #texas republicans #human trafficking #insurrection #Jan 6th insurrection #busing migrants #Greg Abbott #Ted Cruz

[batboyblog]

Things Biden and the Democrats did, this week #4

Feb 2-9 2024

The White House announced that a landmark 23 million Americans, 1 in 6 households, have been connected to affordable high speed internet with the help of the Affordable Connectivity Program, saving Americans between $30 and $75 every month on their internet bill. 4 Million ACP users are seniors, 1/4th of households on the program are African American and 1/4th are Latino, and it supports 320,000 households on Tribal lands. Sadly the program will be forced to end if Republicans in Congress continue to block new funding

The White House announced $5 billion for a National Semiconductor Technology Center, focusing on research and development as well as workforce needs. This is part of an effort under the CHIPS and Science Act to make America a world leader in science and grow jobs for the 21st century. This will include hundreds of millions of dollars of investment in workforce development

The EPA announced finalized rules that will strength air quality standard around fine particle pollution, AKA soot. The new stronger rules are projected to prevent 4,200 premature deaths and save Americans $46 billion in health costs by 2032. Soot is particularly harmful to those with lung and heart illnesses, children and those with asthma. Industrial soot is more common in low income communities

The Department of Transportation announced $1.5 Billion investment in America's bus systems. The bulk of the money will go helping local transport authorities buy low or no emission buses. There will also be investment in bus facilities.

President Biden signed a memorandum directing a strengthening of human rights safe guards around weapons transferred from US stockpiles to allied nations. The directive seeks to guarantee no arms are transferred that might be used to violate human rights.

HHS and HUD announced a join program partnering with 8 states and DC to help streamline an all of government response to homelessness. This is an off shoot of the $3.16 billion dollar investment amounted by HUD last week to end homelessness in America

The Department of Energy and FEMA released the findings of a two year study that projections Puerto Rico will be able to be 100% renewable energy by 2050. DoE also announced that by the end of the 30,000 low income Puerto Ricans will be able to apply for a solar power program, the first investments in a billion dollar DoE program for the island's renewable energy future

Department of Transportation announced $417 million dollar loan to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority to complete a major transportation overhaul in the greater Raleigh area

The EPA and Department of Energy announced a joint plan to invest federal funds to help measure and reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas production. Methane is the second largest green house gas after CO2 and is responsible for 30% of global warming in the last 200 years. This comes after the EPA pushed new rules to fine oil and gas manufacturers for excess methane emissions.

The Senate confirmed 2 more Biden nominated federal judges. This brings the total number of Biden judges to 177 For the first time in history a majority of a President's judicial nominees are not white men, Biden has nominated a majority women and people of color Biden also nominated 4 more federal judges, including two LGBT candidates. If they are confirmed it'll bring Biden's LGBT judge total to 11 tying with President Obama for the most LGBT people put on the federal bench

#Joe Biden #Thanks Biden #democrats #good news #politics #us politics #climate change #climate crisis #public transport #buses #puerto rico #clean energy