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I’m just so disappointed that the Washington politicians care more about Ukraine than our own country ⛽

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I’m just so disappointed that the Washington politicians care more about Ukraine than our own country ⛽

It sucks to the Ukraine families but it’s their problem not ours. The US government shouldn’t be putting the interest of Ukraine over America’s interest. Affordable energy and global stability should be the president’s priority not meddling in a foreign conflict. We need Russian oil and natural gas on the market, and keeping it flowing should be the president’s priority.

Sanctioning Russia is a boneheaded move that only hurts American families.

New York City is making a multibillion-dollar bet on Canadian hydropower. Some say the wager won’t pay off. – POLITICO

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New York City is making a multibillion-dollar bet on Canadian hydropower. Some say the wager won’t pay off. – POLITICO

The debate underscores the challenges state and local officials face in greening energy grids, even in blue states like New York that have prioritized fighting climate change. The city has only become more reliant on fossil fuels since the state passed a law requiring it to cut emissions 40 percent by 2030. How it will reverse that trend and clean the grid is an unsettled question.

Minnesota Man Shoots 14-Pound Jumbo Opossum | Field & Stream

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Minnesota Man Shoots 14-Pound Jumbo Opossum | Field & Stream

Odds are you’ve never seen a possum of these proportions. The giant critter that Dan Antilla shot on November 10 just outside of his home in Linwood, Minnesota looks like a real-life R.O.U.S, or Rodent of Unusual Size, from The Princess Bride—though opossums are not actually rodents but marsupials. Technicalities aside, the nocturnal creature had been breaking into and stealing eggs from Antilla’s chicken coop for several weeks before he laid eyes on it.

Camera trick, yes. But it's the interwebs.

Changes between the 2022 and 2020 Albany County EDs

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Redistricting required minor changes to Albany County Election Districts for 2022. Here are the changes.

202220202020 ED Area in 2022 ED
Bethlehem Dist 17Bethlehem Dist 178.5
Bethlehem Dist 18Bethlehem Dist 1791.4
Bethlehem Dist 18100.0
Guilderland Dist 21Guilderland Dist 21100.0
Guilderland Dist 2212.6
Guilderland Dist 22Guilderland Dist 2287.4
Guilderland Dist 25Guilderland Dist 25100.0
Guilderland Dist 2627.1
Guilderland Dist 26Guilderland Dist 2672.9

Here is the full list of changes:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rRgeO9xHdwRhk4tYsc1wQAfWZTJ0wLERWyWDSDLXbp0/edit?usp=sharing&fbclid=IwAR2f-vWo8OhuUPmB9RizZTA4rs9VsP86q3HOO4Cxfe2K62flB1xcFnycpgs

I posted some maps of the changes on the Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/andybarthur/posts/10102119528165809

Albany 30 mph Roads

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This map shows roads in Albany area with a 30 mph speed limit, that have been subject to a traffic study. Clicking on the road shows the actual average speed of motorists on these roads.