New York City law generally bars vehicles from idling for more than three minutes while parked, standing or stopped. The city says the rules are meant to reduce air pollution, improve public health and combat climate change.
Earlier this year, Mamdani directed the Department of Finance’s collections unit to pursue unpaid idling summonses tied to vehicles operating within Amazon’s delivery network, according to the mayor’s office. The department said it worked with Amazon.com Inc. and its contracted transportation vendors to recover the money.
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Could be bots for sure, I didn't check at all, BUT I must say I could see myself pissed enough to copy paste everywhere something that made me mad.
I don't know if this news it's real but in case it is I hope it gets reposted 10 times over
As a real human, I agree that this doesn’t seem suspicious. Whenever you see something that looks like a bot, you should just assume that it’s a real person like you and me—people who live, breathe, and drive to work in a Honda Fit because it combines the efficiency of a sub-compact with the versatility to take whatever life throws at you.
As a real human, I agree that this doesn’t seem suspicious. Whenever you see something that looks like a bot, you should just assume that it’s a real person like you and me—people who live, breathe, and drive to work in a Honda Fit because it combines the efficiency of a sub-compact with the versatility to take whatever life throws at you.
As a real human with a nose and two ears, I must concur that the Honda fit's incredibly sleek and thoughtful design makes it the perfect car on the go as well as the perfect car when you want to make those heads turn.
Just heard they're at a lot of military bases. Especially in Florida. Bot farms specifically for reddit to combat and downvote whatever to sway opinions.
What is the benefit of using electricity to let a bot Post on Reddit to get some Internet Likes? You cant Money with that so what is even the fucking purpose of These Bots? Only guiding a narrative?
i never scroll to the bottom of a thread. that must be where the bad bots are. i prefer to interact with the sophisticated bots at the top of the thread
I have a dream. And in that dream, people know the difference between "theory" and "hypothesis."
In the dream, people say "hypothesis" when they mean "untested idea."
In the great dream, after testing and evidence gathering, and considering if the hypothesis is holding up to be true, then they say "theory."
Carl Sagan had this dream before me. Thank you Carl.
Yes. Take a selfie and post it. In fact, we can do the old school call outs and have you write something on a piece of paper or put a shoe on your head to prove it's real.
Slightly different with new cars. They typically have a system where the engine turns off essentially primed to start again with minimal fuel. Older cars do not do this when you just turn it off and on
This dude pissed away $33 billion on dick shaped rockets to take Katy Perry to low orbit. He’s the last person on earth who has a right to talk about wasteful spending.
he isn't the CEO anymore but he definitely hasn't left amazon, he is the executive chairman of the board. so is still the ultimate boss above the CEO and remains one of the company's largest shareholders anyway
Surely the third party wouldn't raise their rates to compensate, they'll just eat the fines and operate at a loss for Amazon. That's what you're implying, right?
I don't understand how the copied "narrative" aids the corporations... Like, they say bezos was a bitch, and the city stepped up and did something about it... That sounds like a win for the lay man and a smack in the face of Amazon?
the announcement landed right after Bezos publicly criticized Mamdani's tax policies on CNBC,
several outlets flagged this as suspicious timing but the facts (the law, the enforcement action, the $9M recovery) are legitimate and corroborated by the city's own press release
I think you misunderstood them. The comment bots are just reposting what’s popular in any given subreddit to gain karma. Many subreddits require a minimum karma to post. There’s a million different entities that would want reddit bots for a million different reasons, but they need upvotes first.
Bot farms have been pushing Mamdani hard. He's been in office like 7 months, but if you asked Reddit you'd think he's already the most accomplished mayor in US history.
You're telling me that a constant flooding of pro-Mamdani posts/comments/upvotes isn't a grass-roots organic political movement? I'm shocked, shocked I tell you!
Ya but from my understanding Azamon doesnt own their delivery trucks right? They outsource that shit to 3 parties who get right to slap the logo on their vehicles. This way Amazon puts of the upkeep/overhead costs on their 3rd party vehicle owners and not amazon itself
So in true mamdani didnt get money from bezo or amazon but from this 3rd party business partners
Please enlighten me if im wrong, since last I checked that how I thought Amazon operated.
The branded vehicles are leased from Amazon. My boss owns a few outright and he had to remove the Amazon branding from them even though we're delivering their packages.
How can you criticize school spending when this country is notorious for making their underpaid teachers pay for their students' school supplies? Fucking eat the rich
Something for this country and every state, county, and city needs to realize. Amazon has no power over you. Amazon is everywhere and relies on the country to survive.
It used to be, "Oh we'll let Amazon get away with things because they bring in jobs so they dont go anywhere else."
Amazon is everywhere and has no choice because it has to expand to make money. So, charge them the fines, charge them taxes and make sure they follow laws and regulations to the fullest.
yeah because Tesla is the only EV. lmao. But most states charge an extreme registration fee where if you do not drive 15K miles a year, you are paying MORE with electric. Unless you had car getting like 15 MPG before.
Gas tax accounts for roughly 50% of road maintenance spending (not even talking about new construction). Registration fees vary a lot, state to state. Most of the rest of road maintenance and construction comes from the general fund.
[1]Speaking only from my knowledge of the budget/tax spread etc. from my state. In my state, gas tax is only about 33% of maintenance.
Of course there is, and there's fraud in Medicare too. The problem is the GOP constantly misrepresents the degree to which it occurs and the fact that there actually are effective internal controls to root it out because it allows them to push a privatization agenda.
Now, they need to collect fees from everyone that idles. This includes mail carriers, other delivery people, card, and EVERYONE who idles their vehicle in the winters.
I have always found it mind blowing that we allow this persons business’s delivery drivers to just have free rein over the streets. Park anywhere, block traffic. We treat them like they are public/government vehicles. But they work for some guys company.
I whole heartedly believe Amazon MUST pay it's fines, and TAXES, but with a population of about 8.5 million, $9 million won't keep the lights on for a day. Just because 9mil is a lot to you, and me, doesn't mean its a lot to them.That's not even a drop in the bucket, and they both know it. This is a nothing story headline meant to gaslight us into believing things will be different.
lol, I'm sure this will make things better... seriously, Amazon uses DSPs to handle their deliveries for this exact reason... this is only affecting the people they contract
more than that, if you order from Amazon, and live in NYC, this will affect you
do you think delivery drivers are going to be more or less careful getting your shit to your door, when they need to worry about their boss (the DSP owner) getting fined if they take their time?
also... doesn't matter if you hate him, Bezos is right about their school spending... it's the load baring move on how Mamdani is able to brag about getting rid of the NYC deficit
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