197

Ron DeSantis rips federal tailpipe emission monitoring, 'woke roads' (floridapolitics.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/politics@lemmy.world

27 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Florida Man: “They did this infrastructure bill, and you get the bill and they try to give you money. But then you’ve got to jump through all these hoops,” DeSantis said. “I have to monitor tailpipe emissions for Florida drivers. I am not doing that. I’m not doing the woke roads. I’m not doing any of that.”

all 31 comments

sorted by: hot top new old

[-] Gregg@lemm.ee 83 points 1 year ago

These fucking people. Woke just means anything that they don’t like. You could say “radical leftist” roads and it would have the same effect. Also, LOL at the idea of roads chanting “Black Lives Matter”. Let’s actually get on that so the Owen Shroyer’s, the Steve Bannon’s, the Jack Pasobeic’s can all gnash their teeth. Maybe they’ll take the DEI Communist train. At least the ads remind them of capitalism even if they have to sit across from a black guy.

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

EDIT: Damn, !Steve@startrek.website beat me to it. But this meme still makes me laugh every time...

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

Also, LOL at the idea of roads chanting “Black Lives Matter”.

Well by that definition there is at least one actually woke road : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lives_Matter_Plaza

[-] Empricorn@feddit.nl 3 points 1 year ago

Was. It was removed by Trump and Republicans. Are you shocked? I'm not shocked...

[-] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 65 points 1 year ago

they try to give you money. But then you’ve got to jump through all these hoops

That’s called a transaction, you shriveled potato. They are giving you money to do the thing. Like when I give my landlord money he has to jump through all sorts hoops like “make sure my apartment is habitable”

[-] grue@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Like when I give my landlord money he has to jump through all sorts hoops like “make sure my apartment is habitable”

I don't think that really helps explain anything to psychopaths like DeSantis, TBH. He'd be more like "WTF are you talking about, you pay your landlord because he's entitled to it and you get whatever shithole conditions he deigns to provide."

[-] Steve@startrek.website 61 points 1 year ago

[-] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Perfect for woke roads.

[-] SarcasticMan@lemmy.world 43 points 1 year ago

A typical welfare queen wants the money but won't do the work.

[-] DropThePot@lemy.lol 33 points 1 year ago

At times like this, it's fun to replace the word "woke" with "communist" and understand the late 1910s better. 100+ years and all their fear mongering did was change out words.

[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 22 points 1 year ago

Is he trying to mimic the way Trump speaks?

[-] conditional_soup@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

Fellas, is having breathable air gay?

[-] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 year ago

If another dude had sex and breathed in the air, you're breathing that dude's sex air.

Breathing is gay.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

When my app listed the top line of this post as "Ron DeSantis rips tailpipe" I imagined him inhaling from the end of a tailpipe like it was a bong. It's the closest I've come to a positive thought about Ron DeSantis in... well, ever.

[-] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Jesus H. christ Republicans are just dumb and reactionary. I mean how stupid and cult-minded to associate emissions testing, that other Red as fuck states do, as woke.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago

Ron, you know there's reasons why you should be monitoring emissions...oh, right, you're the anti-science guy in a state that has long been affected by the very thing you don't want to talk about. Dumb ass.

The opposite of woke is still asleep, regardless of its use. Close your eyes, Ron. That'll help.

[-] xyzzy@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

Can the ocean level just rise already

[-] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 5 points 1 year ago

Has Florida not been doing this? Texas has been testing emissions forever and they hate the Feds more than Florida.

[-] Nougat@fedia.io 3 points 1 year ago

You mean hoops like how the FCC is threatening to yank broadcast licenses from companies that have DEI programs? Like that?

[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago

So he's saying he doesn't want to do his job? Sounds like a sackable offence to me.

[-] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Why does this cunt not have aggressive metastatic cancer?

[-] MehBlah@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't heard anything from that petite gasbag in a while.

[-] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

So what he’s saying is that he wants to replace the tarmac roads with concrete? It’s certainly in character for him.

[-] Zess@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Wait until he hears about the drinking age and interstate funding.

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

He has no idea what a sad, tiny, angry clown he is.

this post was submitted on 20 May 2025

197 points (97.6% liked)

politics

30954 readers

3532 users here now

Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!

Rules:

Post only links to articles. Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.

Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.

Example:

Articles must be relevant to US politics and contain quality and original content. Social Media adjacent hosts like Substack are allowed, but ONLY if they tie back to a company/subsidiary. No personal or friend group blogs and no self-promotion. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and re-hosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing other users of being bots or paid actors.
No memes, trolling, misinformation, or low-effort posts/comments (including reposts). If you see posts like this that anger you, do not engage. Report, block, and live a happier life than they do. Any slap-fight is subject to comment removals. Fights full of rule violations will result in temporary bans to cool off.
No manipulating votes via bots or alt accounts; this will result in permanent bans. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in an account ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be permanently banned.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules and use critical thinking when reading, posting, and commenting. Users that repeatedly have comments or posts removed, weaponize reports, or violate the code of conduct, will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users. The reason(s) behind moderator action(s) are publicly available through the Modlog.

That's all the rules!

Civic Links

• Register To Vote

• Citizenship Resource Center

• Congressional Awards Program

• Federal Government Agencies

• Library of Congress Legislative Resources

• The White House

• U.S. House of Representatives

• U.S. Senate

Partnered Communities:

• News