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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Very strong lobbying. They want their revenue. (I'm just glad they didn't put the Firefighter Air Coalition on there... that would have been worse.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

AI slop at its finest. No, I'm never calling it "super intelligence".

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Way too many people are too trustworthy of everything spewed by AI (and no, I'm never calling it "super intelligence"). The craziest example I've found would be this piece of slop on several law firms' official websites which claims that it's illegal to break wind. (Those law firms really stink.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Well a big one that's less obvious would be to get rid of restrictive building code provisions that make building schools in urban areas extremely difficult (e.g. NFPA 101's ban on elementary students on upper floors) or costly (e.g. expensive elevator regulations).

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Many other countries have far fewer unique police forces which makes it much harder to just "get hired in the next town or at the university, etc.".

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Anything that will drive up costs for consumers and harm the general public, if the track record of union shenanigans is any indication.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Here‘s something that they haven’t yet mentioned but they’d probably be very receptive to. bsky.app/profile/rand...

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Elevator reform (particularly those areas implicating federal law such as the Fair Housing Act Amendments) would be a great thing to see there too. (I wouldn’t be surprised if this caucus would be very receptive to that idea.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

No, it’s 100 Federal Street (sometimes nicknamed the Pregnant Building.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Perhaps prosecutors shouldn't be an elected official. (In a few states and many other countries, they're not.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Field preemption means when the legislature preempts an entire field of regulation.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Field preemption by the state legislature (or even taking away cities’ home rule powers entirely) would be the strongest way but many people would consider it the nuclear option.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Those codes are one of the ways they implement bad policy that results in expensive housing (and other negative consequences beyond housing). Perhaps the most notorious example is the infamous Firefighter Air Replenishment System: a perfect way to make costs skyrocket and kill projects.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

And stop letting universities have their own police.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm guessing because abortion is now mainly a state-level issue, not a federal one. (and speaking of states, Wyoming's abortion ban was struck down in state court for a hilarious reason: a state constitutional amendment that was adopted to "own the libs" in the early years of Obamacare.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Detroit: "Oh no, how dare we have to face competition?"

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I think @stephenjacobsmith.com or anyone else who's working on elevator reform would like that one.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hopefully we'll have a candidate for 2028 who runs on a foreign policy of peace (real peace, not "peace through strength"), friendliness, and respect for sovereignty. (that means no wars, coups, invasions, blockades, or any other form of meddling in other countries' ability to govern themselves.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Connecticut abolished sheriffs in 2000 (and a few other states don’t have sheriffs or elected prosecutors either.) Other states really should consider following suit!

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yet another example of the US foreign policy apparatus having zero respect for sovereignty, due process, and life.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Clearly this administration has no respect for the idea of being a good neighbor. (This is a great reason why politicians should have to dress like racing drivers.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The military-industrial complex doesn’t make money from respecting lives, borders, and sovereignty. (That’s a great reason why politicians should have to dress like racing drivers.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Oh no, how dare the oligopoly has to face competition? How dare consumers have another choice?"

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It's half-baked at best... sheriff abolition would be by far the most effective way to solve the problems that infest sheriffs' departments.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This is beyond sad, and the only reason it's a real concern is because some egomaniac in Washington decided to be the opposite of a good neighbor.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Of course, none of those other fiascos even comes close to this near-disaster: bsky.app/profile/kate...

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Maybe this AI thing wasn't such a good idea?

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Then in some states there's also this: bsky.app/profile/rand...

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The feds usually do follow codes... but they can exempt themselves by saying their favorite magic words: "national security". bsky.app/profile/rand...

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The code itself doesn't matter much when the government can simply use the magic words: "national security". bsky.app/profile/rand...

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sort of. 40 USC 3312 usually requires code compliance but has a very broad "national security waiver" exemption.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I just wonder how much taxpayer money was wasted on that.

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Ramon Escarfullet Sr @raoces.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

To be fair to evil Mitch McConnell, he doesn't know who he is or what he is voting on. His handlers directed by Trump MAGA senate leaders are now doing McConnell evil work for him.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

MBTA in Boston has some of them in newer/refurbished stations (e.g. Government Center), the doors are alarmed to prevent non-emergency use.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

It's always been the biggest threat to global stability, by far, given its endless wars, coups, invasions, embargoes, and other blatant sovereignty violations (and endless hypocrisy when it comes to accusing other countries of doing things that the US also does.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Because the oligopoly doesn't like having to face competition.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Oh no, how dare we face real competition."

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Yet another problem caused/exacerbated by extreme home rule. Making Dillon's Rule great again would be the best way to end the endless whack-a-mole of "cities cause a problem -> state enacts preemption -> cities cause another problem -> state enacts preemption again -> repeat".

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It would be interesting to compare traffic fatalities between jurisdictions that adopt Appendix D and those that don't.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Whenever there's some regulation that reads more like a jobs program than a sensible regulation, there's a good chance that some union is the strongest backer of that regulation.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This sort of thing is why states are increasingly turning to enforceable preemption (sometimes referred to by opponents as “punitive preemption”.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is a really good question. Who knows? Maybe there's some sort of incentive for voting in alignment with those guides? (for example, the California Fire Prevention Officers Association unsuccessfully opposed E24-24.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Extreme home rule is a huge part of this problem. (and it's probably the only reason why these cities exist in the first place.) Make Dillon's Rule great again.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In practice there is absolutely no enforcement whatsoever of those limits. None. (Some avenues for reform could include enforcement/penalties for jurisdictions or officials that violate those limits.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

If those banners allow declining non-essential cookies/tracking, it not only reduces tracking but also makes the site more responsive and less resource-intensive.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

What about getting rid of some existing local amendments (e.g. the Firefighter Air Replenishment System requirement)? I know the bill didn't require eliminating existing amendments, but it would still be a good idea to review them to identify excessive burdens/costs.

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

There should be *fewer* unique police forces, not more. (Does CTA even have statutory authority to have its own?)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Can they also get rid of FARS entirely? (Or it may be possible to try to get a complete prohibition on requiring FARS in any building passed in the next legislative session.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The ICC’s voting structure disproportionately benefits smaller jurisdictions… it’s like trying to impose extreme home rule on the entire country. (Extreme home rule is the root cause of a significant chunk of bad public policy in the US. Cities, counties, etc. should have much less power.)

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randomperson Fire Alarms @randompersonfire.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It would be interesting to see if the reasons also apply more broadly to the overall lack of international best practices in US code/standard-related stuff. (I’m guessing yes.)

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