Gentleman of Leisure<p>The outcome of this “investigation” is predetermined. <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> is determined to stick it to <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> as part of his grievance and revenge tour. Sadly one of the biggest and most important infrastructure projects in the nation’s history will suffer. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/cahsr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cahsr</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/highspeedrail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>highspeedrail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/trains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trains</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transit</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fra-chief-counsel-letter-chsra" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">railroads.dot.gov/elibrary/fra</span><span class="invisible">-chief-counsel-letter-chsra</span></a></p>