Mamdani Appoints NYC’s First Openly Gay Fire Commissioner - GO Magazine
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Lillian Bonsignore is a veteran first responder with experience on 9/11 and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    20·
    3 months ago

    wait wait wait, in the US firefighters are appointed by politicians?

    Why is everything over there politically? Why the fuck are judges appointed by a president?

    • GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      10·
      3 months ago

      My favorite is that the coroner is often voted in. How does politics even remotely factor in to their jobs?

    • 0tan0d@lemmy.world
      7·
      3 months ago

      Fire commissioner yes, the low level firefighters, no.