[ExI] president says video is fake

[Keith Henson]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

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> *From:* Keith Henson <hkeithhenson at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] president says video is fake
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> >…I have not looked into the business of a high-speed rail link between
> the Bay Area and LA. But even without having considered it, the cost
> problem is obvious to anyone who has gone over the Grapevine.
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> >…A tunnel through that range of mountains certainly could be done, but
> the cost would be astronomical. And it is not obvious that it would last,
> given the tectonic forces that push up that range to this day.
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> >…Anyway, by the time someone built a railroad, humans may have abandoned
> physical travel and either use something like Zoom or go by fiber and rent
> a body at their destination.
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> Of course, but rather than tunnel thru, just put the track in the median
> along Interstate 5, raised about 10 meters above the surface.  The right of
> way is already in place, and you know there is pleeeenty of room between
> the lanes over the top there.  I never heard there were any plans to tunnel
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> This flop will likely sink Newsom’s chances at the White House.
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Can ;you explain how this would be an issue at all? There are no plans to
start on it any time soon, certainly not before the 2028 election. Or are
you trying to make a case it is a flop before it is started?

Keith

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