I've been known to comment on @uscensusbureau's FRNs or invites for public comment...
And sometimes - contrary to all expectation! - Census Bureau actually heeds good advice from stakeholders. #victorylap
This is deeply wonky - but read on if you're interested in how Census Bureau determines "Urban Areas" (which in turn, further on, affects MSAs).
In 2021, I & coworkers wrote to the feds, concerned about how sprawling & fractalized Census's designated Urban Areas are, since 2000.

This is the very Christmassy song I have stuck in my head this morning.

https://open.spotify.com/track/2J8195fboRXXVyMpMNUuCN?si=01S7_-02Rwq1zzM97SuDNw

#Propagandhi #VictoryLap #ThrashPunk #Punk #ComplyResist