The Tangled American history of Race and Class, racial and economic...
Dear Citizens and Elected Officials:After reading the latest column by Thomas B. Edsall in the New York Times today, entitled “Trump vs Biden is an American History Rerun: 2020 is the struggle between...
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Zombie Reagan got at least one vote in 2020
Lots of Meta on Friday, brought on by Mary Trump’s “crazy uncle”.Scoop w/ @ErinatThePost: Turned off by President Trump, Maryland’s GOP governor Larry Hogan casts write-in vote for Ronald Reagan......
View ArticleMaryland Get Out and Vote! Early Voting Starts on Monday!
Why early voting starts so late in Maryland is a genuine mystery. But a extra week is better than nothing. All the more reason to vote EARLY!Baltimore City has municipal elections and multiple,...
View Article'He told Black boys you can be somebody': Popular Baltimore math teacher dies...
Antwion “Busta” Ball, 43, was the kind of teacher who altered the course of his students' lives. “He told Black boys you can be somebody,” his sister, Shavone Ball, told The Baltimore Sun. “He told...
View ArticleNope, Maryland's 6th still isn't a red district, and we have the data to...
The Old Line State backed Joe Biden 66-33 after supporting Hillary Clinton 61-34 four years before, and Biden carried seven of Maryland’s eight congressional districts by double digits just as Clinton...
View ArticleDid $130M bribe to Trump buy investment firm 'special permits' to haul...
For decades, train cars filled with liquefied natural gas (LNG) have diverted around major cities. Even then, this material could not be carried in the kind of ordinary tanker cars reserved for other...
View ArticleRep. Jamie Raskin Posts Heartbreaking Piece about His Son (trigger warning:...
Statement of Congressman Jamie Raskin and Sarah Bloom Raskin on the Remarkable Life of Tommy RaskinJust read this and cried for quite a while. He sounds like a wonderful young man.This is very personal...
View ArticleHow And Why Did The Capitol Police Chief Fail?
Here is the official biography of the top cop in the US Capitol Police and person in charge of security during the attempted coup. On paper it looks like this person is ideal for handling any protest...
View ArticleConfederate flag waving traitor arrested after his ankle bracelet puts him...
If you are going to join a coup attempt by storming the Capitol, it’s probably not a good idea to be wearing an ankle bracelet because you are on probation for a burglary conviction.Another person...
View ArticleMetal detectors keep finding House Republicans with weapons. How long has...
U.S. Capitol police are investigating after Rep. Andy Harris, Republican of Maryland, attempted to bring a concealed gun onto the House floor. Harris was caught by the new metal detector installed at...
View ArticleMD-Sen: Sen. Van Hollen (D) Turns Up The Pressure On The Senate To Make D.C....
Playing catch up here. Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign:For far too long the people of the District of Columbia have been denied their right of...
View ArticleTell President Biden & Senate Democrats To Keep Their Campaign Promise On...
Ok, in case you haven’t heard:President Biden promised to get more relief to Americans quickly to help people survive financially until the pandemic is under control. A key part of Biden’s proposal is...
View ArticleMaryland Attorney General's Suit Against Slumlord Jared Kushner Goes to...
This is my fourth diary reporting the ongoing saga of the efforts of Maryland’s Attorney General and Jared Kushner’s tenants to fine this slumlord for his rental practices and to bring Kushner and his...
View ArticleI want a vaccine spreadsheet. We need numbers.
See the Washington post. X number of million people vaccinated, slowly rising each day. Can’t we get numbers state by state — number of vaccines delivered, number of vaccines injected?Ideally get...
View ArticleDeJoy's dastardly plans for the Postal Service didn't end with the election
Marlene and Aaron Pulhamus, octogenarians living in Salisbury, Maryland, tell the Washington Post that their credit card company has charged them $117 in late fees because the United States Postal...
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MD-Sen: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) Keeps Up The Call To Fire Trump Postmaster...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign:Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D. MD)The conservative mega-donor that Donald Trump appointed to lead the US Postal...
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MARYLAND REDISTRICTING 2021
It’s almost that time, and here’s my map for Maryland. Yes, I know, I’m jumping the gun a bit as Census numbers haven’t been released yet. But, imho, we should do something along these lines. And...
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MD-Sen: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) Boosts Public Support For Pres. Biden's HHS...
Received this e-mail from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign:Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D. MD)Today the Senate begins confirmation hearings for President Biden’s nominee for...
View ArticleMaryland's Wealthiest Black Man
This story was written in 2011.Black History: William PerkinsIn Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland.Oysters and ice cream might seem to be strange partners, but they were a big part of life here during...
View ArticleMD-Sen: Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) Calls For Abolishing The Filibuster To Pass...
Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen’s (D. MD) re-election campaign:Americans should not be robbed of a living wage by archaic Senate rules and procedures—including the...
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