dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Starship Troopers remains one of the great movies of all time, most notably because people conservatives didn't realize it was satire. I'm doing my part! 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 01/07/2026It's actually hard to imagine a worse possible outcome for this trade 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 30/06/2026My semi often Baltimore transit complaint: taking the light rail after work to hunt valley, but I feel like we could solve 20% of the city's transit woes by just giving the light rail right of way. Why am I sitting in traffic downtown while on a train! 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Fighter jets when I'm watching Top Gun: Hell yeah these are sick Fighter jets flying over my house during a meeting: the American military industrial complex must be stopped 110
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Feel like this chart does the best job of explaining all the questions about why people feel economic anxiety even if certain economic factors are better 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 13/06/2026@beyondvideo.bsky.social sidewalk sale is the best. It was packed! Love seeing the physical media-heads out and about. Only downside is that I'm running out of space on my shelves, and each time I go there are fewer movies to get next time. 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I think that people experiencing winter heating bills made a huge difference. Maryland is an outlier, but our electricity costs increased *89%* (www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-where...). With how cold it was, my bill was double what it was last year. Data centers are an easy scapegoatvisualcapitalist.comMapped: Where Electricity Prices Jumped the Most in AmericaElectricity prices are surging across parts of America, with Maryland seeing an 89% spike. See which states were hit hardest. 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Buying cars is one of those things everyone universally agrees is a horrible experience for the consumer. I literally heard a salesperson yell at a customer when I was shopping for mine in 2022. Don't love another tech takeover but if it makes some changes to the market I think that's a net positive 010
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 13/05/2026You know the world is in trouble because it's actually hard for me to tell if this is satire or not 050
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialKeerthika Uthayakumar @keerthikau.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Because Draymond Green is on my TV: Draymond Green has 43 playoff games with more turnovers than made field goals, tied with Kendrick Perkins for the most such games since turnovers were first tracked in the 70s. 1833043
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Southbound bus situation not great this morning! Sat at 25th and St. Paul for 25 minutes, SV finally showed and was packed. Didn't pick people up at multiple stops cause it was too full. By the time we got downtown, the next SV bus passed us. We can do better! 120
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 03/05/2026The only thing worse than that Celtics game is accidentally having to watch SNL 000
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialRyan Bernardoni @dangercart.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Grabs Hugo’s wrist while Hugo has a hand on his hip which is obviously enough for his head to whip back 1173
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialmtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 30/04/2026a reminder that a lot of the things people find unpleasant about cities - along with the noise and dirtiness - are largely a product of filling them with cars. get rid of the cars and the pleasantness of the environment improves dramatically 313734876
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 02/04/2026This also misses the main point of the language discussion: thinking a person is undocumented but their actions are illegal has one response, thinking a person is illegal means they aren't subject to any rights and you lock them into prison camps without due process. Framing does matter! 001
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Something I struggle with in these conversations with friends is the focus on the hardest to house individuals. Building market-rate doesn't necessarily solve housing for the highest barrier individuals, but we shouldn't let that block awesome progress for everyone else! 121
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 27/02/2026This to me is the main lesson from Zohran. Not necessarily that left policies are good electorally (even though I think they are) it's that if you actually have strong convictions on something even if voters disagree they at least respect you. And that gives you space to get them on your side 020
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialJerome Alexander Horne @jahorne.bsky.social · 24/02/2026“We’ve been brainwashed to believe—and this is reinforced through our decisions about the design of our streets, speed limits, every sort of built environment decision, as well as the law—that car convenience is more important than human life.” www.baltimoremagazine.com/section/hist...baltimoremagazine.comCan Anyone Stop Baltimore City’s Most Dangerous Drivers?Crashes have killed nearly 500 people in Baltimore City over the past decade, and safety advocates say leaders have left tools on the table. 0339
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Tired: Ban sports gambling Wired: Nationalize DraftKings 1336260
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialArizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’” 16687663797
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 01/02/2026All this to say, make 25th Street 3 driving lanes (one turn lane in the middle) with protected bike lanes on both sides. Everyone keeps their parking. What are we doing here people! 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 01/02/2026One funny side effect of the snow storm is that it's proved how many of these roads you could turn into one land and it would be totally fine. Obviously more people are staying off the roads so it's not exact, but I feel like Baltimore should actually use these instances as real world test cases. 100
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 30/01/2026On a side note, I've almost been hit by a car like 4 times trying to walk on 25th, where I'm forcrd into the street, mostly just trying to go to the grocery store 040
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I ride my bike to work, and Monday night walked down 25th Street where I live (in the middle of the street because sidewalks weren't clear, including one I shoveled in front of a row of vacants), and saw that this was the bike lane. Glad I can telework but many others can't! 230
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Forgot to post last night, but loved going to @beyondvideo.bsky.social and seeing how slammed it was by people getting physical media in preparation for the snow storm. It was fun seeing so many people browsing together! Excited to settle into stuff that's been on my list, plus new finds! 051
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 20/01/2026This one is specific to bike lanes, but I'd just add that the diagram also omits drivers not looking both ways on a two-way bike path, particularly on one-way streets (this happens to me at least once on every commute) 010
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialBikemore @bikemore.net · 12/01/20262025 was the best year for our city's shared mobility program to date. As a city, we took over 3 million rides during the year, reaching over 3.9 million miles covered on shared e-bikes and scooters. This is nearly double the rides Baltimore took in 2024! www.bikemore.net/news/2025-in...bikemore.net2025 in Shared Mobility — BikemoreAs a city, we took over 3 million rides during the year, reaching over 3.9 million miles covered on shared e-bikes and scooters. This is nearly double the rides Baltimore took in 2024! 093
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 18/12/2025Do you think it's worth $15bn to add more cars, which has statistically been proven to not minimize traffic congestion? If you're in favor of that, adding 6% to the budget for a multi-use path feels pretty small. 020
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The Elam ending is the most "radical" solution but also would have the largest positive impact. No fouls, game is won by actually playing. They don't want a game to end in a free throw, but literally every close game ends with free throws but in a worse way. Plus, crazy comebacks are more likely 020
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Christmas movie about a guy who accidentally chugs Santa’s bone juice while on vacation in Italy and everyone’s mad at him but he develops the power to know what gifts everybody wants. And then at the end it turns out Santa’s bone juice was in a different cup and he had the magic in him all along 721118
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 18/11/2025In the last month in Baltimore alone, a cop is indicted for a political blackmail scheme, a cop is indicted for trying to murder someone with a police car, and the *commander* of a district is under criminal investigation. Beating a dead horse, but what more needs to happen to stop funding them? 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Very happy to have a local newspaper doing great journalism for the city. When I ran a housing program I was shocked by how many checks I mailed out to New York (not to either company mentioned here). Crossing my fingers the city and state can mitigate this fallout 010
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialDave Weigel @daveweigel.bsky.social · 29/07/2025New poll: The vast majority of NYC Dem primary voters agree with Mamdani’s Israel positions, even arresting Bibi. 57% say they’d be less likely to support incumbent Dems who don’t endorse Mamdani. That includes Schumer and Jeffries right now. www.semafor.com/article/07/2...semafor.comPoll: New York Dems side with Mamdani on Israel, NetanyahuNew York City’s Democratic primary voters overwhelmingly believe that Israel is “committing genocide” in Gaza. 431796366
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 13/07/2025They just showed Alcatraz in the hallway before the match and he was putting on sunscreen. Obviously athletes must wear sunscreen but I truly never thought about it, and it's created so many questions. Do they reapply? Do they also use coppertone sport? I need to know 000
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialBrian Peter Gluckman @bgluckman.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Your periodic reminder that Baltimore is the city Austin and Portland pretend to be. 68518
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 08/07/2025On the bus downtown and the bus lane is just filled with cars and all the buses are delayed. Obviously no traffic enforcement in sight, even during peak hours. People complain the buses don't work, drive their cars, then block the bus with their cars. Should've just risked biking in the storm! 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 03/07/2025It's hard because I do want Dems to use procedural gimmicks to block legislation, but also less than one hour after "the longest house speech in history" the bill passed so I don't really get it 010
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 01/07/2025This should be a national story! This is incredible! Especially as people (including mainstream Dems) are freaking out about Mamdani's efforts to divert resources from police to his Department of Community Safety. Not a 1-1 correlation, but some similar ideas 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Some honorable mentions: Her, Parasite, no country for old men, get out, superbad, drive my car. Movie I haven't yet seen that might make it once I do: In The Mood for Love 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Instead of worrying about all the horrible things in the world, here are my top 10 movies of the 21st century (didn't actually submit since I share an NYT account). This list would almost certainly change if I made it 6 months from now or 6 months ago 110
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 17/06/2025It honestly boggles the mind how many times we are explicitly shown how much cops just blatantly lie and yet we never hold their profession accountable. The NYT editorial board just ran a hit piece about how we've been too mean to cops! 000
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 16/06/2025This story is why it's important to have local journalism! Really well researched and investigated. 100
Reposted by @dmcd16.bsky.socialRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 14/06/2025nobody in attendance for a tank show in Washington? Is this a military parade or the last 4 months of the Wizards’ season???? 572272361
dmcd16.bsky.social @dmcd16.bsky.social · 12/06/2025It's crazy to me that large swaths of the US would see this video and still truly believe removing parking ruins neighborhood 010