After years of covering 300+ homicides, I tried to take stock of what it means for Baltimore to finally see fewer than 150 victims this year. But people kept getting killed. 2 things are true: we’ve seen historic declines, and still too many ppl are dying www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Somewhere in Baltimore they’re cheering! 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️

After the private equity firm Alden Capital purchased the Chicago Tribune some years ago, many of its best people left or were pushed out, diminishing the paper and its importance. But those who remained do great work, like Mr Pratt, here. The first draft of a terrible history.

The shot of Lamar and Henry on the sideline there towards the end has me heartbroken and frustrated. Again

Me: “A nation with a lot of Christian’s in it…Please clap”

reagan let people die of aids and started the gop down the road towards the full destruction of the safety net.

So true. I recently watched Stand By Me with my 15-year old son. What struck me in this viewing was how much affection the boys had for each other and especially how Chris physically comforts Gordie. Black holes will never know such warmth.

“You don’t start a wood bank in a country with functioning institutions.”

“It’s unclear how investors will recoup payment from Walsh, who has been living in Aruba and continuing to dispense real estate advice”

BRB

The RSF just attacked a kindergarten, killing at least 33 children in Sudan. Meanwhile, the Trump Admin. continues to sell arms to the UAE, who are aiding these atrocities. Imagine if Trump spent as much time trying to stop the killing, as he did getting the UAE to invest in his crypto coin.

We all live downstream

The Ravens offense stinks with some of the most talented players in the world. Everyone is tired of it. Change something. Do something. The stagnant approach just is not working anymore, and maybe somebody needs to lose their job to jolt the urgency: www.thebanner.com/sports/raven...

Great Poe’s ghost, release us from this curse.

Right on

Van Hollen Senate Minority Leader vote when

It starts with some lights here, a commercial there…

“…even in a country that treats poverty like crime, love still finds a way to be sweet sometimes”

Republicans who think your seat is safe: no it's not

This so perfectly articulates the Republicans' position.

May all be fed

Deeply racist, yes, but also deeply stupid. Rural counties have higher enrollments than urban ones. Some of the largest enrollment states are red ones like Louisiana, Oklahoma and West Virginia. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible. Most beneficiaries are required to work 80 hrs/month.

This man is utterly disgusting. This is who shepherded Trump’s judicial nominees through confirmation. That should tell you A LOT.

Want to see how far right the Republican Party has gone? Watch George H. W. Bush and Ronald Reagan answer a question about illegal immigration during a 1980 debate. They wouldn’t even be allowed in today’s Republican Party.

you think it's "gay" to be associated with anything left of center ... *opens manilla envelope* ... and yet, on jan 21, 2025 ... *slides 8x10 photo across table* ... you wore the tutti frutti

The bills were *introduced* —which means you organize, call your representatives, & tell them to reject Idiocracy. No Kings. No Idiots. Showing up to a protest is important but this is how you keep YOUR kids & community safe. Belligerent normalcy works: just say no to Freedom Measles.

My head hurts

Amen. Living and sharing your art is always a good way to go. Keep it weird, y’all.

ICE’s Use of a Full-Body Restraint on Immigrants, Referred to as ‘the Burrito’, Raises Concerns Over Inhumane Treatment | The WRAP is the subject of a growing number of federal lawsuits likening incorrect usage of the device to punishment and torture.

Headed crosstown to go play music in Locust Point. Just waiting for the fan to clear out

Dang. Baseball season and football season ended in Baltimore just eight days apart

When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.

Today a judge said what has been clear from the beginning: the evidence shows the Trump Admin is vindictively punishing Mr. Abrego Garcia for having the audacity to pursue his due process rights. Those rights MUST be upheld. This is not about one man — it’s about ALL our rights.

In light of today’s disastrous, or in this administrations words “bold”, announcement of opening up millions of public acreage to coal production, look for the helpers.

Yes, Molly. Everything are

I came across this book at an Airbnb and ended up finding a used copy for myself. Not exactly a history buff but I find it useful and even entertaining to view current events in the scope of “Holy sh—, as bad as things are they’ve definitely been and can get worse!”

Do not assume that everything they set out to do is inevitable. They have been successfully fought on multiple fronts, from courtroom wins that have actually stuck to city and state governments that haven't backed down, to activists in the streets organizing against their violence.

If the military will do this, what illegal order would they not obey? Does anyone really believe that military officers would refuse to execute a nuclear strike ordered by an unstable president?

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This too

Remember: If we allow ourselves to fall into fatalism, or wallow in disappointment, or become resigned to what is rather than what should be, we will lose the long game. The greatest enemy of positive social change is cynicism about what can be changed.

The presence of a military-trained, heavily armed unit on standby would have a chilling effect on free speech, deterring people from exercising their First Amendment rights, particularly in marginalized communities that have historically faced disproportionate force.

“What is your basis for saying she puts roast beef in her pockets and in her pants?” I don’t even know where to begin. You just have to read these two pages.

@warren.senate.gov is like Roy Firestone in Jerry Maguire

"The hypocrisy is astounding,"

TEXAS @repcasar.bsky.social : “Imagine in another country a corrupt president was trying to change the election laws. Then that president’s political ally threatened to remove all the legislators of the other party to get it done. That’s what’s happening in Texas right now.”

Everything about this story is horrific: 1. The student never mentions Jews 2. The university is going to expel a student for criticizing a country over genocide 3. A Republican congressman is taking credit and implying the student is a Muslim terrorist 4. The U.S. Justice Department is involved

Donald Trump promised peace in Gaza, but he's abandoned ceasefire talks while babies starve. If Trump is too weak to act, then Congress must step up. No more U.S. military support for Netanyahu to wage war in Gaza.