I looked at this plan for Lakeforest Mall's redevelopment (which was my childhood mall) and it looked nice but felt like every other town center in #MoCo. We need to pursue development that feels unique and has community character: mocoshow.com/2025/11/24/t...

New episode. @bnhowe.bsky.social @ricktagious.bsky.social @jamiedemarco.bsky.social @justupthepike.bsky.social @karalevchenko.bsky.social linktr.ee/ihppod @sunildasgupta.bsky.social

"Today’s education system remains more concerned with adult employment than with student achievement. It pays little attention to differences in teacher and school effectiveness." AND THE CHURCH SAID, AMEN! www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

This is so disheartening. I support Donesha Price speaking out on behalf of her child and #MCPS students and staff. These conditions are unacceptable and not consistent the system's obligations to provide a safe learning environment: wjla.com/news/local/m...

Spent some quality time with my Kennedy Cluster people at the Kennedy Block Party. #MCPS

WOW! This piece from MCCPTA leader Evelyn Chung was a mic drop! I want answers to every single one of the questions she posed from #MCPS: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/29/o...

I support @bnhowe.bsky.social's call for transparency as #MCPS scrambles to clean up its background check/CPS clearance non-compliance: "I would like to see a monthly report, publicly shared by the school system, that gives their progress on that," Howe added. wjla.com/features/i-t...

Unbelievable, unconscionable. Can't believe this is #MCPS: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/08/04/m...

Tucked into this piece about Melissa Hortman and the role of state reps was this nugget from @joshkurtznews.bsky.social: "I’d argue that the state is reaching the point where it might be better-served by a full-time legislature, with vastly bigger staffs." marylandmatters.org/2025/06/23/w...

‘We don’t need another study’: #MCPS students, parents raise concerns about racism in schools: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/06/20/m...

This is an important article from @washingtonpost.com that does the deep, intricate work of connecting the interdependent issues of chronic absenteeism, school safety and security, the lack of accountability in public education and juvenile crime. Please read it: wapo.st/3FWu7pY

I appreciated this in-depth piece from Bethesda Today on the state of what USED to be the marquee mall in #MoCo, Montgomery Mall: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/06/04/w... As a '90s kid, I'll always have a soft spot for malls, but they clearly need to figure out a new reason-for-being to survive.

I do not want to hear a damn thing from anyone about "DEI hires" not being qualified for their jobs if this is the crap that is being pulled at the highest levels of govt.

*explodes with excitement and anticipation* www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fbf...

Profound conversation. I'm now a fan of @simonsinek.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4tq...

Wow. Well this was a well-reported story on the unsafe situations in #MCPS elementary schools due to a lack of special ed personnel and, IMO, bad organizational culture: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/05/23/b...

AI Cheerleaders: "AI is the future!" "AI is great!" "If you aren't embracing AI, you're fighting against progress!" Also AI: mocoshow.com/2025/05/23/p...

"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the mind at the same time, and still retain the ability to function" — F. Scott Fitzgerald Such an oldie, but this nugget of wisdom is incredibly applicable today and I find myself citing it quite often.

Friday morning listening: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0MX...

No one should be surprised that Instagram's Teens Accounts don't do what they advertise: wapo.st/4kuae8G

Sunday morning listening: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey4X...

Oooooh, @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social is asking all of the right questions. Definitely worth the deep dive as I struggle to make sense of #MCPS and its ways.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQQt...

As we try to dig out of the literacy crisis, it's scary to see how vulnerable school systems were to unproven, wishful-thinking curriculum. This report uncovers similar patterns of problematic decision-making by school leaders as was outlined in Sold a Story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A0A...

Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves has taken over my gaming life in a way that I didn't expect! As a young gamer, I ALWAYS would rent and play the Fatal Fury games on Genesis. So this game is scratching incredible nostalgic itches for me.

I want an internet full of creativity and humanity, not AI slop. But if we let Big Tech steal content from creators to power their AI systems, soon enough there won’t be any creators left. supportresponsibleai.org

😀😚 Can't wait!

As #MCPS budget season approaches its close, with the outcome being incredibly uncertain, I wanted to share this CNBC video which does a good job of explaining the broader public education funding landscape: www.youtube.com/watch?v=496k...

The positive feedback on this movie made this movie go from "maybe" to "must-see" for me.

The #FantasticFour trailer is good. Looks like a real classic FF story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAsm...

I watched the debate and discussion about this supposed change for #MCPS for the next school year, and I walked away with more questions than answers. I would have expected the recommendation to be a bit more firmed up for the presentation than it was: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/04/11/m...

The way that #DareDevilBornAgain has been hitting for me as I caught up on my backlog of episodes over the weekend....

It's concerning to me that there's such a gap in understanding between #MSDE and #MCPS on how the federal government's decisions will impact our budget. Wright and Taylor not being on the same page speaks to systemic communication issues: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/04/02/t...

My thoughts are with my #MCPS alma mater Watkins Mill High School! mocoshow.com/2025/04/02/w...

Seems like this is going to make the #MCPS budgeting season a whole lot messier. marylandmatters.org/2025/03/31/m...

To mark the anniversary of "The Anxious Generation," I have a new resource to share. I get invited to speak at conferences, schools, and parent groups all the time, and I can’t always make it, so I made this video. anxiousgeneration.com/parent-teacher-talk

Fighting for transparency and accountability in matters concerning school safety is an exhausting, uphill battle. My heart goes out to the U-Va shooting victims' families who wanted accountability, answers and information from the university sooner than they received it. wapo.st/41LDS1k

New episode. @ricktagious.bsky.social #schoolsafety Music by Catscan! linktr.ee/ihppod @sunildasgupta.bsky.social

And thank you for sharing my response to MCPS's response. We need vision, real plans, impactful leadership, culture shifts and action when it comes to improving safety and security at Kennedy and other #MCPS schools.

Thank you, Adam, for shining a spotlight on our community and digging into this.

Are you kidding me? The two free checked bags was the last competitive advantage that Southwest was holding onto after they announced they were getting rid of open seating: wjla.com/news/nation-...

Thank you to @fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy for including me in their coverage of the ongoing issues and concerns with safety and security within #MCPS: www.fox5dc.com/video/1603743

Thank you to Bethesda Today for covering our community meeting on safety and security last week. I hope that the #MCPS leaders who attended listened and internalized the concerns of the Kennedy Community in a genuine way: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/02/28/k...

Highly recommend everyone involved in #MCPS things read this piece from @moderatelymoco.bsky.social: moderatelymoco.com/dont-ban-cel...

This is not a joke. Please do not ignore or fail to take this seriously. I need every legislator in Congress to see this as the threat that it is: wapo.st/3XarRku

Anyone else tune into the @mocoboe.bsky.social meeting today? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tdf... I was glad to hear that MCPS is hiring a vendor to assess the condition of its school buildings. Bringing outside expertise where #MCPS lacks it should be a normal thing.

Please join us on Feb. 26 at 6 pm for an important community conversation on improving safety and security at John F. Kennedy High School. #MCPS More info here: kennedyhsptsa.org/.../communit...

The challenges that cell phone use has on our schools is seriously complex, interconnected, nuanced work. Unfortunately, the current #MCPS Away All Day "pilot" lacks the kind of rigor and consistency that I think is needed to get to real solutions: bethesdamagazine.com/2025/02/13/m...

Saw Capt America Brave New World and it was a solid MCU movie. Good, not great. I'd give it a 7.5/10. It was good enough for me to have a good time but also flawed enough for me to see why it was getting mixed/negative reviews from critics.

“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.” — Toni Morrison

“Black History Month existed long before presidents endorsed it, and it will continue, even if presidents do not,” said Martha Jones, a professor of history and a presidential scholar at Johns Hopkins University. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/01/u...