🎧 Listen to the sultry voices voices of @nharris.bsky.social, @sunildasgupta.bsky.social, and me on the latest @ihppod.bsky.social podcast as we discuss HOAs. 🔗 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

For years, a National Park Service webpage introduced the Underground Railroad as “the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage.” The effort “bridged the divides of race,” the page now says. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Why fighting over Ukraine? Idealogy? Or $15 trillion in minerals…

You want data? Gaithersburg gives you the data! Here are links to new reports on the city's population and housing trends. tinyurl.com/reportdwelling tinyurl.com/pipelineinfo... Also, there is a viewer to see data by neighborhood here: tinyurl.com/demographyby... www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mubfi...

On privatization: My city runs large public festivals. There’s no way that a private enterprise could operate these at a profit at our scale. Privatize the Postal Service? The only way to provide daily mail is with a significant government subsidy.

Trump for Dummies, The Economist, 12/14, here is a summary for how to Trump: 1: Identify a real problem. 2. Hyperbolize the problem. 3. Promise extreme measures. 4. Count on 2 & 3 to derange opponents. 5. Scatter breadcrumbs – hint at moderation. 6. Claim you solved the problem.

Recent tragedies on our roadways brought our community together to learn about the City of Gaithersburg’s plans to improve safety and to hear from our residents about their concerns and suggestions. What is the city doing about it already? Read about it here: tinyurl.com/gbroadwaysaf...