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The Official Takoma Torch 2026 In/Out List
As 2026 approaches, the Takoma Torch has once again performed its sacred civic duty: deciding what is in and what is out, with no public input and even less accountability. This list is not advisor…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/01/01/the-official-takoma-torch-2026-in-out-list/
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ICE Detains Santa
TAKOMA PARK, MD – Federal immigration authorities confirmed Friday that Santa Claus was detained this morning after entering the a United States without proper documentation According to ICE …
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/12/25/ice-detains-santa/
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“This is the kind of bomb you drop once and then talk about forever..."
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Department of War to Rename WWII Bomber ‘Enola Trump Gay’
WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of War announced it will rename the World War II bomber Enola Gay to Enola Trump Gay, calling it a necessary update to reflect President Trump’s lifelong commi…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/12/20/department-of-war-to-rename-wwii-bomber-enola-trump-gay/
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“If the Messiah were born today, we would absolutely want him arriving in a way that minimizes the impact on our single-family neighborhoods.”
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Montgomery County to Require 2.5 Parking Spaces per Nativity Set
WHEATON, MD – Citing concerns about holiday traffic, Montgomery County officials announced this week that all residential properties must now provide a minimum of 2.5 off-street parking space…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/12/13/montgomery-county-to-require-2-5-parking-spaces-per-nativity-set/
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Trump Naps in Cabinet Meeting to Prove He’s The Most ‘Anti-Woke’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump, 79, reportedly fell asleep for the seventh time this week during a cabinet meeting, proving once and for all that he is the most anti-woke president…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/12/03/trump-naps-in-cabinet-meeting-to-prove-hes-the-most-anti-woke/
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Any changes to the neighborhood will be approved 'over his dead body'.
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MoCo Makes History By Appointing First Ever Dead Historic Preservation Commissioner
WHEATON, MD – The Montgomery County Council took a visionary leap toward modernizing bureaucracy by confirming the appointment of its first-ever dead resident to the Historic Preservation Com…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/11/21/moco-makes-history-by-appointing-first-ever-dead-historic-preservation-commissioner/
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“The Lord parted the Red Sea, but even He would not attempt to part a pile of leaves with a gas blower on a Sunday!”
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Amplified Street Preacher Annoyed By Gas Leaf Blower Interrupting Sermon
SILVER SPRING, MD – Downtown’s most unignorable loudspeaker-using street preacher, Pastor Donny “Decibel” Daniels, is reportedly outraged after a gas-powered leaf blower allegedly disrupted h…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/11/16/amplified-street-preacher-annoyed-by-gas-leaf-blower-interrupting-sermon/
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“This sets a dangerous precedent,” warned 83-year-old Susan Forbes, head of her HOA since the Reagan administration. “If she can retire, next thing you know someone under 70 will be allowed to chair a subcommittee.”
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Nation Shocked by Boomer Announcing Retirement
Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a move other Boomers are calling “treason against our generation,” Nancy Pelosi stunned her peers this morning by announcing she …
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/11/06/nation-shocked-by-boomer-announcing-retirement/
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#StopBethesdafication
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MoCo Executive Marc Elrich Visits China to Learn How to Build Great Wall Around Bethesda
BEIJING, CHINA – County Executive Marc Elrich announced he is in China this week, specifically to study the Great Wall so he can build a full-scale replica around Bethesda, protecting the res…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/11/02/moco-executive-marc-elrich-visits-china-to-learn-how-to-build-great-wall-around-bethesda/
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“We invented baseball and we will not let a bunch of foreigners come into our country and steal our bases, especially after they refused my generous offer to be the 51st state!”
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Trump Sends ICE to Dodger Stadium to Prevent Blue Jays From Winning World Series
LOS ANGELES – President Donald Trump deployed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Dodger Stadium immediately after the Blue Jays won Game 5, just one win away from winnin…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/10/30/trump-sends-ice-to-dodger-stadium-to-prevent-blue-jays-from-winning-world-series/
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Case closed.
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Epstein Files Accidentally Lost In East Wing Demolition
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a tragic and totally unforeseeable accident, the long-awaited Epstein files were reportedly and accidentally destroyed this week when President Donald Trump ordered the demoli…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/10/23/epstein-files-accidentally-lost-in-east-wing-demolition/
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"Now everyone wins: pedestrians get the illusion of safety, and drivers get to maintain their God-given right to barrel through Takoma Park like they’re late for a lacrosse game in Bethesda.”
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SHA Rolls Out New ‘Optional’ Speed Bumps on Carroll Avenue For Drivers Who Don’t Feel Like Slowing Down
TAKOMA PARK, MD — In a bold new traffic-calming strategy the Maryland State Highway Administration (SHA) installed a series of “optional” speed bumps on Carroll Avenue, intentionally narrow enough …
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/10/14/sha-rolls-out-new-optional-speed-bumps-on-carroll-avenue-for-drivers-who-dont-feel-like-slowing-down/
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“Of course I feel bad for everyone struggling,” he said while adjusting his Patagonia vest. “But for me, personally? This is the universe telling me I’ve earned a break.”
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Takoma Man Celebrates Easy Parking at Metro Station Due to Government Shutdown
TAKOMA PARK, MD — While most Americans brace for the chaos of a government shutdown, one Takoma Park resident admits he’s “kind of OK with it” if it means he can finally park at the Takoma Metro lo…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/09/30/takoma-man-celebrates-easy-parking-at-metro-station-due-to-government-shutdown/
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Live as Jesus lived.
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Tone Down the Hate Rhetoric, You Evil, Murderous Democrats
We never thought we’d have to say this, but here we are: Democrats, you need to stop the hate. Right now. Tone it down, you evil, disgusting, murderous piece-of-shit Marxists hell bent on destroyin…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/09/16/tone-down-the-hate-rhetoric-you-evil-murderous-democrats/
4 months ago
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Breaking: The Lunatic Unaffiliated Is Out Of Control and Needs to Be Stopped
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16 Million Jobs Created Under Biden Revised to Trump's First Month in Office, Updated BLS Data Shows
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BREAKING: Speaker Johnson Claims Trump Didn't Pay Taxes Because He Was Informant for IRS
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“They say the pickle bar is ‘free’ but really, you have to spend $15 on a reuben or an omelette to get the free pickles,” Elrich told the group with deli mustard on his half-tucked shirt.
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Parkway Deli’s Pickle Bar ‘Kind of Sucks’ Marc Elrich Says
SILVER SPRING, MD – Speaking at a District 18 Breakfast Club meeting at Parkway Deli Monday morning, County Executive Marc Elrich said the restaurant’s beloved free pickle bar “ac…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/09/08/parkway-delis-pickle-bar-kind-of-sucks-marc-elrich-says/
4 months ago
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DeSantis Orders Florida Police to Arrest Rainbow
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We love our new logo and we think you will, too.
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Little League Player Ejected For Not Wearing Enough Pieces of Flair
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Little League Player Ejected For Not Wearing Enough Pieces of Flair
WILLIAMSPORT, PA – Parents were left stunned Saturday when 12-year-old shortstop Mason “Drippy” Henderson was ejected from the Little League World Series for failing to meet the minimum numbe…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/08/21/little-league-player-ejected-for-not-wearing-enough-pieces-of-flair/
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“I feel blindsided," remarked one county resident. "The county should have warned us about this playground at least five years before my grandchildren were born.”
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County Officials to Spend $15 Million on Community Engagement For $50k Playground
Photo Credit: Cuchulain/Wikipedia Commons ROCKVILLE, MD – Montgomery County officials proudly announced plans to invest $15 million in “robust and meaningful community engagement” before appr…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/08/18/county-officials-to-spend-15-million-on-community-engagement-for-50k-playground/
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New Zoning Law Requires 2.5 Rec Centers for Each Condo Unit
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Our bee lawyer can really sting.
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Takoma Torch to Lecture Harvard Law on Handling Frivolous Lawsuits From Shitheads
CAMBRIDGE, MA – Harvard Law School, long regarded as the world’s premier training ground for legal minds, has announced a new guest lecture series: “How Not to Fold Like a Cheap Suit When a S…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/08/16/takoma-torch-to-lecture-harvard-law-on-handling-frivolous-lawsuits-from-shitheads/
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BREAKING: Donald Trump Becomes Youngest Person To Ever Write Own Name at 79
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“Parker is more than a robot. He’s a symbol of resistance. Of justice. Of preventing someone from Bethesda parking at our co-op just because they want to try ‘hippie milk.’”
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‘Parker’ the Parking Lot Robot Decommissioned by County, Immediately Leased by Takoma Park to Patrol Co-op Lot
TAKOMA PARK, MD – Just days after being unceremoniously decommissioned by the Montgomery County Council, Parker, the once-controversial parking lot robot, has found a new lease on life as the…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/08/06/parker-the-parking-lot-robot-decommissioned-by-county-immediately-leased-by-takoma-park-to-patrol-co-op-lot/
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Nice Neighborhood Just One Public Works Fuck-Up From Turning Into Crime-Ridden Shithole
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Nice Neighborhood Just One Public Works Fuck-Up From Turning Into Crime-Ridden Shithole
A new study has found that safe, wealthy neighborhoods are at severe risk of becoming crime-ridden shitholes if local governments approve just one more minor public works enhancement. “This s…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/07/26/nice-neighborhood-just-one-public-works-fuck-up-from-turning-into-crime-ridden-shithole/
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Firefighters Deny Retaliation After Soaking Baseball Field, Claim They Were Just Throwing ‘Wet Dreams’ Party for Team
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Firefighters Deny Retaliation After Soaking Baseball Field, Claim They Were Just Throwing ‘Wet Dreams’ Party for Team
SILVER SPRING, MD – Montgomery County Fire & Rescue officials are denying any wrongdoing after a firehose “accidentally” blasted thousands of gallons of water across the Takoma Thunderbol…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/07/22/firefighters-deny-retaliation-after-soaking-baseball-field-claim-they-were-just-throwing-wet-dreams-party-for-team/
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5 months ago
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Breaking: Trump Demands Washington Rename Football Team
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Local Shady Contractor Denies Ever Being on Angie’s List
ROCKVILLE, MD — Despite mounting evidence of performing illegal, under-the-table home renovations, local contractor Vince “The Pipe Layer” Mancuso is denying any association with Angie’s List. “Not…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/07/16/local-shady-contractor-denies-ever-being-on-angies-list/
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Top Amazon Prime Day Deals Takoma Park Residents Won’t Want to Miss
Congratulations, brave ethical shopper! You’ve spent the last year boycotting Amazon, canceling the Washington Post, and loudly telling anyone within earshot at the farmers market that Jeff Bezos i…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/07/11/top-amazon-prime-day-deals-takoma-park-residents-wont-want-to-miss/
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A great time at the Takoma Park 4th of July parade! Local hero and patriot
@thenimbee.bsky.social
rode through town warning everyone the developers were coming!
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Bless his heart.
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Naive Poor Person Actually Believes Country Cares About Them
Photo Credit: Steve DiMatteo/Pixabay DAYTON, OH — In a heartwarming tale of delusion, local factory worker and part-time Lyft driver Carter Morris, 31, made headlines today after boldly declaring t…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/07/02/naive-poor-person-actually-believes-country-cares-about-them/
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MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
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BREAKING: Trump Demands Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for Bombing Iran
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“It’s architectural manspreading!”
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Proposed 30-Story High Rise in Silver Spring Totally Out of Scale With Surrounding 20+ Story High Rises
SILVER SPRING, MD – A proposed 30-story high-rise in downtown Silver Spring has been condemned by long-time residents, armchair architects, and that self-appointed historic expert on Facebook…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/06/21/proposed-30-story-high-rise-in-silver-spring-totally-out-of-scale-with-surrounding-20-story-high-rises/
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Make Asbestos Great Again
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“Montgomery County has finally declared its independence from landlords occupying our land with market rate housing!"
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Marc Elrich Demands $90 Million Rent Control Parade
TAKOMA PARK, MD — Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich has proposed a $90 million Rent Control Parade to celebrate the one-year anniversary of his only major legislative achievement: the countyw…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/06/16/marc-elrich-demands-90-million-rent-control-parade/
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Too bad they'll never fund the infrastructure
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“We are in a culinary hostage situation,” Delegate Marc Korman told reporters, pointing to a stack of lanyards and name tags from prior conferences as evidence. “I have not seen red meat since the Clinton administration.”
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MoCo Politicians Support North Bethesda Marriott Conference Center Boycott Just to Stop Eating Fucking Chicken for Lunch
NORTH BETHESDA, MD — In a rare show of bipartisan solidarity, Montgomery County lawmakers and state delegates have thrown their full support behind a growing boycott of the North Bethesda Marriott …
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/06/13/moco-politicians-support-north-bethesda-marriott-conference-center-boycott-just-to-stop-eating-fucking-chicken-for-lunch/
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“The show was promoting sedition, plain and simple,” said Trump, speaking from his new gilded seat in the front mezzanine. “This guy with a heavy accent was leading a rebellion against lawful authority while waving a foreign flag. We had no choice but to take him out.”
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Trump Orders Military into Second Act of ‘Les Miserables’ at Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON, DC — In a dramatic escalation of his ongoing campaign to crush dissent through excessive force, President Donald Trump ordered a battalion of U.S. Marines into the second act of Les Mis…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2025/06/12/trump-orders-military-into-second-act-of-les-miserables-at-kennedy-center/
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BREAKING: Trumps Says He's Never Heard of Elon Musk
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Team Musk or Team Trump? You must pick one or be sent to El Salvadoran prison.
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Big Beautiful Breakup
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