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“We’ve seen a dangerous pattern,” said Ward 6 Councilmember Amy Wesolek during a presentation titled Civic Deceleration Compliance Initiative. “People slow down at 2:55, say ‘in conclusion,’ and then introduce three more points about stormwater management concerns. That’s a yield, not a stop.”
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City Installs AI Cameras To Automatically Ticket ‘Rolling Stops’ at 3‐Minute Public Testimony Limit
TAKOMA PARK, MD – After successfully installing AI-powered stop sign cameras across town, the City of Takoma Park has unveiled Phase Two: automated detection of residents making “rollin…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/02/26/city-installs-ai-cameras/
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“Each flare-up lasts 15 seconds,” one observer noted. “Multiply that by 83 speakers and you’ve essentially added a bonus topic to the meeting agenda.”
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Takoma Park Residents Trapped in Extended Council Meeting After Outbreak of ‘The Clap’
TAKOMA PARK, MD – What began as a routine three hour city council meeting reportedly entered hour four Wednesday after audience members were quarantined in their seats amid an aggressive outb…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/02/18/takoma-park-residents-trapped-in-extended-council-meeting-after-outbreak-of-the-clap/
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Free cake, free beer and free karaoke! What more could you want on a Saturday night? Also,
@govwesmoore.bsky.social
, we hear you're now free on this night. Come sing a song with us! Saturday, Feb 21st, Downtown Silver Spring American Legion, 6:30pm
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#TeamRaskin
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“Nuance slows progress,” said Deputy City Manager for Values Alignment and Yard Sign Compliance Meredith Kline. “It leads to phrases like ‘It depends,’ which are frankly exclusionary.”
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Takoma Park Announces Status as ‘Nuance-Free Zone’
TAKOMA PARK, MD – Following a decisive 4-3 vote, Takoma Park officially declared itself a “Nuance-Free” zone, ensuring all future debates are conducted without the distraction of …
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/02/06/takoma-park-announces-status-as-nuance-free-zone/
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BREAKING: Americans Fucking Thrilled Dry January is Over
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Huge announcement from MCPS!
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MCPS Announces New School Boundaries Bussing Students to Virginia During Winter Months
ROCKVILLE, MD – After more than a week of snow days caused by a single snowstorm, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announced Tuesday that it will temporarily redraw school boundaries t…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/02/02/mcps-announces-new-school-boundaries-bussing-students-to-virginia-during-winter-months/
about 1 month ago
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“If your snowfall goes up 12 inches overnight, but your shovel capacity stays the same, that’s not sustainable. That’s gouging.”
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Marc Elrich, Will Jawando Propose ‘Snow Stabilization’ Bill to Limit Amount of Snowfall on Montgomery County
ROCKVILLE, MD – Citing the unfair burden that unregulated snowfall places on residents, County Executive Marc Elrich and Councilmember Will Jawando announced a bold new proposal this week tha…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/01/30/marc-elrich-will-jawando-propose-snow-stabilization-bill-to-limit-amount-of-snowfall-on-montgomery-county/
about 1 month ago
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“One of them said, ‘We're just trying to have some fun.’ I'm sorry, Billy, but there’s nothing fun about structural deficiencies.”
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Stop Work Order Issued to Children Building Igloo Without Permit
TAKOMA PARK, MD – A group of local children building an igloo were issued an immediate stop work order Tuesday after Montgomery County officials responded to anonymous online complaints that …
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/01/28/stop-work-order-issued-to-children-building-igloo-without-permit/
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“If someone takes your shovel, that’s not a crime. It’s a conversation. Preferably one you have with yourself about abundance.”
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Takoma Park Installs Little Free Snow Shovel Libraries to Express Compassion for Thieves
TAKOMA PARK, MD – In an effort to offer restorative justice after multiple reports of snow shovels being stolen from front porches, city officials announced plans to install Little Free Snow …
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/01/26/takoma-park-installs-little-free-snow-shovel-libraries-to-express-compassion-for-thieves/
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“I don’t really follow national controversies. I follow glazing standards. And that window was original. You can’t just replace that with something from Home Depot.”
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Vigil Planned to Mourn Destruction of Window on Cockerille Avenue
TAKOMA PARK, MD – City activists announced plans Sunday night for a candlelight vigil honoring the shattered front window of a Cockerille Avenue home, following what police are calling a comp…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/01/24/vigil-planned-to-mourn-destruction-of-window-on-cockerille-avenue/
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TPSS Co-Op Announces 2nd Location Inside National Harbor’s ‘Sphere,’ Expanding Operations Into Literal Liberal Bubble
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TPSS Co-Op Announces 2nd Location Inside National Harbor’s ‘Sphere,’ Expanding Operations Into Literal Liberal Bubble
NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – The Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-Op announced this week that it will open a second location inside the proposed “Sphere” at National Harbor, a smaller replica of the Las…
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/01/19/tpss-co-op-announces-2nd-location-inside-national-harbors-sphere-expanding-operations-into-literal-liberal-bubble/
about 2 months ago
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“We didn’t move next to this,” said a Toronto realtor, gesturing vaguely south. “At some point America stopped mowing its lawn and started storing kidnapped foreign leaders in its shed.”
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United States Ruining Canada’s Property Value
OTTAWA, CA – Canada is demanding the United States stop acting like the neighbor who stores run-down cars on the lawn and insists they’re “projects,” after American behavior in the past year …
https://takomatorch.com/index.php/2026/01/09/united-states-ruining-canadas-property-value/
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Is it legal to go into another country and kidnap their president? Asking for a 340 million friends.
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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/
3 months ago
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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/
3 months ago
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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/
6 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/
6 months ago
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DeSantis Orders Florida Police to Arrest Rainbow
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6 months ago
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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/
7 months ago
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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/
7 months ago
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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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