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Progressives use your words, but not your dictionary…
Read more: Progressives use your words, but not your dictionary…I’ve been studying the “woke” (critical social justice) movement since the Evergreen State riots in 2017. I have always identified as a classic liberal, and I still do. I am self-employed, and one could easily argue that I work in the progress business; I earn more when my clients do well, less and sometimes none…
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Equity Emphasis Areas Are Still Technocratic Top-Down Central Planning — And It Doesn’t Work for MoCo
Read more: Equity Emphasis Areas Are Still Technocratic Top-Down Central Planning — And It Doesn’t Work for MoCoThe Metro Washington Area’s “Council of Governments” (MWCOG or just COG) is a regional body that says on its “About Us” page / shadow box that it is: the one place in metropolitan Washington that regularly brings leaders together to develop solutions to the region’s major challenges. But has it developed solutions to the region’s major…
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File an MPIA: An Easy Action Step
Read more: File an MPIA: An Easy Action StepThough CleanSlateMoCo offers an open platform for you to submit your viewpoints, opinions and research, it is often hard putting pen to paper. We get it! You know you aren’t satisfied with the conditions of the county. You might even know specific issues that really bother you. But the writing is hard. We wanted to…
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Who Exactly Was Advocating for HOME Act. Only the .001% of MoCo
Read more: Who Exactly Was Advocating for HOME Act. Only the .001% of MoCoSocial media has been flooded with pictures of a packed county council room with supporters holding signs and giving testimony. The perception is that there is a wide and inclusive foundation of support for the HOME Act. But is that really the case? Let’s take a closer look at who sent the participants and what…
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Marc Elrich’s “Core 19th Century Beliefs”: Seeds of Stagnation Part 3
Read more: Marc Elrich’s “Core 19th Century Beliefs”: Seeds of Stagnation Part 3You can view Part 1 of the series here, and Part 2 here. “Maybe we need a formalized format that brings labor and others into an active discussion on what principles we might agree on – heaven knows that Republicans coalesce around their core 19th century beliefs.” The above “zinger” towards ‘Republicans’ was excerpted from…
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Underlying Fundamentals Have Changed. We Must Adjust Our Course.
Read more: Underlying Fundamentals Have Changed. We Must Adjust Our Course.Some interesting charts that should be considered and debated as Montgomery County pushes for approval of a larger budget, with more spending (and taxing). Labor Force This data is published monthly and is a representation of all persons in the civilian noninstitutional population ages 16 and older classified as either employed or unemployed. The civilian…
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NextDoor Reveals A Different Perspective on Crime in MoCo
Read more: NextDoor Reveals A Different Perspective on Crime in MoCoWhile the County Council and County Executive continue to pander to activists to the exclusion of all others, here is a sampling of comments from a NextDoor feed. It illustrates the crime concerns of ordinary Montgomery County residents. Maybe the Council should step out of their echo chamber? “Yes, we have a serious crime problem…
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The SSJC Agenda Threatens Public Safety
Read more: The SSJC Agenda Threatens Public SafetyIT’S PAST TIME FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE TO FACE REALITY 5/27/20 The Washington Informer: “The fatal shooting of Finan H. Berhe by a Montgomery County Police Officer has ignited efforts of the Silver Spring Justice Coalition (SSJC) and Berhe’s family to ensure consequences for his death and eradicate what they say is the…
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3 Urgent Voting Reforms for MoCo
Read more: 3 Urgent Voting Reforms for MoCo1. Special elections – to replace representatives Four (and counting) Montgomery County representatives in the state senate and house of delegates left their positions this year. Their replacements are selected by a tiny group of 2 dozen Democratic Central Committee (DCC) members. The DCC has appointed a whopping 12 of 34 (35%) of the current…
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Leave the congratulations to us
Read more: Leave the congratulations to usNot a day goes by one of your state elected officials doesn’t find it absolutely necessary to show you what it looks life for them to work hard. From pictures of what the voting buttons look like, to congratulating each other on introducing or defending a bill, to the infamous iPhone picture of the voting…