Politics
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How to Lose an Election
Read more: How to Lose an ElectionAdam Pagnucco’s website, Montgomery Perspective, has been a terrific addition to Montgomery County. It adds an additional news source in a county starved by years of one-sided perspectives. Adam’s articles are detailed, well sourced, and really touch upon issues that would otherwise be ignored or swept under the rug. So, thank you Adam. That being…
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Why I’m Cautious of Adam Pagnucco and His Advice
Read more: Why I’m Cautious of Adam Pagnucco and His AdviceI remember March 13, 2023, quite well. That was the day I stopped reading Adam Pagnucco’s blog. On that day he published There is No Plan B for Upcounty, in which he highlighted the socio-economic discrimination inflicted on upcounty residents by their downcounty establishment counterparts, and ended with the following exhortation. And to Upcounty residents,…
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MD Voter Integrity Group Condemns “New Rule” of MD Board of Elections
Read more: MD Voter Integrity Group Condemns “New Rule” of MD Board of ElectionsThe following press release is being published with permission by the Maryland Voter Integrity Group Maryland Voter Integrity Group Condemns the “new rule” put in by the Maryland Board of Elections that “criminalizes” Citizen Engagement POTOMAC, MD – August 29, 2023 – The Maryland State Board of Elections quietly changed a statewide regulation to prohibit the…
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Evan Glass’s Class on Social Media. LOL
Read more: Evan Glass’s Class on Social Media. LOLI must admit, I spit out my coffee reading the Moco360 Media’s Political Notes section today. About halfway down there was a quick summary of the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) Conference. If you aren’t familiar with this conference, it is held yearly in Ocean City. During the event, outside of taking a multitude of…
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Kagan’s Quality of Intent Sucks
Read more: Kagan’s Quality of Intent SucksThe infamous Senator Kagan has once again demonstrated the type of decision making and logic that calls into question her public service. Sen Kagan recently took to twitter to highlight a sit down with Officer Jayme Debryshire, a Montgomery County Police Drug Recognition Expert. Kagan highlighted that the recent legalization of cannabis in MD will…
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A Quick Run-Down of the “Official Proclamations” Our Montgomery Theatrocracy Issued this Summer
Read more: A Quick Run-Down of the “Official Proclamations” Our Montgomery Theatrocracy Issued this SummerI came across a word the other day describing a form of government I had not considered before. I’d heard of kleptocracy, plutocracy, autocracy, etc. One form of government we seem to find ourselves facing today is a kakistocracy. What is that? Government by the “least suitable or competent citizens of a state.” “The American…
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Patrick Wojahn Sentenced and MoCo’s Elected Supporters Stay Silent
Read more: Patrick Wojahn Sentenced and MoCo’s Elected Supporters Stay SilentOn August 2nd, disgraced College Park mayor Patrick Wojahn pleaded guilty to 140 child pornography charges. Via a plea deal Patrick will receive 30 years in prison for his actions, which were uncovered by officials investigating several social media accounts. Patrick has long been a character in PG County politics, serving as mayor since 2015,…
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It Appears Former Montgomery County Exec Ike Leggett’s $11,000 Taxpayer-Funded Jaunt to Cuba Didn’t Accomplish Much, 7+ Years Later
Read more: It Appears Former Montgomery County Exec Ike Leggett’s $11,000 Taxpayer-Funded Jaunt to Cuba Didn’t Accomplish Much, 7+ Years Later“Never let a crisis go to waste” seems to be the governing ethos of far too many elected politicians in Montgomery County (and nation-wide). That, and “never let a good ol’ taxpayer-funded trip to an exotic locale go to waste”. Now, over seven years on from an eyebrow-raising, taxpayer funded trip (over $11,000 in today’s…
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Anti-Hate Task Force Dehumanizes Straight Whites
Read more: Anti-Hate Task Force Dehumanizes Straight WhitesA lot of CleanSlate supporters bemoan the progressives’ coercion, hypocrisy, and anger. In conversations with them, I always effuse optimism, saying the progressives’ bigotry will flame out, and America’s great, tolerant, centrist majority will prevail. I’m not optimistic today. Last June, Council Member Evan Glass sponsored a resolution to establish an anti-hate task force. We’ll…
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A Local Movement for Ranked-Choice Voting Arises
Read more: A Local Movement for Ranked-Choice Voting ArisesIn these needlessly divisive times, it’s easy to despair for the future. If you need a dose of optimism that doesn’t need a prescription, join the ranked-choice voting movement, where participants are enthusiastically working to reclaim our democracy at the local, state, and federal levels. The Maryland state chapter of Rank the Vote came to…