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@LeeOSanderlin More of a literacy and reading comprehension test. Not very encouraging

This story is proving something of a Rorschach test. The state Democratic Party chopped off part of its headline before sharing AND it has spawned three (!) response pieces in The Sun/Sinclair outlets.

@KenWeinmanSport The lady with the jewelry kiosk at Carroltowne Mall?

Blaze Starr reference during the Orioles broadcast 😂😂

@IanMWolfe @JonasPoggi The 70’s “outlier” is a three year period from 76-78 that had a homicide rate comparable to 2025, although with 50% higher numbers which reflects population difference

@DAS21784 @JonasPoggi Pop loss is a rounding error here in recent terms. Historically, there’s a very solid chance the per capita rate hits a level not seen since the 1960s this year. One very good outlier in the 70s was where we stopped last year, but we’re ~25% down YOY even off that.

“It’s not working!” but it’s the lowest homicide rate in 50 years lol

@humphriezz The Scots can never discover Wisconsin. Like crossing the streams in Ghostbusters

I never want to hear Americans say they can out drink us ever again

@JonasPoggi The improvement since 2023 is encouraging. My point was 1) the Sun graph is mislabeled as rate when showing raw numbers, and 2) a graph of the 2015-2022 homicide rates would look worse than the graph of 2015-2022 raw homicide numbers, which was subsequently presented

Nope! Per capita homicide rate is the lowest it's been in 50 years also. Baltimore is the safest it's been in a generation.

@OriolesIdiot @RJ7000_ @JonasPoggi They misread my comment, assuming that I was erroneously suggesting that the homicide rate had not tracked with the raw numbers. Highlighting the 2021 historical high also glosses over how terrible the homicide persisted thru 2022 (>58)

@RJ7000_ @DAS21784 @JonasPoggi Your graph shows that the rate was worse 2015-2022

@jcmccaffrey @Britt_Ghiroli Curse of the Bambino 2.0?

A year ago today the Red Sox made one of the biggest trades in franchise history sending Rafael Devers to the Giants. Digging into the implications of the deal for the Red Sox and the Giants a year later. Free to read nytimes.com/athletic/73578…

@czabe Eternal debate. Arsene Wegner has been suggesting loosening the offside definition

Electric first 10 mins in KC between Argentina and Algeria. Two goals, both wiped out by off-sides. Legit calls, I get it. But if soccer could ever figure out how to just "loosen" off-sides a bit, to produce far more "hockey score" outcomes, I'd be in. I am now ready to be yelled at by everybody who already loves the "beautiful game" as it is.

@JonasPoggi Bad verb tense. Pointing out that the 2022 rate was even worse than the raw numbers represented. The 2022 rate was the historic worst. The improvement in both numbers and rate since 2023 is promising. Still much higher than most jurisdictions in Maryland.

@WorkElizab Hoping they’re your kids, or a healthy slice of dry sarcasm.

@TonyPannWBAL NBC Evening News very concerned about “double digit humidity” for UFC250 on the south lawn of the WH. Mentioned twice already. First time I’ve ever heard this warning in the DMV

Severe Weather Update (6:30 PM): Watching the strong storms in VA moving NE. The question is: Will they make it into the Baltimore Metro? If they do, it would be after 8 PM. Stay tuned...

@leithwalk1 @HoodieRamey McSorley at least made a play or two, including the Cleveland Cramps comeback. Leary was a blank

@HoodieRamey McSorley? Even worse

That Devin Leary pick still never made sense

@TRUMP_ARMY_ Gerrymandering is patently unfair to citizens. Expanding the inequity is neither admirable nor worthy of celebration

WATCH: Vice President JD Vance dropped an absolute truth bomb. NBC News’ Kristen Welker: “If President Trump’s agenda is so popular, why do Republicans need to add additional seats to the map?” VANCE: “Why have Democrats gerrymandered their states aggressively over the past 10-20 years… Massachusetts, where 32% of the residents of Massachusetts voted for Republicans. ZERO Republican federal representatives.” “All we’re doing, frankly, is trying to make the situation a little bit more fair on a national scale.”

@CarterElliottIV The Banner article article acknowledged or confirmed much of the Sun series, failed to address several of the discrepancies in narrative and verified records, and did not refute any of discrepancies. Takes a lot of chutzpah and zero self-awareness to claim vindication

“After months of attacks from a right-wing billionaire Trump ally, it’s great to see a local news organization committed to presenting the facts around Governor Moore’s military record: that his military service is not in doubt,” said Maryland Democratic Party Chairman Steuart Pittman. “This story shows the difference between journalism and a political hit job from the man who told Donald Trump ‘we are here to deliver your message.’ Governor Moore served this country with honor, he was commended for it, and he has earned our respect.”

@DemocraticWins The Banner article either confirmed or ignored the discrepancies in Moore’s narrative and verifiable records as detailed in the Sun’s series. There was no examples of rebuttal in the Banner article.

BREAKING: After years of right-wing BS attacks, the Baltimore Banner just came out with a full-fledged report on Governor Moore’s heroic time serving our nation. We can now put these baseless right-wing attacks to bed.

@BaltimoreBanner The call was poor, the justification was worse.

Well, well, well ... MLB reached out to the umpires of Sunday's Orioles-Blue Jays game with some feedback! MLB determined that officials didn't properly enforce Rule 5.09(b)(1). The O's lost to the Blue Jays 6-4.

@chrispapst @FOXBaltimore Transparency has many interpretations, depending on the degree of opacity desired by those advocating for transparency, like a reostat controller.

Seen this before: Elected officials say one thing BEFORE getting elected... then change positions AFTER getting elected. Baltimore City's two elected school board members supported transparency in 2022. Now, they won't interview with Fox45. What changed? Link in comments:

@baltimoresun Sunday morning triple shooting with fatality & Sunday evening Safe Streets worker shooting

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed in the Central Park Heights neighborhood in Northwest Baltimore on Sunday.

@FOXBaltimore The state’s legislative mandated energy policy does not meet the need of the 2026 energy market, nor future market requirements. Supply and distribution paradigm is outdated and misguided, making Maryland increasing less competitive, both regionally and nationally

Maryland energy leaders are increasingly questioning whether the state’s involvement with the nation’s largest regional power grid is still serving consumers as electricity bills rise and demand surges across the Mid-Atlantic. bit.ly/4xu0ano