@baltimoresun Why do voters voluntarily disenfranchise themselves by registering as an independent? I have been a Baltimore Democrat and a Carroll County Republican so I can participate in the primaries that matter.
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Independent voters being excluded from the primary process disenfranchises Maryland residents, many of whom disapprove of the state’s outlook. bit.ly/4uzW37v
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@tamacgregor @baltimoresun Conway has crossed the Mayor and is challenging Mfume. The powerbrokers have already designated Conway’s replacement.
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@DAS21784 @baltimoresun The hens always come home to roost. He chose the right course of action and time will reward him. It is inevitable. Good always triumphs in the long run.
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Councilman Mark Conway has been urging his colleagues to enshrine the powers of Inspector General in the city's charter, which would give the office unfettered access to Baltimore's financial records. bit.ly/4nkV8EO
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@SharpFootball Charlie is a low key lunatic in the best possible way. Gonna miss him on the field and in front of the mic
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never seen anyone more destined to play for Jim Harbaugh
Alex Insdorf@alexinsdorf99
Chargers TE Charlie Kolar: "There's something so beautiful about you're up by six points, it's like 3rd and 3-you know you're running it. There's two minutes left in the game, they have no timeouts. You get a first down, the game's over." "They know you're running it. Your wife knows you're running it. Their wife knows you're running it. You still run it. That is more satisfying than any touchdown I've ever had. That's one thing I've grown to appreciate in the NFL."
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@DavidSacks1207 @MetamateDaz Social Security already distributes more slowly to high earners than other beneficiaries. High earners are expected to self-fund retirement and be less reliant on their SS check,
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Maybe what should happen is higher earners pay longer and more into SS. A tier system so people who make $500k don’t pay the same amount of into SS as the person who makes $184k. There are ways to increase the level of the pool in the water. Unfortunately our country’s leadership is too lazy to take in the hard stuff. It’s been that way for decades.
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Most people don't realize but Americans only pay Social Security taxes on income under $184,500. What that means is anyone that makes over that stops paying Social Security at $184,501.
If the Social Security earnings cap were removed they would have enough money for universal health care.
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@MetamateDaz Social Security contributions are intended to be redistributed to the contributors in retirement. The salary cap on Social Security contribution also caps the benefit distribution. High earners are exempted from Social Security because they are expected to fund their retirement
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Virginia's Democrat-friendly congressional map just got struck down in court.
Does that mean for Maryland:
A) more urgency to redistrict here to gain 1 Dem seat?
B) reinforce concerns that a gerrymandered map here also could get struck down?
Tell me what you think.
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@DrewSav Don’t think either party understand how done with both of them that many Americans have become.
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Republicans do not understand how angry people are right now
Tyler Englander@TylerEnglander
Michelle Jump came from Henrico to protest the Supreme Court of Virginia’s ruling. She is shouting “shame” and says the Supreme Court silenced the people. Hear more from Jump tonight on @8NEWS.
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@TorreySmithWR There’s a constitutionally prescribed process, and the politicians went for the performative rather than the permitted.
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Interesting that voters can't decide but politicians can.
Doesn't sound like democracy to me. Zero power to the people. Giving more power to less people is wild.
MeidasTouch@MeidasTouch
🚨BREAKING: In a 4-3 ruling, the Virginia Supreme Court has OVERTURNED the redistricting referendum approved by voters last month that could have netted Democrats 5 additional House seats. The court ruled the General Assembly violated the Virginia Constitution in advancing the amendment, nullifying the referendum entirely.
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@reredevaux @wbalradio When the proper decision is not ideal for the sport, then there is an issue that needs to be addressed with a solution. Unfortunately for the Preakness, which is already looking a couple of challenging years away from Pimlico
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@wbalradio The same day the congressional delegation sends a letter to Apple concerning the decision to close the Apple Store at Towson Town Mall. Copy, Paste, Send.
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An arrest was made following a carjacking in the parking lot at the Towson Town Center last month. wbal.com/police-suspect…
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@pwoodreporter @BaltimoreBanner @HayesGardner @LeeOSanderlin @ZawodnyDaniel Let’s see what the revised cost and completion date come in the reopened bidding. Later completion dates come with costs that might warrant a pricier contractor, within limits
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Just how expensive was the Key Bridge rebuild approaching before Gov. Wes Moore exited from the contract with Kiewit?
Potentially up to $9 Billion.
The latest from your @BaltimoreBanner team of @HayesGardner, @LeeOSanderlin, @ZawodnyDaniel & me:
thebanner.com/economy/key-br…
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@dcollinsWBAL @wbaltv11 The proposed 2026 MD congressional district map would not comply with the MD constitution, depending on the basis of gerrymandering, 7-1 with one minority majority district might be the most MD Dems could hope for. A 6-1-1 district map with one minority district just as likely
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@dcollinsWBAL @wbaltv11 The current map is already gerrymandered to achieve two majority minority districts and a 7-1 outcome advantage for 52.5% of registered voters. The current map may not comply with the Maryland State constitution, and would not comply with the recent SCOTUS ruling.
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Md House Speaker : ready to act in a Special Session to pass redistricting bill.
“With the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the urgency is only greater, and the House stands ready to act to protect voters and strengthen our democracy.”
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@BaltimoreBanner $7B & 2032 have been my estimates since early days. (Yes, Rep Harris. $2B was never legitimate, just a palatable placeholder for the 100% Federal funding commitment. Duh). Imagine if MDOT employees could place bets on prediction markets.
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Kiewit-built Key Bridge could have cost $9 billion buff.ly/jslF03r
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@ColeJacksonFB The overwelming fraction of the 2026 draft capital was spent in the trenches.
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They drafted a guard and a DE in the first two rounds.
Luckybull@Luckybull42
@ColeJacksonFB So much for “winning in the trenches” This front office continues to undervalue big men.
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You don’t know parenting until you send your 3 year old over the edge because you sang along to a song they didn’t want you to sing along to.
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@ScottWykoffWBAL @wbalradio @BaltCityHall @C4WBAL @BryanNehman @MarkConway4th @isabel_cumming Democracy, transparency, and accountability? In Maryland? Mark Conway has gone completely rogue
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I’m reporting live on @wbalradio from @BaltCityHall on the @C4WBAL & @BryanNehman Show as if @MarkConway4th & @isabel_cumming have their way, voters in #Baltimore will have their say about what the powers of the IG’s office should be here when it comes to access to city documents
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@Venuseswilliams @alexisohanian Smoked turkey is absolutely a craving. More supply for me and less demand driving up cost, so I’ll take the win
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“I’ll eat the turkey… but no one is out here craving turkey.” 😅@alexisohanian with one of the most unexpected debates from this week’s episode of @stocktonstpodcast out NOW.
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@KimSchuss Taking poetic license to create a narrative. Not my cup of tea, and probably “accurate without being true”, so not slander. And as an O’s fan, I hope it gets posted in 144 point font in Gunnar’s locker
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