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@chris12902.bsky.social

application developer and wikipedia editor he/they, demibisexual, ∞

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chris@chris12902.bsky.social · 2w ago

evidently i learned nothing from having to painfully go through every newspapers.com archive to find articles about J. Joseph Curran Jr. when i rewrote his entire wikipedia article in april because i'm already back doing it again for a different maryland politician

konnaire@konnaire.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds

chris@chris12902.bsky.social · 2mo ago

According to the unofficial vote in each chamber, the redistricting amendment largely passed along party lines, with only one Democrat voting against it: Del. Sheree Sample-Hughes, who represents a Black-majority district on the Eastern Shore. She is running unopposed in the general election.

Two maps of the unofficial vote on the redistricting amendment in the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland Senate. All but one Republican-held district is shaded dark red to indicate the legislators representing those districts voted against the amendment. One Republican-held district is shaded a light red because that state delegate did not attend the special session. All Democratic districts except one are colored a light blue to indicate that legislators from those districts voted in favor of the amendment, while one is shaded a dark blue to indicate that they voted against it.
Stephen Wolf@stephenwolf.bsky.social · 2mo ago

NEW: Maryland Democrats just passed a constitutional amendment that would let them redraw the congressional map for 2028 in response to Republican gerrymanders elsewhere. If voters pass it in November, Democrats could enact a map like this earlier proposal to target the lone Republican, Andy Harris

chris@chris12902.bsky.social · 3mo ago

On June 23, 2026, far-right state delegate Dan Cox won the Republican primary for governor of Maryland, defeating businessman Ed Hale with 43.3 percent of the vote. In doing so, Cox won 41 House of Delegates districts, while Hale won 30 House of Delegates districts:

A map of Maryland's House of Delegates districts, shaded by which candidate won each in the 2026 Republican primary for governor of Maryland. Dan Cox won precincts shaded in red, while Ed Hale won precincts shaded in yellow.
More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Wikipedia workers have unionized, and they're demanding recognition. Wiki Workers United in the U.S. is demanding voluntary recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia. WWU-US is organizing with the CWA. cwa-union.org/news/release...

Wiki Workers United U.S. Branch Demands Voluntary Recognition from Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia

Today, Wiki Workers United U.S. (WWU-US)/Communications Workers of America (CWA) demanded voluntary recognition from the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit organization that hosts Wikipedia and siste...

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The Dishwasher (a baseball blog)@thedishwasher.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Sadly this team is not good and is not going to make the playoffs However they don’t need a full rebuild There are enough talented players on this team that a competent GM should be able to build a winning team around them Fire Mike Elias and get a GM who takes pitching and defense seriously

Joshua Erlich@joshuaerlich.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Joe Kent is neither the worst person you know making a good point nor a broken clock; he’s a notorious antisemite and white supremacist who is blaming Jews to get out of a real job that’s quite difficult right now as we increasingly explode the world and create the conditions for terrorism.

George Pearkes@peark.es · 7mo ago

National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent resigned effective 15 minutes ago, citing the decision to attack Iran as the reason.

Director of National Intelligence National Counterterrorism Center President Trump, After much reflection, I have decided to resign from my position as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, effective today. I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful American lobby. I support the values and the foreign policies that you campaigned on in 2016, 2020, 2024, which you enacted in your first term. Until June of 2025, you understood that the wars in the Middle East were a trap that robbed America of the precious lives of our patriots and depleted the wealth and prosperity of our nation. In your first administration, you understood better than any modern President how to decisively apply military power without getting us drawn into never-ending wars. You demonstrated this by killing Qasam Solamani and by defeating ISIS. Early in this administration, high-ranking Israeli officials and influential members of the American media deployed a misinformation campaign that wholly undermined your America First platform and sowed pro-war sentiments to encourage a war with Iran. This echo chamber was used to deceive you into believing that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States, and that should you strike now, there was a clear path to a swift victory. This was a lie and is the same tactic the Israelis used to draw us into the disastrous Iraq war that cost our nation the lives of thousands of our best men and women. We cannot make this mistake again. As a veteran who deployed to combat 11 times and as a Gold Star husband who lost my beloved wife Shannon in a war manufactured by Israel, I cannot support sending the next generation off to fight and die in a war that serves no benefit to the American people nor justifies the cost of American lives. I pray that you will reflect upon what we are doing in Iran, and…