James Hedrick (he/him)
@housingjames.bsky.social
Local housing and transit activist. Dad to Things 1, 2, & 3. He/him/his. Commissioner, Montgomery County Planning Board. Posts are my own and do not represent those of the MoCo Planning Board.
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Got a memory today of when I took Thing 3 to Drag Queen story time 2 yrs ago. Great event! Unfortunately, the next DQ Story time, a bunch of brown-shirt bootlickers who call themselves “Proud” boys assaulted several people. Took Parks months but we brought DQ Story time back. Don’t let fascists win.
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production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
February 7, 2026 at 12:40 AM
production of The Muppet Show should not be dependent on petty vulgarities like “ratings” or “revenue.” it should be preserved as a vital function of american culture. it should have a taxpayer-funded budget rivaling the CIA
Republicans could just agree to some form of proportional representation, where the number of seats vaguely equals a party’s percentage of the vote. But they will loose power under such a system - & likely be forced to address problems like gun control favored by large majorities - so they resist.
so funny to see republicans complaining about this as if they have not been pulling this shit for 15 years.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Republicans could just agree to some form of proportional representation, where the number of seats vaguely equals a party’s percentage of the vote. But they will loose power under such a system - & likely be forced to address problems like gun control favored by large majorities - so they resist.
As a native Texan, now happily ensconced in MD, can I just say, “You lost in Tarrant! County!?! You managed to make FORT WORTH reject you, you absolute maga weirdos. If y’all weren’t dedicated to killing nurses, moms, and making sure more kids died of measles, I’d almost be impressed.”
February 1, 2026 at 6:44 PM
As a native Texan, now happily ensconced in MD, can I just say, “You lost in Tarrant! County!?! You managed to make FORT WORTH reject you, you absolute maga weirdos. If y’all weren’t dedicated to killing nurses, moms, and making sure more kids died of measles, I’d almost be impressed.”
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When the president was calling all Somali immigrants "garbage" who "come from hell" and "contribute nothing" to America and therefore needed to go "back where they came from" did you ask him to "stop the rhetoric," Tom?
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:07 PM
When the president was calling all Somali immigrants "garbage" who "come from hell" and "contribute nothing" to America and therefore needed to go "back where they came from" did you ask him to "stop the rhetoric," Tom?
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The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
January 26, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The people of Minnesota have executed one of the most impressive civil resistance campaigns I can remember:
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
- Organized a city wide general strike
- Maintained nonviolent discipline amidst violence
- Mobilized 10,000s in subzero temps to protest and watch ICE
- Flipped public opinion against ICE
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Commuter Warning – Ice Hazard 🧊
Temps dropped dramatically across Maryland overnight.
Snow and ice that melted yesterday may have refrozen.
Please travel cautiously as you walk or drive this morning.
Check the conditions along your route – roads.maryland.gov
Temps dropped dramatically across Maryland overnight.
Snow and ice that melted yesterday may have refrozen.
Please travel cautiously as you walk or drive this morning.
Check the conditions along your route – roads.maryland.gov
January 27, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Commuter Warning – Ice Hazard 🧊
Temps dropped dramatically across Maryland overnight.
Snow and ice that melted yesterday may have refrozen.
Please travel cautiously as you walk or drive this morning.
Check the conditions along your route – roads.maryland.gov
Temps dropped dramatically across Maryland overnight.
Snow and ice that melted yesterday may have refrozen.
Please travel cautiously as you walk or drive this morning.
Check the conditions along your route – roads.maryland.gov
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The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
January 26, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The more I think about it, the more I’m convinced the Democrats have to push their hand immediately. The parallels with the delays and subsequent failures after January 6th are blaring warning signs about what will happen if they don’t go after the issues with ICE and CBP at the root RIGHT NOW.
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"And because we had no assistance from the state of Minnesota, our semi-literate army of misfit goons is obviously now allowed to murder the citizens of that state at will."
Blanche: "Remember, what we all saw in that 10 or second video is not the full story. Every American should know that. The story goes way beyond that. It starts with the fact that literally for months we have received 0 assistance from the state of Minnesota."
January 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
"And because we had no assistance from the state of Minnesota, our semi-literate army of misfit goons is obviously now allowed to murder the citizens of that state at will."
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This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
January 25, 2026 at 5:20 PM
This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.
Good on them. Good to see clergy stand up for what their religions are supposed to represent.
MSP airport. Clergy risking risking arrest and a huge gathering of protesters. The song is, “Down to the River to Pray.”
January 23, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Good on them. Good to see clergy stand up for what their religions are supposed to represent.
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DOGE failed to save money or cut public debt, but it did manage to steal important data
January 21, 2026 at 11:44 AM
DOGE failed to save money or cut public debt, but it did manage to steal important data
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Please! They’re finding that even though subclade K evades many immune defenses, hospitalizations among children especially are still mostly kids who weren’t vaccinated. theyre finding vaccination still slows community spread and is reducing illness severity. GET VACCINATED.
according to a thing I read this morning, only 1/4 of eligible people in my state got the flu vaccine so far, and now a 4-year-old died of the flu. Please get vaccinated if you can!
January 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Please! They’re finding that even though subclade K evades many immune defenses, hospitalizations among children especially are still mostly kids who weren’t vaccinated. theyre finding vaccination still slows community spread and is reducing illness severity. GET VACCINATED.
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One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
Big clash this afternoon between DHS agents and protesters in a residential street in Minneapolis, following a DHS agent hitting another vehicle. Tear gas was deployed in people’s yards and agents pepper prayed people.
January 12, 2026 at 10:09 PM
One basic pattern here is that DHS officials are engaging in violence simply because they are irritated at citizens protesting them. There is no plausible threat of violence here. He just wants to inflict pain, and believes there will be no penalty for doing so.
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BREAKING:
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
January 13, 2026 at 12:06 PM
BREAKING:
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
We've found 40+ cases of agents using banned chokeholds & other moves that can cut off breathing
People have had seizures. They passed out.
“I felt like I was going to die” said 16-yr-old citizen
Admin won't say whether any agents have been punished
www.propublica.org/article/vide...
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Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.
January 10, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Things are grim right now but as a reminder of who we are and why we fight, this is the US Women’s figuring skating champion.
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The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
January 10, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The goal here is martial law. It’s martial law. Let’s be clear about that.
See? It’s not that hard to defend your constituents.
Frey: "I think the initial impetus to come to MN was to arrest & deport a bunch of Somali people. They got here & realized the Somali people that would be deported are all citizens. Then they turned their ire toward our Latino community & others. These are communities that make Mpls a better place."
January 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
See? It’s not that hard to defend your constituents.
Wow, a journalist went outside to see if it was raining.
January 9, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Wow, a journalist went outside to see if it was raining.
Counterpoint: do more of that until ICE rests in the graveyard of fascist history.
Rep. Roger Williams: "People need to quit demonstrating, quit yelling at law enforcement, challenging law enforcement, and begin to get civil."
January 9, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Counterpoint: do more of that until ICE rests in the graveyard of fascist history.
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Three year extension of ACA subsidies passes in the House
January 8, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Three year extension of ACA subsidies passes in the House
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Utah commissioned it's department of health to do a systematic review of gender affirming care for trans youth. In a 1000 page plus report found it was beneficial and the evidence was substantial. The lawmakers rejected it anyways.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
Utah debate over transgender treatments for minors divides policymakers, experts over state 'systematic review'
Do No Harm alleges Utah Department of Health and Human Services "systematic review" misleads on transgender outcomes.
www.deseret.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Utah commissioned it's department of health to do a systematic review of gender affirming care for trans youth. In a 1000 page plus report found it was beneficial and the evidence was substantial. The lawmakers rejected it anyways.
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
www.deseret.com/politics/202...
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🌳 💰 Get up to $5,000 to plant trees in Maryland
There is less than one month left to apply for the Maryland Department of Transportation Urban Tree Grant Program’s spring planting season.
Consider applying if you have a project in an urban community affected by a transportation project.
There is less than one month left to apply for the Maryland Department of Transportation Urban Tree Grant Program’s spring planting season.
Consider applying if you have a project in an urban community affected by a transportation project.
January 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
🌳 💰 Get up to $5,000 to plant trees in Maryland
There is less than one month left to apply for the Maryland Department of Transportation Urban Tree Grant Program’s spring planting season.
Consider applying if you have a project in an urban community affected by a transportation project.
There is less than one month left to apply for the Maryland Department of Transportation Urban Tree Grant Program’s spring planting season.
Consider applying if you have a project in an urban community affected by a transportation project.
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This is how it's done. If incumbent Democrats won't do the job, their primary challengers can and will use this to make sure someone else does
The Republican Congress has chosen to give away its authority and power and now we are being told Trump plans to occupy Venezuela. We don't cry for Maduro. We demand the following of our laws and Constitution. He is already threatening Mexico and Cuba will be next. Ann Wagner is silent.
January 3, 2026 at 9:39 PM
This is how it's done. If incumbent Democrats won't do the job, their primary challengers can and will use this to make sure someone else does