Neil Harris
nharris.bsky.social
Neil Harris
@nharris.bsky.social
Gaithersburg MD City Council.
Vice Chair, Transportation Planning Board of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments.
Board gamer and sci fi reader.
https://voteforneil.com
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June 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
For years, a National Park Service webpage introduced the Underground Railroad as “the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage.”

The effort “bridged the divides of race,” the page now says.

www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
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April 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Why fighting over Ukraine? Idealogy? Or $15 trillion in minerals…
Mapped: Ukraine’s Mineral Resources
Ukraine claims to hold nearly $15 trillion worth of mineral resources.
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April 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
You want data? Gaithersburg gives you the data! Here are links to new reports on the city's population and housing trends.

tinyurl.com/reportdwelling
tinyurl.com/pipelineinfo...

Also, there is a viewer to see data by neighborhood here: tinyurl.com/demographyby...

www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mubfi...
tinyurl.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:27 PM
On privatization:

My city runs large public festivals. There’s no way that a private enterprise could operate these at a profit at our scale.

Privatize the Postal Service? The only way to provide daily mail is with a significant government subsidy.
January 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Trump for Dummies, The Economist, 12/14, here is a summary for how to Trump:

1: Identify a real problem.
2. Hyperbolize the problem.
3. Promise extreme measures.
4. Count on 2 & 3 to derange opponents.
5. Scatter breadcrumbs – hint at moderation.
6. Claim you solved the problem.
December 28, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Recent tragedies on our roadways brought our community together to learn about the City of Gaithersburg’s plans to improve safety and to hear from our residents about their concerns and suggestions. What is the city doing about it already? Read about it here: tinyurl.com/gbroadwaysaf...
tinyurl.com
November 22, 2024 at 3:49 PM