Mike Larkin
@mlarkin85.bsky.social
We need housing for everyone. Run frequent buses and trains. Build the sidewalk! Steering Committee at https://www.montgomery4all.org/. VP https://www.actfortransit.org/.
@actfortransit.bsky.social is live at the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library (Silver Spring Library). Stop by Fenton and Bonifant if you are at the Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Silver Spring.
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 PM
@actfortransit.bsky.social is live at the Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library (Silver Spring Library). Stop by Fenton and Bonifant if you are at the Thanksgiving Parade in downtown Silver Spring.
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Big day for me.
Walking to Metro, I saw rails being installed at the Bethesda Purple Line station.
Test trains are already running at the other end of the line.
I first testified for this project in 1989.
Walking to Metro, I saw rails being installed at the Bethesda Purple Line station.
Test trains are already running at the other end of the line.
I first testified for this project in 1989.
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Big day for me.
Walking to Metro, I saw rails being installed at the Bethesda Purple Line station.
Test trains are already running at the other end of the line.
I first testified for this project in 1989.
Walking to Metro, I saw rails being installed at the Bethesda Purple Line station.
Test trains are already running at the other end of the line.
I first testified for this project in 1989.
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Very rare to see someone lay out so explicitly that they do not consider "never again" to be a universalist creed. I don't know how people who talk like this can stand to look themselves in the mirror.
I'm struck by this clip of former Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz saying Holocaust education has backfired in part because people Palestinians as victims: "They think the lesson of the Holocaust is…you fight the big powerful people hurting the weak people."
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November 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Very rare to see someone lay out so explicitly that they do not consider "never again" to be a universalist creed. I don't know how people who talk like this can stand to look themselves in the mirror.
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it’s cool how on NYT’s homepage in the app rn there is not any coverage of what appears to be the imminent lawless destruction of significant portions of goddard space flight center, but there IS a ross douthat feature about ‘Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?’ i have no words
November 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
it’s cool how on NYT’s homepage in the app rn there is not any coverage of what appears to be the imminent lawless destruction of significant portions of goddard space flight center, but there IS a ross douthat feature about ‘Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?’ i have no words
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At the Montgomery County Food Council’s Legislative Breakfast — notice how many different communities are losing their benefits. Many families are not applying to SNAP because mixed status households are afraid of putting their information on paper.
October 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
At the Montgomery County Food Council’s Legislative Breakfast — notice how many different communities are losing their benefits. Many families are not applying to SNAP because mixed status households are afraid of putting their information on paper.
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the Montgomery County executive is in charge of transportation—including appointing the agency head. who gets elected could make a huge difference in how safe our streets are, which is why @ggwash.org will endorse for county executive in the 2026 primary
@evanmglass.bsky.social @willjawando.bsky.social and @andrewfriedson.bsky.social want to lead Montgomery County but I have heard nothing from them about how they will reform MCDOT to start installing real safety improvements for pedestrians and bikers.
Do nothing, and we'll keep seeing more deaths.
Do nothing, and we'll keep seeing more deaths.
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
the Montgomery County executive is in charge of transportation—including appointing the agency head. who gets elected could make a huge difference in how safe our streets are, which is why @ggwash.org will endorse for county executive in the 2026 primary
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I am becoming convinced that autonomous vehicles are designed to solve the problem of "I live in a wealthy suburb but have a horrible car commute and don't want to drive anymore but also hate trains and buses and refuse to ride a bike."
October 15, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I am becoming convinced that autonomous vehicles are designed to solve the problem of "I live in a wealthy suburb but have a horrible car commute and don't want to drive anymore but also hate trains and buses and refuse to ride a bike."
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someone should do a story on why the TRAIN commission and DMVMoves (two efforts to figure out how to fund WMATA properly) have both been huge failures @bannermoco.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
someone should do a story on why the TRAIN commission and DMVMoves (two efforts to figure out how to fund WMATA properly) have both been huge failures @bannermoco.bsky.social
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4,340,000 "vacant" units are classified as such because they are for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use. Largely self-explanatory here, but should be noted that these units are often in places like the beach, the mountains, and other areas that aren't particularly close to population centers
September 29, 2025 at 8:29 PM
4,340,000 "vacant" units are classified as such because they are for seasonal, recreational, or occasional use. Largely self-explanatory here, but should be noted that these units are often in places like the beach, the mountains, and other areas that aren't particularly close to population centers
On my way to one more US 29 Corridor Advisory Committee Meeting via the US 29 Flash Bus @rideonmct.bsky.social. I'm encouraged by the number of passengers I've seen on the bus this summer!
September 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM
On my way to one more US 29 Corridor Advisory Committee Meeting via the US 29 Flash Bus @rideonmct.bsky.social. I'm encouraged by the number of passengers I've seen on the bus this summer!
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This fact is so overlooked with Kirk, sometimes deliberately, sometimes because reporters are clueless when they ask why "the left" doesn't have something like this. Because money.
This is exactly backwards. From the beginning, Kirk was the beneficiary of a large and highly organized network of dark money donors who were looking for a spokesman. No way he would have done what he did without patrons like Montgomery and Uihlein. Kirk didn't make money - money made Kirk.
September 21, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This fact is so overlooked with Kirk, sometimes deliberately, sometimes because reporters are clueless when they ask why "the left" doesn't have something like this. Because money.
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there will always be meetings and people will always be mad at meetings. it is not news and shouldn’t be reported as such. @thenimbee.bsky.social however did make news (and got kicked out for it) bethesdamagazine.com/2025/09/11/c...
September 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
there will always be meetings and people will always be mad at meetings. it is not news and shouldn’t be reported as such. @thenimbee.bsky.social however did make news (and got kicked out for it) bethesdamagazine.com/2025/09/11/c...
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i think how we got here is that the right's favorite move is working the ref and the radical centrist's favorite move is self flattery that they could never be worked
September 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
i think how we got here is that the right's favorite move is working the ref and the radical centrist's favorite move is self flattery that they could never be worked
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I wonder how effective it would be for the transit movement to lean more into the 1) efficiency of transit to move people, 2) parking reform, and 3) congestion pricing as the only proven ways to get cars off the road and actually relieve traffic. But headline always being: GET RID OF TRAFFIC
September 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I wonder how effective it would be for the transit movement to lean more into the 1) efficiency of transit to move people, 2) parking reform, and 3) congestion pricing as the only proven ways to get cars off the road and actually relieve traffic. But headline always being: GET RID OF TRAFFIC
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It's worth emphasizing here that this is not a problem with rent regulations as such. Any change in the housing market that resulted in slower rent growth - including Abundance-style deregulation - would be causing over leveraged landlords the exact same distress.
August 7, 2025 at 12:28 PM
It's worth emphasizing here that this is not a problem with rent regulations as such. Any change in the housing market that resulted in slower rent growth - including Abundance-style deregulation - would be causing over leveraged landlords the exact same distress.
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Apparently the US has all the money in the world to terrorize the residents of its cities but, in the name of fiscal conservatism, must massively cut support for low income people.
To say the nation’s priorities are completely out of whack is a radical understatement
To say the nation’s priorities are completely out of whack is a radical understatement
Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump attempts to execute an armed takeover.
Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown.
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Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown.
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Pentagon plans military deployment in Chicago as Trump eyes crackdown
President Donald Trump said Chicago is his next likely target to crack down on urban crime. Military planning has been ongoing for weeks, officials say.
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August 24, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Apparently the US has all the money in the world to terrorize the residents of its cities but, in the name of fiscal conservatism, must massively cut support for low income people.
To say the nation’s priorities are completely out of whack is a radical understatement
To say the nation’s priorities are completely out of whack is a radical understatement
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Today I saw soldiers on the National Mall the president sent there to intimidate us
But I also saw what our city has built for & by us. I took our speedy Metro, rode our public bikes on our trail network, swam in a public pool
We can build a society on the basis of fear or a society for the public
But I also saw what our city has built for & by us. I took our speedy Metro, rode our public bikes on our trail network, swam in a public pool
We can build a society on the basis of fear or a society for the public
August 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Today I saw soldiers on the National Mall the president sent there to intimidate us
But I also saw what our city has built for & by us. I took our speedy Metro, rode our public bikes on our trail network, swam in a public pool
We can build a society on the basis of fear or a society for the public
But I also saw what our city has built for & by us. I took our speedy Metro, rode our public bikes on our trail network, swam in a public pool
We can build a society on the basis of fear or a society for the public
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Let us pay tribute to the speed hump, an unsung hero of street safety.
These prosaic protrusions of pavement can work wonders -- and at minimal cost.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
These prosaic protrusions of pavement can work wonders -- and at minimal cost.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
All Hail the Humble Speed Hump
These simple, cheap traffic-calming devices are both effective and wildly popular with (most) residents. Here’s why more cities are going all-in on speed humps.
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August 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Let us pay tribute to the speed hump, an unsung hero of street safety.
These prosaic protrusions of pavement can work wonders -- and at minimal cost.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
These prosaic protrusions of pavement can work wonders -- and at minimal cost.
My deep dive, in Bloomberg 🧵
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Which reminds us!
Councilmember @evanmglass.bsky.social (supported by @waba.org) is introducing a bill making it illegal to stop, stand, or park in a bike lane/facility in Montgomery County MD.
Come to the press event at Woodglen Dr/Nicholson Ln, Monday, July 28, 11:30 am to show your support.
Councilmember @evanmglass.bsky.social (supported by @waba.org) is introducing a bill making it illegal to stop, stand, or park in a bike lane/facility in Montgomery County MD.
Come to the press event at Woodglen Dr/Nicholson Ln, Monday, July 28, 11:30 am to show your support.
If it fits, I sits.
The taxpayer subsidized (free) and available car parking on the other side of the street wasn’t enough.
Nor is the alley.
Gotta unsafely & illegally park right in the “protected” bikelane.
@minneapolismn.gov let’s fix Blaisdell before someone gets hurt.
The taxpayer subsidized (free) and available car parking on the other side of the street wasn’t enough.
Nor is the alley.
Gotta unsafely & illegally park right in the “protected” bikelane.
@minneapolismn.gov let’s fix Blaisdell before someone gets hurt.
July 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Which reminds us!
Councilmember @evanmglass.bsky.social (supported by @waba.org) is introducing a bill making it illegal to stop, stand, or park in a bike lane/facility in Montgomery County MD.
Come to the press event at Woodglen Dr/Nicholson Ln, Monday, July 28, 11:30 am to show your support.
Councilmember @evanmglass.bsky.social (supported by @waba.org) is introducing a bill making it illegal to stop, stand, or park in a bike lane/facility in Montgomery County MD.
Come to the press event at Woodglen Dr/Nicholson Ln, Monday, July 28, 11:30 am to show your support.
Montréal bagel field research via transit.
July 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Montréal bagel field research via transit.
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The New York Times’ editorial decisions make more sense when you remember their publisher is a fifth-generation owner who was handed the paper as a birthright while the managing editor was a Harvard legacy whose father founded Staples.
They’re very firm believers in the meritocracy, you see.
They’re very firm believers in the meritocracy, you see.
A lot of this country’s problems boil down to straight white men who see themselves as some sort of default “normal” but any variation on that as “an identity” that is “political”
July 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
The New York Times’ editorial decisions make more sense when you remember their publisher is a fifth-generation owner who was handed the paper as a birthright while the managing editor was a Harvard legacy whose father founded Staples.
They’re very firm believers in the meritocracy, you see.
They’re very firm believers in the meritocracy, you see.
Reminder: Tomorrow, June 10!
June 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Reminder: Tomorrow, June 10!
@actfortransit.bsky.social & @montgomery4all.bsky.social are proud to host @natalifg.bsky.social on June 10. Details in the link.
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June 2025 Meeting: Natali Fani-González
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June 7, 2025 at 5:27 PM
@actfortransit.bsky.social & @montgomery4all.bsky.social are proud to host @natalifg.bsky.social on June 10. Details in the link.
www.actfortransit.org/june_2025_me...
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home prices in Montgomery County have risen 20% in the past four years; meanwhile, homelessness in the county has more than doubled in the same period www.mymcmedia.org/county-exper...
County Experienced Largest Increase in Homelessness In D.C. Area
Homelessness rose substantially in Montgomery County during the past year. According to the Point in Time survey coordinated by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, 1,510 people experie...
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May 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
home prices in Montgomery County have risen 20% in the past four years; meanwhile, homelessness in the county has more than doubled in the same period www.mymcmedia.org/county-exper...