BeMore BaiLan
@bemorebailan.bsky.social
Sometimes you lie flat, sometimes you dance, and sometimes you let it rot. Baltimore and Maryland Politics. 🏳️⚧️
earnest question: do cis people understand the purple archipelago?
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
earnest question: do cis people understand the purple archipelago?
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"Why I lost faith in zoning." tinyurl.com/5n8sh428 Baltimore’s former zoning board executive director, on why she supports @mayorbmscott.bsky.social bills to promote more density and multi-family housing in the city. [OP-ED]
Baltimore’s former zoning board director explains why she lost faith in zoning | Baltimore Brew
The mayor’s “Housing Options and Opportunity” legislation – including Bill 25-0066 – will go a long way toward fixing an unfair system. [OP-ED]
tinyurl.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"Why I lost faith in zoning." tinyurl.com/5n8sh428 Baltimore’s former zoning board executive director, on why she supports @mayorbmscott.bsky.social bills to promote more density and multi-family housing in the city. [OP-ED]
we would like to take this moment to shout out the MTA @mta.maryland.gov who can't get the busses to run on time AND can't train their bus drivers to not be homophobic. truly inspiring leadership from @mdotmtaholly.bsky.social 🙏
November 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
we would like to take this moment to shout out the MTA @mta.maryland.gov who can't get the busses to run on time AND can't train their bus drivers to not be homophobic. truly inspiring leadership from @mdotmtaholly.bsky.social 🙏
Gorsuch is such a specific Type Of Guy it's hard to convey. For additional context, another way to think about this is that the University of Utah dropped the r-slur and secured tribal approval for "Utes" a full 50 years before the washington football team renamed.
never ceases to amaze me that a big reason gorsuch is like that is because he’s from the mountain west and it’s part of the history and news there in a way that it’s not in the east
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Gorsuch is such a specific Type Of Guy it's hard to convey. For additional context, another way to think about this is that the University of Utah dropped the r-slur and secured tribal approval for "Utes" a full 50 years before the washington football team renamed.
intrusively thinking of good line dance songs that could use a baltimore club mix... copperhead road? 🤔
This is so wild to me. Baltimore on a trail ride…
November 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
intrusively thinking of good line dance songs that could use a baltimore club mix... copperhead road? 🤔
😭
A real loss. Rest in power, Alice Wong.
November 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 7:33 PM
germane to the heart of this, since catholic social teaching gave us one of the most undercovered civil rights activists of the 20th; hard 2 accept it fully when the vp's a catholic convert, fash are out there celebrating franco, and u can find thibault's anti-lgbt books in evangelical uni libraries
Look, I agree with you on plenty of things and will continue to, but Catholicism as a faith community+tradition doesn't deserve the tight association this sort of thing gives it to the worst illiberalism. Anti-catholicism hasnt been banished as a force in the US for long enough to ignore its ghosts.
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
germane to the heart of this, since catholic social teaching gave us one of the most undercovered civil rights activists of the 20th; hard 2 accept it fully when the vp's a catholic convert, fash are out there celebrating franco, and u can find thibault's anti-lgbt books in evangelical uni libraries
the most frustrating part about baltimore city's failure to implement the complete streets ordinance is that there were hundreds of public comments from a vast array of individuals, businesses, and non profits in favor; but the one (1) negative comment about "the bike lobby" seems to have won out.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 PM
the most frustrating part about baltimore city's failure to implement the complete streets ordinance is that there were hundreds of public comments from a vast array of individuals, businesses, and non profits in favor; but the one (1) negative comment about "the bike lobby" seems to have won out.
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8 years after @bmorecitydot.bsky.social created their own legally mandated resurfacing standards, they're still breaking them.
Fire the TEC division staff who ignore the law.
Generate projects out of Planning division.
Require signed compliance forms before asphalt touches the ground.
Fire the TEC division staff who ignore the law.
Generate projects out of Planning division.
Require signed compliance forms before asphalt touches the ground.
Amid resurfacing ‘blitz,’ not all Baltimore road projects comply with Complete Streets law
Amid resurfacing ‘blitz,’ not all road projects comply with Baltimore safety code
Some of this year’s road resurfacing projects in Baltimore won’t comply with all Complete Streets standards — a problem advocates say has persisted for years.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
8 years after @bmorecitydot.bsky.social created their own legally mandated resurfacing standards, they're still breaking them.
Fire the TEC division staff who ignore the law.
Generate projects out of Planning division.
Require signed compliance forms before asphalt touches the ground.
Fire the TEC division staff who ignore the law.
Generate projects out of Planning division.
Require signed compliance forms before asphalt touches the ground.
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If community engagement is the excuse for why we can’t have complete streets, we should just stop doing community engagement. I’m tired of NIMBYs shutting down bike lanes anyway.
Amid resurfacing ‘blitz,’ not all Baltimore road projects comply with Complete Streets law
Amid resurfacing ‘blitz,’ not all road projects comply with Baltimore safety code
Some of this year’s road resurfacing projects in Baltimore won’t comply with all Complete Streets standards — a problem advocates say has persisted for years.
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If community engagement is the excuse for why we can’t have complete streets, we should just stop doing community engagement. I’m tired of NIMBYs shutting down bike lanes anyway.
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For @techpolicypress.bsky.social I laid out a tech agenda for Mayor-elect zohrankmamdani.bsky.social that resists surveillance and extraction while advancing his goals for affordability, dignity, and justice.
Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social)
Mayor-Elect of New York City
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
For @techpolicypress.bsky.social I laid out a tech agenda for Mayor-elect zohrankmamdani.bsky.social that resists surveillance and extraction while advancing his goals for affordability, dignity, and justice.
has someone put together a baltimore club mix of t-pain's club husband yet? 👀
November 8, 2025 at 10:59 PM
has someone put together a baltimore club mix of t-pain's club husband yet? 👀
the regular indignity of interfacing with maryland state system is that you get emails like "you missed an appointment [tomorrow]" and you have to think long and hard about how the state is investing nothing in making things not suck. there is no hope in pointing out the bugs either. dismal.
November 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
the regular indignity of interfacing with maryland state system is that you get emails like "you missed an appointment [tomorrow]" and you have to think long and hard about how the state is investing nothing in making things not suck. there is no hope in pointing out the bugs either. dismal.
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I also want to mention ALT TEXT. Now, with a flip of a switch, you too can let other bsky peeps participate in your shenanigans if they have screen readers or don't understand the context of your pix. (who is this person? Why should I care?)
November 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I also want to mention ALT TEXT. Now, with a flip of a switch, you too can let other bsky peeps participate in your shenanigans if they have screen readers or don't understand the context of your pix. (who is this person? Why should I care?)
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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 5, 2025 at 7:10 AM
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
people who park in bike lanes are a reminder of how beautiful the social contract is. it's only a small collection of imaginary things we all believe in that keep their headlights, paint job, and windshields intact 🙏
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
people who park in bike lanes are a reminder of how beautiful the social contract is. it's only a small collection of imaginary things we all believe in that keep their headlights, paint job, and windshields intact 🙏
one of the more subtle reasons you shouldn't wear an ai generated shirt is it prevents you from wearing a banned books shirt that has books which have been BANED.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
one of the more subtle reasons you shouldn't wear an ai generated shirt is it prevents you from wearing a banned books shirt that has books which have been BANED.
narrowly holding back Full Bore Depression Posting with the power of eurobeat and good news www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAUZ...
Blinding Lights (Arabic Version) - Eurobeat Remix
YouTube video by Vikas Music
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
narrowly holding back Full Bore Depression Posting with the power of eurobeat and good news www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAUZ...
is there any must-grab books at enoch pratt that one has to get in person rather than via shadow library? trying to decide if we want to invest energy in trying again ✨ after all of our past library visits being transphobic hellscapes ✨
November 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
is there any must-grab books at enoch pratt that one has to get in person rather than via shadow library? trying to decide if we want to invest energy in trying again ✨ after all of our past library visits being transphobic hellscapes ✨
😌 looking forward to bferg sponsoring legislation that will increase special elections and decrease committee selections, since he cares so deeply about listening to the voice of marylanders.
MD Senate Prez Bill Ferguson still determined to stand in the way of redistricting:
"This is an unbalanced risk reward calculation. It is why there is overwhelming concern about MD joining the mid-cycle redistricting wars."
"This is an unbalanced risk reward calculation. It is why there is overwhelming concern about MD joining the mid-cycle redistricting wars."
November 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
😌 looking forward to bferg sponsoring legislation that will increase special elections and decrease committee selections, since he cares so deeply about listening to the voice of marylanders.
still just not human functioning enough to go into this more deeply but it'd be great if the brew would revisit vendor one's other work and notice how much of it was not accessible, and by extension not acceptable for public government work in the year of our lacrimation 2025.
screaming in no you should not throw 2.4 million to your plum contractor then spend another 2ish and leave 0.015 million for an ai slop accessibility company
November 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
still just not human functioning enough to go into this more deeply but it'd be great if the brew would revisit vendor one's other work and notice how much of it was not accessible, and by extension not acceptable for public government work in the year of our lacrimation 2025.
counterpoint: we already have "[name] the first, second, third..."; "[[name] times ten to] the first, second, third..." absolutely rips. if you marry into a family with a different base you can take the log of both sides and the next generation can change the base.
My most trad opinion is you should not be able to use scientific notation in your child's name.
You don’t get to name your kid X Æ A-12 and then say “or whatever his name is” about anyone else.
November 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
counterpoint: we already have "[name] the first, second, third..."; "[[name] times ten to] the first, second, third..." absolutely rips. if you marry into a family with a different base you can take the log of both sides and the next generation can change the base.
if baltimore city were to commit to a 3100 mile bike network, at current rates of bike lane construction it would be done in roughly 310 years. 😌
Meanwhile, in the far-left progressive bastion of ... entire State of Utah:
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
"The plan shows 3,100 miles of paths. The network would come within a mile of 95% of Utahns, connect to 33 school campuses, 31 state/national parks, and 74 high-capacity transit stations."
www.sltrib.com/news/2025/10...
Utah rolls forward on statewide freeway system for bikes. Here’s where the trails would go.
Utah plans to build a statewide network of paved trails that will act like an interstate system for bikes.
www.sltrib.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
if baltimore city were to commit to a 3100 mile bike network, at current rates of bike lane construction it would be done in roughly 310 years. 😌
what an absolute gem of a lil biking blog 🥺 😻
In which I check out "Perkins Square," think about housing prices and development and displacement, and then ride over to Patterson Park, Canton Waterfront Park, and then north until North, flying down the bus/bike lane all the way home. whatisawridingmybikearoundtoday.com/2025/11/02/f...
Fall Tree Against a Backdrop of Blue Skies and Construction at Bank & Caroline
I had the time, energy, and weather for a bike ride today, and wow, it had been a long time since I got to do that. I started with a quick ride down the hill to meet friends for brunch, in celebrat…
whatisawridingmybikearoundtoday.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
what an absolute gem of a lil biking blog 🥺 😻