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To the candidates running on credit cards and grit: You have a weapon now. If you see your opponent getting free airtime for a “staged” event, you have seven days to file a demand letter. The law is no longer prioritizing the “bona fide” news judgment of a station manager who lunches with the establishment. It is prioritizing you.
Stop buying $500 coats. Here is how I survived a Baltimore ice storm using a ‘Frankenstein’ loadout: A fleece from the year 2000, Walmart jeans, and hydrophobic gloves. The ultimate guide to budget winter layering.
I want a border that is an iron wall. I want immigration laws that are enforced with a sledgehammer.
But here is the part that seems to break the brains of the tribalists on both sides: I can support the mission of Federal Law Enforcement while simultaneously despising the agents who disgrace it.
Madame Secretary, the American taxpayers pay you $253,100 a year to lead this the Department of Homeland Security. For that price, we expect competence.
When they refuse to cover the “little guy,” they create a self-fulfilling prophecy. You can’t raise money if you aren’t in the news, and you can’t get in the news if you haven’t raised money. It is a closed loop designed to protect the establishment.
Two weeks ago, I told you the physics didn’t add up. Yesterday, the Medical Examiner confirmed it…
While you were driving to work in Baltimore County, Julian Jones was racking up bills at the Wynn Las Vegas—one of the most expensive luxury resorts on the Strip.
Why was he there? For the ICSC (RECon) conference. That is the “Super Bowl” of shopping center development. It’s where developers go to cut deals and apparently, it is where Julian Jones goes to get his marching orders.
On March 27, 2025, a mysterious entity called “Recover180Virginia, LLC” wrote a check for $6,000.00—the legal maximum—to Izzy Patoka’s campaign.
Why is a Virginia LLC maxing out to a Towson Councilman? Because “Recover180Virginia” is a front.
Bill 94-25 focuses on the “Gifts and Grants Special Revenue Fund”. This fund is used to track money given to the county for specific purposes.
Bill 93-25, sponsored by Councilman Mike Ertel, focuses on “development impact fees” and “surcharges.” These are fees that developers typically pay to the county to help cover the cost of new public services, such as schools and roads, that are needed when new homes are built.
