On Friday at 1:30 p.m. - The GO Committee will review Expedited Bill 49-26, which would increase the number of Assistant Chief Administrative Officers from four to six within the Office of the County Executive. https://t.co/CErY21Wu2B
Incoming Rep. Don Leonard tells @jacob_wass that senior Democrats threatened him with “consequences” if he refuses to back Hakeem Jeffries for House Speaker.
BREAKING 🚨: Kmele Foster: “It's one thing to not think capitalism isn't working, ideally. It's another thing entirely to insist that it is oppressive, that it is bound up with white supremacy.”
Jemele Hill: “How is it not?”
Kmele Foster: “I've always preferred Adam Smith's description of capitalism as the natural system of liberty. The idea that people can own property, that they can exchange it freely with one another for profit, that they can find ways to put their resources to good use and profit in a way that is actually beneficial to everyone else, that there can be gains from trade that are mutually beneficial. These are foundational ideas that have created more wealth than any other system in human history. That is what capitalism is. That is not white supremacy.”
Jemele Hill: “Do you think capitalism has always worked that way?”
Kmele Foster: “I’ve actually just described the basic facts of the economics.”
Hill: “That ain't how it's always worked.”
Kmele Foster: “Slavery is an institution that is older than writing. It predates capitalism. The notion that white supremacy and all these other things are bound up with capitalism in an intrinsic and fundamental way is so absurd and laughable, it barely needs to be defended.”
Jemele Hill: “How was it absurd?”
Kmele Foster: “It barely needs to be defended.”
Jemele Hill: “What do you mean it barely needs to be defended?”
Kmele Foster: “You actually have to articulate what the connections is. How are these two things the same? I'm talking about private property, the right to exchange and sell with whomever you like. What does that have to do with white supremacy?… What is the white supremacy dynamic of private property?”
This was the right decision. We can’t just be NIMBYs as a community, which ends up hurting the community worse.
The only issue is they should have had the cojones to take this vote before the election.
Today, the Montgomery County Council voted 6-5 to support keeping the Dickerson Resource Recovery Facility operating and modernizing that facility, rather than closing it and shifting our County's trash disposal to out-of-county landfills using significant long haul trucks from Shady Grove.
This is an important decision for many residents throughout the County who raised serious concerns about the possibility of extreme tractor-trailer movements every day at the Shady Grove Transfer Station (as early as 3 am!), bringing increased traffic, noise, and pollution near their homes as well as concerns about trucking many tons of trash to out-of-county landfills.
Last month, I joined my Rockville Mayor and Council colleagues in unanimously calling on Montgomery County to reconsider its proposed immediate Dickerson Facility closure. I applaud today's decision that addresses our most significant concerns.
There is still work ahead... The County must develop its Dickerson Facility modernization plans, address costs, and determine what impacts will occur during renovations. We will continue advocating for our neighborhoods throughout that process.
A huge thank you to everyone who spoke up, contacted County Councilmembers, and sent emails advocating for our community! Your voices matter, and I appreciate everyone who took the time to make them heard!
I think the way Russini is being treated is wrong. Vrabel is getting no hate and regardless, it’s a personal family issue. There’s a lot worse things people are doing than cheating and those are just among politicians. This is football reporting and isn’t that serious.
Some things you don't realize how much you missed until you get them back. Football is one of those things for me. So grateful for this chance, for this show, and for all of you. Today at noon ET, we start again.
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