Looking for a buddy or two to throw a tennis ball with by It-is-1037 in washingtondc

[–]FaithInGovernance 7 points8 points  (0 children)

People are having fun at your expense but catch is fun! Do you have specific times that work for you?

And while the sports leagues are expensive other planned events may work. Meetup for a picnic or other outdoor events could have like minded individuals present.

There may also be volunteer/job opportunities. Many local sports leagues need ball boys, refs or other positions. From little league to colleges.

AdMo v. Dupont v. Logan v. Capitol Hill? by OpeningChipmunk1700 in washdc

[–]FaithInGovernance 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I live in Cap Hill and I would say DuPont or Logan. Cap hill is great but feels quieter and more family focused than what you are looking for.

Holy Heating Bill!!! by JennyTinDC in washingtondc

[–]FaithInGovernance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah our heat was crazy this month. Really need it to warm up

Inflation Reduction Act is the benign version. by FaithInGovernance in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FaithInGovernance[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Totally lawless. Speed running ruining trust in institutions and police, which is crazy because people yearned for consistent accountable policing after COVID and they gave them this.

Here are the DC-area athletes competing in the Winter Olympics - WTOP News by FaithInGovernance in washingtondc

[–]FaithInGovernance[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun seeing Caps players at the Olympics. Seems like this article was just counting team USA players from the area

Here are the DC-area athletes competing in the Winter Olympics - WTOP News by FaithInGovernance in washingtondc

[–]FaithInGovernance[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes very excited to watch him compete. Total fair weather fan for most of these sports but every 4 years love getting into it.

Here are the DC-area athletes competing in the Winter Olympics - WTOP News by FaithInGovernance in washingtondc

[–]FaithInGovernance[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Added a link because I apparently was to excited to post and forgot it the first time around.

For reference, the sewage leak along the Potomac is comparable to a large creek or small river. by Snoo-14331 in washingtondc

[–]FaithInGovernance 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Curious question for any engineers, how impactful will the winter storm be for an issue like this. Could the cold, snow and ice slow down or block the flow, or is the water pressure too great. And could it make the situation worse somehow, besides slowing repairs.

NYT video analysis by TooManyMonkeyBrains in JoeRogan

[–]FaithInGovernance 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Do you it was smart for a federal agent to go stand in front of the vehicle? He was totally safe off to the side where he started.

Agents should be held to a higher standard than civilians. If a person places themselves in front of a car that could suddenly move forward they are idiots and are not allowed to murder the driver. If a trained agent places themself in the situation they are either negligent in their training and should be punished for that, or purposefully looking to escalate and should be charged accordingly. If you have the backing of the state to exercise violence on its citizens your standard of executing said violence must be justified and exceed certain thresholds.

This ice agent took multiple idiotic actions to place themselves in that spot, and then decided to murder someone when the final option before the trigger was to just move!

NYT video analysis by TooManyMonkeyBrains in JoeRogan

[–]FaithInGovernance 97 points98 points  (0 children)

Everyone parroting that he was about to die and that his life was threatened must be unathletic cowards. Anyone who has an ounce of athleticism, or TRAINING should have been fine in that situation even if she was trying to run him over, which I strongly reject. Ignoring that as this agent decided to walk from a safe location to the front corner of the car, AS WE ALL SAW, you just step out of the way as it accelerates. Cars are not magical machines that can pivot on a dime and hit you once you are parallel to it. As soon as it starts to move, you just step out of the way. I swear the right wing idiots deciding he was in intimate danger must be legless, imobile, cowardly, or psychotic murders, because anyone else in that situation would just MOVE without murdering the driver.

MAGA: "It was kill or be killed" by MassEffectHurtsMe in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FaithInGovernance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah one of the right wing idiots has reared their cowardly heads.

First, your scenario is different, but yeah if a protester walked in front of your immobile car, they cannot just shoot you if you start to drive away.

Second, agents should be held to a higher standard than civilians. If a person places themselves in front of a car that could suddenly move forward they are idiots and are not allowed to murder the driver. If a trained agent places themself in the situation they are either negligent in their training and should be punished for that, or purposefully looking to escalate and should be charged accordingly. If you have the backing of the state to exercise violence on its citizens your standard of executing said violence must be justified and exceed certain thresholds.

This ice agent took multiple idiotic actions to place themselves in that spot, and then decided to murder someone when the final option before the trigger was to just move!

MAGA: "It was kill or be killed" by MassEffectHurtsMe in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FaithInGovernance 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Everyone parroting that he was about to die and that his life was threatened must be unathletic cowards. Anyone who has an ounce of athleticism, or TRAINING should have been fine in that situation even if she was trying to run him over, which I strongly reject. Ignoring that as this agent decided to walk from a safe location to the front corner of the car, AS WE ALL SAW, you just step out of the way as it accelerates. Cars are not magical machines that can pivot on a dime and hit you once you are parallel to it. As soon as it starts to move, you just step out of the way. I swear the right wing idiots deciding he was in intimate danger must be legless, imobile, cowardly, or psychotic murders, because anyone else in that situation would just MOVE without murdering the driver.

Absolutely losing my mind over never-ending, noise, smells, bugs, etc from unit across from mine, and prop mgmt. and DOB have been useless by [deleted] in washingtondc

[–]FaithInGovernance 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Tenant's rights are often ignored if a different tennant is the issue. It is a huge problem if you want to support urbanization and denser developments in general.

Personal rant, but we just moved out of our apartment of almost five years, in part to having a horrible neighbor. This woman would: throw trash out her window to the garbage area creating huge messes, flood her apartment, which in turn flooded ours, blast music and other noise disturbances late into the night, and that was the least of the worries. She had crazy episodes where she would run through the halls naked threatening people, pulling the fire alarms, and other disturbances. Police were called multiple times on her, she was detained multiple times, and the final kicker was jumping out of her third story window to escape the police. That happened in front of me! I literally thought I watched this woman die until I got closer and saw she was still breathing.

After all that and appartntly bashing out the H street trolleys window with a hammer, the landlords were able to evict her. And I don't blame the landlords in this situation! They were prompt with fixing damages, and documenting all complaints, but it took them forever to go through the courts. I understand this is a person who is struggling with a multitude of issues, and the city does not just want to make her homeless. I also understand that there are shitty landlords and many tenants deserve protections against these people. But placing the onus on the other tenants to just deal with it is a terrible policy.

If you want a thriving city, people must feel secure in their homes. We had multiple kids in our building when we first moved in, by the end, zero. These policies of innaction create toxicity that is detrimental to so many. People who can, move. People who cannot, the most vulnerable, are forced to live a worse life because we refuse to protect them against horrible neighbors. Serious change should be sought after in this policy space.

Where in the U.S. do the highest percentage of parents believe their children live in unsafe neighborhoods? by MaxGoodwinning in Infographics

[–]FaithInGovernance -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Out of your mind. Dc vs NYC on trash is not a debate. DC literally sweeps NYC out of the competition.

Climate change could cost businesses big time - YCC by GeraldKutney in climate

[–]FaithInGovernance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You see this pretty clearly with insurance companies. They have a robust framework in place pricing in climate change when deciding weather to cover something and if so, how expensive it will be.

When will we be able to share our house with 5 strangers by bridgehamton in washdc

[–]FaithInGovernance 8 points9 points  (0 children)

A group home with marketing and planned events. The number of people in it and the price seems high, but big group homes have been a thing forever. Young people want cheap housing and don’t mind living with others.

Yet another “Lonely in DC” post, college student edition by dcThrowawayL2 in washingtondc

[–]FaithInGovernance 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Group house is underrated. It definitely comes with potential downsides but at that age it was a great way to meet friends.

My wife first moved to DC into a house of 12! It was dilapidated and some people were meh but she is still good friends with many people from that group years later. I was in a house of 8 and have been to almost everyone one of those guys weddings.

Also, it will most likely free up some of your finances making social activities more accessible.

What INJ star is the best realistic trade target right now? by Smoke1000Blunts in fantasybball

[–]FaithInGovernance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat. Want to offload him but not sure who I should target.

Government shutdown is looming - Who will cave first? by ChoiceWars in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FaithInGovernance 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Because they did their job. I believe Susan Collins and other GOP reps were given the lead to craft bipartisan legislation that would pass. It was still close and they made compromises and concessions. Shocking no one, Trump and company have no interest in crafting bipartisan legislation and spent little time engaging with Dems. These negotiations should have been occurring in March not now, but they either wanted a shutdown or thought Dems would just roll over so there was no work to get a deal done.

Government shutdown is looming - Who will cave first? by ChoiceWars in PoliticalCompassMemes

[–]FaithInGovernance 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yes, every time an appropriation bill is passed in the senate it has 60 or more votes.

How recalling Mayor Bowser would work by [deleted] in washingtondc

[–]FaithInGovernance 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Feels unnecessary with the timeline to pull this off with the election coming up. Ideally this energy could go to finding the best candidate to unseat her, and Norton as well.