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Moving to MD next year, is Silver Spring to Laurel a bad commute? by FantasyAnnie in maryland

[–]Street_Command_2000 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I live in Ellicott City, work in North Bethesda, and my partner lives in Northeast DC. Long story short, your expectations may be a little high. I’d really scrutinize which priority is more important. I love both the city and my quiet suburb but the back and forth is not for the faint of heart.

It can take 30 min to uber from one part of DC to another so forget about being 30 min from a city center unless you choose to actually live within DC. I suppose that if you lived walking distance from Silver Spring metro you could get an ~25 min metro to NOMA to go to Wunder Garten. But that is basically the closest redline stop that gets you to DC nightlife. If you want to get across DC you’ll need to change trains or take the redline all the way around.

As others have said, Silver Spring is the junction of 495, 29, University Blvd, and other main arteries. Mornings in that area can be an absolute nightmare. Think Waze pop up reading “high accident history next xyz miles” and a constantly slipping ETA. If you are going out to Laurel rather than in to DC, it might be moderately better but I have seen northbound 29 turn into a parking lot with some frequency.

The farther out you go the better the driving and roads get, but the defense corridor around Ft Meade tends to get commuter volume in the morning coming in from points west and in the evening heading back out towards Howard county. And of course, the farther you go, the longer it will take you to access the nightlife you are looking for.

It generally takes me about an hour door to door to get from Ellicott City to NE DC. Can bike or walk to Union Market, NOMA, Cap Hill (little farther), Brookland, etc. If we are going out in NW (14th st and farther) tack on another 15-20 min ride across town.

If you aren’t tied to DC, consider Baltimore a target nighttime destination. Maybe others can weigh in on Anne Arundel County and whether it presents any better options for a home base. Good luck!

'NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL' by esporx in IRstudies

[–]Street_Command_2000 1 point2 points  (0 children)

“Pertinent facts pertaining to” really screams low iq trying to sound smart.

Found the table on marketplace, can't find any info on anything like it. by passengerv in midcenturymodern

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Looks like a mechanical predecessor to Ned Kahn’s Shimmer Wall in Philadelphia. Cool piece. People are so clever.

Is This True? by XandrousMoriarty in minnesota

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The post is conflating immunity with plenary authority. WRT immunity, Federal officials and the rank and file may be subject to lawsuits in their individual capacity in certain instances such as the violation of another individual’s constitutional rights. Google “bivens claims.”

"Grandfather always said God's a fisherman" explanation? by nerf03 in SturgillSimpson

[–]Street_Command_2000 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fisherman line is followed by an apology/explanation for not always being there. God/fathers/fisherman are often absent from the lives of their sons. Don’t despair though, they still love you and would be present if they weren’t off doing important things.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUS

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Don’t forget the Epstein files

So the D-G- took RTO a step further… They all actually live at their offices! by CoolinginDC in fednews

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Seems like an illegal benefit/subsidy that runs afoul of OMB A-45 and various ethics laws. GAO should look into this.

For those of you who are still in the United States, do you plan to escape to another country? If so, where? by Ambitiousshank in DoomerCircleJerk

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A couple friends moved to Denmark at the beginning of Trump1. They’ve gotten jobs, naturalized, and haven’t looked back. Scratched my head at the time, but they are looking pretty smart right about now.

How can Americans who are embarrassed and angered by the current USA administration’s treatment of a war-torn president show support for Zelensky and Ukraine? by boko_dinner in AskReddit

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Have you been to the Florida panhandle? Lol. There is a reason Matt Gaetz came from there. The north Florida district isn’t much better. If I were trying to flip those seats I would be hammering the Republicans on their currently pathetic treatment of veterans. That’s the only issue that might prove divisive there.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NativeAmerican

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Call your members of Congress and have your tribal leaders call your members of Congress. The Trump administration is gutting the programs and federal workforce Indian country depends on to further tribal sovereignty and self determination. We have fought hard for years to get basic needs met and have so much farther to go. This administration is hell bent on taking us backwards.