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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social

*exhausted sigh*

A post from DC Urban Moms once again spreading the conspiracy that every person who pushes for more housing has some secret agenda, reading “I don't even believe there are YIMBY people who do not have a financial stake in the game. I know a few big real estate developers and they live in big custom homes in upper MoCo, Great Falls, Potomac or even in DC. They aren't sitting next to you at the BCC back to school night. They may own land/homes in your area, but that's for the full purpose of resell and development. It's a cover and a farce. They really do not care about the long term livability of a neighborhood. They have plan B & C.”
aug 1, 2025, 8:07 pm • 15 0

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Michael @ballstonbakfiets.bsky.social

I wish I had the intelligence and interpersonal skills to have a financial stake in it lmao

aug 2, 2025, 12:24 am • 2 0 • view
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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social

Or capital lol

aug 2, 2025, 1:18 am • 1 0 • view
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getting really into surf rock this year @patrickmcmahon.bsky.social

bethesda and chevy chase, of course, have few if any "big custom homes"

aug 1, 2025, 8:20 pm • 2 0 • view
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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social

Everyone a log cabin built by their parents

aug 1, 2025, 8:20 pm • 1 0 • view
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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social

Nobody supports housing. Nobody uses the bike lanes. Nobody rides the bus.

aug 1, 2025, 8:38 pm • 4 0 • view
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Going Local @nrbq.bsky.social

Nobody goes to that restaurant anymore, it’s too crowded

aug 1, 2025, 11:27 pm • 4 1 • view
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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social

I mean fair enough I am *not* sitting in a Bethesda-Chevy Chase back to school night I’m not that rich

aug 1, 2025, 8:11 pm • 8 1 • view
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Andrew Notarian (he/him) @anotarian.bsky.social

I would like to join the conspiracy, having lived in both fake Potomac and fake Bethesda.

aug 1, 2025, 8:26 pm • 1 0 • view
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Mike English @mocomikee.bsky.social

It’s cool I’ve only lived here four years apparently (like that would matter anyway)

Someone assuming I’ve only been here a few years, as if that should mean I don’t get a say, when I’ve lived here for 13, which I’m sure isn’t enough for them, just like I’m sure however long they’ve lived here isn’t enough for someone else
aug 1, 2025, 8:30 pm • 2 0 • view
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Andrew Notarian (he/him) @anotarian.bsky.social

Do renters have souls? Science may have the answer.

aug 1, 2025, 8:31 pm • 5 0 • view
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David Welton @davidwelton.bsky.social

"Nextdoor dot com - where you go to learn which of your neighbors would have gleefully turned in Anne Frank" I tried pitching it as a tagline for them, but they didn't seem to like it

aug 1, 2025, 8:56 pm • 1 0 • view