MrTinMD
@mrtinmd.bsky.social
Maryland, USA. Cyclist, photographer, birdwatcher, trains & transit fan, YIMBY, boats/ships/planes lover, cat dad, gardener, married to expert knitter @jerdlngr.bsky.social. Gen X, he/him.
@kerrinsuzanne.bsky.social @imgoph.bsky.social What's the best time of year to plant a new tree in my west-facing front yard? It's a windy spot, gets full sun, rocky soil, elevation 500', zone 7A. Would like a short-medium size tree that won't blow over in 20 years - any suggestions? Thank you!
September 8, 2026 at 1:24 AM
@kerrinsuzanne.bsky.social @imgoph.bsky.social What's the best time of year to plant a new tree in my west-facing front yard? It's a windy spot, gets full sun, rocky soil, elevation 500', zone 7A. Would like a short-medium size tree that won't blow over in 20 years - any suggestions? Thank you!
I hate the way the media is framing this. It's not a "rift", or a "trade war", or a "dispute" - it's 100% attributable to Trump's unilateral and irrational desire to troll Canada using an outdated and stupid tariff regime. Call it what it is!
BREAKING: President Trump has threatened a 50% tariff on Canadian automobiles, car parts and steel starting Jan. 1 as the trade rift deepens.
Live updates: Trump threatens 50% tariffs on more Canadian goods as rift with Ottawa deepens
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened even more tariffs on scores of Canadian imports after Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to retaliate as trade negotiations falter.
bit.ly
August 24, 2026 at 2:23 PM
I hate the way the media is framing this. It's not a "rift", or a "trade war", or a "dispute" - it's 100% attributable to Trump's unilateral and irrational desire to troll Canada using an outdated and stupid tariff regime. Call it what it is!
I really miss eating salads. 😭
US health officials say a food-poisoning outbreak tied to alfalfa sprouts and involving multiple germs has sickened people in 15 states. https://cnn.it/4xSio19
August 22, 2026 at 1:03 AM
I really miss eating salads. 😭
Interesting - Frederick, MD might become home to a cricket stadium? www.wypr.org/wypr-news/20...
City of Frederick rezones 24 acres for 10,000-seat cricket stadium
The stadium is projected to generate $1.9 million in annual tax revenue and bring approximately 100,000 visitors to downtown Frederick.
www.wypr.org
August 12, 2026 at 9:29 PM
Interesting - Frederick, MD might become home to a cricket stadium? www.wypr.org/wypr-news/20...
The USA is out of the foot sports thingey, so why is my timeline still filled with “Goal!” “Woo!” “Good save!”? I was hoping the phenomenon would at least subside a bit. 😬😭
July 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
The USA is out of the foot sports thingey, so why is my timeline still filled with “Goal!” “Woo!” “Good save!”? I was hoping the phenomenon would at least subside a bit. 😬😭
It's unfortunate that pets, zoo animals, birds, and wildlife in general, can't wear noise-canceling headphones. :(
If you haven’t invested in noise-cancelling headphones (or a second home outside of DC), now might be the time to do so. DC’s July Fourth fireworks are going to start at 10:30 PM this year.
What Time Are DC's July 4 Fireworks Actually Happening?
Do they start at 10:30 or 11:00? Here's what we know—plus all the restrictions if you're going to the Mall.
washingtonian.com
July 3, 2026 at 8:40 PM
It's unfortunate that pets, zoo animals, birds, and wildlife in general, can't wear noise-canceling headphones. :(
I sincerely hope the next Democratic president, forcefully and unapologetically, wields all of the new powers and privileges the Supreme Court has granted the Executive Branch, as a means of rooting out every last Trump crony.
JUST IN: Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent
Supreme Court cements Trump's power over agencies long considered independent
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court struck down a 91-year-old precedent that has prevented presidents from removing members of independent agencies meant to be a check on his power.
n.pr
June 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM
I sincerely hope the next Democratic president, forcefully and unapologetically, wields all of the new powers and privileges the Supreme Court has granted the Executive Branch, as a means of rooting out every last Trump crony.
Seeing all the posts out of DC about flyovers, National Guard troops everywhere, fences, barriers, wrestling arena, etc - I’m really glad I moved a couple of counties away from the noise and chaos.
Looks like a flight of B–52s, apparently out of Barksdale, now approaching DC from the south.
June 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Seeing all the posts out of DC about flyovers, National Guard troops everywhere, fences, barriers, wrestling arena, etc - I’m really glad I moved a couple of counties away from the noise and chaos.
Flickr, circa 2007.
Can I ask y’all a genuine question?
In all your life online, what’s the greatest social media you’ve ever used?
In all your life online, what’s the greatest social media you’ve ever used?
June 17, 2026 at 1:19 AM
Flickr, circa 2007.
He's really good at combining inefficiency, wasting money, and pure evil.
The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country in a boost to “clean, beautiful coal,” President Donald Trump said Thursday in the Oval Office.
marylandmatters.org/2026/06/04/r...
marylandmatters.org/2026/06/04/r...
Trump to pump $700M into coal power in the states, as he again blasts renewable energy - Maryland Matters
The federal government will spend $700 million on building or refurbishing coal power infrastructure across the country in a boost to “clean, beautiful coal,” President Donald Trump said Thursday in t...
marylandmatters.org
June 8, 2026 at 2:15 AM
He's really good at combining inefficiency, wasting money, and pure evil.
Sounds like DC Bike Party!
Did You Know?
In Victorian era, enormous crowds gathered to watch dazzling nighttime “torchlight bicycle parades."
Cyclists decorated their bicycles with glowing lanterns, flowers, banners, and colored lamps before riding through dark city streets in elaborate processions.
#Victorian #history
In Victorian era, enormous crowds gathered to watch dazzling nighttime “torchlight bicycle parades."
Cyclists decorated their bicycles with glowing lanterns, flowers, banners, and colored lamps before riding through dark city streets in elaborate processions.
#Victorian #history
May 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Sounds like DC Bike Party!
Bike shop & coffee bar on Main Street.
Take a break from the discourse and quote this with a business you would want to start if you could afford to lose money on it
April 26, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Bike shop & coffee bar on Main Street.
Never using paper currency again, except as toilet paper.
BREAKING: U.S. Treasury is working to put President Trump's signature on new paper currency, a first for a sitting president, an AP source says.
Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on US bills in first for sitting president, AP source says
The U.S Treasury Department is working on plans to put President Donald Trump’s signature on all new US paper currency, a Treasury official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it ahead of the announcement told the Associated Press on Thursday.The move woul
bit.ly
March 26, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Never using paper currency again, except as toilet paper.
Brookhaven National Lab, in Upton, NY.
March 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Brookhaven National Lab, in Upton, NY.
Temp is down to 37 here in northern Frederick County (from a high yesterday of 80), and the rain seems to be changing over to sleet/ice pellets. #MDWX
March 12, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Temp is down to 37 here in northern Frederick County (from a high yesterday of 80), and the rain seems to be changing over to sleet/ice pellets. #MDWX
The beginning of next week looks to have another bone-chilling polar vortex incursion into the mid-Atlantic. 🥶🙄🤬😧 😩
March 10, 2026 at 3:52 AM
The beginning of next week looks to have another bone-chilling polar vortex incursion into the mid-Atlantic. 🥶🙄🤬😧 😩
Ugh, this is so true. 😩
About two thirty last night it occurred to me there is a significant chance that we are going to get another military parade after this fiasco.
March 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Ugh, this is so true. 😩
I wish all the ordnance expended in this campaign could have been sent to Ukraine to use for their defense instead. 😩
President Trump says "heavy and pinpoint bombing" of Iran to continue "uninterrupted" through the week or longer.
Live updates: Israel confirms attack on Iran with US help as explosions are heard in Tehran
Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
bit.ly
February 28, 2026 at 10:50 PM
I wish all the ordnance expended in this campaign could have been sent to Ukraine to use for their defense instead. 😩
All these headlines and post-SOTU articles are mundanely worded, and fitted into a traditional political narrative, continuing the sanewashing the media has been doing for Trump for years. What message? Deranged ranting? How about point out his repetitive lies using 4th grade vocabulary?
President Trump delivered his State of the Union. Now his challenge is to make that message stick. He gets the first opportunity to test drive it this week, when he travels to Texas, where the shift in the Latino vote toward Trump in 2024 highlighted how he had reshaped the Republican coalition.
President Donald Trump's post-State of the Union sales job begins now
President Donald Trump has a midterm year message to sell. Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday boasted about economic strength and a tougher America.
bit.ly
February 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM
All these headlines and post-SOTU articles are mundanely worded, and fitted into a traditional political narrative, continuing the sanewashing the media has been doing for Trump for years. What message? Deranged ranting? How about point out his repetitive lies using 4th grade vocabulary?
Nacho cheese flavored Doritos.
What's an objectively mediocre or downright garbage food that you will love forever?
February 22, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Nacho cheese flavored Doritos.
The worst thing about the threat of snow on Sunday, even if it doesn’t happen, is that cities & counties will spread excessive amounts of salt everywhere. All the recent rain has just washed all the streets, bike lanes & trails clean. 😩😭
Showers around early taper by mid- to late morning. Some clearing this afternoon. Mild temperatures today and tomorrow.
Some rain/snow Sunday with developing coastal storm. Could bring at least light accumulation to region by Sunday night.
Full forecast: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
Some rain/snow Sunday with developing coastal storm. Could bring at least light accumulation to region by Sunday night.
Full forecast: www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...
CWG Live: Morning showers, then clearing; snow potential Sunday into Monday
Mild late today through tomorrow. A coastal storm Sunday into early Monday threatens to deliver snow to the region.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The worst thing about the threat of snow on Sunday, even if it doesn’t happen, is that cities & counties will spread excessive amounts of salt everywhere. All the recent rain has just washed all the streets, bike lanes & trails clean. 😩😭
@taratlk.bsky.social I recall @jerdlngr.bsky.social mentioned you were looking for a photo of this statue in Frederick awhile back. We were walking by it today and the lighting was good, so I snapped a pic for you.
February 16, 2026 at 11:28 PM
@taratlk.bsky.social I recall @jerdlngr.bsky.social mentioned you were looking for a photo of this statue in Frederick awhile back. We were walking by it today and the lighting was good, so I snapped a pic for you.
Just heard on WTOP that 2 women riding e-bikes were struck, one killed, by a garbage truck at Georgia & Upshur in DC. Anybody have more details? Awful! #bikedc
February 14, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Just heard on WTOP that 2 women riding e-bikes were struck, one killed, by a garbage truck at Georgia & Upshur in DC. Anybody have more details? Awful! #bikedc
Photo from last night’s walk around the neighborhood in northern Frederick County, MD. This is looking west towards the Catoctins. Pic by @jerdlngr.bsky.social with edits/cropping by me.
February 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Photo from last night’s walk around the neighborhood in northern Frederick County, MD. This is looking west towards the Catoctins. Pic by @jerdlngr.bsky.social with edits/cropping by me.
I’ll be rooting for Denmark in all events they’re competing in! 🇩🇰
The Olympics are a symbol of international cooperation and peace. The U.S. was once seen as a bastion of that order, but historians say Trump's America enters this year's Winter Games with a very different image. n.pr/4qnDS1Q
U.S. steps onto Olympic stage at a time when its image and role in the world spark growing concern
The Olympics are a symbol of international cooperation and peace. The U.S. was once seen as a bastion of that order, but historians say Trump's America enters this year's Winter Games with a very different image.
n.pr
February 6, 2026 at 2:37 PM
I’ll be rooting for Denmark in all events they’re competing in! 🇩🇰