Beautiful “late Autumn” 10K morning run! Especially given its early Spring lol.

Hi #RFKJr

“Los Angeles County in #California, Suffolk County in #NewYork and Howard County in #Maryland detected their first confirmed cases of #measles this year, while #Oklahoma reported two possible cases, local health authorities said this week.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/03/12/measles-suffolk-county-new-york-los-angeles-lax/

Measles at IAD (Dulles)

he Maryland Department of Health and Howard County health officials announced today a positive case of measles in a Howard County resident who recently traveled internationally. This case is not associated with the measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico. Out of an abundance of caution, health officials are coordinating an effort to identify people who might have been exposed, including contacting potentially exposed passengers on specific flights.

Anyone who visited the following locations during any of the following hours may have been exposed:

Washington Dulles International Airport: Terminal A, on transportation to the main terminal and in the baggage claim area
​March 5th, 4:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department
​March 7th, 3:30 pm - 7:30 pm

https://health.maryland.gov/newsroom/Pages/One-Case-of-Measles-Confirmed-in-Maryland.aspx

For those #FederalEmployees who are going through #JobCuts and #layoffs I have three state-specific resources for you: #Maryland , #Pennsylvania , and #Massachusetts. These sites have aggregated information about government jobs, community services, and available skills training. I hope you find them useful.

Maryland: https://response.maryland.gov/federalpublicservants/

Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/federal-workers

Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/open-jobs/careers-for-federal-employees.html

Hi #RFKJr.

Via Scott MacFarlane:

NEW: State health department announces new #measles case in #Maryland

State agency alerts: "Anyone who visited the following location.. may have been exposed: Washington Dulles International Airport: The international arrivals area March 5th, 4pm-9pm"

Team Hike Day at Little Gunpowder Falls State Park. A much needed nature excursion with @meghanwillis.bsky.social and team

NEW STATE ADDED: I've completed pie charts breaking out total population enrollment in #MEDICAID, #CHIP, #MEDICARE & #ACA exchange plans for every Congressional District in #MARYLAND:

NOTE: I've started breaking out DUAL-ENROLLEES as well!

https://acasignups.net/cd-pie-charts/md

Hey #Maryland friends! For the second year in a row, our House of Delegates has passed an “Idaho Stop” law that keeps cyclists safer and out of the way of cars, but we need to make sure it passes the senate. Please contact your state senator and tell them that 40 years of data in states that have passed such a law prove that it's safer for everyone, whether they're #cycling or not.
#BikeTooter

Keep ‘em coming

Via Joyce Vance;

A fed’l judge in #Maryland just blocked the #Trump administration’s effort to withhold funds from hospitals that provide gender-transition treatment to transgender youths while the litigstion is proceeding. Big loss for Trump. Hate loses.
#LGBTQ
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/us/transgender-young-people-treatment.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1k4.ORTI.FyK_H3rBQKm8

Just bought a house in #Baltimore - leaving Florida and higher education here after 14 years.

Friendly people, way more affordable housing, reasonable taxes, excellent teacher pay, and good fucking energy. I'm excited to know my neighbors and build community and pay taxes towards shit I care about at a time of turmoil for the whole region.

If you're looking for a red state exit, come visit. #Maryland is dealing with population loss in addition to supporting laid off feds, let's stop it

#DC #districtofcolumbia #Maryland #Virginia #Resources

From WTOPNews.com: Here are the resources available in each DC-area county to fired federal workers

https://wtop.com/local/2025/02/here-are-the-resources-available-in-each-dc-area-county-to-fired-federal-workers/

Random photographs I took from around Baltimore's Penn Station today...

Today's Tune Tuesday has a theme of "Songs From Home."

Immediately, my mind went to the Broadway musical Hairspray.

Good Morning, Baltimore. https://song.link/us/i/157356929

The leader of the “Zizian” group tied to a Vermont border agent murder and several other killings across the country has been arrested in Maryland, police say. Read more from @AssociatedPress
https://flip.it/AAEeVs
#Zizians #Murder #BorderPatrol #Police #Maryland #Vermont

The parade to honor Frederick Douglass in his hometown of Easton was cancelled because the #Maryland National Guard pulled out at the last minute.

Their reason-- because it was during #BlackHistoryMonth. This is erasure at work.

"Maryland National Guard out of #FrederickDouglass parade after #DoD order declares Black History Month ‘dead’" #history #dei
https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/politics-power/maryland-national-guard-frederick-douglass-parade-UM7PE6LNMZG5NNQ3Q3OHD6E47E/

Unreal. I just hopped on to check the forecast models for Thursday (the 20th) and not one but four of the five global forecast models have over a foot of snow on the ground by noon on Friday for a pretty broad swath of central and eastern #Virginia and #Maryland, with the European model going up to two feet! Really tight agreement among the ECMWF, Canadian, UK, and German models. This would be a fluffy, powdery snow instead of heavy and wet like this last system as temperatures look like they'll be safely cold enough for all snow and little to no sleet/freezing rain.

Jane Goodall, conservationist known for chimpanzee studies, to speak in Baltimore

https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/jane-goodall-conservationist-known-for-chimpanzee-studies-to-speak-in-baltimore/

Recall Issued For Canned Tuna Sold In MD, DC Under These Brand Names
A major nationwide recall has been issued for select Genova, Van Camp’s, H-E-B, and Trader Joe’s canned tuna due to a potential contamination risk that could lead to botulism, a rare but potentially fatal form of food poisoning.
https://dailyvoice.com/md/towson/recall-issued-for-canned-tuna-sold-in-md-dc-under-these-brand-names/
#Maryland #DC