Michael Starnes @_michaelstarnes
Focusing on policy in: Tech/Defense/Energy/IR Yimby to a fault. thatsgossip.substack.com DMV Joined April 2019-
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Michael Starnes retweeted
Personal opinion—cities, states, and the feds upturned centuries of human living standards and decades of transportation norms for the automobile to thrive. Repurposing a subway tunnel for BRT, Light Rail, etc. is great, and should be pursued regardless of public opinion 🤷🏻♂️
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Mildly ironic that Hagerstown has no commuter or passenger rail service but makes rolling stock (?).
Mildly ironic that Hagerstown has no commuter or passenger rail service but makes rolling stock (?).
Michael Starnes retweeted
📢💉Novavax (Nuvaxovid) availability update for: Wednesday, September 24th, 2025 Publix • Available at most/all locations in VA, TN, AL, KY, NC, SC, and FL. • GA locations have reported stock, but are still falsely asserting that a prescription is necessary. • Some…
Michael Starnes retweeted
Only 3 streeteries will remain in #AdamsMorgan after Nov 30th due to new rules, costs & permits, according to @7NewsDC. wjla.com/news/local/dc-…
Men want one thing and it makes me sick [ 1/1 condos with <$200 monthly HOAs]
Michael Starnes retweeted
This is Violet Affleck - daughter of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner. SHE is the star now for advocating for clean air and protecting children everywhere. Take 2 minutes to listen to what she is saying 👇 #affleck #air #violet #mask #cvid
Funny how this comes out after the final vote....
You killed the moderate. Now you get the radical.
Does anyone know what even is going on at Union Station?
The Circulator is great and more people should try it! @CharmCityCirc
d4vd still having active accounts on spotify/tiktok is bananas-I presume both can take him off until this is resolved without any consequence and in line with their current policies....
Michael Starnes retweeted
"We’d like to once again remind you that this is a flagrant giveaway of public land and resources, worth $6.6 billion by the District’s own reckoning. [...] Rather than stepping into their power, our councilmembers have let the Commanders govern." ggwash.org/view/100860/we…
Anti Electric-Bus people when you don't have a tradeoff for service quality or frequency: ☹️
Anti Electric-Bus people when you don't have a tradeoff for service quality or frequency: ☹️
Michael Starnes retweeted
Outrageous. This has been a 10 year saga to put 230 homes on *an empty lot* directly across the street from a Metro station. The community wants it. Local officials want it. Unelected zoning board officials say it's too far from the Metro to be so big.
Outrageous. This has been a 10 year saga to put 230 homes on *an empty lot* directly across the street from a Metro station. The community wants it. Local officials want it. Unelected zoning board officials say it's too far from the Metro to be so big. https://t.co/65sLKo4zhj
Michael Starnes retweeted
Wow: In WaPo op-ed, Donna Brazile, a Democratic Party heavyweight who is close to D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, is calling on her longtime friend not to run for re-election. Norton has been noticeably diminished in recent years; she’s now 88. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…
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