Mike English
Downtown Silver Spring Maryland resident and housing advocate. Trans Rights. Liberal. YIMBY. Supply, Stability, Subsidy. Autistic and it’s fine, views my own. he/him
- Reposted by Mike EnglishGM: Charisma check. Mamdani: [rolls natural 20] GM: that’s a d6 how did you Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
- This is way truer than I wish it was
- Reposted by Mike EnglishThe big difference between YIMBYs and others on the left is that when we see a great city, we don’t think “keep people out.” We think “build enough so everyone who wants to live here can.” The scarcity mindset sucks!
- This is absolutely a real issue
- Important study in Sweden found that females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
- Reposted by Mike EnglishImportant study in Sweden found that females may be just as likely to be autistic as males but boys are up to four times more likely to be diagnosed in childhood. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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- Yuuuuuuuup
- 1/2 Some context here, I (someone who is also privileged but doesn’t pretend they aren’t) pay a little over a thousand a month (excluding taxes and condo fees) for my mortgage for my small condo in this county, my property taxes are about. 2.5k a *year* For my taxes to be higher than…
- Further proof of my theory that a major cause of the housing crisis is privileged people with an oppression fetish www.reddit.com/r/Montgomery...
- Relatedly, maybe don’t spend decades opposing all housing proposals near you and maybe you have a lower property tax bill, just sayin.
- Further proof of my theory that a major cause of the housing crisis is privileged people with an oppression fetish www.reddit.com/r/Montgomery...
- Reposted by Mike EnglishI will never understand how it wasn't obvious to everyone that crypto has no real function except speculation and crime
- Reposted by Mike EnglishThe shameful abandonment of trans youth by some in the American medical establishment in the face of a campaign to push trans people out of society will not go down well in history. www.erininthemorning.com/p/the-coward...
- Reposted by Mike Englishwe desperately need more local news coverage in Prince George's County–especially with the Washington Post's slow and ongoing death–and I am so grateful that the Banner will expand into the county montgomeryperspective.com/2026/02/05/b...
- Off brand for me but this is true and if you are anywhere near Astoria in Queens please go
- I’m so tired
- Reposted by Mike EnglishA new systematic review has found that trans women on HRT have the same level of fitness as cis women and don't retain any advantage in sports. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
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- Most people can learn to not be shitty, and may not realize they are being shitty, and glibness aside that still matters
- It’s an unhelpfully long story as to why this is in my head again, but it is, so please consider taking a look.
- Remember kids, the real Silver Spring is the friends we made along the way ggwash.org/view/68592/h...
- God damn right, our greatness cannot be contained by boundaries!
- Friendly reminder that even when it is full of snow and ice there is only one spring in Silver Spring, don’t believe Fleetwoods Mac’s’ lies.
- Further proof that the zoning hearings at 2pm on a Thursday aren’t representative of what people think about housing
- Agreed all around here. Details matter of course but it takes a multi-level approach to tackle a problem this big
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- God damn right
- Reposted by Mike EnglishMore than 90% of Maryland voters say the cost of buying or renting a home is a problem–and they support Governor Moore's proposals to boost homebuilding near transit and create more lower-cost starter homes
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- The guy in front of me’s SmarTrip card had 900 dollars on it and I have so many questions.
