Reformed Urbanist born in New Jersey and now a community leader in Baltimore. currently President of the MPIA. All opinions expressed here are my own.
Baltimore, MD
Joined November 2012
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Omar Hamza retweeted
Today, I signed a package of bills to make housing in Baltimore more abundant and affordable.
These bills will help folks buy a home and grow wealth, counter decades of disinvestment, and make sure both long-time and new residents feel the benefits of Baltimore's Renaissance.
Omar Hamza retweeted
Bikemore Statement on the departure of @BmoreCityDOT Director Johnson:
We are grateful for Director Johnson's service.
Baltimore City DOT continues to have leadership turnover because it has not been provided a clear vision and direction from the Mayor and City Council. (1/4) – at Baltimore, MD
Omar Hamza retweeted
American cities specifically designed like European ones will tell you a pedestrian/bike only corridor will destroy businesses. Remember they’re all full of shit.
If Thames St. in Baltimore was ped-only, it’d be better off. If Walnut in Philly went back to this, it’d be fine.
Omar Hamza retweeted
Charm City Lights is back!
Take a drive with the whole family for $12.51. Wanna walk or bike with that same family? That'll be $23.18.
@RecNParks continuing to fail Baltimore families with car-oriented programming. – at Baltimore, MD
See what's new in 2024 at Baltimore's Charm City Lights: wbaltv.com/article/charm-cit…
Omar Hamza retweeted
When I talk about the violence in newsrooms, this is what I mean. This says nothing about whether the restaurant is good or bad, casually demonizes people who may or may not have been doing what they claim, and is from a newsroom that is mostly white in a city that is not.
Omar Hamza retweeted
I don't like to tweet much about politics, but if you respond to an overwhelming victory for people you profoundly disagree with by saying, "everyone is clearly stupid/evil", instead of triggering profound curiosity and reflection, you are part of the problem
Omar Hamza retweeted
Here are the facts : shoplifting is up about 20% . Credit card and ATM card fraud are up 700% . These are organized theft gangs driving this not youths coming on the light rail or stolen cars . – at Baltimore, MD
NEW: A rise in property crime at Hunt Valley Towne Centre is raising concerns for some in and around the popular shopping destination. bit.ly/3YN7s5d
Omar Hamza retweeted
This establishment is a small, sweet and quiet Palestinian cafe which I happen to know. I was there and I said I was originally from Israel. I was not refused service, and when they came to learn a little bit about who I am, an interesting conversation took place.
It is a small Muslim and Palestinian neighborhood coffee. Going there with this hat, where nobody wants anything to do with you, to mock dead Palestinian babies and the inability of Muslims to stop the mass murder, is a sadistic, disgusting act well worth of a Zionist
Jonathan Hirsch, wearing Star of David hat, kicked out of Jerusalem Coffee House in North Oakland by owner. @oaklandpoliceca investigating whether this was hate crime. 6:30,7:15 p.m. #KTVUPlus
Omar Hamza retweeted
Larry Hogan was more committed to political ideology than the people of Maryland. He was a one trick pony on the budget, leaving vacancies wherever possible, including all the positions needed to perform even the most basic level of State services for Marylanders.
Fmr. Gov. Larry Hogan shrank state government by “attrition,” he told me, fulfilling a campaign promise when he ran for gov. But those actions left workers to do more with less and at times unable to deliver key services to taxpayers. @BaltimoreBanner
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Omar Hamza retweeted
Donald Trump is going around telling Michigan Muslims he'll end the war, be the peace president, and how pro-Muslim (!) he is.
Meanwhile, Dems sent Bill Clinton to lecture Michigan Muslims on how it's all Hamas's fault that Israel is massacring kids and killing civilians holding white flags.
Whether or not they end up losing Michigan, at this point the Dems *deserve* to lose Michigan. Sheesh.
Omar Hamza retweeted
I loathe the Democrat establishment, and was considering not voting for any candidates at all this election bc of failure to stop Palestinians, Yemenis, Congolese, Sudanese, Uyghurs, etc. from being wiped off the face of the Earth, but this quite literally forced my hand.
Omar Hamza retweeted
CNN has played a central role in normalizing this kind of open anti-Arab, anti-Muslim, and anti-Palestinian hate, and it’s sadly totally unsurprising to see such disgusting statements aired so casually on its network now.
Omar Hamza retweeted
If you're unfamiliar and want to learn more about the bond measures and charter amendments, this guide by Baltimore Votes is pretty helpful and thoroughly avoids leaning one way or another. Side-note, I <3 Baltimore Votes
baltimorevotes.org/questions
Omar Hamza retweeted
Kamala Harris, Joe Biden & the Democratic Party have refused to even share a stage with Arabs, Muslims, Palestinians - not even for the sake of optics or for the sake of their electoral interests. Instead, Harris & her party have chosen to castigate & marginalize Arabs & Muslims - who overwhelmingly vote Democrat - at every single turn.
Omar Hamza retweeted
Ta-Nehisi Coates goes to the roots: the indefensibility of Jewish supremacy, the lack of equality in Israel.
That's why liberal Zionists are attacking him.
