Dan Rodricks

Dan Rodricks

@danrodricks.bsky.social

Longtime Baltimore columnist, author, playwright, broadcaster, fly angler, crepe cook. Follow me: danrodricks.com

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Dan Rodricks
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Chasing ghosts: Who were these people? A relative bestowed upon me a treasure of family photographs that had been tucked away for decades. Our extended family has deep roots in the emigration of Italian men and women to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries — to New York…

danrodricks.comChasing ghosts: Who were these people?A relative bestowed upon me a treasure of family photographs that had been tucked away for decades. Our extended family has deep roots in the emigration of Italian men and women to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries — to New York City, to Boston and to small towns in Massachusetts. The family tree has several branches, some quite familiar, some still mysterious.
Dan Rodricks
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He's been all over the cables. And only gently challenged. One host let him bring up Hunter Biden, with no push-back, to counter Trump corruption. Ridiculous.

Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com

Thom Tillis voted to confirm these people. Now he wants credit for telling us how terrible they are. And oh so conveniently, Thom Tillis has a new book to sell. Spare us.

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The number of independent voters in Maryland is now virtually the same as registered Republicans.

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Experts underestimate the power of Independent voters to flip even the ‘safest’ red seats in the House danrodricks.substack.com/p/flip-facto...

danrodricks.substack.comFlip Factor: Independent voters in the Big BlueExperts might underestimate the power of Independent voters to flip even the ‘safest’ red seats in the House, like the one held by Andy Harris of Maryland

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Harry Dunn
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Jack Smith is an American patriot. Those dumb ass Senate republicans yesterday should be ashamed of themselves. I hate each and everyone of them

Dan Rodricks
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Flashback: Two Centuries of Baltimore Photography The artistry of Irving Henry Phillips, Sr., pioneering photographer for the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, are among more than 200 images of Baltimore life on display, starting Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Baltimore Museum of Art. (Photo above"…

danrodricks.comFlashback: Two Centuries of Baltimore PhotographyThe artistry of Irving Henry Phillips, Sr., pioneering photographer for the Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, are among more than 200 images of Baltimore life on display, starting Sunday, Oct. 4, at the Baltimore Museum of Art. (Photo above" "Patriot" by Mr. Phillips.) Flashback: Two Centuries of Baltimore Photography is hailed as the first comprehensive exhibition of Baltimore's innovations in photography from the 1840's to the present.
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Bonus: We are bringing Lisa, Mikel and Willem of the reunited Love Riot band to the stage to perform "The Ballad of the Baltimore Bridge."

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Once more, with new scenes and a ballad: “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” on stage in December Hello, all: I'm pleased to announce that “Baltimore, You Have No Idea,” the play about my adopted hometown, returns to the stage for its fourth and final run, featuring new scenes and a song about the…

danrodricks.comOnce more, with new scenes and a ballad: “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” on stage in DecemberHello, all: I'm pleased to announce that “Baltimore, You Have No Idea,” the play about my adopted hometown, returns to the stage for its fourth and final run, featuring new scenes and a song about the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Tickets are now on sale. If you've been before, you will find something new in the play. If not, please come and see what…
Dan Rodricks
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Once more, with new scenes and a ballad: “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” on stage in December Hello, all: I'm pleased to announce that “Baltimore, You Have No Idea,” the play about my adopted hometown, returns to the stage for its fourth and final run, featuring new scenes and a song about the…

danrodricks.comOnce more, with new scenes and a ballad: “Baltimore, You Have No Idea” on stage in DecemberHello, all: I'm pleased to announce that “Baltimore, You Have No Idea,” the play about my adopted hometown, returns to the stage for its fourth and final run, featuring new scenes and a song about the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Tickets are now on sale. If you've been before, you will find something new in the play. If not, please come and see what…
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The postal service should deliver ballots, not screen them. That is the job of the states, and that system worked well until Trump came along, touching and infesting everything in his sabotage of democracy. Hands off the USPS! danrodricks.substack.com/p/a-great-po...

danrodricks.substack.comA great Postal Service, not a Trumpified oneCongress should spend funds to improve mail delivery; Trump would further burden the USPS to skew an election the GOP deserves to lose.
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September and all those mixed feelings The lake was quiet on Labor Day -- four children on the beach, a dad with his little boy in a small boat making one last trip to a fishing spot on the far side, a middle-aged couple walking their dog. The quiet of the lake -- close to silence at one point --…

danrodricks.comSeptember and all those mixed feelingsThe lake was quiet on Labor Day -- four children on the beach, a dad with his little boy in a small boat making one last trip to a fishing spot on the far side, a middle-aged couple walking their dog. The quiet of the lake -- close to silence at one point -- suggested that most of the vacationers had departed on Sunday.

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Robert Reich
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Corporations spend more than $1.5 billion a year on union-busting. That’s $1.5 billion they could have spent on higher wages, better benefits, and improving workplace safety. Remember: if they weren’t so scared of worker power, they wouldn’t fight so hard against unions.

epi.orgU.S. employers spend more than $1.5 billion annually on union avoidanceKey takeaways Many U.S. employers hire union avoidance consultants to keep their workers from organizing and bargaining

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Allison Gill
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NEW: The federal prosecutor who charged ICE agent Christian Castro for lying about shooting Sosa-Celia has now been FIRED. He objected to the DoJ stopping him from charging a civil rights violation. And now he’s fired. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-min...

cbsnews.comFederal prosecutor fired after investigating ICE officer for civil rights offenses in Minnesota shooting, sources sayA federal prosecutor in Minnesota who was investigating an ICE officer for possible civil rights crimes has been fired, four sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.
Dan Rodricks
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Whistle-Blower: Trump regime pulling out all stops to screw up the mid-term elections GOP likely to lose. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/u...

nytimes.comWhistle-Blower Says Trump Officials Are Defying Court Orders on Voting by Mail (Gift Article)A report detailed “grave concerns” that a new system being rushed into use by the U.S. Postal Service could imperil millions of mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections.
Dean Obeidallah@deanobeidallah.bsky.social

REMINDER: There are now just 63 DAYS until the Nov 3 midterm. Saying this is the most important election in our lives is an understatement. This is the most important election in the life of our Republic. Our freedoms and our democracy hang in the balance. We must UNITE to win!!

Dan Rodricks
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We had no major problems with mail-in voting or voting in general until the con man Trump came along: Now state officials say they worry about the Postal Service’s ability to deliver votes this fall. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/u...

nytimes.comMore Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Year, and They’re Getting Tossed (Gift Article)State officials say they worry about the Postal Service’s ability to deliver votes this fall. They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.
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Josh Jang had AI help to develop this new app, but it avoids AI in practice: Its goal is to connect humans engaged in the same discipline; it does not use artificial intelligence to teach but allows musicians to teach and motivate each other. baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/dan-...

baltimorefishbowl.comDan Rodricks: Launching from Baltimore, an app connecting musicians by the scoreA new app, developed by a Peabody Institute professor and his cello student, will connect muscians around the world who are practicing the same piece of music.

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Ian Kremer
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Texas Has Suspended More Than 1 Million Voters Ahead of Senate Race. If you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it. newrepublic.com/post/214832/... #Project2025 #disenfranchisement #VotingRights #CivilRights #democracy #elections #Blues

newrepublic.comTexas Has Suspended More Than 1 Million Voters Ahead of Senate RaceIf you’re one of the people who had their voter registration suspended, there’s still time to fix it.
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Followup: Having our say on ‘the most important fish in the ocean’ I know: It's hard to give your attention to everything, especially given the daily chaos from the Trump regime. But attention must be paid: The industrial harvest of menhaden -- the most important source of food for other fish,…

danrodricks.comFollowup: Having our say on ‘the most important fish in the ocean’I know: It's hard to give your attention to everything, especially given the daily chaos from the Trump regime. But attention must be paid: The industrial harvest of menhaden -- the most important source of food for other fish, marine mammals and fish-hunting osprey and eagles -- needs to be better managed, to say the least. Some conservationists believe too many menhaden are being taken from the Chesapeake and coastal waters.
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‘Humans can’t handle abundance’ It was the late Bill Burton, outdoors writer for the bygone Baltimore Evening Sun and other publications, who said it: "Humans can't handle abundance." It was a couple of decades ago, when the shad were making a comeback to Chesapeake waters. Bill Burton Once…

danrodricks.com‘Humans can’t handle abundance’It was the late Bill Burton, outdoors writer for the bygone Baltimore Evening Sun and other publications, who said it: "Humans can't handle abundance." It was a couple of decades ago, when the shad were making a comeback to Chesapeake waters. Bill Burton Once plentiful -- massive schools of migrating shad coming up the bay from the ocean, swimming into the rivers and creeks where they were born -- the nation's "founding fish" had been harvested to the point of scarcity.

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Wren
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I didn't know Ken Brown, but the honor and respect in these remembrances hits hard. Most of us for whom broadcast journalism in the 70s & 80s was a social responsibility and felt in our bones as a labor of love worked with someone we revered like you do Ken. Thanks for reminding me why we mattered.

Dan Rodricks
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Your calendar needs marking: Love Riot album release concert Sept. 19 Just announced: Love Riot will perform an album release concert on Saturday, September 19 at FPX Events Live inside the Flagship Premium Cinema in Eastpoint. The new album, "Nothing Is Etched in Stone," is Love Riot's first…

danrodricks.comYour calendar needs marking: Love Riot album release concert Sept. 19Just announced: Love Riot will perform an album release concert on Saturday, September 19 at FPX Events Live inside the Flagship Premium Cinema in Eastpoint. The new album, "Nothing Is Etched in Stone," is Love Riot's first full-length album since 1999. If you haven't been inside FPX, you're in for a wow: It's a hidden gem, with a glam vibe…

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Brian Wendell Morton
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This interview is worth reading, if only because Mfume's answers are dead-on point. The conservative-leaning mass media want to make "Democratic Socialism" a bigger thing than it is—but it's a thing because so many Democrats are cowed by that same media (and the power of money).

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Rep. Kweisi Mfume with perspective on the rise of Democratic Socialists: The radical right Tea Party revolution of 2010 was much bigger, an actual takeover of the GOP. danrodricks.substack.com/p/regarding-...

danrodricks.substack.comRegarding the rise of Democratic Socialists: The radical right Tea Party revolution of 2010 was much biggerRep. Kweisi Mfume: Claims of a ‘radical’ takeover of the Democratic Party are exaggerated by the MAGA right and mainstream media