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Takoma Park's ONLY Humor Source. Home of the Nimbee and Takoma Man. www.takomatorch.com

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Takoma Park Residents Concerned Four-Year Terms Could Delay Next Chance to Be Mad TAKOMA PARK, MD – Local residents are expressing alarm over a proposal to extend city council terms from two years to four, warning that the change could significantly delay their next chance…

“I can’t even imagine waiting four whole years before I can send out my annual candidate questionnaire!”

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1 week ago

Another Fun-Filled Adventure in Takoma Park...

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2 weeks ago
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City Installs AI Cameras To Automatically Ticket ‘Rolling Stops’ at 3‐Minute Public Testimony Limit TAKOMA PARK, MD – After successfully installing AI-powered stop sign cameras across town, the City of Takoma Park has unveiled Phase Two: automated detection of residents making “rollin…

“We’ve seen a dangerous pattern,” said Ward 6 Councilmember Amy Wesolek during a presentation titled Civic Deceleration Compliance Initiative. “People slow down at 2:55, say ‘in conclusion,’ and then introduce three more points about stormwater management concerns. That’s a yield, not a stop.”

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3 weeks ago
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Takoma Park Residents Trapped in Extended Council Meeting After Outbreak of ‘The Clap’ TAKOMA PARK, MD – What began as a routine three hour city council meeting reportedly entered hour four Wednesday after audience members were quarantined in their seats amid an aggressive outb…

“Each flare-up lasts 15 seconds,” one observer noted. “Multiply that by 83 speakers and you’ve essentially added a bonus topic to the meeting agenda.”

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3 weeks ago
Invitation to the 7th anniversary of the Takoma Torch

Free cake, free beer and free karaoke! What more could you want on a Saturday night?

Also, @govwesmoore.bsky.social, we hear you're now free on this night. Come sing a song with us!

Saturday, Feb 21st, Downtown Silver Spring American Legion, 6:30pm

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1 month ago
Washed up, loser lawyer Rust Giuliani

#TeamRaskin

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Takoma Park Announces Status as ‘Nuance-Free Zone’ TAKOMA PARK, MD – Following a decisive 4-3 vote, Takoma Park officially declared itself a “Nuance-Free” zone, ensuring all future debates are conducted without the distraction of …

“Nuance slows progress,” said Deputy City Manager for Values Alignment and Yard Sign Compliance Meredith Kline. “It leads to phrases like ‘It depends,’ which are frankly exclusionary.”

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1 month ago

BREAKING: Americans Fucking Thrilled Dry January is Over

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MCPS Announces New School Boundaries Bussing Students to Virginia During Winter Months ROCKVILLE, MD – After more than a week of snow days caused by a single snowstorm, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) announced Tuesday that it will temporarily redraw school boundaries t…

Huge announcement from MCPS!

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1 month ago
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Marc Elrich, Will Jawando Propose ‘Snow Stabilization’ Bill to Limit Amount of Snowfall on Montgomery County ROCKVILLE, MD – Citing the unfair burden that unregulated snowfall places on residents, County Executive Marc Elrich and Councilmember Will Jawando announced a bold new proposal this week tha…

“If your snowfall goes up 12 inches overnight, but your shovel capacity stays the same, that’s not sustainable. That’s gouging.”

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Stop Work Order Issued to Children Building Igloo Without Permit TAKOMA PARK, MD – A group of local children building an igloo were issued an immediate stop work order Tuesday after Montgomery County officials responded to anonymous online complaints that …

“One of them said, ‘We're just trying to have some fun.’ I'm sorry, Billy, but there’s nothing fun about structural deficiencies.”

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Takoma Park Installs Little Free Snow Shovel Libraries to Express Compassion for Thieves TAKOMA PARK, MD – In an effort to offer restorative justice after multiple reports of snow shovels being stolen from front porches, city officials announced plans to install Little Free Snow …

“If someone takes your shovel, that’s not a crime. It’s a conversation. Preferably one you have with yourself about abundance.”

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Vigil Planned to Mourn Destruction of Window on Cockerille Avenue TAKOMA PARK, MD – City activists announced plans Sunday night for a candlelight vigil honoring the shattered front window of a Cockerille Avenue home, following what police are calling a comp…

“I don’t really follow national controversies. I follow glazing standards. And that window was original. You can’t just replace that with something from Home Depot.”

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1 month ago

Big They is always hiding information from us!

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1 month ago
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TPSS Co-Op Announces 2nd Location Inside National Harbor’s ‘Sphere,’ Expanding Operations Into Literal Liberal Bubble NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – The Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-Op announced this week that it will open a second location inside the proposed “Sphere” at National Harbor, a smaller replica of the Las…

TPSS Co-Op Announces 2nd Location Inside National Harbor’s ‘Sphere,’ Expanding Operations Into Literal Liberal Bubble

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2 months ago
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United States Ruining Canada’s Property Value OTTAWA, CA – Canada is demanding the United States stop acting like the neighbor who stores run-down cars on the lawn and insists they’re “projects,” after American behavior in the past year …

“We didn’t move next to this,” said a Toronto realtor, gesturing vaguely south. “At some point America stopped mowing its lawn and started storing kidnapped foreign leaders in its shed.”

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2 months ago
What a year, huh? Lemon It's the first Wednesday of 26.
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2 months ago

Is it legal to go into another country and kidnap their president? Asking for a 340 million friends.

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2 months ago
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The Official Takoma Torch 2026 In/Out List As 2026 approaches, the Takoma Torch has once again performed its sacred civic duty: deciding what is in and what is out, with no public input and even less accountability. This list is not advisor…
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2 months ago

It's glorious!

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ICE Detains Santa TAKOMA PARK, MD – Federal immigration authorities confirmed Friday that Santa Claus was detained this morning after entering the a United States without proper documentation According to ICE …
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Department of War to Rename WWII Bomber ‘Enola Trump Gay’ WASHINGTON, DC – The Department of War announced it will rename the World War II bomber Enola Gay to Enola Trump Gay, calling it a necessary update to reflect President Trump’s lifelong commi…

“This is the kind of bomb you drop once and then talk about forever..."

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Montgomery County to Require 2.5 Parking Spaces per Nativity Set WHEATON, MD – Citing concerns about holiday traffic, Montgomery County officials announced this week that all residential properties must now provide a minimum of 2.5 off-street parking space…

“If the Messiah were born today, we would absolutely want him arriving in a way that minimizes the impact on our single-family neighborhoods.”

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3 months ago
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Trump Naps in Cabinet Meeting to Prove He’s The Most ‘Anti-Woke’ WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump, 79, reportedly fell asleep for the seventh time this week during a cabinet meeting, proving once and for all that he is the most anti-woke president…
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3 months ago

It's too bad the town's rope committee was disbanned in 1900

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MoCo Makes History By Appointing First Ever Dead Historic Preservation Commissioner WHEATON, MD – The Montgomery County Council took a visionary leap toward modernizing bureaucracy by confirming the appointment of its first-ever dead resident to the Historic Preservation Com…

Any changes to the neighborhood will be approved 'over his dead body'.

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3 months ago
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Amplified Street Preacher Annoyed By Gas Leaf Blower Interrupting Sermon SILVER SPRING, MD – Downtown’s most unignorable loudspeaker-using street preacher, Pastor Donny “Decibel” Daniels, is reportedly outraged after a gas-powered leaf blower allegedly disrupted h…

“The Lord parted the Red Sea, but even He would not attempt to part a pile of leaves with a gas blower on a Sunday!”

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4 months ago

If nothing, we are all about facts

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4 months ago

Please do

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4 months ago
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Nation Shocked by Boomer Announcing Retirement Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a move other Boomers are calling “treason against our generation,” Nancy Pelosi stunned her peers this morning by announcing she …

“This sets a dangerous precedent,” warned 83-year-old Susan Forbes, head of her HOA since the Reagan administration. “If she can retire, next thing you know someone under 70 will be allowed to chair a subcommittee.”

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