People in Baltimore have been dying of overdoses at a rate never before seen in a major American city.
The city was once hailed for its response to #addiction. But as #fentanyl flooded streets & ofcls shifted priorities, deaths hit unprecedented heights.
Just found this fantastic WEBB radio pic sent to me by a friend at the Baltimore Museum of Industry (which hosted a radio control room exhibit back in 2013.)
I never get tired of broadcast booth photos. A thoughtfully-curated collection of them would make a great book. #radio#baltimore
The cargo ship that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been refloated and towed to port with the assistance of five tugboats. The ship, named The Dali, had been trapped under debris from the destroyed bridge since March, when the collapse killed six construction workers. CBS News has more on what’s next for the Dali and the bridge.
I have my Siri set to South African English, because the other voices tend to give me strong uncanny valley vibes (the Irish one damn near gave me a panic attack the first time I tried it), and it’s very fun to listen to South African Siri pronounce certain words. #Baltimore, for example, becomes more like ‘Bahlti-MORE’. ‘Chartreuse’ is a pretty good one, too.
I have just discovered that the Baltimore Rock Opera Society exists, its current show is A Computer That Loves: And Why Not To Build One, "a original universe-spanning sci-fi rock opera epic with a big (and heavy) heart."
Tomorrow morning, May 20, the container ship M/V DALI, which caused the collapse of the Key Bridge near Baltimore, will be refloated and moved to a local marine terminal 2.5 miles away.
After overnight preparations, 5 tug boats will tow/push the vessel away during high tide at 5:24 a.m.
The graphic below from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows the steps and procedures of the operation.
The container ship M/V DALI, which caused the collapse of the Key Bridge near Baltimore, has been refloated and has been towed to a local marine terminal 2.5 miles away.
It's interesting that the containers on the vessel were not offloaded prior to the move.