Nimbee (Montgomery county)

[Anonymous]

This Fall, while Elrich was testifying against the University Boulevard Corridor Plan (stating "plan incentivizes the disappearance of existing naturally affordable housing” and that area residents and businesses were left out of the drafting process.") during a public hearing at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, [his testimony was interrupted by bee mascot Nimbee, which walked along the high school auditorium’s aisle playing music from a speaker and holding a sign that said “R.I.P. MY MarcMANSION. There goes the neighborhood.” Nimbee was escorted out.

Nimbee is a play on the acronym NIMBY, which stands for “not in my backyard.]

[Anonymous]

Wut

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This Fall, while Elrich was testifying against the University Boulevard Corridor Plan (stating "plan incentivizes the disappearance of existing naturally affordable housing” and that area residents and businesses were left out of the drafting process.") during a public hearing at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, [his testimony was interrupted by bee mascot Nimbee, which walked along the high school auditorium’s aisle playing music from a speaker and holding a sign that said “R.I.P. MY MarcMANSION. There goes the neighborhood.” Nimbee was escorted out.

Nimbee is a play on the acronym NIMBY, which stands for “not in my backyard.]

Probably paid for by right-wing developers cosplaying as affordable housing concerned citizens with the intention of gaslighting gullible left-wing voters who want to be virtuous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This Fall, while Elrich was testifying against the University Boulevard Corridor Plan (stating "plan incentivizes the disappearance of existing naturally affordable housing” and that area residents and businesses were left out of the drafting process.") during a public hearing at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, [his testimony was interrupted by bee mascot Nimbee, which walked along the high school auditorium’s aisle playing music from a speaker and holding a sign that said “R.I.P. MY MarcMANSION. There goes the neighborhood.” Nimbee was escorted out.

Nimbee is a play on the acronym NIMBY, which stands for “not in my backyard.]

When you have to explain the joke, it’s not funny.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This Fall, while Elrich was testifying against the University Boulevard Corridor Plan (stating "plan incentivizes the disappearance of existing naturally affordable housing” and that area residents and businesses were left out of the drafting process.") during a public hearing at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, [his testimony was interrupted by bee mascot Nimbee, which walked along the high school auditorium’s aisle playing music from a speaker and holding a sign that said “R.I.P. MY MarcMANSION. There goes the neighborhood.” Nimbee was escorted out.

Nimbee is a play on the acronym NIMBY, which stands for “not in my backyard.]

When you have to explain the joke, it’s not funny.

What was the joke??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This Fall, while Elrich was testifying against the University Boulevard Corridor Plan (stating "plan incentivizes the disappearance of existing naturally affordable housing” and that area residents and businesses were left out of the drafting process.") during a public hearing at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, [his testimony was interrupted by bee mascot Nimbee, which walked along the high school auditorium’s aisle playing music from a speaker and holding a sign that said “R.I.P. MY MarcMANSION. There goes the neighborhood.” Nimbee was escorted out.

Nimbee is a play on the acronym NIMBY, which stands for “not in my backyard.]

Probably paid for by right-wing developers cosplaying as affordable housing concerned citizens with the intention of gaslighting gullible left-wing voters who want to be virtuous.

This is not it. Many of us know the people behind Nimbee and they are progressive Dems.

[Anonymous]

incomprehensible post

[Anonymous]

Elrich just needs to retire.

[Anonymous]

I never understood the Nimbee.

NIMBYs I get, though.

[Anonymous]

Nimbee is the mascot (a bee) for NIMBY. Takoma Park satire

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This Fall, while Elrich was testifying against the University Boulevard Corridor Plan (stating "plan incentivizes the disappearance of existing naturally affordable housing” and that area residents and businesses were left out of the drafting process.") during a public hearing at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, [his testimony was interrupted by bee mascot Nimbee, which walked along the high school auditorium’s aisle playing music from a speaker and holding a sign that said “R.I.P. MY MarcMANSION. There goes the neighborhood.” Nimbee was escorted out.

Nimbee is a play on the acronym NIMBY, which stands for “not in my backyard.]

Probably paid for by right-wing developers cosplaying as affordable housing concerned citizens with the intention of gaslighting gullible left-wing voters who want to be virtuous.

This is not it. Many of us know the people behind Nimbee and they are progressive Dems.

Me too. They have a financial interest in the outcome of the plan. $$$$$$ matters more than politics in this case.

[Anonymous]

OP must have been dropped by Greater Greater Washington - they don't care about any neighborhoods, and only want to build-baby-build, apartments and multi-family dwelling units, anywhere and everywhere

[Anonymous]

Nimbee has always been a fairly clueless attempt at satire and advocacy. Someone should let them know that promoting the negative messages that you don’t agree with is not a good way to gain support for your own ideas. Carrying a sign that parrots the messages of your opposition wants while expecting casual viewers to “get” the “joke” is very counterproductive. We should be blasting our positive message as much as possible rather than amplifying concepts that we disagree with.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nimbee has always been a fairly clueless attempt at satire and advocacy. Someone should let them know that promoting the negative messages that you don’t agree with is not a good way to gain support for your own ideas. Carrying a sign that parrots the messages of your opposition wants while expecting casual viewers to “get” the “joke” is very counterproductive. We should be blasting our positive message as much as possible rather than amplifying concepts that we disagree with.

Nimbee’s own message is incoherent and rife with internal contradictions so it makes sense that Nimbee would focus on the other side’s messaging. I’m not saying this is true if all YIMBYs. Some are principled but misunderstand the underlying dynamics in housing markets and make bad recommendations as a result. These YIMBYs have the right goals but the wrong ideas.

[Anonymous]

Seeing that thing always reminds me of movie scenes where the main character is about to do something so embarrassing and cringe-inducing that you have to look away from the screen.

It works agains the YIMBYs, so whatever, but it’s hard to see.