{"id":2964,"date":"2024-04-08T15:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-08T19:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/?p=2964"},"modified":"2024-04-08T15:00:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T19:00:42","slug":"takoma-park-residents-demand-delay-of-solar-eclipse-until-multiple-shadow-studies-performed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/08\/takoma-park-residents-demand-delay-of-solar-eclipse-until-multiple-shadow-studies-performed\/","title":{"rendered":"Takoma Park Residents Demand Delay of Solar Eclipse Until Multiple Shadow Studies Performed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?resize=1024%2C677&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2965\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?resize=1024%2C677&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?resize=768%2C508&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?resize=1536%2C1015&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?resize=1222%2C808&amp;ssl=1 1222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?resize=922%2C609&amp;ssl=1 922w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?resize=675%2C446&amp;ssl=1 675w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?resize=360%2C238&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Photo Credit: AstroGraphix_Visuals on Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>TAKOMA PARK, MD &#8211; Proposed as yet another last-minute delay tactic, a group of anti-change residents have issued a formal demand for the postponement of the upcoming solar eclipse until multiple shadow studies can be conducted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We cannot, in good conscience, proceed with this solar eclipse until we have a full understanding of its shadowy implications,&#8221; said Mildred Moonshine, President of Ultraviolet Community Vision for Takoma (UCVT). &#8220;We must protect the safety and well-being of Takoma Park residents from all things that block the sun &#8211; excluding trees, of course.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The demand, delivered as a strongly-worded letter to the Takoma Park City Council, NASA and the moon, cited multiple concerns over the potential impact of the solar eclipse on the city&#8217;s longtime pedestrians, cyclists, and single-family houses. The letter also insists that shadow studies will provide more time for residents to shop for recyclable, fair trade sunglasses before the eclipse takes place around 3:20 pm this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are not anti-eclipse,&#8221; clarified resident Gabe Randall, adjusting his tinted glasses to shield his eyes from the imaginary glare of the sun. &#8220;We simply believe in taking a cautious approach when it comes to matters of shadow management, as we are tired of being blindsided by outside forces.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is unknown if the moon will choose to ignore the UCVT&#8217;s demands to delay the process. Regardless, the incident has cast a shadow of doubt on Takoma Park&#8217;s reputation as an enlightened group of people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TAKOMA PARK, MD &#8211; Proposed as yet another last-minute delay tactic, a group of anti-change residents have issued a formal demand for the postponement of the upcoming solar eclipse until multiple shadow studies can be conducted. &#8220;We cannot, in good conscience, proceed with this solar eclipse until we have a full understanding of its shadowy&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2965,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12,17],"tags":[1251,1111,1113,1101,24,970,1130,140,368,979,490,537,317,993,640,187,309,705,710,1351,668,667,405,638,130,6,882,98,93,111,4,67,169,171,1278,2,64,266,147,121,146,719,718,230,716,717,104,164,967],"class_list":["post-2964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-culture","category-local-news","tag-dc-jokes","tag-dc-metro","tag-dc-metro-map","tag-dc-news","tag-dc-satire","tag-dmv-news","tag-dmv-satire","tag-fake-news","tag-google","tag-google-news","tag-jokes","tag-local-news","tag-marc-elrich","tag-maryland-news","tag-maryland-satire","tag-metro","tag-moco","tag-moco-council","tag-moco-executive","tag-moco-news","tag-moco-planning-board","tag-moco-planning-commission","tag-moco-politics","tag-moco-satire","tag-montgomery-county","tag-news","tag-pg-county-news","tag-political-satire","tag-satire","tag-satirical-news","tag-takoma","tag-takoma-junction","tag-takoma-library","tag-takoma-library-expansion","tag-takoma-news","tag-takoma-park","tag-takoma-park-city-council","tag-takoma-park-co-op","tag-takoma-park-election","tag-takoma-park-historic-district","tag-takoma-park-mayor","tag-takoma-park-news","tag-takoma-park-satire","tag-takoma-park-voting","tag-takoma-satire","tag-takoma-satirical-news","tag-takoma-torch","tag-takomatorch","tag-virginia-satire","wpcat-12-id","wpcat-17-id"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/takomatorch.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/eclipse-1492818_1920.jpg?fit=1920%2C1269&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paPZSG-LO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2964","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2964"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2964\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2966,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2964\/revisions\/2966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2964"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2964"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/takomatorch.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2964"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}