The people doing this are destroying our national patrimony. It cannot be undone. They need to be held physically responsible when this is all done.

Our Public Lands & Waters@publiclandswaters.bsky.social · yesterday

The destruction of the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park has begun. #bigbend #nationalparks #publiclands #protectpubliclands #bigbendnationalpark

My hot take is that conservatives have been pissed that Nazis ruined genocidal fascism ever since the 40s, had to shut up about it while the remaining WWII vets were still able to punch people, but now feel confident there's nobody left to punch them and are just gonna go for it.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h ago

When your party leader is a president with historically low approval ratings, who has raised prices through tariffs and wars, uses disaster relief and science grants to punish states that didn’t vote for him, and has agents shooting people in the streets, this is what you do.

Got to sit at the bar and shoot the shit with @benharris1.bsky.social and @hillrat.bsky.social I feel like a Real Boy, Geppetto! :)

I am wearing my San José shirt, and the bartender changed the song to “Do You Know The Way To San José” when I walked in. Now we’re just listening to all of Dionne Warwick’s greatest hits.

Sitting at the bar, two women in their 80s come in to pick up a food order, we get to talking about DC, ends up at we know a lot of the same people in Brookland. This is such a great small town we live in. :)

This feels fake, but hell, I’ll take the vibes at this point.

Sassy0210@sassy0210.bsky.social · 12h ago

The cameras really shouldn't have been out that time of night. What were they wearing? 💀

I remember when Suspiciously Green Bananas opened for Government Issue, Gov't Mule, and the Dismemberment Plan. Could barely see the stage through the fruitflies.

Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · 23h ago

Spoken like a man who has never had to shop for himself.

@wmata.com @metrobusinfo.bsky.social the sign at stop 1003843 (at the DC Costco) was recently updated, and y'all got rid of half of the necessary information. The C63, for example, stops here both Georgia Ave-bound and Deanwood-bound, but the sign now only says Deanwood. Riders were very confused.

definitive proof that you can make a Costco run via bus! :)

@wmata.com @metrobusinfo.bsky.social while the headsigns on the westbound C63 have been updated to say “Georgia Ave,” the recorded announcement on the speaker still says “Washington Hospital Center.” Confusing for anyone, especially those with vision impairments.

What percentage of DMV-area motorists do NOT tint their windows so dark you can’t see if a person is actually driving? 3%? 5%?

Made the transfer at 18th & Franklin from C71 to C63 w/ 10 secs to spare b/c I was intently tracking bus location on @transit.app & asked the driver to let me off half-block early to run. Making bus transport work shouldn’t require advanced tools, grace, & luck. We need better frequency, @wmata.com

Never not calling it a remotoscope now.

Igor Toscano 🏴@toscanoigor.bsky.social · 5d ago

Hotels in State College want $450 a night for weekends this fall when there is no football game happening? What??!?

I wouldn’t be so mad if I didn’t experience this on a regular basis with nearly every route I ride. I have been late to countless appointments and events due to bus trips being dropped. Maybe this has something to do with bus ridership being down 7%. It’s way too unreliable for most people.

He cites users' ability to mute & block folks as a positive, which is good. It's also why right wing chuds thankfully can't get a foothold here - b/c they violate community norms & get nuclear blocked out of normal people's timelines. Bluesky isn't a *liberal* bubble - it's a *decency* bubble.

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

Bluesky is a "liberal bubble" because fascist chuds can't get traction without algorithmic assistance and because people here trained themselves to block "debate me" trybois the instant they roll up

The Verge@theverge.com · 2d ago

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

I have to say, the best thing about following friends who are big in YIMBY posting is that I am regularly introduced to a lot of people worth muting.

GOP won't stop until they have two hands up every skirt in America

Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 3d ago

An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play

Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero

Nauru officially changes its name to Naoero

Pacific nation is latest country to signal a shift away from its colonial past with return to its traditional name The Pacific Island country of Nauru has changed its name to the Republic of Naoero, its president said, matching the spelling and pronunciation in the national language. The country’s international code will change from NRU to NRO and its people will be known as dei-Naoero instead of Nauruan. Commonly known abroad by the pronunciation of Now-roo, the new name is spoken as Now-ero. Continue reading...

theguardian.com

I always wanted to put something called Mango Chainsaw on my face.

Trump—along with every member of his family, Musk, Bezos, Thiel, et. al.—gets rewarded for this behavior because that’s the system we’ve built: The bigger the asshole, the greater the reward. “Smart” has nothing to do with it. Everything we do should be with the goal of destroying that system.

Tennessee Whelps sounds about right

Joe Germuska@joe.germuska.com · 3d ago

TIL among the popular lexicon that inspired college mascots like Ohio Buckeyes, Indiana Hoosiers and Wisconsin Badgers we had Illinois Suckers and Missouri Pukes h/t @barrypopik.bsky.social barrypopik.com/blog/puke_st... www.northernpublicradio.org/illinois/202... www.loc.gov/pictures/res...

Alt text! (Opposition to the bottle bill is 99.9% astroturf)

Jaime Fearer@bogrosemary.bsky.social · 3d ago

Being a super voter has its perks, but getting messages from industry lobbyists masking as folks who care at all about District residents isn’t one of them. Don’t fall for their spin on the Bottle Bill.

Panda Gourmet menus 2021 v. 2026

I literally cannot tell if this is the stupidest thing ever written or the worst satire ever written. https://www.archpaper.com/2026/07/litter-new-york-city-dumpsters-must-stopped/

Mayor Mamdani’s plan to litter New York City with dumpsters must be stopped

Mayor Mamdani’s plan to litter New York City with dumpsters must be stopped. The proposed dumpsters are as tall as a person and as wide as a small car. They will create a permanent wall of garbage that blocks views across the street and hides pedestrians from distracted drivers.

archpaper.com

Another Home Depot project morning, followed by a trip to the library. 3 different buses and a bunch of fun flowers at one bus stop. We do simple adventures around here!

wow imagine getting owned like this by a tik tokker

#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 5d ago

Every time I across one of these I watch the entire thing three times in a row

I just realized I am older than Philip Seymour Hoffman ever was. 😢

This is beyond the pale, and should have consequences.

Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE@leftistlawyer.com · 5d ago

A GOP Congressman, Griffith Morgan (Virginia), has introduced a bill to strip people in Guam, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and every other US non-state territory of their birthright citizenship. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...