I mean, the defense of the Kennedy Center is heartwarming and all, but my neighborhood is on day 3 of National Guard patrols and it’s already forgotten. This is how fascism takes hold
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Seeing some people refer to what is happening with Mitch McConnell right now as elder abuse is a reminder that many—even among those who hate him—don't realize what a singularly destructive force he has been and how it warms his leaking portapotty of a soul to do a little more damage on his way out.
Attention professional artists! 📣 We’re looking for an artist to create an original work of art for the Northern Bus Garage Reconstruction Project that will serve as a welcoming landmark for the community. Apply by Sept. 24: opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/...
Just had some big black SUV full of 3-letter agency pigs shine flashlights out their windows at us as we walked back into our house. Get out of DC, swine. 🖕🏻
DC folks, I have 2 tickets for Night at the Museum at the Anacostia Museum tomorrow evening. Really wanted to go but they rescheduled our soccer Final. DM me and they're yours. "There will be live music, performances by local breakdancers and after-hours access to the galleries."
A Night at the Museum: Celebrating: Sep 17, 2026, Washington, DC
Sep 17, 2026. The Anacostia Community Museum turns 59 with its annual after-hours night on Thursday, September 17. Marcus Mitchell and Band play on the…
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Very interesting, and good to know. I hope that learning about this leads to understanding, and understanding to acceptance.
Johnathan Perkins, Esq.@johnathanperk.bsky.social · last mo.“Intersex” is the “I” in LGBTQIA. Learned a lot, watching this.
Make a band edible: Radicchiohead
Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social · last wk.make a band edible: Sukiyaki Waterhouse
Wow, it's totally worth giving police tools to stalk women if they can also use them to solve big cases like this.
NBC 10 WJAR, Providence New Bedford@nbc10wjar.bsky.social · last wk.Police reminded residents to secure furniture and other loads properly and to bring unwanted items and other materials to authorized disposal facilities. https://bit.ly/3SQMTWt
NEW: In one of the most horrifying stories I've ever reported, I found that Facebook is hosting huge quantities of AI-generated videos of violent child abuse -- kids being beaten, burned, and far more But the genuinely shocking thing was how little Meta seems to care futurism.com/artificial-i...
I'm sure they do the scheduling to ensure they get TV views on the west coast, but I'm not sure how the US Open can justify the crazy in-person prices while also having the biggest QF men's match start at like 10:30 PM.
anyway i think DC statehood is a non negotiable. only way to give DC residents the tools to protect themselves.
A cyclist dies and goes to heaven. She says to God, “I've been a good person all my life. Why didn't you grant me what I prayed for?” God is confused, "But I gave you Donald Trump." The cyclist replies, "I wanted cycle path, not psychopath!"
Trump Administration Is Defunding ‘DEI Bike Lanes’ Across the Country
Since taking office, the Trump Administration has slashed federal funding for projects endorsed by the previous administration, including funding for bike lanes, which Transportation Secretary Sean Du...
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Kinda crazy that National Guard were once used specifically for situations like this before their mission became Stand Around Where There Are Too Many Black People
Plenty of storm damage, roads blocked, and multiple trees down in my neighborhood while National Guard, helpfully, just kinda walks around and looks at it
Saw a group of SIX National Guard members at 12th and Rhode Island Ave NW. Four of them standing in a circle and then milling about, and the other two filming/taking pictures! WTF
I think a lot about how many states keep loosening oversight of homeschooling while other people get this kind of punishment for their kids just being outside
Reason Magazine@reason.com · 3w agoA mom of five was convicted last week of delinquency of a minor. Her offense: allowing her 5-year-old son to walk about a half-mile by himself in their gated community. The government also placed Karyann Parkinson on its child abuse and neglect registry, where she will remain for seven years.
In 1957, a T ride cost 20¢. Adjusted for inflation, that's $2.40, exactly what the T costs today (well, $2.41, but close). The Turnpike from 128 to New York cost $2.45. Adjusted for inflation, it would be equivalent to $29.64. Driving the length of the Pike costs $4.25 today.
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Research confirming what everyone in favor of congestion pricing said would be a positive impact!
Yonah Freemark@yonahfreemark.com · 3w agoNew York’s congestion pricing program has resulted in a statistically significant reduction in travel times for EMS vehicles
If @safety.bsky.app wanted to make this place better and more welcoming to normies they'd roll through and permaban every single person in the replies engaging in ghoulish celebration
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 3w agoBANK OF AMERICA VICE PRESIDENT KILLED IN TIMES SQUARE STABBING - BBG
This post is making the rounds but FYI, it's misleading. The Trump administration cut these trees down in October 2025, almost a year ago. This work isn't new. It's sad but these terrace garden beds facing the Potomac are too shallow for willows to grow forever and several were damaged by storms.
Bari Weiss Personally Involved in Widely Criticized CBS News Hit Piece on Abdul El-Sayed: Report
Bari Weiss Personally Involved in Widely Criticized CBS News Hit Piece on Abdul El-Sayed: Report
CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss involved in controversial story linking US Senate candidate to 9/11. Weiss praised the story despite internal concerns.
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this happened in october 2025 possibly because of tree health www.popville.com/2025/10/dc-t...
What the Helen of Troy Happened to the Trees at the Kennedy Center!?! Willow trees gone - PoPville
Update from a reader: "I was told that the garden beds the willows are in are very shallow so every few years they start to die off. One was really sick and not looking great and another fell over in ...
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Adam Parkhomenko@adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 3w agoThe iconic weeping willow trees outside the Kennedy Center have been cut down by Trump.
8,288 people are riding @rideact.bsky.social right now ac-transit.com/ridership/ Inspired by Riley Walz on Twitter.
Whenever I see a poll like this I always like to remind people that approval for interracial marriage in the US did not cross the 50% mark until 1994, when I was already in my twenties.
Sahil Kapur@sahilkapur.bsky.social · 3w agoPew Research Center poll on “transgender athletes competing on sports teams that don’t match their birth sex”: • 27% of American adults are somewhat/very/extremely comfortable with it • 73% are not comfortable with it Democrats are also NOT comfortable with it: 55-44% margin.
People are shocked when I tell them that this summer was a brutal season in DC for tourism because on paper it should have been a once-in-a-lifetime blockbuster windfall. The numbers are starting to back it up. Just infuriating.
Bikeshare Beat: No fireworks for CaBi in July as ridership slips
Annual ridership on CaBi now totals 3,505,402 trips through July 2026. This is a decrease of 13.1% from this time last year.
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