There are days when I miss being an editor. I loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.

NEW: What are you doing over the long weekend? In our extended, long-weekend edition guide from @ilechelm.bsky.social: Go on an ice cream tour, catch some local music, learn to tap dance, and more.

We now have a @letterboxd.social list of all movies recommended on the show! boxd.it/UrddG

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🐀 If there's one thing that nearly everyone in D.C. can agree on, it's that we have too many rats. For an upcoming story, we want to hear your most harrowing rat tales — in gruesome detail. Share them in the survey linked here ⬇️ @samdelgado.bsky.social may reach out with follow-up questions!

it’s really fun to make a podcast with your friends, i understand why all those white guys do it

Our first episode is available now! Even if you aren't a Nirvanna the Band the Show fan, give us a shot! Availible on all podcast services. www.nirvannathepod.com/2605699/epis...

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Boastful Quaker Oats ad, Chicago 1891

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truth coming out of her well to shame mankind

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you can’t spell “women” without “omen”

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As I painstakingly removed the peel from an eighth consecutive Cutie to meet the bottomless appetite of my two-year-old son, I thought to myself: "They should make larger oranges"

patrick just said to me “i feel like if you were good at jumping you’d talk about it a lot” and now i need to figure out how to file for divorce

What are you doing this weekend? From soccer to skipping small talk, or Persian New Year to Pi Day, there’s something for everybody on the calendar. Here are @ilechelm.bsky.social's picks:

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Billy Joel writing We Didn’t Start the Fire: ok JFK died, moon landing *gets bored* uhh candy bars, there were movies

If you're a D.C. resident, be aware: Paying your taxes this year could be total chaos. Why? Republicans in Congress are again trying to mess with the city's local budget and finances, something they know little about: 51st.news/republican-b...

ten years ago today no one clapped

Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.

This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

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rest in peace, king

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made $95 million last year. His workers are striking for the bare minimum. Glad to be on the right side of the picket line with them.

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What are you doing this weekend? We've got an expanded 23 (!) picks from @ilechelm.bsky.social, including: 👵 @metrobardc.bsky.social's Golden Girls party 🥾 Hike with @washingtonwalks.bsky.social ❄️ @folger.edu's Frost Festival 🎤 Punk rock karaoke at the @blackcatdc.bsky.social

Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.

this soup season, i’m thankful to @hels.bsky.social for the gift of roberto

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using nerds gummy clusters to pavlov myself into enjoying doing laundry

Paul Newman from the lemonade and salad dressing

📽️ WATCH: The U.S. government doesn’t track how often immigration agents detain citizens. So ProPublica did. We found more than 170 incidents since the start of Trump’s second term. Americans have been kicked, dragged and held for days without access to lawyers. ➡️ Full story: propub.li/3LjuAVS

Remember that tomorrow is All Souls Day, the traditional Catholic holiday for texting all the people who have ghosted you in the last year.

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NEW: For years, the Phoenix nonprofit Keys to Change has run a mail room for thousands of homeless people. Now the U.S. Postal Service is cutting its $24,000 investment, leaving the organization to raise the extra money to keep it open.

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I think I speak for everyone today when I say: Rest in Peace Haru Urara

Doing a "who's on first" thing where I say "what else did the director of Barbie do" and when they say "Little Women" I go "yeah I know what Barbies are"

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"It's not MSNBC anymore, Lemon. It's MS NOW. We bought the name off of a defunct multiple sclerosis awareness organization. It wasn't cheap, but we were able to save some money by selling Brian Williams to a Saudi prince who wanted to expand his harem."

As a DC resident I do feel that the city has been overrun by "violent gangs and bloodthirsty criminals" and I would like them to leave the White House and stop destroying the federal government.

NEWS: President Trump is federalizing the Metropolitan Police Department, which means he will control it for up to 30 days. He is also deploying the D.C. National Guard, all to fight what he says is an increase in crime.

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by age 30 you should have: * strong opinions about birds * 12 different "when i get time" projects on indefinite hiatus * sandwich(es) you fruitlessly yearn to have again * a growing list of obituaries you're looking forward to reading * parasocial friendships with other people's pets