every orange cat owner recognizes this scene

A good read, and a great reminder of how I met so many of you, particularly thru ye olde Exposed/Flickr pipeline. I’ve been paying for a pro account for a while to maintain my archive, and now I wonder if I should reengage with the platform and update my user name from wageslaves to bogrosemary…

When I say planning isn't even a marathon, but a long-distance relay...Nearly *15 yrs ago* I kicked off a @bikeshare.bsky.social feasibility study in Greenbelt, which later became a countywide project. While this network-critical station was somehow missing in earlier phases, it's finally a reality!

I've filed my federal taxes, but as a citizen of DC I face #TaxationWithoutRepresentation. DC isn't a state so the 700,000 people who live here have no voting representation in Congress. Will you stand with me and demand #DCStatehood now? #LetDCVote #TaxDay @dcvote.bsky.social

So many newly-planted trees are going to die if they don’t get a lot of water from YOU, their neighbors, THIS WEEK. We gotta care about the future. Water all the trees you can, now.

This looks like just a star field at first but if you embiggen you’ll see Markarian’s Chain, a whole bunch of galaxies in the Virgo Cluster. You can see several disks and more star-looking, puffy elliptical galaxies. Taken with my SeeStar S30 for about 90 minutes last night.

Nah. Pass. Buttigieg goes from mayor of a town with a smaller voting population than some university student body president elections, to running for president. Platner goes directly from "nipple tattoo nazi" to Senate candidate, with no qualifications. But AOC is supposed to wait for retirees?

So excited to see that it's finally public: our friend Amy Vruno is the new executive director of @dcvote.bsky.social ! #DCStatehood www.dcvote.org/amy-vruno-jo...

10/10 take. no notes

My weather app insists it’s raining in Greenbelt, and I strongly disagree… @capitalweather.bsky.social

“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” James Baldwin

To any Democrat who ever said about any issue, "Maybe if we agree with Republicans just this far, they'll stop there," remember that you were wrong, it was obvious at the time, and you really should never believe that again about any issue, ever.

Wow, a mayor can just do that? IMAGINE

Sidewalks need love, too! 💜 Host a Sidewalk Palooza event March 21–29, 2026! Walk, roll, submit 311 requests, and help make DC’s sidewalks safer & more accessible. From casual strolls to block parties, you set the vibe. Sign up to host: rebrand.ly/SidewalkPalo... #SidewalkPalooza

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is the meritocracy they want you to believe Black people are violating A C student coke fiend with no medical expertise runs our nation’s healthcare system.

ICE and assorted fed agents *continue* to traumatize and kidnap our neighbors. National Guard troops *still* occupy DC at the cost of $1M+/day. Repubs voted to control our tax law, further disenfranchising and harming DC residents. Where is the outrage and solidarity across the country?! #FreeDC

Had an old-fashioned Adams Morgan afternoon with @bogrosemary.bsky.social today. Lunch at Keren, an art exhibit at DCAC (www.dcartscenter.org/thingumabob), and book browsing and purchases at Lost City Books. The Devil’s Playground delivers, as always.

🎉 It’s officially time for #TranspoBINGO 2026! Let's play our way through the city! 🎉 We’re playing from Feb 5–12, rewarding non-car travel—buses, Metro, biking, walking, and rolling. Take different kinds of trips, explore our city (and region!), and support public and active transportation.

@integratedschools.bsky.social's DC chapter is hosting a panel today. They’ll share experiences, common questions, & help families w/ racial and/or economic privilege think reflectively about school choices & impact on the broader community. Monday, Feb 2 from 6-7:30 pm. Register: luma.com/h83mo2dg

Instead of capitulating for…what?, DC government could simply just continue calling it the Kennedy Center.

The amount of money the US government spent on troops in DC in 2025 ($223m) would have been enough to give the city's ~5,100 homeless residents each $43,000. Instead, federal troops destroyed their meager encampments.

Received a poll via text today about Waymo regulation in DC…

Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers.

A reminder that wheatpasting is super duper legal here in DC.

Finally, a headline that captures the pathological ethos of this administration in a nutshell.

A perennial favorite is nearly getting hit by driver who simultaneously speeds towards me and gives me the combined WTF look and arm motion at a crosswalk *I planned and installed*.

You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.

geezus some night I will learn not to check the news right before bed, but tonight is not that night. People cannot be angry about Russia and ok with what we are doing in Venezuela. The US government, our government, without following our own rules, is bombing the capital of another country.

You know what really pisses me off about stuff like this? Somewhere in Boston is a painter . A young person possibly a kid, or an elder with a talent they have never been able to fully explore . That instead of a facsimile of a dead guys Boston ? They could have shown its spirit And instead

Wore my @51st.news t-shirt to brunch with the besties today and they both wished they had one. Because we support employee-driven local media. Get on it, folks. Subscribing to the newsletter is totally free. @elizqueenmama.bsky.social @bogrosemary.bsky.social pls amplify!

MILLIONS of moms have received a handwritten postcard from a MomsRising mom, urging them to vote. Will you join our free 2026 mom-to-mom postcard program? Let @momsrising.org know and help us plan for 2026. #MomsVote action.momsrising.org/sign/postcar...

Raise your hand if you married that guy 🙋🏻‍♀️

Not that it will but the willingness of Americans to obey is a very funny contrast with our self-image and should probably prompt some reflection bsky.app/profile/jonf...

how do women not die of rage aneurysms every single day

The people who complained about this project insist that the median is needed to prevent car collisions. Ironic that they so fervently believe a structural barrier is safer than paint… #bikedc

Our family said goodbye to our sweet boy, Mo, Monday (2009–2025). He was determined to give and receive love to the very end, and I’d like to think he forgave me for all the pilling and poking I subjected him to. @imgoph.bsky.social and I miss you so much, buddy ❤️‍🩹 #FuckCancer always and forever

For people who think book banning isn't a big deal because even if they're not available in libraries and schools, you can still buy them--this is an elitist argument. Most kids ONLY have access to books from their library. Libraries ensure info access for all. Libraries are vital in democracies.

Statehood for D.C. is an ethical obligation at this point, required to protect the rights of our residents to govern ourselves against such out-of-state troops being sent to patrol our city.

I usually drink from a small Expo 67 tumbler at dinner. Our kiddo has been persistent with the 6-7 meme, and I reminded them that we visited Habitat 67 a couple years ago. We’ve (not surprisingly) nerded the whole thing up in this house 🤭

In other USDOT/Duffy news, a win for democracy and humanity from the courts: The US District Court for the District of Rhode Island issued a decision declaring a USDOT grant condition requiring recipients to cooperate with Federal officials in immigration enforcement UNLAWFUL.

Be safe and aware, friends—it’s the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, a national holiday that celebrates immigrants settling in what would become known as New England—and immigration enforcement is out in full effect. If you see something, say something (see image and alt text for more info).

TODAY. See you at 11am outside Foggy Bottom Metro.

Rest in Power, Alice Wong.

Just heard a mockingbird make the “don’t touch, I’m locked” sound the e-scooters make—guess that’s this generation’s car alarm.

Yo, @support.bsky.team, bring back @sarahkendzior.bsky.social.

Join @safestreetsdc.bsky.social on 11/16 as we walk to remember and honor the lives lost and forever changed by traffic violence and then rally at the Lincoln Memorial with the Ride for Your Life. RSVP: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...

Watching Mamdani's victory speech, I'm struck by his—and his campaign's—unabashed vision of the US as an immigrant society, a culture built from the ground up from diversity. It is a complete rejection and reversal of the search for a white-washed homogeneity that the political right projects.

Lynda Barry is a genius and a treasure. Her full page in today’s @nytimes.com is a perfect example.

Spookyville: Haunted Alley isn’t just Halloween magic, it’s an urbanist utopia. Here’s to blurring the lines between public and private space and transforming our shared places into hubs of community, creativity, and joy. ggwash.org/view/101346/...