Afghan who fought for US forces dies in ICE custody as Trump on track for grim record www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

“The efforts show the blurring of the lines between public service and private profit-seeking during Mr. Trump’s second term.” It’s not blurring of lines. There are no lines - they are using public service as a means for private profit seeking.

Is the sun setting on the 15th St bike lanes?? One of the most used bike lanes in America could be ripped out by Trump as early as next week...just in time for Cherry Blossoms 🌸

Though yesterday was further from mid-March norms than this.

And this is why the permanent DST debate will never be resolved.

We rode the 94 🚌 to Sherwood and spotted these two pickups in the parking lot. What a difference! The modern truck bumper is as tall as the hood on the 1990(?) truck. 🚫🛻

Sure enough, in Bozeman, Montana, which is pretty bike friendly … Bike locked to tree and one to sign in distance. None using the fancy artistic flat rack in between.

As a public service, I thought I'd offer a little constructive criticism of the most popular styles of bike racks, since it appears that the entities that manufacture and install these racks are clueless about the needs of actual bike riders.

"You don't realize how much something like that means to you until you don't have it anymore," the woman said. https://www.wcvb.com/article/methuen-wedding-dress-mixup/70439991 

Administration Desperately Seeking New Ways to Cripple U.S. Economy After SCOTUS Rules Against Tariffs

Car culture 🤣 #bikedc #snowcrete Access point to the #branchtrail - someone clearly thought "cars can't go here sooooo guess that means nobody goes here"

Any self-respecting zoom host should ask them to pull over or drop them from the meeting.

Ride in a bike lane and glance into every car that you pass and you'll see an extremely high percentage of people staring at their phones. It's terrible and frightening

You would be freaked out if you saw 25% of drivers drinking a beer, right? Using a phone is no different.

If Trump calls a major sewer leak an ecological disaster, just wait until he learns what he’s doing to the air.

Jesse Jackson reading "Green Eggs and Ham" is so wonderful. RIP

My colleague David Inserra on how Trump's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had to ignore Apple's all-caps terms of service disclaimers in the course of its clumsy move to shove Apple News into signing up more MAGA-friendly content /2 [@cato.org]

We’ve heard now from several reliable sources that federal agencies may remove a substantial chunk of the 15th St NW protected bike lanes near the National Mall in February, possibly as early as next week.

NEWS: As expected, the Senate has approved a resolution repealing the D.C. tax decoupling bill, following the House's lead earlier this week. The Senate vote was 49-47, fully along party lines. There's a wrinkle, though...

This might be one of the most insanely dominating sprints ever in sports. It’s like he has some sort of powerup available to no one else. Trying to imagine a 1500m runner just going from a couple of lengths ahead to lapping the field.

Textbook. If you are surprised, it is because this shit usually, at least not in the last 150 years, does not happen in the US. And the past is mild in comparison

Google Gemini, you say? #Superbowl www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

KL: He did it. But it was harmless. White House: It was a mistake. It was an intern. Random observers: He really didn’t see what he posted. Trump: YOURE GOD DAMN RIGHT I ORDERED THE CODE RED

For decades, nativists have sold America this narrative that immigrant welfare is behind our deficits and debt. This figure shows how absurd that is. This is all government expenditures, federal, state, and local, for the last 3 decades. Immigrants are not to blame:

CATO: “.. this totally imaginary $18 trillion political talking point continues to be repeated endlessly in the hope that nobody in the public or press would ever be brave enough to rudely ask for some explanation or shred of evidence.” @cato.org www.cato.org/blog/trumps-...

Walz: "If it was the intention of Donald Trump to make an example of Minnesota, then I'm damn proud of the example that the world is seeing"

The deadly shooting in Minneapolis today was a straight-up execution of a protester by Trump's federal brownshirts. The thugs wrestled him to the ground. They pistol-whipped him, then shot him multiple times. They murdered him.

Remember when everyone was terrified TikTok would allow China to spy on Americans? Well, it looks like people were right to be worried, only they were afraid of the wrong country:

It appears that the White House edited this image using AI

“no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.”

Buckle up, Massholes. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/mas...

Let see … the former head of the CFPB proposed looking into just this. www.economicliberties.us/press-releas... Trump fired him and then Russ Vought and DOGE shut down the agency.

This was murder. Trump is defending a murder, a murder committed on his behalf. America is not being made safe. It is becoming more dangerous each and every day because Donald Trump is a criminal who commands and encourages others to commit crimes on his behalf—as he has done for years.

This seems like a good way to get the National Guard to leave DC.

Four generations of my family have served our country. Service is in my blood. The President wouldn’t know anything about that.

The destruction doesn't make for a photo-op like tearing down the East Wing of the White House or bulldozing the Rose Garden, but it's every bit as bad. Generations of American children learned to spell and count, learned the Preamble to the Constitution, from watching shows produced by the CPB.

Rubio bringing more Latin Americans to the US, skipping the standard visa and immigration process. Stephen Miller is furious.

1/n Powerful and gut-wrenching photo-essay presentation in @washingtonpost.com by Jonathan Edwards. Investigative/explanatory journalism at a very high level. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int... If you haven't lived in DC, you may not appreciate how much this is a city of **trees**.

“We are done with junk science driven by ideological pursuits, not the well-being of children,” said Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., If only this were so regarding immunizations.

Despite anti-drug rhetoric, Trump has granted clemency to 100 people accused of drug-related crimes That includes felon Juan Orlando Hernández who is responsible for importing 400 tons of cocaine AND felon Ross Upbricht, a notorious internet drug trafficker

Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.

Very unclear who or what Kushner is representing in these negotiations. He can't legally represent the USA while being paid by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar. Seriously, what is he doing? popular.info/p/kushners-m...

Good thread on antitrust issues on a merger that presents some really interesting issues. Of course, now the ballgame is about whether Trump will direct efforts to ensure Warner Brothers is sold to his Saudi and tech buddies, as well as his son in law.

Important bike event coming up this week! The Ward 3 DDOT strategic bike network meeting is on Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm at UDC in Van Ness Good opportunity to tell DDOT to bring back plans for the CT Ave bike lane as well as share other thoughts about where we need a bike network in ward 3

Headline here is that Trump says he will be involved in decision. (Yes, DOJ will have to get court to agree transaction should be blocked …)

Mike Johnson: "we've had one of the most productive Congresses in the history of the institution." (House GOP recently caused the longest government shutdown in US history and took a paid vacation for 54 days on your dime)

Most honored he’s been since winning the Mar-A-Lago club championship.

Trump frees convicted private equity securities fraudster - NYT