The specific kind of brainworms associated with bluesky is being so well-adjusted that you drive yourself insane in a world no longer designed for the well-adjusted

I got to hear Roussel's trio for flute, viola, and cello performed live at my favorite wine shop so maybe things are gonna be okay

call me Elon the way I'm mixing uppers and downers (drinking Coke Zero and chamomile tea)

Burchett is right: the most DC thing ever *is* a member of Congress blaming the city for something he and his colleagues did themselves.

the REAL hot story in DC is whether the arboretum plant sale on Saturday is gonna be rained out

on a sleepy morning this took me a solid ten seconds to parse

don't miss #8, which suggests federal servants are lavishly overcompensated (?!) to the point of fiscal irresponsibility. no one who talks this way has any business getting contracts with the government

not a single person skeeting about the Johnnie-middie croquet match which makes me think we have a crucial hole in natsec bluesky coverage

The Gen X-millennial difference is that my Gen X coworker thinks it's fine and normal to send me an impromptu Zoom invite to discuss a single question whereas I have a reaction like an animal being hunted for sport

So, Park Police did this. They were hi-speed chasing someone who was ON FOOT and they rammed into a civilian vehicle absolutely destroying it, crashing through a stop sign, another parked car, over the sidewalk, through a home's fence and retaining wall and into their front yard. At 13th & MD NE.

St. John's College does not claim this man. MA Johnnies are already their own category but he gets no association with us whatsoever

fellow feds, how we feeling this morning? on the one hand we're pretty numb to it all by this point but on the other this is an unwelcome reminder of how much they actively hate us

our girl cat (pictured) once ate a dangerous amount of pure dark chocolate and after she was deemed safe the vets spent a half-hour trying to figure out why in the world she did it. not pica, not sick. she simply must consume

anybody know what's up with the Starburst Safeway? shelves have been practically bare since Tuesday and they're only getting worse

you know you're hitting middle age when all of your friends have a lot to say about acid reflux

This is my favorite climate change chart. Japanese monks, aristocrats, and emperors kept meticulous records of cherry blossom festivals for 1,200 years and accidentally built the world's longest climate dataset.

Consider donating to @scarleteen.com! Scarleteen is queer- and trans-led, providing inclusive and essential sex education to users all over the world. They are basically IT in terms of online sex ed at a moment when it is increasingly hard to access sex ed, period. pro.gofundme.com/give/566676/...

I just spent the afternoon/early evening delivering harm reduction supplies to my neighbors and rescued a kitten from a condemned building so I refuse to entertain any amount of doomerism for the next 12 hours or so

I cannot stress enough how these are PTA moms and soccer coach dads and I can best describe the vibe as “festively bloodthirsty”

it's hard to think of any other state or territory where people would support such blatant authoritarianism against their own neighbors, but fuck us I guess. statehood now

New, from me: The federal government is required to track job satisfaction among its employees. The Trump admin stopped collecting the data, so a nonprofit stepped in. The results show that a collapse in morale and zero trust in Trump agency leaders. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/federal-em...

Gogol Bordello at the 930 Club is the first time I've seen a mosh pit tired out like kindergarteners after recess

seen in DC

The idea that Platner, who knew enough about military history to write this deeply weird Reddit post, did not know what his tattoo meant has been so insulting to everyone’s intelligence that it really borders on gaslighting

happy Caturday from these perfect creatures

It is not enough for Churchill to be replaced on the £5. We must also replace his statue with something that can truly unite the country at this difficult time. Sign the petition here: www.change.org/p/uk-parliam...

I am encouraged by everybody's enthusiasm to be a civil servant during 2 Woke 2 Rebuild but as a civil servant still hanging on I gotta say this is going to require not just a rehire but a purge and I don't see candidates with the appetite for that

Democrats should demand a clawback of ICE's remaining OBBB money before agreeing to supplemental Pentagon funding.

I think this is about the temperature but honestly it works for decades as well

house fire on 16th and Kramer NE; all surrounding blocks closed off for now. #NEDC

Human Instrumentality but it’s companies.

for #caturday I am begging DC/MD/VA to adopt Rosemary! I have sponsored her adoption fees because this girl is such an angel; she is the sweetest stray I've ever found and deserves a loving home. please share with your friends or nab her for yourself! she's perfect!!

young chill backwards hat bro coworker (broworker?) raving about his long weekend in Grenada. "yeah, so my buddy and I got there and we immediately headed for the Grenada Dove National Preserve. does anybody want to see my photos?" hell yeah brother lemme see some doves

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

I am going to repost this at least once a week until someone comes and adopts the sweetest girl I've ever met. DC, MD, VA, come get your girl - I'll even cover adoption fees ($125). let this adorable mama cat love you!!!

DC-area cat lovers: we rescued this sweetheart from my backyard and I adore her. I spent months hunting for her owners because I couldn't believe such a friendly cat grew up outside. She loves cuddles and pets and will be your shadow. Please adopt this darling! bvspca.org/adopt/rosema...

a friend told us to keep our calendar open because he'd be "in town" and then a week later clarified he was gonna be at Crooked Run in Sterling. I cannot emphasize enough that "Sterling" is approximately as much "in town" in DC as Phoenix

been struggling since they unleashed Grok-produced SA material, and now this. if there's a woman in your life maybe check on them because the extent to which we've normalized "women can be humiliated and driven out of public life by any means necessary" is actually really hard

"rich dipshit owner doesn't understand the industry he's bought into and clumsily destroys what made it good" feels less like a narrative unique to the washington post and more like the music that's been playing in the background of all our lives for at least 40 years

we gotta get some donors to fund @51st.news's acquisition of this immense talent. what an insane loss

Australian friend watching The Pitt was confused by the latest episode. "Why are they worried about insurance? Isn't the whole reason the ER is so full because it's the state-run free one?"

unsure how many people out here identify as a vivid, but Chromadaddy is the best hair color I've experienced bar none - my stylist dropped Danger Jones for it. if you're using colors outside the ordinary spectrum you gotta check it out

If your household normally gets Monday frontside trash collection, put your trash & recycling bins out front by 6AM Saturday, Jan 31, for pickup tomorrow.

DC: has anybody tried pretending to be a snowplow company and offering Bowser a development contract?

Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”

a JP Brammer column will have you thinking seriously about the topic, no matter how absurd, then blindside you with asides like "the combustible form of the former kings of this planet who in this very breath propel a Toyota Camry through Akron, Ohio"

this is equal parts haunting and utterly heartbreaking