COP is 'drowning in stupid homework' www.semafor.com/article/11/1...

This is an interesting read. www.notus.org/perspectives...

I realized a while ago that all three of my congressional reps make a lowly social media intern post press releases on here, then mute all notifications. There is not one iota of chance any of them have any idea what goes on around here.

Thank you Senator - but the democracy caucus needs to hold together or we all still pay the price

This is insane, and not even close to how FSAs work. If @markwarner.bsky.social or @kaine.senate.gov vote for this mess, they are screwing over every Virginian they claim to represent.

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

Tuning into the WS for the first time at 10 pm tonight... feel like I'm still getting a full game. Also, yeesh couple of physically rough innings for Hernandez there.

i'm a little surprised that still the only content trying to find out where House republicans are is from snarky democrats left alone in the capitol

New circle of hell I didn’t think existed. Guy reposts a meme on Facebook showing Trump hypocrisy. Sheriff in Tennessee throws him in jail for over a month because he won’t delete it. Can’t afford bond at $2m. Won’t get a bond reduction hearing for another month. Holy …

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If the FBI shows up at your door, and doesn’t have a warrant, you are permitted to refuse to answer questions until you talk to your lawyer. You are not required to let them in the house without a warrant.

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

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I never trust automatic backups, having more than once irrevocably lost things because automatic backups "helpfully" overwritten or deleted them.

#ALX every fire truck in the city has converged on Misha's on King

the future is yours if you’re willing to take it

With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypted. www.wired.com/story/satell...

October 11, 2025 is a milestone in comedy history. Not only is it the 50th anniversary of the 1st SNL, today is also the final new Dr. Demento show. After 55 years, Barret Hansen is hanging up his top hat. Please go to drdemento.com to hear his all time demented top 40 countdown special.

How many movies or episodes of a series would it take to make a decent adaptation of Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson?

Whatever else wasn't going on in DC today, there were plenty of tents on the Mall with groups from various states and their appeal to heaven flags

sort of striking how bad her performance was, given that she scripted it

ironically this wasted even more time, but by GOD it felt nice

If you're looking for worthy news to support, Bolts!

Some problems have simple solutions. This new “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” is one. The answer is simply saying no. Simple does not mean easy. But Brown, Dartmouth, MIT, Vanderbilt, Univ of AZ, UPenn, USC, UT Austin & UVA must understand what they’ll lose if they sign on.

The most niche request I've ever seen

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.... Or CLE

Since January OMB Director Russ Vought has hidden over $410 billion in appropriated funds in order to push his own agenda. trib.al/8b60Vlr

PSA: the Costco premium German beer sampler is excellent so far

“There’s a desperate need for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers as caseloads have increased by nearly 20% in Alexandria and Arlington, CASA of Northern Virginia said.” www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/l...

i am neither normal nor men but thank you to the guys for allowing me to talk a bit about what it's like to live smack dab in the middle of occupied DC

Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:

HELLO: As I mentioned on Friday, I got laid off from my role at Splinter. I have now migrated my long-dormant newsletter, Gravity Is Gone, to a better home (Ghost), and will start writing and reporting over there. I would *love* it if you would sign up. www.gravityisgone.com/gravity-rela...

Just heard about an SES visiting DC literally being stopped for his "papers"

No universe in which the scores aren’t zeros all around.

The toolkit offers questions to help guide scientists deciding whether & how to form an independent committee: Did the dismantled committee have a clear charter? Do you have someone knowledgeable about the Federal Advisory Committee Act? What product will be generated and how will it be shared?

Just to give the TL;DR on this one: *The* main purpose of the EO is to move funding priorities and decisions away from experts and career professionals over to political appointees. With the ultimate power held by Vought / OMB.

Any suggestions of someplace in #ALX that would accept a box of children's books?

At German power prices, you'd only need 686kWh of generation for this to hit payback. That's a little less than a year (10% CF, which I think you can hit if you face south).

The air was like dog breath 🐶💨last month — and the data don't lie! Using reliable records (since 1981), it was the most humid July on record in D.C., Maryland, Virginia and 16 other eastern/central states. 😰💦 Graphic & analysis by @bennollweather.bsky.social

Has anyone done reporting on how the Census (ACS) has possibly been rewritten in service to ICE priorities? Not asking rhetorically.

Remember more than 80% of US federal career employees work outside of the Washington DC area. EPA is shutting down its scientific research division, which helps keep our air & water safe. It’s overwhelmingly staffed in Cincinnati, Ohio, with ~1000 employees there. The OH & KY Senators don’t care?

My most-recommended podcast has a new episode on my most-needed accessory. What are your thoughts?

I'm trying to think about how I would have reacted if shown this headline five years ago

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To anyone in the Dem campaign world who happens to come across this: if you're asking people for money today, it should be to help people who will be impacted by the budget, not to help you.

You wanna know a really low effort way to support your favorite artist? Next time you wanna share something they made, direct the person you're sharing with to the original website. This used to be a norm, but no longer is. It's almost no effort, and it makes our lives much better.

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Donate to GAVI here to mitigate this man's evil. www.gavi.org/donate-gavi-...