overheard people talking about having to collect data for this www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

The Old Town #ALX Ross closes for good tomorrow, after at least 43 years in that location.

Life changing spaghetti in an Osaka Museum cafe

My colleagues at @pressfreedomtracker.us are investigating and writing up as events unfold, so expect more reporting on MN incidents at this link. It already has three from November: pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incident...

No kidding climate philanthropy should buy this newspaper

What are the best accounts to follow of people who are posting from on the ground physically in Minneapolis, Minnesota? I started a list but pretty sparse so far (mainly @jcollins.bsky.social who is doing a great job out there for @mprnews.org):

50 runaway sheep ram-paged through a German supermarket in rural Baa-varia, causing shear mania on Monday morning. After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.

A new project for the new year - sharing a favorite podcast episode from a year ago, monthly. Up first, January 2025: 99% invisible on the development and evolution of the Tennessee Valley Authority pca.st/episode/b7ec...

2025 was a strange year, appropriate to end it with an impromptu living room dance party with my little one.

I know one of you has to have a billionaire’s phone number, $1m to save one of the best fossil collections in the country is a bargain. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/s...

Bill Clinton releasing a statement saying 'release the Epstein files, you cowards' was not on my bingo list.

Highly relevant to the Bluesky demographic - mementos scattered across so many formats and fragile storage media www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Still in pilot mode, but only $7k for solar plus storage and management in a literal backyard box.

Add Oliver Sacks to the long list of if it sounds too storybook to be true...

Okay, 3 days later, an incomplete list of Trump admin policy with direct connections to making electricity more expensive. 1. Passage of the OBBB, which stripped tax credits from wind and solar (wind, solar, batteries are now ~90% of the interconnection queue) www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Several weeks into the Trump Administration, once it became clear I wouldn't get DOGE’d…and might end up in morally compromising positions as DOE’s lead on minerals financing, I wrote down my red lines. And then kept reminding myself of them as the year progressed. Shit like this was among them.

I know you’re probably being sarcastic, but this is exactly the attitude that kept me from pursuing a career in the arts for years. Now, in late middle age, I am finally doing what I’m good at, and I’m happier and more financially secure than I ever was working tech jobs.

The indispensable and inevitable episode

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