Interesting: One of the biggest users of H1-B visas in D.C. is @dcpublicschools.bsky.social, which got 183 in 2024 and 2025 so far. (DCPS appears in two separate categories below; I combined them.) If $100,000 fee for new visa applications goes into effect, I bet DCPS will use far fewer.

Me wondering why my notifications are blowing up:

D.C.'s Go-Go Museum is asking for donations to remain open, citing rising costs and shaky funding www.wusa9.com/article/news...

A spray-painted bronze statue titled “Best Friends Forever” showing President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands was placed on the National Mall in front of the U.S. Capitol early Tuesday. https://wapo.st/42Dy5vU

A 12-foot statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein frolicking and holding hands appeared on the National Mall in Washington, DC on Tuesday, September 23. A plaque under the statue states that it has been erected “In Honor of Friendship Month."

Hey! A documentary about @baltimorebeat.bsky.social is coming out in a few months! baltimorebeat.com/a-baltimore-...

Liberty brass considered nothing short of a championship to be a success this season, sources told ESPN's Alexa Philippou, and the team decided not to exercise its option to bring Brondello back. www.espn.com/wnba/story/_...

The BS asymmetry principle: The amount of energy needed to refute BS is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it. Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!

Confirmed:

SCOOP — Part of the reason Disney/ABC may have rushed to sort things out with Kimmel is because tomorrow they have a planned price increase for Disney+ streaming, a Disney source tells me. With subscriptions hemorrhaging since last week, they couldn’t risk losing more users with this announcement.

high school football season is getting HOT—especially in the South, where it's most popular—so hot that some experts think it could soon become a spring sport Emma Rubin with a new data analysis and story for @atmosmag.bsky.social 🌎🧪

These Liquid Glass animations on iMessage are so extra

🤥 www.cnbc.com/2025/09/23/k...

Netflix has unveiled the official main trailer for upcoming action film Mantis, the Kill Bok-soon spin-off starring Yim Si-wan.

Spinning up the ol' Ko-Fi again to cover some looming bills that are gonna hit between now and next Thursday. Not an emergency, but if you've got a buck to spare that isn't otherwise accounted for and you like the work I do (or just the cut of my jib) I'd be appreciative ko-fi.com/noescapevg/g...

US Oversight Committee requests Discord, Steam, Twitch CEOs at online radicalization hearing aftermath.site/us-oversight-c...

it feels so good to write again, to play games again, after the worst year of my life. i picked a ridiculous game (that i love!) to relearn controller skills with, but taking my time makes it possible aftermath.site/silksong-hol...

It's beyond time to stop listening to Ezra Klein. www.jezebel.com/only-an-idio...

3 jobs, 9 roommates: What it’s like for foreign students to work a summer in Ocean City

We’re trying to reach 500 new members for the @texastribune.org fall member drive. Help support non-profit news in Texas. trib.it/matt

Uh oh. www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/rocke...

AI-generated content has been used to sell wellness and beauty products before, but this recent iteration of videos suggests that synthetic avatars are being employed in increasingly culturally literate ways. Read more: www.teenvogue.com/story/ai-lov...

Congrats to #JimmyKimmelLive. Never should have been off the air in the first place! www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/j...

Hell yeah. Siri, play "Do it for her" ❤️💙 via @them.us www.them.us/story/rebecc...

we're suing ICE, and your support makes this fight possible: www.404media.co/were-suing-i...

So many outlets are killing it lately. Anywho sub pls forneys-findings.beehiiv.com/subscribe

I’m only like 40% sorry, but this week’s link roundup has a bunch 😅

“Free speech, but not like that”-Texas conservatives, essentially www.texastribune.org/2025/09/22/t...

Nice story www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

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Purple Line nears completion. What a saga www.thebanner.com/community/tr...

Trump's "Golden Age": Many Americans can’t buy homes, get jobs or move in this stuck economy www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

every clip i accidentally see from the charlie kirk memorial makes me wonder if we’re talking about the same guy

We spoke with @chicagoreader.com @thetriibe.com and @unraveledpress.com about the lessons and strategies they learned from media in L.A. and D.C. for their coverage. By @afroxander.bsky.social Find the story (sans paywall) here: lataco.com/chicago-ice-...

I asked Alexa to play Central Cee, she said “alright” #ukrap

Absolutely insane investigation into couterfeit sellers pretending to be legitimate businesses on Walmart Marketplace www.cnbc.com/2025/09/19/w...

Some phenomenal art in this deep dive on semicolons www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...

Really good analysis of the downsides of mainstreaming gay nightlife and sex lives www.them.us/story/peak-g...

It's the constant undermining of Black women's credibility for me. The default is not to believe us when we say something.

The NYT wants people’s most interesting breakup lines for a Modern Love project www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/s...

Next level spin from Conservatives acting like Democrats are plugging their ears when they voted against restoring healthcare and making sure Trump couldn’t withhold already-appropriated funds www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

BmoreArt’s recommendations for 6 free, must-see art exhibits this fall

Climate change project funding is in limbo via @thebaltimorebanner.com www.thebanner.com/community/cl...

wrote on charlie kirk for the newsletter this weekend

A'ja is an amazing player, but Phee got robbed this year

A'ja Wilson received only first- and second-place votes for this year's MVP. She was the top MVP pick on 51 ballots. Napheesa Collier received 18 first-place votes and Alyssa Thomas had three. Breanna Stewart received one fifth-place vote.

Banned Book read-in through Libro.fm. Participants can receive a free audiobook. Check the participating bookstores and libraries here #booksky #blackbooksky blog.libro.fm/banned-books...