This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo

I just added this number to my contacts. I could never find it when I needed it in conversations with my unhoused neighbors. #DC

Here’s a dirty little secret, according to studies - people usually turn in things they’ve found. For example, people usually return wallets and before you ask, rates of wallet return are actually higher ⬆️ when they have cash inside (going from about 51% return rate to about 60% return rate).

This week, I spoke with a St. Paul woman who told me ICE came to her door and asked her to report on her "Asian neighbors." The Hmong community, the large majority of whom are in this country legally for decades now, is in hiding.

Chelsea is a sweetheart and her macarons are yummy! When I spoke to her about this months ago she is thinking about planning Union Station specials and grab and go gifts. (If she hasn’t already got them.) Cc @marctomik.bsky.social

Union Station Rising Back on Track: Chiboo Bakery soft opened in Union Station! www.popville.com/2026/01/chib...

Minneapolis tonight.

Some practical things our district did that you can ask yours to do too: - offered online classes without question - let students take school iPads home - Kept (unwritten) track of students at risk - Transferred school lunch money to groceries and ready meals that volunteers delivered to homes

BREAKING: Senate Republicans just blocked the clean ACA tax credit extension that the House passed to save millions of people thousands of dollars each. If you’re paying double or even triple for health insurance, blame Trump and the Senate GOP.

Super cool. Not a problem at all.

health care lawyer here: CBS 'news' reports that: "Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident..." Here's the thing, that can mean 'a bruise' — it just sounds much more dramatic to call it "internal bleeding to the torso"

The sky is a bit of a scary red right now like a power indicator.

Being a Minnesota-based company they should know better. Their home community is hurting.

It's worth your time to call Hilton to cancel your account with them. 1-800-446-6677. Here's why: They asked me if it was because of the ICE thing. I said it was. Then they suggested I wait a couple days to see if they were going to change course. The pressure is getting to them. Let's keep it up.

I am once AGAIN asking that everyone use ALT text in their images. I see a lot of good stuff I'd like to repost but I won't if it's not accessible. So please take a moment and do so when you put up a pic. Thank you.

100% true. If you’re exposed to tear gas, use as much clean water as you can. Not milk. Not oil. Not bicarbonate. Nothing but plenty of water to flush things out.

Just got this text message from HollywoodDemocrats.com, which since 2023 has raised more than $200k and spent $0 on candidates or IEs. What it does spend money on: consultants. Folks, this ain't it. www.fec.gov/data/disburs...

Peak Chinese cuisine innovation. IYKIYK.

This is the standard setup in DC now: 1 MPD car in front, 2-3 unmarked cars following holding agents from FBI, DEA, ICE, DHS, HSI… These federal agencies are staging out of MPD police stations and they leave for patrols in tandem.

Anyways, my ride is here

I haven’t talked about this publicly—I won’t get into details—but the week of March 7th I had a patient die by suicide because of depression. RFK jr. must be removed. This move will get people killed. Take action: Standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr www.statnews.com/2026/01/07/r...

It's the 3rd of January 1939, your name is professor James Smith and you are staring at a drawing of a fish. It's not a regular fish. It is a completely impossible fish.

day 2 of posting margot photos from the archives until morale improves

People apparently need reminders that it's illegal (and bad for wildlife) to dump pumpkins and Christmas trees in local parks. Why it's an environmentally harmful practice: buff.ly/341wsVU 📸 One of many pumpkins discarded recently in Reservation 630 West

So Best Medicine with Josh Charles is just a remake of Doc Martin. And cutie Josh Charles is starting to look a little more like Martin Clunes, which is really weird.

my cue

The perfect day for this meme.

Really need to work on an overview of the food/dessert shops at Rockville strip malls south of Gude down to White Flint with some kind of ranking. There are so many treasures. And with little nearby detours like Viers Mill and Nicholson.

This thread

Scoop from @semafor.com: Wash Post & NYT knew of Trump’s illegal attack on Venezuela & agreed to stay silent at Trump’s request. An indefensible failure. This makes them State media. Drop them. Welcome your sub to my advocacy aligned with justice—not autocrats: Https://www.qasimrashid.com/subscribe

No cheating, repost with the most recent photo of your pet. Not my pet but we need more cute animal pics ATM. This sweet girl gave me a hug while I was out walking.

Wegmans in New York City has begun collecting biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces from anyone who enters its supermarkets

It’s not about drugs. If it was, Trump wouldn’t have pardoned one of the largest narco traffickers in the world last month. It’s about oil and regime change. And they need a trial now to pretend that it isn’t. Especially to distract from his sinking under Epstein and skyrocketing healthcare costs.

@raskin.house.gov any statement on Venezuela today?

“I’m a developer for a major food delivery app. The 'Priority Fee' and 'Driver Benefit Fee' go 100% to the company. The driver sees $0 of it.” www.reddit.com/r/confession...

It me. I’m never getting home.

The difference between Amtrak vs. buses and planes is they give no rationale or accountability for delays. I love Amtrak generally, but as a comms person I hate this kinda thing. The bus I took up was delayed by a car fire in a tunnel and had to stop at a weigh station, but only 2 min late arrival.

Buses from NY to DC are more reliable that the Amtrak NE regional.

have i ever said how much i love Waffle House?

I’m takes a nap before NYE midnight years old.

Still occupied by the National Guard from multiple states: DC

Enter the new year like a long-eared rabbit emerging through a curtain of tall grass to face the stars 🌌

Very good selection of NA stuff at Minus Moonshine in Brooklyn.

Freemasonry was a real and powerful force in the 19th century, when multiple semi-secret societies were ways of bonding for powerful men and aspiring powerful men. By the second half of the 20th century it was in steep decline in the UK *except* in the police, where lodge membership remained …

You still have time to see the delightful holiday display at the US Botanical Garden! Loving the dinosaurs this year but always impressed by the DC bldg recreations.

RIP to their meatballs and their slaw.

Got on the elevator and the other person was coughing like crazy and audibly sucking on a cough drop. He wasn’t masked and barely covering his mouth. Luckily I was masked and I can’t believe we used to and some people still raw dog things like this. No one should ever be made fun of for masking.

🖊️ Good news, DC! You can now get Notary Public services at the MLK Library. Need help with a Power of Attorney, ID copies, or real estate paperwork? Stop by the 2nd floor on the 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of the month, 10 AM–1PM. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4pEnGcR

If you don't get that the promulgation of half-truths and outright lies is how we got into this g.d. mess in the first place, then you're, you'll pardon me, even stupider than you look.