Yesterday—4 days after OMB released its proposal to revamp all federal funding—there were 3500+ comments. Today there are nearly 4,500. Our story on the damage the proposal could inflict on science and the researchers pushing back. Reported w/@marilenharo.bsky.social:

Quick! Where are our Georgetown/West End peeps at?

Breaking: Judge Jackson blocks NSF from dismantling NCAR. www.courtlistener.com/docket/72496...

JACOBS: I have one last question for you. Who won the 2020 presidential election? MARCO RUBIO: I'm not here to answer about 2020 JACOBS: It seems like you have an issue admitting facts, just like you couldn't admit the shoes the president bought you were too big RUBIO: The florsheims fit fine

Fort Reno Summer Concerts “need a little help from our friends.” www.popville.com/2026/06/fort...

Dear visitors to Club Malcolm X, I get it! The weather is great! The fountains are flowing! It’s a great place to hang out. But for the love of god use all the trash cans not just the most convenient one and possibly consider hauling your shit out when the cans are full. It’s like this every day.

another day, another story about the administration's war on knowledge itself, all in service of allow its corporate patrons free rein to rob us blind and poison our world www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...

TFW you get to show your book club of all Asian women (and Asian authored books) your little free library haul of promotional copies of Asian authored books at the end of AANHPI month, and everyone is excited. Really psyched for what might be climate future topics in the Juhea Kim book.

No sipping strong is for the flavor of coffee or tea, not whatever stupid -maxing this is.

california is gonna have so many mail in ballots that don’t get counted because people don’t know the new USPS rules that are impacting mail in voting. tl;dr don’t put your ballot in the mail today, find a ballot drop box. www.kqed.org/news/1208537...

The New York Times is hiring another climate policy reporter. Come work with me! job-boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorkti...

Today would be the perfect weather for Fort Reno. So instead chip in a few bucks. Then you can enjoy DC bands in this setting.

Pleased to see @capitalweather.bsky.social is splitting from the Post. wtop.com/dc/2026/05/a...

The Fort Reno concert series could use your financial support. If you’ve ever gone to their free concerts chip in a little fortreno.com

My third grade teacher called me lazy in front of the class, but did it by spelling it l-a-z-y. As if she was trying to hide something? We all could spell by then! And I was in accelerated math and reading… 🤷🏻‍♀️

It's also making the entire Mall deserted on a nice, sunny weekend.

The National Mall is overrun with 250 construction and some of the tackiest looking, unnecessary, and probably expensive buildouts. You can’t go into almost any areas with grass and it’s obstructing the monuments.

Even my ob/gyn dismissed my concerns about a symptom saying these is 0 connection, when the literature points to a possible connection. The correct answer was we don’t know for sure because we don’t study women enough. I stopped going to them.

Go home Nordstrom, you’re drunk.

Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1969

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Baltic Sea, Ruegen, 1996

New spot replacing half of Steak N’ Egg

@wmata.com @wmatagm.bsky.social safety issues with bus drivers abound.

Awful! Far too many people around here have “close call with WMATA bus” stories. Is it as much of a thing in other metro areas? I stopped reporting them years ago because nothing ever changed between the run red lights, run stop signs, speeding, etc.

An out of service WMATA bus blew through the red light on commonwealth at W Mt Ida today. We had the walk signal but fortunately I’d just stepped off the curb & Eric was still on the sidewalk. That was at 4:48. My heart rate may return to normal any minute now. That’s not even a bus route.

Hmm I guess Metro doesn’t care if their buses mow down pedestrians since I’ve had no response. When I nearly got run over by one backing up years ago they didn’t care either. Thanks Randy!

@wmata.com @wmatagm.bsky.social as I understand it buses are supposed to yield to pedestrians in the cross walk, and this one didn’t. I was in the cross walk as were others. This took place at 7:12 pm today.

Woof it’s 75F why are people out with wool coats on? It wasn’t cold this morning.

Wild. He looks the same as he did 20 years ago.

I haven’t had an Indian mango, but Taiwanese mangoes 🤤. However, avoid the night market ones. Get one from one of the alley produce sellers that also sell veg.

While I do feel a need to speak up for *Taiwanese* mangoes, this Indian mango party coming up this weekend sounds incredible. www.kqed.org/arts/1399021...

Vermeer’s Girl With The Pearl Earring will be shown in Osaka, later this year, and the press conference was as Japanese as you’d expect #Vermeer

“I write with dismay, grief and sorrow for the permanent closure of MIT Libraries Barker, Dewey and Rotch, and termination of library staff in those libraries. For MIT to be closing three of its four major libraries..." fnl.mit.edu/may-june-202...

Scoop: NSF has been quietly blocking new funds and grants to four top universities: Duke, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. Dozens of proposals from PIs at these universities—and their collaborators—have been stuck at the Office of Award Management awaiting finalization for months.

Upsetting. This is one of my favorite monuments from a design perspective.

Cameron Park Zoo in Waco TX has a new black-footed cat kitten (Felis nigripes). It's exploring grass for the 1st time here. This species is the smallest wild cat in Africa, but with the highest hunting success (~60%). They eat 1/6th their body weight in rodents & birds every night.

Me explaining to my coworker AI doesn’t have reasoning and having them argue the converse. I guess some humans don’t have it either 🤷🏻‍♀️

Walked out of a movie for the first time: Taipei Story at Suns Cinema. One friend slid down to the end of their seat looking tired while the other was leaned forward trying not to fall asleep. I was licking the roof on my mouth and tapping myself to stay awake. Luckily they have an intermission.

Homer: I am so smart. S-M-R-T.

If my usage of the f word were token based I’d be so poor.

Something happened with my meringue between piping one half and adding a little extra flavoring to the second half. The second piped like a Pollock so I went with it.

State Rep. @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social wins the Democratic primary in the vacant #GA13, @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social projects. Clark is now poised to become the first Black woman PhD scientist to serve in Congress. My interview with her here: 19thnews.org/2026/05/geor...

🧪 gossip! Apparently NIH director Jay bhattacharya was invited to give the commencement address at a fancy high school in Bethesda. The parents complained so much that he was disinvited 🤭

I dunno… a parliament that throws hands to protect their constitution, nationalized healthcare, inexpensive delicious food, excellent transit and train system, and amazing fruit esp mangoes. I don’t think so.

11.25 HOURS LATER WE GOT THE BIKE LANES!!!!!

The end of the Capital Crescent ends in Georgetown and ending up there on a Saturday with all the bougie peeps makes me hate life. But then there’s Spot of Tea and this strawberry lychee oat milk soft serve. And the owner Dillon is a sweetie and has multiple locations now (only soft serve in Gtown)

Internal AutoZone memo: “.. We’re facing the largest supply shortage of lubricating fluids in the modern history of America. Realistic, middle-of-the-road estimates are for our average available supply in this product category to drop by 40%.” (via Costa Oil) #$AZO

Photo story: An arabber reunion baltimorebeat.com/photo-story-...

Would you pay for an OnlyFans of someone trussing a chicken and calling her a “bad bitch”? Asking for a friend.

FANTASTIC Friendship Heights Scuttlebutt – Barnes and Noble Inbound?!? www.popville.com/2026/05/fant...