This humidity can kick rocks

Did you vote in todays Fat Bear Week matchup? explore.org/fat-bear-wee...

I'm told there's another "pistachio tide" occurring in Baltimore Harbor this week: aqua.org/stories/2023...

Can’t believe this needs to be said: There’s NOTHING “wrong” with autistic people that requires prevention or a “cure.” They are made perfect like everyone else. Humanity exists on a spectrum, not black & white, good or bad. Being autistic/neurodivergent is simply one of the many ways to exist.

One big item missing! www.kingmanisland.com/friends-fami... (the header photo is out of date, but the website is correct if you click through!)

The 2018 International Marine Debris Conference (IMDC6) served the first day's lunch in a velcro-topped cotton bag. You then brought it each subsequent day to collect your food items, and kept the bag at the end. I still use that bag several times a week.

PARKing Day was on Friday. Did anyone see any activations? I didn’t see any IRL and I didn’t see any posts about them.

Ohhhhhhh @dcwater.bsky.social does Wendy have a cousin??

Thanks to @cherylcort.bsky.social for organizing a great tour of the McMillan filtration site development this morning!

Eastern Ave NE is closed to through traffic for a couple of blocks (for road work far enough away I can’t hear it) so alllll of my windows are open and all I hear is rain 💙

PSA: if you’ve spent all afternoon battling the AMC website, buy from Fandango instead. Plenty of seats available! Good luck, showgirls! 🧡

MPD truancy enforcement is posted up on the MBT by the Tanner Park dog park/R Street NE, definitely looking like they intend to nab any kids out riding around.

Spotted lanternflies around my Leafy Upper Northeast DC house are getting real swollen with eggs. Makes for an extra satisfying and goopy stomp.

my only new-user harangue is just use the damn alt text: • it's searchable • you can explain a reference/what the fuck that thing is to help people get it, or tell extra jokes • it's not hard, and you're not special • that you're posting in the first place tells everyone you've got the extra minute

Part of my lunch yesterday was this caprese salad featuring tomatoes I grew at my house and basil I grew on my desk, in a little hydroponics system.

A friend of mine co-owns this bookstore. This is not great. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/d...

📔 Babysitting 101 📅 Sat, Sept 27 | ⏰ 10 AM–3 PM 📍 Parklands-Turner Library Learn childcare basics, safety tips & even how to start your own babysitting business! Registration required: https://bit.ly/47G8Hch

BREAKING: US House just voted to force DC to lower the age teens can be tried as an adult to 14 for some violent crimes, & to lower the age a young adult can receive a lighter than mandatory minimum sentence to 18 from 24. Senate still has to pass both measures for them to be law.

Our partner @BVSPCA_DC is offering FREE vaccines (rabies, DA2PPV & FVRCP) to DC residents. Wednesday, September 24, from 5-7pm, New York Ave Campus - 1201 New York Ave NE. No registration needed, first come first serve!

Saw this #SesameStreet reel on Instagram and felt so seen, it hurt. "And it only Tuesday." I wasn't expecting Sesame Street to still be making hella-relatable-to-me content when I was in my 50s, but dang. www.instagram.com/p/DOHCqVyjgvQ/

The Banner is officially up and running in Montgomery County. Follow @bannermoco.bsky.social, and for a MoCo-focused homepage, visit: www.thebanner.com/montgomery/

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Because of the expiration of the federal program allowing zero emission vehicles to use High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) (carpool) lanes, Maryland is forced to sunset its own program at the end of the month.

DPW had a big truck out pressure washing John MacCormack Dr heading into the transfer station. There was no way to bike past on the MBT without getting sprayed with trash juice 😭🤢

I left for one (1) night and had their favorite dogsitter stay over. And yet the Wunderhund could not contain himself upon my return, and is the mostly snuggly clingy baby this evening. It’s nice to be missed 🥰

Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.

Go, Ariel! Go, wetlands! Go, @doeedc.bsky.social!

Time for a 🧵 on DC public school history! I learned about this last night at the Ward 4 Education Alliance meeting. In 1949, a group of Black families petitioned to allow their kids to attend the new Sousa Junior High School; the DC Board of Education denied them.

This story is wild. I am always inspired by science.

Yeah, more DCgov agencies posting here! 💚💚💚

PSA: if you’ve been wanting a DC flag, @flagsforgood.com has them back in stock! flagsforgood.com/collections/dc

💚 Need someone to talk to? Drop in for Mental Health Hours with DCPL’s licensed social worker, Leta Davis. 📅 Tues, Sept 30 ⏰ 2:30–5:00 PM 📍 Anacostia Library Free, confidential support + connection to resources. https://bit.ly/41zNb5a

Portland folks! Found an apple watch while magnet fishing in the Willamette off the swimming pier in Cathedral Park. If you or someone you know lost one, DM me and tell me what the band looks like and we’ll get it back to it’s owner!

The teen got his vax today, same place, same protocol. Go and get yours if you can!

It’s raining! #takomadc

An excerpt: #chesbay

So hazy this evening!

Thanks, @srfrjulie.bsky.social for sharing! Can confirm the same was true at CVS in Gaithersburg and Poolesville… they encouraged us to send our friends, walk-ins welcome. Marylanders, get vaxxed! 🦀

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In just 10 days, the Takoma Park Maryland Library will reopen its doors! 🎉 Join us for the Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on September 15 at 2:30 pm, then stick around for an open house with the #TKPK community at 3 pm! Learn more about this event: https://bit.ly/41sFKg6

I had the privilege of getting up at 5:30 am on my birthday to support this project. Props to my @doeedc.bsky.social colleagues! I can't wait to see the data analysis, even if it will likely be depressing--it will lead to important positive changes.

PSA: I got my Covid and flu shots at a CVS in Hyattsville this morning. The pharmacist says they are giving 2025 Covid shots to anyone who requests it. My insurance covered it. AMA

Speaking of which, I noticed today that Strava now has an activity tag “with pet.” Never have I ever wanted a Madsen so badly. I have strapped a carrier of guinea pigs to my bike before…

Met Branch Trail view from Van Buren (southbound and northbound) right now. #bikedc

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

you may not know you need this but trust me you need this

Interesting decorative greenery for sale at my local hardware store

Every day someone writes a new and unique combination of words

I know which one @samer.is wants

Never seen this sign before. I like it! #bikedc