This is so bad… The Trump administration gutted our government’s cybersecurity capabilities, and now they’re in panic mode because they’re getting hacked. Who could have seen this coming?

"To have your child abused while in the government's care, to not understand what has happened or how to protect them, to not even be told about the abuse, it is unimaginable," said an attorney representing the girl. https://to.pbs.org/3PV4hr9

Come meet Attorney General Schwalb!

Some good news The government have changed regulations to allow plug in solar panels, already very popular in Europe, without the need for an electrician They can be hung from a balcony and are simply plugged into a normal socket Cost is around £400 and will save around £70 per year

The wife of an Army staff sergeant, who is set to train for deployment, was taken from a military base where the couple planned to live. ICE agents had entered the base and detained Annie Ramos.

Awful www.ajc.com/news/2026/02...

NAMING CONTEST! Yes, Hill Family Biking has purchased an SUV… A Sweeper Utility Vehicle 😝 And IT NEEDS A NAME, so we are having a contest! Submit your best ideas in the comments below. Deadline is April 17th, and we will announce the name at our Birthday Ride on April 25th!

Datacenter load growth has been top of mind, but the most rapid demand expansion over the last decade was in ERCOT's Far West Weather Zone This quadrupling of demand started before AI, and predates Texas' spurt of crypto growth. Instead, it's anchored in a traditional Texas industry: oil and gas 🔌💡

Data centers and utility-fee hikes lead Page One in Milwaukee.

The DC Streetcar is done, ten years and one month after it started operating on H Street NE. It could have been wonderful; it could have been extended. Instead, it was a victim of apathy and lack of caring. Long live the streetcar.

The death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a Blind Rohingya refugee who was left on the freezing streets of Buffalo by Border Patrol officers, was ruled a homicide. New from me at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Social movement scholar here again. So, why protest? Nihilists were out yesterday arguing that "protests don't do anything." A short 🧵:

Elizabeth Banks

Drumroll, please! 🥁 Spring Clean Up Week is officially award winning. 💚💚💚

"People can now point to the C.D.C. website when spreading false information. And we all worry that by co-opting the C.D.C. webpage, R.F.K. will ultimately pollute the algorithms that guide people online now. A.I. might not be able to sort the evidence-based stuff from the trash."

NEW: For the first time, ProPublica has been able to quantify how many U.S. citizen children have been directly affected by Trump’s immigration crackdown: more than 11,000 kids had a parent detained — and that’s an undercount. 1/ 🧵 www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Some of the 300+ people who showed up today to show support for one of the best pieces of bike infrastructure in DC. They shouted in megaphones, honked horns, rang bells, and called out from both front and rear seats of cargo bikes, with voices in all registers. This isn't over.

Great protest ride downtown today with @hillfamilybiking.org! Trump’s USDOT plans to rip up the 15th St bike lane tomorrow, which has reduced traffic crashes by 46% and bike injuries by 91% (per @ddotdc.bsky.social). Hundreds of supporters rallied today among the beautiful cherry blossoms 🌸 🚲

The feds removing this bike lane makes our streets less safe — both for our residents & all the tourists enjoying DC. 🚲 🌸 And it’s brought to us by the same folks trying to stop DC from holding dangerous drivers accountable. It all leads to putting more people in harm’s way.

Sound on!

The 15th Street bike lanes make biking safer and easier for so many people, not least the youngest riders. @hillfamilybiking.org #bikedc

Fascinating panel of DC educators following the screening of @countedout.bsky.social by @w6pspo.bsky.social C4DC and DC Area Educators for Justice. Math is a language and underpins everything in life, including Democracy!

Celebrating the end of #SunshineWeek the way James Madison intended! #foia #opengov

Today! #SunshineWeek

Speaking at DC Open Government Coalition Event today at 530 at MLK Library at Gallery Place on "Whose Information Is It Anyway?" Be there or be square!

People arrested while protesting ICE say federal agents took samples of their DNA. It's legal, but experts say the practice raises questions about what the government is doing with that genetic data. n.pr/4lyzEDy

Bill allowing balcony solar kits in Virginia awaits governor’s signature

It’s #SunshineWeek, a week that celebrates & promotes access to information and open government nationwide. Today, we’re highlighting the power of #FOIA with a thread about its past, present, and future.

It's #SunshineWeek! Remember this story about how some police officers obscure their reasons for accessing surveillance data from the Flock system that tracks members of the public across Wisconsin? buff.ly/iAEuMs0

 #SunshineWeek is all about making sure that the truth comes to light—and that’s what POGO Investigates is focused on. Make sure to follow our work:

Happy #SunshineWeek! Open government is good government. A free press is essential to freedom & liberty in every government of the People.

happy sunshine week! go file an open records request. you do not have to be a journalist to do it and i highly recommend that everyone file at least one at some point and learn about how your government (federal, state, local, all of the above) works!

I just had a brief moment in the sun on a cloudy day. Freedom of information has made our union stronger. Public access to public records enable a public to be self-governing. Knowledge is power: use it! foia.blogs.archives.gov/2026/03/11/o... #SunshineWeek #FOIA #SunshineFest

Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity.

As an energy crisis grows, some countries are more prepared because of renewable energy and electric vehicles. Pakistan reduced its reliance on imported natural gas because of the growth of solar. n.pr/4sdk4je

Pretty lively scene over in Ward 8 today for the @freedcproject.bsky.social mayoral forum. The campaigns for @janeese4dc.bsky.social and @kenyanmcduffie.bsky.social have brought their supporters out in force.

If the mayoral race felt quiet before, sure seems like things are ramping up now: a packed house, lots of big names in attendance (Brian Schwalb, Wendell Felder, Yvette Alexander, Tommy Wells, etc) and all the big candidates on stage

🗳️ Curious about Ranked Choice Voting? Get the facts before the next election at the DC Board of Elections Ranked Choice Voting Townhall with the DC Board of Elections. Learn how RCV works, ask questions & get election-ready. Learn more: https://bit.ly/40FB19Q

Next week is @sunshineweek.bsky.social ☀️ and I'm getting myself ready. I think this will pair nicely with my sunshine yellow pants👖, no? www.raygunsite.com/products/foi....

Turns out one week of #TranspoBINGO isn’t enough … so we added a bonus round.🎲 🚇🎉Mini TranspoBINGO Challenge: Memory Match 🗓Mar 27 | 5 pm 📍Ride Metro → metrobar Celebrate Metro’s 50th and match past + present. Tag #Metro50 + #TranspoBINGO RSVP: www.transpobingo.com/event-detail...

There’s still time to join us on Saturday for Rank the Donut! Exercise your RCV muscle and support a local business!

We're so close...Help us reach the goal needed to expand our newsroom by the end of the campaign: TOMORROW! Memberships, one-time donations and spreading the word all help! 51st.news/the-51st-is-...

on today's @nytimes.com A1, my piece with @mikebaker.bsky.social on billionaires' election spending www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

Unwired: Wheatpasting Tired: Shitposting Expired: Vaguebooking

The Healthy Homes Fair is coming up! And it's easy to get to the March 21 event. Get the details: electrifydc.org/fair/

Iran appears to have conducted a significant cyberattack against a US company, a first since the war started www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

A statue inspired by the “Titanic” pose has appeared on the National Mall — but instead of portraying Jack supporting Rose from behind as she pretends to fly, it depicts President Trump and Jeffrey Epstein.

Per CBO in February, the Pell Grant program is facing a $5.4 billion funding gap for FY2026 and nearly $11.5 billion for FY2027.

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