why do we have to navigate this, EVER. no justification for this casually militaristic police state. i will not ever consider this normal.

This is very concerning

bike lanes fucked back

for what it’s worth, trans women in a federal case I’m covering have been denied their hormones while being held in men’s facilities under federal charges. I feel like cis people don’t realize that this is happening at all

Price of coleslaw is going up!

RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter

If you're voting for the candidate who is most agreeable to the president in order to avoid him taking away home rule, you've already lost home rule.

What a great day to rank JANEESE LEWIS GEORGE #1.

what an odd coincidence www.thebirthofacapital.info/trumps-bunker/

That the bad faith charges by McDuffie's campaign were thrown out two years ago should be the front sentance of every article on this farce.

Members of the Arkansas National Guard deployed to DC took a Free DC flag like a war trophy. This image was taken from a video released by the Arkansas National Guard. We do not know where they got the flag pictured here but it is a symbol of opposition to everything this deployment is about 🧵

Deleted my previous QT about this not counting as a traffic death b/c it's in a parking lot. Turns out that it MIGHT NOT count (depending on a bunch of nonsense - death by car is death by car, no?). Thanks @actfortransit.bsky.social for the correction! bsky.app/profile/actf...

Looking to demo your work? Teach people how to use a cool new language you've built? Give an introduction to all the beautiful nitty gritty details of your research? Submit a tutorial proposal! Deadline is ** June 21, 2026 ** More info here icfp26.sigplan.org/track/icfp-2...

The NSF just eliminated geoscience postdocs, is trying to destroy NCAR, and is now dismantling the world's best array of ocean observatories for no reason, just uncomprehending childlike spite towards anyone who wants to learn anything about this planet www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...

Of all the harm this administration has done to US science, today's proposed changes to the way federal grants are awarded and administered is the most damaging yet. The text of the federal register document is impenetrably tedious by design, so here's an excellent summary of what it says.

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.

Hey #bikedc! Tomorrow's the last day to provide feedback on DDOT's plan to improve safety on a crash-prone road segment. The proposed design includes upgrading painted bike lanes to protected bike lanes. Plans here: tinyurl.com/NOI-26-68-MS... Submit feedback here: tinyurl.com/NOI-26-68-MSED

We are in Annapolis today for the historic signing of our collective bargaining bill by @govwesmoore.bsky.social & @senbillferg.bsky.social! When we organize together, we win! And we roll deep w/ @aaup.org @aft.org @afthighered.bsky.social @aftmaryland.bsky.social @local6741.bsky.social!

McDuffie’s solution to the downtown office crisis.

Join us tomorrow (May 20, 6:30pm, Freedom Plaza) for the Ride of Silence to remember the Allie and the many other cyclists who have been injured or killed doing what we all try to do every day - just get around safely. Details here: ggwash.org/calendar/eve...

In Memoriam: Peter G. Neumann (1932–2026) cacm.acm.org/news/in-memo...

I thought it was pretty cool, too.

Interested in running for ANC or getting more involved in local DC politics? Free DC Ward 4 volunteers are hosting an informal gathering to chat about running for ANC, what the role involves, and neighborhood organizing. 📍Jackie Lee's 📅Saturday, March 23 🕔5–7 pm I’ll be there and hope to see you!

I still think about this workshop. ll2.ai.mit.edu

I hope the next Democratic administration can wrap their heads around the fact that redesigning America's atrocious urban environments to make mass transit, biking and walking viable is a literal matter of national security.

Condolences to the faculty and students being asked to come up with individual solutions to the structural problem of admin having outsourced higher ed to for-profit, PE-owned third-party tech companies

If you take all the parking spaces in DC and add up their area, they would cover over 8 square miles, or the equivalent of 3 Rock Creek Parks.

Read my latest newsletter and check out upcoming May events!: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/2067...

Triple the rate. 3 times more likely to have grants suspended. “Compared to the all NIH-funded investigators in 2024, investigators who received targeted terminations were more likely to self-identify as… Black/African American (n = 86, 11.9% vs 4.0%)”

The Bike Lane Gender Gap: New Research Shows Women Ride More Where Protected Infrastructure Exists. momentummag.com/the-bike-lan...

This. "When academics in more comfortable political climates declare it unethical for the rest of us to remain and to fight, they undercut the solidarity necessary to help move toward the kind of world they want to see." www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Curious about a bike bus? Live or attend a school in Ward 5 nearish to Taylor NE? Join us for bike & roll to school day on May 6 @8am at Corner of Taylor & South Dakota Ave NE for a marshaled ride along Taylor with breakaway groups to the various nearby schools. RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

the first rule of compilers is to have fun

Did ya'll hear? Huge news out of Maryland. www.thebanner.com/education/hi...

I'll be in DC at Franklin Park at 5 on May Day and I'm bringing DMV's higher ed sector. See you there!

Are our public spaces for people or for cars? On Council I will push to lower the cost for streateries, ease permitting timelines, and have strong oversight over DDOT to ensure consistent guidelines and quick processing.

We do now know the NSF is proceeding with dissolving the Social and Behavioral Sciences Division. Congress might reverse it, but it is now already underway. YOU CAN NO LONGER SUBMIT FUNDING PROPOSALS TO SBE. Program officers are being moved to different parts of the agency. Call your Congress member

Rally at the White House tonight

DC adds an average of 5,300 new housing units per year. Kenyan McDuffie's big plan is 12,000 new units by 2030. That's slower than the status quo! If that doesn't tell you what you need to know about McDuffie, IDK what will. hit.housingand.org/jurisdiction...

something strange and horrible and somehow fitting that we should have a very real threat of madman civilizational destruction at the very moment when we also have humans on the dark side of the moon taking pictures that show how small, precious, and beautiful our world and existence is

“A whole civilization will die tonight” is the most vile thing a US president has ever said, certainly during the post-1945 era when they’ve had the power to kill civilizations with the dropping of a bomb. I’m staring into the darkness. May this not be one of the most fateful days in human history.

If you’ve never called your congressional reps before, do it right now.

“Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.” Geneva Convention Additional Protocol I and Department of Defense Law of War Manual, § 5.2.2

I know this is making the rounds, but I think it's right on the money. ergosphere.blog/posts/the-ma...

Turns out huge permitting delays at the hands of NPS—something we’re all familiar with in DC—played a big role in the potomac interceptor failure. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

I'd really like Trump and MAGA to stop fucking with my city's streets. Me, in Bloomberg

For #NSF and #NIH watchers, Grant Witness now has interactive data on numbers of grants and total funding obligations, broken down by institute and directorate, new awards and non-competitive renewals. The stranglehold on new awards is still a disaster. grant-witness.us/funding_curv...