tomorrow is the last day of the great american state fair. how long will it take to get the Mall back?

the LLM that writes the personal liberties opeds in the local newspaper says that this time we should win the war instead of losing it

I think it's good to know the stuff you want to tweet about and know the stuff you don't want to tweet about and then do your best to try to stick to it

Capital Bikeshare saw 656k trips in June, down just 5% YoY, the best we've seen since the Aug 25' price increase More broadly, total DC micromobility (MM) ridership is booming! Ride Report's private MM (Lime, Veo, etc.) data shows 1.75m trips in June, a 37% YoY increase 1/

NPS assures us this is part of the 4th of July festivities and that the curbs will be replaces shortly.

presumably the removed barriers on 15th are related to the car race? it'd be nice to hear from @waba.org (who I'm sure is looking into it) when they know more

has a little rip on the sidewall that I’ve been ignoring. it exploded after this morning’s ride. guess I can’t ignore it anymore

More of this! 51st.news/how-cycling-...

Ugh I hadn't realized they'd STRIPED the parking spaces on Pennsylvania Avenue. A prime public plaza, stolen from the American people to become a surface parking lot for a couple dozen cars.

why did wes moore send soldiers? has anyone asked him?

ORGANIZING GETS THE GOODS Trusted sources in Minnesota, Maryland, Kentucky, and North Carolina have told us that @governorwalz.mn.gov @govwesmoore.bsky.social @govandybeshear.bsky.social and @ncgovernor.bsky.social are instructing their National Guard troops to leave DC.🧵

the old brasserie beck space remains unleased

his first touch, they're gonna foul him hard, right?

back at home after a week at the beach and have to go to work tomorrow and really not mentally prepared for that

lady at the beach wearing a hat that says BOURBON which is a v cool way to recognize that dynasty’s support for American independence

wearing this today

darn

Domestique wine shop (Florida & N Cap) is selling TDF Packs

the LLM that writes the personal liberties op-eds in the local newspaper weighs in on the Great American State Fair, blames divisiveness

it’s crazy to be in Virginia Beach and yet somehow less menaced by low flying jets than if I were at home

each subsequent story about the upcoming fireworks reconfirms the correctness of our decision to get out of town for Saturday

finally some gender at brunch

from the latest NYRB about a book about a baseball team, a paragraph designed for bsky

football stadium in the city is gonna be like like wario congestion pricing: tons of support prior to implementation and then increased complaining once it’s actually here

I’m excited to announce that I’m running for ANC, representing Lamond and Manor Park! I’ve been knocking doors and look forward to gathering signatures next week. You can help me build my communications toolbox with a $25 donation secure.actblue.com/donate/julie...

went on a nice disconnected hike this morning then made the mistake of once again encountering our current political reality

are the 10 locations all optimized for viewing from the Mall or am I giving them too much credit? www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

per email from WABA ED, feds didn’t appeal 15th street ruling by deadline so we won for real

this is hard to square with what you see on the ground

Tony Williams also jumped in pools

this is clearly a junket right? like, send the troops to DC so they can see some fireworks and get paid, but whoops, now they're accidentally participating in the whole us having to be policed by soldiers thing

@fakesharrows.bsky.social apparently morale still needs improving

UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES

until. morale. improves.

were there as many flyovers for the bicentennial? I can't imagine

MARC still has its “you need two bungees for your bike” rule but both up and back I’ve been on trains with vertical racks so I guess I just have these bungees for fun now

freedom 250: please take public transportation to our thing also freedom 250: we are closing the most convenient way for you to do that

At the request of the U.S. Secret Service, we will be closing Smithsonian station’s National Mall side entrance today from 2:30pm to 10:30pm in support of presidential activities. The 12th St & Independence Ave entrance will remain open. Stay tuned for any updates or timing changes.

in charm city for work and doing a little bit of tourism

surly steamroller (framesets only) is back for a limited time

it's probably having an even rougher go today

if the vision you have in your head of the National Mall (like maybe from a previous trip to DC) is one of wide open spaces and not fences everywhere, I would encourage you to maintain that vision in lieu of encountering its current reality

Local firefighter has a transportation idea: aerial cable cars over Langston Blvd

I appreciate that building and protecting the reserve funds is the CFO's policy view, but the CFO does not have the authority to make a policy decision that the Council may not use local reserves to support appropriations. My full letter below or at: chairmanmendelson.com/wp-content/u...

1. Park Police chase leads to fatal crash 2. Charges in fatal crash dropped by USAO this story is ceaselessly infuriating

I miss 'food money sex'

Many Bothans died to bring us this information

I suppose it should be no surprise that the LLM that writes the opeds in the local personal liberties newspaper is pro-AI, but this is a wild claim to make with absolutely nothing cited in support www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

it appears that we have survived our first RCV local election and it was fine and boring