So did Reflecting Pool get cleaned wrong or something this year? It looks extra green (last photo 2022 for reference)

spring is here the pups are in full bloom

Park Service kind of pedestrianized 15th Street today?

Happy 50th birthday to Metro, the best Washington monument and a vital part of this city and my own life

NEWS: The rumors are true, @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports 👇 The National Park Service is removing a popular section of the 15th Street NW protected bike lane, saying that it will cause more traffic during cherry blossom season.

The Trump administration is removing a protected bike lane that runs along 15th Street from the National Mall to the Tidal Basin. Officials say it causes traffic; bike advocates say it actually makes everyone safer. 51st.news/trump-admini...

DC government seemingly is allowing federal government to eliminate an extremely well-used bike lane along a street that's not even heavily trafficked by cars (I know it well! I use it almost daily!). 15th St corridor is DC's most important north-south bike route. This move would be amputating it.

"I think therefore I am" —Descartes, 1637

EXCLUSIVE: A dark money group is offering influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Chicago Democratic primary candidate @katmabu.bsky.social www.ms.now/news/kat-abu...

Happy "Redownloading My Pollen Tracking Apps" Day to those who celebrate/suffer

NEWS: Much of Meridian Hill Park will be closed 3/23–9/4/2026, according to the National Park Service. More info: www.nps.gov/rocr/learn/m... @maustermuhle.bsky.social reported last year on the persistent funding issues that have delayed past renovations to the park: 51st.news/trump-wants-...

Couple things here: 1. What the fuck 2. I am allllllmost more offended by the suggestion that I would give this shitbox edit than having my identity stolen 3. The CEO is scheduled to be on Decoder soon and we will see if they back out! www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Writing well is inextricable from usually having reported something worth writing about. AI-generated regurgitations are barely worth reading. Half the time they're worse than the press releases they're based off

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'BORE, n. A person who talks when you wish him to listen.' - Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary, 1911

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Eames Shell Chair - $30 OBO - Pickup in Petworth - Street Parking Available

18th Street Streateries circa 2020 / 2021 / 2024

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People will die, and are currently dying, because RFK was granted one of the most powerful megaphones in the country. Two people who could have thrown barriers in front of his climb decided not to; there's a sex scandal here but it is not the biggest scandal.

I cannot tell you how many tech journalists at prominent media organizations do not understand this

Not to give them ideas but Apple builds a “report a speed trap” tool into its CarPlay maps tool.

8-year old Dasha Ramirez was playing with her brother at Millennium Park when Border Patrol took them. They’re now awaiting deportation to Guatemala. “We never imagined our Sunday would end this way, mother Noemi Chavez said. www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/29/i...

wrote about the “national conservative” vision for america

A lot is covered in this critique of today's podcast culture, but I would also add (after talking about malls on 30+ shows) that chat shows with guest rely on someone else paying for the work that makes someone a good guest and that pay is increasingly hard to get! defector.com/the-future-o...

Really good example of this. All the rhetoric demonizing delivery workers and the failure of people to think holistically about the issue of road safety gets your right here, with ICE goons disappearing moped drivers.

The Atlantic has been excellent at opposing Trumpism and defending democratic values these last ten years. But running this essay is terrible decision. Crime is irrelevant to Trump. He’s aimed at putting troops on American streets from the start, and he hates DC for its politics and demographics.

Off-leash golden doodle at Petworth Farmers Market www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/cri...

As the owner of a cockapoo, this story hit it outta the (dog) park. www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Some days I just can't believe I get to take a rollercoaster to get to work.

They fired the people answering calls for help. Hundreds of them. During the crisis.

R2D2 will now be known as D50

As many of us people who study or work in tech tried to tell y’all, move fast & break things was always about POWER, not progress.

There are a lot of "GOATs." Then there's the real one. Rest in Power, Sly. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

I told you that the foreshadowing this season was lazy and forced.

In the ~12 years I've been riding Metro, I've never seen these floors. Is this what was under the carpets all these years?

The workweek before July 4 is a hilarious time to change DC's entire bus network.

“It takes about 350 parks to wipe out in order to get $900 million in budget savings.” www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Protected bike lanes have a near-magical ability to produce cyclists. This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes. www.nature.com/articles/s44...

If you capitalize the 'P' in Dupont Circle, I don't trust you.

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Bloomberg News has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism for a collection of essays by contributor @langealexandra.bsky.social. The series published in Bloomberg CityLab explores how urban design and architecture impact parents and kids 🧵

The "abundance" discourse has arrived in Woodley Park

initial reports made this sound like a minor failed attempt

This was the first thing I thought of when I first heard they were trying to get into USIP. The location, beautiful building, and mini-campus. These guys are such creeps.

I was literally just thinking, has anyone checked on Darth lately

It's time to redownload your allergy apps, DC.