Goodnight bears, goodnight chairs. Goodnight kittens. And goodnight Green Monster

Meet our newest patient here at the Alaska Raptor Center, a Northern Pygmy Owl named King Owlbert by his rescuers. Owlbert arrived with a drooping wing, making flight difficult. We’ve given him a supportive wing wrap, plenty of tasty mice, and time to heal. #small #owls #adorable

I’m finishing a book about billionaires and trillion-dollar investment firms behind the news. Waking up to a blue wave, I can’t help but think Mamdani and other pols surging in a period of deepening inequality are going to face the full brunt of those media owners’ political power and wealth.

TIL, F. Scott Fitzgerald's name is "Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald" and his dad's cousin's mother-in-law was executed for helping in the assassination of Abe Lincoln wamu.org/story/25/11/...

Rock creek park fall views from the @wamu.org newsroom

Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU

At a time when public radio is under attack in the United States, we lost a pioneer & icon. I listened yesterday to many archival interviews of Susan discussing what audio journalism meant to her, I found myself in awe of her lyricism & grieving an industry My obit of Susan Stamberg for @wamu.org

Thousands participate in the No Kings rally in downtown D.C. protesting the policies of the Trump administration.

At a time when public radio is under attack in the United States, we lost a pioneer & icon. I listened yesterday to many archival interviews of Susan discussing what audio journalism meant to her, I found myself in awe of her lyricism & grieving an industry My obit of Susan Stamberg for @wamu.org

In case you were wondering: Unless the DC Council passes legislation, you won't be able to (officially / legally) get married in the District during a government shutdown, but you *can* get divorced

The Baltimore Banner names WNYC’s Audrey Cooper as its next editor-in-chief www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/the-...

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Spotted on the DC Metro today! @propublica.org

100,000 Ecuadorians protest Canadian mining project threatening key water source news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Made a friend in the window of a Bethesda florist this afternoon

It’s not offshore wind that’s killing whales.

This guy is really intense about his wooden spoons but I can't stop thinking about this weird op-ed every time I cook

If Sepinwall’s job isn’t safe, what hope do the rest of us have

Here’s hoping

I love DC — out at dinner, through mutual acquaintances (our young children), I struck up a conversation with a materials physicist. Not many towns let you fall into a involved conversation about materials under pressure & score you an invitation to an open house at a major science research hub

Speaking of Rock Creek Park: “Rock Creek Park turns 135 this month and the National Park Service is hosting a series of Punk Rocks! special events.” www.popville.com/2025/09/rock...

"The company is able to produce each episode for $1 or less, depending on length and complexity, and attach programmatic advertising to it. This generally means that if about 20 people listen to that episode, the company made a profit on that episode, without factoring in overhead."

I don't have enough negative things to say about the people behind this project

Wrote this up here: wamu.org/story/25/09/...

Honestly, at this point, given the state of the media industry, I think the growing number of workshops charging people to learn how to freelance or land successful pitches if you do these 7 things or make XX amount of money working for yourself or whatever is getting kind of exploitative.

#FreeDC Mass march hitting the streets of DC now.

It was magical watching my 5 year old understand that Hans was gaslighting Ana and Elsa all movie and realizing that HE’s the bad guy for the first time

National Guardsmen now stationed outside our DC building confirmed that the only thing they can do if they witness a crime is call 911. The have no more authority than my office mate to intervene. Despite the handcuffs, they can't make arrests. They are very expensive mall cops.

Forty-five Maine prisoners are currently working remote jobs for outside companies. A few are working full-time, earning more than corrections officers. One is making well into the six figures. Here's why Maine's approach to education and work in prison is making waves in the world of corrections:

Wetlands do it all! They offer crucial habitat for birds and fish; they sink carbon; and they can also repel invasion by tank www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

🚨Dream job for someone🚨 Contributing Parks Editor, Southwest @sfgate.com Looking for a "journalist w a deep understanding of the Southwest’s most loved national parks & enough curiosity to to tell stories that matter to the people who live there & the people who visit" 20 hrs/week, no $ listed

"There are 50 members of Congress ages 75 and older who are up for reelection next year... Just over 70% of the lawmakers in this group are Democrats."

These arguments get very silly very fast but 1. I will gladly acknowledge that NYC has its own distinct Things 2. So does every city/region 3. New Yorkers seem especially prone to being surprised that other places have, like, museums and restaurants and immigrant communities

The need for public investment in local journalism is dire — a fact underscored by the events of the last two weeks.   That's why I've introduced the Local New Funding Act. 📰   Read my full opinion in @51st.news: ➡️ 51st.news/opinion-dc-m...

Maryland is having 3 different conversations about reparations at once. @wamu.org's @jennyabamu.bsky.social explains the tension between the different visions about what restorative justice should look like for Black Marylanders wamu.org/story/25/08/...

I’ve read stories about how predators have adapted and put spotted lanternflies on the menu — here is one datapoint of that being true

Seeking science journalists: @quantamagazine.bsky.social is hiring a physics editor! A rare opportunity to join this great team and lead coverage of this foundational vertical. Please reach out with any questions and share widely simonsfoundation.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/simons...

Kudos to the Post for pushing back on this because the anecdotal evidence we have just doesn’t support any surge in policing in wards 7 and 8. I’ll put this to my followers in those neighborhoods: are you seeing federal agents/the National Guard? If so, what’re they doing?

Move over “Just Do It”. “Motherfucking wind farms” is the new 👸

new Shaker New Shaker NEW SHAKER www.npr.org/2025/08/19/n...

Historically, cancer research has probed the drivers of the disease’s evolution. But some scientists are widening their scope to study patients who survive against the odds.  🔗: https://undark.org/2025/08/11/cancer-super-survivors/

this used to happen before Home Rule too — DC’s police were all from poor, broke states, and they’d harass and arrest the city’s Black residents. It’s 1950 all over again wamu.org/story/25/05/...

A useful WaPo map of where Trump Storm Troops are actually operating in DC. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... If you know DC, what this map tell you is: They're making the gaudy show of strength in areas where it matters least and will do least good. Except for sheer spectacle.

Is this dude on Strava? He’s logging some MILES… just here for the heatmap

DC still has a privately-owned heliport, on the banks of the Anacostia just below the Frederick Douglass Bridge. Private aircraft haven't flown from it since before 9/11, but MPD rents space for their aviation unit.

"Bicycle Tours In and About Washington," from the Morning Times, May 24, 1896. (Via Library of Congress.)

A few tips from the 🐐 Terry Gross on how she reads books to interview authors. I'd love to see her work bookcase... it's probably an amazing mess www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

“Jellyfish blooms are becoming more widespread due to factors like overfishing & climate change… Nuclear plants around the globe have been affected by jellyfish swarms. In 2011 alone, jellyfish caused shutdowns at plants in Israel, Japan, & Scotland” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/w...