Someone (a journalist perhaps) should look into how a man child who’s never held a real job is set to sail to a third term in statewide office after 8 years of playing prize patrol and hawking crypto

“Something Big is Happening”

That’s my mayor

Bom dia, senhor presidente

Richard White is interviewed in this episode, and draws the parallels between data center boom and transcontinental railroad boom in 19th century. It’s not for nothing his book on that subjected was titled “Railroaded”!

Red-winged Blackbird Always be mindful of the shadow...

I see that #photogenic #birds are trending today, so here’s a red-winged blackbird singing its heart out for your Friday!

For those who enjoyed the Red-Winged Blackbird photo from yesterday, here's a slow motion video that gives you another perspective. #wildlife #birds (No sound as it was captured at 120fps).

Just found out it's #CrowandRavenAppreciationDay and I just have to post something! Here's a Common Raven fledgling that I had so much fun watching last year. #Corvid #birds #photography #ECK #WestCoastKin #PhotographersUnited

A red-winged blackbird zipping across a lake. So fast! #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky

Happy to report that yesterday I was able to hike along across the creek in my local woods — first time since January, when I stupidly fell on the ice and re-injured my right knee. Spring in D.C. — far more than those pretty cherry blossoms.

A beautiful day to canvass for the next Mayor of DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social 😊💜

Worth reading the quoted poem in full. Because the barbarians are coming today. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51294/...

This is a masterclass in weighing historical evidence for a public audience. @zacharyschrag.bsky.social 🗃️

HAPPENING NOW: Thousands of people in DC are marching to Fort McNair where Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Pam Bondi, and other leaders of this regime are living to make it clear we want to #EndTheDCoccupation and #FireStephenMiller. #NoKings #NoKingsDC

From Vision Zero to “what the hell, let em get run over, whatever Trump says”

I've spent a good deal of time over the past ten years helping school communities work to change names that honor Confederate leaders. Here are some thoughts about how schools named in honor of Cesar Chavez might move forward. #CivilWarMemory #EduSky #sschat open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

US Park Police continues to be the worst law enforcement agency in the DC area—officers are still making traffic stops so that ICE/federal agents can arrest immigrants. cnsmaryland.org/2026/03/11/p...

IF YOU'VE ALREADY DONATED — or you believe in us but can’t afford to donate — spreading the word is just as vital. We have 16k+ subscribers (25% are paid). There are 500k+ adults in DC. First, THANK YOU! Second, please tell your friends! 📣 51st.news/big-plans 🧵8/?

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Residents of Canton, Miss., say traffic and dust have already made life a ‘mess’. And they worry what will happen when hundreds of backup diesel generators go online. New story from Desk reporter Illan Ireland and the Mississippi Free Press.

A sample DC BOE RCV ballot. Who are you ranking?

Yes it’s Valentine’s Day. But it’s also the chosen birthday of Frederick Douglass who was born in 1818 on a plantation in Talbot County, Maryland. He escaped from slavery & rose to become the most eloquent and forceful voice for the abolition of slavery & for Black voting rights in the U.S.

wapo.st/4bMoWqk Thinking about that op ed posted a few months back about the school teacher (?) from MS who used ChatGPT to “write” a children’s book.

Elizabeth Caisaguano and her mother released from Texas facility to head back to Minnesota to reunite with her father

Elizabeth and Rosa also were detained and taken from MN to TX. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others. Thank you for your support. gofund.me/3d24f8b29

Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad. Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️

Will no one have mercy?

Mi nueva lección para Programming Historian: gestionar fuentes primarias digitales con Tropy 📸 📄 💻

“There is something destabilizing about having known someone only as a child and then hearing they were gunned down in the street. The person you see in your mind lying in that street is still a child.“

This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.

Please help us bring Liam Adrian Cornejo Ramos (he’s only 5 years of age and is currently in pre-K. Yesterday, he and his father were kidnapped by ICE. This will help the family with legal services to help reunite Liam and his dad with their family. gofund.me/be8a1b2ab

Data center articles we’ve been reading to stay in the loop: 🌿"In 2026, more data center regulations could be coming in Maryland" by Christine Condon, Maryland Matters: marylandmatters.org/2026/01/03/d...

Over on my patreon page, I wrote up a summary of the work I did this year: the maps, drawings, writings, etc. It's a lot! It's free to read, so go take a look if you like. It's mostly images, and it'll give you a pretty good sense of what all I made in 2025. www.patreon.com/posts/2025-y...

Mi última publicación para @proghist.bsky.social Cómo gestionar fuentes primarias con @tropy.bsky.social Ya no es una herramienta nueva (y ya no soy el coordinador de educación) pero sigue siendo útil para organizar las investigaciones de archivo. Compartan con sus redes! 📃 📸

Could someone with FB access screenshot and share Greg’s posts? Get the feeling sensible is going to be in short supply over next few days/weeks/months

Marylanders concerned about data centers: THIS WEEK the General Assembly votes on a veto override for a statewide Data Center Study bill. Write to your elected reps and ask them to support an override so we can have transparency on impacts of data centers. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Maryland is the frontier of data center development, driven by the speculative growth of generative AI and with massive implications for the wellbeing of local communities and the environment. @gonatureforward.bsky.social is pushing for much needed accountability: www.axios.com/local/washin...

The DC I know is worth fighting for. I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor. youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM

Of all my posts, this is the one that I wish would be shared widely. I hope people will donate to Bryan's legal defense, but even if you don't, it's important to be aware of the human rights horrors that are going on around us on a daily basis.

Counterpoint: my computer is alive and in love with me.

"Our residents are afraid and they are angry. They want the executive to be forthcoming about current policies," says @brianneknadeau.bsky.social opening a hearing on human rights violations during the federal takeover of D.C. and the local government's cooperation with federal agents.

Em julho, o Intercept revelou que o data center da Casa dos Ventos e do TikTok em Caucaia gastará por dia a mesma energia que consomem 2,2 milhões de brasileiros. Se o data center fosse uma cidade, seria a 7ª que mais consome energia no Brasil. www.intercept.com.br/2025/07/03/d...

O órgão ambiental do Ceará alegou utilidade pública e liberou a construção de uma ponte, em área protegida, para o data center do TikTok em Caucaia. Enquanto isso, moradores, indígenas e organizações pedem uma ação imediata do MPF para barrar o licenciamento do projeto.

I am requesting clear answers regarding MPD’s cooperation with federal immigration enforcement and the disturbing incidents near schools. How is accountability being ensured when MPD appears to be acting outside current directives and practices?