Great article about my new book — The Science of Second Chances — in Vox. Let's go make some positive change!

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Red banner promoting Bike to Work Day on Friday, May 15, 2026, with navigation links for resources, event info, sponsors, and registration.

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#DidYouKnow #BikeToWorkDay is ONLY 3 months away? This year the event will be held on FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2026!
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Beautiful

HIGH WIND + EXTREME COLD WARNINGS Saturday.

Wind gusts of 45-55 mph LIKELY in the DC area.

Power outages possible so keep your devices CHARGED & secure loose outdoor items.

Wind chills below 0 much of Saturday. Wear layers and cover exposed skin if spending time outside. Keep pets indoors.

Former cop talks about what went wrong leading up to fatal Minneapolis shooting NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Peter Moskos, a John Jay College of Criminal Justice professor and former cop, about what went wrong when a federal agent killed a nurse in Minneapolis.

Me on NPR
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'War Came To My Home': RFE/RL Correspondent's Apartment Hit In Russian Strike RFE/RL frontline correspondent Maryan Kushnir recounts how his apartment building outside the Ukrainian capital was hit by a Russian Shahed drone on January 28. "I saw a flash and heard windows shatter," said Kushnir, who ran upstairs to his neighbors and rescued a child from the burning apartment.

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy presents the Order "For Courage" to Maryan Kushnir, a Radio Liberty war reporter, who rescued a child from a burning apartment hit by a Russian drone. (Kari Lake has repeatedly tried to cut off the funds to RFE/RL authorized by Congress.) www.rferl.org/a/rferl-corresp..

I'd be interested to know whether COVID disruptions are identified as a challenge to the graduation rates. My child was class of 2025 and middle school during Covid was tough. It's only an anecdote. But I am curious.

The chaos created by Trump's lawless federal agencies must stop. IACP police chiefs are right: public safety must always come first.

Walz: "We have got children in Minnesota hiding in their houses, afraid to go outside. Many of us grew up reading that story of Anne Frank. Somebody is gonna write that children's story about Minnesota."

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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.

Modern day Caligula

Love this!!

Black Hill Regional
Park today. Can you see the heron in the marsh?

No, you did not give those of us who happened to look like the people who bombed Pearl Harbor any due process. And that was profoundly wrong. It destroyed our lives.

Ahh and forgot one more if my favorites The Great Displacement by Jake Bittle. As the title suggest it discussed from where people will be forced to move.

I love Tom Lehrer so much, and this story about him is such an incredible gift to share! Thank you.

Lower patrol staff, higher OT costs: Report from Montgomery Co. police details department trends - WTOP News In its 2024 Police Statistical Data Report, the Montgomery County Police Department got insights on performance, staffing and use of force.

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Happy summer!

* MAJOR AIRLINE CEOS SAY AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM IS "FAILING AMERICANS", URGE CONGRESS TO ACT QUICKLY ON FUNDING NEW SYSTEM -- LETTER

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The Migrations book might be the one by Charlotte McConaghy, but the main character is not a photographer. So odd.

"A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else." - John Burroughs

Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"

Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

Nearly all staff laid off today at the US-government funded Middle East Broadcasting Networks. President/CEO Jeffrey Gedmin tells staff that Kari Lake "is deliberately starving us of the money we need to pay you..."

#SAVEVOA campaign launched Journalists of the Voice of America are speaking out after being silenced on the airwaves.

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Raskin: I call on my colleagues to take down the wanted posters with judges’ faces on them outside of offices in House office buildings

Judge sides with Voice of American journalists in lawsuit over firings A federal judge has issued a restraining order that prevents USAGM from laying off workers at Voice of America while a lawsuit moves forward.

A federal judge on Friday issued a restraining order that prevents the U.S. Agency for Global Media from moving forward with layoffs affecting hundreds of journalists at the Voice of America. The lawsuit is still pending in court.