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/...

Frequently asked questions about the missing Georgetown Metro station Following the 20th anniversary of Zachary Schrag’s The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, and the 50th anniversary of the first Metrorail service, Schrag offers his best answers ...

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

Wheres your turtleneck

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

Underrated

So what exactly did DDOT do?

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

Post by @chlocialism: “i hate cigs" now replace cigs with women. not so funny, is it?

How Schools Named for César Chávez Should Navigate a Naming Crisis The challenge is not unlike the debate that has taken place in countless schools named in honor of Confederate leaders.

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...

Powerful.

How the Park Police are helping ICE carry out deportation efforts (WASHINGTON) – U.S. Park Police tailed a man while he commuted home from work – but when he stopped to get some water, ICE showed up and took him away. A pool…

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...

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A subdivision struggles with the massive data center moving in next door - Arkansas Times 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.

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.

Have you seen the film/doc Bisbee ‘17? Amazing film, brings to life in imaginative ways some key events discussed in Benton-Cohen’s Borderline Americans (2009)

1000 [temporary] construction jobs! Followed by….um…an unspecified number [<100] of jobs!

Also, why does the unnamed “win-win” guy look and sound like he’s being held hostage?

A sample ballot with fictional characters and celebrities. Delegate: 1. Bugs Bunny 2. Mickey Mouse 3. Zelda 4. Michael Jackson 5. John Oliver 6. Indiana Jones 7. Luke Skywalker 8. George Washington 9. Abraham Lincoln Mayor: 1. Beyonce 2. Donald Duck 3. Chuck Brown 4. Roadrunner 5. Coyote Chairman: 1. The Sun 2. Mercury 3. Venus

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

A Grave Menace: The American Protective League, Citizenship, and Surveillance During the First World War Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Reminds me of Erica Lally’s research on the American Protective League. repository.digital.georgetown.edu/handle/10822...

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.

This isn’t what we meant when we said “reduce our carbon footprint”

Seems kinda garbage to me 🤷‍♂️

The “Tread on Me Daddy” Law, many are calling it.

Column | See ChatGPT’s hidden bias about your state or city Researchers uncovered hidden biases in ChatGPT’s assessment of people from different places. See how the chatbot ranked your city, state or country.

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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.

Minnesota girl, 10, released from ICE custody after a month in detention

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 ❤️❤️