Bote Man
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Nats mostly. Trying to live in a baseball world amid the sorrow and strife. SoFLA
Baseball and other neat sounds:
https://soundcloud.com/boteman/sets/beisbol
Nats mostly. Trying to live in a baseball world amid the sorrow and strife. SoFLA
Baseball and other neat sounds:
https://soundcloud.com/boteman/sets/beisbol
🎵 You will enjoy the view
at Ourisman VW 🎵
at Ourisman VW 🎵
It's unfortunate and unsurprising that the old Ourisman VW dealership building in Tenleytown is still vacant. (It last held a bike shop, but that closed in late 2023.) It's just a huge space, and there's probably not many businesses that can use that floorspace in that location.
January 19, 2026 at 9:52 PM
🎵 You will enjoy the view
at Ourisman VW 🎵
at Ourisman VW 🎵
"Fielder is the first baseman. Felder is the fielder."
A correction here: The new D.C. Council subcommittee that will be chaired by Felder will oversee small and local business development policy, business improvement districts, and stadium development at RFK (except for planning, zoning, and permitting).
That new subcommittee for Felder will have oversight over the CFO's office, the Real Property Tax Appeals Commission, and the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Community Benefits Oversight Committee.
January 19, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"Fielder is the first baseman. Felder is the fielder."
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There are increasing chances for snow and ice from the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic late this week and into the weekend. There is still plenty of uncertainty in the forecast, which will evolve in the coming days, so stay up to date on the latest at weather.gov.
January 19, 2026 at 8:52 PM
There are increasing chances for snow and ice from the southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic late this week and into the weekend. There is still plenty of uncertainty in the forecast, which will evolve in the coming days, so stay up to date on the latest at weather.gov.
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Jan 19th: Signals are coming together for a potentially significant #WinterStorm, with #arctic airmass, for the latter part of the work week into the weekend. It is a bit early to forecast exact amounts, though appreciable #snow and/or #ice accumulations are a concern. #WinterWx
January 19, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Jan 19th: Signals are coming together for a potentially significant #WinterStorm, with #arctic airmass, for the latter part of the work week into the weekend. It is a bit early to forecast exact amounts, though appreciable #snow and/or #ice accumulations are a concern. #WinterWx
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Given the above factors, barring any major synoptic-scale errors near the historical bounds for this lead time, we know:
❄️ A swath of heavy snow is likely from the south-central Plains into the Mid Atlantic, over 1-2 ft of snow are possible
🧊 A major ice storm is likely south of the snow swath
❄️ A swath of heavy snow is likely from the south-central Plains into the Mid Atlantic, over 1-2 ft of snow are possible
🧊 A major ice storm is likely south of the snow swath
January 19, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Given the above factors, barring any major synoptic-scale errors near the historical bounds for this lead time, we know:
❄️ A swath of heavy snow is likely from the south-central Plains into the Mid Atlantic, over 1-2 ft of snow are possible
🧊 A major ice storm is likely south of the snow swath
❄️ A swath of heavy snow is likely from the south-central Plains into the Mid Atlantic, over 1-2 ft of snow are possible
🧊 A major ice storm is likely south of the snow swath
I could never be a meteorologist. The abuse of language in service of description would break me.
January 19, 2026 at 9:06 PM
I could never be a meteorologist. The abuse of language in service of description would break me.
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[Monday, January 19 Analysis]
A major cross-country snow and ice storm is increasingly likely this weekend. Confidence is growing in a widespread swath of over 12" of snow & a significant ice storm.
I'll cover the big picture & forecast uncertainties in this thread:
A major cross-country snow and ice storm is increasingly likely this weekend. Confidence is growing in a widespread swath of over 12" of snow & a significant ice storm.
I'll cover the big picture & forecast uncertainties in this thread:
January 19, 2026 at 8:45 PM
[Monday, January 19 Analysis]
A major cross-country snow and ice storm is increasingly likely this weekend. Confidence is growing in a widespread swath of over 12" of snow & a significant ice storm.
I'll cover the big picture & forecast uncertainties in this thread:
A major cross-country snow and ice storm is increasingly likely this weekend. Confidence is growing in a widespread swath of over 12" of snow & a significant ice storm.
I'll cover the big picture & forecast uncertainties in this thread:
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The Braves announce they’ve signed longtime Oriole shortstop Jorge Mateo to a major league deal
January 19, 2026 at 4:06 PM
The Braves announce they’ve signed longtime Oriole shortstop Jorge Mateo to a major league deal
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Dr. Martin Luther King came to #Florida in the early '60s to lead marches in St. Augustine that faced violent attacks by the KKK. The bravery of the people who were engaged in those marches led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. www.tampabay.com/news/perspec...
St. Augustine haunted by ghosts of civil rights turmoil 50 years ago
No city in Florida embraces its past with as much ardor as St. Augustine. As the oldest continuously occupied city in the United States, history is its main industry. Hordes of tourists and...
www.tampabay.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Dr. Martin Luther King came to #Florida in the early '60s to lead marches in St. Augustine that faced violent attacks by the KKK. The bravery of the people who were engaged in those marches led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. www.tampabay.com/news/perspec...
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I’m going to keep hammering this point: the excesses of ICE we see now are entirely contiguous with our system of policing more broadly, and the reason that almost no politician wants to threaten real consequences for ICE agents is because it opens the door to making the same demands of the cops
January 19, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I’m going to keep hammering this point: the excesses of ICE we see now are entirely contiguous with our system of policing more broadly, and the reason that almost no politician wants to threaten real consequences for ICE agents is because it opens the door to making the same demands of the cops
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Huge, Earth-directed coronal mass ejection now en route. Geomagnetic Storm Watch (G4-level) in effect.
"Watches at this level are very rare," says NOAA.
Could be substantial aurora displays on Mon night 1/19-1/20, even as far south as NoCal > Alabama.
www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-seve...
"Watches at this level are very rare," says NOAA.
Could be substantial aurora displays on Mon night 1/19-1/20, even as far south as NoCal > Alabama.
www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-seve...
January 19, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Huge, Earth-directed coronal mass ejection now en route. Geomagnetic Storm Watch (G4-level) in effect.
"Watches at this level are very rare," says NOAA.
Could be substantial aurora displays on Mon night 1/19-1/20, even as far south as NoCal > Alabama.
www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-seve...
"Watches at this level are very rare," says NOAA.
Could be substantial aurora displays on Mon night 1/19-1/20, even as far south as NoCal > Alabama.
www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/g4-seve...
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MLK was arrested 29 times for civil disobedience. Not once. Not twice. Twenty-nine. Nonviolent protest is only tolerated until it works. Then it gets criminalized. For Dr. Martin Luther King disobedience wasn’t a moment, it was a strategy. He knew persistent disruption is why our rights exist at all
January 19, 2026 at 5:28 PM
MLK was arrested 29 times for civil disobedience. Not once. Not twice. Twenty-nine. Nonviolent protest is only tolerated until it works. Then it gets criminalized. For Dr. Martin Luther King disobedience wasn’t a moment, it was a strategy. He knew persistent disruption is why our rights exist at all
I guess podcasters aren't all bad. I find this ring lamp popularized by them to be quite useful as a work lamp. I just used it to clean the schmutz off the electrical contacts of my long-time pepper mill and it's as good as new!
January 19, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I guess podcasters aren't all bad. I find this ring lamp popularized by them to be quite useful as a work lamp. I just used it to clean the schmutz off the electrical contacts of my long-time pepper mill and it's as good as new!
What are the odds for the White Sox going above .500 this year???
lifelong Jew here but watching the Bears do all this after the rise of the Chicago Pope, you have to at least consider the fact that Catholicism is the One True Faith
January 19, 2026 at 2:50 AM
What are the odds for the White Sox going above .500 this year???
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Bob & Edith's (OG) on Columbia Pike near Courthouse Rd. A diner that served breakfast any time. Absolute MUST to get a serving of those hash browns that have been getting good and crispy at the rear of the griddle for hours.
* I said OG, damn it!
* I said OG, damn it!
Sunday night timeline cleanse
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
please tell me about your favorite lost restaurant (closed for at least 5 years, like I really want you to go back into the vault), why you loved it and what you ate there
January 19, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Bob & Edith's (OG) on Columbia Pike near Courthouse Rd. A diner that served breakfast any time. Absolute MUST to get a serving of those hash browns that have been getting good and crispy at the rear of the griddle for hours.
* I said OG, damn it!
* I said OG, damn it!
Subtweeting railroad management.
Oh yeah I just took it for a given that most of them prefer labor discipline over labor productivity.
January 19, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Subtweeting railroad management.
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it's interesting that recommender systems have become colloquially known as "algorithms" -- when I think that term implies a certain amount of strict mathematical correctness ML/AI systems really don't have lol
January 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
it's interesting that recommender systems have become colloquially known as "algorithms" -- when I think that term implies a certain amount of strict mathematical correctness ML/AI systems really don't have lol
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A tale of two churches
One, DHH Church is feeding 1000s of ppl in its community who have been affected by ICE
The other, Cities Church in St Paul, a Southern Baptist church, where one of their associate pastors is an acting director for ICE in MN.
One serves the needy, the other serves empire
One, DHH Church is feeding 1000s of ppl in its community who have been affected by ICE
The other, Cities Church in St Paul, a Southern Baptist church, where one of their associate pastors is an acting director for ICE in MN.
One serves the needy, the other serves empire
January 18, 2026 at 9:58 PM
A tale of two churches
One, DHH Church is feeding 1000s of ppl in its community who have been affected by ICE
The other, Cities Church in St Paul, a Southern Baptist church, where one of their associate pastors is an acting director for ICE in MN.
One serves the needy, the other serves empire
One, DHH Church is feeding 1000s of ppl in its community who have been affected by ICE
The other, Cities Church in St Paul, a Southern Baptist church, where one of their associate pastors is an acting director for ICE in MN.
One serves the needy, the other serves empire
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I'm a mom with a PhD in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, with a dissertation about coronaviruses. Now I write about science to help other mothers understand what RFK Jr doesn't.
How many good mothers on Bluesky ARE the expert??
I’ll start: I have a PhD in ecology. I’m a science communicator: an award-winning creator, strategist, and impact producer. I make stuff for the internet that brings people together 🧪
Your turn! GO OFF, GOOD MOMS OF BLUESKY
I’ll start: I have a PhD in ecology. I’m a science communicator: an award-winning creator, strategist, and impact producer. I make stuff for the internet that brings people together 🧪
Your turn! GO OFF, GOOD MOMS OF BLUESKY
HHS Secretary RFK Jr: "This idea that you should trust the experts, a good mother doesn't do that"
January 18, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I'm a mom with a PhD in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, with a dissertation about coronaviruses. Now I write about science to help other mothers understand what RFK Jr doesn't.
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RIP Wilbur Wood, 84, a Chicago White Sox workhorse in the 1970s and arguably the best left-handed knuckleballer in major league history. Read his SABR bio: sabr.org/bioproj/pers...
January 18, 2026 at 11:17 PM
RIP Wilbur Wood, 84, a Chicago White Sox workhorse in the 1970s and arguably the best left-handed knuckleballer in major league history. Read his SABR bio: sabr.org/bioproj/pers...
"... doing, I wasn't finished?"
January 19, 2026 at 12:16 AM
"... doing, I wasn't finished?"
Billy feeling the effects of
🎵 that fine Columbian 🎵
🎵 that fine Columbian 🎵
A lighter moment on Stage 10 (The "Planet Set") during the shoot for "The Apple".
January 19, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Billy feeling the effects of
🎵 that fine Columbian 🎵
🎵 that fine Columbian 🎵
Wul, I guess he will NEVER be invited to play at the KenCen now!!
January 18, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Wul, I guess he will NEVER be invited to play at the KenCen now!!