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me working to solve the rising sea levels
August 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
me working to solve the rising sea levels
things that actually scare me as a dc resident:
- all drivers, from any state
- unprotected bike lanes
- ahead-of-schedule buses
- “single tracking”
- getting on the metro in the wrong direction
- standing on the right
- all drivers, from any state
- unprotected bike lanes
- ahead-of-schedule buses
- “single tracking”
- getting on the metro in the wrong direction
- standing on the right
August 12, 2025 at 7:12 PM
things that actually scare me as a dc resident:
- all drivers, from any state
- unprotected bike lanes
- ahead-of-schedule buses
- “single tracking”
- getting on the metro in the wrong direction
- standing on the right
- all drivers, from any state
- unprotected bike lanes
- ahead-of-schedule buses
- “single tracking”
- getting on the metro in the wrong direction
- standing on the right
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Washington DC has 702,000 people, is 45% Black and has 0 senators
Wyoming has 590,000 people, is 86% white and has 2 senators
DC needs a state with proper representation, not a military takeover
Wyoming has 590,000 people, is 86% white and has 2 senators
DC needs a state with proper representation, not a military takeover
August 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Washington DC has 702,000 people, is 45% Black and has 0 senators
Wyoming has 590,000 people, is 86% white and has 2 senators
DC needs a state with proper representation, not a military takeover
Wyoming has 590,000 people, is 86% white and has 2 senators
DC needs a state with proper representation, not a military takeover
my favorite thing about taking Amtrak from Union Station is having to catch a whisper of which track your NE Regional will be on from a staff person before they announce it on the boards
August 1, 2025 at 7:50 PM
my favorite thing about taking Amtrak from Union Station is having to catch a whisper of which track your NE Regional will be on from a staff person before they announce it on the boards
8 years in DC and today I finally accidentally got on yellow instead of green
monday!!
monday!!
July 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
8 years in DC and today I finally accidentally got on yellow instead of green
monday!!
monday!!
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it’s so cool how almost everything is a scam and is simulatenously killing us
July 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
it’s so cool how almost everything is a scam and is simulatenously killing us
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You know what works better than thoughts and prayers? A functioning government.
July 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
You know what works better than thoughts and prayers? A functioning government.
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Abortion is one of the most intimate and fundamental liberties: the freedom to chart the course of one’s own life, unburdened by the coercion of law, custom, or other people’s opinions.This Independence Day, join me in donating to abortion funds. Find a fund here: abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/
Find an Abortion Fund - National Network of Abortion Funds
Abortion funds provide various kinds of support. Use our search feature. Find an abortion fund that can help you or the folks in your community.
abortionfunds.org
July 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Abortion is one of the most intimate and fundamental liberties: the freedom to chart the course of one’s own life, unburdened by the coercion of law, custom, or other people’s opinions.This Independence Day, join me in donating to abortion funds. Find a fund here: abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/
amtrak has gotten so expensive that, upon booking a roundtrip ticket DC > NWK for August, my card was declined because capital one thought it was a fraudulent purchase
June 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
amtrak has gotten so expensive that, upon booking a roundtrip ticket DC > NWK for August, my card was declined because capital one thought it was a fraudulent purchase
instead of therapy have you tried taking a long walk in 100 degree heat while shedding some tears to the goo goo dolls
June 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
instead of therapy have you tried taking a long walk in 100 degree heat while shedding some tears to the goo goo dolls
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Let’s stop the wars and I mean ALL of them,,, it’s horrible and I hate what’s going on! This is not what unity is all about!!
June 19, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Let’s stop the wars and I mean ALL of them,,, it’s horrible and I hate what’s going on! This is not what unity is all about!!
my credit card incorrectly categorizes DC Metro tap to pay and it makes me laugh every time
June 19, 2025 at 12:19 PM
my credit card incorrectly categorizes DC Metro tap to pay and it makes me laugh every time
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Lately it’s that a lot of people are going to die in the next big disaster in the United States.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Meteorology actually does involve meteors, they're just hydrometeors (a technical way to refer to rain, snow, etc.).
Meteorology actually does involve meteors, they're just hydrometeors (a technical way to refer to rain, snow, etc.).
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
I'll start: Amazon makes more money out of their Cloud services than out of their e-commerce platform.
June 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Lately it’s that a lot of people are going to die in the next big disaster in the United States.
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my coworker leaning over to tell me (who is no longer on twitter) about today’s donald / elon drama
June 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
my coworker leaning over to tell me (who is no longer on twitter) about today’s donald / elon drama
my dentist this morning: your teeth should only be touching each other when you’re eating
me, through clenched teeth: what
me, through clenched teeth: what
June 3, 2025 at 2:52 AM
my dentist this morning: your teeth should only be touching each other when you’re eating
me, through clenched teeth: what
me, through clenched teeth: what
channeled the spirit of my grandmother and destroyed the rest of my family in dominos
May 24, 2025 at 10:17 PM
channeled the spirit of my grandmother and destroyed the rest of my family in dominos
the TSA agent at BWI asked me if I was under cover because I’m wearing all black. I panicked and said yes
May 22, 2025 at 2:43 PM
the TSA agent at BWI asked me if I was under cover because I’m wearing all black. I panicked and said yes
Nats Park getting rid of true vegetarian hot dogs in favor of “fancier” options would be the worst thing to happen to me, if we were in normal times
May 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Nats Park getting rid of true vegetarian hot dogs in favor of “fancier” options would be the worst thing to happen to me, if we were in normal times
me, very much not catholic beyond baptism, absolutely loving all the pope content. nice to have a global experience be fun for a change
May 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
me, very much not catholic beyond baptism, absolutely loving all the pope content. nice to have a global experience be fun for a change
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petition for public transit vehicles to automatically disable people’s phone speakers
May 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
petition for public transit vehicles to automatically disable people’s phone speakers
broadly concerned about how tools like chatgpt erode our critical thinking skills, and what this means long term for cognitive function and, ultimately, decline
“Massive numbers of students are going to emerge from university with degrees, and into the workforce, who are essentially illiterate…Both in the literal sense and in the sense of being historically illiterate and having no knowledge of their own culture, much less anyone else’s.”
Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College
ChatGPT has unraveled the entire academic project.
nymag.com
May 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
broadly concerned about how tools like chatgpt erode our critical thinking skills, and what this means long term for cognitive function and, ultimately, decline
I have been trying to go on morning walks before work to get some outside time and it brings me some beautiful flowers :-)
May 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I have been trying to go on morning walks before work to get some outside time and it brings me some beautiful flowers :-)
on my third amtrak of the week and an older man sat next to me who reminded me so much of my grandfather. he was chatty and it was really nice. also we saw a big rainbow over baltimore 🥹
May 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
on my third amtrak of the week and an older man sat next to me who reminded me so much of my grandfather. he was chatty and it was really nice. also we saw a big rainbow over baltimore 🥹
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Car drivers are all about socialism when it comes to the true costs of operating a private automobile.
April 30, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Car drivers are all about socialism when it comes to the true costs of operating a private automobile.