David Montgomery
@eldavidmontgomery.bsky.social
Freelance journalist. Former Washington Post Magazine. Tapering marathoner.
A peace vigil sits near the White House. A congressman wants it gone.
August 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A peace vigil sits near the White House. A congressman wants it gone.
Reposted by David Montgomery
Dear Jeff Bezos …
July 22, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Dear Jeff Bezos …
So well reported and smartly written by Amy Brittain www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
D.C. juvenile court’s reliance on ankle monitors had deadly outcomes
D.C. juvenile courts lost track of teens wearing GPS ankle monitors at critical moments, as they have committed or fallen victim to crime.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
So well reported and smartly written by Amy Brittain www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
The only thing more fun than covering this race would have been paddling a canoe myself! bethesdamagazine.com/2025/05/12/p...
‘This was awesome’: Paddlers run rapids in annual Potomac Downriver Race
Dozens ranging in age from 7 to 75 compete in Saturday’s annual Potomac Downriver Race event on kayaks, canoes and stand-up paddle boards.
bethesdamagazine.com
May 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The only thing more fun than covering this race would have been paddling a canoe myself! bethesdamagazine.com/2025/05/12/p...
The reporters are doing good work and landing exclusives every day in spite of baffling owner-induced turmoil unrelated to actual journalism apnews.com/article/wash...
After a year of turmoil, The Washington Post is taking note of its journalism again
So many headlines about The Washington Post over the past year had little to do with its journalism.
apnews.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The reporters are doing good work and landing exclusives every day in spite of baffling owner-induced turmoil unrelated to actual journalism apnews.com/article/wash...
Another twist in the legal saga of former Cinci politician P.G. Sittenfeld. The case raises an elusive and rarely litigated constitutional question: What's the difference between a campaign pledge and a corrupt promise? Next stop: Supreme Court. My latest. paw.princeton.edu/article/pg-s...
paw.princeton.edu
April 8, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Another twist in the legal saga of former Cinci politician P.G. Sittenfeld. The case raises an elusive and rarely litigated constitutional question: What's the difference between a campaign pledge and a corrupt promise? Next stop: Supreme Court. My latest. paw.princeton.edu/article/pg-s...
Calling Franz Kafka
(Official response: “Oopsie”) via @nickmiroff.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
(Official response: “Oopsie”) via @nickmiroff.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Calling Franz Kafka
(Official response: “Oopsie”) via @nickmiroff.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
(Official response: “Oopsie”) via @nickmiroff.bsky.social
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Recommended reading, An ode to the remarkable people who make up the federal government
March 23, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Recommended reading, An ode to the remarkable people who make up the federal government
The crisis in Cuba is the worst in modern times, with the U.S. bent on making it worse. Missing from ideological debates is what it’s like for ordinary Cubans. To find out, I rode a bus from one end of the island to the other. My latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Life in Cuba Under Sanctions
Ordinary Cubans are trapped in a vicious circle of government mismanagement exacerbated by the US embargo.
www.thenation.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The crisis in Cuba is the worst in modern times, with the U.S. bent on making it worse. Missing from ideological debates is what it’s like for ordinary Cubans. To find out, I rode a bus from one end of the island to the other. My latest for @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/worl...