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Vintage postcard of Howard University's Main Building, one of the first buildings constructed after the university's founding in 1867. It survived as a classroom and administration building until the 1930s and was torn down to make way for Founders Library (1939).
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Vintage postcard of Howard University's Main Building, one of the first buildings constructed after the university's founding in 1867. It survived as a classroom and administration building until the 1930s and was torn down to make way for Founders Library (1939).
Reposted by Helder Gil
George Harrison releases “My Sweet Lord” 55 years ago today.
“I’ve met so many listeners across the years who said it made them feel peaceful for 3 minutes,” he said. “It made spirituality feel like something you could sing along to while driving a car or washing dishes. That’s all I ever wanted.”
“I’ve met so many listeners across the years who said it made them feel peaceful for 3 minutes,” he said. “It made spirituality feel like something you could sing along to while driving a car or washing dishes. That’s all I ever wanted.”
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
George Harrison releases “My Sweet Lord” 55 years ago today.
“I’ve met so many listeners across the years who said it made them feel peaceful for 3 minutes,” he said. “It made spirituality feel like something you could sing along to while driving a car or washing dishes. That’s all I ever wanted.”
“I’ve met so many listeners across the years who said it made them feel peaceful for 3 minutes,” he said. “It made spirituality feel like something you could sing along to while driving a car or washing dishes. That’s all I ever wanted.”
Good deep dive into DOGE.
• Ramaswamy version would’ve been something like Clinton/Gore “reinventing government” project
• Musk version was smash everything fast & see what happens
• Vought version is most strategic & long game eradication of big chunks of Fed Gov
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
• Ramaswamy version would’ve been something like Clinton/Gore “reinventing government” project
• Musk version was smash everything fast & see what happens
• Vought version is most strategic & long game eradication of big chunks of Fed Gov
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Good deep dive into DOGE.
• Ramaswamy version would’ve been something like Clinton/Gore “reinventing government” project
• Musk version was smash everything fast & see what happens
• Vought version is most strategic & long game eradication of big chunks of Fed Gov
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
• Ramaswamy version would’ve been something like Clinton/Gore “reinventing government” project
• Musk version was smash everything fast & see what happens
• Vought version is most strategic & long game eradication of big chunks of Fed Gov
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
What we’re all learning with this sordid saga is the need for good editors.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What we’re all learning with this sordid saga is the need for good editors.
So much of the lead up to today reminded me of the old WWE wrestling rivalries that drew huge ratings.
two men are flexing their muscles in front of a pink wall .
ALT: two men are flexing their muscles in front of a pink wall .
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
So much of the lead up to today reminded me of the old WWE wrestling rivalries that drew huge ratings.
Just a couple of Queens guys hanging out in the Oval Office
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Just a couple of Queens guys hanging out in the Oval Office
Dynamite!
A dead sperm whale has washed up on Nantucket for the first time in decades. It’s too big to move — at least until officials figure out a plan.
Dead Sperm Whale on Nantucket Is Too Big to Move, for Now
A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Dynamite!
How useful is this sort of doomerism in actually changing policies?
America’s climate catastrophe will leave many parts of the country uninhabitable. Vann R. Newkirk II reports on what life will be like for residents of these climate “dead zones,” which have already begun to reveal themselves: https://theatln.tc/CD8bgA0X
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
How useful is this sort of doomerism in actually changing policies?
Ye Olde West Heating Plant renovation looks pretty amazing up close.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ye Olde West Heating Plant renovation looks pretty amazing up close.
Good long read on how the “everything bagel” approach the Biden WH took on electric car chargers suffocated the program - and the surprising results from Trump WH giving up on trying to kill the program.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Why Trump Couldn’t Stop the Electric Vehicle Dream
We never got those promised EV chargers — but we did get a future for EVs.
www.politico.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Good long read on how the “everything bagel” approach the Biden WH took on electric car chargers suffocated the program - and the surprising results from Trump WH giving up on trying to kill the program.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Solid password.
The password to the Louvre’s video surveillance system was “Louvre,” according to a museum employee
Password to Louvre’s video surveillance system was 'Louvre', according to employee
According to an employee with knowledge of the system, the password to the Louvre's video surveillance system was simply "Louvre" at the time of the robbery last month.
abcnews.go.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Solid password.
Next week’s New Yorker cover.
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Next week’s New Yorker cover.
Staten Island is a fascinating place
November 5, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Staten Island is a fascinating place
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Slow rollout throttled Biden’s big clean energy ambitions, former staffers say
Slow rollout throttled Biden’s big clean energy ambitions, former staffers say
An “executive branch machinery that defaulted to caution, process, and reactive strategies” undercut the ex-president’s massive energy and infrastructure programs, a report by his former staffers details.
dlvr.it
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Slow rollout throttled Biden’s big clean energy ambitions, former staffers say
This time change thing is bullshit.
a little dark out there is written on a black background with cartoon eyes .
ALT: a little dark out there is written on a black background with cartoon eyes .
media.tenor.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This time change thing is bullshit.
Awoken by the sounds of hooting owls…and maybe a coyote?
I blame the time change.
And bike lanes.
I blame the time change.
And bike lanes.
November 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Awoken by the sounds of hooting owls…and maybe a coyote?
I blame the time change.
And bike lanes.
I blame the time change.
And bike lanes.
How it started…how it’s going.
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 AM
How it started…how it’s going.
One more op-ed on White House Ballroom plans!
But it includes an odd retort that complaints about lack of process don’t account for the due process used to raze SW DC, build the brutally ugly FBI Building & build the Frank Gehry Memorial (featuring Ike).
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
But it includes an odd retort that complaints about lack of process don’t account for the due process used to raze SW DC, build the brutally ugly FBI Building & build the Frank Gehry Memorial (featuring Ike).
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
November 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
One more op-ed on White House Ballroom plans!
But it includes an odd retort that complaints about lack of process don’t account for the due process used to raze SW DC, build the brutally ugly FBI Building & build the Frank Gehry Memorial (featuring Ike).
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
But it includes an odd retort that complaints about lack of process don’t account for the due process used to raze SW DC, build the brutally ugly FBI Building & build the Frank Gehry Memorial (featuring Ike).
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Dogs do not respect the time change.
November 2, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Dogs do not respect the time change.
New mile marker badge unlocked.
November 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
New mile marker badge unlocked.
Good read by local expert!
For 125 years, the preservation of the White House has functioned as an agreement between the influential and the powerful, with no accountability.
When Donald Trump demolished the East Wing, he showed once again how unconstrained the Presidency really is.
When Donald Trump demolished the East Wing, he showed once again how unconstrained the Presidency really is.
White House Architecture Was an Honor System. Trump Noticed.
For 125 years, informal norms constrained what a president could do to one of the nation’s most famous landmarks.
www.theatlantic.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Good read by local expert!
Good read: “For years, as SCOTUS has moved right, Justice Kagan has agonized over whether to be more confrontational, confidantes say, and has mostly concluded that to be effective, she must be careful about rocking the boat.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...
The Debate Dividing the Supreme Court’s Liberal Justices
www.nytimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Good read: “For years, as SCOTUS has moved right, Justice Kagan has agonized over whether to be more confrontational, confidantes say, and has mostly concluded that to be effective, she must be careful about rocking the boat.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/u...