Jon Steingart
@jonsteingart.bsky.social
Live ･ ｡ﾟ laugh ☆ﾟ. * latkes
📍 District of Columbia (he/him)
📍 District of Columbia (he/him)
Unless something unexpected happens, this is the final tally of my year in reading. Definitely my most literary year so far.
December 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Unless something unexpected happens, this is the final tally of my year in reading. Definitely my most literary year so far.
Reporting what the government is doing on our behalf, with our taxpayer dollars, is a core element of journalism.
That the government refuses to explain itself is part of the story. It is not a reason to withhold reporting.
That the government refuses to explain itself is part of the story. It is not a reason to withhold reporting.
Weiss concluded: “We need to be able to make every effort to get the principals on the record and on camera. To me, our viewers come first, not a listing schedule or anything else. And that is my North Star, and I hope it's the North Star of every person in this newsroom.”
December 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Reporting what the government is doing on our behalf, with our taxpayer dollars, is a core element of journalism.
That the government refuses to explain itself is part of the story. It is not a reason to withhold reporting.
That the government refuses to explain itself is part of the story. It is not a reason to withhold reporting.
Miracle, publicized
December 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Miracle, publicized
Happy anniversary to this email from @mayorbowser.dc.gov
December 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Happy anniversary to this email from @mayorbowser.dc.gov
The tip wage ballot initiative is dead! Long live the tip wage ballot initiative!
A $25 minimum wage for D.C.? It might be on November’s ballot.
D.C. lawmakers have overturned the will of voters twice over ending the tipped minimum wage. Labor advocates are now aiming higher.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The tip wage ballot initiative is dead! Long live the tip wage ballot initiative!
"Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this administration always wins.”
BREAKING: The Supreme Court has permitted Texas to keep its newly redistricted, GOP-favorable congressional map in 2026.
Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
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Kagan, Sotomayor and Jackson dissent.
s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
December 4, 2025 at 11:35 PM
"Calvinball has only one rule: There are no fixed rules. We seem to have two: that one, and this administration always wins.”
Business owners constantly say they need clear guidelines so they can actually run their business. There simply was no need for the Bowser administration to upend the new normal.
After restaurant pushback, D.C. likely to change streatery rules
Some restaurateurs have said they can’t afford to comply with the city’s new program.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Business owners constantly say they need clear guidelines so they can actually run their business. There simply was no need for the Bowser administration to upend the new normal.
Wondering where the before/after is for the $750,000 DDOT spent on streateries in Adams Morgan
DDOT continues to publish before/after analyses of safety projects. The numbers for the 9th street NW bike lanes suggest that we should be doing these projects everywhere we can. Crashes plummeted, pedestrian and bike traffic skyrocketed, and vehicle travel times dropped.
December 2, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Wondering where the before/after is for the $750,000 DDOT spent on streateries in Adams Morgan
Shout out to all the supermarkets that set up their Hanukkah displays and remembered the matzah
December 2, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Shout out to all the supermarkets that set up their Hanukkah displays and remembered the matzah
Ranked choice voting, explained with divas
👩🏾🏫 Today, I’m breaking down Ranked Choice Voting (RCV)! As DC elections get more and more competitive, RCV allows for voter’s preferences for candidates to truly be realized. Cast your vote using our example ballot ⬇️
🗳️ bit.ly/48ugPvk
🗳️ bit.ly/48ugPvk
December 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Ranked choice voting, explained with divas
I simply can’t understand the city’s obsession with reducing customer capacity to make room for car parking
Down Goes Le Diplomate’s Streatery – Happening Now! - End of a (mini) era: www.popville.com/2025/12/down...
Down Goes Le Diplomate’s Streatery – Happening Now! - PoPville
Thanks to Jason for sending: " Le Dip streatery coming down this morning."
www.popville.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I simply can’t understand the city’s obsession with reducing customer capacity to make room for car parking
While you're shopping for deals, remember that Starbucks workers are on strike! Do not cross a picket line!
No contract? No coffee! ✊☕ Our members are out supporting Starbucks Workers United in their strike as they fight for a fair contract.
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
While you're shopping for deals, remember that Starbucks workers are on strike! Do not cross a picket line!
Spending Thanksgiving Eve as my ancestors dreamed: in an emergency room because I sliced my finger while cooking for my family
November 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Spending Thanksgiving Eve as my ancestors dreamed: in an emergency room because I sliced my finger while cooking for my family
Mayor Muriel Bowser presents retirement
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Mayor Muriel Bowser presents retirement
The Washington Post editorial board takes the brave stance that maybe you would get more work done if you slept just 2-4 hours a night
![Opinion
The Editorial Board
Winning elections requires showing up to work
No one expects DNC staffers to be as hardcore as Japan’s prime minister, but they can come to work.
[photo of: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (L) and Democratic National Committee chairman Ken Martin (R). (Jintak Han/The Washington Post; Rod Lamkey/AP)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:zaxbbo6z47vmlwon7uljqqmo/bafkreibpcp6yrey5w2jtwfcvkxda3wu3bfu3qjsco32uaibkdt63o7nemq@jpeg)
November 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Washington Post editorial board takes the brave stance that maybe you would get more work done if you slept just 2-4 hours a night
This evening has been the longest month in politics
November 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This evening has been the longest month in politics
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November 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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Excellent!
9:30 Club owner voluntarily recognized its workers’ union: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Staff at 9:30 Club and other venues win voluntary union recognition
The production company I.M.P. will recognize a union for hospitality staffers at 9:30 Club, the Atlantis and Lincoln Theatre, after workers petitioned last month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Excellent!
The ginkgo trees are just showing off today
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The ginkgo trees are just showing off today
Why did we get winter today?
a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy field
ALT: a man with ice on his face is standing in a snowy field
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Why did we get winter today?
Axios has already given up on Randy Clarke for mayor
The progressive who could be the Zohran Mamdani of D.C.
Janeese Lewis George is considering a run for mayor.
www.axios.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Axios has already given up on Randy Clarke for mayor
Incredible. The story says the probe may be hampered because the lead FBI agent was fired for being part of the criminal inquiry into Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
Oh wow: The @nytimes.com reports the Department of Justice is reportedly investigating @mayorbowser.dc.gov for corruption over a 2023 trip she took to Qatar. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Justice Dept. Is Said to Be Investigating D.C. Mayor Over Foreign Trip
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Incredible. The story says the probe may be hampered because the lead FBI agent was fired for being part of the criminal inquiry into Trump’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election.
News: the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today unanimously approved three nominees for DC Superior Court, where judicial vacancies are causing delays
November 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
News: the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee today unanimously approved three nominees for DC Superior Court, where judicial vacancies are causing delays
Now that national politics are over forever, bring on the 2026 DC elections!
November 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Now that national politics are over forever, bring on the 2026 DC elections!
LMAO
November 5, 2025 at 3:36 AM
LMAO