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Matt, Joel. Let's set up lunch with Adnan Khashoggi
January 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Matt, Joel. Let's set up lunch with Adnan Khashoggi
I know it’s not true that no federal agency has used a qualifying exam in 43 years because I literally took one in 2005. My score on an economics exam got me 5 interviews with surveys at BLS. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Scott Kupor's New Plan to Bring Tech Workers Into the Federal Government
Podcast Episode · Odd Lots · 12/25/2025 · 1h
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December 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I know it’s not true that no federal agency has used a qualifying exam in 43 years because I literally took one in 2005. My score on an economics exam got me 5 interviews with surveys at BLS. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
Mayor McCheese
December 21, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Mayor McCheese
There’s a new rabbit in our alley. The kids named it Toasty
December 16, 2025 at 10:49 PM
There’s a new rabbit in our alley. The kids named it Toasty
DGS has been blaming the backlog for this kind of neglect for years. How can we finally do better @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Teachers accuse city officials of neglect as DCPS classrooms grow cold
HVAC problems have plagued Francis L. Cardozo Education Campus for years as teachers and parents say city officials have ignored their pleas to fix basic. infrastructure
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
DGS has been blaming the backlog for this kind of neglect for years. How can we finally do better @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Not all of us want to run on 17th in a Christmas sweater in this weather. If that isn’t for you, consider joining me at the blood donation center at 8 am instead. You will feel almost as smug
December 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Not all of us want to run on 17th in a Christmas sweater in this weather. If that isn’t for you, consider joining me at the blood donation center at 8 am instead. You will feel almost as smug
Healthy life expectancy in the US is 64, and the average age of widowhood is 59.
December 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Healthy life expectancy in the US is 64, and the average age of widowhood is 59.
Love to see the C91 on there
WMATA’s proposed budget for next year: no fare increases and service improvements on 🚇 and 🚍!
The new budget would take effect July 1, 2026.
The new budget would take effect July 1, 2026.
December 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Love to see the C91 on there
Nothing beats the self-congratulatory feeling of seeing someone check out a book you left in a Little Free Library
December 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Nothing beats the self-congratulatory feeling of seeing someone check out a book you left in a Little Free Library
I actually really appreciate DDOT spelling out that you should not go over 15 mph on the MBT when it’s busier. Since acoustic bike commuters go around 12, I have wondered if it’s rude to go faster than that. 15 seems reasonable, and it’s nice to have like a safe harbor guideline
December 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I actually really appreciate DDOT spelling out that you should not go over 15 mph on the MBT when it’s busier. Since acoustic bike commuters go around 12, I have wondered if it’s rude to go faster than that. 15 seems reasonable, and it’s nice to have like a safe harbor guideline
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“WIT secures permanent space, puts down comedy roots in NoMa” www.popville.com/2025/12/wit-...
“WIT secures permanent space, puts down comedy roots in NoMa” - PoPville
courtesy WIT/DMArchitects From a press release: "Washington Improv Theater (WIT) announced today that it plans to establish a one-of-a-kind performance, learning, and organizational training center in...
www.popville.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
“WIT secures permanent space, puts down comedy roots in NoMa” www.popville.com/2025/12/wit-...
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This one is tough. David was so kind and always very generous with his time. Unfailing love and support for DC soccer teams. Had stories for days and a unique perspective a lot of us are going to miss.
The District Press staff was sorry to learn today that longtime commenter (and former mayor of Albuquerque) David Rusk has passed away. He was a valued and supportive member of our community for many years, and our thoughts go out to his family and loved ones.
November 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
This one is tough. David was so kind and always very generous with his time. Unfailing love and support for DC soccer teams. Had stories for days and a unique perspective a lot of us are going to miss.
Fond memories of doing this in 2010 at the FOP and getting driven home in the back of a patrol car
.@maustermuhle.bsky.social has a dispatch from MPD's wet lab, where police train to spot drunk drivers by serving up drinks to volunteers, "on a weekday. At 10:30 in the morning."
(OK, yes, he partook — if only “in the name of science and safety.”)
(OK, yes, he partook — if only “in the name of science and safety.”)
D.C. police got me buzzed to help stop drunk drivers
A dispatch from MPD’s wet lab, where police train to spot impaired motorists.
51st.news
November 29, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Fond memories of doing this in 2010 at the FOP and getting driven home in the back of a patrol car
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🚨 Starting a new thread here because I think there may still be more attempts to delay ranked-choice voting in D.C.
It is currently set to be implemented for next June's primary, but some back and forth today makes me think two councilmembers could try to derail that.
It is currently set to be implemented for next June's primary, but some back and forth today makes me think two councilmembers could try to derail that.
Interesting: In testimony to the D.C. Council about implementing ranked-choice voting next year, elections board director Monica Evans says reporting results will take longer, up to 10 days after the election. That's because all mail ballots need to be received before counting.
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🚨 Starting a new thread here because I think there may still be more attempts to delay ranked-choice voting in D.C.
It is currently set to be implemented for next June's primary, but some back and forth today makes me think two councilmembers could try to derail that.
It is currently set to be implemented for next June's primary, but some back and forth today makes me think two councilmembers could try to derail that.
It’s great to have money for math teaching, but I am baffled by the plan to make it more difficult for kids to take advantage of the tutoring by making them travel to another location. Why not pay more interventionists to work at the schools where the kids are? www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
Anonymous donor gives D.C. $20 million to boost math scores
A $20 million donation from an anonymous national foundation will support the “Capital Math Collective,” a citywide effort to boost math scores for students in D.C.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM
It’s great to have money for math teaching, but I am baffled by the plan to make it more difficult for kids to take advantage of the tutoring by making them travel to another location. Why not pay more interventionists to work at the schools where the kids are? www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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car speeds will remain unrestricted
D.C. is forcing e-bikes to slow down, citing teen crime
Police say Lime bikes are being used as getaway vehicles.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
car speeds will remain unrestricted
I said I was traveling with two children, and Amtrak said, the quiet car is the place for you
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I said I was traveling with two children, and Amtrak said, the quiet car is the place for you
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Big things are happening in Mount Vernon Triangle — Cobb Park is taking shape! This project has been years in the making, and come spring, neighbors will have a brand-new space to gather, relax, and enjoy downtown.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Big things are happening in Mount Vernon Triangle — Cobb Park is taking shape! This project has been years in the making, and come spring, neighbors will have a brand-new space to gather, relax, and enjoy downtown.
We treat teens in public so much worse than teens in cars, even though the cars are a million times more dangerous
Among the things my teen kid does that makes me proud is his sense of freedom to travel around DC. He gets so much confidence and joy from those outings, similar to how I'd spend hours lost in pastures and the creeks where I grew up.
Curfews are a blunt tool. Dent the wood but don't hit the nail.
Curfews are a blunt tool. Dent the wood but don't hit the nail.
DC needs a better answer for teenagers than saying they can never legally go outside after 8pm again
November 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
We treat teens in public so much worse than teens in cars, even though the cars are a million times more dangerous
My kids’ current favorite toys are my old pitch pipe and calculator ♻️
October 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
My kids’ current favorite toys are my old pitch pipe and calculator ♻️
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I've heard so many people ask over the last few months: Whatever happened to that $1.1 billion Congress wouldn't let DC spend this spring?
Many assume that money is still sitting around somewhere, but it's not! DC actually spent pretty much all of it. I found out how:
wamu.org/story/25/10/...
Many assume that money is still sitting around somewhere, but it's not! DC actually spent pretty much all of it. I found out how:
wamu.org/story/25/10/...
Here's how D.C. solved the billion-dollar budget problem Congress created
District leaders used creative accounting to spend hundreds of millions in revenue, despite federal lawmakers holding up the money.
wamu.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I've heard so many people ask over the last few months: Whatever happened to that $1.1 billion Congress wouldn't let DC spend this spring?
Many assume that money is still sitting around somewhere, but it's not! DC actually spent pretty much all of it. I found out how:
wamu.org/story/25/10/...
Many assume that money is still sitting around somewhere, but it's not! DC actually spent pretty much all of it. I found out how:
wamu.org/story/25/10/...
Getting ready for the Halloween block party
October 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Getting ready for the Halloween block party
Buc-ee’s, but for cyclists
October 20, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Buc-ee’s, but for cyclists
Donate blood. Get this view.
October 19, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Donate blood. Get this view.
Every furloughed parent in DC is at Colmar Manor for this cross country meet
October 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Every furloughed parent in DC is at Colmar Manor for this cross country meet