Claire Reinburg
@creinburg.bsky.social
Reader, nature lover, erstwhile book editor and publisher.
"So shines a good deed in a weary world." — Willy Wonka
"So shines a good deed in a weary world." — Willy Wonka
Bon Air Rose Garden in Arlington, VA, still blooming and giving us hope
November 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Bon Air Rose Garden in Arlington, VA, still blooming and giving us hope
About President Trump and the Republicans cutting off SNAP and causing a hunger crisis: “It’s like the siege of Stalingrad, but from your own government.”
Americans ‘dumbfounded by cruelty’ of Trump officials slashing Snap benefits
Those among the 42 million enrolled in the program worry that cutoff of the benefit will send their lives into a tailspin
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:31 PM
About President Trump and the Republicans cutting off SNAP and causing a hunger crisis: “It’s like the siege of Stalingrad, but from your own government.”
Halloween: The Morning After. Sure, it's all fun and games - until someone loses their ears, their dagger, or ... their cow.
November 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Halloween: The Morning After. Sure, it's all fun and games - until someone loses their ears, their dagger, or ... their cow.
The last of the Fall roses in Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden
October 29, 2025 at 10:32 PM
The last of the Fall roses in Bon Air Memorial Rose Garden
A whole-ass oak tree can grow from this northern red oak acorn. Think of the possibilities....
October 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
A whole-ass oak tree can grow from this northern red oak acorn. Think of the possibilities....
September 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Birds go wild for American beautyberry in early fall #NativePlants
September 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Birds go wild for American beautyberry in early fall #NativePlants
Essential reading, by Clint Smith: "But instead of ignoring the shameful parts of our past, shouldn’t we—as individuals and as a country—want to learn from aspects of our history that we are not proud of? What other way is there to become the version of ourselves that we aspire to be?"
Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad
The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.
www.theatlantic.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Essential reading, by Clint Smith: "But instead of ignoring the shameful parts of our past, shouldn’t we—as individuals and as a country—want to learn from aspects of our history that we are not proud of? What other way is there to become the version of ourselves that we aspire to be?"
Challenge: Post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is:
August 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Challenge: Post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is:
Opening @bsky.app and @theguardian.com is like living in a drop zone these days.
August 7, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Opening @bsky.app and @theguardian.com is like living in a drop zone these days.
All this rain has made the Great Falls of the Potomac even greater...
July 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
All this rain has made the Great Falls of the Potomac even greater...
A blue heron near Lock 22 of the C & O Canal in Maryland, just to offer a timeline cleanse
June 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A blue heron near Lock 22 of the C & O Canal in Maryland, just to offer a timeline cleanse
"This coming weekend ... Americans once again get together, this time for Saturday’s 'No Kings' day....It’s expected to be the largest anti-Trump protest since the start of his second term, ... rallies in 1,500 cities & in all 50 states." - @sulliview.bsky.social in @theguardian.com #NoKings
Why are the media ignoring growing resistance to Trump? | Margaret Sullivan
Protest actions like ‘Hands Off’ and ‘No Kings’ are sweeping across the US. But the media are barely paying attention
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
"This coming weekend ... Americans once again get together, this time for Saturday’s 'No Kings' day....It’s expected to be the largest anti-Trump protest since the start of his second term, ... rallies in 1,500 cities & in all 50 states." - @sulliview.bsky.social in @theguardian.com #NoKings
I interrupt the broligarchs' slap fight with photos of a rose garden in bloom. Okay, back to the shenanigans, everyone! #ArlingtonVA
June 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I interrupt the broligarchs' slap fight with photos of a rose garden in bloom. Okay, back to the shenanigans, everyone! #ArlingtonVA
So important to stop and smell the roses, isn't it? Also crucial to photo bomb every graduation pic in progress at a rose garden. #gardens
May 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
So important to stop and smell the roses, isn't it? Also crucial to photo bomb every graduation pic in progress at a rose garden. #gardens
Can't wait to not read the summer's top nonexistent books!
As a retired editor, I say, with tears in my eyes: just pay editors. You'll save yourselves these embarrassments
As a retired editor, I say, with tears in my eyes: just pay editors. You'll save yourselves these embarrassments
Chicago Paper Publishes 'Summer Reading List' of Fake Books Created With AI
10 of the 15 books on the list are completely fake.
gizmodo.com
May 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Can't wait to not read the summer's top nonexistent books!
As a retired editor, I say, with tears in my eyes: just pay editors. You'll save yourselves these embarrassments
As a retired editor, I say, with tears in my eyes: just pay editors. You'll save yourselves these embarrassments
"[T]he policy since the beginning of the Trump administration has been to put pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia.... I resigned as our ambassador to Ukraine. ...I cannot stand by while a country is invaded, a democracy bombarded, & children killed with impunity.
I was U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. I resigned because of Trump's foreign policy. | Opinion
I served in our country's foreign service for three decades. The Trump administration's Ukraine policy will make the U.S. less safe.
www.freep.com
May 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
"[T]he policy since the beginning of the Trump administration has been to put pressure on the victim, Ukraine, rather than on the aggressor, Russia.... I resigned as our ambassador to Ukraine. ...I cannot stand by while a country is invaded, a democracy bombarded, & children killed with impunity.
Fearing for the future of this low footbridge over Four Mile Run in #ArlingtonVA @capitalweather.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Fearing for the future of this low footbridge over Four Mile Run in #ArlingtonVA @capitalweather.bsky.social
Seeing the world through rose-colored glasses for one minute today...
May 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Seeing the world through rose-colored glasses for one minute today...
A walk in the woods does a heart good - golden ragwort and azaleas in #ArlingtonVA #wildflowers
April 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A walk in the woods does a heart good - golden ragwort and azaleas in #ArlingtonVA #wildflowers