Justin O'Neill
@jjoneill.bsky.social
Senior Editor @wamu.org
Previously: researching environmental toxins @ksjatmit.bsky.social / Smithsonian's Sidedoor pod / Nat Geo / NPR
📍 🍁 in D.C.
Previously: researching environmental toxins @ksjatmit.bsky.social / Smithsonian's Sidedoor pod / Nat Geo / NPR
📍 🍁 in D.C.
Made a friend in the window of a Bethesda florist this afternoon
September 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Made a friend in the window of a Bethesda florist this afternoon
I’ve read stories about how predators have adapted and put spotted lanternflies on the menu — here is one datapoint of that being true
August 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I’ve read stories about how predators have adapted and put spotted lanternflies on the menu — here is one datapoint of that being true
My daughter just lost her 5th tooth in 7 weeks and the tooth fairy is now bringing her vintage Toronto subway tokens
August 4, 2025 at 1:22 AM
My daughter just lost her 5th tooth in 7 weeks and the tooth fairy is now bringing her vintage Toronto subway tokens
Last night I watched a yellowjacket eat the face off a stinkbug. I knew wasps were predators, but I didn’t understand their ability to make such quick work of their prey. Whole thing lasted under 5 mins
July 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Last night I watched a yellowjacket eat the face off a stinkbug. I knew wasps were predators, but I didn’t understand their ability to make such quick work of their prey. Whole thing lasted under 5 mins
Yes it’s disgustingly hot but it’s also raspberry season in DC.
Find some wild raspbs near you
Find some wild raspbs near you
June 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Yes it’s disgustingly hot but it’s also raspberry season in DC.
Find some wild raspbs near you
Find some wild raspbs near you
Splurged on some new pens. Feeling pretty good about it
June 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Splurged on some new pens. Feeling pretty good about it
My daughter has lost 3 teeth in 12 days and for whatever reason the tooth fairy started by bringing her Canadian toonies.
The house is now out of toonies, so we’re pivoting to other currencies, while still trying to maintain format.
A 10 peso piece was a lucky find tonight
The house is now out of toonies, so we’re pivoting to other currencies, while still trying to maintain format.
A 10 peso piece was a lucky find tonight
June 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
My daughter has lost 3 teeth in 12 days and for whatever reason the tooth fairy started by bringing her Canadian toonies.
The house is now out of toonies, so we’re pivoting to other currencies, while still trying to maintain format.
A 10 peso piece was a lucky find tonight
The house is now out of toonies, so we’re pivoting to other currencies, while still trying to maintain format.
A 10 peso piece was a lucky find tonight
Walter Washington is recorded in an oral history discussing how his refusal to allow police to use lethal force against rioters during the fallout of MLK Jr's 1968 assassination gave him local cred & kept the city's fabric intact.
He was later DC's 1st *elected* mayor of the modern era.
He was later DC's 1st *elected* mayor of the modern era.
May 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Walter Washington is recorded in an oral history discussing how his refusal to allow police to use lethal force against rioters during the fallout of MLK Jr's 1968 assassination gave him local cred & kept the city's fabric intact.
He was later DC's 1st *elected* mayor of the modern era.
He was later DC's 1st *elected* mayor of the modern era.
In the Jim Crow era, there was a S.C. congressman who was chairman of the House Committee on DC. He often referred to himself as "Mayor of D.C." for his local power.
Linked: an often-told racist anecdote about how graciously McMillan relinquished power over DC
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adam...
Linked: an often-told racist anecdote about how graciously McMillan relinquished power over DC
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adam...
May 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
In the Jim Crow era, there was a S.C. congressman who was chairman of the House Committee on DC. He often referred to himself as "Mayor of D.C." for his local power.
Linked: an often-told racist anecdote about how graciously McMillan relinquished power over DC
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adam...
Linked: an often-told racist anecdote about how graciously McMillan relinquished power over DC
www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adam...
96 years ago, D.C. was having a robust public debate around... people chopping down dogwood trees because they liked the blossoms (?)
May 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
96 years ago, D.C. was having a robust public debate around... people chopping down dogwood trees because they liked the blossoms (?)
This is by far the biggest snake I’ve ever seen in DC. Check it out @popville.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is by far the biggest snake I’ve ever seen in DC. Check it out @popville.bsky.social
Don’t even get Pittsburgh started on how great xiv is
May 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Don’t even get Pittsburgh started on how great xiv is
Lots of tears in the house when we finally found where the dog put the toddler’s favorite stuffed animal
May 10, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Lots of tears in the house when we finally found where the dog put the toddler’s favorite stuffed animal
April 29, 2025 at 2:33 AM
poison ivy season is BACK
April 5, 2025 at 5:59 PM
poison ivy season is BACK
Really love Tyrone's work on this story
March 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Really love Tyrone's work on this story
A glimpse into what DC is reading thorough its Little Free Library offerings
March 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
A glimpse into what DC is reading thorough its Little Free Library offerings
If it offers a window into the Canadian psyche, a friend of mine has been spamming my Canadian group chat with increasingly surreal AI generated nationalistic “art”.
It’s anecdotal but illustrative
It’s anecdotal but illustrative
March 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
If it offers a window into the Canadian psyche, a friend of mine has been spamming my Canadian group chat with increasingly surreal AI generated nationalistic “art”.
It’s anecdotal but illustrative
It’s anecdotal but illustrative
DC’s snow won’t last long, enjoy it while it lasts
(A solid 5+ inch snow is rare for this 🇨🇦 in DC, let me have it)
(A solid 5+ inch snow is rare for this 🇨🇦 in DC, let me have it)
February 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
DC’s snow won’t last long, enjoy it while it lasts
(A solid 5+ inch snow is rare for this 🇨🇦 in DC, let me have it)
(A solid 5+ inch snow is rare for this 🇨🇦 in DC, let me have it)
The view of Rock Creek Park from @wamu.org’s office windows right now
February 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The view of Rock Creek Park from @wamu.org’s office windows right now
Of course search is unavailable at the Congressional Research Service.
Not sure why I expected a government website to have data available
Not sure why I expected a government website to have data available
February 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Of course search is unavailable at the Congressional Research Service.
Not sure why I expected a government website to have data available
Not sure why I expected a government website to have data available
Everything you need to know about this busy MLK - Inauguration long weekend around D.C.
Namely: don't go downtown unless you plan ahead. And the 16 Metro stations where you can get your commemorative Trump Inauguration Smart Trip card
wamu.org/story/25/01/...
Namely: don't go downtown unless you plan ahead. And the 16 Metro stations where you can get your commemorative Trump Inauguration Smart Trip card
wamu.org/story/25/01/...
January 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Everything you need to know about this busy MLK - Inauguration long weekend around D.C.
Namely: don't go downtown unless you plan ahead. And the 16 Metro stations where you can get your commemorative Trump Inauguration Smart Trip card
wamu.org/story/25/01/...
Namely: don't go downtown unless you plan ahead. And the 16 Metro stations where you can get your commemorative Trump Inauguration Smart Trip card
wamu.org/story/25/01/...
Nature's first sign of spring?
Not the red-winged blackbird or the crocus.
It's the lax bro.
Not the red-winged blackbird or the crocus.
It's the lax bro.
January 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Nature's first sign of spring?
Not the red-winged blackbird or the crocus.
It's the lax bro.
Not the red-winged blackbird or the crocus.
It's the lax bro.