Lynn Erskine
@lynnerskine.bsky.social
Mother of 2. Peace, environment, feminism. Washington, DC.
I found Orville Schell’s review of Joseph Torigian’s book on Xi Jinping fascinating @foreignaffairs.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I found Orville Schell’s review of Joseph Torigian’s book on Xi Jinping fascinating @foreignaffairs.com
Today I photographed the National Cathedral — chatting with students on field trips from Ohio and South Carolina.
Washington, DC is a beautiful place. These young people count on the president to preserve our buildings and institutions, not destroy them.
Washington, DC is a beautiful place. These young people count on the president to preserve our buildings and institutions, not destroy them.
October 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Today I photographed the National Cathedral — chatting with students on field trips from Ohio and South Carolina.
Washington, DC is a beautiful place. These young people count on the president to preserve our buildings and institutions, not destroy them.
Washington, DC is a beautiful place. These young people count on the president to preserve our buildings and institutions, not destroy them.
“It was not just the attorney general's verbal violence that was striking, but also the silence of the Republican Party. Neither Charles Grassley, the veteran who chairs the Judiciary Committee, nor any of his colleagues called Bondi to order.” -- Hugo Toudic, Sorbonne/ University of Chicago
October 14, 2025 at 1:50 AM
“It was not just the attorney general's verbal violence that was striking, but also the silence of the Republican Party. Neither Charles Grassley, the veteran who chairs the Judiciary Committee, nor any of his colleagues called Bondi to order.” -- Hugo Toudic, Sorbonne/ University of Chicago
This could have been President Biden, yet Trump can claim peacemaker. Biden sabotaged ceasefire and hostage deals by continuing to arm and enable Netanyahu’s siege of Gaza — with our taxdollars. May peace hold.
October 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This could have been President Biden, yet Trump can claim peacemaker. Biden sabotaged ceasefire and hostage deals by continuing to arm and enable Netanyahu’s siege of Gaza — with our taxdollars. May peace hold.
Ancient places, we walk on this earth for a short time. What will we leave future generations?
September 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Ancient places, we walk on this earth for a short time. What will we leave future generations?
Wow, so damning.
September 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Wow, so damning.
Putin escalates attacks on Ukraine
September 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Putin escalates attacks on Ukraine
Valerie Zink, Reuters
August 26, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Valerie Zink, Reuters
As a parent I’m pleased DC schools banned cell phones! Some DC middle schools banned 2 yrs ago.
Cell phones 1) Distract students 2) Cause anxiety since peers take photos secretly in hallways and bathrooms— and share! 3) Burden teachers w/job of detecting cell use.
(See Jackson Reed HS policy.)
Cell phones 1) Distract students 2) Cause anxiety since peers take photos secretly in hallways and bathrooms— and share! 3) Burden teachers w/job of detecting cell use.
(See Jackson Reed HS policy.)
August 25, 2025 at 2:07 PM
As a parent I’m pleased DC schools banned cell phones! Some DC middle schools banned 2 yrs ago.
Cell phones 1) Distract students 2) Cause anxiety since peers take photos secretly in hallways and bathrooms— and share! 3) Burden teachers w/job of detecting cell use.
(See Jackson Reed HS policy.)
Cell phones 1) Distract students 2) Cause anxiety since peers take photos secretly in hallways and bathrooms— and share! 3) Burden teachers w/job of detecting cell use.
(See Jackson Reed HS policy.)
Washington DC local updates— 1) New scaffolding on National Cathedral continues repairs from 2011 earthquake 2) Breadfurst mozzarella & pesto sandwich returns for summer! 3) Goodbye to 96 bus (now C51).
July 1, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Washington DC local updates— 1) New scaffolding on National Cathedral continues repairs from 2011 earthquake 2) Breadfurst mozzarella & pesto sandwich returns for summer! 3) Goodbye to 96 bus (now C51).
Breaking: Public schools in Washington, DC will be cell-phone free next fall. School year 2025-2026.
June 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Breaking: Public schools in Washington, DC will be cell-phone free next fall. School year 2025-2026.
Wow! Thank you for bringing these surveys and stats to life. #mentalhealth
June 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Wow! Thank you for bringing these surveys and stats to life. #mentalhealth
Good morning Washington ☀️
June 5, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Good morning Washington ☀️
National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships for students heading to Harvard in Fall 2025 were terminated by Trump administration.
May 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
National Science Foundation graduate research fellowships for students heading to Harvard in Fall 2025 were terminated by Trump administration.
Just up the road from the White House — and a few blocks from the house owned by Palantir’s Peter Thiel — is weekly protest of Trump’s appallingly incompetent and illegal govt. #clevelandpark
May 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Just up the road from the White House — and a few blocks from the house owned by Palantir’s Peter Thiel — is weekly protest of Trump’s appallingly incompetent and illegal govt. #clevelandpark
Congratulations to Pulitzer Prize winner Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha. May this award bring understanding and peace to Gaza and Israel.
May 6, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Congratulations to Pulitzer Prize winner Palestinian writer Mosab Abu Toha. May this award bring understanding and peace to Gaza and Israel.
Mayor Bowser’s response to federal job cuts includes pausing energy efficiency rules for new DC buildings
May 6, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Mayor Bowser’s response to federal job cuts includes pausing energy efficiency rules for new DC buildings
It’s never easy for institutional leaders to agree on any statement— and yet, universities are standing up to the Trump administration’s illegal actions. www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
April 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
It’s never easy for institutional leaders to agree on any statement— and yet, universities are standing up to the Trump administration’s illegal actions. www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...
Frosty grass in Northwest DC this morning @capitalweather.bsky.social
April 9, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Frosty grass in Northwest DC this morning @capitalweather.bsky.social
Dogs make mornings happier
April 1, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Dogs make mornings happier