Pat Host
@pathost.bsky.social
Tennis lover, Latin American futbol fan. DC resident. Mass transit supporter and pedestrian advocate. Squash player. Press freedom backer. WMU grad.
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After being gone for 7 weeks, the House next week will vote on two bills impacting DC: the “District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025” (H.R. 5214) & the “Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in (CLEAN) DC Act of 2025” (H.R. 5107): rules.house.gov/media/announ...
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 AM
After being gone for 7 weeks, the House next week will vote on two bills impacting DC: the “District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025” (H.R. 5214) & the “Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in (CLEAN) DC Act of 2025” (H.R. 5107): rules.house.gov/media/announ...
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oh wow, nobody could have predicted that in a county governed by the car industry, whose local, state, and national governments mostly exist to subsidize and mandate driving and car ownership, and whose carmakers churn out massive, deadly, polluting, insanely expensive tanks,,,,
US CAR LOAN DELINQUENCIES SURGE AS SUBPRIME 60-DAY DEFAULTS HIT RECORD 6.65% — HIGHEST SINCE 1994 (FITCH)
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
oh wow, nobody could have predicted that in a county governed by the car industry, whose local, state, and national governments mostly exist to subsidize and mandate driving and car ownership, and whose carmakers churn out massive, deadly, polluting, insanely expensive tanks,,,,
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Will Lewis will print whatever you want if you send him a text asking him how he & Bezos feel about having to write “Mayor-elect Lewis George” next year
Hey @notmurielbowser.bsky.social, did you see your puff piece in the comPost today? How much did you pay to get this piece placed?
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November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Will Lewis will print whatever you want if you send him a text asking him how he & Bezos feel about having to write “Mayor-elect Lewis George” next year
Hey @notmurielbowser.bsky.social, did you see your puff piece in the comPost today? How much did you pay to get this piece placed?
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
November 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Hey @notmurielbowser.bsky.social, did you see your puff piece in the comPost today? How much did you pay to get this piece placed?
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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"Great nations do not fear reporters — they protect them."
Read Press Club President @mikebalsamo.bsky.social's statement on the decision by the Beijing High Court to uphold the seven-year sentence against journalist Dong Yuyu.
#JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeYuyu
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Read Press Club President @mikebalsamo.bsky.social's statement on the decision by the Beijing High Court to uphold the seven-year sentence against journalist Dong Yuyu.
#JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeYuyu
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Press Club Statement on Chinese Court Denial of Appeal in Dong Yuyu Case
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 – The following statement is from Mike Balsamo, president of the National Press Club.
“The National Press Club sharply condemns the decision by the Beijing High Court to uphold the...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"Great nations do not fear reporters — they protect them."
Read Press Club President @mikebalsamo.bsky.social's statement on the decision by the Beijing High Court to uphold the seven-year sentence against journalist Dong Yuyu.
#JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeYuyu
www.press.org/newsroom/pre...
Read Press Club President @mikebalsamo.bsky.social's statement on the decision by the Beijing High Court to uphold the seven-year sentence against journalist Dong Yuyu.
#JournalismIsNotACrime #FreeYuyu
www.press.org/newsroom/pre...
This is the most underappreciated poster on DC BlueSky
Hell yeah the ribbons at my ribbon cuttings say “RIBBON CUTTING” on them
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
This is the most underappreciated poster on DC BlueSky
Some guy is on NPR talking about "hungry ghosts" but he's not talking about Wolf Parade, unfortunately
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05 Dear Sons And Daughters Of Hungry Ghosts
YouTube video by Doron Diamond
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November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Some guy is on NPR talking about "hungry ghosts" but he's not talking about Wolf Parade, unfortunately
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR_K...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR_K...
Staring down the barrel of a 30 minute headway on 14th St NW at 7 am. Better Bus has been an abysmal failure. @wmatagm.bsky.social deserves to be fired for screwing over bus riders.
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Staring down the barrel of a 30 minute headway on 14th St NW at 7 am. Better Bus has been an abysmal failure. @wmatagm.bsky.social deserves to be fired for screwing over bus riders.
Blow almost twice the legal limit in Michigan and strike a child with your vehicle, get zero jail time
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November 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Blow almost twice the legal limit in Michigan and strike a child with your vehicle, get zero jail time
www.mlive.com/news/kalamaz...
www.mlive.com/news/kalamaz...
This Barry Svrluga column from the Commies game yesterday is absolutely brutal on Dump. Worth reading.
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Column | Trump’s visit flies in the face of his past with the NFL and its players
The president criticized the league during his first term but has since changed his demeanor.
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November 10, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This Barry Svrluga column from the Commies game yesterday is absolutely brutal on Dump. Worth reading.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
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Pretty amazing listening to Dump play his hand during the broadcast about being involved with the stadium. "I've been heavily involved, making sure all the permits are approved."
Message to Muriel: capitulate or I kill your career-defining moment
Message to Muriel: capitulate or I kill your career-defining moment
November 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Pretty amazing listening to Dump play his hand during the broadcast about being involved with the stadium. "I've been heavily involved, making sure all the permits are approved."
Message to Muriel: capitulate or I kill your career-defining moment
Message to Muriel: capitulate or I kill your career-defining moment
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DC has the highest unemployment rate in the country because of him.
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 PM
DC has the highest unemployment rate in the country because of him.
This Commie defense is the most pathetic defense I've ever seen
November 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This Commie defense is the most pathetic defense I've ever seen
God I love how he's putting Bowser in this bind: "Either support naming the stadium after me or I kill the stadium or at the very least kill your political career with my BS investigation."
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President Trump would like the Commanders’ new stadium named after him, though no formal talks have occurred, ESPN reported. Trump will be in attendance at the team’s game on Sunday — the Commanders expect the topic may arise during his visit.
Trump Stadium, home of the Commanders? The president is not opposed.
No formal conversations on naming rights for the Commanders’ new D.C. home have been held.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:16 PM
God I love how he's putting Bowser in this bind: "Either support naming the stadium after me or I kill the stadium or at the very least kill your political career with my BS investigation."
Love
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Saw one of these in College Park last night. Not a bad idea. Why don't we see more of these in the metro area? @actfortransit.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Saw one of these in College Park last night. Not a bad idea. Why don't we see more of these in the metro area? @actfortransit.bsky.social
This is a great story. MPD officer amazingly enough actually enforces traffic law. Unfortunately perp runs and kills a moped driver.
Perp digs his own grave when confronted by police. Perp is finally charged a year later. Way too long but better than never
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Perp digs his own grave when confronted by police. Perp is finally charged a year later. Way too long but better than never
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Man charged with murder in hit-and-run during 2024 D.C. police chase
The driver fleeing police last year fatally struck Alpha Kake -- a 25-year-old from Guinea working as a delivery driver to support his mother. An investigation found the D.C. police officer had violat...
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November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is a great story. MPD officer amazingly enough actually enforces traffic law. Unfortunately perp runs and kills a moped driver.
Perp digs his own grave when confronted by police. Perp is finally charged a year later. Way too long but better than never
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Perp digs his own grave when confronted by police. Perp is finally charged a year later. Way too long but better than never
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Enjoying Gtown-MD. Who would have thought GW would look better against Gtown than MD?
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Enjoying Gtown-MD. Who would have thought GW would look better against Gtown than MD?
Hey @karlbode.com, I think this is one of the nutritionless infotainment evergreen journalism at the Post you keep talking about. Meanwhile, no story about the Post's darling Vichy mayor of DC being investigated by the feds for a corrupt trip to Qatar.
New drone videos show orcas stalking and disemboweling young great white sharks, flipping them over and plucking out their nutritious livers.
Orca vs. great white shark: An unusual battle between apex predators
Great white sharks have virtually no predators. But newly released video shows orcas flipping great whites and eating their livers near Mexico.
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November 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Hey @karlbode.com, I think this is one of the nutritionless infotainment evergreen journalism at the Post you keep talking about. Meanwhile, no story about the Post's darling Vichy mayor of DC being investigated by the feds for a corrupt trip to Qatar.
DOJ (allegedly) investigating Bowser. NOWHERE to be found at the Post's website. Shameful.
November 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
DOJ (allegedly) investigating Bowser. NOWHERE to be found at the Post's website. Shameful.
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NYC kicked Trump-endorsed candidate Andrew Cuomo to the curb. Now it’s time for DC to ditch Trump ally Muriel Bowser. The people of DC are furious with Bowser for co-signing Trump’s fascist occupation of our city. (1/2)
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
NYC kicked Trump-endorsed candidate Andrew Cuomo to the curb. Now it’s time for DC to ditch Trump ally Muriel Bowser. The people of DC are furious with Bowser for co-signing Trump’s fascist occupation of our city. (1/2)
Today in minor league reporting from Mlive.
"But President Donald Trump has attempted to deploy National Guard troops into Democratic-led cities without permission from governors."
Yes of course, he *only* attempted.
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"But President Donald Trump has attempted to deploy National Guard troops into Democratic-led cities without permission from governors."
Yes of course, he *only* attempted.
www.mlive.com/politics/202...
Michigan National Guard chief: No troops needed in Detroit
The Trump administration has previously offered to send troops to Detroit, with Vice President JD Vance saying the city has "serious crime problems."
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November 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Today in minor league reporting from Mlive.
"But President Donald Trump has attempted to deploy National Guard troops into Democratic-led cities without permission from governors."
Yes of course, he *only* attempted.
www.mlive.com/politics/202...
"But President Donald Trump has attempted to deploy National Guard troops into Democratic-led cities without permission from governors."
Yes of course, he *only* attempted.
www.mlive.com/politics/202...
The news just keeps getting better
News: Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George has started telling people she’s running for mayor, per several sources, confirming months of speculation about her political future.
She’d be the first major candidate to declare for 2026. Now the question: what will Bowser do?
She’d be the first major candidate to declare for 2026. Now the question: what will Bowser do?
November 5, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The news just keeps getting better
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If Russell Vought wants a progress report on how his federal worker “trauma strategy” is performing, Virginia, who has the 2nd largest federal workforce, flipped 13 seats blue yesterday.
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If Russell Vought wants a progress report on how his federal worker “trauma strategy” is performing, Virginia, who has the 2nd largest federal workforce, flipped 13 seats blue yesterday.
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