RunningGirl
@runninggirl.bsky.social
Dog lover, baker, gardener, and bean counter in Washington, DC metro. Running is life. Naturalized citizen for democracy and immigrants. Being poor is not a crime. Mostly a lurker, not a bot.
Marine Corps Marathon mile 21
October 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Marine Corps Marathon mile 21
guy in orange makeup wants the nobel peace prize while renaming the dept of defense to dept of war. GTFOH.
September 6, 2025 at 1:08 AM
guy in orange makeup wants the nobel peace prize while renaming the dept of defense to dept of war. GTFOH.
If you ever hope that Lisa Murkowski will do the right thing, STOP. She will let you down over and over again. Count on it.
July 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
If you ever hope that Lisa Murkowski will do the right thing, STOP. She will let you down over and over again. Count on it.
These senators voted to confirm Kennedy. They voted to decimate the world's premier health agency. They own this.
April 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
These senators voted to confirm Kennedy. They voted to decimate the world's premier health agency. They own this.
Senators Warner and Kaine of Virginia, my senators, hosted a live call today with Q&A. I logged in while a woman was saying why she didn't understand why federal workers are whining about layoffs when it happens all the time in the private sector. And what about audits? 1/2
February 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Senators Warner and Kaine of Virginia, my senators, hosted a live call today with Q&A. I logged in while a woman was saying why she didn't understand why federal workers are whining about layoffs when it happens all the time in the private sector. And what about audits? 1/2
I saw VP Harris's motorcade today and it broke my heart. Things could have turned out differently, but they didn't. Dreading the next four years.
January 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
I saw VP Harris's motorcade today and it broke my heart. Things could have turned out differently, but they didn't. Dreading the next four years.
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My XOXO talk is online. It's a v. personal look at what it was like to cover the pandemic, live through it, be broken by it, and heal from it. I talk about my approach to journalism, a 7-part code for being a public figure, why I left the Atlantic, and a lot more. xoxofest.com/2024/videos/...
Ed Yong · Videos · XOXO
Avid birder and Pulitzer-winning science journalist Ed Yong built a devoted audience for his deeply empathetic coverage of the pandemic for The Atlantic, while his two New York Times bestsellers, ...
xoxofest.com
October 10, 2024 at 10:08 PM
My XOXO talk is online. It's a v. personal look at what it was like to cover the pandemic, live through it, be broken by it, and heal from it. I talk about my approach to journalism, a 7-part code for being a public figure, why I left the Atlantic, and a lot more. xoxofest.com/2024/videos/...
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Great WaPo article (gift link) on the Olympic surfing event in Tahiti, 9800 miles from Paris. Love the sport and culture.
Great WaPo article (gift link) on the Olympic surfing event in Tahiti, 9800 miles from Paris. Love the sport and culture.
9,800 miles from Paris, Olympic surfers take on Tahiti’s ‘wall of skulls’
The glorious and notorious Teahupo’o, off the coast of Tahiti in French Polynesia, is hosting Olympic surfers half a world away from Paris.
wapo.st
July 29, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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Great WaPo article (gift link) on the Olympic surfing event in Tahiti, 9800 miles from Paris. Love the sport and culture.
Great WaPo article (gift link) on the Olympic surfing event in Tahiti, 9800 miles from Paris. Love the sport and culture.
What bridge did Justin Wilson, Alexandria City Council, Scott Surovell, and Luke Torian buy?
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$730 rooms, $75 parking: Youngkin’s own report calls arena forecasts rosy
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin says the Alexandria arena project is based on sound financial assumptions and would generate enough revenue to pay off debt.
wapo.st
March 14, 2024 at 9:07 PM
What bridge did Justin Wilson, Alexandria City Council, Scott Surovell, and Luke Torian buy?
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Senator Lucas is a hero. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Powerful Va. senator keeps everyone guessing as clock ticks on arena
Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth) has power in the legislature and grave doubts about the $2 billion arena plan for Alexandria.
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March 5, 2024 at 10:19 AM
Senator Lucas is a hero. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Have not forgotten his "makers vs takers" comment and the empty apology "Sorry you saw me say it on video." I grew up poor and being poor is not a crime. Ryan was an architect of the 2018 tax cut for the rich who have gotten richer. Not moderate, not someone to look to for advice. wapo.st/42Q0aPE
Analysis | GOP elder statesmen’s message to Johnson: Stop dithering
Former leaders of Congress Paul D. Ryan and Patrick McHenry are seeking to send a message to the new speaker: Make your own decisions, stop kowtowing to your far-right flank.
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February 24, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Have not forgotten his "makers vs takers" comment and the empty apology "Sorry you saw me say it on video." I grew up poor and being poor is not a crime. Ryan was an architect of the 2018 tax cut for the rich who have gotten richer. Not moderate, not someone to look to for advice. wapo.st/42Q0aPE
wapo.st/48nXRV6. Senator Lucas fights for NOVA while Justin Wilson, Alexandria City Council and state senators Torian and Surovell support a subsidy for billionaires. Not NIMBY. There were existing plans to develop Potomac Yard for mixed use to include housing, retail, and office space #StoptheArena
Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas deals another blow to arena project
A House bill to create a sports arena in Alexandria for the Capitals and Wizards is dead, leaving just one legislative avenue for it still alive in the General Assembly.
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February 24, 2024 at 2:40 PM
wapo.st/48nXRV6. Senator Lucas fights for NOVA while Justin Wilson, Alexandria City Council and state senators Torian and Surovell support a subsidy for billionaires. Not NIMBY. There were existing plans to develop Potomac Yard for mixed use to include housing, retail, and office space #StoptheArena