Will Singer
@wsinger.bsky.social
mostly DC: local politics, government, and news media
Will PBS even be around by the time the Ken Burns version comes out?
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Will PBS even be around by the time the Ken Burns version comes out?
City Park, New Orleans.
November 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
City Park, New Orleans.
![[I]t’s clear that Trump is a president who, much like the witch in “The Wiz,” don’t want nobody bringing no bad news. Publish a sour jobs report? Lose your job as the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Insist on seeing scientific data regarding vaccine guidelines? Hope you enjoyed your month as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As official government data becomes more politicized, it’s increasingly important that independent sources maintain their integrity. Journalists in particular have a professional obligation to pursue and provide the truth to the best of their abilities. That’s the job. I hope and trust that most of my colleagues still have the courage to do it right.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hulb5axlor7zttcil4rjuwog/bafkreibp2hjw7feaujybp6wfamigsb6s365e4cdqrlnuqieibuwxfempae@jpeg)
Yours is better, but I’m sharing mine to make this a Thing
October 1, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Yours is better, but I’m sharing mine to make this a Thing
This strikes me as very funny: The Washington Post’s new ad campaign proclaims: “Now is not the time to stop reading.”
First of all, motherfuckers, there’s never been a better time to stop reading this eviscerated newspaper.
Second, the slogan seems to rip off a NYT editorial?
First of all, motherfuckers, there’s never been a better time to stop reading this eviscerated newspaper.
Second, the slogan seems to rip off a NYT editorial?
September 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
This strikes me as very funny: The Washington Post’s new ad campaign proclaims: “Now is not the time to stop reading.”
First of all, motherfuckers, there’s never been a better time to stop reading this eviscerated newspaper.
Second, the slogan seems to rip off a NYT editorial?
First of all, motherfuckers, there’s never been a better time to stop reading this eviscerated newspaper.
Second, the slogan seems to rip off a NYT editorial?
Zach. It’s Eugene Vindman. I need to know—can I count on you?
It’s only fair that I should tell you this straight up: you should never count on me. In Congress I will do whatever it takes to disappoint you.
So do you have $25? Give it to me.
It’s only fair that I should tell you this straight up: you should never count on me. In Congress I will do whatever it takes to disappoint you.
So do you have $25? Give it to me.
September 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Zach. It’s Eugene Vindman. I need to know—can I count on you?
It’s only fair that I should tell you this straight up: you should never count on me. In Congress I will do whatever it takes to disappoint you.
So do you have $25? Give it to me.
It’s only fair that I should tell you this straight up: you should never count on me. In Congress I will do whatever it takes to disappoint you.
So do you have $25? Give it to me.
bout 25 years ago, bout 25 pounds ago
September 4, 2025 at 12:33 AM
bout 25 years ago, bout 25 pounds ago
3 police vehicles (2 unmarked) pulled over a Giant Food delivery truck at Military Rd & Oregon Ave NW, blocking traffic near St. John’s school. My MIL took this picture before being scared off by a cop. Minutes later she saw the same (or a similar) Giant truck on Military, suggesting no arrest.
August 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
3 police vehicles (2 unmarked) pulled over a Giant Food delivery truck at Military Rd & Oregon Ave NW, blocking traffic near St. John’s school. My MIL took this picture before being scared off by a cop. Minutes later she saw the same (or a similar) Giant truck on Military, suggesting no arrest.
In DC, feral intruders will come and just help themselves to your neighbor’s property in the middle of the day with no consequences. One appears to be a juvenile.
August 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
In DC, feral intruders will come and just help themselves to your neighbor’s property in the middle of the day with no consequences. One appears to be a juvenile.
Yes, I cropped this photo (from Axios newsletter; credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) but I swear I didn’t doctor it.
That tiny hand: how and why.
That tiny hand: how and why.
August 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Yes, I cropped this photo (from Axios newsletter; credit: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) but I swear I didn’t doctor it.
That tiny hand: how and why.
That tiny hand: how and why.
I like Fort DeRussy because the forest has reclaimed it. You’d never guess what a great spot it was for the Union Army to fire a 100-pound Parrot rifle at 15,000 confederates. (They retreated.)
August 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I like Fort DeRussy because the forest has reclaimed it. You’d never guess what a great spot it was for the Union Army to fire a 100-pound Parrot rifle at 15,000 confederates. (They retreated.)
do we think this grant or this promotional photo shows good judgment?
June 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
do we think this grant or this promotional photo shows good judgment?
There’s also a vaguely described project in DMPED’s capital budget. I think this is the road and water/sewer/storm infrastructure, but it could instead be the sportsplex (which I haven’t found anywhere in the budget yet)
June 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
There’s also a vaguely described project in DMPED’s capital budget. I think this is the road and water/sewer/storm infrastructure, but it could instead be the sportsplex (which I haven’t found anywhere in the budget yet)
Well, are you going to click “Replay Gamestream” to savor the drama of all those walks and passed balls?
(Don’t mind me. I’m just salty after scoring this evening’s ballgame.)
(Don’t mind me. I’m just salty after scoring this evening’s ballgame.)
May 31, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Well, are you going to click “Replay Gamestream” to savor the drama of all those walks and passed balls?
(Don’t mind me. I’m just salty after scoring this evening’s ballgame.)
(Don’t mind me. I’m just salty after scoring this evening’s ballgame.)
Reminder that there’s never been a better time to get rid of the DC Lottery, which hardly even makes money nowadays
May 28, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Reminder that there’s never been a better time to get rid of the DC Lottery, which hardly even makes money nowadays
That is more or less what the term sheet means by “family shows” and “private events.”
May 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
That is more or less what the term sheet means by “family shows” and “private events.”
But the ward boundaries are very simple.
April 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
But the ward boundaries are very simple.
This is how Squealer talked about Napoleon.
April 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
This is how Squealer talked about Napoleon.
How many takes did they have to shoot of “JD Vance Ordering Donuts in Greenland”?
April 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
How many takes did they have to shoot of “JD Vance Ordering Donuts in Greenland”?
Mendelson is correct here, but to put a finer point on it: the Bowser administration doesn’t seem to be telling the truth about why its 2026 budget proposal will arrive later than its Home Rule Act deadline.
March 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Mendelson is correct here, but to put a finer point on it: the Bowser administration doesn’t seem to be telling the truth about why its 2026 budget proposal will arrive later than its Home Rule Act deadline.
Pete Hegseth showed his face! In public!
And he reminded me that Orwell once wrote, “A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks.”
And he reminded me that Orwell once wrote, “A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks.”
March 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Pete Hegseth showed his face! In public!
And he reminded me that Orwell once wrote, “A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks.”
And he reminded me that Orwell once wrote, “A man may take to drink because he feels himself to be a failure, and then fail all the more completely because he drinks.”
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) has scheduled a markup on a bill to require DC to comply with federal immigration laws. But the text of the bill (as introduced on 3/11/25 by Clay Holmes of La.) is still not available.
March 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) has scheduled a markup on a bill to require DC to comply with federal immigration laws. But the text of the bill (as introduced on 3/11/25 by Clay Holmes of La.) is still not available.
Newsweek—whatever it even is anymore—now includes a “fairness meter” at the end of its posts. It’s essentially an online poll about the article. This one is pretty darn fair to my eye. But its facts could make MAGA feel bad, so it rates as “unfair left leaning.”
March 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Newsweek—whatever it even is anymore—now includes a “fairness meter” at the end of its posts. It’s essentially an online poll about the article. This one is pretty darn fair to my eye. But its facts could make MAGA feel bad, so it rates as “unfair left leaning.”