Andrew Beaujon

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Opinion | Government fraud is everywhere. Prediction markets can root it out. Slow-moving and costly bureaucracy makes finding financial graft difficult.

The great thing about the @postopinions.bsky.social new "free market" outlook is that there are so many "free market" think tanks out there ready to give them Astroturf content, probably for free! wapo.st/4bNCVw6

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YouTube video by Marissa Nadler Music Marissa Nadler - Bessie, Did You Make It? (Official Music Video)

Today's music pick is by Marissa Nadler, who plays Songbyrd tomorrow night: songbyrddc.com/event/mariss...

Yet Another Shutdown Is Nigh, DC Tax Chaos Looms, and RFK Jr. Says He Used to Snort Coke Off of Toilet Seats - Washingtonian Good morning. Sunny and breezy with a high around 40 on this Friday the 13th. A low near 28 overnight. You can find me on Bluesky, I’m @abeaujon.87 on Signal, and there’s a link to my email address be...

Oh thank God, this week is nearly over. Here's today's roundup.

Alexandria’s Most Famous Food Snorter on How She’s Kicking Her “Strange Addiction” - Washingtonian On the recent seventh season premiere of My Strange Addiction, the long-running TLC show spotlighting folks who suffer from "strange" (usually life-threatening) "addictions" (usually not quite addicti...

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YouTube video by Mdou Moctar Mdou Moctar - "Funeral for Justice (Injustice Version)" (Official Audio)

Today's music pick is by Mdou Moctar, who plays a solo show at the Atlantis tonight. (You should go!) theatlantis.com/e/mdou-mocta...

Congress Blows Up DC’s Tax Season, the Kennedy Center Is in Chaos, and Frickin’ Laser Beams Are in the News - Washingtonian Good morning. Sunny and gusty today, with a high around 39. A low near 24 overnight. You can find me on Bluesky, I’m @abeaujon.87 on Signal, and there’s a link to my email address below. This roundup ...

Goodness, a lot of stuff happened yesterday. Here's today's roundup.

Today’s Washington Post Recycles Months-Old Article on Wine Theft - Washingtonian After the layoffs, the paper apparently filled space with old news.

So nice they ran it twice?

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YouTube video by solasmusic Solas - Lay Your Money Down (featuring Rhiannon Giddens)

Today's music pick is by Solas, who play the Birchmere tonight: www.birchmere.com/events/solas/

DC Grand Jury Gives Trump No-Bill Prize, DOJ Cell Phone Thief Pleads Guilty, Arlington Kids Use Snowcrete to Build Fort - Washingtonian Good morning. Mostly sunny with wind gusts and a high temperature around 46 today. A low near 29 overnight. The Wizards visit Cleveland tonight. You can find me on Bluesky, I’m @abeaujon.87 on Signal,...

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Trump Finds New Way to Anger Canadians, Rainbow Flag Removed From Stonewall Monument, Monks Arrive - Washingtonian Good morning. It will not be frigid today, for the first time since—well, who can remember back that far? Sunny with a high around 44. Grab your sandals! A low near 36 overnight. You can find me on Bl...

I guess we're doing this again. Here's today's roundup.

Actually, the Washington Post Layoffs Were a Bigger Bloodbath Than You Thought - Washingtonian The layoffs announced last week at the Washington Post were disfiguring to the esteemed news organization, with whole sections and departments—sports, books, staff photography—wiped away, and devastat...

When you count the non-Guild represented people the Post laid off last week, it's close to half the newsroom,
@farhip.bsky.social writes:

Finally, we’re getting a fake dive bar

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Washington Post Lays Off Will Lewis, Another Shutdown Looms, and the Buddhist Monks Are in the Area - Washingtonian Good morning. The deep freeze's grip on us will begin to loosen today—after we get through another very cold morning. Maybe you should stay in bed for a few more minutes to revisit our profile of "Qua...

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A Cosmic Thank You, by Matthew Shipp from the album The Cosmic Piano

Today's music pick is by Matthew Shipp, who plays at Takoma Park’s Tonal Park Studios tonight: withfriends.events/event/I8GAgD...

Trump Wants Dulles and Penn Station Named After Himself, Too; Will Lewis Attended NFL Event as His Paper Eliminated Its Sports Desk; Marco Rubio Down to Two Jobs - Washingtonian Good morning. Cloudy with a high around 34 today and scattered snow showers after 3 PM. Temperatures will plunge to near 14 overnight, and the National Weather Service has issued a high wind advisory ...

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interesting to see what they're keeping

He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years

holy cannoli, they laid off Marty Weil.

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YouTube video by CarterFaithVEVO Carter Faith - Betty (Official Music Video)

Today's music pick is by Carter Faith, who'll play a sold-out show at Pearl Street tonight with Emma Ogier: www.unionstagepresents.com/shows/carter...