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They sawed off the historic fence on that side for some reason a few months back (to restore it??). I choose to believe someone sat on a jagged piece of iron in the last few days, which led to an emergency run to the koozie store.

El seu últim àlbum parla dels problemes que causen expats nord-americans a Puerto Rico, carrega contre el turisme, i implica que haurien d'independitzar-se dels EEUU. Tampoc queda tan lluny de la perspectiva catalana!

Other than the obvious reason (Trump), the other crazy thing is that they're using Corinthian columns on this, a side pavilion of the White House, which is Ionic along with Treasury. Driving me crazy

**Capital Bikeshare app?

It's mostly passable up to U, I saw the crew working their way north at T St this evening. Funny thing, they actually had the NB car lane closed on 9th to give the bike lane crew space

Drunk raccoon found in liquor store suspected in karate studio break-in The "trashed panda" is also suspected of burglarising snacks from the Department of Motor Vehicles.

Drunk raccoon found in liquor store suspected in karate studio break-in

Two households, both alike in dignity

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It's clear from today's AP photos that Trump has entirely demolished the East Colonnade—added to the White House by Thomas Jefferson in 1805—and restored by Theodore Roosevelt in 1902.

The East Colonnade didn't occupy the footprint of the Trump "ballroom"—its demolition was completely unnecessary.

They've been popping up at a few random intersections. There's another one at the First St cycletrack at M St NE as of a few weeks back

just one more cop bro. i promise bro just one more cop and it'll fix everything bro. bro. just one more cop. please just one more. one more cop and we can fix this whole problem bro. bro cmon just give me one more cop i promise bro. bro bro please i just need one more cop thats it.

Bowser has been a bad mayor this whole time, but even by those standards she's really been making a heel turn lately.

Trump Wants to ‘Take Back’ D.C., but the Federal Government Already Controls Much of It

Good summary of DC’s situation. Other US cities have limits on their ability to raise revenue and govern imposed by state legislatures, so #DC is not alone. The dark truth is some at the state level don’t want cities to be well managed, they want a dog to kick.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/u...

Between one thing and another, I feel like this area of the towpath has been closed more then it's been open over the last decade.

Combining your interests @bourbonplanning.bsky.social

Funnily enough, most other countries follow the rule of Red–left wing and Blue–right wing, with the US being one of the big outliers

Was not prepared for the moment of existentialist self-reflection that came after reading this

Text from a Washington Post article reading: “We’ve all heard that Virginia is for lovers, but Maryland is where you had your first crush,” Del. Wayne A. Hartman (R-Worcester), who sponsored a House version of the law that designated the sunshine-colored beverage as Maryland’s own, said at a hearing for his bill. “Why are we doing this? Because Delaware tried to steal it. We own this. We need to set the record straight.”

Gotta say I love the energy of making the orange crush the Md. state cocktail just to get one over on Delaware.
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A screenshot from the SportsCenter Twitter account, showing Kevin Willard with the quote "I don't know what I'm doing" beneath it.

Kevin Willard inadvertently with the perfect quote

Altarpiece of Sant Pere, by Pere Mates 1500-50

So what, are spies unwilling to take the Beltway all the way to the National Harbor casino or something?

It's a cupola, which is either evoking, like, a barn, or colonial architecture. On old buildings, it acts like a roof vent/regulates the indoor temp. But here, just a decorative piece to evoke the local vernacular.

They are elected by constituents, and those constituents are citizens who otherwise have no say in how the government runs, so I'd say they're useful. Would be better, of course, if Congress actually let the reps vote on the floor...

Hi ha vàries jugadors de beisbol amb noms catalans així (i.e. Yasiel Puig), sempre són o de Puerto Rico o la República Dominicana, i sempre pronuncien els noms de la manera castellana, inclús en anglès (Puhols, Puih)

Cartell de presentació de la Viquipèdia a Bluesky. Viquipèdia en valencià (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Ja és aquí la Viquipèdia, l'enciclopèdia lliure, col·laborativa i en català.

Aterrem a Bluesky com a voluntaris del coneixement obert, de la mà d'una xarxa més oberta i democràtica, per a difondre el nostre contingut i manera de fer: llegiu-la, editeu-la i gaudiu-la en la nostra llengua! 🌇📖

Funnily enough, the Silver Spring platform, along with the tracks, are slightly curved (on the south end). One of only two WMATA stations like that (the other is Brookland). Also a pretty mild curve vs. what's going on at College Park

A non-winning entry to the Maine flag contest, showing an eastern pine tree with dense green canopy and brown trunk, and a blue star in the hoist

Came in 9th place in the Maine flag redesign contest, woo!
www.pressherald.com/2024/08/05/n...

'Weird' isn't the point. 'Weird' is the path Authoritarianism is about power; mockery is about removing power. A narrative that undermines the authoritarian's illusion of strength is more dangerous to their movement than any law or army.

If you missed it, I wrote about why mockery is one of the few attacks on authoritarian culture that actually works. It's because it punctures their illusions of strength and invincibility.

www.unchartedblue.com/weird-isnt-t...