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Walkable cities, academia, and hot parenting takes with statistics, mostly in NW DC/Ward 2+3. Occasionally in real urban centers like Bethesda or Arlington.
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![Comic. [Person standing holding hammer above raised knee.] PERSON: Listen up, leg. I’ve been sending you rich, oxygenated blood for years, while you send me worthless used-up blood with no oxygen. Time to teach you a lesson about not ripping me off! [caption] Tariffs](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicenlzjvvtlegllp5khszuneez6ygyiq3d5g37oaqz5hkwoqhteru)
Yeah. Costco also solves the paradox of choice problem for me.
Costco is the opposite of Amazon because they have a team of professional buyers who stock their shelves with a limited selection of high quality goods that provide good value. And unlike Target and Walmart, they have not opened up their e-commerce platforms to third-party sellers of cheap garbage.
I am a theological protestant, but when it comes to the religion of consumerism, I’m decidedly not. There’s no “priesthood for all consumers”, most of you are dumb as hell, and you should let someone who has expertise and an interest in your repeat business do the pickin’.
August 4, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Yeah. Costco also solves the paradox of choice problem for me.
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A Maryland woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly hitting and killing 61-year-old D.C. resident Dawn Ciccone as she crossed the street in a marked crosswalk in Foggy Bottom on April 18: mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-...
MPD Arrests Driver in Foggy Bottom Fatal Crash
The Metropolitan Police Department's Major Crash Investigations Unit has arrested the driver involved in a fatal crash that occurred in Northwest.
mpdc.dc.gov
July 31, 2026 at 7:17 PM
A Maryland woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly hitting and killing 61-year-old D.C. resident Dawn Ciccone as she crossed the street in a marked crosswalk in Foggy Bottom on April 18: mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-...
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It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
Taylor Farms Recalls Iceberg Lettuce Traced To Farm In Mexico Amid Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
Taylor Farms, which supplies major fast food and grocery chains, was identified as the possible source of the cyclosporiasis outbreak Thursday.
www.forbes.com
July 17, 2026 at 8:54 PM
It’s worth noting that Taco Bell identified the source before the FDA did, and promptly pulled it from their stores. The FDA didn’t even name the source until Taylor Farms outed themselves, and hasn’t issued a recall. Basically, Taco Bell is now a more reliable authority than the FDA.
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Your friendly neighborhood bench builders were back at it this weekend 🥳
July 13, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Your friendly neighborhood bench builders were back at it this weekend 🥳
how is this different from mamdani's grocery stores?
The White House launched 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations, all selling fuel at $3.47 a gallon.
White House launches 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations in this region
The White House launched gas stations, it announced on July 7, but the prices aren't much lower than the national average. See where they're located.
bit.ly
July 8, 2026 at 5:53 PM
how is this different from mamdani's grocery stores?
It feels like one out of every five kids at the evanston children 4th festival is wearing a pulisic 10 jersey.
July 4, 2026 at 4:40 PM
It feels like one out of every five kids at the evanston children 4th festival is wearing a pulisic 10 jersey.
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I assumed everyone knew this was predicted to occur when they sacked 50% of the NOAA staff and started canceling weather balloons that collect data last year; but if not. 👇
Here's Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately
Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it.
gizmodo.com
July 3, 2026 at 8:13 PM
I assumed everyone knew this was predicted to occur when they sacked 50% of the NOAA staff and started canceling weather balloons that collect data last year; but if not. 👇
People are going to dunk on this, with good points. But NIMBYs have made housing prices out of control in many cities. Tech salaries are just transfers to SF landlords.
“.. I thought when I’d make $200k I would be able to basically not worry about money at all,” she said, adding that she and her friends stopped going out to restaurants last year and shifted to potlucks ..
@nytimes.com
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July 2, 2026 at 10:44 PM
People are going to dunk on this, with good points. But NIMBYs have made housing prices out of control in many cities. Tech salaries are just transfers to SF landlords.
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LOL, fave comment while I was sleeping has to be the person who replied to my posts about buying a new EV being concerned about me using "oil." Baby, it's an electric car, I have solar on my house, and soon I'll have a home battery system, too. I'm breaking up with oil, that's why I'm buying the car
June 28, 2026 at 5:12 PM
LOL, fave comment while I was sleeping has to be the person who replied to my posts about buying a new EV being concerned about me using "oil." Baby, it's an electric car, I have solar on my house, and soon I'll have a home battery system, too. I'm breaking up with oil, that's why I'm buying the car
Renault sells an official baguette holder for their EVs. It cost 120 pounds.
Not only will they not sell us this car, but we can't even buy OEM baguette holders in America.
Not only will they not sell us this car, but we can't even buy OEM baguette holders in America.
June 25, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Renault sells an official baguette holder for their EVs. It cost 120 pounds.
Not only will they not sell us this car, but we can't even buy OEM baguette holders in America.
Not only will they not sell us this car, but we can't even buy OEM baguette holders in America.
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A Good Samaritan helped Montgomery County police apprehend a suspect accused of soliciting a minor for sex by lending his bicycle during the chase.
www.mymcmedia.org/good-samarit...
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Good Samaritan loans bike to help police apprehend suspect in sexual solicitation of minor
The suspect began to flee on foot, and that's when a community member loaned his bicycle to the officer to continue the chase.
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June 18, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A Good Samaritan helped Montgomery County police apprehend a suspect accused of soliciting a minor for sex by lending his bicycle during the chase.
www.mymcmedia.org/good-samarit...
www.mymcmedia.org/good-samarit...
My little neighborhood is the JLG one surrounded by the McDuffie voters.
June 17, 2026 at 12:30 PM
My little neighborhood is the JLG one surrounded by the McDuffie voters.
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Fascinating paragraph from Scott Alexander, where he admits he’s the dog that caught the car
April 16, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Fascinating paragraph from Scott Alexander, where he admits he’s the dog that caught the car
Folks. We really need to pedestrianize the mall and rock creek drive. Like ASAP.
April 16, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Folks. We really need to pedestrianize the mall and rock creek drive. Like ASAP.
Your semi-regular reminder that @bikeshare.bsky.social is the best value in bikeshare. I have 4 bikes and a car and i still use a cabi weekly.
Having a citywide fleet of electric bikeshare is amazing and I will never take it for granted.
April 13, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Your semi-regular reminder that @bikeshare.bsky.social is the best value in bikeshare. I have 4 bikes and a car and i still use a cabi weekly.
Fyi, trader joes insulated bags perfectly fit inside our standard monkey bars on the cargobike. Fit one with a kid. Up to three without a kid seat.
April 12, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Fyi, trader joes insulated bags perfectly fit inside our standard monkey bars on the cargobike. Fit one with a kid. Up to three without a kid seat.
Our daycare needs more room for bike parking. And yes there is an urban arrow out of the picture.
April 9, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Our daycare needs more room for bike parking. And yes there is an urban arrow out of the picture.
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So it's a comic about a kid with an imaginary lion as a friend?
The comic:
The comic:
April 8, 2026 at 11:17 AM
So it's a comic about a kid with an imaginary lion as a friend?
The comic:
The comic:
Car addiction has destroyed the US. More deaths than the opioid crisis. Huge cost of living. Screwed up housing markets. EVs are a bandaid at best (and yes i have one)
"Just buy an EV" is the most privileged response to high gas prices, ever. If you think that is a solution, you've obviously never lived in an apartment building and depended on your 10 year old Corolla to get to your minimum wage job, just to survive.
April 4, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Car addiction has destroyed the US. More deaths than the opioid crisis. Huge cost of living. Screwed up housing markets. EVs are a bandaid at best (and yes i have one)
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Los Angeles engineered its housing crisis by prioritizing car storage over human shelter. Mandating parking minimums made affordable housing illegal and forced 130 km of suburban sprawl. This is exactly what happens when you build a city for cars instead of people.
How LA Became A Dystopia
YouTube video by Hoog
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April 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Los Angeles engineered its housing crisis by prioritizing car storage over human shelter. Mandating parking minimums made affordable housing illegal and forced 130 km of suburban sprawl. This is exactly what happens when you build a city for cars instead of people.
In DC, universal free prek may have kept a number of ‘rich’ families in DC and stay in the public school system (for elementary) and not move to the suburbs.
This is a good thing for both integration and a healthy tax base.
We should do the same for all local things.
This is a good thing for both integration and a healthy tax base.
We should do the same for all local things.
Boy, what a terrible headline.
We *need* the wealthy to participate in public services. If only poor people ride the bus, then rich people won't wield their power in support of public transit or, worse, will wield their power *against* it.
We *need* the wealthy to participate in public services. If only poor people ride the bus, then rich people won't wield their power in support of public transit or, worse, will wield their power *against* it.
Should Rich New Yorkers Get Free Stuff, Too? Mamdani Says Yes.
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2026 at 12:38 PM
In DC, universal free prek may have kept a number of ‘rich’ families in DC and stay in the public school system (for elementary) and not move to the suburbs.
This is a good thing for both integration and a healthy tax base.
We should do the same for all local things.
This is a good thing for both integration and a healthy tax base.
We should do the same for all local things.
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That’s one hell of a cover…..
April 1, 2026 at 3:34 PM
That’s one hell of a cover…..
In DC. Every car bought in the last 4 years on my block is an EV. (Teslas, vw id4, volvo EX, etron, prologue, niro, plus a bunch of new bike EVs).
EV market share of new vehicle sales in 2025:
California 24%
Colorado 20%
D.C. 19%
Washington 19%
Nevada 16%
Oregon 16%
New Jersey 12%
Hawaii 11%
Massachusetts 11%
Connecticut 10%
California 24%
Colorado 20%
D.C. 19%
Washington 19%
Nevada 16%
Oregon 16%
New Jersey 12%
Hawaii 11%
Massachusetts 11%
Connecticut 10%
March 31, 2026 at 11:43 PM
In DC. Every car bought in the last 4 years on my block is an EV. (Teslas, vw id4, volvo EX, etron, prologue, niro, plus a bunch of new bike EVs).