Stephanie Damassa
@shdamassa.bsky.social
One thing I can promise you: if you tailgate me in a school zone, I will drive at least 5 miles under the speed limit
September 18, 2026 at 6:36 PM
One thing I can promise you: if you tailgate me in a school zone, I will drive at least 5 miles under the speed limit
An actually helpful thing all the federal law enforcement officers in DC could do is crack down on the homicidal Maryland drivers that come into the city Friday afternoons
September 18, 2026 at 6:26 PM
An actually helpful thing all the federal law enforcement officers in DC could do is crack down on the homicidal Maryland drivers that come into the city Friday afternoons
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Federal agents and the National Guard – assisted by a U.S. Park Police helicopter – flooded into Park View this morning, scaring parents of kids at Bruce-Monroe Elementary School. Federal officials say it's to help fight crime; critics say it's overkill: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-fed...
Neighbors Upset Over Federal Agents’ Presence at D.C. School
Agents and National Guard troops handed out fliers outside a Northwest elementary school, as a helicopter hovered overhead.
www.washingtonsun.com
September 17, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Federal agents and the National Guard – assisted by a U.S. Park Police helicopter – flooded into Park View this morning, scaring parents of kids at Bruce-Monroe Elementary School. Federal officials say it's to help fight crime; critics say it's overkill: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/dc-fed...
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A few weekends ago I went to Miami and attended 9 open houses in extremely high-risk flood areas to see what agents are telling prospective buyers about them.
Here is my journey
Here is my journey
The open houses at the edge of disaster
What are buyers being told about climate risk in Miami? I posed as one to find out.
heated.world
September 17, 2026 at 6:55 PM
A few weekends ago I went to Miami and attended 9 open houses in extremely high-risk flood areas to see what agents are telling prospective buyers about them.
Here is my journey
Here is my journey
Strolling is underrated
September 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Strolling is underrated
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I've been curious about the balancing act that professional female athletes have to deal with when they become moms, and @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social does a great job explaining how four Washington Spirit players have managed it — with help from their teammates: www.washingtonsun.com/sports/spiri...
The Spirit’s New Moms Navigate the Season with Babies in Tow
A league policy allows players to have their babies — and their spouses — travel with the team.
www.washingtonsun.com
September 16, 2026 at 10:38 AM
I've been curious about the balancing act that professional female athletes have to deal with when they become moms, and @emmabaccellieri.bsky.social does a great job explaining how four Washington Spirit players have managed it — with help from their teammates: www.washingtonsun.com/sports/spiri...
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Nice story on the controversy over solar in a corner of Idaho. Nice to see the gray areas on issues instead of pretending it can be black and white. (A bit tl:dr though.) 🔌💡
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
An Idaho county banned renewables. It’s having second thoughts.
Solar developments led county officials to ban renewables in 2024. Now, the Republican commissioner who instigated the moratorium is leading the charge to…
www.canarymedia.com
September 15, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Nice story on the controversy over solar in a corner of Idaho. Nice to see the gray areas on issues instead of pretending it can be black and white. (A bit tl:dr though.) 🔌💡
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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“Two U.S. citizen teenagers who were on their way to file enlistment papers to join the Marines were violently attacked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who reportedly detained them for nearly eight hours before letting them go.” newrepublic.com/post/215393/...
ICE Attacks Two U.S. Citizen Minors on Their Way to Enlist in Marines
The ICE agents reportedly said they didn’t care after being told the two teenagers were citizens.
newrepublic.com
September 14, 2026 at 8:07 PM
“Two U.S. citizen teenagers who were on their way to file enlistment papers to join the Marines were violently attacked by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, who reportedly detained them for nearly eight hours before letting them go.” newrepublic.com/post/215393/...
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Scoop: The EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
www.bloomberg.com
September 13, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Scoop: The EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The real danger of bicycling is learning just how good things could be if more people rode bicycles.
September 12, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The real danger of bicycling is learning just how good things could be if more people rode bicycles.
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More local news decimation — and more proof that non-profits, cooperatives, public-benefit corporations, and independent reporters need to be given the reins to local reporting. These “alternatives” need to become the default.
McClatchy Makes Deep Job Cuts to Newspapers Around the Country
The owner of The Miami Herald said subscriber interest did not support its current level of investment. One employee called the layoffs a “blood bath.”
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 3:14 PM
More local news decimation — and more proof that non-profits, cooperatives, public-benefit corporations, and independent reporters need to be given the reins to local reporting. These “alternatives” need to become the default.
I read this one every 9/11 to add some perspective to my life www.esquire.com/news-politic...
My Escape From the 81st Floor of the World Trade Center
At 8:48 on the morning of September 11, Michael Wright was a thirty-year-old account executive working high in the World Trade Center. Two hours later, he was something else.
www.esquire.com
September 11, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I read this one every 9/11 to add some perspective to my life www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation. n.pr/4xPdcvp
They cleaned up ground zero. Now many are hiding from ICE
After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation.
n.pr
September 11, 2026 at 1:33 PM
After 9/11, thousands of rescue and cleanup crews went to work at ground zero. They were exposed to toxic debris and experienced psychological trauma. Today, many say they live in fear of deportation. n.pr/4xPdcvp
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nice to see them trying the old don't-be-evil jeans on for size
www.fastcompany.com/91601909/why...
Google is covering a large chunk of the cost to move homeowners to battery-equipped heat pumps in a proof-of-concept project to free grid capacity while benefitting homeowners.
Google is covering a large chunk of the cost to move homeowners to battery-equipped heat pumps in a proof-of-concept project to free grid capacity while benefitting homeowners.
Why Google is helping homeowners buy heat pumps
The tech giant is funding a new program that makes households a key part of energy infrastructure.
www.fastcompany.com
September 9, 2026 at 4:49 PM
nice to see them trying the old don't-be-evil jeans on for size
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every time carbon removal gets posted about there's a certain "we have trees at home" genre of response. which I get, on some level, because the forces of fossil capital are indeed that comically evil and dishonest.
but: 1) actual scientists also research these things 2) they thought of that
but: 1) actual scientists also research these things 2) they thought of that
September 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
every time carbon removal gets posted about there's a certain "we have trees at home" genre of response. which I get, on some level, because the forces of fossil capital are indeed that comically evil and dishonest.
but: 1) actual scientists also research these things 2) they thought of that
but: 1) actual scientists also research these things 2) they thought of that
This is so great but now please make a print edition with comics so kids can read it 🙏 (a girl can dream)
🌞🌞🌞🌞🌞 Big news: The Washington Sun launches w/:
— Huge investment in DC & local reporters
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— Newsroom of +100, w/ great reporters (& me)
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— Huge investment in DC & local reporters
— Legend Tom Sietsema
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— Newsroom of +100, w/ great reporters (& me)
Comes after Bezos's enormous cuts to WaPo
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September 10, 2026 at 12:04 AM
This is so great but now please make a print edition with comics so kids can read it 🙏 (a girl can dream)
“There's nothing temporary about it when it's been renewed for 25 years, and these people are now part of the fabric of each of the communities nationwide"
NEW: With Temporary Protected Status for El Salvador set to expire today, members of D.C.'s largest immigrant community face major uncertainty about their future.
@samdelgado.bsky.social reports:
@samdelgado.bsky.social reports:
More than 30,000 Salvadorans in the D.C. area fear for their future
The District’s largest immigrant community faces chaos as Trump’s attacks on Temporary Protected Status continue.
51st.news
September 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
“There's nothing temporary about it when it's been renewed for 25 years, and these people are now part of the fabric of each of the communities nationwide"
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The US just had its hottest summer on record, beating the Dust Bowl era year of 1936, which is widely considered the benchmark for the hottest summer. www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/c...
The US just had its hottest summer on record, beating the Dust Bowl era | CNN
The US just had its hottest summer in 132 years of recordkeeping, soundly beating the summer of 1936 — during the Dust Bowl era — as well as the summer of 2021, according to new data released Wednesda...
www.cnn.com
September 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
The US just had its hottest summer on record, beating the Dust Bowl era year of 1936, which is widely considered the benchmark for the hottest summer. www.cnn.com/2026/09/09/c...
seems good www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
A Virginia school district pioneers solar and battery microgrids
Roanoke City Public Schools is building the state’s first solar-plus-storage systems to keep emergency shelters going during extreme weather and cut down…
www.canarymedia.com
September 9, 2026 at 5:44 PM
seems good www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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When we talk about bike infrastructure in the U.S. you'll often hear from suburban and rural folks that, "No one bikes here!" because they don't consider nondrivers.
People will bike (or roll) if you give them safe, accessible infrastructure. Many super wide roads in the U.S. could accomodate this.
People will bike (or roll) if you give them safe, accessible infrastructure. Many super wide roads in the U.S. could accomodate this.
Separate cycle tracks alongside rural main roads give the elderly or people with mobility issues far more freedom.
Someone on a mobility scooter can travel safely from town to town, without having to rely on a car or public transport.
This is what accessible transport infrastructure looks like.
Someone on a mobility scooter can travel safely from town to town, without having to rely on a car or public transport.
This is what accessible transport infrastructure looks like.
September 8, 2026 at 6:56 PM
When we talk about bike infrastructure in the U.S. you'll often hear from suburban and rural folks that, "No one bikes here!" because they don't consider nondrivers.
People will bike (or roll) if you give them safe, accessible infrastructure. Many super wide roads in the U.S. could accomodate this.
People will bike (or roll) if you give them safe, accessible infrastructure. Many super wide roads in the U.S. could accomodate this.
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Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
September 8, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama.
The past isn’t past.
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Rhetoricallly wondering if all the National Guard troops in DC will be helping clean up the widespread damage from the storm, or if they’ll just continue aid and abet federal agents and the occupation of our city… #FreeDC
September 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Rhetoricallly wondering if all the National Guard troops in DC will be helping clean up the widespread damage from the storm, or if they’ll just continue aid and abet federal agents and the occupation of our city… #FreeDC
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A complete stranger taking their kid to school rolled down their car window to ask about our bike bus.
Then a block later, our family friends from another school did the same thing!
Then a senior couple in LeDroit shouted hi and waved to us from their porch as we passed.
Bike buses spread joy.
Then a block later, our family friends from another school did the same thing!
Then a senior couple in LeDroit shouted hi and waved to us from their porch as we passed.
Bike buses spread joy.
you know your bike bus is doing something right when parents are literally rolling down the windows of their SUV asking how to join
September 4, 2026 at 12:46 PM
A complete stranger taking their kid to school rolled down their car window to ask about our bike bus.
Then a block later, our family friends from another school did the same thing!
Then a senior couple in LeDroit shouted hi and waved to us from their porch as we passed.
Bike buses spread joy.
Then a block later, our family friends from another school did the same thing!
Then a senior couple in LeDroit shouted hi and waved to us from their porch as we passed.
Bike buses spread joy.
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Good morning with good news: China's oil use plummeted 9% in Q2 2026, primarily because EV deployment and use surged!
Total number of EVs on road rose 33% in Q2 2026 versus Q2 2025!
EV charging volumes surged 60%!
EV truck sales jumped 77%!
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi... #energysky
Total number of EVs on road rose 33% in Q2 2026 versus Q2 2025!
EV charging volumes surged 60%!
EV truck sales jumped 77%!
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi... #energysky
September 3, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Good morning with good news: China's oil use plummeted 9% in Q2 2026, primarily because EV deployment and use surged!
Total number of EVs on road rose 33% in Q2 2026 versus Q2 2025!
EV charging volumes surged 60%!
EV truck sales jumped 77%!
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi... #energysky
Total number of EVs on road rose 33% in Q2 2026 versus Q2 2025!
EV charging volumes surged 60%!
EV truck sales jumped 77%!
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi... #energysky
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I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem
September 3, 2026 at 10:28 AM
I love the dedication in My Life on the Road by Gloria Steinhem