Lisa
@maskofsilence.bsky.social
art. history. bugs & birds
buses do so much 🚍
KC | CHI | DC
buses do so much 🚍
KC | CHI | DC
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⚡ 68 lightning flashes PER MINUTE.
That’s what we measured at the peak of Thursday night’s DC storm — more than 1 per second.
Add 60-70 mph winds and blinding rain.
We explain why it got so intense — and whether it was a derecho: www.capitalweather.com/how-thursday...
That’s what we measured at the peak of Thursday night’s DC storm — more than 1 per second.
Add 60-70 mph winds and blinding rain.
We explain why it got so intense — and whether it was a derecho: www.capitalweather.com/how-thursday...
How Thursday night’s DC storms became so violent — and produced nonstop lightning
Fierce storms blasted DC with damaging winds, torrential rain and extraordinary lightning, fueled by extreme atmospheric instability.
www.capitalweather.com
September 4, 2026 at 3:14 PM
⚡ 68 lightning flashes PER MINUTE.
That’s what we measured at the peak of Thursday night’s DC storm — more than 1 per second.
Add 60-70 mph winds and blinding rain.
We explain why it got so intense — and whether it was a derecho: www.capitalweather.com/how-thursday...
That’s what we measured at the peak of Thursday night’s DC storm — more than 1 per second.
Add 60-70 mph winds and blinding rain.
We explain why it got so intense — and whether it was a derecho: www.capitalweather.com/how-thursday...
I hate this, actually 😰
11:42pm Thu: Much of the Beltway area including the District under a serious Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 12:15am for damaging wind gusts up to near 70mph!
September 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM
I hate this, actually 😰
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Today, Chicago snatched what should have always been a public good out of the jaws of private equity — a true rarity.
Instead of enduring the enshittification that private equity specializes in, bus riders now have a real hope of the dignified travel experience they deserve.
It’s a big deal.
Instead of enduring the enshittification that private equity specializes in, bus riders now have a real hope of the dignified travel experience they deserve.
It’s a big deal.
Intercity bus service connects hundreds of thousands of people to work, family, and opportunity every year. We can't take that for granted.
We had a responsibility to protect this essential public asset, and today we delivered.
I'm proud my administration led the charge to get this done.
We had a responsibility to protect this essential public asset, and today we delivered.
I'm proud my administration led the charge to get this done.
June 18, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Today, Chicago snatched what should have always been a public good out of the jaws of private equity — a true rarity.
Instead of enduring the enshittification that private equity specializes in, bus riders now have a real hope of the dignified travel experience they deserve.
It’s a big deal.
Instead of enduring the enshittification that private equity specializes in, bus riders now have a real hope of the dignified travel experience they deserve.
It’s a big deal.
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The Met put its entire collection online for free so I made a game out of it!
10 artifacts a day, and you guess where and when each one's from. Anthropeum.com if anyone wants to give it a shot and leave feedback :)
#history #archeology #arthistory #museums
10 artifacts a day, and you guess where and when each one's from. Anthropeum.com if anyone wants to give it a shot and leave feedback :)
#history #archeology #arthistory #museums
June 7, 2026 at 3:18 AM
The Met put its entire collection online for free so I made a game out of it!
10 artifacts a day, and you guess where and when each one's from. Anthropeum.com if anyone wants to give it a shot and leave feedback :)
#history #archeology #arthistory #museums
10 artifacts a day, and you guess where and when each one's from. Anthropeum.com if anyone wants to give it a shot and leave feedback :)
#history #archeology #arthistory #museums
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Windows XP and Disk Defragmenter
March 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Windows XP and Disk Defragmenter
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Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
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on.ft.com/3K05vhS
September 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Pet parrots which typically live alone (whilst those in the wild live in large flocks) were given the technology to call each other. They would use it for up to three hours a day, and developed favourite friends 💔
on.ft.com/3K05vhS
on.ft.com/3K05vhS
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September 11, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Nothing quite like watching a hawk chow down on a huge rat in a city park
November 25, 2023 at 9:46 PM
Nothing quite like watching a hawk chow down on a huge rat in a city park
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I wrote about one of my favorite things: how to snoop through property records in New York!!! for all my nosy girls
How to Snoop Through Property Records Like a Reporter
What’s being built down the block? Where does your landlord get mail? How much did your neighbor pay for that place? Answer those questions and many more with THE CITY’s document-digging guide.
www.thecity.nyc
October 13, 2023 at 2:11 PM
I wrote about one of my favorite things: how to snoop through property records in New York!!! for all my nosy girls
I wouldn't mind having binoculars for city walks, specifically. For when I'm just out getting coffee but there's a tiny, unfamiliar bird in a big ol tree. Something that fits in a pocket?
October 12, 2023 at 1:41 PM
I wouldn't mind having binoculars for city walks, specifically. For when I'm just out getting coffee but there's a tiny, unfamiliar bird in a big ol tree. Something that fits in a pocket?
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I think one of the worst quirks of online spaces is the idea that if someone doesn't post about something, they don't care about it. It encourages performative posting often makes things worse.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
October 8, 2023 at 1:23 PM
I think one of the worst quirks of online spaces is the idea that if someone doesn't post about something, they don't care about it. It encourages performative posting often makes things worse.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
I care a lot. I just don't want to add another poorly-informed voice. I'm reading & thinking.
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Hello, World!
October 5, 2023 at 11:10 PM
Hello, World!
Scary debt aside - I forgot how stressful the *act* of submitting a student loan payment is.
October 5, 2023 at 6:23 PM
Scary debt aside - I forgot how stressful the *act* of submitting a student loan payment is.
Brb, gotta catch the least efficient train to write all of my letters. 💌💌💌
It really took being stuck underground on the train for 🕰️? to text a handful of people back.
October 3, 2023 at 4:01 PM
Brb, gotta catch the least efficient train to write all of my letters. 💌💌💌
It really took being stuck underground on the train for 🕰️? to text a handful of people back.
October 3, 2023 at 3:45 PM
It really took being stuck underground on the train for 🕰️? to text a handful of people back.
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an old man at the dunkin said "you look nice. where are you headed" and i said "the cemetery," did not elaborate, and left
September 21, 2023 at 11:36 AM
an old man at the dunkin said "you look nice. where are you headed" and i said "the cemetery," did not elaborate, and left
Late night in Logan Square
September 20, 2023 at 12:53 AM
Late night in Logan Square
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PSA: the CDC has a program that pays for your COVID vaccine if your insurer won't. The guy at CVS told me that my insurer had not added the new vaccine to its formulary yet, so I'd need to pay $190. I told him about this program, showed him the website, and paid nothing. 🤗
Bridge Access Program | CDCCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC twenty four seven. Saving...
www.cdc.gov
September 19, 2023 at 9:20 PM
PSA: the CDC has a program that pays for your COVID vaccine if your insurer won't. The guy at CVS told me that my insurer had not added the new vaccine to its formulary yet, so I'd need to pay $190. I told him about this program, showed him the website, and paid nothing. 🤗
New appreciation for oil pastels is emerging.
September 19, 2023 at 3:08 PM
New appreciation for oil pastels is emerging.
Just thinking about all the pumpkin girlies skipping out on in-season tomatoes & figs 😢
September 12, 2023 at 6:15 PM
Just thinking about all the pumpkin girlies skipping out on in-season tomatoes & figs 😢
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This new account thing is a lot of pressure!!!
July 20, 2023 at 8:23 PM
This new account thing is a lot of pressure!!!