At the end of the clip, after Emmer’s ridiculous, easily challenged answer:
KARL: “Let’s turn to the midterms…”
Beltway reporters are more afraid of asking follow-up questions than Mister Mxyzptlk is of saying his name backwards.
KARL: “Let’s turn to the midterms…”
Beltway reporters are more afraid of asking follow-up questions than Mister Mxyzptlk is of saying his name backwards.
KARL: This idea of livestreaming an execution -- US Catholic Bishops called it 'a barbaric promotion of culture of death.' Are you in favor?
EMMER: I'm so happy we have a president who will make a decision in the best interest of the people. He will hold the criminals and terrorists accountable.
EMMER: I'm so happy we have a president who will make a decision in the best interest of the people. He will hold the criminals and terrorists accountable.
October 11, 2026 at 3:55 PM
At the end of the clip, after Emmer’s ridiculous, easily challenged answer:
KARL: “Let’s turn to the midterms…”
Beltway reporters are more afraid of asking follow-up questions than Mister Mxyzptlk is of saying his name backwards.
KARL: “Let’s turn to the midterms…”
Beltway reporters are more afraid of asking follow-up questions than Mister Mxyzptlk is of saying his name backwards.
the only beltway reporter with a soul and a pulse, what are they doing over there
Some ~personal~ news:
After five years, I have been laid off from @the-independent.com. I am grateful for the time I have had there. With that in mind, I am absolutely looking for new work opportunities, especially ahead if the midterms. My email is EMGarcia2009@gmail.com. My signal is emgarcia.85
After five years, I have been laid off from @the-independent.com. I am grateful for the time I have had there. With that in mind, I am absolutely looking for new work opportunities, especially ahead if the midterms. My email is EMGarcia2009@gmail.com. My signal is emgarcia.85
October 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
the only beltway reporter with a soul and a pulse, what are they doing over there
The irony is there is very much a Beltway establishment and they've always loathed the Clintons for being upjumped provincials, and they figured out the best way to attack them was to convince the other upjumped provincials that they were the Beltway establishment.
Also the Clintons were seem as young outsiders shaking up the establishment in Washington
October 10, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The irony is there is very much a Beltway establishment and they've always loathed the Clintons for being upjumped provincials, and they figured out the best way to attack them was to convince the other upjumped provincials that they were the Beltway establishment.
It truly is just the latest example of how people inside the beltway think this is all a grand game, where their words and rhetoric are just turns of a political version of Risk.
October 11, 2026 at 1:54 PM
It truly is just the latest example of how people inside the beltway think this is all a grand game, where their words and rhetoric are just turns of a political version of Risk.
The park and rides (Metropark, New Carrollton (fka Capital Beltway), Route 128, etc) all get crazy ridership from suburbanites.
October 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
The park and rides (Metropark, New Carrollton (fka Capital Beltway), Route 128, etc) all get crazy ridership from suburbanites.
Every other question has been parasocial beltway journalist bullshit
October 13, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Every other question has been parasocial beltway journalist bullshit
Excuse me, it’s not corruption, it’s “norm breaking” as I’m told by the Beltway media
October 13, 2026 at 5:41 PM
Excuse me, it’s not corruption, it’s “norm breaking” as I’m told by the Beltway media
a lot of the people who dont like her pay attention to beltway stuff. average dem who doesnt pay attention to that just went 'welp. guess shes the nominee. she seems alright i guess.' and then solidified feeling positively about her by actually casting a ballot.
October 14, 2026 at 1:52 AM
a lot of the people who dont like her pay attention to beltway stuff. average dem who doesnt pay attention to that just went 'welp. guess shes the nominee. she seems alright i guess.' and then solidified feeling positively about her by actually casting a ballot.
One of my favorite things about living in the beltway was eating
October 14, 2026 at 8:14 PM
One of my favorite things about living in the beltway was eating
10:30pm Sunday: Radar shows much of the area in and around the Beltway in a bit of a lull right now. But more showers and possibly some downpours to come overnight before we dry out tomorrow.
Get ready for your week with our full forecast at capitalweather.com and the Capital Weather app.
Get ready for your week with our full forecast at capitalweather.com and the Capital Weather app.
October 12, 2026 at 2:33 AM
10:30pm Sunday: Radar shows much of the area in and around the Beltway in a bit of a lull right now. But more showers and possibly some downpours to come overnight before we dry out tomorrow.
Get ready for your week with our full forecast at capitalweather.com and the Capital Weather app.
Get ready for your week with our full forecast at capitalweather.com and the Capital Weather app.
Impossible to do so long as Beltway media have full allegiance to Trump.
October 13, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Impossible to do so long as Beltway media have full allegiance to Trump.
Beltway Buzz - October 2026 #2
Beltway Buzz - October 2026 #2
The Beltway Buzz® is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in...
www.jdsupra.com
October 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Beltway Buzz - October 2026 #2
Beltway Buzz - October 2026 #2
Beltway Buzz - October 2026 #2
The Beltway Buzz® is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in...
www.jdsupra.com
October 12, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Beltway Buzz - October 2026 #2
Beltway folks got busy
NEW: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger just revealed stunning early voting numbers ahead of the midterms.
450,000 Virginians have ALREADY voted, compared to just over 200,000 at this point in 2022.
@macfarlanenews.bsky.social reports.
450,000 Virginians have ALREADY voted, compared to just over 200,000 at this point in 2022.
@macfarlanenews.bsky.social reports.
October 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Beltway folks got busy
Same reason Capital Beltway was the first stop for Metroliners leaving DC
October 14, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Same reason Capital Beltway was the first stop for Metroliners leaving DC
Fun times at the con man controlled beltway saloon. No sheriff in town?
Sen. Chris Murphy: "Right now members of Congress are being denied the ability to see the damage at these bases because there's a coverup underway. There's a coverup underway to try to hide the cost of this war and the debacle it has caused in the region."
October 11, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Fun times at the con man controlled beltway saloon. No sheriff in town?
i think that's a direct consequence of the favor-trading mechanism under which the beltway in general and the democratic party in particular operates. you simply cannot upset anyone whose favors you need to call in when you need to win an election or get a bill passed
October 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
i think that's a direct consequence of the favor-trading mechanism under which the beltway in general and the democratic party in particular operates. you simply cannot upset anyone whose favors you need to call in when you need to win an election or get a bill passed
that is the reason i grew up inside the beltway and root for the ravens btw
October 11, 2026 at 8:50 PM
that is the reason i grew up inside the beltway and root for the ravens btw
Lindsey's only legacy is a few sad bar owners and gay escorts in the DC Beltway and Charleston.
October 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Lindsey's only legacy is a few sad bar owners and gay escorts in the DC Beltway and Charleston.
Except the Parkway and 66 are perpendicular, so they’re not really alternatives except to get to the Beltway at some very specific points.
October 13, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Except the Parkway and 66 are perpendicular, so they’re not really alternatives except to get to the Beltway at some very specific points.
Perhaps John Solomon — who I’ve long described as the bad penny of the Beltway press, b/c he keeps turning up — would lack some credibility in propagandizing for Trump if mainstream orgs, like WaPo and AP, hadn’t platformed his shoddy work for the sake of appearing balanced.
None of this is surprising but it is a good dissection of how the White House and its allies generate victim-narrative bullshit.
How the White House Manufactured a Narrative About a Trump Aide’s Call Logs (Gift Article)
A release of selected records from the classified documents inquiry is a case study in how omitting context can create political ammunition.
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Perhaps John Solomon — who I’ve long described as the bad penny of the Beltway press, b/c he keeps turning up — would lack some credibility in propagandizing for Trump if mainstream orgs, like WaPo and AP, hadn’t platformed his shoddy work for the sake of appearing balanced.
Isaias left quite a soggy footprint across the DC region.
Rainfall totals reached 1 to 3" across much of the area, with up to 5" in the mountains. The soaking helped ease drought conditions, but longer-term rainfall deficits remain.
See how much fell where: www.capitalweather.com/isaias-soake...
Rainfall totals reached 1 to 3" across much of the area, with up to 5" in the mountains. The soaking helped ease drought conditions, but longer-term rainfall deficits remain.
See how much fell where: www.capitalweather.com/isaias-soake...
Isaias soaked the DC area. Here's how much rain fell
The heaviest rain fell west of the Beltway and in the mountains, providing additional drought relief even as longer-term rainfall deficits persist.
www.capitalweather.com
October 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Isaias left quite a soggy footprint across the DC region.
Rainfall totals reached 1 to 3" across much of the area, with up to 5" in the mountains. The soaking helped ease drought conditions, but longer-term rainfall deficits remain.
See how much fell where: www.capitalweather.com/isaias-soake...
Rainfall totals reached 1 to 3" across much of the area, with up to 5" in the mountains. The soaking helped ease drought conditions, but longer-term rainfall deficits remain.
See how much fell where: www.capitalweather.com/isaias-soake...
Oh, and one last thing, for God's sake, rename the "Impoundment Control Act." Very few humans outside of the DC beltway know what the heck that is.
October 9, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Oh, and one last thing, for God's sake, rename the "Impoundment Control Act." Very few humans outside of the DC beltway know what the heck that is.
Welcome to the club! A first drive on the beltway at rush hour is a real baptism. Did you go with one of the bright colors?
October 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Welcome to the club! A first drive on the beltway at rush hour is a real baptism. Did you go with one of the bright colors?
So many great poets!! Beltway Cafe is a community.
October 8, 2026 at 11:08 AM
So many great poets!! Beltway Cafe is a community.