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The Hill is Home @thehillishome.com · 20h

Hey! Get excited for Capitol Hill's first-ever porch fest! thehillishome.com/2026/10/the-...

Artwork for the Capitol Hill Porch Fest, via screenshot

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Tina-Desiree Berg @tinadesireeberg.com · 10h

The LAPD union is spending millions to defeat a half cent sales tax that would fund firefighters www.latimes.com/california/s...

The Los Angeles Police Department's officer union said Tuesday it will oppose Measure FD, the half-cent sales tax measure on the Nov. 3 ballot pushed by the city firefighters' union - setting up a bitter and expensive clash between two of the city's most powerful unions.
The Police Protective League said it plans to spend several million dollars on broadcast and digital advertising as well as mailers to oppose Measure FD, which if approved by voters would direct hundreds of millions of dollars annually to the Fire Department to build new stations, hire firefighters and upgrade

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Rob Pitingolo @robpitingolo.bsky.social · 15h

IMO "why does the food look gross" is a much less interesting question than "why do so many business owners look at these images and decide it's not only good enough but worth printing and putting all over their businesses?"

nytimes.com

Why A.I. Food Slop Looks So Gross

Is anything even real anymore?

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Roger Cormier @themetsnewsletter.com · 06/10/2026

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, seen here with all of the remotely knowledgeable fans who agree with his version of baseball economics.

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Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Perhaps the most honest media advisory re: the D.C. Council ever circulated, courtesy of @brianneknadeau.bsky.social's staff:

WHEN & WHERE
Wilson Building, Council Chamber
Tuesday, October 6
Timing: All time predictions for Council meetings are speculative and foolhardy. The Legislative Meeting is scheduled to start at noon but never starts on time. The bill is the second item on the non-consent agenda and likely to be heard early in the meeting. The bill could come up for discussion during the Breakfast Meeting, scheduled for 9 a.m., which will not start at 9 a.m. The bill is not on the agenda for the Council of the Whole meeting, which precedes the Legislative Meeting.

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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

but anyway all I did was bike to the gym, get dinner near the gym, and take the metro back and I’ve seen ~50 armed soldiers

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/10/2026

Trump isn't beating the "can't walk in a straight line" allegations

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 05/10/2026

Would you like to set up a passkey? You should set up a passkey. What is a passkey? Just set up a passkey already

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Micah @rincewind.run · 05/10/2026

the reason these people need to be stripped of almost all of their money is so that they stop thinking that it gives them the right to nominate themselves for the "benevolent dictator" position

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beccagrawl @beccagrawl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Sadly, not a single Krepp bon mot in the piece 😢

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Rob Pitingolo @robpitingolo.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Tour companies report 2026 business down between 50 and 75 percent. And that's in a milestone anniversary year that should have been an absolute windfall. 2027 is going to be ROUGH.

washingtonpost.com

Tour guides lose business as D.C.’s reputation and landscape change under Trump

Guides say bookings have plummeted in 2026 amid renovations, closings and a charged political climate.

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beccagrawl @beccagrawl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The actual WH response made me livid.

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beccagrawl @beccagrawl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Acknowledging this is not unique solely to D.C. (plenty of tourist destinations and communities have taken a huge loss with the massive decline in international visitors) but we’re taking a huge hit here.

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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

YES. Jefferson, noted human trafficker, had his friends write about how Adams was "mentally deranged….a hideous hermaphroditical character" Cranks have been with us all along folks

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Secretary of Defense Rock @sodrock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I’m more sympathetic to the median voter (derogatory) than most people on here but it seems like the only way you can instill some sense of civic virtue is to shove the consequences directly into their face after the fact

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Let books be. Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, an annual observation started more than 40 years ago in response to a sudden surge in attempts to censor or remove books in libraries, schools, and bookstores. Sound familiar? Find ways to get involved and spread the word: bit.ly/4yvixbB.

LET BOOKS BE. Various line drawings related to libraries and books, including a hand holding a sign made of an open book that reads "Freed for ALL to Read," a tote bag that reads "Totes Resist" carrying a book, a full book cart with the head and tale of a horse with text that reads "A Wild Ride," and a closeup of two feet standing on a stack of books that say "A Soap Box" on their spines. Text at bottom reads "Protect the freedom to read. Banned Books Week, October 4-10, 2026." American Library Association. ala.org/bbooks

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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

AI is now the biggest investment in all of US history as a percentage of GDP. Datacenter construction is up, all other construction is down. "AI Is Squeezing Out the Rest of the Stock Market," reported WSJ 2 days ago. We basically bet the whole economy on the most optimistic visions panning out.

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The London stadium the Commanders are playing in today is approximately the same size as the one being built in DC. It has zero parking—we can do better in how we manage the arrival/departure to make it a transit- and people-first experience!

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Colin Smith @colinsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

All of David Klein’s Fly TWA posters are wonderful. But his depiction of Venice is, even by his own ridiculously high standards, something very special indeed.

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Glenn Fleishman @glennf.com · 04/10/2026

How is he alive

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frozenchippy from twitter @fchippy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Can we do this @mayorbowser.dc.gov? Or do we need to wait and lobby @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social?

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Jazz. @jl3001.blacksky.app · 03/10/2026

The MSMA hotline for reporting ICE abductions in DC is: 202-335-1183. Text if you see ICE, call if you see an arrest.

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Caroline Siede @carolinesiede.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I’m rewatching Agatha All Along ahead of WandaVision and what a show! We didn’t appreciate it enough while it was airing.

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Guy Lodge @guylodge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Something I just realised about this year’s three Best Actor frontrunners:

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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 03/10/2026

NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season. Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.

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Tucker Jones @tuckerjones.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Reporters should always ask DC politicians when the last time they took the bus, the metro, and a bike was. My bet is that Chairman Mendelson won't be able to answer any of those three questions.

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wage growth just keeps slowing. And yes, wages are rising slower than prices, and no, that's not how economic growth is meant to work.

Line chart titled "Nominal wage growth is slowing" showing year-over-year growth in average hourly earnings of private-sector workers. Wage growth has declined steadily from a peak of 5.9% in early 2022 to 3.0% in September 2026, the slowest rate in the series. This nearly 3 percentage point drop over four and a half years indicates significantly cooler labor market conditions, with the deceleration accelerating in recent months as growth fell from the 3.7-3.9% range in 2025 to the low 3% range currently.

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This is the scene outside Bard high school this morning — FBI agents and armed soldiers acting as if children going to school on a Friday morning is some national security threat.

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beccagrawl @beccagrawl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I just think about situations like Dukem whenever people keep insisting to me that the economy is actually good 🙃

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beccagrawl @beccagrawl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This news sucks. The family has been pretty open on social media in recent months about how hard it has been and how much they’ve needed more customers/revenue - like so many local spots. This is such a loss for the city and the community.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 01/10/2026

Trump campaigns for Ken Paxton in Texas: "He can be a pain in the ass sometimes, I'll be honest. Is he here, by the way? Oh, there he is. I didn't even know if he was here! I don't care."

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beccagrawl @beccagrawl.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Woohoo!!!! So happy for Craig!

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Most of the commentary about this concentrates on how it's just an asshole move. And it definitely is. But it's also a violation of ADA

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Farran Smith Nehme 🇱🇧 @selfstyledsiren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

DMV folks: The AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend returns this year! Participants include biographer Scott Eyman, historian David Stenn, @sheilakathleen.bsky.social, and me. Tomorrow, from noon to midnight, the AFI holds a flash sale for the weekend! Link: silver.afi.com/events/detai...

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AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend | AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center

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Carolyn Fiddler @cfidd.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Bruh, you literally JUST SAID "no fatties" and "no weirdos"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 30/09/2026

I for one think it’s bad that the president can just say crazy stuff all day every day and 99% of it doesn’t make the news because we’ve normalized having an insane president

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letithappenalreadymama @pnutsmama.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

i know no one wants to hear this but rape and violence is extremely common in college, and we haven’t moved the needle on how to stop it because ultimately your life as a woman is worthless to everyone.

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fakesharrows @fakesharrows.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

midcity getting menaced by Marines helicopters this morning. v cool

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Adam Bonin @adambonin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is awesome: in lieu of autographs or selfies at events (this was from outside the XM Radio event in NYC this week), David Byrne now hands out this business card before cycling away. www.reddit.com/r/talkinghea...

FROM DAVID BYRNE
HELLO, NICE TO MEET YOU.
I NO LONGER SIGN AUTO GRAPHS OR POSE FOR SELFIES - OUTSIDE OF CHARITY OR OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS. HAVE A WONDERFUL REST OF YOUR DAY.
/s/ David Byrne

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mattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/09/2026

awoke this morning with a Vision

that diagram showing the SUV blind spot in the front but it's lowly worm driving his little applemobile

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

these look more and more like late Brezhnev, late Chernenko photos

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

PSA: the sweetgreen CEO is speaking at a MAHA summit right before JD Vance and RFK Jr. if you haven’t already, find another slop bowl to replace it with. my personal fav is Naya, which was founded by a Lebanese immigrant

4:25 to 4:55 PM • REAL FOOD AT SCALE
• Michael Boes Chief MAHA Officer, Steak 'n Shake
• Scott Morris Senior Vice President, Private Brands Walmart U.S.
• Jonathan Neman, Co-Founder & CEO, Sweetgreen
• Moderated by Stefanie Spear, Principal Deputy Chief of Staff, HHS
4:55 to 5:00 PM • EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT
• Cheryl Hines Actress & Author
5:00 to 5:30 PM • IN CONVERSATION:
VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE & SEC. KENN
(Fireside Chat)
• Vice President JD Vance
• Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of U.S. Department of Health anc
Human Services

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

call me when there's an AI agent onto which i can offload my chronic sense of dread that just around the next corner is an existentially important task i've forgotten to do that's about to bite me in the ass. i am not interested in models which require me to turn the dread into tasks myself

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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

it’s so funny that people were like “OMG a 2PM Oval Office announcement, is Trump going to end the war in Iran or invade Cuba?!?!” and it turns out, no, he’s just going to rant about how good the economy is + how elections are rigged and then fall asleep

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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the two big ai stories to kick off the week are - meta ai giving your address to strangers on fb marketplace - stole a scientific breakthrough and presented it as its own work this is what we get instead of healthcare or third spaces or public transportation or pick literally anything else

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