Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 3hThis has been a huge problem, this is now up on every page at npr dot org 1145
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 4hSchmitt previously introduced legislation related to “keeping men out of women’s sports” and is an original co-sponsor the Protect College Sports bill. 050
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRmattie lubchansky @mattielubchansky.com · 29/09/2026awoke this morning with a Vision 4988741627
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRSahil Kapur @sahilkapur.bsky.social · 29/09/2026A phenomenal moment in the Senate. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., claims he has evidence Jack Smith went to a HAWKS game in Atlanta. Smith denies it. Schmitt declares he has busted Jack Smith for perjury. Smith, vexed, says he went to HAWKEYES game in Maryland. WATCH IN FULL, UNINTERRUPTED 60566681487
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRMaris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tomorrow is one of those publication dates where you could only read books that are pubbed on September 29, 2026 for an entire year and be pretty satisfied. The photo is just a sampling. 614315
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRWABA Cargo Bike Library @wababikelibrary.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Post Borrow Survey: "We’ve talked about a #cargobike for years. The library is why we took the plunge. Getting to experience days by bike with our toddler was eye opening. Appreciate trying multiple types. We are so confident about our decision and investment." #bikedc 🥰🥰🥰 0123
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 25/09/2026When a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945, a Times photographer leaned far out to get close up www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/n...nytimes.com‘Hold My Legs’: How Ernie Sisto Shot a Sky-High Disaster (Gift Article)When a B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945, a Times photographer leaned far out to get close up. 023
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 24/09/2026My family does not have a car. I commute exclusively on foot, bike and by transit. I’ve been hit by DC drivers twice, once intentionally. We need to reduce car miles, but I’m not going to let the perfect be the enemy of the good. To me, so far, the tradeoffs are worth the human safety windfall 001
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRweeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't. 63106472513
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRDaniel Schuman @americalabs.org · 23/09/2026@ericm.cd has an excellent report for @npr.org on the extent to which Senate staff can use AI in their daily work. www.npr.org/2026/09/23/n...npr.orgAs Congress confronts AI, Senate lawmakers are shut off from its most advanced toolsWhile Senate offices have access to chatbots like ChatGPT, they are not authorized to use any of the more advanced tools that are at the center of regulatory talks and public debate about AI safety. 011
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 23/09/2026Small exclusive from me: Senate staff are trying to understand AI potential and risk, but unlike the private sector they don’t have access to its more capable toolset www.npr.org/2026/09/23/n...npr.orgAs Congress confronts AI, Senate lawmakers are shut off from its most advanced toolsWhile Senate offices have access to chatbots like ChatGPT, they are not authorized to use any of the more advanced tools that are at the center of regulatory talks and public debate about AI safety. 010
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 22/09/2026not sure I could have hacked it as a journalist before spellcheck to be honest 000
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRNPR @npr.org · 22/09/2026The conservative House Freedom caucus grew in prominence along side President Trump, now they are considering what the future of their movement looks like. n.pr/4yVQ7rbn.prThe House Freedom Caucus has to transform — it could preview the GOP's post-Trump eraThe conservative House Freedom caucus grew in prominence along side President Trump, now they are considering what the future of their movement looks like. 257512
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRThe Verge @theverge.com · 22/09/2026Now that the Mac Mini starts at $900, there’s room for a cheaper Mac desktop with an A-series chip. www.theverge.com/report/99850...theverge.comIt’s time for the Mac NeoWe need the people’s desktop. 2502
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 22/09/2026I’m out this morning with a look at how the Freedom Caucus has evolved. It was a useful excercise in how an influential group had to adapt to Trump — and an alternative path for the Republican party’s future once he is gone as its leader. 110
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 22/09/2026Spending the morning with @thetrace.org to understand the decline in interpersonal gun violence and what policy interventions are actually effective in curbing it. 121
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 20/09/2026Bringing my special flavor of sports talk radio to the masses 010
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 20/09/2026The courage of NHJ and her daughter in putting this out there. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/m...nytimes.comIn Fighting for Every Black Child, Did I Betray My Own?A decade ago, I made a decision about my daughter’s education that I hoped would challenge New York City’s separate and unequal school system. Now 16, she thinks I made the wrong choice. 071
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 18/09/2026God the pitches that hit my inbox after an AI regulation story are wacky 000
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I’m on a quiz show that only tapes 46 days a year and even I think this schedule is a little light. 402167293
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPREric McDaniel - Story Feed @stories.ericm.cd · 16/09/2026stories.ericm.cdCongress is under pressure to act on AI — here's what that could look likeThis week, some in Congress seemed to discover a new urgency to act on the complicated task of AI regulation after aslew of grim warnings from industry leaders. The only issue: Most of them leave town this week until after the November election. 001
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 16/09/2026Joining @ctpublic.bsky.social and @frankiegraziano.bsky.social live at 9A ET to talk election integrity — listen here: www.ctpublic.org/listen/radio...ctpublic.orgWNPR Radio LivestreamListen live to Connecticut Public Radio WNPR through our livestream player. Now accessible on every page of our site. 010
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 15/09/2026This whole newscycle is horseshit. There are plenty of places reporters can record lawmakers, outside of the Senate chamber for good reason isn’t one of them. It is already a zoo there — adding cameras to the traffic would reduce the flow of reporting coming out of the Hill, not add to it. 130
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 15/09/202672% of Rs said in January that the economy was better than a year ago; only 29% of Rs said so now. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...nytimes.comDemocrats Gain Midterms Edge as Trump Drags Down Republicans, Per Times/Siena PollEven some Republicans are losing faith in Trump’s economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway. 010
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 14/09/2026"Less engaged voters aren't MAGA, they're anti-status quo" This is really useful analysis from Elliot and Verasight 08518
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRE.J. Fagan @ejfagan.com · 12/09/2026Dems won Kentucky, LA governor in 2018, plus Doug Jones in Alabama. Republicans took Illinois in an R+6 year. Republicans won IL, MA Senate in 2010 at R+7. Republicans picked up 12 (!) Senate seats in 1980 in a year where Democrats won the House popular vote. 3202
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 07/09/2026Still thinking about an acquaintance who called rescue pets “used dogs” when talking about why they were puppy shopping 0120
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 01/09/2026www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/46902...washingtonexaminer.comI thought bike lanes were ‘DEI.’ Then an SUV killed my fatherStreet safety and bike lanes are not a culture war. Infrastructure prevents traffic deaths, boosts economies, and secures freedom. 020
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRDavid Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 31/08/2026The most important thing about the data center backlash is that, in a time of intense polarization and micro-movements, it is astonishingly large—such a big tent mass politics that any time you try and an atomize or explain it you end up diminishing it. nytimes.com/2026/08/31/opi… 2325072
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 31/08/2026Big guys and gals are remote so they put me in the big boy chair for Up First this morning. Tune in! 071
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 30/08/2026I've got a new story out in the world this week. It's long, but it would mean a lot if you read and shared it with someone you think would be interested. As always, no paywall: www.npr.org/2026/08/28/n...npr.orgHow Democrats in Congress are preparing for Trump midterm election interferenceAs Election Day draws nearer, Democrats are preparing for a range of scenarios, intent on avoiding what they see as the failure of imagination that kept lawmakers from anticipating the Jan. 6 attack. 033
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 28/08/2026politics podcast, come for the election news stay for me comparing myself to a feral dog 002
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 28/08/2026When I was in school, there were still six great lakes... counting pluto 051
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRNPR @npr.org · 28/08/2026As Election Day draws nearer, Democrats are preparing for a range of scenarios, intent on avoiding what they see as the failure of imagination that kept lawmakers from anticipating the Jan. 6 attack. n.pr/4ixio22n.prInside the Democratic task force preparing for if Trump interferes in the midtermsAs Election Day draws nearer, Democrats are preparing for a range of scenarios, intent on avoiding what they see as the failure of imagination that kept lawmakers from anticipating the Jan. 6 attack. 1619954
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 28/08/2026American elections are transparent and secure — here’s how Democrats are preparing for Trump to say they’re fraudulent 001
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 27/08/2026I've never thought about the great lakes before and you can't make me start now 0121
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRJosh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026As a very happily car-free Washingtonian, can confirm! 0453
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 26/08/2026If I were a Democrat and my campaign sizzle video out of Detroit had this few Black voters, I just wouldn’t haven’t posted it. 030
Reposted by Eric McD | Hill @ NPRJombucha @mangetout.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The world's tallest man is actually the Burj Khalifa 753497413
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 19/08/2026my former colleague Asma Khalid in the Atlantic (gift link): www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...theatlantic.comIslamophobia Has Corroded American ValuesEven in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, Muslims weren’t treated like this. 032
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 18/08/2026I think there is some soft bigotry happening in the Beltway press wasting air on the Natalie Harp stuff — once you're old enough to be constitutionally eligible to serve as president, you're no longer a "young staffer." She's a seven-year veteran of Trump world and fully a political professional. 293
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 18/08/2026i wonder if posting enough about the xx and passion pit would spark the high-frequency trader bots to start a market sell-off 000
Eric McD | Hill @ NPR @ericm.cd · 18/08/2026www.npr.org/2026/08/17/n...npr.orgMissed shifts were costly to this McDonald's. An app has fixed the problemUnexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference. 021