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Coming home from a vacation at Universal Orlando and the contrast between the ads in MCO and DCA is nuts. Orlando: It’s a me, Mario! DC: This fukkin’ submarine will kill people without being detected!!!

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Fighting antisemitism by demanding universities name the Jews

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

In an administration that posts Nazi iconography online and is full of people with ties to white supremacist groups, what could possibly go wrong? www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/u...

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Federal Judge Approves Trump Effort to Extract List of Jews From Penn

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Judge Leon is so exasperated by the administration’s weak arguments that he writes “Please!” four times in his ruling 🤦‍♂️

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Do the big brains at NPS want people to drive to see the cherry blossoms? If you leave now, you might make it before peak bloom ends.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Looking forward to the Bowser administration’s storm response

Mayor Bowser at a microphone on a yellow bucket hat and trench coat

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

I plan to mark this occasion by doing nothing for 3-5 days, then marking it as done

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This should be embarrassing. A totem to DC’s inadequate storm response.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Correction: all of the stories are published by local newsrooms. Not just the politics stories.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Today in @wcp.bsky.social’s daily newsletter, all of the politics stories (except those about the Post layoffs) are published by local newsrooms (that’s unusual, usually some are national). Each of them raises the Needle (an index of DC quality of life) by an unusually large 50 points.

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The Needle: Jeff Bezos’ Washington Post Laid Off More Than 300 Journalists, With Significant Cuts Hitting the Metro Section

The Needle jumps 111 points for all the essential reporting local journalists recently published.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I’m so sorry to see you dropped so rudely. Your coverage was essential reading and I will miss it.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

“I’m not selling the car. I’m keeping the chassis but replacing the engine, transmission, wheels, body panels, and interior.”

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I got my 2025 unwrapped from @bikeshare.bsky.social. Did not realize my streak was so long! One note: I reduced my ebike use when the price increased in August. #bikeDC

Graphic showing my riding:

Capital Bikeshare
2025 on Two Wheels

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Fast, focused, always findings shortcuts. You kind of own this city.

Rides: 959
Stations visited: 107
Streak: 53 days
Favorite ride: Ebike

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

I’ve thought it evokes National Baptist Memorial Church at 16th and Columbia

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

A block away, a two-way street has just one lane, causing both vehicles to get stuck and rendering the street impassable for everyone. There is an elementary school on this block! (Behind where I stood.) I took this photo at arrival time. This is what DCPS is welcoming students back to.

The corner of Columbia Rd, 17th St, and Fuller St. Two vehicles are stuck side by side.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

This is what @ddotdc.bsky.social considers a cleared protected bike lane. It’s blocked by snow where I stood, and halfway down the block, it’s full of snow. There is no bike lane on this street right now. (Columbia Rd NW b/w 16th and 17th Sts.)

An impassable protected bike lane next to a clear automobile lane

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The contrast between downtown and residential areas is jaw dropping. I helped someone carry a stroller over an impassable sidewalk on Mt. Pleasant Street.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

What’s happening at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is an absolute disgrace and subversion of civil rights laws. Its Trump-appointed chair is openly hostile to LGBT people and threw out the agency’s guidance on sexual harassment just so queers could be humiliated at work.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I saw a bike lane plow yesterday in the 15th St PBL, between K and L. No idea what the PBL looks like now.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Digging out from the winter storm would be a great task for the DC National Guard. Too bad they are busy walking around U Street.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

The walkways inside Franklin Square are shoveled but the sidewalks of its perimeter have barely been touched. Be downtown, and fall on your ass.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Agree with Trindade Deramo, Raj, and Brown in the top three. Not sure how to rank them though. Ditto for needing to hear more.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Apologies to @miguelward1.bsky.social for misspelling your name repeatedly

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

He mentioned his 311 calls many times 😂

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I walked to and from my destination in the street because it had been taken care of better than the sidewalks. Extra special 🤨 to the buildings where someone shoveled out the driveway but didn’t touch the sidewalk.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

That's a wrap for me. Thanks to the candidates for participating and to @dcbikewalkbuspac.bsky.social for hosting. These were candidates in the Democratic primary for the Ward 1 seat on the DC Council. Election day is June 16, with early voting before then. Vote for safer streets.

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

2. Would you prioritize sidewalk repairs in your first year to prioritize safety over driver convenience? 3. Automatic traffic enforcement?

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Oh, there was a rapid-fire segment of three questions. All candidates said yes in response to all three. 1. Will you commit to working with the community on an annual bike ride to discuss the state of the bike network in Ward 1?

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Jon Steingart @jonsteingart.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Some wrap-up notes: @dcbikewalkbuspac.bsky.social will host a candidate forum for the at large council and mayoral races on March 1, 2-4 pm at the Josephine Butler Parks Center. It'll have a straw poll at the Shaw library on March 15.

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