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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Went to Raleigh to chat (and make a video) with @philrubinnc.bsky.social about the details of an amendment on North Carolinians' ballots. Check it out and learn the details. 👇

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

People across North Carolina are working tirelessly to elect more Democrats to the state House, so it was wonderful to see these races get some extra attention when staceyabrams.com joined @nchousedems.com last weekend to rally volunteers. 1/2

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

A reason I’m so excited to be in Western North Carolina: Views like these. And these are from a city trail! Hiking boots are still in a box, so I checked out Hickory’s Riverwalk, with peaceful walks by the lake and stunning scenes in the trees. 1/2

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I’m going to have fun living in North Carolina.

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Oooo, I caught a @wmata.com Pride train on its first day out in the wild! 🏳️‍🌈

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Christopher @cekent.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

What’s smart about this video is that it is shot so you can see cars just moving through the non-stop sign intersection.

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

A pretty stunning sunset to take us into a wintery weekend

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Oddly enough, former Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings said a similar thing when he left office www.dmagazine.com/publications...

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings when he left office

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Metro’s a little wonky today. Thankfully, @bikeshare.bsky.social is everywhere!

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

"If #chatbots have made #school easier to get through, they are also making school equally as hard to grow out of. The technology is producing a generation of eternal novices, unable to think or perform for themselves." www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

theatlantic.com

I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education.

The end of critical thinking in the classroom

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

“…We’ve been promised that next time, things would be different; and we’ve learned that when disaster strikes, we’re on our own.” texasmonthly.com/news-politics/greg-abbott-bizarre-postflood-football-analogy

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Greg Abbott’s Bizarre Postflood Football Analogy

The governor’s rambling response at a press conference is a disturbing warning for anyone who loves a Texan, or the game of football.

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

As Fredericksburg’s wine scene grows and climate change makes peach harvests more volatile, growers are turning to winemaking to salvage or supplement their businesses: www.texasmonthly.com/food/peach-w...

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As Peach Season Gets More Unpredictable, Growers Are Investing in Another Hill Country Industry

After hail battered the 2024 Stonewall peaches, farmers turned to winemaking, offering a new way to savor the area’s signature fruit.

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

This morning’s run did not disappoint. DC has so many stunning places to move outdoors.

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

I run the best when the sun’s in my face. Anyone else?

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Meanwhile in Dallas 🚲 (Also had to share this photo of my former bike! Surely the image was relevant to something when I was food editor at the Observer.) www.dallasobserver.com/news/dallas-...

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Hundreds of Bike Lane Miles Approved for Dallas, but is the City Working Fast Enough?

Dallas has half the bicycle infrastructure of Houston, Austin and San Antonio. The newly adopted plan could fix that.

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Hiked through a little bit of #WestVirginia this morning. Didn’t disappoint.

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Councilmember Charles Allen @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Immigrants are and have been a pillar of DC’s diverse and strong community. They are essential workers, caregivers, and entrepreneurs, and they are woven into the story of DC and our country. These federal actions to stoke fear & confusion at restaurants are cruel to the workers and hurt local biz.

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Lovely walk around the neighborhood last night. #dcwalks #dcwx

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

And today I hit a pickleball like I was swinging a #tennis racquet. Hard to fight that muscle memory. 🎾

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Had fun biking around neighborhoods to capture the work of so many volunteers who helped in the #Ward6SpringClean! Snapped a few other photos along my route on that pleasant Saturday morning, too.

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Truthfully, I love riding along the Anacostia because it reminds me of being by the Trinity River.

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Today I learned a Texas #newspaper is charging $60.61/month for a digital subscription. It's a good reminder that $9.99/month for @51st.news looks pretty good.

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Councilmember Charles Allen @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Hey, DC – #composting just got a whole lot easier! DPW has installed 30 smart bins across the District, including four in #Ward6, where you can now drop off your household #foodwaste — think fruits, veggies, cheese, and even bones! 🥕🧀🍖 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PY33... (1/3)

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DPW’s New Food Waste Bins

Hey, DC – composting just got a whole lot easier!DPW has installed 30 smart bins across the District, including four in Ward 6, where you can now drop off yo...

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Another Saturday, another stop by @capitolhillbooks.bsky.social. It’s just too convenient after dropping off the compost at Rumsey.

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

This Texan (me, not my date) is cold, but we’re ready for some #MardiGras fun at the Wharf! #Ward6

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

"What is clear is that #Texas’s economic growth and the rise of #renewables have been tightly woven together. This might be the year that all changes." By @russellgold.bsky.social: www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

texasmonthly.com

Could the Sun Set on the Texas Renewable Energy Boom?

Our state is increasingly wind- and solar-powered, but a proposed legislative bill looks to kneecap those gains.

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Councilmember Charles Allen @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

If the unwinding of democracy begins here in DC, it won’t end here. #HandsOffDC

CM Allen’s statement on the threat to home rule

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Councilmember Charles Allen @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Now, you don't have to wait until the weekend to drop off your #foodwaste! DPW has installed Food Waste Smart Bins, with more on the way. #Ward6 locations include: - Swampoodle Playground: 1102 3rd St. NE - NW One Library: 155 L St. NW Learn more: zerowaste.dc.gov/foodwastedro... – Team Allen

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I first moved to Main & Ervay in 2010 & have loved the #neighborhood since. #DowntownDallas (and all cities) needs a good #mixofuse. Do we really need a boondoggle of a convention center to get that? cc my former neighbor @knightengale.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

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What’s Wrong With Downtown Dallas?

Violent crime is up. Street life is often lacking. Can a $3.7 billion convention center expansion transform the fortunes of the city’s central business district?

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

"I don’t understand how our legislators and our governor don’t see this as a crisis. If we don’t educate these kids to the highest levels and prepare them for postsecondary success, we’re going to crumble as a state." www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic... @texasmonthly.bsky.social

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Texas Superintendents on the Budget Crisis: “This Is Not Going to End Well”

School districts have cut their budgets to the bone. Will the state legislature decide to spend at least as much per pupil as . . . Louisiana?

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Hot take: The @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social is one of the best parts of living in #theDistrict. Example: This morning, I toured the “Negro Motorist Green Book” #exhibit at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial #Library. 🧵

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Taylor Cogan @tayloracogan.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The Bullet Swallower by @egjames.bsky.social is a fantastic Western-meets-magical realism #novel. I'm drawn to 19th-century #historicalfiction set around the Rio Bravo, and this one delivers #Texas history's truths, the landscape's beauty, and characters I didn’t want to leave when the book ended.

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