Joe Heim

Clue: *Quality that's subject to bias in surveys, where respondents answer questions in a way that they believe will be viewed favorably by others

@evanbirnholz.bsky.social out here giving @aapor.bsky.social lessons in the Sunday crossword 🥹

Buddhist monks arrive in D.C., bringing needed solace with them Thousands of admirers turned out across the city to greet the monks who walked from Fort Worth to the nation’s capital.

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@musicologyduck.bsky.social hi there. i'm a reporter at the Washington Post and if you have a minute I'd love to talk with you about last night's bus ride. please follow for dm or email me at joe.heim@washpost.com. Thanks very much.

oh it's going to be a Recession recession

‘An Unbelievable Mess’: Artists Are Stymied by Trump Travel Bans Musicians, theater groups and others from overseas are facing visa challenges and rising costs, posing a looming crisis for the performing arts sector.

“It’s completely hopeless now to tour in the U.S..” Many overseas musicians, theater companies and others face new and seemingly insurmountable obstacles to perform in the U.S. with the Trump administration's travel restrictions on 19 countries.

Top Catholic cardinals say U.S. foreign policy raises moral questions Three senior archbishops said recent events raise “basic questions about the use of military force” and have put America’s moral role “under examination.”

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ICE places ankle monitor on Md. woman who provided U.S. birth certificate Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales, 22, says she was born in the U.S. and has provided evidence of her citizenship.

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Trump calls Jan 6 a “day of love.” This bodycam footage shows otherwise. YouTube video by NPR

Watch this when you can.

Nobody does it like the Brits. The lede from @thetimes.com obit for Justin Toper, whom Piers Morgan once called "the best astrologer in the galaxy”:
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Among the many reasons you don’t kidnap a foreign head of state at gunpoint even if you have the capability, is that it sparks consequences you can neither control nor anticipate.

N.C. GOP spokesman urges reporter to drop news story, citing Trump ties Communications director Matt Mercer later said in a social media post that Trump should “feed ProPublica to the USAID wood chipper.”

A spokesman for the North Carolina Republican Party appeared to threaten ProPublica, urging President Trump to “feed” the news outlet to the “USAID wood chipper,” over a story it published on a prominent conservative state Supreme Court judge.

Kennedy Center ticket sales have plummeted since Trump takeover Nearly nine months into Trump’s oversight, sales for the three largest performance venues are the worst they’ve been since the pandemic, according to a Washington Post analysis.

So @jeremybmerrill.com scraped the Kennedy Center's ticketing website daily for several months. He, @travismandrews.bsky.social & Shelly Tan found that this season's sales are the lowest since the pandemic, as the Trump effect keeps patrons away: www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands placed on National Mall The work is the latest installation in Washington by an anonymous group of artists critical of the president.

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The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city.

This is not a joke. This is not normal.

Donald Trump isn't a strongman, he's a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.

Resistance to Trump’s D.C. crackdown is taking many forms Residents want solutions to crime, but many who live here say aggressive federal law enforcement tactics threaten civil rights and instill a sense of fear, not safety.

DC has always had protests. But something different is happening now in the District. My story (free link) on the various ways the capital's residents are responding to Trump's surge of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement. wapo.st/46cWb1G

D.C. flag sales soar amid Trump’s federal crackdown on the city A half-dozen hardware stores in the District told The Washington Post that they were either out of D.C. flags or have struggled to keep them in stock.

In a matter of days, the banner became one of the hottest — and hardest to get — ways for locals to express anger with the administration and pride in their city.

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D.C. flag sales soar amid Trump’s federal crackdown on the city A half-dozen hardware stores in the District told The Washington Post that they were either out of D.C. flags or have struggled to keep them in stock.

One of my favorite skellies is in this @joeheim.bsky.social story! Gift link: wapo.st/4nbMsQa

Trump says he will join police, military on D.C. streets Thursday The move continues his administration’s efforts to exert control over the capital city.

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We asked 604 D.C. residents about Trump’s takeover. Here’s what they said. Though crime continues to be a concern, most residents strongly oppose Trump’s actions and don’t think they’ll make D.C. safer, a Washington Post-Schar School poll found.

Trump calls DC “the most unsafe place anywhere,” but 78% of residents feel safe in their neighborhoods and only 17% support the federal takeover per @washingtonpost.com @scharschool.bsky.social poll. @joeheim.bsky.social @sfcpoll.bsky.social @emgusk.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall.

If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is

(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)

Scientist on green card detained for a week without explanation, lawyer says A Korean citizen studying in Texas on a green card was detained in San Francisco after a trip overseas. His lawyer says authorities won’t give a reason.

A Korean-born researcher and longtime U.S. legal permanent resident has spent the past week detained by immigration officials at the San Francisco International Airport without explanation and has been denied access to an attorney, according to his lawyer.

A silver SUV has crashed into the side of a brick building marked "Drive-Thru Pharmacy."

i think both sides are to blame here

Tim Lilley spent his life flying. Then his son died in a plane crash. “I still miss Sam terribly,” Tim Lilley said, but “I started trying to think critically about it right from the get-go.”

Excellent story by my @washingtonpost.com colleague Rachel Weiner www.washingtonpost.com/transportati...

Stampede at Gaza aid distribution site kills at least 21, Health Ministry says The deaths were the latest in a series of incidents surrounding new aid distribution points that have been faulted for their procedures by aid experts.

At least 21 people were killed in a crowd crush and stampede at an aid distribution center in Gaza Wednesday morning, according to local health officials.

If your #1 issue is inflation, this is a five-alarm fire

How the Dogist turned canine photos into a social media phenomenon More than 11 million people follow Elias Weiss Friedman’s posts featuring pictures he’s taken of dogs (and owners) on the streets of New York and elsewhere.

wapo.st/3IhPHGm My q&a with Elias Weiss Friedman, the human behind the Dogist

Opinion | I’m Not the Person You’d Expect to Oppose a Ban on Transgender Troops

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/o...

Alert: Shelter in Place (June 23, 2025) An official website of the United States government

“Event: Out of an abundance of caution we recommend American citizens shelter in place until further notice.”

- US Embassy shelter in place alert Qatar.

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A $250 bill and ‘WMAGA’: GOP lawmakers push legislation honoring Trump In the first five months of the 119th Congress, House Republicans have proposed at least eight bills to honor the current president or burnish his image.

A great @joeheim.bsky.social joint here on House Republicans proposing to name things after Trump, even though not-at-all Trump

* DC's subway (has Trump ever seen the red line?);
* Dulles airport (he never flies commercial);
* fed worker holiday;
* $250 bill
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Abandoned by Trump, a farmer and a migrant search for a better future With grants canceled and billions of dollars in jeopardy, Trump’s cuts are devastating American farmers and plunging families into uncertainty.

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