@dannewman
DC-based design leader at Google (previously at NPR & Wolfram|Alpha). Dad, traveler, urbanist, F1 fan, theater nerd. he/him. Also on Threads/Instagram (threads.net/@CreativeNewman) and Mastodon (mas.to/@creativenewman)
I want to believe this is true, but the days listed in Mendelson's letter don't align with the 'days in session' shown on congress.gov calendar. So I'm curious what the source for the 30 listed dates are?
"We are retaining some features for premium users. Want rule of law? That’s premium. The right to run your company without government interference? That’s a paid feature now. An explanation from the Supreme Court as to why it just ruled against you? Maybe!"
My 4th grader is being taught cursive for the first time this year… in *history* class. 💀
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🟢🟡🔴 The DC Chamber of Commerce cites several council members' "consistently progressive voting records" as justification for giving them "red" ratings in their annual Performance Scorecard. Simply saying that "progressive"="bad for business" is... a choice.
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Glad that the Hiraya space on H St isn't staying dark:
"...he plans to transform Hiraya’s downstairs cafe into a dual destination for wagyu smash burgers, loaded fries, and chopped cheese (Double Up) and bubble teas (Auntea Boba). Look for breakfast burritos and coffee drinks in the morning."
“CarPlay Ultra… feels more like applying an iOS-styled WinAmp skin to the speedometer.”
Maybe my opinion will change if/when I see it IRL, but right, I totally share this first impression of the “new” CarPlay.
This is an excellent explainer of why "just lower the rent" isn't always possible for filling vacancies in commercial real estate: postsuburban.substack.com/p/why-do-com...
Mentioned in passing in this article about Alero opening at The 202 in NoMa is that they're also, allegedly, taking over Kitchen Cray space on H Street. (Deep link for DCPL card holders: www-bizjournals-com.dclibrary.idm.oclc.org/washington/n...) @popville.bsky.social
"But Instagram [has] effectively become three different Twitters: Instagram Stories for the people you know, the grid for people you used to know (and their weddings and babies), and Reels for probing the profoundly upsetting psychic void at the heart of our country." @garbageday.email is the best.
My kiddo has been regularly asking to watch cat videos on Instagram lately. I think Instagram has noticed.
…Not mad at it.
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Indigo has added a 15% service charge… but it replaces all expectation of tip (“additional tipping is not expected or encouraged”). If you’re going to do a service fee, this is the way to do it!
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Headline from New York Times: "Trump Administration Live Updates: Judge Scolds Government for Doing ‘Nothing’ to Return Deported Man"
Ah, a scolding! Thank goodness, that'll do it.
(And if not, maybe the judge can issue a stern glare or a wag of the finger!)
Billboard for Coca-Cola reading “$59 billion contributed to the American economy” showing a picture of a Coca-Cola truck driving across the bridge.
DC advertisers, never change.
What has the world come to when f'ing Rand Paul is the voice of reason?!?
The only good thing about O’Hare.
what booker is doing right now is an example of what i mean when i say things like “we need more ambition right now.” there is room in american politics right now for people with ambition to take big stands and reap the rewards. he’s doing it!
Loved this episode of @switchedonpop.bsky.social digging deep into the references and influences of the new Lady Gaga album:
Presumably they'll (eventually) rename/number the concourses when they do tear down C/D (next decade)?
I know the world’s expensive, and airports are even more so, but $8 for a single Auntie Anne’s pretzel is objectively nuts. 🥨
Oh, I'm so excited for this. LOVED Season 1.
Enraging. Infuriating. If Senate Dems don't block this—and I doubt they will—this is going to fuck over the 700,000 of us who live in the nation's capital for no reason at all. It doesn't even save any federal dollars!
Ah, this this this! Search in Settings is probably the most obnoxiously frustrating piece of iOS, mainly because it could easily be made so much better.
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
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