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Dan Riffle

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Past: prosecutor, policy. Current: @OneHitters utility man. Dad (x2)

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Maybe. I’d say becoming galactically wealthy had more to do with it.

18.06.2025 21:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Car hit the building. You can see the tire tracks in the second pic.

09.06.2025 13:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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At the location of the stalled one-block protected bike lane on 14th and Florida.
@mark-sussman.bsky.social @maustermuhle.bsky.social

09.06.2025 11:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyway, they’re getting what they actually paid for:

25.04.2025 18:50 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, just because he turned out to be stupid and wrong doesn’t change the donors’ intent, or the fact that they’re buying access, or that the people inside aren’t unjustly enriching themselves through insider trading and selling access.

25.04.2025 17:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Saying it’s not β€œall about the oligarchy” is no different than people saying zoning reform is β€œnot a panacea,” or β€œwon’t solve the housing crisis.” You’re right. It’s not all about the oligarchy. It just mostly is, or at least largely is.

25.04.2025 16:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely describes me. Not a catholic or religious person at all really, but admired the man more than maybe any politician I’ve ever known and sad to see him go.

21.04.2025 20:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Pondering and sharing the world's grief over Pope Francis's passing, I'm reminded of Andrew Sullivan's comment that many non-Catholics were blown away by Francis because they hadn't intimately seen a genuine Christian before.

21.04.2025 19:50 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Me in a car on 395: God this sucks. Worst part of my day.

Me on an ebike: how lucky am I? My commute is the best part of my day!

16.04.2025 20:48 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Most annoying characters in a children’s television show:
1. Gobby (Spidey and friends)
2. Rudy (Sesame Street)
3. Everyone else

16.04.2025 11:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A headline that reads "Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change".

A headline that reads "Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change".

Four maps. 2015, 2017, which shoe substantial pollution, 2020 which shows it reduced a good deal, and 2024 which shows it reduced even more

Four maps. 2015, 2017, which shoe substantial pollution, 2020 which shows it reduced a good deal, and 2024 which shows it reduced even more

Worth sharing

13.04.2025 10:24 πŸ‘ 917 πŸ” 230 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 15
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An E-Bike Transformed My Family’s Life β€” The Atlantic Getting around on one might be a bit slower than in a car, but it’s also so much richer.

An E-Bike Transformed My Family’s Life - The Atlantic

apple.news/AO_IHSHgxQbW...

17.03.2025 20:21 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did he hit the free throw? Because it’s not an β€œand-1” unless you also get the 1.
(he did not)

14.03.2025 00:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Other than Kieran Culkin winning an Oscar for playing himself, I liked the show.
Anora is a beautiful movie. That a story that robust can be completely conveyed in 2 hours is why I lack the patience for prestige TV.

03.03.2025 17:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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01.03.2025 23:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really hate when they go to the booth and its a green screen of an empty Bourbon St with the crowd muted.

10.02.2025 00:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You’re absolutely right. I should have said it’s lame to call anyone (not just these two brown guys with non-Anglo names) who disagrees with you and believes DEI programs are counterproductive an opportunist who doesn’t care about racism.

06.02.2025 16:31 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I agree with all that. I don’t think that describes the people quoted in the article. I think they simply sincerely believe what they say in the article: DEI programs are counterproductive to their stated goals.

06.02.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The best part about beating the pub trivia champs from 9 other DC-area bars and winning the 2024 Supercup was seeing our enemies driven before us and hearing the lamentations of their women.

03.02.2025 00:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Watched Anora last night. 10/10. No notes. Just a perfect story.

01.02.2025 14:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Two straight runs there. That was some playoff McDermott.

27.01.2025 01:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

20 yards at this point is worth it. That ball hit the ground.

27.01.2025 00:57 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s a Mahomes call for a hit on a running back that was, at most, 0.02 seconds late.

26.01.2025 21:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just watched a ~ 5’8 female @dcpolicedept.bsky.social officer chase down and tackle a 6’4 guy outside the Hechinger mall Ross. I was on a run at the time. Granted I was on mile 5, but she blew by me at double pace. It was freakishly athletic. Very impressive.

26.01.2025 21:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My kid fell on this this morning. My kingdom for competent code enforcement.

26.01.2025 18:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
British Highschoolers Try Biscuits and Gravy for the First Time!
British Highschoolers Try Biscuits and Gravy for the First Time! YouTube video by JOLLY

oh please watch and enjoy

12.01.2025 03:45 πŸ‘ 848 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 63 πŸ“Œ 66
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Good chart from Lance Lambert showing the increase in housing inventory in FL/TX since 2019 vs the decrease in inventory in the northeast and Midwest:

12.01.2025 13:59 πŸ‘ 347 πŸ” 63 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 23

And despite the offense being a strength, seemingly every game, we had a chance to close it out on offense and did not.

Still, I look around the league, and we could do so, so much worse.

08.01.2025 00:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘† I’d say he’s about 60th percentile of NFL coaches.

My personal bugaboo was how often, despite him being a pretty good play caller, we did not pick up third and shorts.

08.01.2025 00:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spa day.

05.01.2025 14:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0