Put this in the category with ‘Monster Mash,’ ‘Tribute’ and ‘La Canción’
Put this in the category with ‘Monster Mash,’ ‘Tribute’ and ‘La Canción’
In ‘Paperback Writer,’ is John the paperback writer or is he telling a story about the paperback writer?
This always feels a little passive aggressive, Google
A cloud-seeding startup that MAGA lawmakers blamed for Texas flooding last July is now spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on lobbying and gold-framed Metro ads in very Trumpy play for attention. www.eenews.net/articles/a-s...
People who shovel the walkway leading to their sidewalk but not the sidewalk
Does this storm have a name yet? If not, I propose:
- Snowcrete
- Snowsyfus
- Snowrever
Hot take: Seasons should be half as long
I don't mind winter. But we're a month in and I'm tired of it
TIL 'inclement' and 'clemency' come from a shared etymology
Does anyone use 'inclement' in normal speech? Seems like it's only in announcements from businesses
Why all the 2016 lookbacks? Why not 2006?
Maybe we should bring back the ‘Paul is Dead’ conspiracy theory, just for fun
It's a two-division appropriations bill. We should call it ...
Chalkboard advertising "Author Event: Shelter from the Storm by Julian Hattem"
So thankful for everyone who came out to my book launch event last night, for @timothycama.bsky.social for joining me in a discussion, and for @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social for hosting
What a nice evening!
On high alert today for circlers-back
Next DC mayor's swearing-in: Dupont Underground? Bureau of Engraving and Printing?
I, for one, am glad serif fonts are making a comeback
Spoiler alert: If a character’s name hasn’t been revealed, there’s a good chance they’re actually a character you already know. Someone is imagining them to be different, or they’re in two different timelines or something
Mandatory prison time for people who don't shovel/salt their sidewalks
Far too many songs for which I know the Weird Al parody far better than the original youtu.be/7vFGKHzY_38
A neutral arbiter agrees: @politico.com violated our contract and its own journalistic standards when it deployed AI.
Our readers deserve news, not slop!
wbng.org/2025/12/01/p...
"Wherever" should have an additional e
Maybe add a New Yorker diaeresis. "Whereëver"
Maybe the entire internet shouldn’t rely on a few companies to operate
Does anyone actually water plants with the water from a new filter?
TODAY: PEN Guild heads to arbitration over POLITICO’s contract-breaking use of AI. This fight could set the standard for how AI is used in newsrooms across the country.
✍️ Sign our petition and help us go into arbitration with full support: bit.ly/PENGuild
Politico’s new AI product has generated garbled or made-up Washington intelligence, including a lobbying effort by a fictional basket-weaver guild, the outlet’s unionized staff has complained.
Is there any place as hot and humid as D.C. where such a large portion of the workforce is expected to wear dark suits year-round?
All hail the ‘Next Generation Streetcar,’ a bus www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Politico has rules about AI in the newsroom. Staffers say those rules have been violated—and they’re gearing up for a fight. www.wired.com/story/politi...
The Senate is currently voting on a motion to table the point of order that points of order are not in order
This right after voting against a motion to table a point of order, on the grounds that points of order are not in order