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Councilmember Charles Allen @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social · 22h

So odd Post Ed Board goes after me to pass a bill allowing autonomous vehicles to enter DC’s market. It’s almost as if Post owner Jeff Bezos & Amazon also own the AV company Zoox currently lobbying the Council… Not sure I caught that disclosure anywhere.

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Opinion | Why D.C. is stalling on self-driving cars

Safety is a phony excuse for slamming the brakes on autonomous vehicles.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 1d

Last week, the Indiana University administration asked their student newspaper not to print any news stories in the Homecoming edition. When the faculty advisor refused, IU fired him and ended paper printing. So students at the Purdue paper printed the IU edition and drove it down to Bloomington!

Purdue student journalists deliver special 'solidarity' newspaper to IU Bloomington campus

The special edition blasted across town features columns from IDS and Exponent editors, alongside QR codes to support both student papers.

www.heraldtimesonline.com

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 3d

My first time ever completing Connections without a single incorrect answer!

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 5d

Rode on them today and it’s beautiful!

Edward Russell @byerussell.com · 5d

The M Street NE protected bike lanes in NoMa *finally* continue through the underpass under the Metro and Amtrak.

This has only been talked about — checks notes — since at least 2015 (ggwash.org/view/38048/n...). #bikedc

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 7d

I’ll take little bits of positive news for DC’s office market

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$29B Budget Boost Drawing Contractors To Navy Yard Offices

D.C. officials are trying to bring more defense contractors and tech companies to the city, and one Navy Yard landlord said he is seeing that demand rise.

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 12d

Looking forward to the best biking event of the semester!

Map of meeting locations and departure times for walk & roll starting at Lincoln Park!

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 12d

When you see construction debris in a foreign land—you have to post about it. That’s the rule and what I’ll do!

Two bags filled with construction debris from a building being renovated in Barcelona, Spain

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Aimee Witteman @aimeewitteman.bsky.social · 12d

And it’s so cute when it’s folded up and tucked into a luggage rack 😍🚲🚆#bikesky

Folded Brampton bike next to Acela train

Folded Brampton bike in luggage rack on Amtrak train

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 16d

Thinking of new uses for soybeans—here’s a great one that aids in reducing your cost-of-living (and decarbonization)!

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What to Know About Using Soybean Insulation

A Chicago couple uses spray-foam insulation made from soybeans to keep their kitchen cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 18d

Enjoying some time in Barcelona! Anything happening in America? No right?!?

Image of two people smiling and celebrating their 10-year wedding anniversary with a view of Barcelona from the top of a hill.

Image of a bike, streetcar and Barcelona intersection.

Image of me taking a picture of a streetcar and bike at a Barcelona intersection

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 21d

Some flowers tucked between an alley, a fence and a basketball court. It’s amazing how nature finds a way to keep on being fabulous even when surrounded by concrete!

Some flowering hairy white oldfield asters between a fence and concrete

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Julie Patton Lawson @srfrjulie.bsky.social · 25d

This humidity can kick rocks

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 25d

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · 26d

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Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 26d

This just in from Sinclair: "Beginning Tuesday night Sinclair will be preempting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show's potential return."

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Sarah Dougherty @sarahdougherty.bsky.social · Sep 19

💯 this. Ebikes replace car trips, not bike trips and are FUN! My life is measurably better because of my ebike. Love starting my day off riding my kid to school. And, to emphasize, agree it is (more than) okay to have fun, even in these very trying times.

The Verge @theverge.com · Sep 19

How I went from an e-bike hater to a believer

It’s okay to do something just because it’s fun.

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · Sep 18

Washington, D.C. Councilmember Robert White announces he'll challenge Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton—who is his former boss—in next year's Democratic primary. Norton, 88, has repeatedly insisted she'll run again despite serious concerns about her health and recent job performance.

Eleanor Holmes Norton is facing her most serious political threat in decades

D.C. Council member Robert White, a former Norton aide, said Thursday he will challenge her in 2026.

www.politico.com

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · Sep 18

Glad we’re one step closer to joining our neighbors Maryland and Virginia on this. It’s important that our region continues to have access to safe and effective vaccines without unnecessary barriers.

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · Sep 17

NEWS: The D.C. Council just passed an emergency bill allowing anyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine without a doctor's prescription, which have been requested recently due to changes in federal vaccine recommendations. (And some D.C. residents have had to go to Maryland or Virginia.)

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · Sep 17

NEWS: The D.C. Council just passed an emergency bill allowing anyone to get a COVID-19 vaccine without a doctor's prescription, which have been requested recently due to changes in federal vaccine recommendations. (And some D.C. residents have had to go to Maryland or Virginia.)

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · Sep 17

Now that it’s been approved, I look forward to seeing the design and the continued push for another metro station at Oklahoma Ave

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D.C.’s $3.7 billion Commanders stadium deal gets final council approval

The Commanders stadium project will transform a largely vacant and blighted swath of D.C. and return the team to the city its owners have described as its “spiritual home.”

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · Sep 17

NEWS: The revised $3.7 billion Commanders stadium deal gets final approval in the D.C. Council, with only @robertwhitedc.bsky.social and @brianneknadeau.bsky.social voting against it. @cmfrumin.bsky.social changed his vote from the first vote in August, and supported the deal. Trayon White was yes.

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · Sep 17

And now the marquee event of the D.C. Council's legislative session: The debate and vote on the revised Commanders stadium deal!

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · Sep 16

I’d love to see additional statements by former staff like @robertwhitedc.bsky.social. Now is a good time as ever for demonstrating leadership!

Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · Sep 16

The WSJ is confirming what I’ve always said about my alma mater: “Ball State is the Harvard of Muncie, Indiana.”

A description of a WSJ story on the “Elite College Myth” for panicky parents and eventual success. Schools mentioned include Ithaca, OSU, UCLA, Duke. Ball State, LSU, Harvard, and University of Texas Austin.

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Casius for Nola @casiusfornola.bsky.social · Sep 15

If you believe homeowners and renters shouldn't be taxed out of their neighborhoods, corporations should pay their fair share, and #NewOrleans deserves an Assessor who works for the people - then let's come together to elect Casius Pealer and give our city the leadership it deserves.

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · Sep 14

I call this outline of a resting dog

A beaglish dog laying on concrete with outlines of chalk where he’s once been.

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Paul Angelone @angelone.bsky.social · Sep 14

Great spotting this morning!

A Zebra swallowtail feeding on a flower’s nectar above a handrail

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