Post has a story on how DC’s murder rate is down 30% this year (it’s down 50% from 2023) and the murder clearance rate is the highest since 2013.
It’s on page B18 of today’s newspaper.
It’s on page B18 of today’s newspaper.
November 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Post has a story on how DC’s murder rate is down 30% this year (it’s down 50% from 2023) and the murder clearance rate is the highest since 2013.
It’s on page B18 of today’s newspaper.
It’s on page B18 of today’s newspaper.
Made good use of the driving pilgrimage to Queens by listening to audiobook of Hamnet. What a fantastic book. One of the best descriptions of grief. And one of the best descriptions of how the plague spread.
a man is holding a skull in front of a quote that says to be or not to be
ALT: a man is holding a skull in front of a quote that says to be or not to be
media.tenor.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Made good use of the driving pilgrimage to Queens by listening to audiobook of Hamnet. What a fantastic book. One of the best descriptions of grief. And one of the best descriptions of how the plague spread.
This statue’s twin is on Georgetown’s campus.
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
This statue’s twin is on Georgetown’s campus.
Quite the book collection.
November 28, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Quite the book collection.
The Louvre has been a steal
The Louvre Museum’s board on Thursday agreed to increase prices by 45% for visitors outside the European Economic Area, including Americans, as part of efforts to raise funds to overhaul the beleaguered institution.
Louvre Raising Ticket Prices for Non-European Visitors
From Jan. 14, visitors to the museum from outside the European Economic Area will pay 45 percent more for entry to help finance its ambitious renovation plan.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The Louvre has been a steal
Sometimes the best tweets after a tragedy are no tweets at all.
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Sometimes the best tweets after a tragedy are no tweets at all.
“The renovation represents one of the largest changes to the White House in its 233-year history, and has yet to undergo any formal public review. The administration has not publicly provided key details about the building, such as its planned height.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump wants a bigger White House ballroom. His architect disagrees.
The president and James McCrery had argued in recent weeks over the project’s size, with Trump pushing him to expand the ballroom.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
“The renovation represents one of the largest changes to the White House in its 233-year history, and has yet to undergo any formal public review. The administration has not publicly provided key details about the building, such as its planned height.”
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Hmm…lights flickered in McLean Gardens a few times
November 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Hmm…lights flickered in McLean Gardens a few times
Reposted by Helder Gil
How do you say “Keystone Cops” in Portuguese?
“Os policiais trapalhões”. 🇧🇷
“Os policiais trapalhões”. 🇧🇷
Pretty convincing evidence here that the Trump administration was planning to jailbreak and provide asylum for Bolsonaro -- and that Trump inadvertently revealed the plan.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
And this, as the now-cliche goes, would have been a paralyzing scandal for any other administration.
Trump appears to blurt out secret plan, not knowing it's already a bust
YouTube video by MS NOW
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:22 PM
How do you say “Keystone Cops” in Portuguese?
“Os policiais trapalhões”. 🇧🇷
“Os policiais trapalhões”. 🇧🇷
Some stunning electricity price jumps in this story!
Soaring electricity prices are triggering a wave of power shutoffs, leaving more in the dark as unpaid bills pile up.
Americans are paying 11 percent more for electricity than they were in January, though that number varies widely by state.
Americans are paying 11 percent more for electricity than they were in January, though that number varies widely by state.
More Americans are getting their power shut off, as unpaid bills pile up
Average electricity costs have risen 11 percent since January, more than three times the rate of inflation.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Some stunning electricity price jumps in this story!
Reposted by Helder Gil
Vintage postcard of Howard University's Main Building, one of the first buildings constructed after the university's founding in 1867. It survived as a classroom and administration building until the 1930s and was torn down to make way for Founders Library (1939).
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Vintage postcard of Howard University's Main Building, one of the first buildings constructed after the university's founding in 1867. It survived as a classroom and administration building until the 1930s and was torn down to make way for Founders Library (1939).
Reposted by Helder Gil
George Harrison releases “My Sweet Lord” 55 years ago today.
“I’ve met so many listeners across the years who said it made them feel peaceful for 3 minutes,” he said. “It made spirituality feel like something you could sing along to while driving a car or washing dishes. That’s all I ever wanted.”
“I’ve met so many listeners across the years who said it made them feel peaceful for 3 minutes,” he said. “It made spirituality feel like something you could sing along to while driving a car or washing dishes. That’s all I ever wanted.”
November 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
George Harrison releases “My Sweet Lord” 55 years ago today.
“I’ve met so many listeners across the years who said it made them feel peaceful for 3 minutes,” he said. “It made spirituality feel like something you could sing along to while driving a car or washing dishes. That’s all I ever wanted.”
“I’ve met so many listeners across the years who said it made them feel peaceful for 3 minutes,” he said. “It made spirituality feel like something you could sing along to while driving a car or washing dishes. That’s all I ever wanted.”
Good deep dive into DOGE.
• Ramaswamy version would’ve been something like Clinton/Gore “reinventing government” project
• Musk version was smash everything fast & see what happens
• Vought version is most strategic & long game eradication of big chunks of Fed Gov
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
• Ramaswamy version would’ve been something like Clinton/Gore “reinventing government” project
• Musk version was smash everything fast & see what happens
• Vought version is most strategic & long game eradication of big chunks of Fed Gov
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Good deep dive into DOGE.
• Ramaswamy version would’ve been something like Clinton/Gore “reinventing government” project
• Musk version was smash everything fast & see what happens
• Vought version is most strategic & long game eradication of big chunks of Fed Gov
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
• Ramaswamy version would’ve been something like Clinton/Gore “reinventing government” project
• Musk version was smash everything fast & see what happens
• Vought version is most strategic & long game eradication of big chunks of Fed Gov
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
What we’re all learning with this sordid saga is the need for good editors.
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM
What we’re all learning with this sordid saga is the need for good editors.
So much of the lead up to today reminded me of the old WWE wrestling rivalries that drew huge ratings.
two men are flexing their muscles in front of a pink wall .
ALT: two men are flexing their muscles in front of a pink wall .
media.tenor.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:26 PM
So much of the lead up to today reminded me of the old WWE wrestling rivalries that drew huge ratings.
Just a couple of Queens guys hanging out in the Oval Office
November 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Just a couple of Queens guys hanging out in the Oval Office
Dynamite!
A dead sperm whale has washed up on Nantucket for the first time in decades. It’s too big to move — at least until officials figure out a plan.
Dead Sperm Whale on Nantucket Is Too Big to Move, for Now
A local nonprofit said the 52-ton mammal is “far too big, awkward and heavy to remove.” A town official later said it could be dragged out to sea by Thanksgiving.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Dynamite!
How useful is this sort of doomerism in actually changing policies?
America’s climate catastrophe will leave many parts of the country uninhabitable. Vann R. Newkirk II reports on what life will be like for residents of these climate “dead zones,” which have already begun to reveal themselves: https://theatln.tc/CD8bgA0X
November 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
How useful is this sort of doomerism in actually changing policies?
Ye Olde West Heating Plant renovation looks pretty amazing up close.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Ye Olde West Heating Plant renovation looks pretty amazing up close.
Good long read on how the “everything bagel” approach the Biden WH took on electric car chargers suffocated the program - and the surprising results from Trump WH giving up on trying to kill the program.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Why Trump Couldn’t Stop the Electric Vehicle Dream
We never got those promised EV chargers — but we did get a future for EVs.
www.politico.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Good long read on how the “everything bagel” approach the Biden WH took on electric car chargers suffocated the program - and the surprising results from Trump WH giving up on trying to kill the program.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...