Maggie Downing
@maggiedowning.bsky.social
public space + public history // avid baker // casual cyclist // DC + New England // she/her
My living rooms smells like pine tree and my kitchen smells like toffee, tis officially the season.
December 7, 2025 at 3:33 AM
My living rooms smells like pine tree and my kitchen smells like toffee, tis officially the season.
I have a lot of favorite things about Mt Pleasant, but the Bancroft tree sale is absolutely one of them.
(Let’s place bets on whether Zephyr tries to knock the tree down after I go to bed tonight)
(Let’s place bets on whether Zephyr tries to knock the tree down after I go to bed tonight)
December 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I have a lot of favorite things about Mt Pleasant, but the Bancroft tree sale is absolutely one of them.
(Let’s place bets on whether Zephyr tries to knock the tree down after I go to bed tonight)
(Let’s place bets on whether Zephyr tries to knock the tree down after I go to bed tonight)
@capitalweather.bsky.social fat snowflakes coming down steadily in Mount Pleasant - sticking to grass/leaves/cars but not sidewalks or pavement
December 5, 2025 at 12:47 PM
@capitalweather.bsky.social fat snowflakes coming down steadily in Mount Pleasant - sticking to grass/leaves/cars but not sidewalks or pavement
My mother asked me to send her some things I’d like for Christmas and so far my list is two kinds of socks, a humidifier, and some fancy bubble bath. Guess we’re going for comfort and practicality in 2026.
December 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
My mother asked me to send her some things I’d like for Christmas and so far my list is two kinds of socks, a humidifier, and some fancy bubble bath. Guess we’re going for comfort and practicality in 2026.
LFG!
The DC I know is worth fighting for.
I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM
I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.
youtu.be/aOBD45c3wVM
The DC I know
YouTube video by Janeese for DC
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
LFG!
Saturday (or Caturday, if you please) is for napping in the sunshine and watching Christmas movies.
November 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Saturday (or Caturday, if you please) is for napping in the sunshine and watching Christmas movies.
Haven’t even had dessert yet, but already thinking about pie for breakfast tomorrow
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Haven’t even had dessert yet, but already thinking about pie for breakfast tomorrow
Sorry to be a boomer but I think texts from brands on Thanksgiving should be illegal.
November 27, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Sorry to be a boomer but I think texts from brands on Thanksgiving should be illegal.
Hey, @npr.org as the caption on the thumbnail says, Bowser is a three-term mayor who is not seeking a fourth term.
D.C.'s four-term Democratic mayor says she's accomplished her goals
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser says she won't run for reelection
Bowser is turning down a bid for a fourth term in office, setting the stage for a wide-open race to replace her next year.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hey, @npr.org as the caption on the thumbnail says, Bowser is a three-term mayor who is not seeking a fourth term.
Also, I would like someone who knows firsthand that the rent is too damn high to be our next Mayor. Bonus points if they are charismatic as hell.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...
November 25, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Also, I would like someone who knows firsthand that the rent is too damn high to be our next Mayor. Bonus points if they are charismatic as hell.
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/young-c...
If I’ve learned anything in the last 30 minutes it’s that in every friend group I’m a part of, I’m the person you text when the mayor announces she’s not seeking reelection.
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If I’ve learned anything in the last 30 minutes it’s that in every friend group I’m a part of, I’m the person you text when the mayor announces she’s not seeking reelection.
It’s my favorite week in This Town. There are like 6 of us on a 16th Street bus at 8 am, there is zero traffic.
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It’s my favorite week in This Town. There are like 6 of us on a 16th Street bus at 8 am, there is zero traffic.
Found a young woman who has aged out of foster care and loves to bake and bought her a stand mixer, this is absolutely the only kind of shopping I want to do this year.
www.onesimplewish.org/wish/wish-gr...
www.onesimplewish.org/wish/wish-gr...
I have been looking at Black Friday sales for a week but I do not actually need anything so instead I closed all those tabs and bought a Polaroid for a foster kid in Florida who uses photography to deal with big feelings. Perhaps you would like to do the same for one of the kids at the link below?
🧵 We are, in fact, doing the thing again for @onesimplewish.bsky.social. In 2024, the kind people of this community put the money cannon on blast to help grant $75K in wishes for children in foster care. Toys, tech, a suit for job interviews. Here we go again! 👇
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
www.onesimplewish.org/giving/megwa...
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Found a young woman who has aged out of foster care and loves to bake and bought her a stand mixer, this is absolutely the only kind of shopping I want to do this year.
www.onesimplewish.org/wish/wish-gr...
www.onesimplewish.org/wish/wish-gr...
The city has been twiddling its thumbs on what to do with the streateries for years now. Instead of these poorly implemented half measures they could’ve used that time to come up with a real plan to permanently extend sidewalks, create managed loading/drop off zones, and convert to sidewalk cafes.
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The city has been twiddling its thumbs on what to do with the streateries for years now. Instead of these poorly implemented half measures they could’ve used that time to come up with a real plan to permanently extend sidewalks, create managed loading/drop off zones, and convert to sidewalk cafes.
![[AlertDC] US Secret Service reports simulated cannon fire will occur around the White House complex now through 3:00 p.m.
For more info https://evbg.co/78vq1h.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:plbkfzxd2ddwe7bny7zlpw3z/bafkreibehhoydfrvu6qzzyde63m7jwwlin62zj536mzp4ly6mvzzbkeyii@jpeg)
The thing about being a take-charge person is that sometimes I don’t *want* to be in charge, but no one else seems to be doing anything?
It’s honestly a miracle that I’ve made it to 42 without running for office (the ultimate “if no one else is gonna handle this I guess I will” move)
It’s honestly a miracle that I’ve made it to 42 without running for office (the ultimate “if no one else is gonna handle this I guess I will” move)
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The thing about being a take-charge person is that sometimes I don’t *want* to be in charge, but no one else seems to be doing anything?
It’s honestly a miracle that I’ve made it to 42 without running for office (the ultimate “if no one else is gonna handle this I guess I will” move)
It’s honestly a miracle that I’ve made it to 42 without running for office (the ultimate “if no one else is gonna handle this I guess I will” move)
Reposted by Maggie Downing
Sister Act 3: Back in the Convent
Octogenarian Sisters Rita, Regina and Bernadette went back to their old convent with local support, and an Instagram following. "People are calling us the rebellious sisters!" Rita says.
Meet the Austrian nuns who fled a care home to break into their old convent
Octogenarian Sisters Rita, Regina and Bernadette went back to their old convent with local support, and an Instagram following. "People are calling us the rebellious sisters!" Rita says.
n.pr
November 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Sister Act 3: Back in the Convent
There is nothing worse, as a people pleaser and person who generally tries to be helpful, than listening to movers grumble about the stairs and heaviness of your boxes while moving.
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
There is nothing worse, as a people pleaser and person who generally tries to be helpful, than listening to movers grumble about the stairs and heaviness of your boxes while moving.
Happy for New York and wishing for the same for DC in our next mayoral election. But tbh, this morning I’d be willing to vote for whoever will fix the No Parking permit sign process.
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy for New York and wishing for the same for DC in our next mayoral election. But tbh, this morning I’d be willing to vote for whoever will fix the No Parking permit sign process.
Lin deserves a chance to do a mash-up that includes “immigrants, we get the job done” and “the greatest city in the world” he’s earned it.
in my heart I know that Lin-Manuel Miranda wants to play Zohran Mamdani on SNL so bad it physically hurts him
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Lin deserves a chance to do a mash-up that includes “immigrants, we get the job done” and “the greatest city in the world” he’s earned it.
Waking up and thinking maybe America will actually be okay for the first time in a year.
November 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Waking up and thinking maybe America will actually be okay for the first time in a year.
Forgot that an election night could feel good.
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Forgot that an election night could feel good.
I never need an excuse to share the best piece of writing about baseball to exist, but last night’s game is a good one
“This is what baseball can do to the soul: it has the ability to make you believe in spite of all other available evidence.”
“This is what baseball can do to the soul: it has the ability to make you believe in spite of all other available evidence.”
Opinion | What Baseball Does to the Soul (Published 2012)
www.nytimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I never need an excuse to share the best piece of writing about baseball to exist, but last night’s game is a good one
“This is what baseball can do to the soul: it has the ability to make you believe in spite of all other available evidence.”
“This is what baseball can do to the soul: it has the ability to make you believe in spite of all other available evidence.”
I’ve unsubscribed and re-subscribed a couple times in the last few years, but this was the nail in the coffin for me, @washingtonpost.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I’ve unsubscribed and re-subscribed a couple times in the last few years, but this was the nail in the coffin for me, @washingtonpost.com