Rebecca Higgins
@rebecca-in-dc.bsky.social
Transport and energy infrastructure, permitting, land use, DC
The NYT runs a whole article about conservative reactions to the Kimmel cancellation without mentioning Karl Rove or David Frum
September 18, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The NYT runs a whole article about conservative reactions to the Kimmel cancellation without mentioning Karl Rove or David Frum
Cruz joins the Musk pile on— Senate commerce’s big beautiful bill title includes a fee on commercial space flight companies and also kills CAFE credits, which Tesla had benefited from to the tune of $2.76 billion last year
June 5, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Cruz joins the Musk pile on— Senate commerce’s big beautiful bill title includes a fee on commercial space flight companies and also kills CAFE credits, which Tesla had benefited from to the tune of $2.76 billion last year
Not for nothing, it was only ten years ago that Iowa had a Democratic senator…
June 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Not for nothing, it was only ten years ago that Iowa had a Democratic senator…
When AI writes your health report…
White House report re “clear, evidence-based foundation” for action on a range of children’s health included fictitious studies on direct-to-consumer drug advertising, mental illness and medications prescribed for children with asthma. By Dani Blum and Maggie Astor
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
When AI writes your health report…
Man, remind me never to be appointed to lead DOD as an unqualified media personality with a history of alcoholism and abusive relationships, who routinely flouts security protocols…
Folks come SWINGING for you
Folks come SWINGING for you
April 25, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Man, remind me never to be appointed to lead DOD as an unqualified media personality with a history of alcoholism and abusive relationships, who routinely flouts security protocols…
Folks come SWINGING for you
Folks come SWINGING for you
Actual conversation with my 12 yo upon turning on radio program of bad news-
Me - “your generation’s had it rough, with Trump, then COVID, then Trump again. I’m sorry kid.”
Him - “you forgot the increasing risk of gun violence and climate change”
Me - “your generation’s had it rough, with Trump, then COVID, then Trump again. I’m sorry kid.”
Him - “you forgot the increasing risk of gun violence and climate change”
April 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Actual conversation with my 12 yo upon turning on radio program of bad news-
Me - “your generation’s had it rough, with Trump, then COVID, then Trump again. I’m sorry kid.”
Him - “you forgot the increasing risk of gun violence and climate change”
Me - “your generation’s had it rough, with Trump, then COVID, then Trump again. I’m sorry kid.”
Him - “you forgot the increasing risk of gun violence and climate change”
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My Kingdom and more for anyone to realize that awarding yourself a government contract is not a conflict of interest. It's corruption. When the bank teller takes the money out of the cash drawer and puts it in his pocket that's not a conflict of interest either.
March 25, 2025 at 1:56 AM
My Kingdom and more for anyone to realize that awarding yourself a government contract is not a conflict of interest. It's corruption. When the bank teller takes the money out of the cash drawer and puts it in his pocket that's not a conflict of interest either.
The fact that this vote hasn’t happened yet must mean that they don’t in fact have the votes to pass it, right? Or at least not yet?
March 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The fact that this vote hasn’t happened yet must mean that they don’t in fact have the votes to pass it, right? Or at least not yet?
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It's like the Ides of March all over again, except the Senators decided to stab the Republic to death instead.
March 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
It's like the Ides of March all over again, except the Senators decided to stab the Republic to death instead.
I can’t tell if I’m more disturbed by the number of not OK things happening in DC, or by how calm DC and the whole country appears to be about the number of not OK things happening
March 13, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I can’t tell if I’m more disturbed by the number of not OK things happening in DC, or by how calm DC and the whole country appears to be about the number of not OK things happening
I wonder if this is unhelpful framing. If we posit that people ARE upset and shocked by the level of corruption, maybe people would realize that they are. I’m upset!!
I know this is going to sound naive or earnest, but I genuinely find myself shocked by how little people seem to be upset by the levels of corruption we're seeing. Is that the median voter assumes everyone is corrupt already? Or isn't actually getting stories about the corruption?
March 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
I wonder if this is unhelpful framing. If we posit that people ARE upset and shocked by the level of corruption, maybe people would realize that they are. I’m upset!!
The federal assistance pause list of programs from OMB include essentially all the discretionary grants at DOT, as well as formula *transit* grants, but - mystery of mysteries- none of the highway formula grant programs other than planning.
www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
www.politico.com
January 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The federal assistance pause list of programs from OMB include essentially all the discretionary grants at DOT, as well as formula *transit* grants, but - mystery of mysteries- none of the highway formula grant programs other than planning.
www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
www.politico.com/f/?id=000001...
Can we please all agree that the pronunciation of DOGE is DAH-jee?
If it’s possible to convince half the nation to change the pronunciation of the sitting VP’s own name, maybe we can pull off this pronunciation for a very dodgy, made up agency.
If it’s possible to convince half the nation to change the pronunciation of the sitting VP’s own name, maybe we can pull off this pronunciation for a very dodgy, made up agency.
November 17, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Can we please all agree that the pronunciation of DOGE is DAH-jee?
If it’s possible to convince half the nation to change the pronunciation of the sitting VP’s own name, maybe we can pull off this pronunciation for a very dodgy, made up agency.
If it’s possible to convince half the nation to change the pronunciation of the sitting VP’s own name, maybe we can pull off this pronunciation for a very dodgy, made up agency.
Me, for no reason, googling which female republican senators are on SASC
Pete Hegseth 5 days ago: "I'm straight up just saying we should not have women in combat roles."
November 13, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Me, for no reason, googling which female republican senators are on SASC