dcactuary

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dc parent, posts about local stuff or when i'm pissed about politics. rides bikes. oh yea, and sports!
dcactuaryMar 11, 2025
https://defector.com/an-interview-with-a-fired-noaa-budget-analyst
An Interview With A Fired NOAA Budget Analyst | Defector

Growing up, Sabrina Valenti felt like she was genetically predetermined to work for the government. Her dad’s father was in the Navy. Her dad was in the Air Force. Two of her uncles served in the armed forces, one eventually moving to a job at NASA and the other leaving for the postal service. Her […]

dcactuaryOct 30, 2023
every time i do basically any social media scrolling i realize that there are just scores and scores of actual idiots, convinced of their righteousness. just another reason to despair i guess.
dcactuaryOct 24, 2023
been following this shitshow with morbid fascination and it’s just incredibly pathetic, depressing, and harmful. thought it was funny at first… https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/24/house-speaker-vote/
House Republicans pick Rep. Mike Johnson as their fourth speaker nominee

House Republicans started over on the search for the next speaker of the House after Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) was ousted last week.

The Washington Post
dcactuaryOct 16, 2023
A Caltrans executive questioned a freeway expansion. Then she was demoted. - Los Angeles Times https://apple.news/AzBEemE_oQzSoixuouEtNnQ
A Caltrans executive questioned a freeway expansion. Then she was demoted — Los Angeles Times

A former Caltrans executive who was demoted after raising concerns over freeway expansion accuses the agency of bending rules to build faster.

dcactuarySep 27, 2023
ban cars
dcactuarySep 9, 2023
can someone explain to me like i’m an idiot how to find literally anything on mastodon? anything i search brings up nothing. it’s so annoying.
dcactuaryAug 31, 2023
this is so asinine. https://apple.news/A3Yb5qeDLQ7i-EEAqT4RgOw
DeSantis tells Biden: Keep your IRA money — POLITICO

The governor is blocking Biden’s IRA benefits from Floridians. There’s not much Dems can do about it.

dcactuaryJul 29, 2023
Benjamin RossJul 29, 2023
Every single crash described in this article was between an e-bike and a motor vehicle. Only the e-bike is unsafe? https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/29/health/ebikes-safety-teens.html?unlocked_article_code=7nKLwLHVMjF1wOPS5n0qMOOCPtmXQZyuSaOO3wxy_IMjJ5aONqqDWEflvyOxknmEorvlAJ87bQ87RHTLb9boEy9v2NuSGaTyNjasegQW4QxSMUSTbkgaJvhzQstjT2kSEgfu-mGJUS0QUAFKuPbd0769nxjpG3t44c13eyEX8mPFBpHy2C3RSVfr5X19eVi9zapI8AS9h6EX2YHA0AKB_jE0zN30XRR7e42idUl8ELYQsiUC_f3QhYOK6rXvqvZ5xGiwIWW_zYDJoRau9PtJsFSTd4igaI45Kn-6704IIJ5iYeOvKTeujGkP5WrV8QYkh4zd2BHTA2QF2UAu&smid=url-share
‘A Dangerous Combination’: Teenagers’ Accidents Expose E-Bike Risks

The e-bike industry is booming, but many vehicles are not legal for teenagers, and accidents are on the rise.

The New York Times
dcactuaryDec 11, 2022
literally world changing if confirmed… https://www.ft.com/content/4b6f0fab-66ef-4e33-adec-cfc345589dc7
Fusion energy breakthrough by US scientists boosts clean power hopes

News, analysis and comment from the Financial Times, the worldʼs leading global business publication

Financial Times
dcactuaryDec 3, 2022
the fact that elite discourse in the us is focused on content moderation and campus protest as huge threats to free speech while right wing extremists are showing up to libraries schools and churches dressed up for war with long guns is a choice. the biggest threat right now to the first amendment is the twisted reinterpretation of the second and it isn’t close. #freespeech