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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 19h

Jack loved laying down on a boulder with me and identifying constellations and stars with an app I found. I hope it broadens his understanding of space and science. And I hope he remembers this.

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 19h

Went back to Joshua Tree for the stargazing tonight. Didn’t take photos because they would never have been good.

It was beautiful - the first time I’ve ever seen stars in a dark sky location. We saw the Milky Way and a shooting star. Perfectly clear sky and before the moon came out.

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 19h

I’m reading a book about this currently called To The Edges of the Earth

CNN @cnn.com · 19h

When explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, got trapped in pack ice, a broken rudder was blamed. New analysis suggests structural weakness caused the sinking.

Ernest Shackleton’s doomed Endurance wasn’t built to handle polar ice — and he knew it, new analysis finds | CNN

When explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, got trapped in pack ice, a broken rudder was blamed. New analysis suggests structural weakness caused the sinking.

www.cnn.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pronounced cyclist.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 1d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 2d

I can’t begin to describe how cool Joshua Tree was.

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 2d

Three newly published books argue that cars are destroying society as well as the planet.

Is the world finally ready to rein in the automobile?

My essay, in @bloomberg.com (gift link below)

‘Car Brain’ Is Making the US Unhealthy and Dangerous. EVs Won’t Fix It.

A trio of new books argue that we need to confront the full range of costs that car-based living has imposed on our cities, our health and our society.

www.bloomberg.com

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 3d

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 3d

Landed in LA and my phone, unprompted, told me how to pay for transit! Very cool!

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 3d

Commuter at Union Station

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 3d

Nice amenity BWI

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 3d

Dark

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 3d

4:20 Metro bus to Amtrak to airport shuttle

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Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 4d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 4d

One of us is AI though

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 4d

The Barry Farm Haunted House is the best one but I don't see it posted yet. Hope they have it this year! It scared Jack out of his mind.

Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 4d

Honey wake up, some of DPR's Halloween events just dropped!

dprevents.com

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 4d

Honey wake up, some of DPR's Halloween events just dropped!

dprevents.com

Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 4d

This was such a you-had-to-be-there of the time.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 5d

And who can forget when he gave Founding Farmers 0 stars in 2016?

(He’s since given it another chance.)

Founding Farmers review: Zero stars for the mega-popular D.C. eatery

NO STARS | The schtick is admirable; the cooking isn’t. Thank goodness for the bar.

wapo.st

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 4d

You can still bike there, though, right?

PoPville @popville.bsky.social · 4d

“Gravelly Point Lot Closed” www.popville.com/2025/10/grav...

“Gravelly Point Lot Closed” - PoPville

Thanks to Aaron for sending: "Gravelly Point Lot Closed I asked the cop and he's like yeah because the federal government is shut down. Even so, it's still a little weird."

www.popville.com

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 4d

Town 2.0?

Washingtonian @washingtonian.com · 4d

Sorry, the historic building doesn’t come with a pole.

Want to Live in a DC Firehouse?

Sorry, the historic building doesn’t come with a pole.

www.washingtonian.com

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Laura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 5d

Walkable cities are perfect for busy people/families.

I had a 45 min break between work calls & wanted to fit in a quick walk.

My wife pointed out we still needed a grocery item for dinner.

I walked 10 mins to the co op and took the long way home.

And I got to pet a cute dog on the walk home!

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Michael McLean @mclean.bsky.social · 5d

My in-laws would love to ebike around, but they would die because the infrastructure around them is hostile to bikes.

This is a big constituency that can be activated for safe street infra

Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 5d

Ebikes are particularly good for older folks.

Gretchen Donart @gbdonart.bsky.social · 5d

My e-bike has turned my hilly suburban East Richmond area into a 15-minute neighborhood. Post office, hardware store, 3+ groceries, Kaiser, gym, waterfront all in easy reach for this creaky 74 yo.

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 5d

Misread it - it's 6:30AM not 6:30PM! That's challenging....

Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 5d

Glad this exists! Too bad it's adults-only. dprcycling.splashthat.com

dprcycling.splashthat.com

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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 5d

MADD - welcome to the war on cars

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