beccagrawl
@beccagrawl.bsky.social
Ward 4. DC tour guide, author, & public historian by day. Musical theatre, movies, & travel by night.
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Hey #bikedc #bikeva & #bikemd, I am compiling a list of bike lanes and trails that opened in 2025 (see 2024 post below) and am hoping to crowd-source what I missed. Posts by jurisdiction to follow 1/
Riding across 2024: A review of the region's newest bicycle projects
This past year showed the importance of celebrating our wins. A number of important bicycle infrastructure projects have opened across the r...
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December 23, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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All artists out! ✊🏾https://playbill.com/article/american-college-theatre-festival-suspends-affiliation-with-kennedy-center-festival-will-continue-on-its-own
American College Theatre Festival Suspends Affiliation With Kennedy Center; Festival Will Continue On Its Own
The festival has partnered with the formerly bipartisan institution to put on the annual Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival.
playbill.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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“The two sources said Patel argued that he needed more reliable internet on the plane so multiple people could post simultaneously on social media.”
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Kash Patel’s new ride of choice: an armored luxury BMW
The FBI director, who is under fire for use of government resources, also asked for an upgraded jet.
www.ms.now
December 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“The two sources said Patel argued that he needed more reliable internet on the plane so multiple people could post simultaneously on social media.”
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The New York Times investigated 346 people who donated at least $250,000 to Trump and found that more than half of them (197) have received pardons, jobs, government contracts, special treatment, or favors.
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If you are confused about why saying "not all Somalis are criminals" is racist, try rephrasing it as "Tom Emmer doesn't get a DWI conviction every time he gets behind the wheel."
Tom Emmer on "the Somali fraud in Minnesota" -- "Calling it for what it is isn't racist"
December 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
If you are confused about why saying "not all Somalis are criminals" is racist, try rephrasing it as "Tom Emmer doesn't get a DWI conviction every time he gets behind the wheel."
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I am only reading this post in IMAX
The first trailer for Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey is here 👀
In theaters July 17, 2026
In theaters July 17, 2026
December 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I am only reading this post in IMAX
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Today's inspirational message:
December 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Today's inspirational message:
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When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
Seems like it's worth posting this one again.
Why Do Historians Still Have To Go To Archives?
Why do historians go to archives? Hasn’t everything already been digitized?
contingentmagazine.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When we say "no, everything hasn't been digitized," I need you to understand that we really mean is that virtually nothing has been digitized. This is because the realm of primary sources that historians use is incomprehensibly large.
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This is a pretty good reflection on the continued presence of National Guard troops in DC, by a longtime resident
Still Under Occupation
Some thoughts on the continued deployment of the National Guard in DC
open.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
This is a pretty good reflection on the continued presence of National Guard troops in DC, by a longtime resident
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Some of the best (I think) material in Five Came Back is there because a librarian saw what I was working on over 3 days and asked me if I'd like to take a look at a box of old George Stevens papers that had not been catalogued yet. So no, for a ton of reasons, AI cannot "do the research for you."
December 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Some of the best (I think) material in Five Came Back is there because a librarian saw what I was working on over 3 days and asked me if I'd like to take a look at a box of old George Stevens papers that had not been catalogued yet. So no, for a ton of reasons, AI cannot "do the research for you."
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Goldman’s district voted 82% Democratic in 2024. The only thing “on the line” with a primary challenge is his job and he knows it.
CNN: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line www.cnn.com/2025/12/21/p...
‘They’re attacking their own’: DC Democrats irked by surge of left-wing challengers with House majority on the line | CNN Politics
When Rep. Dan Goldman first ran for Congress in 2022, he was cheered on the left as the party’s top lawyer during President Donald Trump’s first impeachment.
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Goldman’s district voted 82% Democratic in 2024. The only thing “on the line” with a primary challenge is his job and he knows it.
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told my landlord he no longer has to apologize for being white and he lowered my rent by 25%. told the grocer it's now the trump kennedy center and he sold me potatoes for $1. told PG&E it's a christian nation now and electricity is free. try it sometime
December 22, 2025 at 2:38 AM
told my landlord he no longer has to apologize for being white and he lowered my rent by 25%. told the grocer it's now the trump kennedy center and he sold me potatoes for $1. told PG&E it's a christian nation now and electricity is free. try it sometime
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Random PSA: if you know someone who is expecting, encourage them to see if their kid is eligible for free books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. A colleague didn’t know about it and was excited to sign up for her kiddos when I told her.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Random PSA: if you know someone who is expecting, encourage them to see if their kid is eligible for free books from Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. A colleague didn’t know about it and was excited to sign up for her kiddos when I told her.
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He isn’t right often, but Rand Paul is right about Venezuela policy.
Rand Paul: "All these designations are steps towards war -- calling drug runners terrorists, saying, 'Oh, if they have a designation'-- Well, how'd they get it? We gave it to them. Why is the former president of Honduras released? So some narcoterrorists are okay & others we're going to blow up"
December 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
He isn’t right often, but Rand Paul is right about Venezuela policy.
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awfully rich of JD to call someone out for being inauthentic. a yalie whose law prof helped him write a memoir where he threw his family under the bus in order to craft his up-from-appalachia persona before he toddled off to be a venture capitalist
JD Vance: "Jasmine Crocket -- the record speaks for itself. She wants to be a senator, though her street girl persona is about as real as her nails."
December 21, 2025 at 7:40 PM
awfully rich of JD to call someone out for being inauthentic. a yalie whose law prof helped him write a memoir where he threw his family under the bus in order to craft his up-from-appalachia persona before he toddled off to be a venture capitalist
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Well, the masks weren’t on very tight to begin with, but they’re fully off now. Weak, pathetic, hateful, insecure weirdos.
JD Vance: "In the United States of America you don't have to apologize for being white anymore"
December 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Well, the masks weren’t on very tight to begin with, but they’re fully off now. Weak, pathetic, hateful, insecure weirdos.
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Mayor for Porsche drivers, not for bus riders.
They got rid of the extended sidewalk at this bus stop on M Street in Georgetown and this is what happens now every single day.
December 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Mayor for Porsche drivers, not for bus riders.
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Per asc.ddot.dc.gov/pages/clear-..., the old 31 & 33 were equipped with bus lane/stop enforcement cameras, but since @ddotdc.bsky.social hasn't updated the page since BetterBus it's unclear if their successor routes are.
It also looks like only certain stops, not including M St NW, were enforced? 🤷
It also looks like only certain stops, not including M St NW, were enforced? 🤷
December 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Per asc.ddot.dc.gov/pages/clear-..., the old 31 & 33 were equipped with bus lane/stop enforcement cameras, but since @ddotdc.bsky.social hasn't updated the page since BetterBus it's unclear if their successor routes are.
It also looks like only certain stops, not including M St NW, were enforced? 🤷
It also looks like only certain stops, not including M St NW, were enforced? 🤷
They got rid of the extended sidewalk at this bus stop on M Street in Georgetown and this is what happens now every single day.
December 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
They got rid of the extended sidewalk at this bus stop on M Street in Georgetown and this is what happens now every single day.
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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SNL took time out in the closing moments of this week's show to remember Rob Reiner, whose legacy includes a formative place in the history of the legendary sketch show.
SNL Pays Tribute to Rob Reiner, Who Hosted Show’s Third Episode
SNL took time out in the closing moments of this week's show to remember Rob Reiner, whose legacy includes a formative place in the history of the legendary sketch show.
dlvr.it
December 21, 2025 at 6:09 AM
SNL took time out in the closing moments of this week's show to remember Rob Reiner, whose legacy includes a formative place in the history of the legendary sketch show.
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I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 - 3 beds/3.5 baths
(SW Michigan MLS) For Sale: 3 beds, 3.5 baths ∙ 5000 sq. ft. ∙ 414 S Main St #10, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 ∙ $7,000,000 ∙ MLS# 25062388 ∙ This Downtown Ann Arbor penthouse stands among the finest residence...
www.redfin.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I've never lived so close to a What Are We Even Doing Here real estate listing, and I am here, gifting you this experience, make sure to open the pictures
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
www.redfin.com/MI/Ann-Arbor...
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i really think there is legit political space for running on "we are going to dismantle ICE"
How it started vs. How it’s going NOW 👀
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
LA tow truck driver who towed ICE’s car found NOT GUILTY 🦸🏽♂️
December 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
i really think there is legit political space for running on "we are going to dismantle ICE"
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#SaveTheDate!
TCM is airing a "Thin Man" marathon on New Year's Day. ALL SIX FILMS!
⏰ The films begin at 6aE or drop by anytime.
We'll be there for its entirety! LET'S DO THIS!!
#TCMParty ^JW
TCM is airing a "Thin Man" marathon on New Year's Day. ALL SIX FILMS!
⏰ The films begin at 6aE or drop by anytime.
We'll be there for its entirety! LET'S DO THIS!!
#TCMParty ^JW
December 20, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#SaveTheDate!
TCM is airing a "Thin Man" marathon on New Year's Day. ALL SIX FILMS!
⏰ The films begin at 6aE or drop by anytime.
We'll be there for its entirety! LET'S DO THIS!!
#TCMParty ^JW
TCM is airing a "Thin Man" marathon on New Year's Day. ALL SIX FILMS!
⏰ The films begin at 6aE or drop by anytime.
We'll be there for its entirety! LET'S DO THIS!!
#TCMParty ^JW