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meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · 26d

I was readying The Only Good Indians on the subway today, and my facial expressions must have been really something for my fellow passengers.

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meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Sep 11

If you don't already know it, you must read Daniel Pinkwater's The Big Orange Splot!

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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌻🎶 The 16th Annual DC State Fair is TOMORROW! Celebrate all things DC: local food (yes, mumbo sauce!), music & dance (hand dancing demo!), homegrown art, and community pride.

📍 Bryant St NE | ⏰ 10 am - 5 pm | free + family-friendly

👉 Full schedule + vendors: www.dcstatefair.org/events/9ukmn...

Save the Date: 2025 DC State Fair. Saturday, September 6, Bryant Street, NE (near Metrobar), 10 am - 5 pm, dcstatefair.org.

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meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Aug 28

I've been assuming the point is to get neighbors out and connecting with each other, but don't know if it's really doing that.

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Ben Harris @benharris1.bsky.social · Aug 27

Up in Ward 4, Fort Slocum Park has been mowed one (1) time all year. Some of the green space around the Park hasn’t been touched at all. Presumably because the NPS staff responsible for upkeep and maintenance were laid off.

Brad Heath @bradheath.bsky.social · Aug 27

National Guard soldiers called into service for President Trump's law enforcement surge in D.C. have been assigned to spread mulch at federal monuments.

Normally the Park Service does that, but the administration laid off the workers.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our pups got ice cream on #internationaldogday @nemaveze.bsky.social

Two beautiful dogs licking hoodsie-cup style ice creams

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · Aug 26

“Never cease to act because you fear you may fail. The true secret is to know your own worth. It will carry you through many dangers.”
– Queen Lili’uokalani

The Spirit of Liliuokalani, 1982
Marianna Pineda

‘The Spirit of Liliuokalani,’ as the statue is known, is a 6-foot sculpture by artist Marianna Pineda. In her left hand, she holds three significant documents that represent her accomplishments to multiple constituents: the sheet music for “Aloha ‘Oe”; a page of the 1893 Hawai‘i constitution; and the Kumulipo, the ancient creation chant that she translated into English during her imprisonment in 1895. (Imada)

The Queen’s statue is between the State Capitol and ʻIolani Palace. By being in that particular site, the Queen is not “simply keeping an eye on the Legislature”, but she walks amongst the people. (Manalo-Camp)

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's not complicated. It's principled, but it's not complicated.

FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · Aug 22

"I know that there are transgender children right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am. we are." -JB Pritzker
youtu.be/WN1c6mCitIk?...

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) Speaks at the 2025 HRC Los Angeles Dinner

YouTube video by Human Rights Campaign

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meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Aug 25

I got the Red Sox one and love it so much! My kiddo and I have a collection of the helmets from all the ballparks we go to.

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DC Water @dcwater.bsky.social · Aug 25

🏀 First day of school? ✅
PE class? ✅
Hydration station stop? ✅✅✅

Pro tip: After gym, lunch, or just walking between classes, refill and refresh at your nearest fountain.
Here’s to a smart, hydrated, and sustainable school year!

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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Aug 24

Re-upping this for the afternoon:

Martha Wells @marthawells.com · Aug 24

Humblebundle to support World Central Kitchen, and get a bunch of my books from @tordotcom.bsky.social including Murderbot and Witch King! #booksky

www.humblebundle.com/books/martha...

Humble Book Bundle: Martha Wells' Murderbot and More by TOR

Fall in love with Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries series—the engine behind the hit AppleTV adaptation—and help support World Central Kitchen.

www.humblebundle.com

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amy brown (spooky edition) @amybrown.xyz · Aug 22

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

Why should I write better when a machine can do it for me?
Because actually no one can do it for you, because your voice is unique among all the people on earth. Siri never petted a horse's neck. Alexa has never been ghosted by the captain of the football team. But you have lived, your heart is beating, you have suffered, and you have something important to say. It's a human's job, to use words, and whatever job you give to a machine, that part of your brain goes dark. Maybe it's worth it when it comes to remembering phone numbers and directions, but when that part of your brain that uses words goes dark, that's a vast area that's very close to your soul. Don't let some internet platform convince you that what you have to say and create isn't worthwhile. Words are the echo of your soul. Honing that echo matters.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · Aug 19

DC should have exactly one statehood and one national guard not zero statehood and seven national guards

Emily Tamkin @emilyctamkin.bsky.social · Aug 19

I have lived in DC for 10 years this week! That’s wild. So much has changed. I never thought I would get to have the career I have now, that it would take the twists and turns it has. I found love and got a dog and had a baby here. Also there are now like seven national guards here for some reason?

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Bridget 🧟‍♀️ Oooo Brains @bridgetemob.bsky.social · Aug 12

A lot of people never learned the difference between unsafe and uncomfortable.

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meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Aug 11

Challenge: Post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hellhole it is.

Lush trees frame a stream and a rocky bank in Rock Creek Park

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Kat S-B @kadasaurus.bsky.social · Aug 11

The amount of people that are going to sit back and wait for "someone, somewhere" to swoop in and "save" the US from itself is scary.

If you're reading this and know you would stand shoulder to should with a union sanitation employee from Philly, you need to stand up NOW for D.C. and everyone.

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Josh Burch @jburchdc.bsky.social · Aug 11

Hello America,

This isn’t & never was about crime in DC.

Sincerely,

Facts

Steve Vladeck @stevevladeck.bsky.social · Aug 11

Someone forgot to take down this webpage:

www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

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meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Jul 29

Oldies but goodies, my kiddo loved Circle Round and Wow in the World at that age

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meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Jul 21

I love chocolate dippin' dots!

meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Jul 17

Feels like there's a strong Takoma-based voting bloc.

Washington City Paper @wcp.bsky.social · Jul 17

The people have spoken: You picked your favorites, and so did we. Here’s the Best of D.C. 2025—where to drink beer, shop for books, get your car serviced, and everything in between.

Best of D.C. 2025!

Welcome to this year’s Best Of D.C. Here are some of your (and our) favorite people, places, eats, drinks, and things across the D.C. region!

buff.ly

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meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Jul 8

Ah, just did a similar thing in Pittsburgh.

Large red sign that says "Pierogies" on a yellow wall with a few pictures of Polish locations.

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · Jun 30

Gritty's a librarian now thx.
#ALAAC25

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John Leavitt @leavittalone.bsky.social · Jun 30

My HS art teacher had us drawing old shoes on newsprint and made us throw them away each day cause you’re not trying to make something good you’re trying to get used to being bad at something

Pach In Eorzea || Daito Simping 24/7 @pachineorzea.bsky.social · Jun 14

Contrary to popular belief the biggest beginner's roadblock to art isn't even technical skill it's frustration tolerance, especially in the age of social media. It hurts and the frustration is endless but you must build the frustration tolerance equivalent to a roach's capacity to survive a nuclear explosion. That's how you build on the technical skill. Throw that "won't even start because I'm afraid it won't be perfect" shit out the window. Just do it. Just start. Good luck.

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meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Jun 28

Agree 100% and we also use ours for pitting olives.

meaghan @megoc.bsky.social · Jun 18

Lots of love to the 63 bus for getting me and my bike safely home through this rain. I'm gonna miss you... None of the new routes will do the same for me. @wmata.com

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