Julie Patton Lawson
@srfrjulie.bsky.social
DC <- FL / environmental justice / neighborhood schools / Owen’s mom / hound alpha / future capybara rescue / #bikedc #takomaDC (she/her)
This is 25ish minutes well spent, for some solid analysis of the local DC political landscape.
So … Mayor Bowser takes herself out of the running for an another term. What does it mean for the expected candidates for mayor waiting in the wings? A special Dream City Podcast edition.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrpK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrpK...
The End of the Bowser Era: D.C. Will Have a New Mayor
YouTube video by Dream City Podcast
www.youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This is 25ish minutes well spent, for some solid analysis of the local DC political landscape.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Inspired by Finn’s flop photo series, no doubt
Art of the day
Younguk Yi — A Portrait Of A Dog Exposing Its Belly And Adopting An Excited Posture As A Strategic Act Of Conditioning Its Human (acrylic on linen, 2024)
Younguk Yi — A Portrait Of A Dog Exposing Its Belly And Adopting An Excited Posture As A Strategic Act Of Conditioning Its Human (acrylic on linen, 2024)
November 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Inspired by Finn’s flop photo series, no doubt
Things my DC teen has done since he got home from school:
- bed rot break
- batting cage at the rec center
- homework
- dinner
- gaming with a friend
- cruising through the park on his scooter
- seeding a pomegranate
- bed rot break
- batting cage at the rec center
- homework
- dinner
- gaming with a friend
- cruising through the park on his scooter
- seeding a pomegranate
November 25, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Things my DC teen has done since he got home from school:
- bed rot break
- batting cage at the rec center
- homework
- dinner
- gaming with a friend
- cruising through the park on his scooter
- seeding a pomegranate
- bed rot break
- batting cage at the rec center
- homework
- dinner
- gaming with a friend
- cruising through the park on his scooter
- seeding a pomegranate
Reposted by Julie Patton Lawson
Reminder as always that we are the League of CONSERVATION voters, not conservative 😅
November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Reminder as always that we are the League of CONSERVATION voters, not conservative 😅
News Alert: we old 💀
November 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
News Alert: we old 💀
last night’s solicitor
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
last night’s solicitor
Got a push poll asking my thoughts on the race for DC’s delegate to Congress. It was mostly interested in pitting White versus Pinto but added Kinney Zalesne when offering snippets of their backgrounds (listed the other candidates as options but with no additional info).
November 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Got a push poll asking my thoughts on the race for DC’s delegate to Congress. It was mostly interested in pitting White versus Pinto but added Kinney Zalesne when offering snippets of their backgrounds (listed the other candidates as options but with no additional info).
How is it only 6:40
November 20, 2025 at 11:41 PM
How is it only 6:40
Omg this meeting is Peak #bikedc oppo
I want to participate in and learn from the community meeting from 6:30 to 8 tonight but I also don’t want to leave my house and I want to be able to cook and eat dinner at a reasonable time.
It’s about protected bike lanes on Kansas Ave, which I’ve been lobbying for for years. #bikedc
It’s about protected bike lanes on Kansas Ave, which I’ve been lobbying for for years. #bikedc
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Omg this meeting is Peak #bikedc oppo
I hate bad recipe writing. Is 8oz carrots a volume or a weight and how many actual carrots is that?
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November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I hate bad recipe writing. Is 8oz carrots a volume or a weight and how many actual carrots is that?
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I want to participate in and learn from the community meeting from 6:30 to 8 tonight but I also don’t want to leave my house and I want to be able to cook and eat dinner at a reasonable time.
It’s about protected bike lanes on Kansas Ave, which I’ve been lobbying for for years. #bikedc
It’s about protected bike lanes on Kansas Ave, which I’ve been lobbying for for years. #bikedc
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I want to participate in and learn from the community meeting from 6:30 to 8 tonight but I also don’t want to leave my house and I want to be able to cook and eat dinner at a reasonable time.
It’s about protected bike lanes on Kansas Ave, which I’ve been lobbying for for years. #bikedc
It’s about protected bike lanes on Kansas Ave, which I’ve been lobbying for for years. #bikedc
It’s so dark outside
November 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
It’s so dark outside
“EPA will open a 45-day public comment period and host two hybrid public meetings to gather feedback on the proposed changes.”
Open those laptops and speak up, folks
Open those laptops and speak up, folks
Today, the EPA released proposed revisions to the definition of “waters of the United States”, which would further erode clean water safeguards & endanger wetlands & streams across the US. “This is a destructive and unfounded attack on clean water protections," said @geostatstacy.bsky.social.
EPA Proposes Striking Wetlands Protections, Risking Water Quality Across US
The U.S. EPA today released a revised definition of “waters of the United States, narrowing the waters protected under the Clean Water Act. Statement by Dr. Stacy Woods at the Union of Concerned Scien...
www.ucs.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
“EPA will open a 45-day public comment period and host two hybrid public meetings to gather feedback on the proposed changes.”
Open those laptops and speak up, folks
Open those laptops and speak up, folks
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Get ready! Applications for the 2026 District Sustainability Awards open soon!
Learn more and see previous winners at tinyurl.com/2vaaxrpw
Learn more and see previous winners at tinyurl.com/2vaaxrpw
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a refrigerator with his hands crossed .
ALT: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a refrigerator with his hands crossed .
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Get ready! Applications for the 2026 District Sustainability Awards open soon!
Learn more and see previous winners at tinyurl.com/2vaaxrpw
Learn more and see previous winners at tinyurl.com/2vaaxrpw
We know that rats have chewed up wiring on cars. Now I know that mice eat the buttons off bike computers.
November 17, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We know that rats have chewed up wiring on cars. Now I know that mice eat the buttons off bike computers.
Feeling better!
November 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Feeling better!
I can tell Finn the tricolor beagle is feeling better because he has resumed his hobby of rifling through the recycling.
November 16, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I can tell Finn the tricolor beagle is feeling better because he has resumed his hobby of rifling through the recycling.
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🧩 Calling all puzzle enthusiasts!
Get ready to refresh your collection at our upcoming Puzzle Swap events! Bring your gently used puzzles and swap them for something new to you. It's a fun, friendly way to connect with your community.
Learn more:https://bit.ly/4qVlCOR
Get ready to refresh your collection at our upcoming Puzzle Swap events! Bring your gently used puzzles and swap them for something new to you. It's a fun, friendly way to connect with your community.
Learn more:https://bit.ly/4qVlCOR
November 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
🧩 Calling all puzzle enthusiasts!
Get ready to refresh your collection at our upcoming Puzzle Swap events! Bring your gently used puzzles and swap them for something new to you. It's a fun, friendly way to connect with your community.
Learn more:https://bit.ly/4qVlCOR
Get ready to refresh your collection at our upcoming Puzzle Swap events! Bring your gently used puzzles and swap them for something new to you. It's a fun, friendly way to connect with your community.
Learn more:https://bit.ly/4qVlCOR
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Want a sea turtle named after your neighborhood? The National Aquarium needs your help
National Aquarium wants your help picking Baltimore names for rescued turtles
The National Aquarium is looking to name this year’s rescued cold-stunted sea turtles after neighborhoods in Baltimore.
buff.ly
November 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Want a sea turtle named after your neighborhood? The National Aquarium needs your help
What game is he playing now?
![[AlertDC] US Secret Service reports simulated cannon fire will occur around the White House complex now through 3:00 p.m.
For more info https://evbg.co/78vq1h .](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qphomynbliyd3bjbnhuhfwc2/bafkreidenjs7ehrrvjauvhafkw3rl3jo3ketmnf7xpxxamztmo6pbjxp2u@jpeg)
November 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
What game is he playing now?
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There are baby capybaras at the Cape May Zoo! www.phillyvoice.com/cape-may-cou...
Which is why my 9-year-old had us out of the house at 6AM to catch the Lewes-Cape May Ferry.
Which is why my 9-year-old had us out of the house at 6AM to catch the Lewes-Cape May Ferry.
Cape May County zoo announces birth of baby capybaras — with more on the way
Two pups are already roaming the enclosure with mom Buttercup. Their half-siblings are expected to arrive in a few weeks.
www.phillyvoice.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
There are baby capybaras at the Cape May Zoo! www.phillyvoice.com/cape-may-cou...
Which is why my 9-year-old had us out of the house at 6AM to catch the Lewes-Cape May Ferry.
Which is why my 9-year-old had us out of the house at 6AM to catch the Lewes-Cape May Ferry.
This was bad all around and then I got to the last line 🤯🤬
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This was bad all around and then I got to the last line 🤯🤬
INBOX: In a detailed LinkedIn post, investigative reporter @mackoxenden.bsky.social accuses Suncoast Searchlight, a nonprofit news outlet based in SW Florida, of firing her in retaliation for raising concerns about her executive editor's use of AI, leading to the insertion of hallucinated quotes.
November 15, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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There was another incident tonight where a Homeland Security agent shot at someone in D.C., the second such shooting in a month. For context, MPD has had five officer-involved shootings in the *entire year* thus far.
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
There was another incident tonight where a Homeland Security agent shot at someone in D.C., the second such shooting in a month. For context, MPD has had five officer-involved shootings in the *entire year* thus far.