Dan Charles
@dancharles.bsky.social
Telling stories about climate, food, land. Former NPR. Urbanist and ruralist and bicyclist. Science Magazine contributor.
A fox trotted past me this morning, making its weird hooting sound, as I picked up the newspaper. This is the horror of life in DC.
August 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
A fox trotted past me this morning, making its weird hooting sound, as I picked up the newspaper. This is the horror of life in DC.
At the Library of Congress today, this list, going back to 1802, brought home the scandal of Trump firing Carla Hayden for no reason
May 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
At the Library of Congress today, this list, going back to 1802, brought home the scandal of Trump firing Carla Hayden for no reason
Payments to farmers seem to be flowing nicely.
March 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Payments to farmers seem to be flowing nicely.
A particularly tangible example of DOGE at work. Animals left with no one to feed them at a research farm in Iowa. www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
February 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A particularly tangible example of DOGE at work. Animals left with no one to feed them at a research farm in Iowa. www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/202...
Bravo to the USAID Inspector General for delivering a report that got him fired the next day. The firing probably will get his report more attention.
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February 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Bravo to the USAID Inspector General for delivering a report that got him fired the next day. The firing probably will get his report more attention.
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February 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Good reporting by @nytimes.com on RFK Jr getting money from litigation against chemical and drug companies. Looks like a big paycheck from the Roundup verdicts. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...
January 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Good reporting by @nytimes.com on RFK Jr getting money from litigation against chemical and drug companies. Looks like a big paycheck from the Roundup verdicts. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...
Something is wrong with Rock Creek (DC). There shouldn’t be so much foam in the water. It’s all the way through the park.
November 15, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Something is wrong with Rock Creek (DC). There shouldn’t be so much foam in the water. It’s all the way through the park.
I'm back in DC after four months in Leipzig, Germany, and I miss the feeling of safety while biking. Partly because of bike paths everywhere. But it also came from safety in numbers. Everybody bikes!
October 8, 2024 at 7:35 PM
I'm back in DC after four months in Leipzig, Germany, and I miss the feeling of safety while biking. Partly because of bike paths everywhere. But it also came from safety in numbers. Everybody bikes!