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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 7h

I think it’s where everyone listens to the same thing on headphones. So it’s silent in the room but still a shared experience through the headsets.

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 12h

Rosedale Rec Center will host a silent disco tomorrow, 6-8pm. 💃 🕺🏼 🪩

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 2d

It’s #BannedBooksWeek and @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social will be hosting the famed Banned Wagon this Weds 10/8, 3-7pm. They will showcase a selection of 30 banned books and distribute free copies (while supplies last). Take action, save our stories, and preserve First Amendment rights!

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 2d

Each new school year brings a fresh wave of attempts to censor school libraries, often built on misleading claims. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom investigates a site spreading disinformation. Read: https://www.oif.ala.org/take-back-the-right-to-read/
#BannedBooksWeek

Take Back the Right to Read

By Eric Stroshane and Sarah Lamdan As each new school year begins, so too does a new wave of efforts to censor school library books. This year, the effo

www.oif.ala.org

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DC Department of Energy & Environment @doeedc.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks for joining us last weekend for the 5th Annual Kingman Island Friends and Family Day!

We paddled, painted, planted, biked, observed insects, went on boat rides, learned about native ecology and habitats, danced, crafted, and more!

Thanks so much to all of our partners !

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 4d

Those dudes know nothing. Half of the world’s gamers are women and girls. Female characters helped popularize gaming and grow the industry when it was small and niche and risky for investors. They demonstrated broad appeal, redefined genres, and elevated strategy and gameplay. More please!

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Brianne K Nadeau @brianneknadeau.bsky.social · 8d

The Anacostia is a beautiful natural resource here in DC, but the litter that starts in our streets & neighborhoods & ends up in the river is a huge problem.

My bottle bill, which receives its 1st hearing tomorrow, will dramatically increase recycling rates. brianneknadeau.com/bottle-bill/

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 8d

Wait, how are you blaming Dems for this? T signed an Exec Order to ban TikTok back in 2020 when he thought it would hurt his election performance… years before Ds held any hearing about it.

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DC Department of Energy & Environment @doeedc.bsky.social · 8d

Free Paint Recycling Drop-off and Paint Giveaway Event

📅Saturday, October 25 from 9am-1pm
📍DC Armory Lot #8 (1910 E Capitol St SE)

🔗Registration Required: www.paintcare.org/event/dc-arm...

Free Paint Recycling Drop-off and PaintShare™ Giveaway Event

Recycling event for leftover paint Households may drop off any amount of latex or oil-based paint. Businesses may drop off any amount of latex paint, but limits may apply to oil-based paint. Visit www...

www.paintcare.org

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Julie Patton Lawson @srfrjulie.bsky.social · 11d

Scenes from today’s @doeedc.bsky.social Kingman Island Friends & Family Day. Watching kids run around with butterfly nets really helped me forget all the Everything Else. Thanks to @hillfamilybiking.org for all the enthusiasm!

Native flower suncatchers, thanks to Erin Palmer

Kayakers on the Green Boats in Kingman Lake, with the skeletal remains of RFK Stadium in the distance

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DC Department of Energy & Environment @doeedc.bsky.social · 12d

🌟 Kingman Island Friends and Family Day is STILL ON tomorrow!

⛈️ For everyone's safety, thunderstorms and lightning will cancel the event. 🚨Before you head out, check on our social media pages and kingmanisland.com for an update tomorrow morning.

More info: kingmanisland.com/friends-family-day

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Lindsey Jones-Renaud @lindseyjonesr.bsky.social · 12d

Mapping Segregation in Washington DC via DCLA

Wed October 8 - 6:30 to 8 pm

Learn the history of housing segregation in DC, discuss the Mapping Segregation project, and how you, librarians and educators can use this tool.

us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: DCLA Program: Mapping Segregation in Washington DC - Completing the Map. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Mapping Segregation in Washington DC is a digital public history project that documents the use of racially restrictive housing covenants during the first half of the 20th century. These covenants, wh...

us06web.zoom.us

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 14d

Rosedale Library Friends will hold its monthly meeting tomorrow at 6:30pm at the Rosedale Library. Please join us! @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 15d

Thank you!

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 15d

NEW: Washington Gas will take new measures to stop ongoing pollution of the Anacostia River.

After the company failed to prevent toxic chemicals at its former East Station gas plant from polluting the river, DOEE and OAG stepped in.

We will always fight to protect DC's rivers.

Anacostia River, Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 17d

#DCpride Great juxtaposition of national and DC and LGBTQIA support in Kingman Park. #freeDC

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 18d

Already made the full switch months ago

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Metro @wmata.com · 18d

When we searched “D.C.’s Best Neighborhood Fest,” we got H Street Festival! 🎉

Don't miss this vibrant event featuring multiple staging areas and more than 200 businesses, restaurants, community organizations, and vendors. 🎵

Celebrate its 20th anniversary! Take Metro. 🚇🚌

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 18d

Update: Police arrested a suspect this week and charged him with 1st degree homicide and a hate crime. Video evidence appears to support the case.
www.washingtonblade.com/2025/09/19/d...

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The Hill is Home @thehillishome.com · 18d

If you need a reminder of just how awesome, bright, resilient and JOYFUL DC is then you absolutely NEED to get your buns down to the H Street Festival. Love you, DC. Love you, H Street— the wildest and most untamed street in town. More photos soon

H street NE looking west from the 900 block

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 18d

Sane AND liberal? Hot diggity dog!

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 18d

Viva Las Vegas

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 19d

It’s that time of the year when we can open our windows at night in Kingman Park and listen to thousands of birds migrating 🐦

Birder K @birderk.bsky.social · 20d

ZOMG! Birds! Over half a billion zipping by tonight!
#birds #fall #migration #LightsOutForBirds

NEXRAD radar map lit up with lots of birds migrating, plus some storms.

BirdCast map showing 566.7 million birds in flight at 12:10am on September 19, 2025.

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Kingman Park Kaleidoscope @kingmanpark.bsky.social · 20d

Yes 👏 👏 Thank you @reprashida.govpeeps.us

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The Downballot @the-downballot.com · 20d

Washington, D.C. Councilmember Robert White announces he'll challenge Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton—who is his former boss—in next year's Democratic primary. Norton, 88, has repeatedly insisted she'll run again despite serious concerns about her health and recent job performance.

Eleanor Holmes Norton is facing her most serious political threat in decades

D.C. Council member Robert White, a former Norton aide, said Thursday he will challenge her in 2026.

www.politico.com

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