maggiedowning.bsky.social
public space + public history // avid baker // casual cyclist // DC + New England // she/her
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In the places where this is already their job (90% of green space in the city) the feds do a terrible job - or rely on local partners to do it!
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It’s so good!
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And because the NPS loves bureaucracy (believe me, I would know!) there is a formal process for requesting information disseminated by the agency be corrected.
www.nps.gov/aboutus/info...
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Maple sugaring!
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Yes, there are dozens of federal law enforcement agencies (FBI, US Park Police, US Capitol Police, etc). None of them take direction from Elizabeth Warren, unfortunately! Each agency is also supposed to have an Inspector General, but Trump illegally fired them all a few days ago.
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I keep hearing “it’s just bad news, bad news, bad ne-e-e-ews” every time I read the latest horrific headline.
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Unfortunately MPD doesn’t have jurisdiction over federal buildings, so there isn’t much they could do.
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Getting to Georgetown from Mt P has gotten significantly harder! Curious to see how the new bus plan changes things this summer
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This happens to me at least once a week still - I go to exit the 42 at Dupont Circle and then remember that I have to go all the way to Farragut now and take a 30s bus
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Thank you! Those who oppose statehood for DC like to claim that our proximity to Congress gives us influence, so I’m trying to figure out a way to use that to my advantage. I can show up at protests, and hand deliver messages to Congressional offices, which is not nothing.
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One of those sets of plastic storage drawers? Would be weather resistant!
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This is so cool!
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I wasn’t sure until I read your response if Jaya was referring to the Smirnoff Ice prank or to icing on baked goods. Thank you for clarifying
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Meg Ryan cry-talking!