Salome

adams morgan boomers are democracy’s strongest soldiers

small but mighty roadside demo in kalorama this morning. lots of honks

The Hungarian govt is escalating its anti-Ukrainian actions and disregard for law. I hope they get absolutely trounced at the polls.

afflicted with a disease where I really love $10+ smoothies

U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says

I guess all those people on X who claimed it was an Iranian missile and Bellingcat had lied about it being a Tomahawk are rushing to correct themselves - U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

DC is really seriously hurting. We need a mayor and council that embrace a pragmatic pro-growth agenda aligned with sensible environmental policymaking and social protections. Neither of the two leading candidates for the D mayoral primary strike this balance and I am very disappointed by that

I have mixed views on the supressed DC congestion pricing report dropping. Main observation is that I feel that any research done prior to 2025 is not going to be reflective of the city's current economic and budgetary crisis, and it would not be honest to act like it is

thought about this song since I first heard it - feels like an anti-fascist song for our age, which is much more visceral and millenarian than like 60s protest music about wars and corporations (which sounds tame in comparison)

if he can’t take 1 adversarial constituent interaction it’s not on anyway

I feel like if anyone could destroy him it’s you

I am here for all the blistering state of the nation diatribes against these people

I have so many flights I still have to book this year, I can’t

I don't know anything about oil/the oil markets/the oil trade (be warned: I am not asking you to explain these things to me) so would say my life online right now is "child of probably divorcing parents senses that maybe the vibes are becoming increasingly off at home?"

surprise to nobody

RUSSIA GETS:
-Higher oil prices
-Reduced US economic pressure
-Bogged down US military
-Air defense assets not sent to Ukraine

US GETS:
-Indefinite war in pursuit of undefined outcome
-Weaker economy
-Frayed international partnerships
-Combat deaths

getting tickets for anything major these days has been insanity lately, I feel this!

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

Exclusive: Russia is providing Iran with targeting information to attack American forces in the Middle East, the first indication that another major U.S. adversary is participating — even indirectly — in the war.

We bombed them. To do what? So we can bomb them. To do what? To facilitate strikes. To do what? To enable kinetic operations. To do what? To shape the battlefield. To do what? So we can bomb them.

Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base

U.S. forces likely bombed an Iranian elementary school on Feb. 28 during an operation targeting a nearby military base, a New York Times analysis suggests. It is the deadliest known episode of civilian casualties since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran — and no side has yet taken responsibility.

it’s really killing me that the math would have worked out if not for the four

Let this sink in.
Four years ago, the US expected Ukraine to fall within days and even withheld military aid because they thought it’d be wasted. Today, the US — the most powerful nation on earth — is asking Ukraine for military aid.

Never underestimate Ukraine. Arm them to win.

a wide ranging 12 minute phone call

seems like a lot of this was a narrative in search of an outcome rather than the other way around.

I would contrast this statement with the amount of NYT headlines/push notifications about this race outcome that used 'disinfranchisement' and other terms to suggest that the race could be contested. Reality settled it all pretty quickly, but I think it hints at what story they were hoping to tell.

I've seen enough: James Talarico (D) wins the #TXSEN Dem primary.

big night for my preferences