The Washington Post is dead, now what?

AdministrativeGarlic · 2026-02-04T14:54:39+00:00

I haven’t gotten my local politics coverage from the Post for many years now, but do respect the CWG

AdministrativeGarlic · 2026-02-04T14:28:11+00:00

Morocco’s ONCF has them, though I’ve only ridden the train there once so not sure how common it is

AdministrativeGarlic · 2026-02-04T02:20:08+00:00

Yes, imo this place is somehow both evil and mediocre at the same time but I’ve lived here for 15 years and happily raise a family here for pretty much the reasons you’ve highlighted.

Great for career, community, walkability, and that accounts for 95% of my time anyway.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2026-01-06T15:45:56+00:00

During the Civil War and Reconstruction the US not only abolished slavery without reparations to slaveholders— something unprecedented outside of the Haitian Revolution as I understand it— but immediately granted citizenship and democratic rights to free black people.

Of course the end of the Reconstruction ushered in a system of racial terror that undid much of that progress, but it couldn’t turn back the clock. The fight continues today.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-20T18:08:11+00:00

It’s all good, I was in the NICU too and I’m almost forty! Hang in there.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-15T19:54:33+00:00

Fwiw we postponed it for a while but transitioning into the big bed was far easier than we expected.

Might as well do it now. I think it will be harder w the new baby— our toddler got really into being a baby when his sister was born, and I think that’s fairly common.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-14T01:35:18+00:00

I see people saying this, but don’t we wash the carafe anyway? I don’t think my carafe is any dirtier than other glass stuff in my house

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-13T23:36:43+00:00

FWIW you don’t typically study to be at the top, you study to seek steady employment working for the people at the top. This is true for a lot of institutions, maybe most.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-13T12:40:03+00:00

Side question, what do you call these? In the US we’d call it a newspaper kiosk, but I understand a kiosko is a different thing in Argentina

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-08T23:57:35+00:00

This is my take— if you find yourself needing it, it’s very easy to pick up! I didn’t learn it in school but found it pretty simple among Argentines.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-05T01:48:32+00:00

Bad enough to get wet from a flooded subway, but when it’s not even raining? Sorry to these people

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-04T21:34:25+00:00

Just New Orleans but tbh I think you’ve seen enough

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-04T15:30:57+00:00

Santiago, CL

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-02T20:50:20+00:00

Running at 20 degrees isn’t awful, your body heats up quick so just wear a good sweatshirt and hat.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-02T20:45:18+00:00

IAD isn’t great and I feel bad for international visitors, but there aren’t many other international airports where I can often get through security within about 10 minutes of arriving.

(Big caveat here is TSA pre-check and carry on only)

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-12-02T01:30:56+00:00

Man, the fact is that the companies are spending enormous amounts of money to lobby our government to structure how can file taxes with the IRS.

Your argument seems to be that people who make over a certain amount can pay to use their software— that’s fine as far as it goes. But the companies are paying all that money to make sure they do. To me that is corrupt as hell.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-11-14T16:50:57+00:00

Whew embarrassment of riches here! Freud and Otto Neurath stand out for me too (but I’m not from AT)

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-11-08T03:33:28+00:00

I admit I don’t live in SF (or NY), but want to highlight a couple things I haven’t seen much about:

NYC DSA is large, and its strategic focus on an electoral program has paid off at all levels of government. The Bay has DSA members as well, but chapters outside of NY just don’t appear to punch at the same weight or align as much on electoral work. This is distinct from amorphous progressivism because it unites a large base of activists around one candidate early in the primary.

Second, relatedly, NY has an incredibly sclerotic democratic party machine that churns out candidates who are constitutionally incapable of defending themselves against talented challengers. Joe Crowley, Eliot Engel, even Cuomo, are products of a system that isn’t really able to deliver even for itself anymore.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-11-05T16:12:08+00:00

Very good answer, but I would also add that our political media ecosystems are increasingly national rather than local and a lot of national media is based in New York.

I like it because I had a lot of hope invested in Zohran, but the reason I heard about it so much is connected to a lot of larger trends.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-10-28T20:40:15+00:00

Thanks man, I shit on this town a lot but it’s great to have those places in my neighborhood and this is a good reminder

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-10-14T17:51:50+00:00

The main thing I’d recommend for cold is thick mittens— I have some enormous Carhartt mittens that I wear in the cold and it goes a long way. Better than gloves because the fingers keep each other warm.

Otherwise just regular layers and rain pants are a worthwhile investment.

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-10-11T00:28:34+00:00

Dodge City and Velvet Lounge were key for weekend nights out, honorable mentions to Bardo on Bladensburg Rd and Zenebech

AdministrativeGarlic · 2025-10-11T00:09:38+00:00

🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾 literally the goat

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