Tom Collins

Last week, two grizzly bear attacks claimed the life of a hiker in Glacier National Park and seriously injured two others in Yellowstone National Park. These tragedies are a sobering reminder that grizzly bear populations have recovered well beyond sustainable levels, and it is past time for the federal government to delist them and give states the management tools they need to protect both people and wildlife. Delist the grizzly.

east potomac park is very underutilized: ~235 acres out of the ~330 acres, ~70%, is for golf and parking. trump plans to make ~70% —> 100%. instead we should dedicate 100% as a truly public park, not golf. (and add a bike/pedestrian bridge)

These two renderings of a potential "reimagined" East Potomac Park appear in a fundraising document distributed by the new "National Garden of American Heroes Foundation." It's unclear to what degree these (very AI-looking) images represent Tom Fazio's actual plans for the golf course, but I think they reveal some important things about the Trump administration's intentions at East Potomac: 1) The new "championship" golf course would take up most of the island. This would mean losing the perimeter road and bike path, the open space at the southern tip of the island, and perhaps even the famous cherry blossom trees, which feature prominently in an annual festival. These non-golf resources at East Potomac Park are used heavily by D.C. residents. 2) Building a bigger course would also mean reducing the number of available golf holes at the facility, likely from 36 to 18, as well as eliminating a historic, recently restored mini-golf course. Inevitably, this would make golf in D.C. less accessible, especially to beginning golfers. 3) Green fees for East Potomac's Blue Course currently top out at $48. There's no way the number would stay there post-reno. 4) The whole nouveau-riche, water-feature-centric aesthetic shown in the renderings is very much in line with Fazio's past work, but not at all representative of East Potomac's historical character and purpose. 5) The administration and the President himself have been open about their hopes to bring a major championship or Ryder Cup to the renovated East Potomac. I think it would be tremendously difficult to stage a tournament of that scale on this island, even after the reno. It does not appear to me that there's enough room.

I personally think these should be legal to build in most urban neighborhoods

Maturing is realising these are not healthy.

I don’t appreciate anything about the National Guard loitering in the metro

WATCH: A police K9 apprehended a stabbing suspect in downtown San Diego after authorities say Lathapoun Keovongsa allegedly stabbed a parking attendant twice in the head in a parking lot. Police located the suspect armed with a 6-foot wooden cane and used non-lethal rounds along with a K9 unit to subdue him. The victim was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 🎥: east_village_doers on IG

Under no circumstances should behavior like this go unpenalized, regardless of the sport or game situation. Not unexpected by this coach. Deeply disappointed the official didn't do his job.

Total fucking fraud. 1000x more corrupt than the Bidens. What a fucking travesty. This coward still hasn’t articulated why this benefits America. (Was told he was America first idk by who).

Letting our kids be kids also means getting back to the basics. That’s why, earlier this year, I signed into law a bipartisan bill that requires cursive handwriting to be taught in Pennsylvania schools. It may seem strange, but cursive handwriting is a fundamental skill that all of our kids should learn. They may not get why now, but that’s how they’ll sign their very first check — or maybe even someday, a bill that gets to the Governor’s desk (trust me, you’ll want good penmanship for that). And it means they spend more time with a pen — not a tablet — in their hands at school.