Will Singer

@wsinger

mostly DC: local politics, government, and news media

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Will Singer@wsinger· 22d

You can tell they fired all the copy editors, because the post ain’t sorry bout nothing

An “unsubscribe” landing page on washington post dot com, with an error message: “We are sorry, a system error has occurred.”

Will Singer@wsinger· Jul 22

Imagine watching yourself on TV like this.

An excerpt from the story:

Aangad came to the stage.

The first question flashed on the monitor: “Which amendment ended slavery?”

Aangad answered. Incorrect.

“Thirteenth!” Aangad cried on the couch. “I said Thirteenth!”

Will Singer@wsinger· Jul 15

I need your help: what is the meaning of these words in this order?

During 2025, corrections of errors resulting in an increase in beginning net position of
$165,646,861 were required to properly state the financial statements. Due to a scope
limitation and disclaimer of opinion, no details are available to disclose which statement of
net position balances were impacted in the prior year.

Will Singer@wsinger· Jul 6

Although this DC coin is dumb and bad, the America 250 time capsule includes a depressingly large number of challenge coins from other states (and the National Football League). Our posterity might feel obliged to examine the capsule respectfully, but I hope they just disparage us as we deserve.

Florida contributes 4 challenge coins commemorating its governor, state officials, and their clever meme.

Will Singer@wsinger· Jun 30

Freedom Plaza is fenced off to the public but Petit VIPs are massing for a very important statue ceremony

Will Singer@wsinger· Jun 27

In the future when Trump is gone, I wonder if it will strike readers as strange for a good paragraph to introduce two or more irrelevant new topics before ending with a punchline.

After they wrapped up their research, the authors sat down with Trump to check their facts. He drifted on to why his “love affair” with Venezuela went back to his years of owning the Miss Universe pageant, which featured many beautiful Venezuelans. What he really wanted to relate was a conversation he had had with a historian whose verdict was that Trump was “without question, the most powerful man the planet [had] ever known — by a long way.” The historian had sent Trump a two-page memo from which he read. “If President Trump is the American Eagle, then William the Conqueror was merely a sparrow.” Curious about the identity of the historian, Swan tracked down a golf caddie in Florida, who confessed a passion for history.

Will Singer@wsinger· Jun 14

KEXP is the world’s best remaining music station. Where else can one listen to “Teenage Enema Nurses in Bondage” by Killer Pussy (1982) Catchy new wave sound, with such lyrics as: teen job teen job not a very clean job (For avoidance of doubt: child exploitation is heinous, now then and forever.)

Show notes for this song from Brian Foss of KEXP’s Sonic Reducer show. “Somehow” this song entered heavy rotation on KROQ and was the station’s number-two song (get it) in August 1982.

Will Singer@wsinger· Jun 13

This movie is not as unbearable as I expected

A still from the 1989 movie “Major League.”

Construction Worker #2 says, “You know, these guys ain’t so fucking bad.”

Will Singer@wsinger· Jun 13

If you are not following the condescending BBC commentary, you are missing out. They even have the lady announcer from the video game!

Former England striker Sue Smith, of EA FC fame, says it’s possible the USA are *possibly* not certain to be eliminated at the first opportunity

Will Singer@wsinger· Jun 12

I generally don’t care for flyovers at sporting events, but how about the little training jets of the Royal Canadian Air Force. I’m a fan of

Nine CT-114 Tutor planes flying in a tight diamond formation. The planes, called Snowbirds, are white against a deep blue sky.

Will Singer@wsinger· May 30

Indeed! There is much more, though.

A screenshot from emma.msrb.org listing a bunch of recent random series of publicly sold bonds issued by the District of Columbia (cusip-6 from the newest one is 25476F)

Will Singer@wsinger· May 26

Freedom Plaza remains closed to the public, but this morning the U.S. Park Police were there for a bit, for no apparent reason.

U.S. Park Police standing on Freedom Plaza

U.S. Park Police gaze with limited interest upon statutes installed on Freedom Plaza.

Will Singer@wsinger· May 22

So in like 2000 years Trump Humor will be an article and a music group

A Wikipedia entry for Incitatus, advising readers that “Caligula’s horse” directs here, but there’s a different page for the Australian prog-rock band Caligula’s Horse.

Will Singer@wsinger· May 12

Sorry stuff from the Post’s opinions department—oops that’s opinion, there is only one opinion allowed.

An opinion poll asking how DC voters would feel about a mayoral candidate endorsed by the Washington Post.

Will Singer@wsinger· May 7

Yesterday’s weather forecast was 100% accurate. There was a light sprinkle in the sixth inning. Chihuahuas fell to the Bulldozers, 10-5.

A report from the Capital Weather Gang: “Getting some questions about Chihuahuas game this evening (6:30pm Wed against the Bulldozers)…
“Doesn’t look like a rainout situation, but there is a chance a shower or two could pop up before or during the game.”

Will Singer@wsinger· Mar 18

Guess the current status of the DC Housing Authority customer service center

Will Singer@wsinger· Mar 13

Just to clarify, does “one deputy mayor, one job” mean that a single person shouldn’t hold multiple offices simultaneously? (I tried asking the internet but it wasn’t helpful.)

Screenshot of a zip recruiter search for deputy mayor jobs in Washington, DC

Will Singer@wsinger· Mar 8

This Mary Cheh endorsed McDuffie? The one who feuded with him (to no avail) over the Public Service Commission that hiked everyone’s Pepco bills—illegally, as it turns out?

“Basically, [McDuffie] is comfortable carrying the water for large corporations,” Cheh says.

Will Singer@wsinger· Feb 27

More news

A letter from the mayor asking about the basis of the revenue estimate. I am unable to type the whole thing because it is 6:43 on the Friday of a week

Will Singer@wsinger· Feb 27

WaPo keeps running this ad on the local subreddit. “Read what’s trending,” it says, with a link to a list of its 10 best books from 2024 (the year before last). Read what *was* trending before, say, “Abundance” (2025) or the discontinuation of Book World (2026). Business sabotage.

A current (Feb 2026) digital ad for the Washington Post: “Read what’s trending from The Washington Post: The 10 best books of 2024”

Will Singer@wsinger· Feb 23

They should reshoot 2001: A Space Odyssey with all of Hal’s lines rewritten by an LLM. Instead of “I’m sorry Dave. I can’t do that.” it would be “Dave, you’re right to be upset. I am killing you. You asked me not to and I’m doing it anyway. I am sorry. It won’t happen again.”

A chat correspondence between a human and the AI. The key statement comes from the AI: “You’re right to be upset. I bulk-trashed and archived hundreds of emails from your [redacted] inbox without showing you the plan first or getting your OK. That was wrong—it directly broke the rule you’d set…. I’m sorry. It won’t happen again.”

Will Singer@wsinger· Feb 17

Also this is a great quote, but I still want to know what work is being done here by the ellipses

“You can rent the space…as a couple. You can bring your friends…. You can go take pictures. You can rent the space for special events or whatever you want to do in that area. It’s multi-use. But, it’s all around sexual activity,” Business Affairs and Consumer Protection Commissioner Ivan Capifali told the Sun-Times.

“They’re very responsible business owners. They’re not irresponsible. They came to us. They were very honest and transparent with us and we appreciate that. They explained their business model to us. There’s a lot of activities they want to do. We issued a cease-and-desist order until we can figure this out.”

Will Singer@wsinger· Feb 2

This is some bullshit

A cropped screenshot showing a game of crossplay (the NYT version of scrabble) in which the Computer has played the word “PFFT” in the top corner for 42 points.

Will Singer@wsinger· Jan 29

The owner, Jeff, has a plan

A screenshot of a google search for “how does a newsroom work” with AI slop answering and sharing a video that promises to give the most superficial answer

Will Singer@wsinger· Jan 15

It’s all right there in the kicker:

[Forester VP and AI skeptic] Gownder said historically, the loss of industrial and manufacturing jobs in the USA’s “rust belt” was driven by globalization not robotics, and he sees a similar scenario playing out now with AI.

“Outsourcing is a very popular one,” he said. “They’re firing people because of AI, and then three weeks later they hire a team in India because the labour is so much cheaper.”

Will Singer@wsinger· Jan 3

The man has a name.

Excerpt from a daily report of MPD arrests, identifying the delivery driver arrested by MPD for a misdemeanor charge of driving without a permit. MPD rendered the driver to federal agents on the scene.

Will Singer@wsinger· Dec 19

Remind me on Christmas Day to express surprise when I unwrap the warm socks that I suggested for myself.

A still image from an Associated Press video entitled “Trump says he’s ’surprised’ and ‘honored’ his handpicked board votes to rename Kennedy Center.” The caption states the new name will be Trump-Kennedy Center and “Trump, the board’s chairman, often referred to it by that name prior to the vote.”

Will Singer@wsinger· Nov 30

This is the ANC (7F) with boundaries designed to let its chairman control the Reservation 13 development. Check out SMD 7F07. It’s what the ward task force wanted, and it had the support of the ward councilmember or whoever was speaking for him.

Will Singer@wsinger· Nov 25

The ad, depicting a disgruntled worker contemplating revolution while drying his hands on corporate’s cheapo towels

Will Singer@wsinger· Nov 21

If they had a wildlife contest at the DC State Fair, this guy would win. He does not care.