Alex Dickson
@adicksondc.bsky.social
Usually designing buildings. Often distracted by brick. Citizen, Cyclist, Pedestrian, Cat Lady. DC & HHI.
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Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
Dr. Gladys West, Mathematician Whose Work Made GPS Possible, Dies at 95
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She passed away
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January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.
I never thought I'd agree with the idea that Dick Cheney would be a significant upgrade.
But here we are.
But here we are.
The fact that he can’t seize this moment to become president through back room intrigue really speaks to all the different ways that JD Vance is the biggest piece of shit in the country. Dick Cheney gets this one done before the day’s over.
January 19, 2026 at 2:36 PM
I never thought I'd agree with the idea that Dick Cheney would be a significant upgrade.
But here we are.
But here we are.
I have just completed a task that I've been actively procrastinating for two months. As in "stepping over boxes in my living room rather than do it" avoidance.
It took me 35 minutes to complete. Sigh.
It took me 35 minutes to complete. Sigh.
January 18, 2026 at 7:22 PM
I have just completed a task that I've been actively procrastinating for two months. As in "stepping over boxes in my living room rather than do it" avoidance.
It took me 35 minutes to complete. Sigh.
It took me 35 minutes to complete. Sigh.
15 channels with 500 people each is 7,500.
Astonishing numbers.
Astonishing numbers.
We have ~15 separate radio dispatches, one for each neighborhood, and dozens more for the suburbs/Saint Paul. Each dispatch/monitoring channel contains somewhere between 500 and 2000 people. At any given time there are probably a dozen mobile patrols and 100 on-foot observers in each neighborhood.
Does Minneapolis have a radio dispatch set up for the people who are following ICE? That's brilliant.
January 17, 2026 at 9:56 PM
15 channels with 500 people each is 7,500.
Astonishing numbers.
Astonishing numbers.
It's interesting how perfect Bovino is for the role he's playing - right out of central casting for a fascist police officer.
For an administration obsessed with appearances, it's definitely a choice.
For an administration obsessed with appearances, it's definitely a choice.
Greg Bovino was seen earlier today at the Minneapolis ICE facility dressed in a very nazi-inspired outfit. They don’t even hide anymore.
January 17, 2026 at 9:49 PM
It's interesting how perfect Bovino is for the role he's playing - right out of central casting for a fascist police officer.
For an administration obsessed with appearances, it's definitely a choice.
For an administration obsessed with appearances, it's definitely a choice.
I still have my Christmas tree up and that's okay because my neighbors across the street still have theirs too.
January 17, 2026 at 3:11 AM
I still have my Christmas tree up and that's okay because my neighbors across the street still have theirs too.
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Note that other countries don't necessarily do this. Here in Canada, "territories" have a similarly low population compared to our provinces, but they're still given full voting rights. Our difference is that territories are more heavily federally administered instead of having provincial rights.
January 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Note that other countries don't necessarily do this. Here in Canada, "territories" have a similarly low population compared to our provinces, but they're still given full voting rights. Our difference is that territories are more heavily federally administered instead of having provincial rights.
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Baltimore Mayor @mayorbmscott.bsky.social:
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
January 15, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Baltimore Mayor @mayorbmscott.bsky.social:
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
“The more united we are, the more powerful we are.”
#MLK2026
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One of the most fundamental problems for dealing w/ ICE is the GOP provided years of ICE agent funding in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
No govt shutdown will end that funding stream, and there aren’t 2/3s votes in each chamber to rescind the funding & override a veto.
Means resistance is what we have.
No govt shutdown will end that funding stream, and there aren’t 2/3s votes in each chamber to rescind the funding & override a veto.
Means resistance is what we have.
January 15, 2026 at 2:23 PM
One of the most fundamental problems for dealing w/ ICE is the GOP provided years of ICE agent funding in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”
No govt shutdown will end that funding stream, and there aren’t 2/3s votes in each chamber to rescind the funding & override a veto.
Means resistance is what we have.
No govt shutdown will end that funding stream, and there aren’t 2/3s votes in each chamber to rescind the funding & override a veto.
Means resistance is what we have.
Oh no. This makes me so incredibly sad.
"“They specifically asked me if I knew where the Hmong families lived on my street & in the neighborhood.” Lugert-Thom responded, “I don’t know anything about that” & she said they then asked, “Well, what about the Asian families?”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
"“I was a bit shaken & a bit shocked of what I was asked to do.”"
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
January 14, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Oh no. This makes me so incredibly sad.
She's not wrong.
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThYcyWSp/ sharing from TikTok because I found this to be motivating
January 12, 2026 at 1:25 PM
She's not wrong.
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It takes a woman. Again.
January 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
It takes a woman. Again.
Ironic
Trump on Greenland: “The fact that they landed a boat there 500 years ago doesn’t mean they own the land.”
January 9, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Ironic
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Regarding today’s shooting in Minneapolis, recall that in mid-October a federal agent shot and almost killed D.C. driver Phillip Brown under similar circumstances. The agent claimed Brown was driving towards him as he tried to flee from a police stop.
January 8, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Regarding today’s shooting in Minneapolis, recall that in mid-October a federal agent shot and almost killed D.C. driver Phillip Brown under similar circumstances. The agent claimed Brown was driving towards him as he tried to flee from a police stop.
I don't believe I've ever heard the US referred to as a "predator force".
Ogles: "It's important that we have a stake in Greenland, that they are quite frankly a protectorate of the US. They've been in relationship with Denmark - that needs to end. We've spilled more blood protecting Greenland than the Danes... we are the dominant predator force in the Western Hemisphere"
January 7, 2026 at 2:33 PM
I don't believe I've ever heard the US referred to as a "predator force".
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Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 AM
Just a reminder that George Conway is not fundraising right now to run against a MAGA republican.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
He is fundraising to run against progressive Democrats.
I just stumbled upon the internet trend of personal curriculums and it's absolutely delightful.
January 6, 2026 at 3:32 PM
I just stumbled upon the internet trend of personal curriculums and it's absolutely delightful.
A small bit of good news.
Fountain repairs across DC are a victory of locals “who have long lamented the neglected public spaces but have been unable to fix them because they are owned and controlled by the federal government.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... #washingtondc
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202... #washingtondc
January 5, 2026 at 1:23 PM
A small bit of good news.
There have been 7 mass shootings in the US this year.
7 shootings in 4 days.
7 shootings in 4 days.
January 5, 2026 at 1:06 PM
There have been 7 mass shootings in the US this year.
7 shootings in 4 days.
7 shootings in 4 days.
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A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
January 3, 2026 at 1:41 PM
A deluge of work on regime change after the 2003 invasion of Iraq yielded strong (and rare) agreement in IR: it doesn't work & has terrible consequences. @profdownes.bsky.social's book Catastrophic Success lays it out, but it's right there in the title. www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Who is the monster put this phrase in as an option?!
That's decided, I'm trading up for the Oxford Dictionary.
That's decided, I'm trading up for the Oxford Dictionary.
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Who is the monster put this phrase in as an option?!
That's decided, I'm trading up for the Oxford Dictionary.
That's decided, I'm trading up for the Oxford Dictionary.
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i’d die for her
December 31, 2025 at 10:28 PM
i’d die for her
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This COULD be the first time we don't meet a goal for @51st.news 😰
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Our nonprofit has been working to reach 3K new email subscribers (free or paid) by 2026.
But we're only 1/3 of the way there: we'd need 2K new people in 2 days.
Can YOU help? 51st.news/signup
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December 30, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This COULD be the first time we don't meet a goal for @51st.news 😰
Our nonprofit has been working to reach 3K new email subscribers (free or paid) by 2026.
But we're only 1/3 of the way there: we'd need 2K new people in 2 days.
Can YOU help? 51st.news/signup
(More on the why and the how ⬇️ 🧵)
Our nonprofit has been working to reach 3K new email subscribers (free or paid) by 2026.
But we're only 1/3 of the way there: we'd need 2K new people in 2 days.
Can YOU help? 51st.news/signup
(More on the why and the how ⬇️ 🧵)
Why didn't you go to the Kennedy Center? Over 2 million people go to the Kennedy Center annusl with over 2,000 performanes - from the NSO and WNO, to jazz,chamber music, theater, musicals, and film.
Over 400 performances and events are free. There really is no excuse to have not checked it out.
Over 400 performances and events are free. There really is no excuse to have not checked it out.
also who goes to the Kennedy center
This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.
December 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Why didn't you go to the Kennedy Center? Over 2 million people go to the Kennedy Center annusl with over 2,000 performanes - from the NSO and WNO, to jazz,chamber music, theater, musicals, and film.
Over 400 performances and events are free. There really is no excuse to have not checked it out.
Over 400 performances and events are free. There really is no excuse to have not checked it out.
Reconstruction implies going back to something we once had. And, I would suggest we should be aiming to be better than that.
Yes, much needs to be done. No, our past isn't the way forward.
Yes, much needs to be done. No, our past isn't the way forward.
"We are going to win against Donald Trump, but we have a much bigger victory that we need to be aiming for. We need to Reconstruct this country. We must put liberal democracy on the right footing to face the challenges of the era we live in."
“We are going to win. But it is going to hurt. The president can do a great deal of harm to our institutions and to innocent people, even in the absence of public or elite support.” www.liberalcurrents.com/we-are-going...
December 30, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Reconstruction implies going back to something we once had. And, I would suggest we should be aiming to be better than that.
Yes, much needs to be done. No, our past isn't the way forward.
Yes, much needs to be done. No, our past isn't the way forward.