Alex H
@alexshieh.bsky.social
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Interesting: Urbanist group @ggwash.org is suing @ddotdc.bsky.social over its refusal/failure to release a study the city conducted on congestion pricing possibilities in downtown D.C. The study was finished in 2020, but has never been made public – even in response to FOIA requests.
December 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Interesting: Urbanist group @ggwash.org is suing @ddotdc.bsky.social over its refusal/failure to release a study the city conducted on congestion pricing possibilities in downtown D.C. The study was finished in 2020, but has never been made public – even in response to FOIA requests.
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Muriel Bowser announces she’s retiring to suburban Maryland to spend more time with her constituents.
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Muriel Bowser announces she’s retiring to suburban Maryland to spend more time with her constituents.
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Rachel Weiner of the Post confirms that the DC Streetcar will shutter in 5 months, in March, about a year earlier than expected because DC budget cuts + early termination of contract costs.
Operational for a decade, tracks were laid back in 2007.
wapo.st/4q3VtNf
Operational for a decade, tracks were laid back in 2007.
wapo.st/4q3VtNf
October 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Rachel Weiner of the Post confirms that the DC Streetcar will shutter in 5 months, in March, about a year earlier than expected because DC budget cuts + early termination of contract costs.
Operational for a decade, tracks were laid back in 2007.
wapo.st/4q3VtNf
Operational for a decade, tracks were laid back in 2007.
wapo.st/4q3VtNf
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If you’re upset with the government shutting down or dissatisfied with government in general, don’t blame “Washington, DC.” The people of DC, all 700k of us, have no voting representation in Congress. This falls on the 535 chuckleheads the American voters sent to Congress. #DCStatehood #FreeDC
October 1, 2025 at 1:02 AM
If you’re upset with the government shutting down or dissatisfied with government in general, don’t blame “Washington, DC.” The people of DC, all 700k of us, have no voting representation in Congress. This falls on the 535 chuckleheads the American voters sent to Congress. #DCStatehood #FreeDC
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Seems like the mayor’s ‘strength through appeasement, capitulation, & surrender’ strategy isn’t working. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
House GOP weighing bills to remove elected D.C. AG, overhaul justice policies
The bills could shepherd in some of the most intense interventions in the city’s justice system since the federal government took over the local courts in the 1990s.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Seems like the mayor’s ‘strength through appeasement, capitulation, & surrender’ strategy isn’t working. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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For folks not in DC:
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
August 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
For folks not in DC:
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
- There are full-on police checkpoints most nights
- Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC
- National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter
- Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl
- Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE
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I want to congratulate leading Democrats’ for their insistence on saying the takeover of DC is a “stunt” or a “distraction.”
It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.
It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.
August 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I want to congratulate leading Democrats’ for their insistence on saying the takeover of DC is a “stunt” or a “distraction.”
It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.
It’s a rare trifecta of intellectual failure, political stupidity, and moral obtuseness.
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have pulled almost their entire extensive back catalogue from Spotify, following Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu in turning their back on the streaming platform due to military investments made by its CEO
buff.ly/leIMLuF
buff.ly/leIMLuF
July 27, 2025 at 11:08 AM
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have pulled almost their entire extensive back catalogue from Spotify, following Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu in turning their back on the streaming platform due to military investments made by its CEO
buff.ly/leIMLuF
buff.ly/leIMLuF
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Starburst Plaza Story: “So I’m asking our city leaders: What are we doing so someone doesn’t die?” www.popville.com/2025/06/star...
Starburst Plaza Story: “So I’m asking our city leaders: What are we doing so someone doesn’t die?” - PoPville
Tim Ebner shares with us yesterday: "This intersection (Starburst Plaza) is what I like to call "somebody else's problem." Case in point: Today, I helped a man get life-saving care with Narcan nasal s...
www.popville.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Starburst Plaza Story: “So I’m asking our city leaders: What are we doing so someone doesn’t die?” www.popville.com/2025/06/star...
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I don't mean to belabor the point, but technically speaking, Arthur Russell (d. 1992) has lived in New York City more recently than Andrew Cuomo.
June 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
I don't mean to belabor the point, but technically speaking, Arthur Russell (d. 1992) has lived in New York City more recently than Andrew Cuomo.
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If you live in New York, I encourage you to participate in the mayoral primary and vote for Zohran Mamdani. Fuck Cuomo.
Wow — New poll shows Andrew Cuomo's 1-on-1 lead against Zohran Mamdani has shrunk to *just 2 points*
51-49.
And this poll was conducted *before* AOC endorsed Mamdani.
+ Cuomo's lead against Mamdani in the first round of ranked choice voting is now only 7 points.
51-49.
And this poll was conducted *before* AOC endorsed Mamdani.
+ Cuomo's lead against Mamdani in the first round of ranked choice voting is now only 7 points.
June 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If you live in New York, I encourage you to participate in the mayoral primary and vote for Zohran Mamdani. Fuck Cuomo.
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Bowser wants to remove the streetcar.
The dream of a modern tram system in DC was so close. We had ~dedicated tramways~ planned on Georgia Ave & K Street, months away from going to bid.
And then Bowser beat Gray & canceled it all.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
The dream of a modern tram system in DC was so close. We had ~dedicated tramways~ planned on Georgia Ave & K Street, months away from going to bid.
And then Bowser beat Gray & canceled it all.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Mayor says D.C. Streetcar is going away, ‘next generation streetcar’ is coming
The streetcar that took more than a decade and $200 million to launch will shut down in two more years.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Bowser wants to remove the streetcar.
The dream of a modern tram system in DC was so close. We had ~dedicated tramways~ planned on Georgia Ave & K Street, months away from going to bid.
And then Bowser beat Gray & canceled it all.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
The dream of a modern tram system in DC was so close. We had ~dedicated tramways~ planned on Georgia Ave & K Street, months away from going to bid.
And then Bowser beat Gray & canceled it all.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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The H St NE bus lanes are supposed to deliver safety and transit efficiency. If the Mayor cancels them now, it could represent a pattern of killing long-term projects that communities and her own administration have invested in for several years.
Uh oh! Is Bowser trying to kill the long-planned H St NE bus lanes?
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May 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The H St NE bus lanes are supposed to deliver safety and transit efficiency. If the Mayor cancels them now, it could represent a pattern of killing long-term projects that communities and her own administration have invested in for several years.
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Hey @mayorbowser.bsky.social and @councilofdc.bsky.social let’s get the DC Streetcar and bus/streetcar lanes done as part of the Commanders deal. This will be an essential part of gameday and NE transport!
April 30, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Hey @mayorbowser.bsky.social and @councilofdc.bsky.social let’s get the DC Streetcar and bus/streetcar lanes done as part of the Commanders deal. This will be an essential part of gameday and NE transport!
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NOT A DRILL. Check out an “extraordinary, previous uncirculated low generation source tape” of the Velvet Underground's legendary "Sweet Sister Ray." 😱https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/782080727952113664/sweet-rock-and-roll
Doom & Gloom From The Tomb
The Velvet Underground - La Cave, Cleveland, Ohio, April 28, 1968
Happy Sweet Sister Ray Day! This high holy day for Velvet Underground fanatics is always worth celebrating. But today, on the 57th...
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April 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
NOT A DRILL. Check out an “extraordinary, previous uncirculated low generation source tape” of the Velvet Underground's legendary "Sweet Sister Ray." 😱https://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/782080727952113664/sweet-rock-and-roll
So long to the incomparable David Thomas! Pere Ubu has been a touchstone band for my entire adult life, and I'll definitely be playing their records loud today!
April 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
So long to the incomparable David Thomas! Pere Ubu has been a touchstone band for my entire adult life, and I'll definitely be playing their records loud today!
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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Happy eternal birthday, D Boon.
April 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Happy eternal birthday, D Boon.
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If you know anyone that takes Sprycell, please let them know !!!
🚨 𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐏! 📢
We just dropped the price of all Dasatinib strengths by over 90% on costplusdrugs.com!
Why? Because our pricing model is simple:
When we get a lower price, you get a lower price.
🔗 www.costplusdrugs.com/medications/...
We just dropped the price of all Dasatinib strengths by over 90% on costplusdrugs.com!
Why? Because our pricing model is simple:
When we get a lower price, you get a lower price.
🔗 www.costplusdrugs.com/medications/...
March 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If you know anyone that takes Sprycell, please let them know !!!
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PSA: Jackie Lee’s has Malory in their vending machine (for $99)
March 22, 2025 at 1:42 AM
PSA: Jackie Lee’s has Malory in their vending machine (for $99)
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I just don’t see how an Executive Order saying Mike Love was the real genius in the Beach Boys could be legally binding
February 21, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I just don’t see how an Executive Order saying Mike Love was the real genius in the Beach Boys could be legally binding
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Today, I joined my colleagues in introducing a DC statehood bill. DC residents serve in our military, contribute to our economy, and pay more in federal taxes per capita than any other state, but without any voting federal representation. Let’s make DC the 51st state.
January 9, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Today, I joined my colleagues in introducing a DC statehood bill. DC residents serve in our military, contribute to our economy, and pay more in federal taxes per capita than any other state, but without any voting federal representation. Let’s make DC the 51st state.