Matt
@mldickens.bsky.social
Transit and biking in DC. All opinions expressed represent my many endorsement deals and are not my own. You can also find me at https://thepit.social/@mdickens
Frankly shocking how bad she is on so many things. Endorsed by GGWash in 2018 based on questionnaire answers that turned out to be basically lies.
February 12, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Frankly shocking how bad she is on so many things. Endorsed by GGWash in 2018 based on questionnaire answers that turned out to be basically lies.
Seems like what is really needed is a cold-climate heat pump that works below 25F. Would cut that electric usage in half at least.
February 12, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Seems like what is really needed is a cold-climate heat pump that works below 25F. Would cut that electric usage in half at least.
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Good news, in these times...
We’re less than 151 people away from reaching 1,000 new members since Jeff Bezos’ gutting of The Washington Post.
Join today to help us reach this milestone and build a people-powered newsroom for D.C. 🤝
We’re less than 151 people away from reaching 1,000 new members since Jeff Bezos’ gutting of The Washington Post.
Join today to help us reach this milestone and build a people-powered newsroom for D.C. 🤝
The 51st is expanding
D.C. needs more local journalists. You can help us hire them.
51st.news
February 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Good news, in these times...
We’re less than 151 people away from reaching 1,000 new members since Jeff Bezos’ gutting of The Washington Post.
Join today to help us reach this milestone and build a people-powered newsroom for D.C. 🤝
We’re less than 151 people away from reaching 1,000 new members since Jeff Bezos’ gutting of The Washington Post.
Join today to help us reach this milestone and build a people-powered newsroom for D.C. 🤝
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Join us today at 1pm ET for "Automated Vehicles 101: What Public Transportation Agencies Need to Know."
Whether you’re just exploring the idea or looking for a clearer path forward, this webinar will help you move from curiosity to confidence > learning.aptagateway.com/products/aut...
Whether you’re just exploring the idea or looking for a clearer path forward, this webinar will help you move from curiosity to confidence > learning.aptagateway.com/products/aut...
February 12, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Join us today at 1pm ET for "Automated Vehicles 101: What Public Transportation Agencies Need to Know."
Whether you’re just exploring the idea or looking for a clearer path forward, this webinar will help you move from curiosity to confidence > learning.aptagateway.com/products/aut...
Whether you’re just exploring the idea or looking for a clearer path forward, this webinar will help you move from curiosity to confidence > learning.aptagateway.com/products/aut...
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“my ‘we’re not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process’ shirt is raising a lot of questions that are answered by the shirt”
Homan: "ICE is a legitimate federal law enforcement agency. We're not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process."
February 12, 2026 at 2:44 PM
“my ‘we’re not out scouring the streets to disappear people or deny people their civil rights or due process’ shirt is raising a lot of questions that are answered by the shirt”
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Pigouvian taxes work and are broadly compatible with a strong view of personal liberty. We should use them more.
February 12, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Pigouvian taxes work and are broadly compatible with a strong view of personal liberty. We should use them more.
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A US Marshal who is part of Trump's surge of feds in DC shot and killed someone in DC yesterday evening and there is barely any coverage and not a single post on here yet about it? wtop.com/dc/2026/02/u...
Member of US Marshals Service shoots, kills person in DC’s Mayfair neighborhood - WTOP News
Members of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a person Wednesday afternoon in Northeast D.C.’s Mayfair neighborhood, a law enforcement source told WTOP.
wtop.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:51 PM
A US Marshal who is part of Trump's surge of feds in DC shot and killed someone in DC yesterday evening and there is barely any coverage and not a single post on here yet about it? wtop.com/dc/2026/02/u...
The DC residents who pushed Congress to overturn the DC crime bill are also to blame for opening Pandora's box
It's hard to describe the vast damage Biden did to DC by letting Congress overturn our criminal justice reform, damage that will never be reversed until we have statehood. Parties are supposed to highlight their differences; which is the party of DC self-government? How could anybody tell?
"Congress is D.C.'s legislative body," says Sen. Rick Scott (R-Florida). "This means we have a constitutional responsibility to fight for those living here just like any legislature should fight for people living in their state."
February 12, 2026 at 1:16 AM
The DC residents who pushed Congress to overturn the DC crime bill are also to blame for opening Pandora's box
Looks like this has been corrected in the paper because this graphic was wrong. New graphic below
February 12, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Looks like this has been corrected in the paper because this graphic was wrong. New graphic below
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i think drafts was a good idea but i can’t say i’m in love with bskys new clippy integration
February 11, 2026 at 7:23 PM
i think drafts was a good idea but i can’t say i’m in love with bskys new clippy integration
RIP
Who's hosting the wake for NAD83?
Who's hosting the wake for NAD83?
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
RIP
Who's hosting the wake for NAD83?
Who's hosting the wake for NAD83?
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🧵 1/ It’s hard to find hope amidst so much collapse.
But in the wreckage of today’s crises, people are also powering solutions — and The 51st, backed by the community of D.C., is one of them.
Will you help us build a local newsroom that a billionaire can’t break?
But in the wreckage of today’s crises, people are also powering solutions — and The 51st, backed by the community of D.C., is one of them.
Will you help us build a local newsroom that a billionaire can’t break?
February 11, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🧵 1/ It’s hard to find hope amidst so much collapse.
But in the wreckage of today’s crises, people are also powering solutions — and The 51st, backed by the community of D.C., is one of them.
Will you help us build a local newsroom that a billionaire can’t break?
But in the wreckage of today’s crises, people are also powering solutions — and The 51st, backed by the community of D.C., is one of them.
Will you help us build a local newsroom that a billionaire can’t break?
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I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot
Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Food and Drug Administration has taken an aggressive stance against mRNA technology.
www.nbcnews.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:32 PM
I genuinely cannot believe the degree to which we are pissing away this generational breakthrough, even given the fuckmuppets who are involved www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
February 10, 2026 at 11:48 AM
BONUS RULING: Judge Thomas Johnston, a George W. Bush appoiintee in West Virginia, used a recent ruling to warn of the dangers of defying due process for immigrants because of what it could also mean for Americans. It's worth a read.
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
This bus was retired in late 2023 cptdb.ca/wiki/index.p...
February 10, 2026 at 3:55 PM
This bus was retired in late 2023 cptdb.ca/wiki/index.p...
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Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
February 10, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Peter Navarro: "The jobs report comes out tomorrow. We have to revise our expectations down significantly for what a monthly job number should look like ... Wall Street has to adjust for the fact that we're deporting millions of illegals out of the job market."
Milan to Cortina is about the same distance as Nice to the most far-flung venue in that future Olympics.
February 9, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Milan to Cortina is about the same distance as Nice to the most far-flung venue in that future Olympics.
We had DC compost pickup from the front of our house last week. On the regular day.
February 9, 2026 at 4:58 PM
We had DC compost pickup from the front of our house last week. On the regular day.
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
Yeah, our Wednesday trash hasn't been picked up. They did clear our alley though
February 8, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Yeah, our Wednesday trash hasn't been picked up. They did clear our alley though
Haha true. I agree, sounds like a pain in the ass. Maybe you don't need an in-state license to do it?
February 5, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Haha true. I agree, sounds like a pain in the ass. Maybe you don't need an in-state license to do it?
Yeah, I would trust ACS data on this front. But yes those things based on car registration data? Agreed, it's garbage. At least 30% of households on our block have a car registered in MD or VA.
February 5, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Yeah, I would trust ACS data on this front. But yes those things based on car registration data? Agreed, it's garbage. At least 30% of households on our block have a car registered in MD or VA.