J. I. Swiderski, MURP
@swiderski.bsky.social
// 🚶, 🚲, & 🚌 advocate & planner
// DC Michigander; Pitt+VATech alum
// fan of PGH, SF, cities; walking, bikes, & buses; libraries; maps; baseball, football, & hockey; puns; oxford commas; & semicolons
// Opinions mine, but you can have 'em
// 💜🤍💚 they/he
// DC Michigander; Pitt+VATech alum
// fan of PGH, SF, cities; walking, bikes, & buses; libraries; maps; baseball, football, & hockey; puns; oxford commas; & semicolons
// Opinions mine, but you can have 'em
// 💜🤍💚 they/he
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Becky’s whole thread is worth a read
February 9, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Becky’s whole thread is worth a read
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The number of Birnam Wood jokes I have seen quote posting this has extended my life expectancy by at least a few months. Bluesky, you’re insufferable, but you’re my kind of nerds.
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
The number of Birnam Wood jokes I have seen quote posting this has extended my life expectancy by at least a few months. Bluesky, you’re insufferable, but you’re my kind of nerds.
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I choose to believe that was a real wedding.
look I’m sure it’s not but how cool would it be if those two actually got married for real in the Super Bowl halftime show
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 AM
I choose to believe that was a real wedding.
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Heads-up! Training exercise that will wake you up terrified! Yay!
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Heads-up! Training exercise that will wake you up terrified! Yay!
“Every time a broadcaster […trades] credibility for insulation – it is a trade audiences eventually notice.”
The world heard JD Vance being booed at the Olympics. Except for viewers in the US | Bryan Armen Graham
The real risk for American broadcasters is not that dissent will be visible. It is that audiences will start assuming anything they do not show is being hidden
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:33 PM
“Every time a broadcaster […trades] credibility for insulation – it is a trade audiences eventually notice.”
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Thank you @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social and @transpobingo.bsky.social for helping us clear the trail of snow/ice! 💪
Help volunteer to improve the trail at an upcoming event: mountvernontrail.org/events
Help volunteer to improve the trail at an upcoming event: mountvernontrail.org/events
February 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Thank you @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social and @transpobingo.bsky.social for helping us clear the trail of snow/ice! 💪
Help volunteer to improve the trail at an upcoming event: mountvernontrail.org/events
Help volunteer to improve the trail at an upcoming event: mountvernontrail.org/events
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So much good stuff today to help you mark #TranspoBINGO squares. But also - you can do anything that strikes your fancy, getting you out and exploring and connecting, as you play your way through the city. Can't wait to see your play today!
Sunday #TranspoBINGO is STACKED! So many ways to play!
🌿Snow/ice removal with Friends of Mt Vernon Trail
🏛️Recess at the DC History Center
🀄American Mahjongg
🎮DC Gaymers Tabletop Sunday
🗳️LWVDC DC Statehood game
♟️Big Chess Social at MiXt
Pick one or all!
All events: www.transpobingo.com/2026-events
🌿Snow/ice removal with Friends of Mt Vernon Trail
🏛️Recess at the DC History Center
🀄American Mahjongg
🎮DC Gaymers Tabletop Sunday
🗳️LWVDC DC Statehood game
♟️Big Chess Social at MiXt
Pick one or all!
All events: www.transpobingo.com/2026-events
February 8, 2026 at 1:24 PM
So much good stuff today to help you mark #TranspoBINGO squares. But also - you can do anything that strikes your fancy, getting you out and exploring and connecting, as you play your way through the city. Can't wait to see your play today!
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My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
February 7, 2026 at 6:34 PM
My goal as a parent was always to raise better men than me
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
I just received a video from one son of my other son juggling dildos outside the Whipple Building
There are many things I could have done better but I can't really argue with the results
Call me old-fashioned, but I do not think gov't agencies should omit alt texts from their images—even, yes, the silly posts.
(Alt: large snow pile at the side of a road with an ominously dark, jagged-edged hole in the middle. It's also blocking a curb ramp, which does add to the forebodingness….)
(Alt: large snow pile at the side of a road with an ominously dark, jagged-edged hole in the middle. It's also blocking a curb ramp, which does add to the forebodingness….)
Call me old-fashioned, but I do not think snowbanks should exude a palpable sense of evil or have large, steaming mouths
February 7, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Call me old-fashioned, but I do not think gov't agencies should omit alt texts from their images—even, yes, the silly posts.
(Alt: large snow pile at the side of a road with an ominously dark, jagged-edged hole in the middle. It's also blocking a curb ramp, which does add to the forebodingness….)
(Alt: large snow pile at the side of a road with an ominously dark, jagged-edged hole in the middle. It's also blocking a curb ramp, which does add to the forebodingness….)
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#TranspoBINGO is about learning what’s easy, what’s hard, and what works in real life, including snow (and wind!) days.
Play it safe, try something that fits today, and always check event updates:
www.transpobingo.com/2026-events
Play it safe, try something that fits today, and always check event updates:
www.transpobingo.com/2026-events
2026 Events | TranspoBINGO
Join us for TranspoBINGO events, including events hosted by sponsor and partner organizations.
www.transpobingo.com
February 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
#TranspoBINGO is about learning what’s easy, what’s hard, and what works in real life, including snow (and wind!) days.
Play it safe, try something that fits today, and always check event updates:
www.transpobingo.com/2026-events
Play it safe, try something that fits today, and always check event updates:
www.transpobingo.com/2026-events
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so funny to see republicans complaining about this as if they have not been pulling this shit for 15 years.
February 7, 2026 at 2:22 PM
so funny to see republicans complaining about this as if they have not been pulling this shit for 15 years.
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When talking about safety and AVs, I just need to say,
“Safety for whomst?”🧐
/channeling @alexbaca.bsky.social
“Safety for whomst?”🧐
/channeling @alexbaca.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 PM
When talking about safety and AVs, I just need to say,
“Safety for whomst?”🧐
/channeling @alexbaca.bsky.social
“Safety for whomst?”🧐
/channeling @alexbaca.bsky.social
It took a week and a half for the walkways around Malcolm X Park to get cleared, and that's better than many other critical NPS sidewalks.
16th NW btwn Piney Branch bridge & Arkansas Ave is also untouched—despite DC DPW (or someone) having cleared at least one sidewalk on the bridge itself.
16th NW btwn Piney Branch bridge & Arkansas Ave is also untouched—despite DC DPW (or someone) having cleared at least one sidewalk on the bridge itself.
This is the route through Benjamin Banneker Park from the L’Enfant Plaza metro station to The Wharf.
Our next mayor needs to change how we handle maintenance of NPS property during winter *unilaterally.*
DC needs to shovel this stuff, because NPS will *never* do it. Fuck them, keep a running tab.
Our next mayor needs to change how we handle maintenance of NPS property during winter *unilaterally.*
DC needs to shovel this stuff, because NPS will *never* do it. Fuck them, keep a running tab.
February 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
It took a week and a half for the walkways around Malcolm X Park to get cleared, and that's better than many other critical NPS sidewalks.
16th NW btwn Piney Branch bridge & Arkansas Ave is also untouched—despite DC DPW (or someone) having cleared at least one sidewalk on the bridge itself.
16th NW btwn Piney Branch bridge & Arkansas Ave is also untouched—despite DC DPW (or someone) having cleared at least one sidewalk on the bridge itself.
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Today is the deadline for applications for this training opportunity!
100% free opportunity (it'll just take your time)
Apply by midnight tonight bikeleague.org/applications...
100% free opportunity (it'll just take your time)
Apply by midnight tonight bikeleague.org/applications...
Are you ready to take your community to the next Bicycle Friendly Community level?
Local, county, or regional government employees or individuals associated with such agencies can apply for the first-ever training program by @bikeleague.org aimed at that
bikeleague.org/applications...
Local, county, or regional government employees or individuals associated with such agencies can apply for the first-ever training program by @bikeleague.org aimed at that
bikeleague.org/applications...
Applications now open for the first-ever Active Mobility Leadership Lab | League of American Bicyclists
The League of American Bicyclists is pleased to announce that applications are now open for a new training program for emerging and aspiring Bicycle Friendly Communities: the Active Mobility Leadershi...
bikeleague.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Today is the deadline for applications for this training opportunity!
100% free opportunity (it'll just take your time)
Apply by midnight tonight bikeleague.org/applications...
100% free opportunity (it'll just take your time)
Apply by midnight tonight bikeleague.org/applications...
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Everybody makes mistakes (myself included), but I definitely see some of you consistently not even bothering. Yes, I am judging you.
February 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Everybody makes mistakes (myself included), but I definitely see some of you consistently not even bothering. Yes, I am judging you.
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Man, a lot of you are not using alt text lately. I see something super interesting that I want to repost, but just don't because the alt text is not there.
Also, if you post a screenshot of a news story and don't include a link in the thread or a citation, I am not reposting it.
Also, if you post a screenshot of a news story and don't include a link in the thread or a citation, I am not reposting it.
February 6, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Man, a lot of you are not using alt text lately. I see something super interesting that I want to repost, but just don't because the alt text is not there.
Also, if you post a screenshot of a news story and don't include a link in the thread or a citation, I am not reposting it.
Also, if you post a screenshot of a news story and don't include a link in the thread or a citation, I am not reposting it.
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Happy to see some wins for DC in a hopeless time on the Hill — and especially $250k for the installation of solar-powered bike docks for @bikeshare.bsky.social 🥳
Thank you @eleanornorton.bsky.social!
Thank you @eleanornorton.bsky.social!
I secured over $10M in funding for projects throughout DC in the final FY 26 THUD bill signed into law and nearly $15M overall in FY 26.
These investments will improve our parks, public safety, and infrastructure throughout the District.
These investments will improve our parks, public safety, and infrastructure throughout the District.
February 6, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Happy to see some wins for DC in a hopeless time on the Hill — and especially $250k for the installation of solar-powered bike docks for @bikeshare.bsky.social 🥳
Thank you @eleanornorton.bsky.social!
Thank you @eleanornorton.bsky.social!
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Who's joining the cool kids for this evening's #MBTpubroll? 🙋♀️
February 5, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Who's joining the cool kids for this evening's #MBTpubroll? 🙋♀️
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Wtf.
An interesting fact: D.C. has already received 18,000 individual tax returns and 300 corporate returns. The Republican resolution repealing the city's tax law passed the House today, and if it passes the Senate and is signed by the president, many of those returns will have to be redone.
A Republican-led resolution could trigger tax season chaos, potentially pushing D.C.'s filing deadlines into the fall, depriving the city of almost $700 million in revenue, and eliminating tax credits for low-income residents. 51st.news/republican-b...
February 5, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Wtf.
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As you get started and play, check out the Rules of Play, which cover how to play, ideas on how to earn each square, win prizes, and ways to share your adventures along the way. We can’t wait to see how you play your way through the city. Let the games begin! 🎉
www.transpobingo.com/2026-board-r...
www.transpobingo.com/2026-board-r...
February 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM
As you get started and play, check out the Rules of Play, which cover how to play, ideas on how to earn each square, win prizes, and ways to share your adventures along the way. We can’t wait to see how you play your way through the city. Let the games begin! 🎉
www.transpobingo.com/2026-board-r...
www.transpobingo.com/2026-board-r...
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It's timeeeee!! One of the most wonderful weeks of the year is here! Whether you've never played, you live in DC or somewhere else, or you've played before, #TranspoBingo is for everyone! Can't wait to get into shenanigans this week 🤓
🎉 It’s officially time for #TranspoBINGO 2026! Let's play our way through the city! 🎉
We’re playing from Feb 5–12, rewarding non-car travel—buses, Metro, biking, walking, and rolling. Take different kinds of trips, explore our city (and region!), and support public and active transportation.
We’re playing from Feb 5–12, rewarding non-car travel—buses, Metro, biking, walking, and rolling. Take different kinds of trips, explore our city (and region!), and support public and active transportation.
February 5, 2026 at 2:12 AM
It's timeeeee!! One of the most wonderful weeks of the year is here! Whether you've never played, you live in DC or somewhere else, or you've played before, #TranspoBingo is for everyone! Can't wait to get into shenanigans this week 🤓
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And because we love @ward5familybiking.bsky.social so much, commit to joining their next family bike ride in March and earn a #TranspoBINGO square on the honor system.
Our first cancel since inception! Safety first. Play @transpobingo.bsky.social bingo instead!
February 4, 2026 at 9:45 PM
And because we love @ward5familybiking.bsky.social so much, commit to joining their next family bike ride in March and earn a #TranspoBINGO square on the honor system.
sometimes i miss Pittsburgh, where the only ospreys I'd see were perched on telephone poles along the rivers.... triblive.com/local/region...
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 PM
sometimes i miss Pittsburgh, where the only ospreys I'd see were perched on telephone poles along the rivers.... triblive.com/local/region...
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Journalists have critical skills we need! BUT don't blame "people" and "consumers" for this loss. Bezos killed the Post by: deciding not to pay its workers, offending readers by running his personal opinions, & hiring management that hates reporters. "Consumers" aren't the problem; billionaires are.
this. a lot of people don't get how difficult good reporting is, especially investigative journalism. it takes years of practice to build up the necessary skillset, and it often requires supporting infrastructure. yet the pay for 99% of reporters out there is abysmal
journalists are workers who deserve to be paid fairly for our labor and I think that far too few consumers of media recognize or even care about this fact
February 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Journalists have critical skills we need! BUT don't blame "people" and "consumers" for this loss. Bezos killed the Post by: deciding not to pay its workers, offending readers by running his personal opinions, & hiring management that hates reporters. "Consumers" aren't the problem; billionaires are.