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
Age verification?
I remember floppy discs that were actually floppy.
I remember floppy discs that were actually floppy.
Age Verification?
I used a VAX for email.
I used a VAX for email.
Age verification?
I played Pong.
I played Pong.
February 10, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Age verification?
I remember floppy discs that were actually floppy.
I remember floppy discs that were actually floppy.
flashbacks to my dad's light-blue '88 ..... 😹
(hilariously this 35-year-old car only has 80K on the odometer. i'd almost be willing to believe it's actually 1 million 80k and still running like the energizer g.d. bunny....)
(hilariously this 35-year-old car only has 80K on the odometer. i'd almost be willing to believe it's actually 1 million 80k and still running like the energizer g.d. bunny....)
February 10, 2026 at 12:12 AM
flashbacks to my dad's light-blue '88 ..... 😹
(hilariously this 35-year-old car only has 80K on the odometer. i'd almost be willing to believe it's actually 1 million 80k and still running like the energizer g.d. bunny....)
(hilariously this 35-year-old car only has 80K on the odometer. i'd almost be willing to believe it's actually 1 million 80k and still running like the energizer g.d. bunny....)
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a million years ago a roommate had this exact car, and it's what I will always think of when I hear people say "it's better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow"
February 9, 2026 at 11:37 PM
a million years ago a roommate had this exact car, and it's what I will always think of when I hear people say "it's better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow"
Yikes.
If we don't catch up with our century's worth of deferred and ignored maintenance, it will continue to catch up with us in unexpected, disruptive, and potentially dangerous ways.
If we don't catch up with our century's worth of deferred and ignored maintenance, it will continue to catch up with us in unexpected, disruptive, and potentially dangerous ways.
Northbound lanes of 14th St NW, from L St to Thomas Circle, remain closed due to the risk of roadway collapse over an abandoned sewer tunnel. Detours are in place. Closure expected through the end of the week, weather permitting. Thanks for your patience. 🔗 www.dcwater.com/about-dc-wat...
Traffic Advisory: Emergency Lane Closures Due to Risk of Collapse—14th Street NW south of Thomas Circle | DC Water
www.dcwater.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Yikes.
If we don't catch up with our century's worth of deferred and ignored maintenance, it will continue to catch up with us in unexpected, disruptive, and potentially dangerous ways.
If we don't catch up with our century's worth of deferred and ignored maintenance, it will continue to catch up with us in unexpected, disruptive, and potentially dangerous ways.
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casual reminder, i also forgot-- but this was only October 2025. Things to consider before you hand over some ID verification 😜
February 9, 2026 at 3:26 PM
casual reminder, i also forgot-- but this was only October 2025. Things to consider before you hand over some ID verification 😜
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Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 AM
Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, I’ll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls we’ve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
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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!