Tim Shaw
@wdncnu.bsky.social
Experience design / CX, / UX / Service Design. Data visualization. Traditional & wooden boats and boating. Environment & earth science. Incessant, unapologetic punster. ALX VA. He/His. Trying to be a light to drive out darkness.
This is Shovel-ready Shaw with your mid-afternoon sidewalk clearing report: if you have been out, get back out now. Sleet got some moisture in it or something and some freezing happened. Or maybe early pm temps got warmer in spots? Anyway, things are suddenly much tougher. May get worse.
January 25, 2026 at 8:16 PM
This is Shovel-ready Shaw with your mid-afternoon sidewalk clearing report: if you have been out, get back out now. Sleet got some moisture in it or something and some freezing happened. Or maybe early pm temps got warmer in spots? Anyway, things are suddenly much tougher. May get worse.
After shoveling once you get just sleet and it is a weird consistency. I don't recall seeing this much sleet before. It's like shoveling sugar.
January 25, 2026 at 3:56 PM
After shoveling once you get just sleet and it is a weird consistency. I don't recall seeing this much sleet before. It's like shoveling sugar.
Small sleet on top of dry, fluffy snow. If you were hoping for a snowman or snowball fight, make other plans.
January 25, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Small sleet on top of dry, fluffy snow. If you were hoping for a snowman or snowball fight, make other plans.
I've got my layers on. I've got my Bean boots on. I've got my skiing penguin boxers on. Shovel #1 here we go!
January 25, 2026 at 12:24 PM
I've got my layers on. I've got my Bean boots on. I've got my skiing penguin boxers on. Shovel #1 here we go!
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A statement from the family of Alex Pretti.
January 25, 2026 at 1:17 AM
A statement from the family of Alex Pretti.
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As with the murder of Renee Good, this video immediately established that DHS was lying about the shooting.
The video shows that this was murder.
And once again, DHS is obstructing local authorities from investigating a homicide in their community perpetrated by DHS agents.
The video shows that this was murder.
And once again, DHS is obstructing local authorities from investigating a homicide in their community perpetrated by DHS agents.
January 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
As with the murder of Renee Good, this video immediately established that DHS was lying about the shooting.
The video shows that this was murder.
And once again, DHS is obstructing local authorities from investigating a homicide in their community perpetrated by DHS agents.
The video shows that this was murder.
And once again, DHS is obstructing local authorities from investigating a homicide in their community perpetrated by DHS agents.
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The Department of Homeland Security is murdering American citizens.
Congress cannot allow that to continue.
Getting these people out of Minnesota and cutting off funding should be a minimum response.
This is an outrage and an assault on our rights and freedom and it must stop.
Congress cannot allow that to continue.
Getting these people out of Minnesota and cutting off funding should be a minimum response.
This is an outrage and an assault on our rights and freedom and it must stop.
January 24, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The Department of Homeland Security is murdering American citizens.
Congress cannot allow that to continue.
Getting these people out of Minnesota and cutting off funding should be a minimum response.
This is an outrage and an assault on our rights and freedom and it must stop.
Congress cannot allow that to continue.
Getting these people out of Minnesota and cutting off funding should be a minimum response.
This is an outrage and an assault on our rights and freedom and it must stop.
Prob links to actual video on here, but the analysis seems important to have out there as the fascist regime looks to spin this through bald-faced lies.
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Prob links to actual video on here, but the analysis seems important to have out there as the fascist regime looks to spin this through bald-faced lies.
So it feels like Jimmy Lewis is gearing up for a council run, eh what?
January 24, 2026 at 7:01 PM
So it feels like Jimmy Lewis is gearing up for a council run, eh what?
I avoid blanket statements, but we are absolutely going to have to have MASSIVE prosecutions through this administration, but especially ICE and its enablers. The most hardened prisons we have got for life.
Initial report is that two observers got into a shoving match with eight agents, one observer was wrestled to the ground, and then an ICE agent pulled out a sidearm and shot the man on the ground five times.
January 24, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I avoid blanket statements, but we are absolutely going to have to have MASSIVE prosecutions through this administration, but especially ICE and its enablers. The most hardened prisons we have got for life.
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ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
January 24, 2026 at 3:46 PM
ICE just shot another one of my neighbors. They had the person on the ground, being beaten by several agents, and then fired multiple shots. In front of the donut shop where we like to get donuts for our kids.
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There’s a very good reason the United States has been (relatively) stable for as long as it has: equal protection under the law. If that is truly gone, we are in for a disaster. There must be prosecutions for all of this, and it must start on the state level but not end there. This isn’t sustainable
January 24, 2026 at 4:11 PM
There’s a very good reason the United States has been (relatively) stable for as long as it has: equal protection under the law. If that is truly gone, we are in for a disaster. There must be prosecutions for all of this, and it must start on the state level but not end there. This isn’t sustainable
Without getting into details, this piece hits very close to home. We don't want to go back to the horrors of yore, but we HAVE to be able to do more for mentally ill people who won't get treatment. @ebpforva.bsky.social @kirkmcpike.bsky.social how might we do better? wapo.st/4r6qOyp
She lived on the streets. In a powerful death notice, her family explained why.
Carol Sauer, 66, spent more than two decades homeless in Northern Virginia and was a well-recognized figure at a bus stop in Arlington, Va.
wapo.st
January 24, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Without getting into details, this piece hits very close to home. We don't want to go back to the horrors of yore, but we HAVE to be able to do more for mentally ill people who won't get treatment. @ebpforva.bsky.social @kirkmcpike.bsky.social how might we do better? wapo.st/4r6qOyp
So this blew up a little bit. To be clear:
1) I am 100% in favor of the Braddock Rd project because I pilot a wheelchair and parts of it have 💩💩💩 accessibility (esp Comm to MtVA). What's good for bikes is generally good for chairs. NOT suggesting anything otherwise.
1) I am 100% in favor of the Braddock Rd project because I pilot a wheelchair and parts of it have 💩💩💩 accessibility (esp Comm to MtVA). What's good for bikes is generally good for chairs. NOT suggesting anything otherwise.
I saw quote of someone saying they 'couldn't use their house' without parking. Untrue for most, but for disabled, it might be. How might we allow for a case like this, while also providing safe, efficient travel for all means of travel? This is a fair question to ponder.
January 24, 2026 at 12:58 AM
So this blew up a little bit. To be clear:
1) I am 100% in favor of the Braddock Rd project because I pilot a wheelchair and parts of it have 💩💩💩 accessibility (esp Comm to MtVA). What's good for bikes is generally good for chairs. NOT suggesting anything otherwise.
1) I am 100% in favor of the Braddock Rd project because I pilot a wheelchair and parts of it have 💩💩💩 accessibility (esp Comm to MtVA). What's good for bikes is generally good for chairs. NOT suggesting anything otherwise.
I think there is a potentially large issue to consider and work around here. We bought our house before my daughter became disabled. We are on side street, so no issue with parking our accessible van. What if we live on this future Braddock?
80-member choir rehearses at Good Shepherd every Tuesday. Never any trouble finding parking. Simply not an issue. Only valid concern I have heard is that the disability spots for Good Shepherd are currently on Braddock. That is an issue! But solvable I think.
January 23, 2026 at 4:15 PM
I think there is a potentially large issue to consider and work around here. We bought our house before my daughter became disabled. We are on side street, so no issue with parking our accessible van. What if we live on this future Braddock?
One anecdote r.e. the Braddock Rd. improvement plans: I walked own Russell Rd. the other night and, at about 8:25 on a Tuesday evening I counted *two* cars parked between there are Commonwealth.
January 23, 2026 at 2:50 PM
One anecdote r.e. the Braddock Rd. improvement plans: I walked own Russell Rd. the other night and, at about 8:25 on a Tuesday evening I counted *two* cars parked between there are Commonwealth.
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no matter how hard Greg Bovino tries to exude rugged masculinity he always comes off like Don Knotts in a Portlandia sketch
January 23, 2026 at 2:41 AM
no matter how hard Greg Bovino tries to exude rugged masculinity he always comes off like Don Knotts in a Portlandia sketch
Ditto - no line. Wife got to hobnob with @beyer.house.gov. Got to meet @egilbart.bsky.social IRL!
Only three people in line to vote at Charles Houston! Our election volunteers like @egilbart.bsky.social have it very well organized as folks were able to move right along #alxvotes
January 20, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Ditto - no line. Wife got to hobnob with @beyer.house.gov. Got to meet @egilbart.bsky.social IRL!
I made a new friend, Svante, the other day.
January 17, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I made a new friend, Svante, the other day.
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Trying this post again, as I screwed up the image: I have family in the Minneapolis area. This is a post from one of their friends:
January 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Trying this post again, as I screwed up the image: I have family in the Minneapolis area. This is a post from one of their friends:
@bigfootrotica.bsky.social saw you out and about in Fairfax yesterday. You could have been friendlier; I guess you were busy running amok.
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
@bigfootrotica.bsky.social saw you out and about in Fairfax yesterday. You could have been friendlier; I guess you were busy running amok.
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Today will be a day filled with misinformation from official sources. Don’t believe them.
This is the most thorough analysis so far of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis yesterday from a Visual Investigations team that specializes in open-source techniques and visual analysis. It directly contradicts the statements issued by Trump and Noem.
Full video: substack.com/profile/2357...
Full video: substack.com/profile/2357...
Amee Vanderpool (@shero)
This is the most thorough analysis I have seen so far of the ICE shooting in Minneapolis yesterday from a Visual Investigations team that specializes in open-source techniques and visual analysis.
It...
substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Today will be a day filled with misinformation from official sources. Don’t believe them.
Moving to Australia, STAT!
January 8, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Moving to Australia, STAT!
So @governorwalz.mn.gov @elilad.bsky.social if the shed isn't ready for us yet, maybe we should do DRBC on a DASH bus! Seems very on-brand and we could circle the city picking up and dropping off participants. And/or, we could park it in strategic locations so others can "enjoy" out revelry!
January 5, 2026 at 11:35 PM
So @governorwalz.mn.gov @elilad.bsky.social if the shed isn't ready for us yet, maybe we should do DRBC on a DASH bus! Seems very on-brand and we could circle the city picking up and dropping off participants. And/or, we could park it in strategic locations so others can "enjoy" out revelry!
We just saw Spiderman running up S. Washington holding an American flag. So we got that going for us... Which is nice...
January 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
We just saw Spiderman running up S. Washington holding an American flag. So we got that going for us... Which is nice...