Matthew Bradley
@machination.org
Dad, product-minded technologist & mgr, photog. Veteran of DC machinations. I care about climate, civil liberties, pluralism. Previously: Indymedia/WPFW/FSRN/Accuracy, WPNI, Nader, AARP, Grassroots.com, Edelman, Polaris/NHTRC/NHTH, DBT.
I appreciate the ecumenical critiques. Not to “both-sides” it: there are significant differences and fairly one-sided undemocratic reasons for the complete deadlock, but this sign could very well stand the test of time. I had my ear out for process and not just content critiques from the stage.
October 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I appreciate the ecumenical critiques. Not to “both-sides” it: there are significant differences and fairly one-sided undemocratic reasons for the complete deadlock, but this sign could very well stand the test of time. I had my ear out for process and not just content critiques from the stage.
Just some curious bullshit: https://dcdispat.ch/2025/09/18/just-some-curious-bullshit.html
September 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Just some curious bullshit: https://dcdispat.ch/2025/09/18/just-some-curious-bullshit.html
Congressional recess is over. Welcome back to DC, motherfuckers.
September 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Congressional recess is over. Welcome back to DC, motherfuckers.
This is apparently an official White House scheduled event. Good for him.
August 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is apparently an official White House scheduled event. Good for him.
Last night, Columbus Circle, in front of Union Station in DC. Various police agencies, national Guard, and an assortment of demonstrators. Apparently a man in a banana suit got arrested.
August 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Last night, Columbus Circle, in front of Union Station in DC. Various police agencies, national Guard, and an assortment of demonstrators. Apparently a man in a banana suit got arrested.
ChatGPT is good something, I guess - not quite in specifics what I was going for, but close:
August 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
ChatGPT is good something, I guess - not quite in specifics what I was going for, but close:
I need a break from doom, so, sure: Post your favorite Doctor Who, wrong answers only.
June 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I need a break from doom, so, sure: Post your favorite Doctor Who, wrong answers only.
75 feet sure looks lower when it comes over the “house line” suddenly.
June 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
75 feet sure looks lower when it comes over the “house line” suddenly.
I feel this as someone who has lost a service member relative to a catastrophic component failure in an AH-1W over a US city and seeing Ospreys circling over my DC home as recently as this week, in addition to so much low helo traffic. Nothing on ADS-B (except the local police and medical choppers).
March 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I feel this as someone who has lost a service member relative to a catastrophic component failure in an AH-1W over a US city and seeing Ospreys circling over my DC home as recently as this week, in addition to so much low helo traffic. Nothing on ADS-B (except the local police and medical choppers).
And then this.
Yesterday it was twice as packed and they made no noise about it in the longer time I loitered here. The Capitol Police are full of shit.
Yesterday it was twice as packed and they made no noise about it in the longer time I loitered here. The Capitol Police are full of shit.
March 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
And then this.
Yesterday it was twice as packed and they made no noise about it in the longer time I loitered here. The Capitol Police are full of shit.
Yesterday it was twice as packed and they made no noise about it in the longer time I loitered here. The Capitol Police are full of shit.
The Childe flew their P-51 Mustang to school. I’m flying it onward to my next stop.
March 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The Childe flew their P-51 Mustang to school. I’m flying it onward to my next stop.
A couple more from earlier:
March 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A couple more from earlier:
Eggs in DC don’t seem to usually be at the extreme end of the bad prices - this is Safeway today in Hill East neighborhood:
March 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Eggs in DC don’t seem to usually be at the extreme end of the bad prices - this is Safeway today in Hill East neighborhood:
Skirted across the Senate side on the way to picking up the kiddo. Cops everywhere on this non-SOTU SOTU evening, and specifically pro-Ukraine and other broadly anti-Trump demonstrations (I counted 3 different clusters eliciting repeat honks and cheers from passing traffic).
March 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Skirted across the Senate side on the way to picking up the kiddo. Cops everywhere on this non-SOTU SOTU evening, and specifically pro-Ukraine and other broadly anti-Trump demonstrations (I counted 3 different clusters eliciting repeat honks and cheers from passing traffic).
We’re getting snowed but I don’t mean the weather.
February 11, 2025 at 10:21 PM
We’re getting snowed but I don’t mean the weather.
Watching DC MPD’s chopper circle over Union station and seeing alleged quotations of USCP warning of an unspecified security situation.
February 10, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Watching DC MPD’s chopper circle over Union station and seeing alleged quotations of USCP warning of an unspecified security situation.
Outside the Department of Labor
February 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Outside the Department of Labor
The protest against Trump and Musk at the Treasury continues and crowd still seems to be growing still (more slowly now)
February 4, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The protest against Trump and Musk at the Treasury continues and crowd still seems to be growing still (more slowly now)