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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 1d

Good news and an important step. Remember, of course, that this is the compromise position -- the more effective way to handle it would simply be to not let someone drive at all for a few years if they are convicted of reckless driving

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2d

Interesting: Any driver convicted of aggravated reckless driving or going more than 20 mph over the speed limit in D.C. can now be required to install an Intelligent Speed Assistance Program – basically, a tool that prevents them from going more than 5 mph over the limit.

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 3d

I don't understand why the Post agreed to publish this column, given that it doesn't celebrate personal liberties or promote free markets.

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 5d

3 tickets, two for speeding (in Palisades) and one for parking (in Crestview, interestingly enough right in front of the Russian orthodox church although I have no idea what the church's politics are).

screenshot showing that the car with virginia plates "Z CRIMEA" owes $650 for 3 unpaid parking and speeding tickets.

ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 5d

me earlier this morning, after the brooke pinto delegate announcement: "I hope Jack Evans never runs for the ward 2 council seat ever again!"

[monkey paw index finger begins to curl ...]

Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 5d

well this is how I found out JACK EVANS is thinking about running for Council Chair 🫠 #SackJack #SackJack2

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 6d

we are currently running a trade surplus on apostrophes

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 6d

Not great that she started her campaign with a wildly unethical flyer sent to the whole city, at taxpayer expense.

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J. I. Swiderski, MURP @swiderski.bsky.social · 10d

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DDOT announces "Concept Open House" for the COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CROSSTOWN BUS PRIORITY PROJECT

SAT Nov 1 (1–4p) OR
TUES Nov 4 (5:30–7:30p)
Mount Pleasant Library (16th & Lamont NW)

Details at content.govdelivery.com/accounts/DCW...

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Map shows the streets that are being studied as part of the Columbia Heights Crosstown Transit Priority Project:
* Harvard, Mount Pleasant, and Irving Streets from Columbia Road to Park Place NW
* Columbia Road from Warder St to 16th St NW
* 14th St from Euclid St to Newton St NW

A large red X marks the spot where the Mount Pleasant Library is located, near the corner of 16th & Lamont St NW.

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 11d

I think the performance of democrats in house and Senate races could help answer this question

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 17d

and guess what: It's still going to be next to impossible to park in adams morgan.

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 17d

Interesting how the DC government is able to spring into action and lower the minimum wage when restaurants say that the costs are too much for them, but won't budge on charging them $20 / square foot for outdoor dining space.

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 17d

If all the space in Adams Morgan currently dedicated to tables and dining goes back to being car parking, it will be a huge loss to the neighborhood. That land is of far greater benefit to the community as is rather than as car storage. wtop.com/dc/2025/09/t...

‘Time to say goodbye’: Outdoor dining will soon look different in DC - WTOP News

Downtown D.C. will see a reduction in outdoor dining as the city phases out its Temporary Streatery Program.

wtop.com

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 19d

such a good project...wish they had been able to start construction years ago but once it's done it's going to be a great space. Plus it's literally forming new park space out of what's now just air.

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 19d

lots of info and discussion here: www.reddit.com/r/washington...

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 19d

"sports" can do this, but football cannot. With only 8 home games a year, the site will be empty and dead 95% of the time. Building a real neighborhood would be far better for the city's economy, not to mention the city's culture and vibrancy. The stadium deal is a huge mistake.

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 20d

You've also cancelled and removed more bike lanes than any other DC mayor... still waiting on the "alternative" to a CT Ave bike lane you promised 18 months ago when you killed that project

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 28d

I know that's not the point (which is that Obama was quite uplifting, hopeful, and unifying) but it always annoys me when people talk about trump like he was this political newcomer in 2015. He wants people to think that, but it's just not true

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · 28d

Trump's political journey began long before that! He had talked about running for president as far back as 1988 and formed an exploratory committee in 2000

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · Sep 11

they "could" except that neither VA nor MD wants this, and residents of DC don't want it either.

i also don't think it's "greedy" for DC residents like me to ask for the same basic rights that everyone in the 50 states has.

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · Sep 10

Harry's and the hotel both closed late last year fyi

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · Sep 9

VERY funny to me that you think "man of constant sorrow" was written for the movie! It's more than a century old and the arrangement in O Brother was closely based on the Stanley Brothers' version.
youtu.be/ldnZnjGBGXw?...

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · Sep 8

Repeatedly referring to your plans for Ward 7 (a seat you ran for in a prior election) when you are currently running for at-large is also a sign of unprofessionalism.

Screenshot of various proposals on the Nate Fleming campaign site, all of which refer to Ward 7 and are (in my opinion) most likely copied from a previous election

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · Sep 8

Nate Fleming is running for at-large council and his transportation qualifications include bragging about making it easier for bad drivers to stay on the road, so it's going to be pretty tough for him to earn my vote.

Screenshot of a part of Nate Fleming's campaign website. It says:

Fairness: Wrote legislation that restored the drivers licenses of over 60,000 residents who were suspended for ticket debt.

Transport: Instrumental in creating the 2020 DC Ticket Amnesty Program

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · Sep 8

Emergency legislation seems unlikely given that a majority of the council has voted, twice, to move forward with RCV. Not sure what a ballot dispute would look like though.

ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · Sep 8

Also it's funny that this post refers to "the ward" when he's running at large. Maybe he copy and pasted from a previous campaign website?

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ezracycle.bsky.social @ezracycle.bsky.social · Sep 8

At this point what could stop rcv? Just federal interference, right?

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