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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · Jul 30

Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.

NYC Mass Shooting Was Nearly Impossible to Prevent, Experts Say

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jul 17

@wcp.bsky.social fyi these things ain't open yet, still, despite what the CFO said would happen

bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jul 8

I love that we as a city defund the critical infrastructure of public toilets to give a grift guy a nepo job. Might wanna probe this one further, @wcp.bsky.social, the timing is wild.

Washington City Paper report showing Jack Evans' new job pays $127k

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jul 9

"provocative ideas about race" - you can (and should) just say "racist", it's clearer and more concise

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jul 8

I love that we as a city defund the critical infrastructure of public toilets to give a grift guy a nepo job. Might wanna probe this one further, @wcp.bsky.social, the timing is wild.

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 29

The Democratic Party:

Two-panel Principal Skinner meme from The Simpsons. Top text: "Am I out of touch?" Bottom text: "No, it's the children who are wrong."

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 25

eagerly awaiting the implications for DC's next mayoral race

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 19

Here's the resolution itself. Is it LLM nonsense or just normal nonsense? 🤷

bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 19

Thrilled to hear that the Deckover will begin despite this absurd misdirection from DCCA, who begs for intervention to throw away federal money.

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

Pictured: Big Fence execs

Calico cat on top of woven quilt in front of window

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

I'll take it

bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

if I misunderstood that exchange I'll retract and just delete, my b, but it seems like only the Post posted that night, which prompted the follow up from MPD

bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

(sorry hit reply to the other one but it's replying to this one, but I'm referring to the 6/3 11:15am)

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

That's the morning after we had that exchange :/

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

I cannot believe this shit, what the hell is going on

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · Jun 7

PRIDE NEWS: The fencing placed around Dupont Circle yesterday by the National Park Service is coming down this morning, a few hours before the WorldPride Parade is scheduled to start. Its placement, for public safety reasons, drew widespread criticisms from many locals.

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

Whether you consider yourself a community journalist or not, it certainly seems like you are -- and you have a broad reach to a local crowd. This was about giving a time sensitive public message and disclosure.

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

I just wanna say as a retrospective that you have direct comms to me and others. I can do far more valid documentation than your average poster sending you grainy photos of a note on a window. It's disappointing that only the Washington Post, whom I didn't even tag, broke this story and followed up.

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

Only ANCs seemed to want to fight about it (not like they have any formal power here). Amusingly and depressingly, I kinda wonder if this breaks the oft-broken rules about noticing intent of actions to ANCs from exec agencies (probably not, I think "public safety" is exempt).

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

I don't doubt others are to blame, but MPD's Chief Smith made the request, Mayor Bowser sits above her and failed to provide any support for the circle afterwards, NPS + USPP kept the circle closed after the MPD request was rescinded, and no one, including Council, communicated outwards.

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

I tagged some of them (I hope washprobs sees my post), but I have publicly provided what feels like sufficiently damning documentation here.

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bluesky solipsist @zacheadams.bsky.social · Jun 7

it's true but MPD also
A. seems to have formally started the mess
B. did not communicate what they did to other government stakeholders or the general public
C. rescinded only at the 11th hour, once it was made public, and with a sort of wink and nod like "we just don't want people to be mad"

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