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Seth Grimes
@sethgrimes.bsky.social
Work: Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WABA.org)
Member: @mcdems.bsky.social
Former: Takoma Park, MD City Council
Co-founder: @tpmobilization.bsky.social
History: https://x.com/sethgrimes
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Want to hear some really exciting and good news?! Ready?!

A drunk driver who caused 2 (!!) head-on collisions in a row (one fatal) and fled the scene, will be the first person in Washington ordered by a judge to use Intelligent Speed Assistance 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

www.rentonreporter.com/news/man-cha...
Man charged for Renton fatal crash | Renton Reporter
The driver allegedly had a 0.22 blood alcohol level when he crashed into three different vehicles in a matter of minutes.
www.rentonreporter.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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​DC folks: I'm giving a keynote at @waba.org's District Bike Summit this Sunday in Adams Morgan.

My topic: How cyclists should think about autonomous vehicles

Free to attend if you pre-register: waba.org/event/dbs-20...
December 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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“There’s a public health imperative to quickly expand the adoption of autonomous vehicles.”

Would the author say the same about building bike lanes? Installing automatic traffic cameras? Requiring Intelligent Speed Assist?

All of those are proven to save lives — and at a fraction of AVs' cost.
Opinion | Don’t Fear Self-Driving Cars. They Save Lives.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Join us for the 2025 Montgomery County Democratic Party Holiday Party, next Sunday, December 7. Please register at mcdcc.org/Holiday2025 to let us know you are coming.

This is a free event and all are welcome! Food will be provided.
December 2, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Our friend Sam Moghtaderi from @HillFamilyBiking shares a few DC Ward 6 bikeway priorities...

DDOT's Ward 6 bikeways workshop is Wednesday evening, December 3. Visit waba.org/2025/11/26/d... for our write-up on Ward 6 opportunities and workshop info. #BikeDC
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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DDOT Ward 6 Strategic Bike Plan meeting, Dec 3rd at 6pm @ SW Library.

Let's chart the future of #BikeDC for all ages and abilities!
November 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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"On average, something that cost $25,000 in 1986 would take about $75,000 to purchase today. But health care costs have risen even faster…$25,000 in 1986 medical expenses equals about $145,000 today. Yet DC’s [driver insurance] minimums have stood still for nearly 40 years."
Sam Trumbull: DC’s outdated insurance laws are failing victims — and Councilmember McDuffie’s committee could fix it
I was born in 1986. Marion Barry had just started his third term as mayor. The space shuttle Challenger disaster had shocked the nation. The Washington football team made it to the NFC championship game as a wild card. And, while seatbelts had been mandatory for 18 years, fewer than 60% of people used them regularly. It was also the year DC’s current car insurance minimums were set.
thedcline.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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DDOT's Ward 1 bikeways workshop is on Tuesday, December 2. What are priorities for Ward 1 resident (and WABA organizer) Kevin O'Brien?

Visit waba.org/2025/11/25/d... for our write-up on DC Strategic Bikeways Plan Ward 1 opportunities and @ddotdc.bsky.social workshop information.
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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I swear this dude is channelling Woody Guthrie. What a talent!
youtu.be/RJiwovX3mNA?...
The Great Caucasian God
YouTube video by Jesse Welles
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Former Finnish PM Sanna Marin put it bluntly: “To end the conflict, Russia must leave Ukrainian territory.”

Just one point. Nothing more to discuss.
November 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."

There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Shalom, friends! We are BACK for a SHOCKING citrus-based altar-cation in the Temple courtyard. Welcome to #DafReactions Zevachim 62: The Great Etrog Battle! 😱🍋
#talmud #dafyomi
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This year's World Day of Remembrance and Ride for Your Life were inspiring and uplifting. #WDOR2025 @waba.org @safestreetsdc.bsky.social @strongtowns.org
November 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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TODAY. See you at 11am outside Foggy Bottom Metro.
Just a few days away. Join us this Sun 11/16/25 for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. 💛 Details below ⤵️
Join @safestreetsdc.bsky.social on 11/16 as we walk to remember and honor the lives lost and forever changed by traffic violence and then rally at the Lincoln Memorial with the Ride for Your Life.

RSVP: dcfamiliesforsafestreets.org/2025/10/12/w...
November 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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I wanted to share probably the most important sermon I’ve given and it’s while I’m being arrested. It’s torture pure and simple what happens at #Broadview. I’m ok, though I was thrown to the ground and choked with my pectoral cross. A review of the video shows I was peaceful - did I deserve this?
November 15, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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When you leave in a car you’re thinking “what’s the fastest way to get there?”

When I leave on my bike I’m thinking “what’s the safest way to get there?”

We are not the same
November 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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It was a beautiful day to celebrate the opening of the Metropolitan Branch Trail from Fort Totten to Takoma!

The Metropolitan Branch Trail is more than just a bike path -- it connects us to each other, to schools and work and recreation, and to a vibrant alternative to sitting in traffic.
November 12, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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If you don't get why this is a scary opinion, it's because of the implications.

Do you know any MAGA Jews? No you don't! They are apostates. "Jews for Trump" are in the same category as "Jews for Jesus." Their kids are not mamzerim, but they are not part of the Jewish People.
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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If you live in/around the University Blvd Corridor Plan area, you need to tell the Council to NOT cut back on safe streets, better transit, and more inclusive housing in the plan—all these things are at risk! 🚨

Be heard & contact the Council ASAP:
smartergrowth.net/ubc
Learn more about the University Boulevard Corridor Plan
The University Boulevard Corridor Plan envisions a community with safer streets, thriving local businesses, better public transit, and more housing choices to meet people’s needs at all ages and stage...
smartergrowth.net
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Join us for the District Bike Summit, Sunday afternoon, December 7 in Adams Morgan. Info & registration: waba.org/event/dbs-2025 . #BikeDC
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Interesting!
There was once going to be a bike trail along NY Avenue built with this, using an old rail tunnel to get underneath of it, but I'm not sure if that is still the case. www.rtands.com/passenger/am...
November 11, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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bezos somehow made an editorial page worse than the one at the wall street journal
“Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani”
November 8, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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25. Most of all, they hated that Joe Biden threatened to stem the tide of consolidation. Capital will concentrate if left alone. Biden didn’t leave it alone. He knew that the unchecked concentration of money and power spells doom for democracy.

He was right. We know it. Look what’s happening now.
November 1, 2025 at 12:13 PM