Alex Dickson
@adicksondc.bsky.social
Usually designing buildings. Often distracted by brick. Citizen, Cyclist, Pedestrian, Cat Lady. DC & HHI.
Good morning DC from a peaceful corner of Gaithersburg.
Last night, mom and I had a slumber party at her apartment. This morning, I am having a cup of coffee before she gets up and the chaos begins.
Last night, mom and I had a slumber party at her apartment. This morning, I am having a cup of coffee before she gets up and the chaos begins.
November 23, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Good morning DC from a peaceful corner of Gaithersburg.
Last night, mom and I had a slumber party at her apartment. This morning, I am having a cup of coffee before she gets up and the chaos begins.
Last night, mom and I had a slumber party at her apartment. This morning, I am having a cup of coffee before she gets up and the chaos begins.
I don't f##cking care.
The writers of the Constitution didn't believe the poor should vote, a woman to serve in Congress, or a black man to be president.
I want a better country than they imagined. We all should.
The writers of the Constitution didn't believe the poor should vote, a woman to serve in Congress, or a black man to be president.
I want a better country than they imagined. We all should.
The writers of the Constitition never intended for a criminal tyrant to be president.
November 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
I don't f##cking care.
The writers of the Constitution didn't believe the poor should vote, a woman to serve in Congress, or a black man to be president.
I want a better country than they imagined. We all should.
The writers of the Constitution didn't believe the poor should vote, a woman to serve in Congress, or a black man to be president.
I want a better country than they imagined. We all should.
Interesting argument here on code of ethics violations.
I'm not sure what permits and approvals are required for work on the White House. My understanding is it's been a "gentleman's agreement" to coordinate with several committees and little more.
I'm not sure what permits and approvals are required for work on the White House. My understanding is it's been a "gentleman's agreement" to coordinate with several committees and little more.
www.archpaper.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Interesting argument here on code of ethics violations.
I'm not sure what permits and approvals are required for work on the White House. My understanding is it's been a "gentleman's agreement" to coordinate with several committees and little more.
I'm not sure what permits and approvals are required for work on the White House. My understanding is it's been a "gentleman's agreement" to coordinate with several committees and little more.
Amtrak's social media team is 🔥🔥
November 20, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Amtrak's social media team is 🔥🔥
NFPA code determines spacing of fire hydrants in municipalities. It's not responsible home ownership to live near a fire hydrant, it's responsible government.
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
NFPA code determines spacing of fire hydrants in municipalities. It's not responsible home ownership to live near a fire hydrant, it's responsible government.
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The House bill being voted on today to require cash bail in DC is insane.
DC hasn’t had cash bail since 1992, and crime has plummeted since.
Our current system is near identical to federal law.
People should be held pretrial if they pose a safety risk — not because they are too poor to pay bail.
DC hasn’t had cash bail since 1992, and crime has plummeted since.
Our current system is near identical to federal law.
People should be held pretrial if they pose a safety risk — not because they are too poor to pay bail.
November 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I am reminded today about how absolutely wonderful many people are. And I just love that.
November 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
I am reminded today about how absolutely wonderful many people are. And I just love that.
I'm no political strategist, but isn't this the party platform we need, want, and dream of?
Breaking: An Epstein survivor just silenced press conference attendees when she delivered the following remarks:
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
“Today we stand in a moment that will decide whether our government belongs to the American people, or to those who prey on them.”
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm no political strategist, but isn't this the party platform we need, want, and dream of?
Good morning DC!
November 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Good morning DC!
I am reminded today of this skit by Sarah Cooper.
November 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I am reminded today of this skit by Sarah Cooper.
Days at the Baltimore office are LONG. I don't mind the commute from DC but add long days in the office and I'm wrecked. I got home tonight at 10:50. This really isn't sustainable like this.
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Days at the Baltimore office are LONG. I don't mind the commute from DC but add long days in the office and I'm wrecked. I got home tonight at 10:50. This really isn't sustainable like this.
Strong boy is strong.
JD Vance calls ibuprofen "useless medication" and implies it's not "necessary, safe and effective."
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Strong boy is strong.
I was reading Stanford White's biography on Wikipedia this morning on the way to work and I have to say that this shit isn't new.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanfor...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanfor...
November 13, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I was reading Stanford White's biography on Wikipedia this morning on the way to work and I have to say that this shit isn't new.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanfor...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanfor...
Coffee, blackberries and finishing up reading my latest mystery novel on this rather grey sort of lazy Sunday morning.
Hoping everyone has an excellent Sunday!!
Hoping everyone has an excellent Sunday!!
November 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Coffee, blackberries and finishing up reading my latest mystery novel on this rather grey sort of lazy Sunday morning.
Hoping everyone has an excellent Sunday!!
Hoping everyone has an excellent Sunday!!
I love when Ikea furniture instructions indicate two people are needed to put the item together and singles around the entire globe are proving them wrong every day.
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I love when Ikea furniture instructions indicate two people are needed to put the item together and singles around the entire globe are proving them wrong every day.
Buying a Christmas tree in early November is how you set your house on fire in December.
November 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Buying a Christmas tree in early November is how you set your house on fire in December.
Now that I've been back in DC for a couple months I realize how incredibly devastating the loss of the Post and WAMU are to our city.
I'm grateful we still have really good journalists working in DC, but my god what a tragedy.
I'm grateful we still have really good journalists working in DC, but my god what a tragedy.
November 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Now that I've been back in DC for a couple months I realize how incredibly devastating the loss of the Post and WAMU are to our city.
I'm grateful we still have really good journalists working in DC, but my god what a tragedy.
I'm grateful we still have really good journalists working in DC, but my god what a tragedy.
Yikes!
Things change fast folks.
I've heard from several sources air traffic control staffing at #DCA is going down to one — yes, one — controller this evening. Expect significant flight delays and maybe cancellations tonight.
@washprobs.bsky.social #washingtondc
I've heard from several sources air traffic control staffing at #DCA is going down to one — yes, one — controller this evening. Expect significant flight delays and maybe cancellations tonight.
@washprobs.bsky.social #washingtondc
US airlines cancelled 780 flights, or 3% of total scheduled, on Friday, Nov. 7, the first day of the FAA’s shutdown-related flight cuts. Cuts will step up to 10% of flights at 40 key airports over the next week.
Safe travels everyone.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQxDlXR...
Safe travels everyone.
www.instagram.com/reel/DQxDlXR...
November 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Yikes!
600,000.
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
600,000.
No. Absolutely not.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
No. Absolutely not.
I need to figure out how to decorate my mom's apartment in assisted living for Christmas.
Has anyone done this? What did you do?
Has anyone done this? What did you do?
November 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I need to figure out how to decorate my mom's apartment in assisted living for Christmas.
Has anyone done this? What did you do?
Has anyone done this? What did you do?
So my computer was acting up today and I called our IT firm to help me out and now the computer is dead. 😭
However I listened to three episodes of the "Your Dead to Me" podcast that were excellent and the train to and from Baltimore was very pleasant. Gotta look at the good side.
However I listened to three episodes of the "Your Dead to Me" podcast that were excellent and the train to and from Baltimore was very pleasant. Gotta look at the good side.
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So my computer was acting up today and I called our IT firm to help me out and now the computer is dead. 😭
However I listened to three episodes of the "Your Dead to Me" podcast that were excellent and the train to and from Baltimore was very pleasant. Gotta look at the good side.
However I listened to three episodes of the "Your Dead to Me" podcast that were excellent and the train to and from Baltimore was very pleasant. Gotta look at the good side.
Yes, please.
ah, perhaps instead of pumping millions into endless factional infighting Dem donors could invest in making local Dem organizations genuine civic spaces that can reach people during and between elections
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Yes, please.
As Tip O'Neill would say "All Politics is Local." Maybe it's less local than it used to be, idk.
New Yorkers will vote for different candidates for mayor than of cities across Ohio, Massachusetts, Georgia, and Texas. And THAT'S THE POINT.
New Yorkers will vote for different candidates for mayor than of cities across Ohio, Massachusetts, Georgia, and Texas. And THAT'S THE POINT.
![Screenshot of article that reads: “A Mamdani victory is a serious political problem for those in the party who believe, as we do, that our primary focus must be on flipping red and purple seats blue, expanding the map for Democrats, and creating a path back to Congress and the White House,” Matt Bennett, executive vice president of center-left think tank Third Way, told MSNBC. “The [Democratic Socialists of America] platform — which Mamdani has not repudiated — hands a potent set of weapons to Republican ad makers eager to tie Mamdani-style politics to Democrats running in much tougher places than deep blue New York.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ozma3timm5c32fa7bimb4zaj/bafkreidedpbe5cweyx6x5pz66ypn74fumifyvinjjr4prysjpvopaqi4vi@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
As Tip O'Neill would say "All Politics is Local." Maybe it's less local than it used to be, idk.
New Yorkers will vote for different candidates for mayor than of cities across Ohio, Massachusetts, Georgia, and Texas. And THAT'S THE POINT.
New Yorkers will vote for different candidates for mayor than of cities across Ohio, Massachusetts, Georgia, and Texas. And THAT'S THE POINT.
"After the raid, the building’s Latino tenants were told by the landlord to vacate by the end of the month without what residents described as the legally required 30-day notice. The property is managed by TranGroup LLC."
So only latino tenants are told to vacate? Is this legal?
So only latino tenants are told to vacate? Is this legal?
“I heard banging and I thought it was a roommate cooking. Then I heard yelling.
Suddenly there were half a dozen US Marshals, US Park Police, ICE, and DC police as well, pointing guns at me.
National Guard was providing a perimeter.”
Suddenly there were half a dozen US Marshals, US Park Police, ICE, and DC police as well, pointing guns at me.
National Guard was providing a perimeter.”
SCOOP: Latino Tenants Told to Vacate After Georgetown ICE Raid
Witnesses describe multi-agency sweep at Wisconsin & O St. NW; 10–12 taken; Latino units “tossed;” ammunition left in the hallway, and tenants told to vacate.
migrantinsider.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"After the raid, the building’s Latino tenants were told by the landlord to vacate by the end of the month without what residents described as the legally required 30-day notice. The property is managed by TranGroup LLC."
So only latino tenants are told to vacate? Is this legal?
So only latino tenants are told to vacate? Is this legal?