Reposted by Andrew PericakWagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 15/10/2026can't take "LLMs are people" discourse seriously when we haven't even convinced everyone that all people are people. 37125333652
Reposted by Andrew PericakCapital Weather @capitalweather.com · 15/10/2026🌡️ DC just shattered a century-old heat record. Wednesday's 90F was the latest such reading in recorded history, beating the previous mark by three days. It's no fluke. DC's mounting heat records tell the story of our warming climate. See the staggering list: www.capitalweather.com/dcs-remarkab...capitalweather.comDC's remarkable heat records since 2010Since 2010, DC has experienced a remarkable concentration of record-warm years, seasons and months, along with numerous heat extremes. 18919
Reposted by Andrew PericakBroken Historian @practicalnecromancy.com · 09/10/2026One of my former students just witnessed this on Orange Line in the DC Metro - ICE/HSI abducting someone from the platform of Stadium-Armory. She was scared. She didn’t know what to do. She shouted “ICE is here!” to warn others. I’m proud she did that. And she bore witness. 14387132
Reposted by Andrew PericakBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I think it's closer to the truth that LLMs *can* save time on *some tasks* which can be valuable *if* you monitor them and check their output. But that doesn't get you a trillion dollars so they have to squint into the middle distance and say stupid sci fi bullshit instead 573645442
Andrew Pericak @andrewpericak.com · 07/10/2026“Maybe this will fix me,” he thought as he completed the purchase for the LEGO “Rocking Plants” building kit 120
Andrew Pericak @andrewpericak.com · 05/10/2026about to become a single issue voter for the policy of making it illegal for pets to get sick 000
Reposted by Andrew PericakPeter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping. 1665772959
Reposted by Andrew PericakPoPville @popville.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Developing: Cyclist said to have been struck and killed in Logan Circle - About that major police response at the moment: www.popville.com/2026/09/deve...popville.comDeveloping: Cyclist said to have been struck and killed in Logan Circle - PoPville"Dear PoPville, Does anyone know what’s going on at Rhode Island and Logan Circle NW? Street is closed and there’s a ton of police." Another reader shares with me that a cyclist "Swerved in front of a... 195
Reposted by Andrew PericakScott 𐚁 🦇 Cave 🦇 @hellabarnes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I know there’s a savvy take that being attached to the east wing or the kennedy center is a sort of west wing lame-o attachment to the symbols of power and on the other hand he fucking bulldozed our collective property 461625193
Reposted by Andrew Pericakrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 17/09/2026'oh so you want china to beat us' bro what the hell do i care leave me to the humble life i am trying to build for myself 251874146
Reposted by Andrew PericakJared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026There are already articles circulating trying to rewrite history and say America was great after 9/11 and united and thoughtful and just a reminder that that period was marked by intense and insanely racist hatred, paranoia, and a frothing desire for unhinged violence and oppression. 16852971515
Reposted by Andrew PericakKatie Tightpussy, Editor-In-Chief @katie.bzky.team · 09/09/2026if you were thinking about getting an ebike to reduce your number of car trips to save on gas, the best time was earlier this year but the second best time is now!!!! 47920111
Reposted by Andrew PericakAVCX Classic @avcx.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The emails in some cases cop to being AI-generated themselves. Who do these people (?) think crosswords are for? Imagine thinking that games people play with each other for entertainment would somehow be better without people. 0184
Reposted by Andrew PericakMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026pay living wages for all workers. tax the shit out of billionaires. happy labor day. 3545781156
Andrew Pericak @andrewpericak.com · 04/09/2026They’ve been sitting there with these vehicles for a few weeks now 000
Reposted by Andrew PericakBlake Rogers Wilson @bodyindc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026At the light and saw the sights of a warzone. Two humvees in a show of force in a Black area in front of a mural depicting Black historical figures. This is also the former site of Graceland, a Black burial ground. #BlackDeath 1278
Reposted by Andrew PericakCapital Weather @capitalweather.com · 04/09/2026Thursday night's storm -- just before midnight -- was INSANE in DC. Widespread 60-70 mph gusts... almost like a hurricane. Here's video from H St. NE from @we_are_wellfed on Instagram. More coverage at CapitalWeather.com 311127
Reposted by Andrew Pericakrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 03/09/2026DC is a deeply eerie place right now. phalanxes of feds and national guard everywhere you look, trump's ugly fucking mug staring down at you from every other federal building. my hometown is maybe the loveliest walking-around-type city in the country and they are trying like hell to ruin it 201392196
Reposted by Andrew PericakDara Lind @daralind.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Huh, it really does seem that by expanding a fenced area inaccessible to the people of DC, they’re asserting the existence of a…federal district…that is separately governed from the existing District of Columbia Really makes you think 1528183
Reposted by Andrew PericakThe Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.theverge.comThere is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter seriesYou can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry. 366201459891
Reposted by Andrew PericakMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 01/09/2026we have immigrant concentration camps, diarrhea lettuce, zillion dollar gas, suicidal soldiers, measles resurgence, national park land sold to the highest bidder and teachers crowdfunding school supplies, but the real problems facing our country are a muslim senate candidate and an influencer 11063291672
Reposted by Andrew PericakDavid Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Banning bike lanes on the NHS would be a disaster for anyone who uses a bicycle (or might want to in the future). In DC alone, the NHS includes: 🔹 14th St NW 🔹 15th St NW 🔹 Pennsylvania Ave 🔹 Connecticut Ave NHS map: hepgis-usdot.hub.arcgis.com/apps/7cd9b8f... 04921
Andrew Pericak @andrewpericak.com · 27/08/2026cartographer here, no names are changing on my maps 000
Reposted by Andrew PericakMark Sutton @marksuttonbike.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Is a growing disparity in suitable parking for modern electric bikes stunting ridership potential? This study argues that most cycle parking is no longer fit for purpose & that residents consider what exists to be of too low a quality to offset the theft risk www.cyclingelectric.com/news/e-bike-...cyclingelectric.comSparse residential parking stunting e-bike growth potential, says studyA new piece of research out of generally bike-friendly Switzerland has demonstrated that there is a growing mismatch in available 41910
Reposted by Andrew PericakAmadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My favorite story is that she anonymously gifted high school band and music programs across the South, especially majority Black schools, with music, uniforms and instruments. We are all made better for living in the era of Dolly Rebecca Parton. May her memory be for a blessing always. 1859215
Andrew Pericak @andrewpericak.com · 26/08/2026I’m at this game, our section gave this dude a standing ovation 030
Reposted by Andrew PericakAmadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible. 46149344071
Reposted by Andrew PericakAlex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.comimaginationlibrary.comDolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AUDolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas. 45121505977
Reposted by Andrew PericakAdam Weinstein @adamweinstein.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Hear me out: The John F. Kennedy and Dolly Parton Memorial Center for the Performing Arts 545033812
Reposted by Andrew PericakKelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 24/08/2026While thousands in Gary, Indiana are still without power… a storm has hit Memphis and plunged 100,000 people into darkness. It’s over 90 degrees there. Without AC, people will die. Both cities are overwhelmingly Black and low income. There’s a reason they aren’t prioritized:wreg.comSevere storms leave widespread damage, massive power outages across Memphis and the Mid-SouthMEMPHIS, Tenn. — The cleanup and recovery could take days after a powerful line of severe storms tore through the Mid-South Saturday evening, leaving widespread damage, blocked roads and massi… 8236135
Andrew Pericak @andrewpericak.com · 24/08/2026New Esri Community site looks great, but PSA: you can turn off a setting that is on by default where they have AI farming your posts for content. Sign in, account icon, Account & Privacy Settings, AI Settings 000
Reposted by Andrew PericakRodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The Trump-endorsed IndyCar race on the DC streets into a great unintentional advertisement for the effectiveness of raised crosswalks as a traffic calming measure 331687331
Reposted by Andrew PericakFree DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 23/08/2026literally no one is saying this 411528
Reposted by Andrew PericakChris Person @papapishu.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Sorry chatbot lovers but the waning of Boolean operators in most search functions on websites has made my life actively worse. You can't find anything, you can only have things suggested to you. 10464131088
Reposted by Andrew PericakGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026This is horrific. It sounds like the driver slammed into a pack of 9 riders. What the fuck.nytimes.comDriver Kills Two College Cyclists in Tennessee, Officials SayMilligan University said two members of its cycling team had been killed. Five others were injured, officials said. 519832
Reposted by Andrew PericakGravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I'm not the first person to say this, but the bike industry in the U.S. is really missing a huge opportunity by not aggressively defending and promoting e-bikes. I think this is largely the result of it being an industry built on recreational cycling and not transit riding. 131648212
Reposted by Andrew Pericakjj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 11/08/2026what if i do not want to be optimized. what if i want to make mistakes because that’s how you learn; what if i want to do nothing sometimes, what if i want a world that is weird and challenging and has mysteries left to reveal. what if i like taking the long way 3333521008
Reposted by Andrew PericakAnnalee Newitz @annaleen.bsky.social · 27/07/2026FYI there is no "real" reason why Rome "fell." Its power waned for the usual, mundane reasons: widening gap between rich and poor, inability to maintain infrastructure, incompetent leadership, pointless wars, endless persecution of marginalized groups who performed vital labor, etc. 13063771412
Reposted by Andrew PericakMartin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Wow: The National Guard has signed a $292 million contract to house thousands of troops deployed to D.C. in 2,000 apartments in the city, instead of in hotels or other places where they've been put up. www.notus.org/defense/nati...notus.orgNational Guard Signs $292M Housing Contract for Troops in Washington, D.C.The deal would provide 2,000 “apartment-style lodging units” for service members deployed in the city. 44270169
Reposted by Andrew PericakWABA Cargo Bike Library @wababikelibrary.bsky.social · 23/07/2026HELP US POST FLYERS!!! Especially needed in the Dupont, Zoo, and Rock Creek Park area. #bikedc Download the pdf here: canva.link/5wp39qgqw8q7... 022
Reposted by Andrew PericakArif Hasan, but NFL🔨⚒️🛠️ @arif.bsky.social · 19/07/2026this shot is so bleak lmao 1744892591
Reposted by Andrew PericakJason Kirk @jasonkirk.fyi · 07/07/2026The USMNT and Knicks being really good except for the precise moment when Trump involves himself is really funny 165608961
Andrew Pericak @andrewpericak.com · 05/07/2026IndyCar inadvertently proving that their end-of-race safety car rules are better than Formula 1's 000
Reposted by Andrew PericakLinda Holmes @lindaholmes.bsky.social · 05/07/2026Ha ha I hate it here 624110682090
Reposted by Andrew PericakMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 05/07/2026full alert in case anyone does need the info to evacuate by chance 134255
Reposted by Andrew PericakMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 04/07/2026this all truly has an end of the world vibe lol 11376