Reposted by Conor ShawNolan Hicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“USDOT said the regulation will reduce manufacturers' average cost per vehicle to comply by $1,289 but increase fuel costs by more than $1,600 over the life of the vehicles.” 🤌🤌🤌 www.reuters.com/business/aut...reuters.comUS finalizes new lower fuel economy standards in boost for gas-powered vehiclesThe U.S. Transportation Department on Monday finalized sharply lower vehicle fuel economy standards, President Donald Trump's latest effort to encourage sales of gasoline-powered vehicles and reverse... 1513664
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Banning Chinese cars is a sure fireway to make Americans pay for (and burn) more Trump-priced gas while they drive large, expensive trucks and SUVs 020
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Maybe we should let the kids rideshare to school since they are doing it already? 1171
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I see that the DDOT/DMPED downtown transportation planning has yet to produce a concrete recommendation in 2 years….. 010
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026These morons are running the country and the economy into the ground, and still the incompetence on display daily continues to astound. Make it stop. 272
Reposted by Conor Shawjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 31/08/2026you see, no one has standing when it comes time to sue the president because he is a very special birthday boy 1375204924
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 24/08/2026The Supreme Court needs wholesale reform. Doubling the number of justices, establishing mandatory ethics rules, and creating term limits—perhaps by using senior status—is a moderate position. 041
Reposted by Conor ShawChristina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Nope, we’re not. Downtown DC has had ongoing road closures since July 20 for this one event. And that will stretch until the first week of September. 7 weeks of this is enough. 115641
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Too chicken to fly the security risk he created through his own corruption. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...nytimes.comAn Elaborate Ruse: Trump Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid ThreatsPresident Trump hid in an airport catering cart and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month. 030
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 26/07/2026One of the myths of car ownership is that users fully pay for infrastructure costs. It’s only partially true, and in DC, it is not particularly true. Especially with the gas tax on the decline, it’s time to consider other options to sustainably fund the costs of building and maintaining our roads. 0122
Reposted by Conor ShawMark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Just canceled my DashPass and sent this email to DoorDash. I encourage you to do the same if you support D.C. home rule. press@doordash.com and ir@doordash.com 192678802
Reposted by Conor ShawChristina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Even with this ANS, this would mean DC would need active congressional approval for things like local real property tax abatements, tax incentives for development deals, etc. This is an expansive overreach by the so-called party of small government. 21813
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 07/07/2026I’m new to this—can we get FIFA to suspend Belgium’s 4 goals? 060
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 06/07/2026If you lost your trust in FIFA in the last few days, rather than when they awarded the last World Cup to Qatar or when they awarded Trump with a grotesque peace prize, or when they decided to hike ticket prices to obscene levels….welcome to reality. 2121
Reposted by Conor ShawCouncilmember Zachary Parker @cmzparker5.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Another sidewalk gap in Ward 5 closed! This one is on Brentwood Parkway near KIPP DC in the Union Market area. Thanks to @ddotdc.bsky.social for the new model they launched this year to guide where gaps still exist and need to be closed. Check out the dashboard: sidewalkgap.ddot.dc.gov 1133
Reposted by Conor ShawChristina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Is this the Subway sandwich case of 2026?? Because what do you mean we’re charging people for sticking their hand in the reflecting pool? 🙄 Should be an easy one for a DC jury. 2254
Reposted by Conor ShawTom Bridge @tombridge.com · 16/06/2026Pretty sure that JLG would handle this better than McDuffie, fwiw. 2151
Reposted by Conor ShawThe Daily Rider @thedailyrider.co · 10/06/2026Mechanics keep our customers moving. Our repair schedule hasn't gotten any lighter in the past year. We need an additional set of experienced hands. Must be pro-cargo, pro-electric. washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/ret/d/wa...washingtondc.craigslist.orgExperienced Bicycle Mechanic - retail / wholesale - job employment - craigslistThe Daily Rider is a bicycle shop on the growing, dynamic H Street corridor. We sell and service bicycles and e-bikes that are primarily used for transportation. The shop is adding to our staff of... 096
Reposted by Conor ShawCREW @citizensforethics.org · 04/06/2026More than half of the publicly identified donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion during the past six months. Yes, that's billion with a "B." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...washingtonpost.comBallroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group findsPresident Donald Trump has repeatedly touted the gifts as a boon to taxpayers, but critics of the project say the administration’s refusal to release a full list of donors creates the potential for co... 29442271
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I mean…this says it all, doesn’t it? I honestly cannot tell you who this man wants to be (apart from Mayor?) or what direction he wants to take the city. 4339
Reposted by Conor ShawDaemonSky @dsky.bsky.social · 04/05/2026It breaks my heart that only a few council members bothered to show up to hear these kids. Instead of making up reasons for more cops, you could just kids what's happening *and listen* wjla.com/news/local/d...wjla.comDC teens tell city leader what's causing takeovers and how they're missing the markMore than 40 children and teens recently testified in front of the D.C. Council on the topic of alternatives to teen takeovers.For nearly two years, D.C. leade 11410
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Plans to “pedestrianize” 8th street by using the sidewalk as free parking are clearly coming along! 160
Reposted by Conor ShawBolts @boltsmag.org · 27/04/2026Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger endorsed a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions when they leave prison. State lawmakers passed the amendment and it will now appear on the state ballot.boltsmag.org"It's Time": Virginia Lawmakers Ask Voters to Repeal Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Ban on Voting - BoltsVoters will decide this year whether to end Virginia’s uniquely harsh felony disenfranchisement rules. They 332807654
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 21/04/2026IMHO all of 4th street NE between T street and Michigan should be converted to curbside protected bike lanes, but this is a great down payment (along with a bunch of other sensible improvements for all users in this corner of Edgewood). 6162
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Has everyone who voted for this reckless moron had enough yet? 010
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Turns out huge permitting delays at the hands of NPS—something we’re all familiar with in DC—played a big role in the potomac interceptor failure. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...washingtonpost.comPlan to reinforce sewer pipe was delayed for years before Potomac disasterA Post investigation found that D.C. Water put off reinforcing an aging sewer line before it collapsed as the National Park Service undertook a prolonged environmental review. 32410
Reposted by Conor ShawThe Daily Rider @thedailyrider.co · 20/03/2026Sign, share, show up Monday: waba.org/action-page/...waba.orgPetition: Save the 15th Street Protected Bike Lane « Washington Area Bicyclist Association 01612
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 14/03/2026We should try this sometime. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/b...nytimes.comChina’s Edge in an Oil Shock: Electric Cars and Renewables 140
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 05/03/2026This should be a national embarrassment, especially for any American politician who calls themselves pro-family. www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/u... 140
Reposted by Conor ShawBrennan Center @brennancenter.org · 28/02/2026The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power to decide when the nation goes to war. President Trump’s strikes on Iran are flatly unconstitutional. There’s been no deliberation, no vote, no clear justification. This is a flagrant abuse of executive power. 30721263
Reposted by Conor ShawAru @aru.io · 26/02/2026DC folks! There's an important school safety NOI out for Langdon Elementary. If you could take a minute to to express your strong support for converting the timed one-way to a permanent one-way (with a contraflow bike lane to narrow the road to boot), please do! tinyurl.com/langdon-oneway 074
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Please flag these for DDOT as a "Roadway Markings/Pylons" service"" request via 311: 311.dc.gov/citizen/s/ 192
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Grateful for this single planter on the R street entrance to the MBT. Still dreaming of a DDOT that can take simple steps to protect residents without requiring 3 years of advocacy. 1170
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Pleasantly surprised that the court did the right thing. This was not a close call on the law, and Trump has wielded this power in exceptionally corrupt ways. 040
Reposted by Conor ShawEmily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Trump approval on immigration drops to second term low abcnews.com/Politics/ame... 094
Reposted by Conor ShawEmily Guskin @emgusk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Americans disapprove of the tactics ICE is using by 2-to-1 abcnews.com/Politics/ame... 33915
Reposted by Conor ShawThe 51st @51st.news · 11/02/2026Parents feel the impacts of cuts to programs like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families directly. In a recent focus group conducted by @dcfpi.bsky.social, one D.C. mother said, “If my children can’t eat, they can’t go to school and be productive.” Proposed cuts could go into effect this year:51st.newsOpinion: DC must restore TANF, pull children out of povertyPlanned changes to Temporary Cash Assistance for Needy Families will impact 15,000 children, pushing them deeper into poverty. 1219
Reposted by Conor ShawAna Marie Cox @anamariecox.com · 10/02/2026Worth watching this in full. The statement is more powerful than this quote alone. Here is is from USA Today, with alt text. Also! Rich Ruohonen is a personal injury lawyer and the oldest athlete to ever represent the United States in a Winter Games at 54 years old. 3038531027
Reposted by Conor ShawJoe Flood @joeflood.bsky.social · 09/02/2026MAGA being forced to watch Kid Rock to prove their loyalty to Dear Leader. Now that's a cult! 051
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 07/02/2026So maybe don’t put the racist’s name on anything….. 150
Conor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 06/02/2026He’s right, and his wording is also apt in that it makes clear that it is hardly the first racist thing coming out of this White House. 041