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Andrew DeFrank

@defrank.bsky.social

Proud DC native, urban planner, sports fan, etc.

1,092 Followers  |  900 Following  |  655 Posts  |  Joined: 29.04.2023  |  2.2137

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GGWash endorses Janeese Lewis George for mayor of the District of Columbia In June, Democratic voters will choose a candidate for DC mayor, who is likely to win the general election in November. Janeese Lewis George, Kenyan McDuffie, and Gary Goodweather all submitted respon...

GGWash endorses JLG for mayor

19.02.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Justin Theroux, but Josh Harris is probably the most locally famous. Just learned today Zach Cregger is an alum too!

12.02.2026 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They have pretty robust automated enforcement, and dynamic parking pricing. Have they explored working on automated parking enforcement?

10.02.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope these locals keep pursuing something like this

07.02.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

a700 the goat

06.02.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join The 51st The 51st is a worker-led nonprofit news source for D.C. Our reporting is rooted in our conviction that local journalism is meant to make people’s lives better β€” no paywalls, ever. But that's only…

6/ The Post has lost over 375,000 subscribers in just over a year. If 10% of those readers subscribed to The 51st instead, we could hire 10 reporters and five editors, dramatically scaling our coverage of the city at this critical time. 51st.news/signup

04.02.2026 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 582    πŸ” 359    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 35

Anxious to read about the cultural and societal implications of this deal for the Wizards

04.02.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 206    πŸ” 38    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 2
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What DC mayoral candidates should learn from Zohran Mamdani’s housing playbook The urbanist vote for DC mayor is there for the taking in 2026. What can candidates learn from Zohran Mamdani’s housing playbook in New York City?

For @ggwash.org, I explored what a "Zohran for DC" mayoral campaign would look like on housing.

The old political coalitions are breaking. Now is the time for the left-YIMBY candidate.

ggwash.org/view/102257/...

30.01.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Free DC Slate - DC Deserves Better Vote for every member of the Free DC Slate for the Democratic State Committee by June 16 if you believe the District deserves better than the current party leadership.

Last minute plug here β€” today is the first fundraising deadline for the Free DC Slate. There are 48 of us running to take over the DC Democratic Party and fight for the people! If you believe in a Free DC, please throw in a few bucks for our campaign expenses:

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31.01.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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What DC mayoral candidates should learn from Zohran Mamdani’s housing playbook The urbanist vote for DC mayor is there for the taking in 2026. What can candidates learn from Zohran Mamdani’s housing playbook in New York City?

For @ggwash.org, I explored what a "Zohran for DC" mayoral campaign would look like on housing.

The old political coalitions are breaking. Now is the time for the left-YIMBY candidate.

ggwash.org/view/102257/...

30.01.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

they will break upon us

25.01.2026 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Walk Out on Fascism β€” Free DC On January 20, 2026, the one year anniversary of this regime and our organizing, we're calling on everyone who is sick of this administration's attacks on DC to leave work and rally with us for a...

Tomorrow is going to be huge, join us at Pershing Park #FreedC
freedcproject.org/event-list/w...

20.01.2026 01:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I’m willing to accept that day games in RFK II will look a lot better than older domes, even older translucent ones.

But what about night games? Because this CFP final looks awful.

Oh wait it’s outdoors. Maybe that’s just ESPN cameras + Florida?

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I’m very confused/frustrated about SE Boulevard.

16.01.2026 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

www.ncpc.gov/files/projec...

16.01.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NCPC docs have a lot more info on Commanders stadium

16.01.2026 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 5

this is especially frustrating when it's a topic you KNOW michael schafer knows so much more about than he's willing to admit for some reason

09.01.2026 16:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🀩🀩

07.01.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s an amazing film! Let me know what you think.

07.01.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ayeeeee

07.01.2026 02:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks. Yeah, I was so excited during my rewatch when they were inside some old McDonalds. Also in LA!

06.01.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

06.01.2026 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How has DC’s built environment changed in the past 50 years? Watch β€œAll the President’s Men” to find out If we take a look at whatΒ β€œAll the President’s Men” filming locations look like now, we can see changes to the streetscape and built environment that tell us a lot about how DC has changed, and stayed...

For @ggwash.org, I wrote a fun piece about how DC's built environment has changed over the past 50 years, as seen through images from one of the best DC movies of all time -- ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976). Check it out! ggwash.org/view/101838/...

06.01.2026 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

GIG EM!!!!!🀩

29.11.2025 03:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

interesting

26.11.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What are the 100% must-see urban planning/policy things to do and see in Mexico City?

25.11.2025 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Lol

23.11.2025 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Waymo is far less likely to kill any living creature than a human driver

23.11.2025 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s right

23.11.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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