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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

As a reminder, in September Baltimore pushed back forcefully against Trump’s attempt to send in the National Guard. Moore called Trump’s threats “performative.” These new numbers show what it actually looks like to get results on safety. afro.com/baltimore-le...

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Baltimore doesn’t need occupation — or threats

Baltimore City Mayor Bradon M. Scott and Maryland Governor Wes Moore have made it clear that they will not welcome federal intervention in response to threats from the 47th president of the United Sta...

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Congratulations to our neighbors in Baltimore on this fantastic achievement. This is what’s possible when public safety agencies are focused, work as a team, and are accountable to the people and each other. www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

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Analysis: Baltimore homicides declined furthest, fastest in the country, could reach a 48-year low

Baltimore is on track to end 2025 with its lowest homicide total in 48 years, with fewer than 150 killings expected, marking a significant decline since 2022.

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Another bad sign for D.C.: Tighter immigration policies are reducing tourism revenue. Domestic visits to D.C. far outpace international ones, but international tourists tend to spend much more money.

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Per the D.C. CFO, the impact of the federal government layoffs may finally be hitting the city's revenues. He says in a new revenue estimate that sales/withholding tax collections for October were down, potentially reflecting the layoffs taking effect.

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

RT this with the DC-area music, theater, and dance performances you’re looking forward to catching this year. I want to know what to put on my calendar!

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Andrew Exum @exum.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

This is not hard. Artists are not responsible for ensuring the Kennedy Center remains relevant and successful. The center’s board is responsible for that, in a fiduciary way. All of this energy being directed at artists should be re-directed at the board.

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ghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

went to bed with a mass shooting, waking up with a different mass shooting

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

ICE goon shocked camerawoman knows his name. "See you in court, Bye Kevin!" Washington DC

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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling” Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

these two overviews have the *exact* same energy

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

A little tidbit: @janeese4dc.bsky.social just told me that her campaign qualified for public financing in just four hours since launching. That required getting $40,000 in small donations from at least 1,000 D.C. residents. That's pretty fast.

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

DC is absolutely worth fighting for. Over the last five years, @janeese4dc.bsky.social has consistently chosen the side of DC's families, workers, tenants, small businesses, and vulnerable residents. Join me in donating to her on Day 1 of her historic campaign for mayor: bit.ly/jlg-2026

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Donate to Janeese Lewis George!

Janeese Lewis George is running for mayor to make DC more affordable, safe, and responsive for everyone across all eight wards. I’m proud to support her — will you join me?

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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Come share food and community at a FREE Community Meal & Potluck on Sat, Dec 20 (12–2 pm) at Seeker’s Church (276 Carroll St NW)! Enjoy a hot lunch from Marty’s Food & Catering, and bring drinks/desserts if you’d like. We can host many but space isn’t unlimited, so please RSVP to hold your spot.

Join neighbors for a FREE Community Meal & Potluck—a time to share food, friendship, and connection. We’ll enjoy a delicious hot lunch catered by Marty’s Food and Catering.

Saturday, December 20 | noon - 2 pm Seeker’s Church (276 Carroll Street, NW)

Menu: Smoked Turkey, Smoked Ham, Smoked Chicken
Mac & Cheese, Mash Potatoes, Collard Greens/String Beans
Yams, Gravy, Stuffing, Dinner Rolls, Cranberry Sauce

Community members are invited to bring drinks and/or desserts to share (not required).

Because space is limited to 100 people, we will close RSVPs if we reach that limit. We kindly ask that you notify us (erin@erinfordc.com) if you can no longer attend so we may offer your spot to someone else.

This event is organized by Takoma Neighbors Erin Palmer and Laurence B. Minor II, and Marty’s Food and Catering.

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I did have this thought but that poll talked about Jack Evans a LOT 😬

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

well this is how I found out JACK EVANS is thinking about running for Council Chair 🫠 #SackJack #SackJack2

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 04/09/2025

"There are people here right now who serve in the National Guard, who have jobs and families in their home states, who have been sent on a fool's errand by this president to instill terror in our community at the cost of their home communities, their home states." - @alexdodds.bsky.social

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Shireen @sheermean.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Can I get a HELL YEAH for @yourombudsmom.bsky.social and DC abortion access reporting and for this line in particular from @alexdodds.bsky.social: “I would invite people who care about abortion to organize to protect abortion before those attacks do happen."

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

The House just voted to undo DC's Sanctuary law. This is not what DC communities want, and it is an incredibly dangerous threat to everyone who lives here. We will fight to stop this bill from passing.

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Love to see it: DPR’s Roving Leaders program is offering programming for kids on spring break this week AND they’re doing it at Upshur Park Rec Center, which I have never seen open in all my years here. “We’re bringing it back!”

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Brianne K Nadeau @brianneknadeau.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I’m on my way to the Capitol right now with other councilmembers to ask House GOP to fix their mistake in the CR that would cut $1b from DC’s budget – DC's own money! It would cut police, fire, teachers & more. That does not make DC safer, cleaner, or better!

Councilmembers walking down steps of Wilson building

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

The measles vaccine has been available in the US since the 1960s. vaccines.gov/en/ still works! Find a pharmacy near you and get the MMR.

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Okay y’all, what are we emailing him that we did last week? Wrong answers only.

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I won’t troll Gregg Pemberton on X I won’t troll Gregg Pemberton on X I won’t troll Gregg Pemberton on X I won’t troll Gregg Pemberton on X I won’t

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 19/02/2025

fantasizing about a world where an opposition congress responds to trump’s attempts to usurp legislative power by defunding the entire white house staff

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

The difference between “resistance” and “resilience” is meaningfully important in this moment. We do need to stop their actions but we can and should be creating our own power too.

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

“Resilience” makes more clear that the people create our own power and can generate power if we choose to. It’s not the same as “acceptance.”

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

“Resistance” positions power somewhere else — i.e., we are “resisting” the power which someone else holds. This misses the fact that we also have power and can use it.

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

On WAMU this morning a guest described Odessa in Ukraine as a center of “irrepressible resilience.” The guest almost said “resistance” but corrected himself midway. It’s an important distinction 🧵

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The Hill is Home @thehillishome.com · 04/02/2025

Via Twitter/X: the @councilofdc.bsky.social unanimously approved legislation to accept the transfer of jurisdiction of the RFK site to DC!

Tweet from Mayor Bowser: It's official: DC can control its destiny at the
RIK campus.
Today, the @councilofdc unanimously approved my legislation to accept the transfer of jurisdiction of the RFK site to DC and now, we have the opportunity to put the land back to productive use for our city.
Let's get to work!

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

An enormous crowd is outside the US Treasury making it clear that *nobody* elected Elon Musk.

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

zero plane crashes in four years to two plane crashes in one week seems like not the best

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

FYI the opposite of taking the buyout is forming a union.

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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Tomorrow in DC we’re protesting DC Children’s Hospital for ending all care to trans people under 19 I would love to see my followers join me in protesting a move that’s already impacting folks very close to me If not now, when?

PROTECT TRANS HEALTH CARE PROTEST MEET 11:30 AM AT BRUCE MONROE COMMUNITY PARK MARCH AT NOON TO CHILDREN’S NATIONAL, MASKS REQUIRED

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Days filled with anxiety and danger have turned into a three-year-long nightmare. This city survives on the sheer willpower of those who love it. Our determination to resist and save our home keeps us going. And I am proud to be one of its citizens. Hello from Kharkiv!

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Someone please start a band called Movement Beef so factions of the left who are arguing with each other can thrash

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

This administration would have just fired everyone if they could. The fact that instead they're offering fake "buyouts" is a sign that federal worker protections are doing what they are designed to do.

Screenshot of a tweet from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management that reads, "Answering the most common question about the Deferred Resignation offer: Yes, you can choose to residn and will no longer be required to work. Whether you travel, relax at home, or explore new opportunities, you'll continue receiving your full government pay and benefits."

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 26/01/2025

...HAIL WATCH IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Hail. * WHERE...Everywhere #Commanders fans are found. * WHEN...3 p.m. onward. * IMPACTS...Hail. A hail watch means conditions are favorable for HAIL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... #RaiseHail && $$

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Antonia Tricarico @phat59.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Hey, I'll be in this show! Opening Saturday, 1/25 5-8 pm

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

The people of DC will experience this administration in uniquely bad ways. But the people here also have unique power — and we’re going to need to use it. Free DC is a new campaign setting out to build the movement it will take to win dignity for DC. Follow @freedcproject.bsky.social + learn more:

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Free DC

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

“One of the best organizing opportunities is a bad boss. Well, just about one of the worst is about to be inaugurated tomorrow.” — Chelsea Bland, CLUW DC at Metro DC DSA’s “The Road Ahead” @nightschool-dc.bsky.social

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

“DC’s lack of control over things like cannabis is materially dangerous. Recently people found cannabis cut with fentanyl in DC — because we don’t have the authority to regulate these shops.” — Sen. Jain

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

“Gentrification has been DC’s financial policy. Because we don’t fully control our finances, DC has had to gentrify to stay solvent.” — Musgrove

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

‪Kelsye Adams of Long Live Go-Go and DC Vote talks about the intersection of politics and culture and her work building the national movement for #DCstatehood.‬

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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

I’m at “DC History & the Quest for Democracy” at UDC. Dr. Derek Musgrove starts us off with a history lesson, explaining that in the 1870s Congress decided it would rather get rid of local democracy in DC altogether than let emancipated people have the right to vote here.

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