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Evan Yeats

@evanyeats.bsky.social
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Union guy. Former Commissioner. DC denizen.

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fakesharrows @fakesharrows.bsky.social · 9h
I think if I was as deeply committed to Home Rule as someone is currently pretending to be I probably wouldn't say DC "City" Council
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DoorDash Withdraws Support for H.R. 9720, Reaffirms Commitment to D.C., Offers Partnership with D.C. Council to Exempt SNAP Recipients from Delivery Tax
DoorDash is withdrawing its support for H.R. 9720, while reaffirming its commitment to D.C. and offering partnership with the D.C. Council to repeal a new tax on SNAP deliveries and protect vulnerabl...
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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 13h
NEW: Amazon will refund thousands of Prime members in Wards 7 and 8 for secretly excluding them from full delivery services. The exclusions have now been lifted, and Amazon will also be required to change its practices. No corporation is too big to be held accountable for deceiving DC residents.
Satellite map of the District of Columbia showing excluded zip codes 20020 and 20019.
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The Washington Post Tech Guild @wapotechguild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We returned to the bargaining table today after a months-long break, eager to finally hear management's first proposal. We've presented 25 proposals without a single response. Today we got theirs, and it was worse than we expected. 🧵(1)
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The "sports capital"
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The most interesting thing is how different the response from Chicago leaders have been than DC. Mayor Bowser tells everyone to just not believe their eyes and the Council waves their hands and says they are powerless.
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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
this is so fucking cool
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Annemarie Cuccia @annemariec.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Street Sense is hiring! Apply to join us as an editor and work at one of the most unique and community-centered papers in D.C. streetsensemedia.org/jobs/
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Join Our Team - Street Sense Media
Deputy Editor Job Type: Full-time Start Date: November 16, 2026 Application Deadline: October 16, 2026 Education: 4-Year Degree Required Experience...
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026
Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics.
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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The FAIR Act is primarily a backlash to Initiative 83, which overwhelmingly approved ranked-choice voting and semi-open primaries in DC. I don't support every initiative that has been proposed in DC, but sabotaging the process for all initiatives and referenda is anti-democratic and anti-Home Rule.
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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Home Rule Act gives DC residents the right to propose ballot initiatives and referenda. Today, the Council will vote on a bill to gut that right by imposing dozens of new restrictions, requirements, legal barriers, and delays to effectively block any initiative before it reaches your ballot.
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
An incredible piece and a reminder that the Post has all but eliminated staff photographers in the past year.
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Chris Ingraham @cingraham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Police union in DC is speaking out against Flock cameras, but only because management was using them to investigate officer misconduct (possibly overtime fraud) 🙃 washingtonsun.com/metro-newsle...
The D.C. Police Union has joined the anti-Flock chat.

The group issued a press release Thursday sounding the alarm about the powerful cameras, which the Metropolitan Police Department uses to store license-plate information in a searchable database.

The union filed a grievance this summer, complaining that D.C. police managers had been misusing the tech. Union chair Gregg Pemberton tells The Sun’s Jenny Gathright that the department refused to investigate — so he decided to go public with the concerns.

“All I can tell you is that we discovered improper access or improper queries,” said Pemberton, who declined to share more details about what the managers were allegedly looking up in the Flock data.

A D.C. police spokesperson said the union’s grievance was over the use of Flock cameras in an internal affairs investigation regarding the misconduct of a union member.
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Nicole McEntee @nikkimcentee17.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Wearing pink on our bike bus today for Allie. #allforallie @bryanhart.bsky.social @jlrhart.bsky.social @familiesforsafestreets.org @jlrhart.bsky.social
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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🔮🍪Madame J’s Fright Bites are BACK! Donate $50+ by Sept. 14 for freakishly good treats from Madame J + last year’s No Tricks, Just Treats baking contest winners. Help keep Spookyville free & open to all. Donate: rebrand.ly/Donate-Spookyville Details: www.spookyville-hauntedalley.com/event-detail...
Spookyville Bake Sale: Madame J's Fright Bites! A moon with a bite taken out of it hands reading the atmosphere.
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Tucker Jones @tuckerjones.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
2 yrs ago I held neighborhood elected office covering U St, Washington DC. That summer saw occasional "teen takeovers," freaking people out. But police reported no arrests, no behaviors that could result in arrest. The public presence of (Black) young people is not inherently criminal or dangerous.
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
No published list of who is testifying. Giant red flag.
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is the second journalist I've seen describing Binitie as "well-connected" but without specifying how or to whom. Those of us in the know know it's the Green Team and Mayor Bowser, but why soften language to cover for a major donor? I know why the AG did it, but a reporter should make it plain.
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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Interesting UX decisions on DC's 311 app. While the Contact Information header says optional and you can skip all of these fields, if you add an email address the last name field becomes required with minimal cues it changed.
Contact information screen that says optional in the heading.Contact information screen with Optional in the heading and a Last Name shows a required * symbol.
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Geoffrey Hatchard @imgoph.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
New school year, new chance to be in community! Integrated Schools DC supports families reflecting on race, class, & integration in DC schools. Join us for virtual discussions & in-person meetups throughout the year. More info: integratedschools.org/chapter/wash... @integratedschools.bsky.social
Integrated Schools
FAMILIES CHOOSING INTEGRATION

A community for DC families reflecting on privelege, equity, and education.

Integrated Schools prepares families with racial or economic privilege to commit to integrating our children, driving new narratives about education, and advocating for justice in our public schools.

New members are always welcome!

SY 2026-2027 PROGRAMMING

Sept 27 - Kid-Friendly Gathering, Turkey Thicket Playground, 3-5 pm

Oct 15 - Virtual Meeting: Raising White Kids

Dec 3 - Adults-Only Drop-In at The Roost

Jan 21 - Virtual Meeting

Early Feb - School Lottery Panel

Apr 29 - Virtual Meeting

May 22 - Kid-Friendly Gathering

Scan to join the DC Chapter's Google Group: https://integratedschools.org/chapter/washington-dc/

Learn more at integratedschools.org
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
More from me... and WHY UNIONS ARE AMAZING! karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-washin...
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The Washington Post Fired Me. I Fought—and Won My Job Back.
Nearly a year after being wrongfully fired for my comments on race, gender and violence, an arbitrator has ordered my immediate reinstatement.
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Washington-Baltimore News Guild @wbng.org · 24/08/2026
VICTORY: The Guild @postguild.bsky.social wins reinstatement for @washingtonpost.com columnist @karenattiah.bsky.social in wrongful termination arbitration, underscoring the protections collective bargaining agreements provide workers against retaliatory discipline ✊ wbng.org/news/karen-a...
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The Guild wins reinstatement for Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah in wrongful termination arbitration
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The cowardly absence of local political leadership - but particularly the leadership of @dcpublicschools.bsky.social throughout this occupation is remarkable. Their commitment to children and protecting children is only skin-deep.
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Jaime Fear Her 👻 @bogrosemary.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We are begging political leadership for help! This is at Wheatley EC/Joe Cole Rec. It's not just NG; fed LEOs incl. HSI are staging there, too. @cmzparker5.bsky.social @fixcircle.bsky.social @littlepagem.bsky.social @robertwhitedc.bsky.social @eleanornorton.bsky.social @freedcproject.bsky.social
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Metro Gold Line.
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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Spookyville is turning 10!🔮🕸️🌚💀🧹 The 10th Annual Spookyville: Haunted Alley is creeping closer (save the date for Friday, October 30), and there are lots of ways to help us conjure the magic. Join the Boo Crew. Bring your talents. Feed the candy cauldrons. Here’s how ⬇️
Save the date for the 10th Annual ... Spookyville: Haunted Alley. Friday, October 30, 2026; 6 pm - ?; alley behind 715-719 Van Buren St, NW. Trick or treating, live music, fish fry, fortune telling & more spooky fun. www.spookyville-hauntedalley.com
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
To post this just after voting to cut the DC Paid Family Leave program really shows that you can't have shame in pursuit of virality.
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
It's weird that the people label our Mayor as "business-friendly" when stuff like this makes it clear that it's only for certain sectors or donors, and certainly not small businesses as a whole.
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People's Book @peoplesbooktakoma.com · 07/07/2026
This is your fault, Jeff.
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
A minute is a looonnngg time in EMS response.
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Think we'll see any oversight from the WMATA board or DC council?
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Good morning, new from me in @prospect.org: the defense contractor that runs transit systems across the country signed a contract with Palantir a few months back. I wrote about it, and about how nobody wants to spell out what information the systems are collecting on riders or how the data is used.
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Tech Industry Transit Systems Endanger Immigrants, Advocates Fear - The American Prospect
Transit systems across the country are collecting information about the movement of riders via a company doing business with ICE contractor Palantir.
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Tim Newman @tnewmsblues.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This reporting is so inadequate, it approaches propaganda. NG is present in neighborhoods all across the city and there are increasing reports of their role in arrests. This article plays into the false narrative that Dem governors are learning is untrue about the NG mission in DC.
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
My favorite thing about @notus.com is that you can very carefully tell them you don't want their newsletters and they will send them to you anyways.
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Julie Patton Lawson @srfrjulie.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I’m excited to announce that I’m running for ANC, representing Lamond and Manor Park! I’ve been knocking doors and look forward to gathering signatures next week. You can help me build my communications toolbox with a $25 donation secure.actblue.com/donate/julie...
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fakesharrows @fakesharrows.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
per email from WABA ED, feds didn’t appeal 15th street ruling by deadline so we won for real
I’m still feeling excited about the advocacy team and WABA’s  work on the 15th Street Bike Lane lawsuit – I was there yesterday and kind of internally exulted that I was still able to ride there. Furthermore, last week the deadline passed for the federal government to appeal -- so it's done. The lawsuit was an unexpected start to 2026, but winning made it a good start!
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DC Beer @dcbeer.com · 23/06/2026
You have about a month to pay your respects.
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City-State to Close on July 25, 2026 | DC Beer
City-State got two lives in the DC beer scene, the first as a brewery, the second as a bar. On July 25, City-State Public House, formerly City-State
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Geoffrey Hatchard @imgoph.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
okay, I know Our (lame duck) Mayor and her coterie don't really post here, so maybe it was covered elsewhere, but did she fight back about the closure of Dupont Circle for Pride this year? Because I didn't even see a weak-worded press release expressing disappointment. #DCProud #ObviouslyDC
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
WATCH: New footage from a home security camera in shows National Guard soldiers tackle a woman to the ground, put her in handcuffs, and detain her seemingly without any justification or provocation🧵
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Washington-Baltimore News Guild @wbng.org · 26/05/2026
Support these workers: Donate to the strike fund: gofundme.com/f/support-na... Send a letter to management: actionnetwork.org/letters/help... Share your support on social media: instagram.com/p/DYzZ8psjhhL/
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Washington-Baltimore News Guild @wbng.org · 26/05/2026
Workers at the National Abortion Hotline Union are on a 24-hour ULP strike today after management refused to bargain in good faith over the implementation of artificial intelligence technology on the Hotline. No bots in abortion care! wbng.org/2026/05/26/n...
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National Abortion Hotline workers go on strike over employer's refusal to bargain over AI - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
Workers at the National Abortion Hotline, represented by the Washington-Baltimore News Guild (WBNG) are on a 24-hour Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike today after NAF management refused to bargain in...
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Alice Miranda Ollstein @alicemiranda.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Our @pen-guild.bsky.social union took on our bosses after they launched an AI tool (in violation of our contract) that churned out inaccurate reports. It was a years-long fight, but today we won. A neutral arbitrator ruled in our favor. The tool is shutting down. www.pen-guild.org/news/victory...
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Washington-Baltimore News Guild @wbng.org · 22/05/2026
🚨🚨🚨🚨 VICTORY! Following months of negotiations between @pen-guild.bsky.social leadership, WBNG, and POLITICO management, the company has agreed to shut down both AI products at the heart of last November’s landmark arbitration ruling! wbng.org/2026/05/22/p...
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VICTORY: POLITICO agrees to shut down both AI tools at center of landmark arbitration - Washington-Baltimore News Guild
The POLITICO and E&E News Guild (PEN Guild) members have earned a resounding final victory in one of the most significant labor-AI disputes in American journalism: following months of negotiations bet...
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Tom Bridge @tombridge.com · 22/05/2026
DC friends, they've started up checkpoints again. There's a checkpoint at Rhode Island Ave NE and South Dakota Ave NE. And fuck ICE.
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Wild to watch this coverage quote not a single actual parent, teacher, student or staff member. The people who know the experience of schools best to are lobbying groups, evidently.
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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Erin is THE expert so if you want to know more - go here!
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Serious Llama @seriousllama.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I know that it’s hard to resist the annual sale. But the union has been in a three-year fight for recognition. REI’s response? Hire Morgan Lewis and deny co-op members the ability to vote on board members.
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