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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This instigates one of those what about when discussions, although all the points of caution and concern are valid, in my view. The Literary World’s D.E.I. Checklist www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o...

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Opinion | The National Book Awards Are No Longer National

The National Book Awards longlists are a study in tedious political orthodoxy.

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

blues harmonica, jazz and a few revolutionary words help kick off Season 3 of MidnightRose: A Reading Series of Poetry and Prose. Come Join us Sept. 12, 2-4pm, Tenley Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW, DC 20016. Register: estherproductionsinc.com/event

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Here's what I wrote in 2025 about DC's child welfare system. There is good reason for a US Attorney General convened special grand jury. DC children, especially low-income children, are being abused, neglected or killed at alarming rates. thedcline.org/2025/02/13/j...

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jonetta rose barras: Many of DC’s children remain an endangered class

When Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker, chair of the newly constituted Committee on Youth Affairs, conducts his performance oversight of the Office of the Ombudsperson for Children and the Child and...

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Your state can't mail your ballot until it uploads you into a federal portal. The portal doesn't exist. The government told a federal judge that Thursday, then asked her to trust them. 49 pages Friday. Page 38 is the one. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/great-news...

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The Trump administration pushed back on a federal judge’s finding that states cannot realistically comply with sweeping new USPS mail voting restrictions before the midterms, telling an appeals court that election officials’ concerns are overstated. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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Trump DOJ says states can handle last-minute mail voting overhaul, asks appeals court to narrow block

DOJ argued that states facing the earliest deadlines for mailing ballots have not shown compliance is impossible.

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Tom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Once again, I will note a post that needs a history lesson. This person is denying that Dukakis spoke at Neshoba, like Reagan. He did- and didn't mention civil rights, on the anniversary of the deaths of the civil rights workers. www.nytimes.com/1988/08/05/u...

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At a Fair in Mississippi, Dukakis Plays Politics in Black and White (Published 1988)

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Since 2018, I have conducted multiple investigative reports & analyses of DC's child welfare system. DC's children, especially low-income children, are an endangered species. Elected officials seem oblivious & have done next to nothing to address the problems. wapo.st/4gSolnQ

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Inside Pirro’s special grand jury probe into D.C. agencies supervising kids

The investigation appears focused on whether officials are adequately supervising children in and out of school, with scrutiny on attendance and social worker visits.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 04/09/2026

Oh, this is going to piss some folks off. They’ve repeated the lie so many times they thought nobody would check the receipts. We checked. Jeffries is the first Black party leader in congressional history, and the “bought by AIPAC” smear has been repeated like gospel. Here are the actual numbers.

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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

625,000 Americans filed comments telling them not to open 45 million acres to logging. 99% said no. They filed the paperwork to do it anyway on Tuesday. They're not counting on winning the argument. They're counting on you not saying it twice. 👇 Say it twice: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The early conventional wisdom among many financial analysts over a year ago during tariff madness was that Bessent was the voice of reason in the room who got some reversed. The reality is that he might be the single most dangerous person in the Trump admin to our economy.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

There was a flurry of activity in the courts over the weekend involving Trump's plan to conscript the US Postal Service into his election subversion scheme. Democracy Docket will be sending my analysis to members this morning. Sign-up now to receive: demdock.com/4w6emld

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Someone said to me, "I'm sorry but I got your book from a library." Nobody should ever apologise for that. You read my book! That's brilliant! I grew up hanging out in libraries and the idea of a world without them fills me with dread. Without libraries, authors, like readers, will only suffer.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I guess they don’t count as Iran War casualties then. These things are important to Trump - for his scorecard.

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Someone in DC set up a “little free blockbuster” with DVDs inside instead of books lol

A picture of a box styled like a little free library but with blockbuster movies

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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

amazing! George E. Johnson, Who Built a Black Hair-Care Empire, Dies at 99 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/06/b...

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George E. Johnson, Who Built a Black Hair-Care Empire, Dies at 99

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Jocelyn Anderson Photography @jocelynanderson.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Red-headed Woodpecker family ♥️♥️🩶

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andrear9md.bsky.social @andrear9md.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Well yeah, if Watergate happened again it would have gone off without a hitch because no one would have known about it until a year later when Woodward and Bernstein's book came out.

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Look who's at the game tonight! Our 48th President @kamalaharris.com & first First Gentleman @douglasemhoff.bsky.social!

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

BREAKING: In response to an email I sent today DC Office of Campaign Finance Official Wesley Williams told me "The Janeese Lewis George campaign committee and Safe and Affordable DC filed Motions for Reconsideration which were received on June18, 2026." OCF fined JLG $16,000 prior to the election.

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Local Resister @projectspacetime.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Oh, look. A proper reflecting pond.

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Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

guy has a trillion dollars, 0 friends, and has never landed a joke. I know a pact with the devil when I see one.

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Why would a city that cannot fully fund its childcare subsidy program earmark $2 million to Ford’s Theatre Society? Surely there are foundations or corporations from which it can secure such a donation. thedcline.org/2026/06/12/j...

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jonetta rose barras: The DC Council’s election year budget panders and jeopardizes

On Sunday, just two days before the DC Council voted unanimously to give initial approval to the city’s nearly $22 billion Fiscal Year 2027 Budget and Financial Plan, I asked Chair Phil Mendelson whet...

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

wapo.st/4eeXodS Calling McDuffie a moderate is lazy, uninformed labeling. But anyone who thinks you can grow an economy with a strong business community is living in fantasy land.

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In D.C. mayor’s race, Kenyan R. McDuffie is the not-so-moderate moderate

Backed by the city’s business class, he’s pitching opportunity for the District’s downtrodden — and arguing he has the experience to deliver it.

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

This is not a white thing; not a black thing; not an old or young thing. This IS a Dad, Daddy, Father, Grandfather, Uncle, big brother like Daddy thing. COME JOIN US for Speaking About Fathers-June 6 from2-3:30pm at Tenley-Friendship Library (4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW).

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

“The public policy behind these laws is to prevent actual and apparent corruption in our candidates and our elected officials, who must serve the public trust,” Kevin Sobkoviak wrote in his complaint about Janeese Lewis George mayoral campaign's coziness with unions. thedcline.org/2026/05/01/j...

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jonetta rose barras: Has Janeese Lewis George’s mayoral campaign violated DC election finance laws?

Earlier this week, Wesley Williams, operations and policy officer for the DC Office of Campaign Finance, confirmed that his agency has opened an investigation into whether the relationship between Jan...

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

COME SHARE IN THIS COMMUNION OF CREATIVITY AND FATHERHOOD-JUNE 6, Tenley-Friendship Library (4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW, DC 20016) from 2-3:30pm. IT'S FREE.

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Esther Productions Inc. is proud to announce this appointment:

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onion person @junlper.beer · 06/05/2026

funniest thing i’ve ever seen

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/03/2026

SCHLAPP: Who wants to see impeachment hearings? CPAC CROWD: *cheers* SCHLAPP: No. That was the wrong answer.

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Americans were told this war was to rescue Iranians. Once again, Israel is committing war crimes and DJT is aiding & abetting, with the murder of hundreds of children. wapo.st/3O58uYH

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Nearly 1,500 Iranian civilians killed in U.S., Israeli strikes, report says

The findings appear to be the most comprehensive estimates yet of the growing toll of dead and wounded civilians in the month-long war.

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Adam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Stunning photo: James Bradford in 1961, arrested for reading in the Jackson, Mississippi public library.

A young black man sits at a table quietly reading. Four large white men, three of them in police uniforms, surround him.

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Will the incoming DC Delegate be capable of breaking the creative and political rigor mortis that set in over the years in that congressional office, regenerating it, expanding its sphere of influence, and enhancing the quality of life for District residents? thedcline.org/2026/03/23/j...

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jonetta rose barras: Who can create a new path for DC’s congressional delegate? (Part 2)

In DC, many people have asserted that the June primary will usher in a generational shift in the city’s political class. What does that really mean? Is it simply that several politicians who have been...

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Within the current DC Delegate race, there has been no rigorous exploration of candidates’ skills and mastery of public policy design and development, legislative crafting, and political and collaborative relationship-building. thedcline.org/2026/03/18/j...

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jonetta rose barras: Who can create a new path for DC’s congressional delegate?

When DC for Democracy, a far-left-leaning local political advocacy group, held a virtual forum earlier this year, candidates for DC delegate repeatedly used the words “fight” and “statehood.” Were the...

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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

President Volodymyr Zelensky has been formally nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize. Hide the ketchup.

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jonetta @jonetta.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

I am joining a terrific lineup of poets for the next MidnightRose: A Reading Series of Poetry and Prose. Spend the afternoon with them--and me. April 18, 2026 from 1-3pm at Tenley Library, 4450 Wisconsin Ave. NW, DC 20016. IT'S FREE. REGISTER NOW! www.estherproductionsinc.com/events-1/mid...

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