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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Join me on October 28 for a special tenant town hall. I want to hear what’s working, what’s not, and what we can do together to make DC more affordable. Let’s build power together! RSVP here: www.mobilize.us/janeesefordc...

Graphic with photo of Janeese and text: Tenant Town Hall. People's Congregational Church. 4704 13th St. NW, Washington, DC 20011. Wednesday, October 28, 5:30-7 PM.

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Mylo Minderbinder @duffomatic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

WaPo published my letter, but first they censored it. Here’s the story . . 1/

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Jonathan Diaz @jonathandiaz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

After pressure from the DC Board of Elections and Election Protection organizations, a spokesperson for the Guard said that they are addressing this specific incident, and that National Guard members are "directed not to monitor or secure polling locations" www.washingtonsun.com/metro/nation...

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D.C. Elections Board Asks National Guard to Stay Away From Ballot Drop Boxes

Guard members were seen standing next to a drop box in Foggy Bottom this week.

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

This is clearly not acceptable

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This article (and Slade's book) are fan fiction. Trumpism isn't a break from Reaganism, it's the intended result, a gov't by, for, and of corruption, lawlessness, racism, and misogyny. That's why Reaganites with power—Thomas, Alito, Kennedy, McConnell—worked hard to empower and entrench Trumpism.

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It matters to young people when we see their impact and believe in their future. Nominate a DC resident between the ages of 14-24 for a Right Direction Award: oag.dc.gov/RDA

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Daniel Kay Hertz @danielkayhertz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Come work with me! Impact for Equity is hiring Polikoff-Gautreaux fellows, a two-year fellowship program for people who have (or will have) graduated law or policy school in the last five years: impactforequity.org/get-involved...

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Fellowships | Impact for Equity

Impact for Equity works with other organizations to offer fellowships and opportunities to post graduate students and individuals interested in change.

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

⚠️ Heads up for student loan borrowers! ⚠️ Borrowers who enroll in autopay payments by September 30 will receive a 1% interest rate reduction — up from the current 0.25% reduction. The 1% rate reduction will last until June 2028 and is available for loans made after July 1, 2012.

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Greater Greater Washington @ggwash.org · 23/09/2026

Anyone who emails us an eligible photo by this Friday, September 25 at noon will be entered into a draw for a free ticket to GGWash's Fall Mixer. ggwash.org/view/104954/...

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Join GGWash on an autumn photo quest and win a Fall Mixer ticket

Anyone who emails us an eligible photo by this Friday, September 25 at noon will be entered into a draw for a free ticket to GGWash’s Fall Mixer.

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david i. backer @schooldaves.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Someone asked me to explain why individual decisions to send one’s kids to an under-resourced school don’t make a dent in the NYC education system (yes this is about NHJ’s essay, which is good but limited etc). Here’s a thread. 🧵

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Heather Goss @heathermg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Oh this is neat: D.C. is offering small grants to youth ages 15-24 to do climate action projects. Apply by Oct 10! doee.dc.gov/node/1831166...

A screenshot describing the conditions for the Youth Climate Action Fund. Email doee.ycaf@dc.gov for more info

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Metro @wmata.com · 19/09/2026

Attention professional artists! 📣 We’re looking for an artist to create an original work of art for the Northern Bus Garage Reconstruction Project that will serve as a welcoming landmark for the community. Apply by Sept. 24: opportunities.wearecreativewest.org/opportunity/...

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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

“Stoop kid’s afraid to leave his stoop!” See you at the Baltimore Book Festival 📚 Reading books from the stoop 🩵

Blue sign: Reading is Freedom. Stoop Read with Mychal Threets. Sunday 9/20 at 12:30pm

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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

many states, including California, also have an option to drop your ballot off directly at a elections office dropbox or election center and avoid USPS on the way back all together, which I'd recommend if possible.

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Erie Meyer @erie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A DC mom asking the national guard for help clearing a tree blocking her kid’s title 1 school: Her: Aren’t you supposed to be here to help? The national guard: Nope.

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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Last night's storm left downed debris and power outages throughout the District. Check out and share this list of storm recovery resources. Be safe out there!

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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I’m proud to announce our People’s Survey. If you aren’t able to make it to a listening session in your ward, take the survey: janeesefordc.com/survey Hearing from residents in all 8 wards is how we build a people’s government. So I want to hear from YOU.

Poster with a photo of Janeese and the words "I want to hear from you. Take the People's Survey. JaneeseForDC.com/Survey"

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Whenever I see a poll like this I always like to remind people that approval for interracial marriage in the US did not cross the 50% mark until 1994, when I was already in my twenties.

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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AU

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

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Julie Patton Lawson @srfrjulie.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

You may know that DC Public Schools has a great program where all 2nd graders learn to ride a bike. Unfortunately they don’t have adaptive bikes for students with disabilities, so a local school is raising money to get one for a student. Can you help? #bikedc gofund.me/5e7bb1cbc

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Donate to Help Fund an Adaptive Bike for Alisha’s Student, organized by Alisha K

Hi! My name is Alisha and I ‘m a physical education teacher in Washington D… Alisha K needs your support for Help Fund an Adaptive Bike for Alisha’s Student

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DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The library is buzzing with opportunities for job seekers this summer. Stop by Anacostia Library on Mondays and Thursdays for the Hiring Hub, where you can get hands-on résumé help and friendly review sessions. bit.ly/4bSBWK5

The image is a flyer for "The Hiring Hub" event by DC Public Library at Anacostia Library. It includes details about resume reviews, interview coaching, a quick clinic, and a job fair. Events occur on specific dates and times from July to September 2023. The job fair is on Thursday, September 17, from 12:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is required.

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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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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

1. American taxpayers are spending $2 BILLION every year providing Medicaid benefits to hundreds of thousands of employees of Amazon and Walmart, a new analysis by Popular Information reveals.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

They cut $186 billion from SNAP because they said we couldn’t afford it.

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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This program is timely and substantive. You will leave with summer go bag items. Join us and please share - we have plenty of space! Open to anyone who can get to the Takoma DC area.

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DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Notarize it at the library ✍️📚 You can now access Notary Public services at the MLK Library—whether it's a power of attorney, ID copies, or real estate documents. 🗓 2nd & 3rd Saturdays ⏰ 10 AM–1 PM Learn more: bit.ly/4pEnGcR

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Capital Weather @capitalweather.com · 17/07/2026

VERY UNHEALTHY: DC among cities with worst air on earth this morning. 😖 Air quality as bad or worse than during historic 2023 wildfire event. Could get worse before it gets better. We'll have updates through the day: www.capitalweather.com/wildfire-smo...

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

DC, we're in the middle of another heat wave. ☀️🌡️ If you're a renter, and your AC is broken or your water is being disconnected — we have your back. Please call our Consumer and Tenant Response unit at 202-442-9828, and we will work to get the cool air or cool water flowing again.

Forecast showing temperatures forecast at 92 degrees today, 100 degrees on Wednesday, 99 degrees on Thursday, and 98 degrees on Friday.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

It is not a great look that some senior Democratic leaders have had time to put out statements on social media about how much they'll miss Lindsey Graham but haven't had time to talk about these latest executions carried out by Trump's gestapo in American streets.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti

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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

If you read just a few comments on any article about Graham Platner it should become crystal clear why victims don’t come forward earlier. The level of cruelty people direct at victims is gutting

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Christopher Wiggins @cwnewser.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

My interview: “I came to this country as an infant and became a U.S. citizen,” Roswell Encina said. “So sitting there, on the Fourth of July, I couldn’t help but think about the promise of America and the work still required to protect it.” www.advocate.com/news/people/...

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Man in viral D.C. Metro photo says he was ‘terrified’ as masked white nationalists surrounded him

Roswell Encina, a gay Filipino American civic leader, said the Fourth of July encounter with Patriot Front was frightening and impossible to separate from American history.

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David Ramos @imagineterrain.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

FreeDC put together a guide to the shoulder sleeve insignia worn by National Guard troops in DC, and they want you to email in any sightings of Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, or Maryland personnel away from the Mall.

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

“How much is a magical world worth?” A beautiful thread about Cabo Verde, the Peace Corps, and the World Cup:

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If you ever doubt how magical this world is, one day you will decide to go to a World Cup watch party in Oakland that you found online to root for a country where you spent two years trying to coax English out of the mouths of Cape Verdean teenagers. 1/7
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And at the watch party you will ask the organizer if he's from Cape Verde. He will say yes, from Praia. And you'll say oh! I lived there for two years. I was a teacher. And he will ask, "What's your name?" You will tell him and he will say,
"You were my teacher."
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And across 30+ years and 6,000 miles you will hug a now man who tried to find you and remembered the songs you taught him and his classmates and he will apologize for how badly behaved they all were. And you will laugh and try not to cry and gape in wonder at at this crazy world.

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You will remember how much you love the World Cup. And what the Peace Corps meant to you. What those students, 40 to a class with no glass on the windows, meant to you.
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Ivan, the grown man with a touch of grey in his beard, will tell you later he has struggled to describe what it meant to him to meet again - that he shared our photo with classmates.
And when he returns from watching the Cabo Verde game, we will try to find the words together.

Jill Tucker @jilltucker • 20h And then you read that the US
House of Representatives will vote a day before that game on an amendment to eliminate the Peace Corps, which costs 1/6 the price of the Tomahawk missiles the US used in the war on Iran.

Jill Tucker @jilltucker •20h And you wonder: How much is a magical world worth?

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 23/06/2026

Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

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Greg Lipper @theglipper.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Yikes. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/b...

“Inequality is hardly a new feature in America. But the explosion of wealth at the very top is without precedent in U.S. history. At the height of the Gilded Age at the end of the 19th century, the richest handful of Americans had a net worth equivalent to about 3 percent of the country's annual economic output, according to compiled by the French economists Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez. Today, the fortunes of the same 0.00001 percent—about 20 individuals—make up roughly four times as large a share, equivalent to 12 percent of annual output.”

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 13/06/2026

Imagine if we treated Trump the way we treat people who miss the recertification deadlines for government assistance programs.

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d. reed, crisp & juicy enjoyer 🦀🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇾 @justupthepike.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

I don’t like arguing with people, but it’s important for folks to understand that land costs are real. “we’d be fine if you just built fewer houses here” is saying you will only accept expensive homes for wealthy people in your community. even if you don’t believe that, it is the reality

Thanks for writing me. We live in an area where land is expensive, and land costs are the bulk of the cost of a home. The more homes you put on a piece of land, the lower the cost. It is that simple. 40 homes on this property would likely be very expensive single-family homes. It would be a shame if the efforts of well-intentioned neighbors who say they are a welcoming community and are not opposed to townhouses resulted in this outcome.

I do not think that the attitudes of the residents who are fighting this project are reflective of the community as a whole, or what is best for this property, and I will continue to advocate for what is currently proposed. We will have to agree to disagree on this. I will not get into an argument with you on the matter, but I hope you have a great weekend.

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Lionel Dripps @lioneldripps.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

One reason why many DC YIMBYs are supporting JLG over McDuffie (with misgivings) is McDuffie keeps lying about what he will and won’t support. You don’t know what McDuffie will do as Mayor because McDuffie doesn’t know what he’ll do as Mayor.

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

If you witness police or National Guard interacting with community members, send photos or videos to Report@FilmThePoliceDC.org. End the occupation. Stop the surge. National Guard OUT NOW.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Mikie Sherrill has been governor for four months and it's already time to resign. If you are a Democratic governor and this takes place at your direction, then there should be no place for you in the party.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

#1. This is a lie. #2. Lots of dollars don't go to people who are lawfully, correctly, eligible to receive them. This administration wants to increase that total. #3. This admin has gutted professional anti-fraud tools (e.g. Inspectors Generals) while fueling massive fraud by cronies.

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DC Council @councilofdc.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

On this date in 1865, the Army of the Potomac ceremonially marched up Pennsylvania Avenue, celebrating the defeat of the Confederacy and the Union’s victory in the Civil War. (Present-day Confederate flag wavers: please make note of this)

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Saad Asad @realsaadasad.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

San Diego fell from 5th to 12th most expensive rental market by building more multifamily housing per capita than any other California city. This is what happens when you actually build. The lesson isn't complicated. www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/05/13/s...

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

DC, we have some hot days ahead! ☀️🌡️ If you're a renter, and your AC is broken or your water is being disconnected — we are here to help. Please call our Consumer and Tenant Response team at 202-442-9828, and we will prioritize getting the cool air or cool water flowing again.

Weather forecast in DC showing a high of 99° today, 101° on Tuesday, and 97° on Wednesday.

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary.

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David Houston @dmhouston.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Education research often rivals economics for the title of "the dismal science" But that second graph is one of the most liberating, inspiring things I encounter in my job Students' backgrounds are *not* predictive of how much they can learn and grow It's right there. In the data. For all to see.

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