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Local DC journalist & general naysayer. Service dog handler 🐕‍🦺

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The Washington Sun Metro @washsunmetro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We’re building the next great newsroom for the nation’s capital, and we cover Washington like we live here – because we do. This is The Washington Sun Metro.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you got the Moderna COVID vaccine, you carry a little piece of Dolly in you. She donated $1M to fund the research team that created it.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Reactivated my account to bitch about how badly Reacher S4 is doing DC. What do you *mean* a freelancer could afford a cash deal loft apartment within easy view of the Wash monument? What do mean "meet me at the food trucks on the mall"?? And why is the @wcp.bsky.social catching strays in Ep2???
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sam delgado @samdelgado.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Last week, I wrote about the DC Court of Appeals' ruling that tossed out the approval of the latest Pepco rate hikes. On Friday, a motion was filed to the DC Public Service Commission's (PSC) to restore rates to what they were before this rate hike, & issue a refund to customers.
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Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Here's one of the more ridiculous ICE incidents I've run across: A Mexican man was arrested by agents while waiting at a NE bus stop. He told them he'd serve them carne asada if he was deported there and they visited...but they claim he threatened to *turn them* into carne asada
As I was being handcuffed, I asked the Spanish-speaking ICE officer what crime I had
committed that led to my arrest, and he responded that I am a criminal because I am in
the country illegally. I responded that if I am deported to Mexico, I will invite the officer
to my home to eat carne asada. One of the other officers who did not speak Spanish said
in English, “Oh, you want to make me into carne asada?” Because I understand some
English, I told the officer, no, that is not what I said, and the Spanish-speaking officer did
not correct him. I insisted that the English-speaking officer misheard me and was
incorrectly stating what I had said.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Last summer, I wrote about how DC utility watchdogs were suing the District over approving a $190 million Pepco rate hike. This week, courts agreed with watchdogs and vacated the rate hike approval. Read all the details @wcp.bsky.social washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7808...
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SpotlightDC @spotlightdc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
"The AG’s case confirms much of City Paper’s previous reporting, including accounts from tenants in multiple Razjooyan-managed buildings who endured months without heat, repeated flooding, inhumane conditions, and threats of eviction." washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7794...
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D.C. Attorney General Targets D.C. Slumlord With RICO Lawsuit, Alleging Corrupt Enterprise Across 70 Rent-Controlled Buildings
Despite the AG’s lawsuit, another notorious slumlord has reappeared as a representative at a building in Razjooyan’s enterprise.
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sam delgado @samdelgado.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The 51st has produced so much valuable reporting in just a single year, with only one full-time reporter. Can you imagine what a second year could look like if this newsroom had triple the reporting capacity? The good news is that we don't have to imagine — we can make it happen. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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The 51st @51st.news · 04/02/2026
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
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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 — no paywalls, ever. But that's only…
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Washington City Paper @wcp.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
All That’s Left of You is a moving multi-generational saga about a Palestinian family under Israeli occupation. Writer-director Cherien Dabis nearly gets into sanctimonious territory, writes critic Alan Zilberman, but “relents by finally following the nature of her characters.” buff.ly/BefBi4S
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All That’s Left of You Begins Like an After-School Special, Only To Become More Stirring and Intense.
The goal of All That’s Left of You is noble. Writer and director Cherien Dabis, who also co-stars, tells a multigenerational saga about one Palestinian family under Israeli occupation. Dabis mostly…
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The more info we get about this raid, the worse it becomes. ICE had NO valid warrant (administrative warrants do not authorize forceful entry into a home), the guy's sole prior conviction was a since-dismissed drug charge from 2008, AND he had checked in with ICE just days earlier.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
According to @rcfp.org, 24 donors gave a total of $1,094.95 in honor of my reporting and lawsuit against MPD! Let’s keep it going! www.rcfp.org/donate/
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Give to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Your tax-deductible donation supports our lawyers as they fight to protect the rights of journalists to gather and report the news.
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Remora House DC @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
“The team also found that displacement increased a homeless person’s likelihood of dying prematurely… as much as a 25% increase over 10 years.” “We know more housing is what’s going to solve this problem,” Radu said. “That is the root-cause intervention.”
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Washington City Paper @wcp.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
This year, our newsroom showed up when it counted. We broke stories, uplifted local voices, and held power to account. Every dollar brings us closer to our $36,260 goal. Give today:
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Washington City Paper is supported by people like you. Support Washington City Paper today.
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SpotlightDC @spotlightdc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
We’re excited to announce the latest SpotlightDC-funded project: Dream City, a new independent podcast that will explore the inner workings of D.C.’s political and business worlds.
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Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · 11/11/2025
🚨ALERTA: Gran presencia de agentes federales/ICE y de la policía local (MPD) entra la cuadra 1800 de Columbia Rd en Adams Morgan. Según informes, los agentes están deteniendo a personas, entrando en edificios y confiscando patinetes. Recomendamos evitar esta zona. 1/
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Sarah Marloff @sarahmarloff.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
So excited to drop @wcp.bsky.social's 2025 People Issue. These Washingtonians represent the best of D.C. and I was so honored to interview graffiti artist Luis Del Valle, King Molasses, & author Carolivia Herron. Photos by @darrow-m.bsky.social washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7737...
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The People Issue 2025
Get to know a drag king, a rapper, an exotic dance expert, and more.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I've received some medical news that is not good and need some time to tackle it. So apologies if I owe you an email, I will get back to you asap
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The 51st @51st.news · 07/11/2025
Sean Charles Dunn’s moment of culinary resistance — he wouldn't be subservient, one could say — has become a symbol of D.C.’s refusal to accept the federal occupation quietly. Earlier today, D.C.'s own "sandwich guy" was found not guilty of the charges against him.
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How a thrown sandwich became a symbol of D.C.’s resistance
In an already surreal moment, Washingtonians have embraced bread puns, sandwich flags, and sub-themed street art as a form of protest.
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Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
News: Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George has started telling people she’s running for mayor, per several sources, confirming months of speculation about her political future. She’d be the first major candidate to declare for 2026. Now the question: what will Bowser do?
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
TIL that the AI software my health insurance company (Cigna) uses to scan the documents hallucinated a medical code ahout eye glasses into my claim for my custom finger braces. This AI hallucination caused Cigna to deny my request they reimburse the $1,196 I spent & that's covered per my policy.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Everyone please wish a v happy 4th bday to my favorite spooky ghost 👻
White shepherd service dog sits in front of a giant jack-o-lantern
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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
several people have emailed us to say that the sudden shut down of a giant book distributor is making public libraries scramble for books www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
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Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
"Our residents are afraid and they are angry. They want the executive to be forthcoming about current policies," says @brianneknadeau.bsky.social opening a hearing on human rights violations during the federal takeover of D.C. and the local government's cooperation with federal agents.
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Councilmember Charles Allen @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
If benefits aren't restored, 141,000 DC residents won't be able to put food on their tables to feed their families. There is no scenario where this ends well, and the federal government has the tools to avoid such a clear and cruel outcome.
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The 51st @51st.news · 28/10/2025
Four weeks into the federal shutdown, rent is about to be due and next month’s SNAP benefits are at risk. We previously made this list of ways to give and receive help locally — but need your help: Where else can our neighbors find food? Share any meal or grocery distributions you know of ⬇️
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A guide to giving and receiving help in D.C.
Where to find all kinds of assistance, from legal aid to food donations to political organizing.
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ACLU of the District of Columbia @aclu-dc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
“We need to fight back,” Carballo said. “We need to be resilient. We need to stand up for our rights and, of course, right now, it’s very difficult. But we know that we will overcome.” wtop.com/dc/2025/10/dc-area-immigra…
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DC-area immigrants face challenges under Trump administration - WTOP News
WTOP spoke the D.C. region’s immigrant community members for their feedback on President Donald Trump’s moves against immigrants and their responses.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Happy 1st bday @51st.news! Great party with local artists and bakers and cocktails at KBird - a lovely way to reconnect with so many of you in person after all these years and meet new folks 🥰
Blue-haired freelance reporter Sloane stands in a crowded bar where folks are celebrating the bday of the news site The 51stThe 51st celebrated its bday with delicious chocolate devil food's cake from Capitol Jill Baking bedecked with flowers.Bday party attendees printed their own DC flags with custom motifs for the stars like the Metro symbol, books, fists, bicycle wheels and more with local artist Fox Print Cards
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The 51st @51st.news · 03/10/2025
It's true! We're powered by readers and need 18 more to join today to keep our fundraising on track: 51st.news/signup
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The 51st @51st.news · 26/09/2025
D.C. has one of the lowest rates of uninsured residents across the U.S. Looming cuts to a city-funded healthcare program could change that — with disastrous consequences, advocates say. What’s behind the decision, and what are the alternatives?
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DC phases out Health Care Alliance, impacting thousands
Advocates say the elimination of DC Health Care Alliance, which insures 26,000 low-income residents, could have disastrous consequences.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
I don't think you understand how much I love this city. Shakers welcomed my friend with her rollator, and @930club.bsky.social escorted us to our ADA accessible chairs tonight to see @kingfishrofficial.bsky.social and even labeled the chairs to ensure we could enjoy the show. DC forever & always.
Chair in the ADA section of the 930 club labeled and dated for Sloane at tonight's Kingfishr show.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Thanks @citycastdc.bsky.social for interviewing me about my story @wcp.bsky.social about illegal trashing dumping and secret streams in one DC neighborhood! Spotlight has a transcript, too, for anyone listening in who is hearing impaired. open.spotify.com/episode/2PMB...
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How This DC Alley Became a 40 Year Old Dump
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The 51st @51st.news · 18/09/2025
It's Thursday! In your inbox today: Raising trans kids in Trump's D.C. (our first story in partnership with @19thnews.org), a beloved D.C. ice rink faces an uncertain future, the Commanders get their stadium, and how the Federal Bureau of Prisons is failing D.C. residents:
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Raising trans kids in Trump's D.C.
Plus, a beloved D.C. ice rink faces an uncertain future, the Commanders get their stadium, and more news.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Why are there just thousands of lantern flies all over K Street NW near the Farragust West Metro station. I'm here all the time and have never seen so many!
Dozens of invasive lantern flies crawl over a support beam outside an office building on 1900 K St NW in DC
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 21/08/2025
"Here legally, engaged in a sanctioned process to determine their eligibility for asylum, they have committed no crime. They are arrested anyway, and the lives they’ve risked to come to the United States are thrown into chaos."
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A photographer’s view of ICE’s relentless courthouse arrests
The shattering of faith in America's goodness is the hardest part to watch.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
South Park getting real local
South park's latest episode features the character Towelry walking through Union Station which is depicted as filled with the National Guard.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
I think I'm gonna file a FOIA to see how much taxpayer money it's been costing to take over MPD and deploy the National Guard in DC. As a treat to myself.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
TIL that La*ra Lo*mer is only 1 year older than me? 👀
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Just returned from a trip to Ireland, NI, and UK and was really moved by the pro-palestinian support everywhere.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 07/08/2025
The number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits for at least a week rose to the highest level since late 2021, according to Labor Department data.
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Nearly 2 million Americans on unemployment, highest since pandemic era
Continuing unemployment claims jumped to 1.97 million in late July, according to a Labor Department report, highlighting a weakening labor market.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Check out my @spotlightdc.bsky.social -funded investigation @wcp.bsky.social into allegations Pepco misspent $94 million promised for infrastructure upgrades the company collected from hiking your bill -- following by DC awarding them another bill hike washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7686...
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Pepco Raked in $108 million Thanks To Recent Rate Increases. Another Bump Could Kick in Next Year, But It’s Being Challenged in Court.
As D.C. endures extreme heat and rising electricity bills, the Office of People’s Counsel has accused Pepco of misspending $94 million
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Just heard two big explosion noises in Arlington tonight from the Pentagon City area. Second one was a few minutes ago and *massive* sounding. Didn't sound like fireworks to me, so called it into 911. Hope everyone is ok 😬
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Shout out to @730dc.bsky.social for featuring my latest story today @wcp.bsky.social about chronic trash and flooding in one DC neighborhood - plus my essay for 730DC last year on the Kennedy Center rainbow lights! buff.ly/N76d3hH
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Read my latest here! 👇
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Councilmember Charles Allen @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
Hundreds turned out today for @hillfamilybiking.org 2nd Anniversary Ride. Began with a powerful reminder of those we’ve lost at Dave Salovesh’s ghost bike; then celebrated the joy of hundreds biking around Ward 6 on safer streets for riders of all ages & abilities! Happy Anniversary!
Charles Allen speaks to riders before they kick off the anniversary ride.100s of riders.100s of riders.Ghost bike of Dave Salovesh
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The 51st @51st.news · 16/04/2025
Congress still hasn't fixed the local D.C. budget shortfall it caused in the first place. Now, the mayor is instituting a spending freeze and warning furloughs might be necessary. Latest from @maustermuhle.bsky.social 51st.news/bowser-freez...
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Bowser freezes spending, threatens furloughs thanks to Congress's budget interference
Libraries and recreation centers could be shuttered temporarily if things get bad enough.
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
My favorite local DC tiktoks www.tiktok.com/t/ZTj8BkUeh/
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can’t beat spring time in dc #dmv #maryland #washington
TikTok video by Robbie
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Sloane Airey 📰 @sloaneairey.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Thanks @730dc.bsky.social for sharing my latest story @wcp.bsky.social about staft abuse of DC youth in detention. I feel lucky to live in the District where we can keep supporting local reporting even when national news is so demanding, too, esp rn. washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7616...
Screenshot of 730dc's newsletter sharing the article and its associated reports
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Darrow Montgomery @darrow-m.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
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PHOTOS: ‘Hands Off’ Anti-Trump Protest Draws Tens of Thousands to the National Mall
The rally in D.C. was one of about 1,300 protests across the country.
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The 51st @51st.news · 07/04/2025
Federal cuts to Medicaid could leave thouands of D.C.'s residents without health care. “Our patients are really nervous and really scared, and rightly so."
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Federal Medicaid cuts threaten health care for thousands in D.C.
The proposed cuts could present an existential threat to community health centers that serve the city’s low-income residents. Black residents, who make up the vast majority of D.C.’s Medicaid…
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