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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley

@terabithia4.bsky.social
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A Californian living in an East Coast world. @tinynewscollective.bsky.social‬ ED. Formerly @lenfestinstitute.org, ‪@ampress.bsky.social‬, WVU Media College, HoyaJournalism, @washingtonpost.com. Wife. Mom.

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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Thanks for reporting and posting, Scott. Very important work! Though I do wish you weren't on Substack. There are other, more principled platforms to choose from where you can make $$. @ghost.org is one great alternative.
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Internal National Park Service records shared with us: 2024 - $7 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades 2026 - $323 million allotted for White House grounds projects and upgrades ===>
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Looks like Door Dash is trying to woo back DC residents with $12 off one order. Show me you have no respect for us without saying it. Ridiculous. #DCstatehood #51ststate
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Add that figure to the money already spent on this failed and unnecessary occupation, and the bill just keeps ballooning. If you asked people across the country if this is how they want their tax money spent, I bet they would say a resounding NO.
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Econ Analytica @econanalytica.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Cartoon by @adamzyglis.bsky.social
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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 14/06/2026
Sir Ian McKellen.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Why did the DC Dept. of Elections lock the ballot box at Payne Elem. on the Sat. before the election? I tried to cast my vote there yesterday, and no dice. I ended up putting it in the mail instead. Not a good look! @dcvote.bsky.social @councilofdc.bsky.social @51st.news @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Would love to see more photos or video of this. Were the workers obscured in some way?
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Is anyone live-streaming the removal of a particular man's name from the Kennedy Center?
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
@phillewis.bsky.social It was lovely to "meet" you in the DC Press Forward meeting yesterday. I enjoy following your thoughts here.
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The 51st @51st.news · 07/06/2026
Yes! Included at the bottom of this newsletter!
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Waiting for library books?
Plus, meet the candidates vying for Anita Bond's at-large council seat.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I ❤️ this piece about a new local grocery story in DC from @civileats.com. It's worth watching and thinking about what it means to bring food and community together. cc @51st.news, have you all seen this? www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQ7p...
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An Innovative Grocery Store Opens in Southeast D.C.
YouTube video by Civil Eats
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Well, this is a nice development.
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
maybe women just don’t trust technology that repeatedly proves unreliable and costs too much (monetarily, societally, environmentally) given its relatively janky performance? i mean. why is it “women must lower their standards” and not “tech companies must profoundly improve…”
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I didn't know there was one still in Rockville! It's a bit of a hike, but maybe we'll make it up there... 🍕
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Armand's was one of the first DC restaurants I ever visited when I moved here about 25 years ago. The Capitol Hill location had ❤️-shaped pizzas for Valentine's Day, and we took our son there when he was just a baby. We were so sad when it closed. washingtonian.com/2026/05/21/a... @washingtonian.com
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A DC Native Visits the Last Armand’s Pizzeria in the DC Area
How do the fat Chicago-style slices hold up to nostalgia?
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Today is the day I learn which fans in our house work and which don't. The beginning of the summer heatwaves is upon us. 🥵
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
This is so sad. He and his twin brother played at Stanford when I was a student there. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...
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Jason Collins, first openly gay NBA player, dies from cancer at 47
Jason Collins, the NBA's first openly gay player who has served as a global ambassador for the sport for the past decade, has died after battling brain cancer, his family said Tuesday.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Well, the hits just keep on coming to our neighborhood. www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/m... It's almost as if we are paying for the stadium with our tax dollars AND also paying for it with our ability to get around during games. @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social, I'm curious of your thoughts on this.
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Metro not planning RFK Stadium rail station, suggests ‘Gold Line' buses instead
Metro is not recommending the construction of a new Metrorail station at the Commanders’ future home at the RFK Stadium site, documents released Tuesday reveal. The transit agency instead recommended ...
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
This is great news! @riversiderecord.bsky.social riversiderecord.org/riverside-mi...
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San Manuel Nation Buys Riverside’s Historic Mission Inn
The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation announced Monday morning it was in the final stages of purchasing the iconic downtown Riverside hotel from the Roberts family.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...
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Michael Jackson’s Alleged Abuse Victim Says Biopic Release Day Is ‘Triggering,’ Offers Other Survivors Support
James Safechuck, one of two men who accused Michael Jackson of childhood sexual abuse in HBO’s 2019 documentary "Leaving Neverland"
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Dr Seán Ketchem @cskwriter.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Well Gen X takes the heat for just about everything, but just for the record: The average age of the Artemis astronauts is 48-50. That is smack dab in the middle of Gen X, folks, the generational cohort from 1965 to 1980. We must have done something right...
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Journalists, we need to talk about this. Major kudos to @poynterinstitute.bsky.social @angelanfu.bsky.social for this in-depth look at how things can go awry with AI/tech when care and ethics are not central values. www.poynter.org/ethics-trust...
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Have we gone so far that it's impossible to reclaim our privacy? Americans, in particular, have given up so much of our personal information for the sake of convenience that we never stopped to ask why we would do that - and what a company (or government) could do with all that data.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
It seems unconscionable for a news org that touts the values of transparency and accountability to not share how it is pricing its products: "It doesn’t touch specifically on how the Post uses subscriber information to determine pricing." washingtonian.com/2026/03/12/t...
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The Washington Post Is Using Reader Data to Set Subscription Prices. How Does That Work? - Washingtonian
If recent events have not compelled you to cancel your Washington Post subscription, then you might have been in for sticker shock at the dawn of your latest billing cycle. Many readers have been noti...
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
2. "...the deployment of National Guard troops to Washington costs more than $1.8 million per day. The CBO analysis found that another year of the Washington deployment will cost roughly $55 million per month, or $660 million for the whole year."
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
An accounting of where National Guard troops are still deployed: www.yahoo.com/news/article... Couple of key points: 1. "Nearly 3,000 troops in Washington are expected to remain there through the end of the year."
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
And come again! :-)
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
This kind of tech is nightmarish. I'm with you. Though I wish we would just stop creating solutions to problems that don't exist.
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Nieman Lab @niemanlab.org · 20/12/2025
@terabithia4.bsky.social: “In the last few years, we have started to see some small green shoots emerging that have made me hopeful that we’re on the cusp of a reimagining and renewal in local arts and culture coverage.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/loca...
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
I saw this story and sent it to a friend who also loves cheese, and we were rejoicing that it will be the cheese that saves us! (We both love a good Stilton.)
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Ashton Pittman @ashtonpittman.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
A sane country.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Most unsurprising newsletter subject line from the NY Times: "Woody Allen is not sorry about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein" No, really?????
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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 11/12/2025
the thing about this is that usually visa shit ends up being reciprical. If we do a thing to a country, they do a thing to us.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Indeed. Detritus on our public sidewalks. These are all around our neighborhood, and for some reason the worst offender seems to be Lime bikes and scooters. It drives me batty!
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
With D.C.'s 2026 election cycle just around the corner, local officials are preparing to roll out ranked-choice voting – and start educating the city's voters on the new way of voting. Is the D.C. Board of Elections up to the task? For @51st.news: 51st.news/dc-ranked-ch...
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Is D.C. ready for ranked-choice voting?
Educating voters will be a big task ahead of the 2026 local elections.
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Kate Klonick @klonick.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Holy shit. Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
The cable, sent to all U.S. missions on December 2, orders U.S. consular officers to review resumes or LinkedIn profiles of H-1B applicants - and family members who would be traveling with them - to see if they have worked in areas that include activities such as misinformation, disinformation, content moderation, fact-checking, compliance and online safety, among others.
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Ben Werdmuller @werd.io · 29/11/2025
"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized."
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The Optical Illusion of Prosperity
"We have created a system where the only way to survive is to be destitute enough to qualify for aid, or rich enough to ignore the cost. Everyone in the middle is being cannibalized."
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
This piece is 7 years old but still relevant today, if not more so. www.politico.com/magazine/sto...
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Stephen Miller Is an Immigration Hypocrite. I Know Because I’m His Uncle.
If my nephew’s ideas on immigration had been in force a century ago, our family would have been wiped out.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
media.tenor.com
kermit the frog holds a cup of lipton tea
ALT: kermit the frog holds a cup of lipton tea
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 26/11/2025
god I hope Olivia Nuzzi never gets paid even one more cent by a single publication for the rest of her life
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
It's such an interesting one, too, because they were generally pretty beloved by shoppers for so long. I wonder if that's part of why it has stuck, because the disappointment is so real. All of this is self-inflicted, too. Way to trash a brand.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Also, why are we posting about this on Thanksgiving? We have a problem, @damon.kiesow.net.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
That's a big reason our strategic plan at @tinynewscollective.bsky.social was for just 2 and a half years.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
I can't even... Also, she was so wonderful as Marilyn.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Maybe reframe to have you seen the YouTube video that features the song… I honestly think k they don’t know they are looking at music videos when they are on YouTube.
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Same. Though mine won’t be that quick because I am just so behind on prepping for Thanksgiving. Good luck and Godspeed!
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Amy L. Kovac-Ashley @terabithia4.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Guess all the toddlers and little kids on the planes are now antifa.
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