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Tommy Wells

@tommywellsdc.bsky.social
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Former DC Council Member Ward 6 Former Director DC Dept of Energy and Environment Social Worker,Lawyer,Forager DC voting rights, trans rights, reproductive rights, enviro rights, human rights,

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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
No family should ever have to worry if their home is safe.   This $400k settlement is a step toward justice for Ward 4 residents who were put at risk by negligent construction. Developers who cut corners must be held accountable.   Grateful to DC AG Brian Schwalb for fighting to put residents first.
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
For years, DC residents have been waiting for DDOT’s congestion pricing report. As a member of the Transportation & Environment Committee, I’ve pushed for its release because we need the data to seriously consider solutions to traffic, public health challenges, & barriers to public transportation.
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Now that the report is public, the Council has an opportunity to dig into the findings & explore what they could mean for the District—including opportunities to reduce congestion, improve air quality and public health, & strengthen public transit for residents across the city.
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This is exactly the kind of accountability tenants have been asking for—combating slumlords who are making millions off neglect and fraud while worsening DC's housing crisis.   Grateful to OAG for using every tool available to hold these landlords accountable and protect DC tenants.
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🚨 Our #Ward4 budget forums are today at 2pm and 7pm via Zoom! Join us and share your priorities, budget requests, and thoughts about Ward 4 and our neighborhoods. RSVP: www.janeeseward4.com/budgetforum
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
We fought hard to deliver a locally funded Child Tax Credit for families struggling with the cost of living in DC. Now, House Republicans have passed a measure that pulls that support and undermines our tax code. DC families deserve better, and we won't stop fighting to keep money in their pockets.
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
🏛️ Today, I'm chairing a hearing addressing one of the most fundamental quality-of-life issues facing our city: sufficient and equitable access to safe, clean, and functional @dcdpr.bsky.social recreational spaces.
 
Watch today's hearing live: ➡️ janeeseward4.com/live
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Big news: the Council just passed an emergency version of my Porchfest Permitting Act! Porchfest is one of the best events of the year — not only for neighbors, but for local businesses, musicians, and main streets. Today, we made it easier to neighbors to take part in these amazing events.
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
This is what governing for all of DC looks like. When we invest in our children and families, we're investing in our entire city's future.   Thank you to CMs Parker and Frumin for championing this amendment and to all my colleagues who voted to put money in the pockets of vulnerable DC families.
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Leadership in this moment requires being on the ground and listening to the residents who are demanding we do more to protect communities. Thank you to those who came out to testify and lift up the stories of those who could not be there for fear of being targeted. wapo.st/4hJziIr
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D.C. residents air grievances about federal surge in Council hearing
Dozens of people testified before the D.C. Council about how the surge in federal law enforcement has altered their communities.
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
🚨 As the federal government continues to withhold SNAP funding, I'm sharing resources for neighbors who are most in need of support. Read more about upcoming food distributions and other resources across #Ward4 and #DC: 👇🏾 janeeseward4.com/supporting-o...
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Supporting Our Community Through the SNAP Shutdown - Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
Dear Neighbors, Because of the continuing federal shutdown, the Department of Agriculture has notified states that there may not be funding for November SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program...
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Grateful to OAG for taking legal action to halt the Trump administration's suspension of SNAP assistance. Thousands of DC residents depend on SNAP to sustain their families and keep food on the table. Cutting off this critical support while other programs remain funded is cruel and unjust.
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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Read this week's #Ward4 Dispatch: MPD & ICE Coordination, Housing with Integrity, and Porchfest Permitting Act ⬇️ janeeseward4.com/ward-4-dispa...
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Ward 4 Dispatch: MPD & ICE Coordination, Housing with Integrity, and Porchfest Permitting Act - Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
This Week’s Highlights Dear Neighbors, This weekend will be full of Halloween festivities across DC, and our community is already buzzing with Halloween spirit! Yesterday, I shared a special newslette...
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Petworth News @petworthnews.org · 23/10/2025
Ward 4 CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social says DC residents deserve answers on MPD & ICE coordination. "Our police must prioritize community needs – not the cruel agenda of a federal administration determined to tear immigrant families apart." www.petworthnews.org/blog/cm-lewi...
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DC residents deserve answers on MPD & ICE coordination (Councilmember's Corner) — Petworth News
Our police force must prioritize our community needs – not the cruel agenda of a federal administration determined to tear immigrant families apart. DC residents deserve answers on the extent to which...
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Next gen bike-share. Literally….
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Newsom: In 2023, Californians contributed $83.1 billion more to the federal government than we received back. And for your viewers: that other state—Texas—took $71.1 billion more than it contributed to the federal government. California: $83 billion, contributor. Texas: taker.
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La Enzima Inquieta 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @viajandoconciencia.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
París es un ejemplo de ciudad que apuesta por la movilidad sostenible: tienen carriles bici anchos, con sus semáforos. Puedes moverte en bici por París para ir a trabajar, a hacer la compra, etc. Hace poco estuve allí y me sorprendió gratamente
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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 19/04/2025
In 2021, I gave society more than $5,000.
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Its time we explore retrocession to Maryland
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
State governments must create the capacity to protect its residents from illegal acts by the feds
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
K Street "Spaway" could bring a wave of investment downtown: ggwash.org/view/98956/k...
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K Street “Spaway” could bring a wave of investment downtown
DC officials faced a dilemma: how to bring life back to a car-centered corridor that’s anything but inviting. Enter the European firm behind a string of urban resorts with a novel proposal.
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
DC Water stands to lose authority to spend 51 mil of it own rate payer funds because of Congress budget mistake
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Kristin Reid @kristinmreid.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
Ugly cry… 🫶
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Formal fashion czar JD Vance cant button his jacket
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Juan Resists! @azlibertad.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
SS, Medicare, Medicaid, and education will be gutted—replaced with the new state religion: National Christianity. MAGA voters, hope you can feed, clothe, and shelter yourselves with prayer while Musk, Thiel, and oligarchs pocket your tax dollars. Good luck. www.commondreams.org/news/house-b...
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GOP Proposes $4.5 Trillion Tax Giveaway to the Rich While 'Ransacking' Food Stamps and Medicaid | Common Dreams
"House Republican leadership put a giant bullseye on Medicaid, with the intent to strip Americans of their healthcare benefits to pay for tax cuts for billionaires and big corporations."
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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
It's really this simple, folks.
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
When did it become necessary to have a straw with every drink? I never use one at home. #endstrawtyranny
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/02/2025
I hate being right.
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Pretty sure Trump has screwed up the Middle East Cease Fire
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Going to Treasury to protest Elon Musk’s coup.
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Fred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
A group of uncleared, unvetted, civilians have gained access to all of my federal records including military personnel, retirement and disability. They are reportedly feeding them into AI. I want them arrested and charged with federal crimes. Right fucking now! How is this even a discussion?
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Alex Koma is a news treasure for DC as WAMU and Wash Post have left the field
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Is DC Chairman Mendelson trying to derail the Bottle Deposit Bill?
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Woke Wendy @wokewendy.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Both immigrants
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Vision Zero for DC must start with infrastructure prioritizing pedestrians and then accommodating private vehicles. Instead we do the opposite
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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
The fact that Trump and his MAGA minions are spreading incredibly dangerous disinformation about the emergency response to the catastrophic fires in California is fucking criminal. It’s not even remotely surprising, but it is nonetheless fucking reprehensible.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
CSPAN is calling it. Johnson doesn’t have the votes
A CSPAN screenshot with an alert noting that Mike Johnson doesn’t have the votes
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Dyan London @dyanlondon444.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
The United States Senate has been in existence since 1789 It only took 236 years to have the first black women sworn in as Senators. That's really phucked up.
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Tiny Beaches @tinybeaches.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
“Car dependency has a threshold effect – using a car just sometimes increases life satisfaction but if you have to drive much more than this people start reporting lower levels of happiness” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
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How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Dems need to take pause on fund raising. Just communicate #donorfatigue
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Be nice to get an email or text from the electeds that doesn’t end with a request for more money. #donorfatigue. #ijustdelete. #later
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
“It’s the antithesis of all these book banning states that you see,” he said. “I’m incredibly proud to have signed it, but also acknowledge that America — and this is yet another good example — is becoming a patchwork quilt country. It really matters where you live.”
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Nananastee 🇺🇦🍷📚 @nananastee.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Happy birthday and thank you.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 21/12/2024
“The Inflation Reduction Act has caused solar panel manufacturing capacity to quintuple, revived domestic cell production, and sparked a surge in deployments.” www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/…
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The US is making and deploying more solar panels than ever before
The Inflation Reduction Act has caused solar panel manufacturing capacity to quintuple, revived domestic cell production, and sparked a surge in…
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 21/12/2024
I do my best to screen out foreign bots and mega trolls for following. The over the top ones are easy to spot. Any tips?
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Wow. This is an impressive piece on affordable housing and how to assess vacancy rates in DC @ggwash.bsky.social ggwash.org/view/97898/d...
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Debunking the vacancy myth
Some claim that the high number of vacant housing units in the District disproves the need for new housing supply. That’s inaccurate.
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Had my 4th meal at Pacci. Nothing is not good so far . I enjoyed the pizza. Four stars out of five #dcdining
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Alex @watts-the-point.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Amazing what happens when you actually do things to improve people’s lives
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Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Another school shooting. The Supreme Court’s body count continues to rise
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Rio Tazewell @riotazewell.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Mitch McConnell will go down as one of the most spineless, self-serving yet ultimately self-defeating figures in American political history. His failure to stop Trump from ever seeking office again after his 2nd impeachment was the ultimate dereliction of duty. Even he knows this is a disaster.
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Mitch McConnell Says Trump Win Puts Americans In A ‘Very Dangerous World’
The GOP's outgoing Senate leader said he plans to spend his final two years in office pushing back against the Trump-fueled isolationism within his party.
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