Reposted by Tommy WellsCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 07/05/2026No 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. 0132
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 10/03/2026For 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. 215827
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Now 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. 0161
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 12/02/2026This 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. 0125
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM 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 001
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 03/02/2026We 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. 0116
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM 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 131
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Big 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. 1111
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 04/11/2025This 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. 072
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 30/10/2025Leadership 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/4hJziIrwapo.stD.C. residents air grievances about federal surge in Council hearingDozens of people testified before the D.C. Council about how the surge in federal law enforcement has altered their communities. 062
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM 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...janeeseward4.comSupporting Our Community Through the SNAP Shutdown - Councilmember Janeese Lewis GeorgeDear 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... 057
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Grateful 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. 0113
Reposted by Tommy WellsCM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Read this week's #Ward4 Dispatch: MPD & ICE Coordination, Housing with Integrity, and Porchfest Permitting Act ⬇️ janeeseward4.com/ward-4-dispa...janeeseward4.comWard 4 Dispatch: MPD & ICE Coordination, Housing with Integrity, and Porchfest Permitting Act - Councilmember Janeese Lewis GeorgeThis 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... 041
Reposted by Tommy WellsPetworth News @petworthnews.org · 23/10/2025Ward 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...petworthnews.orgDC residents deserve answers on MPD & ICE coordination (Councilmember's Corner) — Petworth NewsOur 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... 095
Reposted by Tommy WellsAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Newsom: 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. 731213047183
Reposted by Tommy WellsLa Enzima Inquieta 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @viajandoconciencia.bsky.social · 20/04/2025París 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 27518
Reposted by Tommy WellsMichael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 19/04/2025In 2021, I gave society more than $5,000. 29016
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 18/04/2025State governments must create the capacity to protect its residents from illegal acts by the feds 110
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 01/04/2025K Street "Spaway" could bring a wave of investment downtown: ggwash.org/view/98956/k...ggwash.orgK Street “Spaway” could bring a wave of investment downtownDC 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. 010
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 30/03/2025DC Water stands to lose authority to spend 51 mil of it own rate payer funds because of Congress budget mistake 110
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Formal fashion czar JD Vance cant button his jacket 000
Reposted by Tommy WellsJuan Resists! @azlibertad.bsky.social · 18/02/2025SS, 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...commondreams.orgGOP 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." 412072
Reposted by Tommy WellsJust Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 18/02/2025It's really this simple, folks. 7999752043
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 12/02/2025When did it become necessary to have a straw with every drink? I never use one at home. #endstrawtyranny 000
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Pretty sure Trump has screwed up the Middle East Cease Fire 100
Reposted by Tommy WellsFred Wellman @fpwellman.bsky.social · 03/02/2025A 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? 524143124568
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Alex Koma is a news treasure for DC as WAMU and Wash Post have left the field 050
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Is DC Chairman Mendelson trying to derail the Bottle Deposit Bill? 000
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Vision Zero for DC must start with infrastructure prioritizing pedestrians and then accommodating private vehicles. Instead we do the opposite 010
Reposted by Tommy WellsJoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 08/01/2025The 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. 613146022713
Reposted by Tommy WellsAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/01/2025CSPAN is calling it. Johnson doesn’t have the votes 721237163
Reposted by Tommy WellsDyan London @dyanlondon444.bsky.social · 03/01/2025The 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. 0101
Reposted by Tommy WellsTiny 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...theguardian.comHow extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappinessA 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 0263
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Dems need to take pause on fund raising. Just communicate #donorfatigue 020
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Be nice to get an email or text from the electeds that doesn’t end with a request for more money. #donorfatigue. #ijustdelete. #later 000
Reposted by Tommy WellsMolly 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.” 216130402437
Reposted by Tommy WellsNananastee 🇺🇦🍷📚 @nananastee.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Happy birthday and thank you. 218814
Reposted by Tommy WellsCovering 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/… canarymedia.comThe US is making and deploying more solar panels than ever beforeThe Inflation Reduction Act has caused solar panel manufacturing capacity to quintuple, revived domestic cell production, and sparked a surge in… 094
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 21/12/2024I do my best to screen out foreign bots and mega trolls for following. The over the top ones are easy to spot. Any tips? 000
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Wow. This is an impressive piece on affordable housing and how to assess vacancy rates in DC @ggwash.bsky.social ggwash.org/view/97898/d...ggwash.orgDebunking the vacancy mythSome claim that the high number of vacant housing units in the District disproves the need for new housing supply. That’s inaccurate. 010
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Had my 4th meal at Pacci. Nothing is not good so far . I enjoyed the pizza. Four stars out of five #dcdining 000
Reposted by Tommy WellsAlex @watts-the-point.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Amazing what happens when you actually do things to improve people’s lives 16116
Tommy Wells @tommywellsdc.bsky.social · 17/12/2024Another school shooting. The Supreme Court’s body count continues to rise 000
Reposted by Tommy WellsRio Tazewell @riotazewell.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Mitch 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.huffpost.comMitch 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. 1661691483