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Adelita for Congress @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social · 1d

Speaker Johnson, you ready to swear me in?

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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 11h

NEW: Alabama is executing a man next week, Anthony Boyd, who was convicted entirely based on contradictory eyewitness testimony, including from a co-defendant who says he was pressured to testify under the threat he'd get death himself.

@laurengill.bsky.social breaks down the case with days to go:

He Was Convicted Entirely On Clashing Eyewitness Testimony. Alabama Plans to Execute Him Next Week. - Bolts

No physical evidence connected Anthony Boyd to a 1993 murder. He was sent to death row on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment.

boltsmag.org

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 1d

This is the Office of Unified Communications (911/311) incident report. There are two address fields, both are required. You can't submit the form without both. city, state, & zip are separate fields below. If there is no unit what do you submit? And why is city and state required for DC incidents?

Online form. Red error message says This field is required on a second a street address field. Below them are city, state, and zip fields.

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NPR @npr.org · 2d

A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...

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Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 2d

Here's the results: It was conducted by a coalition of labor unions, many of which supported Bowser in '22, and they found very worrying numbers for her.

53% say she's not doing a good job as mayor and she loses 59-40 (!) against a generic challenger.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine.bsky.social · 3d

We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.

When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 2d

After this they seemed to have followed me, or happened to drive past me, and the agent yelled out of the window at me to have a great day. Very normal behavior.

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 2d

This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 3d

I ♥️ our neighborhood. #Petworth

Yard sign says JD Vance puts his cast iron skillet in the dishwasher

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 3d

I ♥️ our neighborhood. #Petworth

Halloween decoration showing Glenda the good witch from the Wizard of Oz with a sign that says there is no place like home Free DC

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 3d

I ♥️ our neighborhood. #Petworth

Posters on a brick wall showing a person throwing a sandwich at Stephen Miller

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 5d

I recently bought and recommend The Tigerbelles: Olympic Legends from Tennessee State from @bookshop.org and supported @loyaltybooks.bsky.social

Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 5d

Hey book lovers!

Things will be quiet the next two weeks as I am going on vacation (and I’m not giving the password to anyone 😂🤭), but I wanted to say thank you for all of your support this week and remind you to keep supporting indie bookstores while I’m away.

Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 5d

A great read about a neighbor, Alan, many of us probably have seen selling water at Georgia and Missouri.
streetsensemedia.org/article/at-o...

At a busy intersection, the "drive-by friendliness" of Alan's Oasis

For about 1,250 days, Alan has given away water at this intersection for over 12 hours a day through Alan's Oasis.

streetsensemedia.org

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 8d

Woman shot by ICE has been released from custody, body cam footage revealed an agent saying
"do something bitch" while holding his rifle at her

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...

www.wbez.org

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 8d

After RFK Jr.’s shenanigans, COVID shot access will be a lot like last year

Most people can get vaccinated at their local pharmacy like normal.

arstechnica.com

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 8d

So almost the entire D.C. Council is now meeting being closed doors to negotiate how to proceed on the expanded youth curfew emergency bill. It seems pretty clear they are negotiating legislation behind closed doors, in violation of the spirit of the city’s Open Meetings Act.

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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 9d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8d

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 9d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 8d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 12d

It looks like work is finally being done for a traffic light to be installed at New Hampshire and Taylor. DDOT had shared that @pepcoconnect.bsky.social was delaying the safety fixes. This has long been one of the most dangerous intersections in Petworth.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 13d

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out

As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

open.substack.com

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 14d

Great to see DDOT close this lane of Illinois Ave. There are three roads within ~50' here that all connect to Rock Creek Church Road and bisect park space. We could reclaim so much of this excess roadways for green space.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14d

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 14d

I think it’s a misuse of the limited resources we get as Council offices and I am shocked our OGC approved it.

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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 14d

Too many people are getting it to use that excuse. Seems like misusing taxpayer funds to get started on a citywide campaign.
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Zach Israel @zachisrael.bsky.social · 15d

Just received a 4-page glossy mailer from the Office of Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto at my home in Ward 4. We’re located just over 2 miles north of Ward 2…

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