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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 4h

The Trump Administration fired thousands of dedicated lifelong civil servants and replaced them with people like this.

“In late July, Paul Ingrassia, the White House liaison for the Department of Homeland Security, arrived at a Ritz-Carlton in Orlando with a lower-ranking female colleague and others from their department. When the group reached the front desk, the woman learned she didn’t have a hotel room.

Ingrassia then informed her that she would be staying with him, according to five administration officials familiar with the episode. Eventually the woman discovered that Ingrassia had arranged ahead of time to have her hotel room canceled so she would have to stay with him, three of those officials said.”

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 5h

Every year, our Right Direction Awards celebrate exceptional young people in DC. 🏅

Do you know a young person in DC (ages 14-24) who has overcome a major challenge or is making a positive impact in our community?

Please nominate them for an award at oag.dc.gov/rda by Wednesday, October 22!

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 20h

There were subtle hints this may happen, like when the President posted on Truth Social ordering the Attorney General to bring criminal charges.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21h

A federal grand jury reportedly indicted Letitia James, Trump’s latest effort to weaponize the Justice Dept. to punish political rivals

Letitia James criminally charged in Trump’s latest effort to punish rivals

Prosecutor who sought charges was installed amid Trump frustrations with pace of investigations against rivals

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: A charter bus company will pay $85,000 and adopt strong anti-idling measures across its entire bus fleet.

DC Trails repeatedly violated anti-idling laws and operated without a required basic business license for more than three years.

We will always enforce the District's air pollution laws.

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James Martin, SJ @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo XIV: "I often wonder, even though the teaching of Sacred Scripture is so clear about the poor, why many people continue to think that they can safely disregard the poor."

"Dilexi te"

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 1d

Really disappointing to see how many people on here are defending this.

Katie Porter has consistently shown that she treats her staff terribly.

There are several other progressive Democrats running for Governor in California. We do not need to defend the indefensible.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 1d

People who treat their staff this terribly should not hold elected office.

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Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 2d

Here’s video of the incident

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 2d

Someone who used to work with Katie Porter sent me this clip from a train wreck interview with her and said “now imagine what she’s like when there aren’t cameras around.”

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 2d

“O’er the land of the free”

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 3d

Country singer Zach Bryan condemns ICE raids in new song teaser, “Bad News”:

“ICE is gonna come bust down your door / Try to build a house, no bills no more, well I got a telephone / Kids are all scared and all alone […] The fading of the red, white and blue.”

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 4d

Do folks signed up for the Empower rideshare app know that the company has used their email addresses to send out thousands of emails to elected officials over the last 72 hrs?

There appears to be about 6 different scripts. But this cosplay of AAVE really had me 🤔.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 6d

Oh it's near impossible to keep up with all the absurdity taking place! Let's all do our best to keep an eye out and fight back.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 6d

3 of the 13 anti-DC bills were passed by the House with some support from Democrats.

That includes the bill that would allow children as young as 14 to be charged as adults. The others may be voted on by the full House in coming weeks.

But none of the 13 bills have made it through the Senate yet.

House votes to charge D.C. 14-year-olds as adults

The House also voted to restrict judges from giving lighter sentences to young adults, among 14 D.C. crime-related policy proposals from the GOP.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 8d

Immigration authorities are continuing to patrol with D.C. police weeks after the expiration of President Trump’s federal takeover, leaving some local leaders and residents alarmed about D.C. police’s role in immigration enforcement.

Trump’s D.C. crime emergency is over. Immigration officers are still patrolling with D.C. police.

The Washington Post reviewed photos and videos of at least half a dozen incidents since Sept. 10. They show D.C. police officers with masked agents in vests labeled HSI for Homeland Security Investiga...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 8d

Breaking News: The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.

Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference

Demands sent to nine top schools included pledging to freeze tuition for five years and to commit to strict definitions of gender.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 8d

The @washingtonpost.com's Emma Uber & @teoarmus.bsky.social caught @mayorbowser.dc.gov in a bald-faced lie. On Tuesday, she said "ICE is not patrolling with MPD." Confronted that day with video of ICE patrolling with MPD and abducting people handed to them by MPD, she was forced to change her tune.

During an unrelated news conference Tuesday, when asked to clarify what was happening on the ground between D.C. police and ICE, Bowser said, “I am aware of what’s been happening on the ground and ICE is not patrolling with MPD.”
In follow-up comments later in the day to The Post, Bowser reiterated that D.C. police were not on patrol with federal immigration authorities. “Ask federal immigration, don’t ask us ... they’re not patrolling with us,” she said. “MPD is not giving the federal government anybody.”
The Post shared the videos, police report and DHS statements with the mayor’s office on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the mayor acknowledged that D.C. police have been patrolling with immigration authorities, saying “We never wanted MPD to patrol with Homeland Security agencies, but they are part of the task force, and that should change.” (The Department of Homeland Security includes ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and Homeland Security Investigations.)

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · 9d

ICE lied about the person it shot, claiming he was a "criminal," but NBC finds that he had no criminal history whatsoever. Not even traffic tickets in 12 years! It also lied about the extent of the injuries to its agents....

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 9d

Starting today, DC’s most vulnerable families will receive a significant increase in child support dollars.

Too many DC residents are struggling to make ends meet, and this is a long overdue step towards helping District kids get all the financial support available to them.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 9d

BREAKING: We're suing ICE for refusing to comply with our FOIA request for information about the agency's plans for expanding immigration detention in the D.C. region.

We have a right to know how our taxpayer dollars are being used to fund ICE's abusive detention machine.

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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 9d

Pope Leo: "Someone who says, 'I'm against abortion,' but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life. Someone who says, 'I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States,' I don’t know if that's pro-life."

Pope Leo speaks up on Dick Durbin’s behalf amid abortion rift

"It's important to look at the overall work that a senator has done,” the pontiff said amid an uproar over a church honor for the Illinois Democrat.

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The 51st @51st.news · 14d

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?

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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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10d

ICE officer seen on video pushing woman to ground has returned to duty

An ICE officer who was initially relieved of his duties after being captured on video pushing a woman to the ground has been returned to duty, two U.S. officials familiar with the matter told CBS News...

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