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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · 16h

Some messages are printed on 18-by-24-inch yard signs or smaller placards; others are drawn ornately by hand on paper or written in chalk. The few who will talk about the signs they created say the urgency of the moment compelled them to act.

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Signs popping up around D.C. note: ‘ICE kidnapping happened here’

The signs range in style and mark numerous locations where people have been taken by federal agents.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · 18d

She’s the founder of a personal care brand who’s trying to give overlooked entrepreneurs a seat at the table in her industry. But the trade war is now getting in the way. (🎁 link)
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A small business owner just broke new ground. Tariffs are threatening to drag her brand.

Entrepreneur Rahama Wright celebrated the grand opening of her manufacturing facility for her shea butter company in D.C.. But tariffs and a slowing economy are starting to bite.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · 20d

Unreal finish! What a game!

GO BIRDS!!!

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · 21d

The 13-year-old boxer I wrote about last month had her second bout and won! Congrats Andrea!

Read about this impressive teen right here (🎁 link): wapo.st/3VrGnmF

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Sep 9

Today I saw the ribbon cutting of Yeleen Beauty Makerspace. It’s a manufacturing facility in Ward 7 from the mind of Rahama Wright, founder of Shea Yeleen. She sources shea butter from Ghana and I’ve been following her for a story about how this DC business is affected by tariffs. Stay tuned.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Sep 5

Attn D.C. residents: Have you seen signs or memorials like this anywhere around the city? Please DM me. I’m trying to locate as many of these as I can.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Aug 29

What’s it take to become a boxer? This 13-year-old girl showed a crowd in a middle-school gym. (🎁 link)
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She’s the first female boxer in her club. She’s also in middle school.

Thirteen-year-old Andrea Girón is one of the few girls who train at a boxing club in Seven Corners, Virginia. She competed in her first official bout, becoming the first female to fight for the club.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Aug 28

These were being given out at a Metro station this morning

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Aug 28

While I was in Columbia Heights, I heard someone shout that ICE was at 14th and Perry Street. So I walked up and caught the end of a scene there. Two women told me a young black male had been detained. This type of reaction has been showing up a lot on social media in the past couple weeks.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Aug 28

I saw residents in Columbia Heights tonight meet at an intersection at exactly 8:00 p.m. to bang on pots and pans as a form of protest. Just days earlier, they witnessed two people being detained by authorities.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Aug 26

They took 2 people off the bus. Couldn’t hear what they were removed for. But you could definitely feel the tension among everyone.

Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Aug 26

Some of the same authorities I saw on social days ago are back at RI Metro station. That video showed some vitriolic responses from people at the station. Definitely seems like this is a location they’ll return to. I’ve seen little here beyond fair dodging in my years commuting to/from work.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Aug 11

The DOJ “has asked three federal judges who oversaw parts of the Epstein and Maxwell cases to release grand jury transcripts amid the public furor over the Trump administration’s decision this year not to release any more information from the Epstein files.”
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New York judge denies release of Epstein-related grand jury transcript

The ruling, following a similar rejection by a federal judge in Florida, cites the secrecy of grand jury proceedings.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Jul 28

Went to see the movie with my brother. He’s a big F4 fan and loves Galactus. I couldn’t resist, and got him this insane🍿bucket. It was worth every penny just to see his face.

Oh, and I loved the movie. Thought it was pretty solid.

My brother holds the Galactus popcorn bucket.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Jul 26

“What do we do with the pain that was caused to our children?”
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Venezuelan Little League team denied travel visas to U.S. for World Series

The Cacique Mara Little League team from Maracaibo, Venezuela, will not be able to participate in the Senior League Baseball World Series in South Carolina this year.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Jul 11

“Look at what’s happening; our land is being sold off. We still have a chance to stop this before it’s too late.”
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How Bad Bunny is helping Puerto Rico tackle exploitative tourism

During his Puerto Rico residency, Bad Bunny will host shows for locals first. And bring an estimated $100 million in visitor spending.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Jul 1

Another great Kent Babb piece. This time he dives into the legendary Mets folly: Bobby Bonilla Day (🎁 link).

Don’t miss the tidbit from Jose Canseco’s rep toward the end 😂
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The player and the life insurance agent behind Bobby Bonilla Day

When the Mets wanted to buy out the outfielder’s contract 26 years ago, Dennis Gilbert came up with a plan the team is still paying for.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Jun 30

Let’s gooooooooooo ⛹🏽‍♀️
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Philly awarded WNBA franchise that will begin play in 2030

What put Philadelphia over the top, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said, was “Josh [Harris] and his partners stepping up making a very, very lucrative bid for a great basketball city."

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Jun 13

“No one who works in this factory wants to fly these planes”

Chilling stuff via Maureen Tkacik
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One of the Dreamliners That Gave a Boeing Manager Nightmares Just Crashed

Whistleblowers always warned that passengers would pay a price for Boeing’s tyrannical corner-cutting, especially with the planes shipped overseas.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Jun 10

We needed that

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Jun 3

Beuchert’s Saloon is closing. I have some history with this place that I may detail later. But for now just pouring one out for a really beautiful, imaginative restaurant that brought a lot of joy to the area. You may find me there later this week having a cocktail before they close.

Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · May 29

“We’d never seen another case like this” (🎁 gift link)
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This 2-year-old American girl was ‘deported’ with her undocumented parents

Since being flown to Brazil in February, Manu has become all but stateless — removed from her place of birth and not yet adopted by her parents’ home country.

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · May 21

THE TUSH PUSH LIVES TO SEE ANOTHER DAY

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Mar 27

Browns Hardware in Falls Church, Va. predates the completion of the Washington Monument and the arrival of the Statue of Liberty. It’s closing at the end of March. (🎁 link)
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This hardware store lasted 142 years. But it couldn’t survive 2025.

Owner John Taylor, 73, had witnessed this bond between his business and its customers for years. Northern Virginia has experienced several decades of commercial and residential development. But Brown’...

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Anthony J. Rivera @anthonyjrivera.bsky.social · Mar 21

If it wasn’t for her love of art and a famed Dutch illustrator, 96-year-old Stella Repper would have been deported to Auschwitz during the Holocaust. Read her story below (🎁 link).
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Eight decades after the liberation of Theresienstadt, a survivor remembers

Many people in Stella Repper’s retirement community in Falls Church, Virginia, know her. Few outside are aware that the Nazis forced her and her family to relocate to Theresienstadt when she was 13 ye...

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