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The 51st @51st.news · 1d

Feeling overwhelmed recently? Action is the best antidote.

How to get involved locally this week: Watch a film about gentrification in D.C., attend an open mic (but make it historic) at @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, and find lots of opportunities to organize with @freedcproject.bsky.social.

Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.

Plus, another visit to Capitol Hill.

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 4d

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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Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 4d

well this is how I found out JACK EVANS is thinking about running for Council Chair 🫠 #SackJack #SackJack2

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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 5d

This is where Ellington and MacArthur students transfer to buses to get to their schools. The accountability is firmly with @mayorbowser.dc.gov and @dcpublicschools.bsky.social Lewis Ferebee for abandoning kids. Our school choice transit system makes kids vulnerable. www.popville.com/2025/10/hara...

“harassing teenagers waiting for the school bus.” - PoPville

"Dear PoPville, This morning at 8:20, 10 uniformed national guard troops and 3 uniformed MPD spent 25 minutes harassing teenagers waiting for the school bus. This is on 20th and O Street, NW Half the ...

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Councilmember Zachary Parker @cmzparker5.bsky.social · 5d

🆕 I'm introducing a 16-bill policy package called the C.A.R.E. for Youth Plan to tackle a range of issues facing young people in the District — from truancy, to financial stability, to parent engagement and more.

👉🏾 Learn more: ward5.us/careforyouth
👉🏾 Join us in our efforts: ward5.us/dcyouth

Content available at ward5.us/careforyouth

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The 51st @51st.news · 10d

Put your $ where your values are, help our worker-led, independent newsroom reach 551 new members by the end of October! ➡️ 51st.news/signup

Abigail Higgins @abigailhiggins.bsky.social · 10d

Guys @51st.news is one year old 🥲 What a bright thing during a dark time.
"Being an independent news source, able to cover this historic moment — free from billionaire owner meddling — has been vital. We’re only beholden to readers like you." @christurdisani.bsky.social 51st.news/one-year-of-...

One year of publishing The 51st

And what a year it's been!

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Washingtonian @washingtonian.com · 15d

Lawsuits, former workers, and patients of PIW allege the facility is rife with violence, misconduct, and systemic dysfunction—all in the service of corporate profit.

Inside DC's Troubled Psychiatric Hospital: "This Place Is Actually Trauma-Inducing"

Lawsuits, former workers, and patients of Psychiatric Institute of Washington allege the facility is rife with violence, misconduct, and systemic dysfunction—all in the service of corporate profit.

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 16d

A sharp and dedicated legislator with a special care for the most vulnerable in DC. Represented a very diverse Ward well and delivered new housing, traffic safety improvements, expanded tenant rights, immigrant protections, and much more. She will be missed in Ward 1. Thank you, Councilmember!

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 16d

NEWS: @brianneknadeau.bsky.social says she will *not* be running for re-election to the Ward 1 seat on the D.C. Council, setting the stage for what is already looking to be a crowded and competitive race.

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Nick Sementelli @nsementelli.bsky.social · 23d

Projected federal job losses? Subsidize the circuses! Who will pay for the bread? That's tomorrow's problem!

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Nick Sementelli @nsementelli.bsky.social · 23d

I've started calling this "Do Something" politics.

Crisis in your city (real or manufactured)? It's most important to performatively Do Something!

The specifics of the thing are immaterial, and if they threaten the prime directive, best ignored.

J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.bsky.social · 23d

Holy crap, this is beyond irresponsible reporting. www.axios.com/local/washin...

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Nick Sementelli @nsementelli.bsky.social · 23d

Slight uptick in crime (or perception of)? Attack the decades long criminal code rewrite! Youth curfews! Is there evidence they work? How dare you ask that! Do you think we should do NOTHING?

Some restaurants close? Is it actually a trend? Do we have data? No time for that! Repeal the last thing!

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Eduardo Ferrer @eduardorferrer.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks for this explanation.

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Eduardo Ferrer @eduardorferrer.bsky.social · 23d

How did it get back on the agenda?

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Eduardo Ferrer @eduardorferrer.bsky.social · 23d

I thought Chairman Mendelson said the emergency curfew legislation was out of order & pulled it from the agenda. CM Pinto only introduced it last night, which seems to violate Council Rule 424 requiring 3 days notice, & LIMS is still saying that it was postponed to the next leg meeting.

image showing that the youth curfew legislation was postponed to the next leg meeting.

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ACLU of the District of Columbia @aclu-dc.bsky.social · 24d

Today the D.C. Council is expected to vote on extending the youth curfew in the District. Our leaders cannot keep turning to police & jails as the solution to every issue. If we want our kids to be safe we need youth programs not more reasons for police to arrest children in D.C.

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Christina Henderson @chenderson.bsky.social · 24d

When I tell y’all I’m tired….

I know Dems strive to be a “big tent” but I’d hoped they could reach consensus on the fact that federal adult prison is not the appropriate place for a 14-year-old.

(And yes, unique to DC — adults convicted even of local crimes serve their time in the federal system)

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Senator Ankit Jain @ankitjaindc.bsky.social · 24d

Congressional Democrats voted today to sell out Washington DC and their constituents, as numerous Dems backed bills advancing the Trump takeover of DC. After meeting with our Council and saying nice things, @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social and leadership *declined* to whip a No vote on the bills

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 24d

Today 31 Democrats chose to side with Donald Trump over DC.

We did not ask for this. It will not make us safer. And fueling this fascist president's agenda is dangerous for our entire country. (🧵)

31 Democrats who voted with Trump and against DC

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 25d

This week the House will vote on four bills attacking DC. Nine more are in the works.

No one in DC wants these measures. They will not support our safety.

We want every Democrat to VOTE NO on all of these bills. Make calls today and tomorrow to 30 priority reps: freedcproject.org/news/make-ca...

Democrats, voting against DC means you are voting with Trump.

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · Sep 11

A 🧵: It was a wild day for D.C. in Congress yesterday, where a House committee advanced 14 bills targeting the city – everything from banning traffic cameras to giving Trump the power to appoint the city's attorney general. I've got a detailed write-up in @51st.news: 51st.news/house-republ...

Cosplaying as D.C. Council, House Republicans advance dozen-plus bills targeting city they don’t represent

The party of limited government is treading heavily on D.C.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Sep 10

NEW: The National Guard analyzed its mission and found it is perceived as "leveraging fear, driving a wedge between civilians and the military, and promoting a sense of shame among troops and the military." www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

National Guard documents show public ‘fear,’ veterans’ ‘shame’ over D.C. presence

Internal documents reviewed by The Post reveal, with rare candor, how domestic missions rooted in politics risk damaging Americans’ trust in the military.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Abigail Higgins @abigailhiggins.bsky.social · Sep 10

More news, in making D.C. safer.....

The 51st @51st.news · Sep 10

D.C. banned high-capacity magazines capable of feeding guns dozens of bullets at a time. The Trump Administration will no longer charge people for carrying them, calling the ban "unconstitutional." 51st.news/high-capacit...

High-capacity gun magazines are illegal in D.C. Trump no longer wants to prosecute violators.

City officials say high-capacity magazines can be particularly deadly.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · Sep 10

BREAKING: More than 40% of arrests in Trump's D.C. law enforcement surge are immigration-related, AP analysis finds.

Over 40% of arrests in Trump's DC law enforcement surge relate to immigration, AP analysis finds

Data from President Donald Trump’s federal law enforcement operation in Washington shows that more than 40% of the arrests made in its first 30 days were immigration related.

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · Sep 10

Ahead of a House committee markup today on 14 bills targeting D.C. laws (including one to make the city's attorney general a presidential appointment), @mayorbowser.bsky.social has written Congress to say the measures would make D.C. "less efficient, less safe, [and] less democratic."

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Eduardo Ferrer @eduardorferrer.bsky.social · Sep 10

I wish. I have another conference that conflicts. Enjoy!

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