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"The children are always ours, every single one of them all over the globe.... whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality" - James Baldwin / Communities of At-Risk Youth asked me to establish a youth center to reduce crime.

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Prisca @prisca22.bsky.social · Jun 2

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Brendan Duke @brendanvduke.bsky.social · 13h

Firing federal employees during a shutdown is not only illegal but must be seen for what it is: blatant extortion.

The Trump Administration is using working people and their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt.

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Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost @frost.house.gov · 11h

The Trump Admin is using this shutdown to illegally fire federal workers and instead of allowing us to come back and vote on reopening the government, House Republicans are extending their vacation another week.

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Prisca @prisca22.bsky.social · 12h

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Bolton defended Obama from Tulsi Gabbard, 10 days later, the raid & now this

Prisca @prisca22.bsky.social · 14h

Costs over 500 million to build

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How Much Did The Arc De Triomphe Cost To Build - Monuments & sights

The Arc de Triomphe (“Triumphal Arch”) is an iconic structure located at the center of the Place Charles de Gaulle in Paris. An instantly recognizable symbol

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Prisca @prisca22.bsky.social · 15h

I use the streetcar every time im in NE

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I love ❤️ the street cars on H Street - why would anyone not want it

Prisca @prisca22.bsky.social · 15h

Trump will cut over one billion to Washington DC.

At the same time, he's wasting one million per day on NG for months

Prisca @prisca22.bsky.social · 15h

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DC Fiscal Policy Institute @dcfpi.bsky.social · 17h

Erica Williams, the executive director of the DC Fiscal Policy Institute, called the bill “an extreme act of federal interference in local affairs.” www.msn.com/en-us/news/o...

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Unusual Whales @unusualwhales.bsky.social · 4d

U.S. billionaires reached a record breaking $7.6 trillion in wealth as of September 2025, an increase of $4.7 trillion in the less than eight years, per MorePerfectUnion.

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Prisca @prisca22.bsky.social · 18h

Biden did not accept campaign funding from oil companies

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The 51st @51st.news · 1d

There's been a lot of talk about youth and crime in D.C. since President Trump retook office.

But Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker (@cmzparker5.bsky.social) says he has a new plan that is actually aimed at addressing the root causes of violence.

More here, in his opinion piece:

Opinion: Locking kids up isn't working. Here's what we should do instead.

Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker introduced a policy package this week that he says is aimed at addressing the root causes of violence.

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Prisca @prisca22.bsky.social · 18h

It costs approximately a million a day.

Meanwhile, the Speaker Johnson 2026 budget for DC hasn't moved from his desk since March.

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Prisca @prisca22.bsky.social · 19h

Who is the man ?

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Wow

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