Alex
@alexbusbee.com
Reposted by Alex
You can help Bolts continue to provide crucial coverage of local elections. Here's how:
- Repost this = I donate $1.
- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
- Repost this = I donate $1.
- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
Support Bolts
We are a nonprofit publication that covers the nuts and bolts of political change, from the local up, and we need reader support to build our journalism.
boltsmag.org
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
You can help Bolts continue to provide crucial coverage of local elections. Here's how:
- Repost this = I donate $1.
- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
- Repost this = I donate $1.
- Follow @boltsmag.org = I donate $1.
- Donate (link below) + tell me how much = I match your donation.
(Donate monthly = I match a year's worth)
Reposted by Alex
Now through this weekend, I'll donate $1 to @51st.news for each:
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get
And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get
And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
Three days remain to hit the goal in our campaign to hire @maustermuhle.bsky.social full-time.
We know there's a ways to go, but with less than half left to raise...we could reach it easy peasy if each person who donated asked one friend to give too. givebutter.com/SsQ8CG
We know there's a ways to go, but with less than half left to raise...we could reach it easy peasy if each person who donated asked one friend to give too. givebutter.com/SsQ8CG
Time to Grow The 51st
Help us hire Christina and Martin Full-Time!
givebutter.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Now through this weekend, I'll donate $1 to @51st.news for each:
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get
And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get
And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
Reposted by Alex
This was me, a little over a year ago, dressed in suffragette white, wearing a sandwich board stating: I CANNOT VOTE TODAY ASK ME WHY. As a registered unaffiliated (independent) voter, I'm barred from voting in DC's taxpayer-funded primary elections. 73% of voters here want to change that. 1/2
July 20, 2025 at 11:47 AM
This was me, a little over a year ago, dressed in suffragette white, wearing a sandwich board stating: I CANNOT VOTE TODAY ASK ME WHY. As a registered unaffiliated (independent) voter, I'm barred from voting in DC's taxpayer-funded primary elections. 73% of voters here want to change that. 1/2
Reposted by Alex
Chairman Mendelson released his budget bill today. He did not include funding for Initiative 83, even though ~73% of voters voted for it.
If you want to have better elections in DC, please email or call your councilmembers today and ask them to support an amendment to include implementation funding
If you want to have better elections in DC, please email or call your councilmembers today and ask them to support an amendment to include implementation funding
Save Initiative 83. Email Council today.
DC overwhelmingly voted for Initiative 83 last November... but now it's up to the DC Council to provide a budget for implementing it. And some Councilmembers are dragging their feet, threatening to ki...
docs.google.com
July 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Chairman Mendelson released his budget bill today. He did not include funding for Initiative 83, even though ~73% of voters voted for it.
If you want to have better elections in DC, please email or call your councilmembers today and ask them to support an amendment to include implementation funding
If you want to have better elections in DC, please email or call your councilmembers today and ask them to support an amendment to include implementation funding
Reposted by Alex
Happening now! The DC Council is holding a hearing to determine the Board of Election’s budget, which dictates the future of I83. 57 supporters are testifying to advocate for the full implementation.
CEAL BOH #3: BOE, OCF, EOM, OS, MOCA
YouTube video by EAL Committee
www.youtube.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happening now! The DC Council is holding a hearing to determine the Board of Election’s budget, which dictates the future of I83. 57 supporters are testifying to advocate for the full implementation.
Reposted by Alex
Metal barriers were dropped off at Dupont Circle on Friday morning as police appeared to prepare to close the park for WorldPride.
Metal barriers arrive to close Dupont Circle for WorldPride
Despite community backlash, Dupont Circle Park will close during WorldPride. News4’s Megan McGrath was on the scene as preparations began.
nbc4dc.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Metal barriers were dropped off at Dupont Circle on Friday morning as police appeared to prepare to close the park for WorldPride.