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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

Woman shot by ICE has been released from custody, body cam footage revealed an agent saying
"do something bitch" while holding his rifle at her

Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims agent said, 'Do something b----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney alleged...

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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 1d

After RFK Jr.’s shenanigans, COVID shot access will be a lot like last year

Most people can get vaccinated at their local pharmacy like normal.

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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 1d

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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Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 2d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 1d

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 2d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 5d

It looks like work is finally being done for a traffic light to be installed at New Hampshire and Taylor. DDOT had shared that @pepcoconnect.bsky.social was delaying the safety fixes. This has long been one of the most dangerous intersections in Petworth.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 6d

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out

As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 7d

Great to see DDOT close this lane of Illinois Ave. There are three roads within ~50' here that all connect to Rock Creek Church Road and bisect park space. We could reclaim so much of this excess roadways for green space.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 7d

Raskin: "It's not lost on anyone that shutting the government down allows them not swear in our new colleague, Ms Grijalva from Arizona, who would be the 218th signature to discharge the Epstein files and to put a vote on that on the House floor."

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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 7d

I think it’s a misuse of the limited resources we get as Council offices and I am shocked our OGC approved it.

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Keith Ivey @kcivey.bsky.social · 7d

Too many people are getting it to use that excuse. Seems like misusing taxpayer funds to get started on a citywide campaign.
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Zach Israel @zachisrael.bsky.social · 8d

Just received a 4-page glossy mailer from the Office of Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto at my home in Ward 4. We’re located just over 2 miles north of Ward 2…

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 8d

For Ward 4 neighbors in DC, I think this is an important explanation of ongoing issues with our 911 system. We all want emergency services to respond when we need them, but 911 is regularly making costly mistakes and under-reporting incidents. #FixDC911

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JVG 骨 @jasonv.bsky.social · 8d

Absolute all-timer sentence in today's @nytimes.com

"some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily execute civilians" says today's New York Times, continuing their long tradition of whitewashing fascism

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 8d

NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.

I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.

Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

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Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 9d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 9d

@wmatagm.bsky.social why are Metro Transit PD officers wearing face masks when patrolling stations? This doesn't build trust with the community.

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 11d

Monthly reminder that Moh Mohlicious on Georgia Ave is amazing.

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 14d

#Petworth

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Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 17d

@brennanleemulligan.bsky.social I'm watching Parlor Room: Monikers and wanted to point out this math mistake that looks like you actually won

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The 51st @51st.news · 19d

D.C. doesn’t have its own prison, so its residents are sent to federal facilities all over the country. This is a bad system that serves no one, Askia Afrika-Ber writes.

This writer is a D.C. resident currently incarcerated at USP Hazelton in West Virginia, published here via More Than Our Crimes:

Opinion: The federal Bureau of Prisons fails D.C. residents

D.C. doesn’t have its own prison, so its residents are sent to federal facilities all over the country. This is a bad system that serves no one.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29d

We rule that the mass executions may proceed while the larger Constitutional case works its way through the court system.

by John Roberts, joined by Alito, Thomas, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Kavanaugh (2026)

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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 29d

It’s disappointing that Ring has chosen this moment, when police and the government are infringing civil liberties left and right, to revive its tech’s most invasive feature: helping police get videos captured by home security cameras.
www.consumerreports.org/electronics...

Ring Is Again Letting Police Request User Videos Through Its Neighbors App via @ConsumerReports

Ring has resumed letting police request security camera footage through the Neighbors app. Here's how to participate in Community Requests or opt out.

www.consumerreports.org

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 29d

Joe Biden wrote the Violence Against Women Act. Donald Trump says domestic violence should not be considered a crime. Can the two parties find common ground?

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