Anthony J. Rivera
@anthonyjrivera.bsky.social
Husband/father 👨👩👧👦 Boricua 🇵🇷 Philly fan 🦅 staffer at The Washington Post
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At home known for holiday lights, a dad decorates for possibly the last time
Scott Long, who has an aggressive cancer, was determined to make his house shine with Christmas joy one more time for his Northern Virginia neighborhood.
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This dad has spent years putting up the neighborhood’s most dazzling Christmas decorations. Now with a terminal illness, he expects this year to be his last doing it.
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This dad has spent years putting up the neighborhood’s most dazzling Christmas decorations. Now with a terminal illness, he expects this year to be his last doing it.
wapo.st/4qlsjbR
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At home known for holiday lights, a dad decorates for possibly the last time
Scott Long, who has an aggressive cancer, was determined to make his house shine with Christmas joy one more time for his Northern Virginia neighborhood.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
This dad has spent years putting up the neighborhood’s most dazzling Christmas decorations. Now with a terminal illness, he expects this year to be his last doing it.
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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.
(🎁link below)
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(🎁link below)
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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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October 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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.
(🎁link below)
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(🎁link below)
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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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September 24, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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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Unreal finish! What a game!
GO BIRDS!!!
GO BIRDS!!!
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September 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Unreal finish! What a game!
GO BIRDS!!!
GO BIRDS!!!
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
Read about this impressive teen right here (🎁 link): wapo.st/3VrGnmF
September 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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
Read about this impressive teen right here (🎁 link): wapo.st/3VrGnmF
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.
September 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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.
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.
September 5, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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.
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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August 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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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These were being given out at a Metro station this morning
August 28, 2025 at 11:17 AM
These were being given out at a Metro station this morning
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.
August 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
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.
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.
August 26, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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.
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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August 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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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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.
Oh, and I loved the movie. Thought it was pretty solid.
July 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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.
Oh, and I loved the movie. Thought it was pretty solid.
“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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July 11, 2025 at 12:11 PM
“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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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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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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July 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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 😂
wapo.st/3TfnrGN
Don’t miss the tidbit from Jose Canseco’s rep toward the end 😂
wapo.st/3TfnrGN
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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June 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Let’s gooooooooooo ⛹🏽♀️
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“No one who works in this factory wants to fly these planes”
Chilling stuff via Maureen Tkacik
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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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June 13, 2025 at 1:47 AM
“No one who works in this factory wants to fly these planes”
Chilling stuff via Maureen Tkacik
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Chilling stuff via Maureen Tkacik
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We needed that
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June 10, 2025 at 1:56 AM
We needed that
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.
June 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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.
“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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May 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
“We’d never seen another case like this” (🎁 gift link)
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THE TUSH PUSH LIVES TO SEE ANOTHER DAY
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May 21, 2025 at 4:10 PM
THE TUSH PUSH LIVES TO SEE ANOTHER DAY
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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March 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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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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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March 21, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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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🔥🔥🔥 Well deserved I’d say — that run on the Commandos alone in the NFC Championship made him worth it
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Eagles rewarding Saquon Barkley with extension that will make him NFL’s highest-paid running back ever
The two-year deal will have an average annual value of more than $20 million, league sources say. The extension will make him the highest-paid running back on a yearly basis in NFL history.
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March 4, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🔥🔥🔥 Well deserved I’d say — that run on the Commandos alone in the NFC Championship made him worth it
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