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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 6h

Wild to watch @downtowndc.org.web.brid.gy staff tear down missing persons posters to keep lamp posts clean.

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Cascade PBS Union @cascadepbsunion.bsky.social · 5d

A meme of a parent labeled “Cascade PBS” paying attention to a happy child labeled “executive salaries” while a child labeled “local news” appears to drown.

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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 1d

I have my fare card...

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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 1d

Nightmare blunt rotation

Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 1d

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

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Chicago Sun-Times @chicago.suntimes.com · 1d

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government’s claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed.
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Attorney for woman shot by Border Patrol claims officer said 'Do something b-----' before shooting

Body-camera video appears to contradict the government's claim that Marimar Martinez, 30, drove toward officers before one of them opened fire at her late Saturday morning in Brighton Park, her attorney claimed. A judge ordered Martinez and a co-defendant released pending trial.

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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 2d

Of course

Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 2d

Their presentations said parents would receive scores in September. Now that it's firmly in October, we didn't get them - did you?

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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 2d

He has the Mayor and Brooke Mar-a-Lago Pinto cowed. Hell, he basically delivered a veiled threat to me in my first month as an ANC. It's crazy.

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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 2d

MPD basically escaped civilian control once the Mayor and Chief and Trump signed off on murder and coverup in the Karon Hylton case. Essentially, Gregg Pemberton is the Stephen Miller of DC - abandoning the cops who were on the right side of Jan 6 and promoting lawlessness among cops.

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 3d

D.C. police officers are feeding information to the Justice Department as it probes accusations of manipulated crime data, according to the D.C. Police Union, and as public safety in the nation's capital continues to capture the president’s attention.

As feds probe D.C. crime stats, some police eager to help build a case

At the heart of the investigations by the DOJ and a House committee is whether there has been a widespread effort to intentionally downplay crime in D.C.

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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 2d

Can you imagine how upset people would be if ICE and the Feds and the Guard were on school buses? Our decisions, led by ed reformers and others, have made DC kids uniquely vulnerable to this crackdown and it's just bullshit. It makes me so mad at the Mayor.

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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 2d

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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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 2d

Really honestly shocked that I've seen no criticism from the DC Council of MPD/Bowser ingratiating themselves with federal law enforcement to attack DC residents. Can't imagine that's a popular move.

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DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 2d

In 2025, the DC Public Library received no challenges to books in its collection, even as attempts to remove library materials reached near-record levels nationwide. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4gXCqQK

Promotional banner for DC Public Library with the headline 'District Readers Make Their Own Choices on Challenged Books', set against a backdrop of bookshelves filled with various books.

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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 3d

A WILD ONE: A man broke his leg during an arrest by ICE at a car wash south of L.A.

ICE has held him under 24/7 guard at a hospital, registering him under a pseudonym, for *37 days* without telling him why.

A judge has ordered his immediate release.

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April Glick Pulito @aprilglick.bsky.social · 3d

I would also refuse to meet with someone who publicly called me a liar instead of taking accountability

The Athletic @theathletic.com · 3d

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier has canceled a meeting that had been planned with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert, a source briefed on the situation said Saturday.

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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 5d

Ferebee 🤝 Trump

Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 6d

“Even after the D.C. Council set aside additional funds to continue green card sponsorships, DCPS says it simply won’t spend the money.”

The 51st @51st.news · 6d

DCPS reneged on its promise to help hundreds of international teachers secure a green card. Many may now be forced to leave the country. Read the full story from @maustermuhle.bsky.social 51st.news/dc-green-car...

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Will Bunch @willbunch.bsky.social · 7d

You'll be shocked to learn New College of Florida is on the brink of implosion just a couple of years after DeSantis engineered an extreme right-wing takeover

Fun fact: NCF's new overlords spend $134K per student (!!...the average at other FL publics is $10K) www.insidehighered.com/news/governa...

Spending Soars, Rankings Fall at New College of Florida

Student outcomes and rankings are slipping at the liberal arts college while spending is up. Critics believe the college is at risk of implosion, and some are calling for privatization.

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Maggie Astor @maggieastor.bsky.social · 6d

Important to remember that stories about children killed by vaccine-preventable diseases when they're too young to be vaccinated are, beneath that, stories about the loss of herd immunity.

This baby caught whooping cough from somebody. That somebody was probably old enough to be vaccinated.

Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · 6d

“A lot of times, you know, babies don’t cough; they just stop breathing,” warned Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney as he discussed Mississippi's first infant death from whooping cough in 13 years.

Mississippi Baby Dies of Whooping Cough Amid Rising Cases

A baby in Mississippi has died of whooping cough for the first time since 2012. The baby was less than two months old—too young for vaccination.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6d

The @washingtonpost.com's Emma Uber & @teoarmus.bsky.social caught @mayorbowser.dc.gov in a bald-faced lie. On Tuesday, she said "ICE is not patrolling with MPD." Confronted that day with video of ICE patrolling with MPD and abducting people handed to them by MPD, she was forced to change her tune.

During an unrelated news conference Tuesday, when asked to clarify what was happening on the ground between D.C. police and ICE, Bowser said, “I am aware of what’s been happening on the ground and ICE is not patrolling with MPD.”
In follow-up comments later in the day to The Post, Bowser reiterated that D.C. police were not on patrol with federal immigration authorities. “Ask federal immigration, don’t ask us ... they’re not patrolling with us,” she said. “MPD is not giving the federal government anybody.”
The Post shared the videos, police report and DHS statements with the mayor’s office on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the mayor acknowledged that D.C. police have been patrolling with immigration authorities, saying “We never wanted MPD to patrol with Homeland Security agencies, but they are part of the task force, and that should change.” (The Department of Homeland Security includes ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and Homeland Security Investigations.)

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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · 7d

I spy @karenpalmer.bsky.social - who will be reading from She's Under Here and in conversation with me at @peoplesbooktakoma.com on October 12. Come join us!!! peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/shes-u....

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Brad Lander @bradlander.bsky.social · 8d

Another violent attack by an ICE officer on a civilian at 26 Federal Plaza—this time on a journalist, who had to be carried out on stretcher.

Another attack on the First Amendment, our neighbors, and our democracy.

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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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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 8d

It's unconscionable that this legendary former DCPS educator isn't even getting a head fake of support by Lewis Ferebee and the cowards who run @dcpublicschools.bsky.social. Their fecklessness in the current environment has been remarkable, locally and nationally. Standing out in a bad way

The Gazette @thegazette.com · 9d

State panel revokes Des Moines superintendent’s license following his arrest by federal immigration officers

State panel revokes Des Moines superintendent's license following Friday arrest

A state educational licensing board has revoked the license of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts following his arrest by federal immigration officers last week.

www.thegazette.com

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · 9d

The state could have backed him but instead they demonstrated for the thousandth time that there is no level of respectability that will prevent white people from serving you up on a platter in order to appease powerful racists.

The Gazette @thegazette.com · 9d

State panel revokes Des Moines superintendent’s license following his arrest by federal immigration officers

State panel revokes Des Moines superintendent's license following Friday arrest

A state educational licensing board has revoked the license of Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent Ian Roberts following his arrest by federal immigration officers last week.

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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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