@heymandokay.bsky.social
All the DC elected posts about how DC residents made it through the last year by coming together are nice, and true to some extent. But I just think of all my immigrants friends and neighbors who had to flee the District. They didn't "make it" and the District is worse now that they are gone.
December 30, 2025 at 4:10 PM
All the DC elected posts about how DC residents made it through the last year by coming together are nice, and true to some extent. But I just think of all my immigrants friends and neighbors who had to flee the District. They didn't "make it" and the District is worse now that they are gone.
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On Monday, ICE agents violently restrained a woman in Minneapolis, dragging her in the snow and pinning her face down as onlookers shouted the woman was pregnant.
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
December 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
On Monday, ICE agents violently restrained a woman in Minneapolis, dragging her in the snow and pinning her face down as onlookers shouted the woman was pregnant.
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
In response, one agent fired a taser into the crowd. “Who wants more?” he taunted, according to a WCCO reporter. trib.al/vdWc3qj
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No need to delay: Not only did the Board of Elections clearly state that they are ready and capable of implementing ranked choice voting, but the voters already told us how they "assessed the need" by overwhelmingly passing it at the ballot box.
NEWS: Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder is introducing emergency legislation that would delay ranked-choice voting, which is currently set to be rolled out in D.C. in 2026. His bill would mandate that Board of Elections conduct an assessment on what it would need to implement RCV.
November 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
No need to delay: Not only did the Board of Elections clearly state that they are ready and capable of implementing ranked choice voting, but the voters already told us how they "assessed the need" by overwhelmingly passing it at the ballot box.
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A councilmember who won his primary last year with 23.7% of the vote wants to delay implementing ranked choice voting. The at-large CM who won her last primary with 35.9% agrees that making her run for reelection next year under RCV would be a bad idea.
Felder continues to be critical of the election board's capacity to pull off ranked-choice voting in 2026.
"Before we roll out something of this magnitude I would think we need to do a needs assessment," he says to Evans. "You’ve been tasked with an arduous task. It’s unfair."
"Before we roll out something of this magnitude I would think we need to do a needs assessment," he says to Evans. "You’ve been tasked with an arduous task. It’s unfair."
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
A councilmember who won his primary last year with 23.7% of the vote wants to delay implementing ranked choice voting. The at-large CM who won her last primary with 35.9% agrees that making her run for reelection next year under RCV would be a bad idea.
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Elon Musk donated $277 million to Trump so he could steal the federal government’s data, dismantle the nation’s infrastructure, and stop foreign aid from going to nonwhite people. It’s a quid pro quo breathtaking in scope, corruption, and damage, & completely unprecedented in American history.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Elon Musk donated $277 million to Trump so he could steal the federal government’s data, dismantle the nation’s infrastructure, and stop foreign aid from going to nonwhite people. It’s a quid pro quo breathtaking in scope, corruption, and damage, & completely unprecedented in American history.
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SNAP news: Bowser says she'll use about $30 mil in contingency funds to ensure SNAP/WIC recipients get paid in November. She did something similar in the last long shutdown. Just yesterday she said she was waiting on the AG's lawsuit!
October 30, 2025 at 9:24 PM
SNAP news: Bowser says she'll use about $30 mil in contingency funds to ensure SNAP/WIC recipients get paid in November. She did something similar in the last long shutdown. Just yesterday she said she was waiting on the AG's lawsuit!
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If this Council was serious about change, we would be fighting for what people actually need. Stronger rent control. Fully funded vouchers. More deeply affordable housing.
But instead, we’re chipping away at some of the few protections that tenants actually have.
But instead, we’re chipping away at some of the few protections that tenants actually have.
September 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
If this Council was serious about change, we would be fighting for what people actually need. Stronger rent control. Fully funded vouchers. More deeply affordable housing.
But instead, we’re chipping away at some of the few protections that tenants actually have.
But instead, we’re chipping away at some of the few protections that tenants actually have.
The rest of the council should be truly ashamed of themselves.
Making it easier to evict people at a time the feds are quite literally criminalizing homelessness in the District.
Making it easier to evict people at a time the feds are quite literally criminalizing homelessness in the District.
And with that, the D.C. Council passes the RENTAL Act, with Nadeau, Lewis George, and Trayon White voting against.
September 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The rest of the council should be truly ashamed of themselves.
Making it easier to evict people at a time the feds are quite literally criminalizing homelessness in the District.
Making it easier to evict people at a time the feds are quite literally criminalizing homelessness in the District.
The council just legislated a giant hole through topa on 24 hours notice. Truly shameful stuff.
And Bonds' amendment passes on an 8-4 vote, with Allen, Nadeau, @chmnmendelson.bsky.social, and @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social voting against. The council just added a full new exemption to TOPA with an amendment introduced somewhat at the last-minute.
September 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The council just legislated a giant hole through topa on 24 hours notice. Truly shameful stuff.
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In a shocking on-air moment, a “Fox and Friends” co-host said homeless people suffering from mental health issues who refuse help should be killed
'Just Kill 'Em': Fox Host Makes Shocking Comment On Homeless People
"Fox and Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade made a jaw-dropping remark while discussing homelessness and mental health.
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September 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In a shocking on-air moment, a “Fox and Friends” co-host said homeless people suffering from mental health issues who refuse help should be killed
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13/Initial data is in. DC occupation = sudden stop to economy. Foot traffic, bike share usage, hotels all see fall. Some up to 20%. Mass scale deterrence scares people from engaging in daily life. Businesses and economy take the hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
How Trump’s Crime Crackdown Muted Other Parts of D.C. Life
www.nytimes.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
13/Initial data is in. DC occupation = sudden stop to economy. Foot traffic, bike share usage, hotels all see fall. Some up to 20%. Mass scale deterrence scares people from engaging in daily life. Businesses and economy take the hit.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...
If the DC Council passes the RENTAL Act now, it will all but ensure that more of our immigrant neighbors and neighbors experiencing homelessness are terrorized and detained by the federal occupying forces. www.legalaiddc.org/blogs/DC-fed...
@robertwhitedc.bsky.social
@robertwhitedc.bsky.social
DC residents are under attack. We can’t cut tenant protections now.
The RENTAL Act would recklessly put vulnerable residents in harm’s way.
www.legalaiddc.org
September 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
If the DC Council passes the RENTAL Act now, it will all but ensure that more of our immigrant neighbors and neighbors experiencing homelessness are terrorized and detained by the federal occupying forces. www.legalaiddc.org/blogs/DC-fed...
@robertwhitedc.bsky.social
@robertwhitedc.bsky.social
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Today's Supreme Court ruling profoundly impacts the foundation of American democracy. The implications are severe. Our constitutional safeguards are no longer guaranteed. The enjoyment of constitutional rights and protections are now contingent upon one's race and class.
Breaking News: The Supreme Court lifted restrictions on ICE agents in Los Angeles, allowing them to make indiscriminate stops based on factors like ethnicity.
Supreme Court Lifts Restrictions on L.A. Immigration Stops
A federal judge had ordered agents not to make indiscriminate stops relying on factors like a person’s ethnicity or that they speak Spanish.
nyti.ms
September 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Today's Supreme Court ruling profoundly impacts the foundation of American democracy. The implications are severe. Our constitutional safeguards are no longer guaranteed. The enjoyment of constitutional rights and protections are now contingent upon one's race and class.
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People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
September 6, 2025 at 6:08 PM
People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC
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To Chicago comrades & anyone else facing possible federal occupation:
The National Guard is standing around for photo ops.
DHS, ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, are working with local police to terrorize & kidnap our neighbors.
Organize accordingly.
The National Guard is standing around for photo ops.
DHS, ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, are working with local police to terrorize & kidnap our neighbors.
Organize accordingly.
September 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
To Chicago comrades & anyone else facing possible federal occupation:
The National Guard is standing around for photo ops.
DHS, ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, are working with local police to terrorize & kidnap our neighbors.
Organize accordingly.
The National Guard is standing around for photo ops.
DHS, ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, are working with local police to terrorize & kidnap our neighbors.
Organize accordingly.
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Proud to say that I am the President Elect of the Washington Teachers Union AFT Local#6 alongside my entire Educators Taking Action slate. I am proud of the campaign we ran and the work we are gearing up to do. ✊
June 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Proud to say that I am the President Elect of the Washington Teachers Union AFT Local#6 alongside my entire Educators Taking Action slate. I am proud of the campaign we ran and the work we are gearing up to do. ✊
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So proud of my friend Laura and excited to see the powerful union she's going to build with her siblings. ✊ She cares so deeply about teachers, students and the future of DC schools.
Proud to say that I am the President Elect of the Washington Teachers Union AFT Local#6 alongside my entire Educators Taking Action slate. I am proud of the campaign we ran and the work we are gearing up to do. ✊
June 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
So proud of my friend Laura and excited to see the powerful union she's going to build with her siblings. ✊ She cares so deeply about teachers, students and the future of DC schools.
Brad Bondi is on LinkedIn saying that the threat to the legal profession is his losing the election for DC bar president, not the lawlessness with which is his sister and the current admin are wielding their power. Anyway, fuck that guy and I hope he continues to sorely lose.
June 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Brad Bondi is on LinkedIn saying that the threat to the legal profession is his losing the election for DC bar president, not the lawlessness with which is his sister and the current admin are wielding their power. Anyway, fuck that guy and I hope he continues to sorely lose.
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as far as i can tell, the high rents for commercial real estate are a real hinderance to the sustainability of restaurants and other businesses in charlottesville
The thing is it's increasingly incredibly hard to just open a successful bakery unless you own the building. That's why there's a bank on every corner in nyc now - perpetually escalating rents because of increasingly corporate owners
Now it’s like, “Sure, you opened a successful local bakery, but how are you going to turn it into a chain of bakeries so instead of baking cakes you can spend all day on Zoom calls with money jerks who don’t eat carbs?”
June 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
as far as i can tell, the high rents for commercial real estate are a real hinderance to the sustainability of restaurants and other businesses in charlottesville
Remember when the left was like, abolish ice and Dems were like, please be realistic.
April 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Remember when the left was like, abolish ice and Dems were like, please be realistic.
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Here is an up to date list of Big Law collaborators along with how much in free legal services they have pledged to Trump's causes.
Paul Weiss 40M
Cadwalader 100M
Milbank 100M
Skadden Arps 100M
Willkie Farr 100M
A&O Shearman 125M
Kirkland & Ellis 125M
Latham & Watkins 125M
Simpson Thacher 125M
Paul Weiss 40M
Cadwalader 100M
Milbank 100M
Skadden Arps 100M
Willkie Farr 100M
A&O Shearman 125M
Kirkland & Ellis 125M
Latham & Watkins 125M
Simpson Thacher 125M
April 11, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Here is an up to date list of Big Law collaborators along with how much in free legal services they have pledged to Trump's causes.
Paul Weiss 40M
Cadwalader 100M
Milbank 100M
Skadden Arps 100M
Willkie Farr 100M
A&O Shearman 125M
Kirkland & Ellis 125M
Latham & Watkins 125M
Simpson Thacher 125M
Paul Weiss 40M
Cadwalader 100M
Milbank 100M
Skadden Arps 100M
Willkie Farr 100M
A&O Shearman 125M
Kirkland & Ellis 125M
Latham & Watkins 125M
Simpson Thacher 125M
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A private lender based in North Carolina provided millions in loans to DC slumlord Sam Razjooyan even after the company had been warned that he may have doctored a loan application.
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t.co
April 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A private lender based in North Carolina provided millions in loans to DC slumlord Sam Razjooyan even after the company had been warned that he may have doctored a loan application.
t.co/1JdNj521kJ
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Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
RFK Jr. forces out Peter Marks, FDA’s top vaccine scientist
Marks, an architect of Operation Warp Speed, warned that a recent measles outbreak shows how confidence in science and public health is being “undermined.”
www.washingtonpost.com
March 29, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Breaking: RFK Jr. has forced out PETER MARKS, the nation’s top vaccine regulator.
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
In his resignation letter, obtained by the Post, Marks said he was willing to work with RFK Jr on his vaccine concerns — but said Kennedy wishes “subservient confirmation of his misinformation and lies.”
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trump just disobeyed a federal court, so Schumer moves the goalposts to say we have to be worried if he disobeys the SUPREME court. anything to avoid being compelled to action.
WATCH: Schumer says "our democracy will be at stake" if Trump disobeys the Supreme Court—but "we're not there yet."
March 19, 2025 at 1:56 AM
trump just disobeyed a federal court, so Schumer moves the goalposts to say we have to be worried if he disobeys the SUPREME court. anything to avoid being compelled to action.