BREAKING: Our opposition and upset over Jimmy Kimmel being taken off air have led to Kimmel coming back. Let's organize that much noise for reporters like Mario Guevara detained (despite being here legally) for filming police & ICE:

Happy Earth, Wind, & Fire Day to all who celebrate

#DCpride Great juxtaposition of national and DC and LGBTQIA support in Kingman Park. #freeDC

Glad to see @robertwhitedc.bsky.social stepping up to run for DC's (non-voting) House seat. We need new ideas, and I've been impressed with him for a long time. Seeing him speak — and listen! — to the #KingmanPark community about the RFK stadium deal was refreshing.

As the Trump administration targets hospitals and schools, parents are scrambling to protect their kids. What does that mean in the D.C. area? For our first story in partnership with @19thnews.org, @oriion.bsky.social interviewed five local families:

In case anyone is in New York this fall... Seems like a worthwhile exhibit.

This is not something that could happen in the U.S. It is actually *happening*

Many journalists and pundits simply repeat the claim that social media is flooded with people celebrating Kirk's death without interrogating whether a)it is actually happening at any scale or b)who is responsible. That's just bad reporting.

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Interesting polling data: Those with unfavorable views of Donald Trump are the LEAST LIKELY to support political violence.

It is not the first time such on-the-nose grief has been observed in this endangered population. In January, orca J35 carried a dead baby for at least five days. J35 had previously made world headlines in 2018 when she carried her dead calf for 17 days and 1,000 miles. From @kuow.org

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Change in DC seated diners per month compared to same month the previous year, Aug 2024 - Sep 2025 (per OpenTable):

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@hanaatameez.bsky.social asked great questions and backs up her work with data. Definitely worth a read. www.niemanlab.org/2025/09/from...

Here’s my statement on today’s House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform mark-up of 14 (well, 16 now) bills regarding the District of Columbia. These folks are not serious.

The anti-DC bills going through markup in the House today are harmful, an affront to DC Home Rule, and a direct attack on local residents. See my full statement 👇🏾

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This same bill (HR 5183) would give Congress line item veto of DC acts, including the budget. 75% of DC budget is made up of essentially LOCAL money. Why should a Congressman from Arizona or Utah or Kentucky or even Maryland get to make veto cuts for the DC budget?!

Hunters in the Snow, Northern Renaissance masterpiece painted in oil on canvas in 1565 by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, exceptional artist working in Antwerp, patronised by humanists Plantin & Ortelius; died #OTD 1569. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna

This is what we need more of!

69% percent of Democrats and 21% of Independents are either furious or angry.

These bills amount to the greatest assault against DC home rule since it was established. A sweeping rollback of local self-governance through the imposition of MAGA policies on a city that almost universally opposes them. A stunning escalation in Republicans’ attack on the District’s democracy.

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

There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed. So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.

We couldn’t possibly be in a worse information environment for what’s happening. Which is probably, in part, why it’s happening.

More people in DC than in Wyoming or Vermont. Coming up on Alaska and North Dakota. Per capita, we pay more federal income tax than any of the states. (Incl NY, CA, CT, etc.) Voice in Congress: Zero. Have never before felt as much DC-specific patriotism—across race and class—as now.

National Guard troops with effing long guns were at my kid's Little League game at The Fields at RFK as the rain started pouring down. I feel MUCH safer now. #FreeDC #HandsOffDC #DCStatehood @popville.bsky.social @thehillishome.com @hillragdc.bsky.social

The lack of mainstream coverage of regular huge protests reminds me of a talk from a Twitter employees who explained that they had to drop BLM off the Trending Tags section because otherwise it would have been there permanently. The modern media environment has no appetite for sustained movements.

This quote says it all: "I say that my seniority is what is very important, and I am not going to step aside." She has served D.C. well for a long time. But it's past time to step aside and empower, equip a new generation of leaders who will be able to put up a fight for us. Her ego is in the way.

@councilofdc.bsky.social What can be done for DC residents in the same way?

The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House: Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social

The Trump economy at work

The sun will always set on dark days and rise with a new one. A reminder that even the most difficult moments are temporary. #sunset #newday #hope #painting

My children do this, and it drives me insane!

by my count, this makes seven confirmed no true bills from grand juries, plus three other felony cases dismissed (two gun cases, one assault of a federal officer), plus two cases downgraded from felony assault on federal officers to misdemeanor

Sports and politics may sometimes coexist uneasily, but they're inseparable at Washington Spirit games – where fans have been loudly and proudly chanting and displaying their opposition to Trump's takeover of D.C. Me for @51st.news: 51st.news/dc-spirit-tr...

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The federal takeover is unjust. Unwelcome. Unnecessary. Unwarranted. And un-American. This morning, I joined Congresswoman Pressley, Congressman Ivey, Free DC, and Council colleagues demanding Congress end this ridiculous and dangerous federal occupation of DC neighborhoods.

How hot is your street? 🔥 D.C.’s Department of Energy and Environment is mapping the city’s temperature disparities to plan for hotter summers

More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban. Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.” (Published July)

Many of these bills haven’t been introduced yet and have no text, but House Republicans have already decided to mark them up. This is absolutely ridiculous. No hearings. No analysis. And the people who are affected — DC residents — have no vote.

Steve Coleman has spent 30 years turning D.C.’s neglected green spaces into hubs for healing and equity. Through Washington Parks & People and the DC Green Corps, he’s training the next generation of environmental leaders—just as climate change and inequity make the mission especially urgent.

Raskin: "When private comments made by federal employees are scrutinized for anti-Trump bias and they can lose their jobs because of it, then we've entered the realm not just of Vladimir Putin but Joseph Stalin."

"Be loud for America" is quite the rallying cry. Every night at 8 p.m. across D.C., residents bang pots and drums (some like my daughter even play recorders) to make noise for our city. We also encourage drivers to honk for DC. It's a small thing, but we are doing it in solidarity with many others.

Our own mayor welcoming a federal occupation of our city. This is why 100+ DC orgs called on her today to reverse course on cooperation with Trump and defend DC. Will other leaders step up? @janeese4dc.bsky.social @cmzparker5.bsky.social @robertwhitedc.bsky.social @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social

Folger Theatre has been illuminated by this pretty golden color every morning for the past few weeks. Not sure if the occasion, but it’s nice to see. #DC

Glanced at the Boston Globe landing page this morning and they link to the trending topic "crime crackdown." That's a fail by the Globe. It's a political crackdown. It's nothing else. It is extremely clear and transparent that Trump is punishing DC for not being right-leaning enough.

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