nuzzi / lizza misconduct imo enabled the destruction of so much public health & scientific research — and a resurgence in measles in the US. this is not petty tabloid gossip or inside baseball. that they went undetected or were rewarded while great reporters were laid off? it’s a huge system failure

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everyone knows the number one quality of rigorous, responsible journalism is waiting months and months to reveal urgently newsworthy information until it can cause the most harm in your personal vendettas

Anyway the District of Columbia is an incredible city and I love it so much and I’m so glad I get to live here.

Important reminder for DC tenants: applications for emergency rental assistance open tomorrow at 9am. This year, all applications will be made by appointment only. You can make an appointment by calling the Virginia Williams Center at 202-507-6666 starting at 9am or by visiting 64 New York Ave NE.

Rusty is RIGHT and he’s right to say it!!!!!!

I know several of my friends and colleagues use Scrivener for their writing projects so heads up! 👇🏾

These 20 House Democrats just joined Republicans in voting to fully repeal DC's police reform laws. Wiping off the books critical laws on use of force, transparency, and preventing violent cops from getting rehired. They think that they should have more say over DC police than the people of DC.

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This is the most correct thing that has ever been written

Another person taken by immigration enforcement — after being stopped by MPD. Why is MPD making stops if this is the result? The mayor and Chief Smith have said MPD isn't supposed to do immigration enforcement — so why does this keep happening? www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/v...

Why not both!

Zach painted this beautiful portrait of Olga and I’m so happy to have it in our home every day. I miss her a lot.

ICE is a team sport for guys who would otherwise be school shooters

Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.

i hope this election cycle empowers everyone the next time a centrist liberal says to drop pro-trans and pro-immigrant rhetoric to enthusiastically tell them to shut the fuck up

GIVE A FEW BUCK'S TO YOU'RE LOCAL FOOD BANK MOTHER FUCKER - LOOK IT UP HERE IF U DONT KNOW WHERE TO FIND ONE www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-lo... - TELL EM ADMIN SENT YA - dashare.zone ADMIN

Every post is a Jesse Plemons appreciation post (and a Michael B Jordan appreciation post) because of what they did to my heart in fictional Dillon, Texas.

No one should ever have to go hungry. If you or someone you know needs food assistance during the federal government shutdown, check out LinkU — an easy-to-use DC Health website that will help you find food, health care, and housing resources available across the DMV.

Help is on the way for families who rely on SNAP/WIC benefits to help feed their families: the DC Government will use $30 million in contingency funds to ensure benefits are paid in November despite the federal government shutdown.

We're gearing up for winter! But our case management team already has most of the clothing items we need for now. So we could really use toiletries! Can you help out with an in-kind donation? Thank you! https://tinyurl.com/WinterVendorNeeds (And let us know if you know an Amazon alternative.)

Every $1 invested in SNAP generates $1.80 in local economic activity. Without SNAP, that will mean a loss of $15 billion to the US economy just in November alone.

Furloughed federal workers in Maryland line up for their local food bank. Federal workers make considerably more money than those on SNAP. If they can’t afford groceries, what hope do the 40 million Americans about to lose food assistance have?

This baby looks like she’s visiting @lilitmarcus.bsky.social’s sweet Ow Yow.

Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.

My mother will be directly affected if/when SNAP benefits are cut off. In that scenario, I will probably make up the shortfall myself, but most SNAP recipients don't have that backup. Please give if you can.

Whistles are great, I keep em on every keychain. Grateful to see this go around, and the renewed whistle use in these actions has made me realize I have developed a lot of whistle opinions/suggestions over the years. 😅 A few in thread:

Jazz is my LIFE this is my MUSIC

Many people are saying the Republicans shut down the government to bulldoze the White House without permission and build the Epstein ballroom.

I HATE MONEY - dashare.zone ADMIN

I did not have a dog in the baseball fight since my beloved Tigers bowed out BUT you cannot deny the power of FRIENDSHIP on a team or doing silly little bits with the boys and that spangled sport coat is a good one.

I'm not a West Wing obsessed lib or anything but the more I see pictures of this the more fucked up I think it is. It's like he cut off one of the hands of the Lincoln memorial with an angle grinder so he could add a big gun to it.

y’all I’m going to be real, the workers at the biggest music venues in DC are trying to unionize we need IMP the parent company to recognize voluntarily that won’t happen without noise please, bluesky, do what u do best @930club.bsky.social @theatlantisdc.bsky.social @theanthemdc.bsky.social

As your president, I will only use the WH ballroom for all ages shows for DC area high school kids.

It’s almost Halloween.

There are going to be so many journalists in one spot and I love to abuse journalists, pretty please judge, let me live my best life and abuse journalists, it's an emergency, I swear.

washingtonians literally can’t get married due to the shutdown which may sound like a cutesy who-cares issue except that it means those washingtonians can’t get on their partners’ health insurance or make progress in immigration cases to which marital status is relevant, etc

Good morning I’m in @theverge.com profiling @ekkoastral.bsky.social @jael.bsky.social and some other cool trans musicians who are bringing the organizing energy they learned from being trans online to music venues across the country. These musicians are meeting the moment.

what did she call us | patreon.com/lubchansky

ICE Whistles packed and ready to go. If you want to make your own kits, the Pisen Arts & Community House has PDFs you can download and links to whistles (though often sold out, so get creative) linktr.ee/pilsenartsco...

Even in blue, affluent localities, most people have to work hard to advocate for their children and make the school do what they’re required to do. The end of federal enforcement means a lot of kids will go without the accommodations that can make them succeed.

I'm so glad we're taking back frogs.

Here are 10 practical tips, based on Retana’s advice, for talking to kids about ICE raids and helping them cope with fear and uncertainty. Each point is presented in english y español. The full guide: lataco.com/kids-ice-tal... By Erick Galindo

Me when the doors for the show are at 9pm

Nearly every clip I’ve ever published was once on the internet and isn’t at all anymore, sometimes not even in the wayback machine.

As you fight ICE in your neighborhoods, always look for potentially positive outcomes to counterbalance your anger and despair. For me this continues to be meeting more neighbors, talking to more neighbors, and finding that others close by have also been fighting in ways I was unaware of.

Everybody will tell you about sunscreen and working out which are two of my faves, but my other recommendation is find a hobby you love but you are not good at. You will have fun, you will learn a bunch, you might make friends but you will never be tempted to make it your job. Start a band.

Since 2021, DCPS has become D.C.'s leading sponsor of H1-B visas for its employees. But some 200 teachers who took jobs under the expectation that the school system would sponsor a green card are now facing uncertain futures, @maustermuhle.bsky.social reports. 51st.news/dc-green-car...

I dunno I feel like people spend a lot of time trying to like, make book clubs to be better leftists when what most need is to do stuff churches and rotary clubs used to do before everyone went off the deep end, ex: food, diapers, coats. Feels basic, can feel pointless, but it’s the whole point.

Become so beloved by your neighbors that the kids chat with you on the porch and the cats gently bring you a small dead rat.