Peter Lynch
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DC Native and Teacher
#DCStatehood
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Peter Lynch
Free DC
1 day ago
Last year, congressional republicans barred DC from utilizing nearly $1 billion of its own revenue and attempting to block another. Congress should respect D.C.’s decision-making and allow our self-governing!
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Congress Must Allow D.C. to Spend Its Own Local Dollars
Congressional Republicans, who last year barred the District of Columbia from spending $1 billion of its own revenue in its 2025 budget, are now moving to block another DC law.
https://www.cbpp.org/blog/congress-must-allow-dc-to-spend-its-own-local-dollars
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Free DC
6 days ago
Happening now: Members of
@wearecasa.bsky.social
@popdemoc.bsky.social
@freedcproject.bsky.social
Congregation Action Network and
@domesticworkers.bsky.social
are gathering to demand the Senate block all funding for DHS and ICE.
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Robert Reich
9 days ago
Across America and the world, people are realizing it’s not possible to appease America’s dictator. The only way to deal with him is to stand up to him — and the only way to stand up to him is by joining together against him. It's time for a massive general strike across the country.
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700,000 Americans in DC have no congressional representation. We have no say in DHS and ICE funding or any other issue before the country. Every candidate running for local office ought to have a clear, specific, and detailed plan to end that injustice, and to ensure
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9 days ago
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Meeting tomorrow to work towards
#DCStatehood
, come along…
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Jan 14 Ward 3 DC Statehood Task Force Meeting RSVP
Who: The Ward 3 Democrats DC Statehood Task Force What: Meeting to strategize and brainstorm advancing DC Statehood Where: The Cleveland Park Library When: Wednesday, January 14th, 6:30-7:30pm. Why: ...
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21 days ago
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Exactly right from
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about 1 month ago
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Erin Palmer
about 1 month ago
I also think our local governments should be calling on Congress re articles of impeachment and condemning our war criminal president.
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FCNL
about 1 month ago
FCNL strongly condemns the U.S. government’s illegal attack on Venezuela and kidnapping of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife. Congress must reassert its war authority and stop the Trump administration’s reckless war-making.
#WarIsNotTheAnswer
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Alex Taliadoros
about 1 month ago
This is not an Administration focused on deporting “the worst of the worst.” They are targeting our neighbors, coworkers, and classmates — families that live peaceful lives and sustain our communities.
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ICE shift in tactics leads to soaring number of at-large arrests, data shows
The agency has moved away from focusing on arresting migrants at local jails to tracking them down in communities, a Washington Post analysis found.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/12/28/ice-deportations-data-trump-arrests/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_source=bluesky,facebook,threads,twitter&utm_medium=social
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We spend very little on DC Statehood. We’re not serious about becoming the 51st State. A statehood advocate claimed elected leaders are too comfortable within limited Home Rule and only give lip service to 51. no official reply from anyone including
@cmfrumin.bsky.social
or
@mayorbowser.dc.gov
…😒
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about 1 month ago
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Be sure to see Cover-Up, the documentary about the life and reporting of Seymour Hersh. It’s an important film. I also wrote about it here, check it out 👇
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The Seymour Hersh Documentary is Essential Viewing
Cover-Up is a story of investigative reporting we all should see, particularly young people facing tumultuous times.
https://petemlynch.substack.com/p/the-seymour-hersh-documentary-is
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Rep. James Walkinshaw
3 months ago
D.C. residents deserve the same right to govern themselves as every other community. Yet House Republicans, who know little about D.C., are pushing bills that meddle in what should be local decisions. I stand with D.C. leaders against these harmful attacks.
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Anne Applebaum
4 months ago
ICE agents shot a U.S. citizen Saturday on Chicago’s South Side They are creating chaos
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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Federal agents shoot woman in Chicago neighborhood after allegedly being rammed, boxed in by cars, DHS says
The woman, as well as a man whom authorities say was involved in the chaos, were facing charges Sunday morning.
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/federal-agents-shoot-woman-broadview-ice-facility/
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Jamie Raskin is a class act. I wrote about how became the person he is and how we can help develop more young folks to follow his example. Take a look 👇 Thanks,
@raskin.house.gov
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Jamie Raskin and American Virtue
Congressman Raskin is a rare model of moral courage and virtue. How do we help young people live a life of service? His life is an answer.
https://petemlynch.substack.com/p/jamie-raskin-and-american-virtue
4 months ago
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Free DC
5 months ago
“Imagine if Congress declared Wyoming a Federal Natural Resource District…managed by the government and no longer have congressional representation. Republicans would of course be appalled. Disenfranchising 600,000 people who live in Wyoming would be immoral.”
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Dems need to get serious about DC statehood. For real.
No more pussyfooting. With troops in the streets, the time is now.
https://www.publicnotice.co/p/dc-statehood-2025-trump
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Give it a read👇
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5 months ago
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Check out my review of Homestand by Will Bardenwarper. Never cared about minor league and college baseball as much as I do now after reading this book. Here’s why👇
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Homestand Book Review
Will Bardenwarper writes about "small town baseball and the fight for the soul of America."
https://petemlynch.substack.com/p/homestand-book-review
7 months ago
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Free DC
7 months ago
Starting today, on
#PrimeDay
, we want to talk about one of the companies that is powering ICE's attacks in DC. 🧵
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Blair student leaders staged a walkout in rejection of ICE cruelty and to affirm the dignity of everyone in their community. I wrote a reflection on it here…
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Immigration, Schools, and the Blair Student Walk Out
Montgomery Blair High School students closed out the school year by rejecting cruelty, gathering in community, and affirming the dignity of all people. They're teaching us a lesson.
https://petemlynch.substack.com/p/immigration-schools-and-the-blair
7 months ago
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UVA faculty and union staff who came out yesterday against the challenges to academic freedom they face. This was on the lawn following UVA President James Ryan resigning after Justice Department pressure against DEI initiatives:
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Mayor Bowser should fund the DC archives at UDC, Jonetta Rose Barras nails it…
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jonetta rose barras: Ignoring the importance of history and neglecting quality education in DC
Sometimes two or more things may seem quite different at first look — and yet they are actually similar at their core or derived from the same kind of thinking. Juxtapose, for example, President Donal...
https://thedcline.org/2025/06/20/jonetta-rose-barras-ignoring-the-importance-of-history-and-neglecting-quality-education-in-dc/
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Frustrating indeed. The council could also spend more on DC Statehood efforts so that we have a fighting chance of being represented in Congress. We currently spend 300k on becoming the 51st state. You get what you pay for.
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8 months ago
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FCNL
8 months ago
"The Trump Administration’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities is illegal, unconstitutional, and a violation of international law... A return to diplomacy is urgently needed to prevent more tragedy."
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U.S. Cannot Bomb Its Way to Peace | Friends Committee On National Legislation
The Trump Administration’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities is illegal, unconstitutional, and a violation of international law. The Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) calls on…
https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2025-06/us-cannot-bomb-its-way-peace
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Senator Angela Alsobrooks
8 months ago
My statement on President Trump's decision to bomb Iran:
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“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them.” -Ray Bradbury
8 months ago
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George Washington was called the American Cincinnatus-a high honor. The Roman Cincinnatus did his duty, handed back power, and happily returned to his farm. This once was the American ideal for both military and public office. Could be yet again
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Cincinnatus
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/cincinnatus
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Peter Lynch
Free DC
8 months ago
A better world is possible. From DC to LA, we are united to reject this administration’s agenda of violence and celebrate one another instead.
#FreeDC
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Kristin Mink
8 months ago
Proud that our students will not sit by or stay silent as their Blair classmate was taken by ICE. We cannot stay quiet and hope for the best when the worst is already happening. It’s time to flex. To organize. To work harder and smarter. It’s all hands on deck.
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So proud of these Blazers for standing up and speaking out for their community
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Great meeting talking about and working towards
#DCStatehood
@mainedems.bsky.social
we hope to connect soon!
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Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid
8 months ago
🚨URGENT ACTION ALERT: Tell Congress to keep their hands off DC’s sanctuary laws! Since the residents of DC do not have representation, we need your help to stop them. Email and call TODAY (6/9):
actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress to Keep Their Hands Off DC’s Sanctuary Laws!
As the country watches LA bravely fight off ICE and the military, Congress is quietly attempting to strip away DC’s sanctuary laws that keep us safe. Since the residents of DC do not have representati...
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-congress-to-keep-their-hands-off-dcs-sanctuary-laws
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Two signs in New Bedford both walking distance from Frederick Douglass’ house and where the 54th Massachusetts regiment was mustered
8 months ago
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DCtomsherwood
8 months ago
#HeadsUp
- DC Mayor Muriel Bowser our guest for the whole hour today at noon on Kojo Nnamdi's ThePolitics Hour,
wamu.org
and WAMU 88.5. Join us.
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WAMU | American University Radio
WAMU 88.5 is Washington’s NPR station, featuring local news on education, transportation, politics, and more as well as programs like 1A.
http://WAMU.org
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Ward 3 Democrats
8 months ago
Ward 3 Democrats stand with all our D.C. neighbors. At our May meeting, we passed a resolution urging stronger protections from ICE threats at schools. We've sent it to the
@mayorbowser.bsky.social
,
@councilofdc.bsky.social
, and
@dcpschancellor.bsky.social
.
#Ward3
#DCValues
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This is what we should see from every single DC councilmember
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"Appeasement never works. The goalposts will always be moved, and then moved again." -Margaret Sullivan
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What a shame — literally — about '60 Minutes'
Another shoe drops as CBS's parent company, Paramount, tries to appease Trump
https://margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/what-a-shame-literally-about-60-minutes?utm_source=substack&publication_id=1186548&post_id=164023071&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=l4u4s&triedRedirect=true&fbclid=IwY2xjawKainBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnZxWL2J0UKRaGQAN215E5wrijHFbk5sn2XLlmBecRfBSnCYQF3GLFIzUKDc_aem_uJoyrhGoWaz-7jvu_m8VTg
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I'm proud of my fellow teachers defending our students as best they can from this vile cruelty.
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Teachers save student from dropping out after father detained by ICE
For teachers at Montgomery Blair, immigration enforcement is not just a political topic —it's a daily reality.
https://www.newsweek.com/teacher-student-drop-out-father-detained-ice-2072053
9 months ago
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Thank you, Senator!
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9 months ago
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Silence from D.C. elected leaders is inexcusable. Let them know…
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