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Been reading a little mythology and it seems like one of the main cross-cultural themes is, “do not, under any circumstances, get on a boat.”

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

I don’t think people get how incandescent DC residents’ rage is right now

Calling my reliable senators to thank them, and ask them to initiate a vote of no confidence in party leadership.

Again, the Union that represents the people most directly impacted by a shutdown is saying that the CR is WORSE than a shutdown. Can you imagine how bad the CR is for the Union to say a shutdown is better? Listen to workers. Listen to the Union.

Recess at the Capitol is underway! Congress requiring DC to cut a $1 billion in *local* funds six months into the fiscal year impacts schools, recreation centers, & libraries at a crucial time for our young people.

Protect the Library at all costs!

KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!

Administrator Lee Zeldin’s proposals include a call to upend the basis for the EPA's climate change actions and impact rules on emissions limits, wastewater regulations and air quality standards.

In case you're not already doing so, please share @freedcproject.bsky.social's action alert far and wide. If you've got senators, call them! If you don't, send this link to any friends an family who do! docs.google.com/document/d/1...

And if/when it passes, they will impound funds from it anyway

Reversing course is a terrible mistake Leader @schumer.senate.gov, it is critical that you go back to leading @senatedemocrats.bsky.social to hold the line against this dangerous CR! www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

these people are literally trying to destroy america’s future

In which the Department of Homeland Security struggles to answer a very simple question: "Is any criticism of the United States government a deportable offense?" (From NPR here: www.npr.org/2025/03/13/n...)

When D.C. residents have to lobby Congress to stop it from doing things that could be harmful to the city, they’re told to contact their… oh, right. No senators or voting representatives.

Having diverse transit mode options reduces congestion for everyone and makes a city more vibrant and productive. I took this timelapse a couple hours ago. #bikesky #urbanism #bikedc

👏🏾 READ 👏🏾 A 👏🏾 BOOK! 👏🏾

one thing i keep thinking about is how there is simply no way to design a constitutional system that can resist authoritarian incursion if participants in that system do not actually care that much

Time for Leader Schumer and others to stand up for DC!

Good morning DC! Make each day count.

Join the Library, the DC Environmental Film Festival, and the Pulitzer Center for a series of short films revealing how lack of transparency, bad governance, and corruption worsen environmental destruction. 🗓️ Thursday, March 27 | 6:30 PM 📍MLK Library 🔗 dclibrary.libnet.info/event/13106974

In June 2020, the phrase "Black Lives Matter" had been painted on the pavement by the city in uppercase, yellow letters, covering two blocks on 16th Street, about a quarter mile from the White House.

Rock Creek Park is my happy place #bikedc

“You gotta do what you gotta do.”

Withholding close to a billion dollars in locally raised and allocated DC taxes would be devastating for the region

Cruising through the magnificent cycletrack intersection at Woodmont and Bethesda Ave in downtown Bethesda, MD #bikesky

Thanks for the great ride, @ward5familybiking.bsky.social! #bikedc #washingtondc

Last year we raised $10k to install crosswalk art at Maury Elementary that brings joy and safer crossing to children every day. Now the Trump administration wants to wipe that all away in the name of "safety". We all know what this is about.

The stakes are just too high.

I’m gonna horn in here and say that DC Government counts your Fed service toward leave accrual, AND will give you the same sick and annual leave balances you left with.

these people are hopeless. i hope they all get tea partied next year

I don't know who this guy is but he's absolute right.

What is SOTMUS? It's a conference for users of @osmus.bsky.social which is like the Wikipedia of maps. Anyone can contribute. Anyone can use the map (with attribution) for free. It's a utopian project from the optimistic early internet that would be laughed out of the room if it were proposed today.

Large amounts of ketamine can make anyone feel like they rule the world. When should Americans start worrying about Elon Musk’s regular use? @shaylalove.bsky.social reports:

The perfect combo: bike + train! 🚲🚆 The ultimate freedom to skip traffic, travel sustainably, and enjoy the best of both worlds. Ride to the station, hop on the train, and go further with ease. Smart, flexible, and green.

i think it's great that the nazi zoomers are systematically — and again, illegally — destroying our ability to do anything useful

No. Now is not the time to play dead. The Democrats have already played dead for too many years. 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck. Millions of seniors are going hungry. Now is the time to stand up for the working class of this country.