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F to the YI: mostly moved my social media presence to BlueSky. Same handle there. #bikeDC
Amplifying for those in the cheap seats and for those who think that an authoritarian state is just fine by them...
U.S. District Court Judge Carter with a mic drop. 👀
Judge David Carter: "Never before in American history has the federal government, on the eve of an election, sought to coerce a state and local government to abandon their own Constitutional election procedures and bend to the will of the Executive Branch. In bringing this lawsuit, the Executive would have this Court believe that it reigns as a sole sovereign. But California and its people are sovereign, too."
And if you live in the District of Columbia, you should simply #DeleteDoorDash because they are actively fighting against DC home rule.
(Better yet: delete all of these delivery apps and either order directly from your favorite places or go in person!)
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Just last month, DoorDash couldn’t seem to find the money to pay their deliveristas — until our administration forced them to give back $131M+ in stolen wages and penalties.
This week, they’ve managed to find $17 billion to acquire one of their main competitors.
Corporate consolidation means higher prices, harsher exploitation, and greater economic inequality for New Yorkers.
We’ve stood up to these giants before. That doesn’t stop now.
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This is the official artwork for next year’s National Cherry Blossom Festival, by Southeast-born and raised artist Chris Pyrate.
“There’s a lot of things here that call back to D.C. culture and the international presence in the city,” he says.
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Politicians will gladly fight to limit e-bikes to 15MPH, but get really uncomfortable when you bring up the primary source of danger on city streets.
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It’s Weekday Update with your hosts, Colin Toast and Michael ChELMO!
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Obama on backlash about his Cheesecake Factory joke:
First of all, let me get this on the record. I am the father of two daughters. I lived at Chuck E. Cheese, and California Pizza Kitchen, and the Cheesecake Factory. That was my jam for about a decade. Of course, the real problem is prices have gotten so high, folks can barely afford to go out to eat. You would think that this administration would be spending time worrying about that.
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Hear me out: @metrobardc, but made with Mobile Lounges. It could be the more sophisticated cousin to Metrobar.
Dulles Airport is moving to retire the Mobile Lounges, seriously.
The latest solicitation in the airport's $20 billion redevelopment includes the AeroTrain extension and tunnels necessary to retire Washingtonian's most loved-to-hate form of transport.
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Mayor Bowser is such an embarrassment. For the handful of positive things she did for the District her record overflows with the ways she turned her back on its citizens and ceded the high ground to a feckless tyrant.
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BREAKING: Preliminary injunction granted in the golf course case!
The threat to close & destroy this historic property is the latest act of Trump corruption that the courts have responded to
Kudos to our wonderful clients & cocounsel @DemocracyFwd & Lowell & Associates
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Incumbent presidents are supposed to partially reimburse the federal government when using Air Force One and other govt facilities for clearly political purposes. Is anyone keeping count of President Trump’s reimbursements?
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Work hard in silence. Let success be your noise. 🏆
Myopic decision by leaders in my home state.
While the DABC is now no longer 100 percent teetotal, the executive branch of the state still very much is.
I wonder if @GovCox even knows how to ride a bicycle...
The new downtown SLC state liquor store doesn’t allow bikes inside, has a useless wheelbender rack in the back, and no bike racks by the front door. Seems like they are encouraging people to drive cars to buy alcohol. Good job. @GovCox @MikeLMower
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Walter Koenig made Star Trek history w/his voice cameo in the 2023 series finale of "Picard."
He didn't appear as Pavel Chekov; but rather President Anton Chekov, leader of the United Federation of Planets; the son of his original character.
The name was a tribute to Anton Yelchin, who'd died in 2016 and had played Chekov in the JJ Abrams films.
This made Walter the last of the original cast to appear in a Star Trek series.
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VICTORY: A federal court just put the chainsaws down at East Potomac Park
The plan was to turn a public park into a private tournament course for Trump & wealthy golfers. The trees stay while we fight it out in court
@DDFund_ & partners are on the case 👇- TN
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Sign of the times: Someone chalked “National Guard Stay Away” outside an early voting center in Columbia Heights. There have been local and national concerns around federal agents (or the National Guard in D.C.) appearing at or near polling places ahead of next week’s elections.
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BREAKING: Judge Reyes has issued a preliminary injunction over the golf course and begins with this:
"Rarely, if ever, has the United States Department of Justice urged a federal court not to believe the sitting President."
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