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Award-winning author, poet, public scholar and inductee Society of Professional Journalists DC Pro Chapter Hall of Fame. Posts are my own.

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Ashley Schapitl
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Oh my word. Great scoop from City Cast.
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Hear it from me and @michaelschaffer first on @CMRobertWhiteDC and his big issue from a little piece of text. | Robert White Could be Ineligible for Election Unless He Resigns dc.citycast.fm/dc-politics/r…

Robert White Could be Ineligible for Election Unless He Resigns · City Cast DC

The Councilmember was unaware of an obscure legal provision that bans current officeholders from winning the D.C. delegate race. He wants to change the law.

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Nice piece Ben & Michael. Here's the Q: Didn't the elections board know this when it certified Robert White as eligible to run for Delegate? Is there a general counsel at the BOE who knows the local code? Yet another example of BOE incompetence. dc.citycast.fm/dc-politics/r…

Robert White Could be Ineligible for Election Unless He Resigns · City Cast DC

The Councilmember was unaware of an obscure legal provision that bans current officeholders from winning the D.C. delegate race. He wants to change the law.

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Did the council change the law for Kenyan McDuffie when he was declared ineligible to run as attorney general? Should it change the law now for Robert White?
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There’s no denying this fact: at-large council candidate Darryl Moch is heir apparent to DC’s original progressive movement. That seems an impressive political marker. Can win or get close? thedcline.org/2026/09/18/jon…

jonetta rose barras: Is the DC Council at-large race in the general election mostly a fight among...

Technically, as chair of the DC Statehood Green Party, Darryl Moch is the leader of the city’s oldest progressive political organization. That should give him a leg up in the race for an at-large DC...

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Raise your hand if you think, as I do, that it’s time Trayon White is made to pay the price for his fraud and deceit. jonetta rose barras: The public should demand the retrial of Trayon White and his removal from the DC Council thedcline.org/2026/10/02/jon…

jonetta rose barras: The public should demand the retrial of Trayon White and his removal from the...

DC residents who want an honest and ethical government should aggressively advocate for U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro to retry Ward 8 DC Councilmember Trayon White Sr. on federal bribery charges....

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If there is racial motivation it is this: Trayon White a Black DC elected official urged a bribing Black contractor to take money from DC's mental health program that primarily serves Black people. Lots of Black folks like me want them in jail, even if white lawyers do the deed.
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Mark Lee@MarkLeeDC18h
As DC Early In-Person Voting Begins, the Ridiculous Quackery of a Ballot Initiative Proposing to Ban Foie Gras in the City Gets Even Crazier. > Via @JHWeissmann at @CityCast_DC > LINK: dc.citycast.fm/opinion/d-c-s…
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Republican candidate for D.C. attorney general Manuel Rivera is leaning into regulating e-bikes as part of his campaign.
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Billy Binion
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I’m sorry, no. Under this proposal, D.C. taxpayers would cover thousands of $$$ in unpaid rent while landlords would be forced to forgive a third of someone’s debt—because going to court is “stressful”? Life is stressful. You still have to pay your bills.
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Every year, thousands of DC residents lose their homes over unpaid rent. Most owe less than $5,000. Going to court is stressful for tenants, expensive for landlords, and slows down the system. We need a better way to resolve rent issues. 🧵⬇️
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Mayor Muriel Bowser
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Surprise! We just named Ramon Griffin at Thurgood Marshall Academy the 2027 DC Teacher of the Year. Congratulations, and thank you for all that you do for DC’s young people.
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Annie
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Jared Kushner hired a warlord and a hitman. Hunter Biden sold a painting!
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Replying to @BarrasReport @michaelschaffer @CityCast_DC
Also owes money for parking tickets… and proposing legislation to cut those fees in half
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Martina Navratilova
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Justified to shoot into a car for supposed shoplifting ??? Potentially killing people over $20 or something??? And the shoplifting never happened- minor detail!!!
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The cop who shot and killed 1-year-old Kohen Wiley at a Walmart in Mississippi has resigned. State prosecturors declined to press charges against Hunter Foster and said the shooting was justified. Kohen Wiley's family is calling for a federal investigation. Despite resigning from the Senatobia Police Department, Foster is still certified as a law enforcement officer in the state. A cop who's responsible for the death of a child can just legally walk away and be hired by another department like nothing ever happened.
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This child did not deserve to die. His mother didn’t steal anything, and even if she did. The penalty for theft isn’t death.
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Ethel Kennedy passed away two years ago. The matriarch of the prominent political dynasty, she was a steadfast supporter of her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, and a lifelong advocate for human rights. She’s now being remembered in a new book by her daughter. to.pbs.org/4yPR6JB

Kerry Kennedy remembers her mother's life and advocacy in new book

Two years ago, Ethel Kennedy passed away. The matriarch of the prominent political dynasty, she was a steadfast supporter of her husband, Robert F. Kennedy, and a lifelong advocate for human rights....

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Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhleOct 26
Early in-person voting starts in D.C. today! Here's where you can go cast your ballot: earlyvoting.dcboe.org/
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Trayon White’s Lawyer Says the Government Is Targeting Him Based on Race washingtonsun.com/metro/dc/t…

Trayon White’s Lawyer Says the Government Is Targeting Him Based on Race

Federal prosecutors announced Thursday they will seek a second trial and a new indictment against White, the D.C. Council member accused of bribery.

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If there is racial motivation it is this: Trayon White a Black DC elected official urged a bribing Black contractor to take money from DC's mental health program that primarily serves Black people. Lots of Black folks like me want them in jail, even if white lawyers do the deed.
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ig: shereenshafi@shereenyOct 25
this is how people who have never been to another major city usually talk about new york (without the self-awareness of this guy who understands that this is only amazing to him because he’s from orlando and none of this is necessarily DC-specific) instagram.com/reel/De4SJMBOZ…
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