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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 3h

watch: Baliwood will tell our story before Hollywood does

Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 4h

🔴 Brand new Tom the Dancing Bug comic now up on @boingboing.net ...
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You won't believe what backward and brutally violent country boy adventurer Billy Dare's latest adventure takes place in!
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Tom the Dancing Bug: Boy Adventurer Billy Dare in a Strange Land

Please join the team that makes it possible for your friendly neighborhood comic strip Tom the Dancing Bug to exist in this world: JOIN THE INNER HIVE! Coming soon! Volumes 1 and…

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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 5h

I feel bad for the ordinary person who looks to purportedly respectable scientific figures for insight into the wonders of the universe, only to be met by absurd speculations that an interstellar comet is alien technology. (It is not.)

No better than anti-vax nonsense.

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Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku speculates about the 3 Visitors

Discover topics like michio kaku, atlas 3i comet, Astronomy, and the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, ...

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Rebuild Local News @rebuildlocalnews.bsky.social · 18h

Two years ago, Press Forward set a $500M goal to strengthen local news. With $400M now invested, funders across the nation are showing they understand what communities stand to lose without reliable, trustworthy sources of local news.

More here: www.pressforward.news/two-years-in...

Two years in: $400M mobilized for local news | Press Forward

When Press Forward launched two years ago, we had an ambitious five-year goal: to mobilize $500 million to strengthen local news. Today, we're proud to share our network of funders has invested more t...

www.pressforward.news

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 21h

What are we doing?

Matt Ford @mford.bsky.social · 1d

Padres manager Mike Shildt said he retired in part because of death threats from sports bettors:

Mike Shildt says decision to retire was his own, but Padres questions remain

www.nytimes.com

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 1d

I’m a follow-the-money guy: If money changes hands between Empower and drivers, it would be pretty strong evidence of an implied contract between them. (And if not, I don’t understand how Empower would ever get revenue)

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 1d

No crosstabs?

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Tom the Dancing Bug, by Ruben Bolling @rubenbolling.bsky.social · 3d

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 4d

I did tomorrow’s wordle in the middle of the 14th inning—it must have gone up in the 12th or something

Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 5d

Events DC should have paid to the District government an additional $68.7 million in “excess cash” according to DC law

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Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 6d

To discuss “left-wing Antifa violence,” the White House invites the man who pushed the bogus Pizzagate conspiracy so hard it radicalized a guy to shoot up a crowded restaurant.

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 7d

The letter of the OMA says that council may adopt its own rules to ensure that the policy of 2-572 is met. 2-572 says “The public policy of the District is that all persons are entitled to full and complete information regarding the affairs of government and the actions of those who represent them.”

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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 8d

This is great. The absurdity of this moment captured. Make it go viral.

Andy @andyoregon.bsky.social · 8d

Jess Waters recycling the same guy over and over to represent “former” different enemies

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 8d

So, who’s going to dress up on halloween as a sexual matador?

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 10d

If you like yelling about misuse of the passive voice, THIS IS IT.

CNN @cnn.com · 11d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 12d

Washington Post dismantled the platform Jamal wrote on. Discarded the fellowship they created in his memory.

They fired me unjustly for speaking the truth.

But I’ll never stop talking about my friend, writer, and amazing human, Jamal Khashoggi.

RIP, Jamal.

open.substack.com/pub/karenatt...

Jamal Khashoggi, the Washington Post, and the Cost of Speaking Out

As Saudi Arabia hosts comedians and courts gamers, the silenced voice of Jamal Khashoggi still echoes.

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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 12d

“Even after the D.C. Council set aside additional funds to continue green card sponsorships, DCPS says it simply won’t spend the money.”

The 51st @51st.news · 12d

DCPS reneged on its promise to help hundreds of international teachers secure a green card. Many may now be forced to leave the country. Read the full story from @maustermuhle.bsky.social 51st.news/dc-green-car...

DCPS promised them green cards. Now, these international teachers have nowhere to turn

More than 200 teachers may soon have to leave the country because of what they say are broken promises from the city's school system.

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 13d

U.S. Government: We charge the defendant with assaulting, resisting, or impeding a federal officer.

Defendant: Fuck you, that was the Mississippi National Guard.

U.S.: Your honor, we move to dismiss without prejudice.

Court: Fuck you, dismissed *with* prejudice 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 13d

In a ruling yesterday, a federal judge in D.C. tore into federal prosecutors for how they have handled a number of arrests during the Trump takeover of D.C. in August/September. She wrote that federal judges in the city have seen "unprecedented prosecutorial action."

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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 13d

During a time when our norms and rights are under attack, it's up to local governments to reinforce the rights of our people and fight back with every tool we have.   Read my full op-ed with @cd13.lacity.gov @andrefor40th.bsky.social @localprogress.bsky.social: ⬇️

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 13d

hello I died

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 13d

Oh: the answer is no. I used to do it on a spreadsheet, but that was a long time ago.

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 13d

If I understand things right, they estimate revenues at the bottom end of a confidence interval. I don’t like that.

In their defense, though, revenue estimation is really hard. It helped DC’s FY25 revenues that courts enjoined some federal layoffs for a time—but that’s an impossible prediction

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 13d

Yours is better, but I’m sharing mine to make this a Thing

In response to a fundraising message from Sen. Schumer, I suggested that he raise money by promising to resign from leadership when a fundraising goal is met

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 13d

My wife just got an email. We’re in Ward 4

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Will Singer @wsinger.bsky.social · 13d

I doubt that Jeff Bezos or Will Lewis have pitched in a dime to support @51st.news, but wow have those dudes helped it grow.

To them I say: thank you for your consistently dumb decisions and craven retreat from sound journalism.

Long live The 51st.

Abigail Higgins @abigailhiggins.bsky.social · 14d

Guys @51st.news is one year old 🥲 What a bright thing during a dark time.
"Being an independent news source, able to cover this historic moment — free from billionaire owner meddling — has been vital. We’re only beholden to readers like you." @christurdisani.bsky.social 51st.news/one-year-of-...

One year of publishing The 51st

And what a year it's been!

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Sam Rosen-Amy @rosenamy.bsky.social · 14d

The Spirit doing something no other DC-area team is doing.

Washington Spirit @washingtonspirit.com · 14d

Different roots. Same home. ONE SPIRIT 💛

The first 200 federal employees can claim a voucher for a free ticket on a first-come, first-served basis.

After that, a limited number of $10 tickets for federal employees will be available so you can bring your friends & family!

🎟️ bit.ly/46vSPrX

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