@nemoest.bsky.social
DC resident, competent bureaucrat, and multi-mode transit user. Personal account.
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What would you spend $1.65 million a day on?
A new report from Democratic members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee finds that the deployment of the National Guard in D.C. is costing $1.65 million a day, and over seven months has hit $332 million. The report is here: hsgac.senate.gov/wp-content/upl…
February 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
What would you spend $1.65 million a day on?
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Looking to get more involved around D.C.?
Don't miss this week's list of opportunities from @colleengrablick.bsky.social and @samdelgado.bsky.social: 51st.news/punk-process...
Don't miss this week's list of opportunities from @colleengrablick.bsky.social and @samdelgado.bsky.social: 51st.news/punk-process...
February 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Looking to get more involved around D.C.?
Don't miss this week's list of opportunities from @colleengrablick.bsky.social and @samdelgado.bsky.social: 51st.news/punk-process...
Don't miss this week's list of opportunities from @colleengrablick.bsky.social and @samdelgado.bsky.social: 51st.news/punk-process...
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NEW: If Janeese Lewis George is elected mayor, she says she’ll set out to make child care universal + affordable, part of a broader plan to reduce everyday costs for D.C. residents.
“This is actually a problem we can solve," @janeese4dc.bsky.social tells @maustermuhle.bsky.social. More on the plan:
“This is actually a problem we can solve," @janeese4dc.bsky.social tells @maustermuhle.bsky.social. More on the plan:
Janeese Lewis George wants affordable child care for DC
It’s not free, and her plan faces fiscal challenges.
51st.news
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
NEW: If Janeese Lewis George is elected mayor, she says she’ll set out to make child care universal + affordable, part of a broader plan to reduce everyday costs for D.C. residents.
“This is actually a problem we can solve," @janeese4dc.bsky.social tells @maustermuhle.bsky.social. More on the plan:
“This is actually a problem we can solve," @janeese4dc.bsky.social tells @maustermuhle.bsky.social. More on the plan:
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Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
February 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Mamdani: "I speak of Renee Good, whose final words to the man who murdered her were, 'I'm not mad at you.' I speak of Alex Pretti who died as he lived, caring for the stranger. ICE shot him bc he did something they could never fathom ... let us offer a new path: one of defiance through compassion."
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Everyone thought universal pre K was impossible, and look at DC now. We made it happen. It’s time for DC to lead again so we can all afford to live in the city we love.
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Everyone thought universal pre K was impossible, and look at DC now. We made it happen. It’s time for DC to lead again so we can all afford to live in the city we love.
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If Republicans have their way, your tax season is about to get much more complicated. A resolution rapidly making its way through the House and Senate could "create chaos" for D.C. 51st.news/republican-b...
Republican bill targeting D.C. could create tax season chaos
It’s the second year in a row that Congress could throw a wrench into D.C.’s budget.
51st.news
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
If Republicans have their way, your tax season is about to get much more complicated. A resolution rapidly making its way through the House and Senate could "create chaos" for D.C. 51st.news/republican-b...
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DC could be entering another unique and difficult budget season. It's critical that neighbors weigh in and share their budget priorities, so I hope you'll join my office for our annual Ward 5 Budget Forum, next Wednesday on February 11 via Zoom. Register 👉🏾 ward5.us/budgetforum
February 3, 2026 at 7:12 PM
DC could be entering another unique and difficult budget season. It's critical that neighbors weigh in and share their budget priorities, so I hope you'll join my office for our annual Ward 5 Budget Forum, next Wednesday on February 11 via Zoom. Register 👉🏾 ward5.us/budgetforum
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The House votes tomorrow on overturning our local tax law. This means:
1. Reversing a tax break for working families
2. Wreaking havoc in the middle of tax filing season
3. Destabilizing DC’s economy by clawing back $600 million
4. Undermining local autonomy
1. Reversing a tax break for working families
2. Wreaking havoc in the middle of tax filing season
3. Destabilizing DC’s economy by clawing back $600 million
4. Undermining local autonomy
February 3, 2026 at 6:26 PM
The House votes tomorrow on overturning our local tax law. This means:
1. Reversing a tax break for working families
2. Wreaking havoc in the middle of tax filing season
3. Destabilizing DC’s economy by clawing back $600 million
4. Undermining local autonomy
1. Reversing a tax break for working families
2. Wreaking havoc in the middle of tax filing season
3. Destabilizing DC’s economy by clawing back $600 million
4. Undermining local autonomy
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Epstein is the most garish and harrowing manifestation of this but oligarchy makes life miserable in a thousand other ways. A core point of democracy is that no one should have so much power that they can make themselves everybody's problem. We should have a political party that believes that
The Epstein emails should really end the debate over whether society should have billionaires. "Do you want there to be a class of people so powerful they can fuck your kids and no one will even try to do anything" seems like an easy sell if everyone in politics wasn't trying to get on their payroll
January 31, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Epstein is the most garish and harrowing manifestation of this but oligarchy makes life miserable in a thousand other ways. A core point of democracy is that no one should have so much power that they can make themselves everybody's problem. We should have a political party that believes that
Adventures in DC commuting
1/ sidewalks are always a challenge - I don't begrudge neighbors who couldn't clear. It took me 2 days and I got a broken shovel and garden hoe out of it.
1/ sidewalks are always a challenge - I don't begrudge neighbors who couldn't clear. It took me 2 days and I got a broken shovel and garden hoe out of it.
January 29, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Adventures in DC commuting
1/ sidewalks are always a challenge - I don't begrudge neighbors who couldn't clear. It took me 2 days and I got a broken shovel and garden hoe out of it.
1/ sidewalks are always a challenge - I don't begrudge neighbors who couldn't clear. It took me 2 days and I got a broken shovel and garden hoe out of it.
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1. No amount of mutual aid can replace a government that works.
January 29, 2026 at 2:54 AM
1. No amount of mutual aid can replace a government that works.
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3. I will rethink DC’s approach to sidewalks so it’s more holistic.
January 29, 2026 at 2:54 AM
3. I will rethink DC’s approach to sidewalks so it’s more holistic.
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I (along with @joe5f6.bsky.social and Kalli from @waba.org) was interviewed by ABC7 about the serious ongoing issue of cars driving on the Metropolitan Branch Trail. wjla.com/news/local/n...
'Accident waiting to happen': Call for action after driver illegally enters NE DC trail
Advocates and neighbors in Northeast D.C. are calling on District leaders to secure a popular trail after another close call.A driver managed to get onto the M
wjla.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I (along with @joe5f6.bsky.social and Kalli from @waba.org) was interviewed by ABC7 about the serious ongoing issue of cars driving on the Metropolitan Branch Trail. wjla.com/news/local/n...
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Yet another car on the trail tonight around 7:30pm at S st NE
January 22, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Yet another car on the trail tonight around 7:30pm at S st NE
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I wrote about these kinds of modular restrooms back in July!!
People have a lot of questions about how they work but, here's the thing, according to my reporting: They do.
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
People have a lot of questions about how they work but, here's the thing, according to my reporting: They do.
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
January 17, 2026 at 10:53 PM
I wrote about these kinds of modular restrooms back in July!!
People have a lot of questions about how they work but, here's the thing, according to my reporting: They do.
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
People have a lot of questions about how they work but, here's the thing, according to my reporting: They do.
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
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wrote about the recent national controversy at my alma mater johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/samantha-f...
December 2, 2025 at 9:04 PM
wrote about the recent national controversy at my alma mater johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/samantha-f...
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this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
this looks like a trick daffy duck would put up to get bugs bunny into "the oval office"
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Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
August 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
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Despite staggering evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare Advantage, Donald Trump gave these for-profit insurers another $25 billion after they cozied up to him.
He gave them more money to keep ripping you off.
He gave them more money to keep ripping you off.
Health Insurer Stocks Soar on Medicare Rate Boost
Medicare Advantage plans will get a 5.06% rate increase, well above the 2.23% bump that the Biden administration proposed.
www.wsj.com
April 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Despite staggering evidence of waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicare Advantage, Donald Trump gave these for-profit insurers another $25 billion after they cozied up to him.
He gave them more money to keep ripping you off.
He gave them more money to keep ripping you off.
Is there a reason the yellow line needed to stop so many times? Car 6054. Stopped twice on the bridge and twice in the tunnel going to L'Enfant. Isn't the point not to stop? Seems like this is more of the norm lately! @wmata.com @wmatagm.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Is there a reason the yellow line needed to stop so many times? Car 6054. Stopped twice on the bridge and twice in the tunnel going to L'Enfant. Isn't the point not to stop? Seems like this is more of the norm lately! @wmata.com @wmatagm.bsky.social
This is why people get annoyed by metrobus. Sign said R4 was arriving, then it was here now and now ... Who knows? Thanks @wmata.com ! I can walk home faster than the 40 minute wait.
April 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is why people get annoyed by metrobus. Sign said R4 was arriving, then it was here now and now ... Who knows? Thanks @wmata.com ! I can walk home faster than the 40 minute wait.
This is why people get annoyed by metrobus. Sign said R4 was arriving, then it was here now and now ... Who knows? Thanks @wmata.com ! I can walk home faster than the 40 minute wait.
April 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This is why people get annoyed by metrobus. Sign said R4 was arriving, then it was here now and now ... Who knows? Thanks @wmata.com ! I can walk home faster than the 40 minute wait.
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Congratu-BLEEPING-lations!
It’s time we had a little talk about your use of expletive infixation.
‘Expletive infixation’ is the linguistic term for profanity inserted into a word for emphasis.
(For this thread, we’ll use 'BLEEPING,' but feel free to substitute another word.)
It’s time we had a little talk about your use of expletive infixation.
‘Expletive infixation’ is the linguistic term for profanity inserted into a word for emphasis.
(For this thread, we’ll use 'BLEEPING,' but feel free to substitute another word.)
April 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Congratu-BLEEPING-lations!
It’s time we had a little talk about your use of expletive infixation.
‘Expletive infixation’ is the linguistic term for profanity inserted into a word for emphasis.
(For this thread, we’ll use 'BLEEPING,' but feel free to substitute another word.)
It’s time we had a little talk about your use of expletive infixation.
‘Expletive infixation’ is the linguistic term for profanity inserted into a word for emphasis.
(For this thread, we’ll use 'BLEEPING,' but feel free to substitute another word.)
On car 7093 at Brookland station and the doors on the 3rd rail side were briefly opened. @wmata.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
On car 7093 at Brookland station and the doors on the 3rd rail side were briefly opened. @wmata.com
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Continues to be utterly wild that NPS doesn’t close more streets for the cherry blossoms and kite festival. The drivers are going nowhere and pedestrians outnumber car occupants by 20:1.
March 29, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Continues to be utterly wild that NPS doesn’t close more streets for the cherry blossoms and kite festival. The drivers are going nowhere and pedestrians outnumber car occupants by 20:1.