Ciprian Ivanof

Let DC Rise! I am Ciprian Ivanof. I saw DC needed reform and I ran once for Shadow Representative. DC still needs reform, and I am running again. What can I do for DC as an ordinary person? I was born in a one-party state and saw the aftermath of corruption, incompetence, and distrust. I have also seen how the legal system fails when the people at the top no longer pay attention to the struggles of those at the bottom. I was not just in an orphanage (very low priority in getting resources) but was an enlisted soldier. Problems exist and a spirit of skepticism helps identify them a lot better than the cultivated over-optimism of many establishment figures. Experience with being at the bottom helps avoid the hubris of those at the top. What can I do for DC as a Shadow Representative? The role has persuasive power, not formal power. If you want Democratic Party rule but want reform, you don’t lose that by voting for me but do send a signal reform needs to happen. My most valuable contribution would be just using my legal education and training to ask questions to see if the people trying to use the people’s money understand what they are talking about. In my first week, I promise to visit the MPD cadet program and push for larger classes. The people of DC should have police from DC who understand the situation and want to keep their neighbors safe. DC cannot thrive when people are in fear and MPD needs more men and resources to do that mission. I will inspire Washingtonians to think big and expand the ranks of the Cadets to 100 per class instead of the handful of Cadets that are currently recruited. I will sound strong support for major investments in MPD and the presence of resource officers in every public school across the city. I promise to request full financial information on WMATA’s budget woes and distribute it in the Wilson building (sliding it under doors if people don’t want to see it). DC cannot afford to lose the workers, customers, and money that comes in via mass transit. I plan to visit UDC and investigate what it would take to expand trade school education and the Congress Heights campus. DC has unique opportunities, and education needs to be more visible as a way for people to succeed. What I can do for DC by being a Republican? DC has become dependent on the Democratic Party and that has caused serious problems. While some local elites benefit from close personal ties to the Democratic Party, the result of the dependency on the Democratic Party has been that Republicans are (rightly) suspicious of DC local government (a situation not helped by the out-of-control crime and attacks on congressmen and staffers). DC needs political diversity to earn the trust of adherents from the rest of the country. The DC Democratic Party will not correct itself until it loses elections. The lack of serious debate will continue until the people find other voices. As someone who is not beholden to Democratic Party power structures or assumptions,I can be honest about what programs and ideas don’t work. To confront a one-party ruled system, we recognize that we must mobilize early. We must begin organizing volunteers, spreading the word, and engaging with every voter across Washington. I have one question for you: Are you ready to LET D.C. RISE?

Whew! This is a wild one. @DCAttorneyGen had to sue one of the “violence interrupters” that was hired by his office because they “diverted $57,302 in charitable funds to a personal checking account.” If DC is having budget issues, they should eliminate the tens of millions of tax dollars that go directly to these grifters.

The people of the District shouldn’t have to live in fear of teen takeovers. The D.C. Council needs to step up and do its job to protect them. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/…

Dairy politics is significant but note how he doesn't mention the rennet supply chain.

Alleged members of a car-theft ring suspected of nabbing more than 100 vehicles from the D.C. area have been indicted in a multimillion-dollar conspiracy, in which the stolen cars were shipped to Africa to be resold, officials said. wapo.st/4tCnwET

She's kinda right, but has to name names. These are the obstructionists: @Janeese4DC (wants to be Mayor) @RobertWhite_DC (wants to be Delegate) @BrianneKNadeau (thankfully, leaving office) @CMZParker5 (disappointing) @trayonwhite (indicted for taking bribes)

This is the ball game for the mayor’s race. Every idea the candidates put forward should be viewed through the lens of making it easier to do business and grow our economy. Nothing else matters if we can’t create jobs and keep residents in the District.

An island in the Aral Sea was the main testing site but the design and manufacturing occurred at a series of sites further away. It was a struggle to even convince Westerners that the USSR was developing anthrax as a weapon. I still see a lot of people who assume Arms Control Theory worked instead of enabling Soviet biowarfare programs. Ken Alibek, while disclosing a lot of details, did not mention certain sites (including one in a populated city). Smallpox was definitely one of the things they worked on but not the worst thing. Amazing to see so few people remember that era.

@Ivanof4DC @The_Davos_Man I think more people from the west know it now because RealLifeLore made video about it, where he mention this laboratory. They also worked on smallpox there. youtu.be/lp0Sxn42TGs?t=… I think it was one of the largest and most important bioweapons side in USSR.

The ecological devastation of the Aral Sea began in the 1960s.

@IsaiahLCarter I was confused why NYC residents (seemingly transplants) raved about "bodegas" and then I learned they were just cheap corner stores. Corner store is the accurate term. There is nothing special about them.

Because "corner store" is NOT the term NEW YORKERS use for small convenience stores. They're called "BODEGAS here. They've BEEN called bodegas here in NYC since these stores were opened by Puerto Ricans and Dominicans. Sen. Chuck Schumer is a native of BROOKLYN. Meaning, HE SHOULD FUCKING KNOW BETTER. But the man has been a creature of Washington for nearly FORTY YEARS, and so he sounds like a fucking retard saying whatever flailing shit he can to clap back at Trump.

@DragonUcet @The_Davos_Man I sometimes forget Westerners don't know about that. But plague wasn't the worst thing they worked on. Anthrax was a big project. Soviet doctors perverted their medical moral obligations and that requires deep analysis.

@The_Davos_Man They also constructed bioweapons laboratory on Aral Sea Island in late 40s, and in 50s it was expanded. They were working with anthrax and bubonic plague to be used as biological weapon and they also store it there.

Democrat and Labour activists were celebrating him a lot years ago. My working assumption is that he slept his way into fame and had enough bluster to look confident when saner people would have balked. I use him as a barometer of what the Leftwing activists think and tolerate now much like I use Matt Yglesias as a midpoint between the Progressive and Moderate factions of the Democratic Party.

@benryanwriter No one thinks Owen Jones is an intellectual. Most sane people would charitably describe him as a gobshite for hire.

Owen Jones is mad that I observed he: 1) Focused solely on outcomes within Russia in his diatribe against the fall of the USSR. 2) Did not observe the benefits to other nations, such as the Baltics or Poland. So he suggested I thought Poland was part of the USSR, which I do not think and did not state or imply. Then he called me "a bit dim." I find it hard to understand how someone who behaves this way in public is taken seriously as a major intellectual.

@alexthechick Yikes. I knew about that requirement in undergrad (it was cited as a reason why medical costs were high) but didn't know there were Canadians who were ignorant of it.

(Long tweet warning) About 20 years ago, I was in Canada visiting friends and one started up about how her professor said in the US if you didn't have health insurance and were seriously injured or ill, the ER would dump you and let you die. I told her that was against a Federal law called EMTALA and that EMTALA was passed in 1986 which was before she was born. She was adamant that her professor was right. I reminded her that part of what I did for a living was sue hospitals so I was, in fact, certain that I was right and her professor was wrong. This argument went on for a bit and I finally grabbed my purse, pulled out a business card, handed it to her, and told her to give it to her professor and have him call me to tell me all about these dozens of cases he knew about that happened in the last year since my firm would love to make tens of millions of dollars on those law suits. Then the Late, Lamented BFF kicked me really hard and hissed shut up and enjoy things. So. Yes. I have had a Canuckistan tell me to my face that I did not know anything about laws that I knew quite well.

Congress has historically backed off from scrutinizing DC because of the political flack they got from the Control Board era and the use of accusations of racism. The only reason why Congress overturned some DC laws was because congressmen and their staff were victims. The status quo of Home Rule was maintained because Congress didn't want the headache of running DC and the DC government wasn't too bad. I'm not fond of Bowser but I can recognize the extreme pressure she was under from national Democrats to empower the pro-crime activists. She had to be dragged kicking and screaming to acquiesce to some of the obviously stupid policies that other Dem mayors were endorsing without any sign of skepticism. The DC Dems are very reliant on national Dems for the subsidies that make up a big part of the DC budget so I can understand her failure in a few areas due to pressure. But, yes, she is a crook and she hired incompetents (two certain MPD chiefs come to mind). But she did better than many mayors when it came to recognizing problems. I will be thankful for that.

@Ivanof4DC @USAttyPirro I just found out what mess one of trump's hand picked guys made at DOJ. The rampant corruption in DC Government is ongoing in part due to incompetent people being employed at the federal level. Congress should act x.com/FitnessFarmDC/…

Good for Mayor Bowser for doing what the D.C. Council has failed to do to stop these teen takeovers. The fact that they voted 9 to 4 to not come back to institute a discretionary curfew shows just how out of touch they are with the community.

@jsfreed @AshleySchapitl Even if someone believed in MMT, that would give the national government free reign to print money. That doesn't explain local governments. There is a deep lack of concern for how things work shown by ignoring the fiscal cliff we are facing.

@AshleySchapitl Modern Monetary Theory or big tax hikes for businesses, developers, and middle class and above in the middle of a deep recession coming?

There's not one idea in this thread for reducing spending.

Activists want some things, businesses want other things, the law requires certain things. Mayors have to thread the needle. Usually, mayors get cold feet when they see businesses leaving and tax revenue falling. Activists don't. One can definitely imagine better mayors. But even Dem mayors need to think about taxes in ways journalists and activists don't. And remember, one of the core issues in DC is that long-term residents vote differently (keeping more of an eye on crime and taxes) than short-term residents. Not all Dems are Woke even if the Woke control much of national politics. Local politics are still distinct.

@Ivanof4DC @USAttyPirro when are democrats in any position a pragmatist?

@UnTamedInSD @USAttyPirro Obviously not. It's just that mayors get remembered for results (like businesses fleeing) while city councils actually pass laws and few people remember the consequences. The mayor has to be a pragmatist.

@USAttyPirro I think Bowser is a secret MAGA.

@SamShillings_ @USAttyPirro That's within the DC Attorney General's jurisdiction, not the USAO's jurisdiction.

@USAttyPirro Have you tried prosecuting them for crimes? Or are you afraid of being called racist?

The goal is improvement. It would be wonderful if DC was run by people who are both honest and competent. But DC is far below its potential because those are rarely the choices we have. And if crooks still run the city better than fanatics, then crooks are the better choice (while we must be preparing to replace them with something better). The core problem is the lack of detail knowledge of issues by voters and alternatives and I blame the one-party system since competing parties research and communicate on issues in was a single party does not.

@USAttyPirro What about all the fraud she's committed in government office?

There's plenty of Jewish commercial arbitrators in the UK who would have been vastly more competent than Mandelson. Mandelson was a big part of the Blair wing of the Labour Party's effort to recruit businessmen in the 1980s-1990s though his ties to Epstein were openly discussed by the time Mandelson was appointed ambassador. The mostly likely explanation is that few people in the Labour Party have experience sweet-talking businessmen so he was picked because he was an insider and unquestionably compliant with anything Starmer would want. Jewish ancestry does not explain anything in this case.

@Ivanof4DC @Ltrs_Frm_Across @StevenEdginton They chose Mandelson because he was Jewish

The NYT reports British officials were "left stunned" by the State Dept when they raised concerns about free-speech and migrant crime. British diplomats' "jaws dropped" when confronted on these issues.

@JaniceBrauner Congress reviews judicial appointments. That is a major place where vetting judges needs to happen.

Ponder this…then wield your rage to demolish the edifice that cossets criminals, treats violent teens like naughty 5-year-olds & throws innocents to the wolves! Start w/judges!

@Ltrs_Frm_Across @StevenEdginton I saw initial speculation that Mandelson was retained as a calculated insult but it may be that it was genuine idiocy. A truly stunning decision.

@StevenEdginton This shows how little the British understand what has happened in America over the last decade. Trump isn't an aberration, he's reflecting a broad desire in the US for a different approach to the world. That Britain thought Mandelson was the answer shows how clueless they are.