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Abigail Smith
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Abigail Smith
@abqsmith
Determined not to be the White moderate from MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail. On a journey. She/her.
Washington, DC Katılım Şubat 2013
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@abqsmith @311DCgov @BrianneKNadeau Thank You for the alert! May I have your Service Number issued by 311 please?
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@311DCgov @DCDPW @BrianneKNadeau 45 days since I requested a replacement recycling cart (43 days since I paid). Still no cart. Have sent multiple messages in 311 portal with no response. Spoke to @dcdpw customer service rep who just said it would come - no date. Help!
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Eliminating the Pay Equity Fund means child care programs raising already unaffordable tuition to keep from slashing salaries or an exodus of educators in a sector struggling to find & retain them. Less stability & continuity of care for kids, more work disruptions for parents.
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And it feels all the more demoralizing when you see the equivalent increases to MPD+DYRS (h/t @EduardoRFerrer). Again, I realize there are tough choices to be made in a tight budget year, but it's hard to rationalize the message this sends about what we're investing in.
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We knew that this was going to be a tough budget year. But this one-two punch eliminating the #PayEquityFund and cutting the childcare subsidy by $10M is devastating. High quality childcare is the engine of our economy and the foundation for thriving children and families.
Tazra Mitchell@TazraMitchell
The Mayor's budget essentially eliminates the Pay Equity Fund for a mostly Black and brown woman workforce caring for young children, burning it/the progress we've made to the ground. So damn shameful.
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Bring your furry friend for a stroll among the cherry blossoms! On Saturday, April 6, join the Pups & Petals Dog Walk outside the FDR Memorial bookstore at 2:00pm. Don’t forget your leash & waste bags. Get details and see other events at nps.gov/subjects/cherr…
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Do you work at a child development center in DC? The education requirements for teachers and assistant teachers go into effect Dec. 2, 2023. Learn more and get connected to programs and supports➡️ osse.dc.gov/eceresources
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Before this site implodes, here’s a plug for a new book by @MikeZamore and @SenJeffMerkley. Wanna understand how we got to the dysfunctional Senate of today - and how to fix it? Engaging, sometimes enraging, and very enlightening. Amazon pre-order link: a.co/d/6TyGQY6
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@Pteromama Yes! And you could run through the zoo early in the morning. And pop in with the kids whenever the mood struck.
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I think I’ll get a new bumper sticker: Proud parent of two graduates of DC’s inmate factories.
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This 🧵. Kind of hilarious as political theater goes. But also enraging, insulting, and potentially dangerous. Thanks for the blow by blow @maustermuhle
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle
And the House hearing on D.C. has started! Some background here: twitter.com/maustermuhle/s…
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Delighted to join such an amazing team!
2Revolutions@2Revolutions
Take a moment of your morning to welcome to the 2Rev coaching team @AKASMOM ! Corey has an amazing resume of work in education as a school designer, a director, and leader. We are super excited to have her on the team? Welcome!
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.@LawProfButler nails it. It’s shameful and enraging that the President and all but 14 Senators lack the spine to challenge the bogus “tough on crime” narrative. Let alone their willingness to ignore home rule. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…
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@EduardoRFerrer Amen. And a shout out to the 14 Senators who did stand up for democracy: @SenBooker @SenatorCardin @SenDuckworth @SenatorDurbin @maziehirono @SenMarkey @SenJeffMerkley @ChrisMurphyCT @SenJackReed @SenSanders @ChrisVanHollen @SenWarren @PeterWelch @SenWhitehouse 🙏🏼🙏🏼
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Nat'l Ds could have stood up for democracy & taken Rs to task for their wholesale opposition to sensible, popular gun reform - opposition which has led to there being more guns than people in the US & immeasurable human trauma. (2/5)
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In the 36 days since the House disapproval res was intro'd, there have been at least 54 mass shootings nationwide. In DC, while crime is at historic lows, gun violence has increased since 2017. The problem is the proliferation of illegal guns not the revised criminal code. (1/5)
Eduardo Ferrer@EduardoRFerrer
Violent crime in DC in 2022 was the lowest its been in at least 30 years. Violent crime in DC is down nearly 20% yoy so far. Congress moving to override the will of the people of DC is not about violent crime or crime policy. It's about power & control.
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@maustermuhle @timkaine @MarkWarner @ChmnMendelson @MayorBowser You’re either for DC home rule or you’re not. Putting aside the light-on-facts hysteria driving this debate, the reality is that senators would be out of their minds if Congress did this to their states (many of which currently have lighter sentences than the DC’s revised code)
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.@timkaine and @MarkWarner say in a statement that they will vote to block D.C.’s revised criminal code. They say @ChmnMendelson’s move to withdraw it and @MayorBowser’s proposed changes means “it’s not ready for prime time.”
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The Senate debate on the measure that would block D.C.'s bill that overhauls the city's criminal code is now starting.
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