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THE WASHINGTON SPIRIT ARE GOING TO THE FINALS!

Yo @kaine.senate.gov this is how you do this. Don’t be a coward.

If the Dems blink after all of this, for a deal that all but ensures no ACA subsidies in 2026 anyway, then what was the purpose of letting the shutdown go for 40 days in the first place?

Thanks to everyone who stood up for DC this week. The work is not done, but it was inspiring to see folks jump into action in whatever ways they could. Rise up! D.C.!

A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.

Do not let anyone play games with you.

CALLS ARE WORKING - it has bought us precious time, but we NEED to keep the pressure up.

Tomorrow is the cloture vote.

KEEP CALLING: (202) 224-3121 ☎️☎️☎️

Tell your Dem Senator to vote NO on Cloture and NO on the Republican spending bill.

Do NOT assume your Senator will be good on this. Trust me.

New Yorkers: Call Sen. Gillibrand’s office to vote NO on cloture and NO on the Republican Spending Bill.

They vote in the morning.
☎️: (202) 224-4451

There is no path forward without new leadership in the Senate.

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And I'm out. I'm on the RIF list, as are many others at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). It was truly an honor to work as a civil servant at IES on education research, a topic I care deeply about! Here's to the next fight and to rebuilding what has been destroyed.

It's shaping up to be a *very bad week* for D.C. The draft congressional spending bill to avert a federal shutdown would force D.C. to trim $945 million from its current fiscal year budget, which would spark immediate cuts to programs and staff. From @murray.senate.gov:

Yes

📢 More good news on #NAEP for DC and education recovery! A new study from Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research ranks DC first among states for grade-equivalent gains in both math and reading between 2022 and 2024. #DCStudentsSucceed

Read more here: www.gse.harvard.edu/ideas/news/2...

Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.

Exclusive: David A. Lebryk, the highest-ranking career official at the Treasury Department, is departing after a clash with allies of billionaire Elon Musk over access to sensitive payment systems, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.

Senior U.S. official to exit after rift with Musk allies over payment system A top Treasury career staffer is expected to depart. Surrogates of Musk’s DOGE effort had sought access to sensitive payment systems.

Make it Clear : Elon Musk nor his cronies, are federal employees. These expansions of power make it clear that Musk is in control of sweeping unelected powers, and should be immediately barred from governmental buildings. wapo.st/4jH7XYa

BREAKING An aircraft is down in the Potomac River near Reagan National Airport. Fireboats are on the scene. @fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy

“Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) reports a full groundstop due to emergency response.”

Timeline plot showing talks and workshops I delivered during 2024, with at least one every month except August. Colours highlight topic with many R and Data Visualisation workshops.

For the first #TidyTuesday of 2025 (bring your own data!), I'm taking a look at the talks and workshops I delivered in 2024. Lot's of #RStats and #DataViz sessions in there!

📊 Timeline scatter plot with #ggplot2
✍️ Annotations with {cowplot}
➡️ Arrows with {grid}

Code: https://buff.ly/42jHQjN

Snowy NE DC

Home in the snow in NE DC

Measuring tape showing 5.5" measurement of snow.

Tallulah the Catahoula Mix living her best life in the snow.

5.5" of snow and still coming down strong in NE DC!

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A comprehensive DC School Lottery explainer from @maustermuhle.bsky.social x @51st.news:

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Pssst...don't forget to register for EdFEST (PK3 - Grade 8) at the DC Armory on Saturday, Dec. 14: edfest24-pk3-8.attendease.com/registration...

So, my tweets are integrating into BlueSky! So, sorry about the influx of randomly-timed posts over the next three weeks 😅

Right?! In my area a good chunk of the produce is from Mexico.

Where do I buy “Trump Did This” stickers when the tarriffs on Mexico and Canada increase our food prices by 25%?

Powered by love, the 2024 Washington Spirit are ahead of schedule Before the playoffs even began Washington Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury, a six-year veteran of the club, summed up this iteration of the team. While a deep playoff run with rookies in pivotal …

thinking about the 2024 washington spirit
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Good to see so many people over here. I most post about education, Eastern High School, and esports. Playoffs start Monday!

Hi friends.

We rebuild digital and physical communities and then we (re)build democracy.

Over here 👀 for familiar DC faces.

Thanks to those who have already created #DCStarterPacks - super helpful!

Any others to add?

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Closeread Prize Announcement - Scrollytelling with Quarto - Posit Ever wanted to create impactful scrollytelling stories like the ones you see in online news?    Scrollytelling stories let you explain complicated concepts to readers as they scroll down the page. You...

Calling all data storytellers — the first #Closeread Prize is here!

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Andrew and I have teamed up with the kind folks at @posit.co who have some amazing prizes on offer, whether you're using #rstats, #python, #julia or #ojs or no coding at all!

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Hey! I guess I'm a small business?

For one year, you can get access to everything in my Google Drive for $30. My goal is to use my platform to help make teaching more sustainable by providing resources that I know work.

Please share! DM me with any questions 🩷

Important job opening in DC -- executive director of the school enrollment lottery.

Help OSSE recruit a great leader for this post -- or maybe you are that leader! osse.dc.gov/page/executi...

Alright, I'll bite: here's a feed that will collect all rstats posts on bluesky in one convenient spot:
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:nnvf4hwrvrixzogemf23ntcp/feed/rstats-latest

No promises about longevity, uptime, reliability, etc!

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