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Gordon Chaffin

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The dog walker running for Congress to represent Washington, D.C. [U.S. House (D.C. - At Large)]. I also lead Friends of the Metropolitan Branch Trail, a community nonprofit. https://gordonchaffin.com

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The feature, which launched in August, claims to help you “sharpen your message through the lens of industry-relevant perspectives.” When users select the “expert review” button in the Grammarly sidebar, it analyzes their writing and surfaces AI-generated suggestions “inspired by” related experts. Those “industry-relevant perspectives” include the likes of Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan, among many others.

The Verge found numerous other tech journalists named in the feature, as well, including former Verge editors Casey Newton and Joanna Stern, former Verge writer Monica Chin, Wired’s Lauren Goode, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and Jason Schreier, the New York Times’ Kashmir Hill, The Atlantic’s Kaitlyn Tiffany, PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon, Gizmodo’s Raymond Wong, Digital Foundry founder Richard Leadbetter, Tom’s Guide editor-in-chief Mark Spoonauer, former Rock Paper Shotgun editor-in-chief Katharine Castle, and former IGN news director Kat Bailey. The descriptions for some experts contain inaccuracies, such as outdated job titles, which could have been accurately updated had Superhuman asked those people for permission to reference their work.

The feature, which launched in August, claims to help you “sharpen your message through the lens of industry-relevant perspectives.” When users select the “expert review” button in the Grammarly sidebar, it analyzes their writing and surfaces AI-generated suggestions “inspired by” related experts. Those “industry-relevant perspectives” include the likes of Stephen King, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Carl Sagan, among many others. The Verge found numerous other tech journalists named in the feature, as well, including former Verge editors Casey Newton and Joanna Stern, former Verge writer Monica Chin, Wired’s Lauren Goode, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and Jason Schreier, the New York Times’ Kashmir Hill, The Atlantic’s Kaitlyn Tiffany, PC Gamer’s Wes Fenlon, Gizmodo’s Raymond Wong, Digital Foundry founder Richard Leadbetter, Tom’s Guide editor-in-chief Mark Spoonauer, former Rock Paper Shotgun editor-in-chief Katharine Castle, and former IGN news director Kat Bailey. The descriptions for some experts contain inaccuracies, such as outdated job titles, which could have been accurately updated had Superhuman asked those people for permission to reference their work.

The endpoint of journalism is that an AI startup turns you into a fake "editor" without telling you and against your will www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

06.03.2026 21:21 — 👍 580    🔁 136    💬 15    📌 33
The image is a flyer for the DC Board of Elections Ranked Choice Voting Townhalls. It includes a schedule with dates, times, and locations: March 11 at MLK Library, March 14 at Anacostia Library, March 24 at Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Library, and March 28 at Benning/Dorothy I. Height Library. It features logos for DC Public Library and DC Board of Elections.

The image is a flyer for the DC Board of Elections Ranked Choice Voting Townhalls. It includes a schedule with dates, times, and locations: March 11 at MLK Library, March 14 at Anacostia Library, March 24 at Bellevue/William O. Lockridge Library, and March 28 at Benning/Dorothy I. Height Library. It features logos for DC Public Library and DC Board of Elections.

🗳️ Curious about Ranked Choice Voting? Get the facts before the next election at the DC Board of Elections Ranked Choice Voting Townhall with the DC Board of Elections. Learn how RCV works, ask questions & get election-ready.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/40FB19Q

04.03.2026 02:08 — 👍 4    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0

I am once again tapping the "support independent, worker-owned, billionaire free news" sign. the most powerful people in the world should not be deciding whether or not we know about this sort of thing. putting Marisa's subscription link below

06.03.2026 22:34 — 👍 1617    🔁 392    💬 6    📌 1
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Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump

NEW: Pardon seekers are routinely being asked to pay $1m+ to lobbyists & lawyers claiming access to Trump, often with bonuses if clemency is granted.

I investigated the Trump Pardon Industrial Complex, & detailed the backstory behind 1 interesting pardon.

06.03.2026 15:09 — 👍 468    🔁 258    💬 16    📌 22
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Trashy fact of the day: Since D.C. kicked off its residential composting program almost three years ago, the city has picked up some five million pounds worth of food waste. There's now some 12,000 participating households, with Ward 4 in the lead followed by wards 3 and 5.

27.02.2026 19:15 — 👍 29    🔁 3    💬 5    📌 1

In fact, USDOT policy actions with pre-existing discretionary grants in the last year have clawed back and impounded funding for street safety projects -- and the surface transportation reauthorization needed this summer could cut TONS of policy moves and authorized $ lvls for safe streets in IIJA.

12.01.2026 17:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Nine days after the 2024 presidential election, I interviewed Chair Powell at a public event in Dallas. I asked him what happened the last time the Fed was not seen as credibly independent. Here's part of his response
www.youtube.com/live/Oy1vB7U...

12.01.2026 12:37 — 👍 985    🔁 244    💬 16    📌 8

Today's @marketplace.org with @kairyssdal.bsky.social is going to be 🔥

12.01.2026 16:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Those of us who live in D.C. know this already!

10.01.2026 18:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I was surprised to learn this about my federal student loans. Check yours asap!

10.10.2025 14:44 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
My Student Loan DISASTER - Gordon Chaffin for Congress vlog - 10.08.2025 #congress #dc #politics
YouTube video by Gordon Chaffin My Student Loan DISASTER - Gordon Chaffin for Congress vlog - 10.08.2025 #congress #dc #politics

My federal student loans are stuck in legal limbo. I had no idea. You may be in same boat! I'm running for Congress bc we need new decision-makers w/ recent, direct experience navigating the time-consuming labyrinths required for affordability. 📽️ youtube.com/shorts/p6ry8... | ℹ️ gordonchaffin.com

09.10.2025 15:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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I'm a dog walker hustling to pay bills in the working class. I'm running for Congress to represent Washington, D.C. As Delegate to the U.S. House, I will fight for more affordable essentials, with a sense of urgency driven by my own cost-of-living challenges. gordonchaffin.com

04.10.2025 18:06 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Gordon Chaffin on The Final Five, Fox 5 DC, October 1, 2025
YouTube video by Gordon Chaffin Gordon Chaffin on The Final Five, Fox 5 DC, October 1, 2025

I talked with @jimlokay.com on @fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy about my campaign for Congress to represent Washington, D.C. As a dog walker hustling to make ends meet, I directly experience affordability challenges that other decision-makers can only talk about in the abstract. Watch - youtu.be/6fISq5FSn14

04.10.2025 12:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Thanks to D.C. govt for investing in public restrooms via @thronebathrooms.bsky.social As a dog walker, I depend upon public restrooms. As D.C.'s Delegate to Congress, I will fight for federal funding that catalyzes public restroom restoration + deployment in more of D.C. gordonchaffin.com

03.10.2025 15:20 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Gordon Chaffin joins growing field seeking to challenge Eleanor Holmes Norton Longtime DC Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton hasn't officially signaled her plans for re-election yet, but that hasn't stopped a growing field of potential challengers. One of the first is Democratic ca...

Joined @jimlokay.com on @fox5dc.com.web.brid.gy last night to discuss my campaign for Congress to represent Washington, D.C. We talked about the affordability crisis, Federal takeover, and my community work improving D.C.'s Metropolitan Branch Trail. A great 5 min 📽️ www.fox5dc.com/video/1717453

02.10.2025 13:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE

ICE had made only 85 arrests in Washington from Jan. 20 through the end of July. But from early August until mid-September, ICE made around 1,200 arrests, according to officials with knowledge of the data.

We detail how that happened:

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

01.10.2025 18:44 — 👍 281    🔁 128    💬 17    📌 16

I'm running for Congress and had to go on Medicaid this month because Congress can't get its 💩 together. We need new leaders. gordonchaffin.com

30.09.2025 20:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I'm the dog walker running for Congress to represent D.C. I'm on Medicaid bc the health discounts I need end TONIGHT on a government shutdown. Negotiations on Capitol Hill are blah, blah, blah - disconnected from our affordability crisis. We need leaders who feel this vividly pain. gordonchaffin.com

30.09.2025 15:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Proud of benefits delivered thru Friends of the Metropolitan Branch Trail, the nonprofit org I've built. FoMBT helps trail users w/ drinking water, trash cans & more. I'm running for Congress to represent D.C. bc our leaders should understand community challenges from direct involvement in our lives

29.09.2025 15:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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When you become a dog walker, home cleaner, etc, you start seeing these everywhere. The pole where clients put the spare key for us. I'm running for Congress to represent Washington, D.C. bevause we need leaders who know how
service workers hustle to make ends meet. gordonchaffin.com

26.09.2025 11:36 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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@washingtoninformer.com interviewed me & other candidates to represent D.C. in Congress. I'm running bc we need new leaders with recent and direct experience struggling to afford essentials like housing and healthcare. (Typed from urgent care wait room.) www.washingtoninformer.com/eleanor-holm...

25.09.2025 13:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

even for an unhinged presidency this week has been pretty fuckin unhinged tbh

24.09.2025 02:51 — 👍 10037    🔁 1010    💬 212    📌 73
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Home sick today so I lost most of my wages. I'm scared. I need that money but I also have to work tomorrow, and the next day. I'm a dog walker running for Congress to represent Wash, D.C. because we need leaders who understand this financial fear. Learn more and join our campaign - gordonchaffin.com

23.09.2025 15:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Congrats, D.C. scooter couple! To a long and happy marriage. (4th St NW near the courthouse.)

22.09.2025 17:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

21.09.2025 00:56 — 👍 58810    🔁 16273    💬 1333    📌 634
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I was stopped in my tracks yesterday on a dog walk. The 1700 block of Bay St SE has a fantastic display of @freedcproject.bsky.social energy. Most houses here fly our flag. We Washingtonians demand sovereignty. That starts by rolling back the recent sabotage measures from the President & Congress.

21.09.2025 12:51 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Support Gordon Chaffin, the dog walker running for Congress to represent D.C. Elect a leader who has had to hustle to afford the basics that only get more expensive: housing, healthcare, groceries, and more. Join our movement for decision-makers with urgency on the cost of living. gordonchaffin.com

20.09.2025 15:45 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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After 8 dog walks, I 🤔 it's awesome a notable candidate joins me in the race to represent, D.C. in Congress. D.C. deserves vigorous debate. I share voter affordability challenges on healthcare (on Medicaid), & housing (ERAP saved me). Support the movement for new leaders - gordonchaffin.com

19.09.2025 19:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Good to see another candidate join me in this race for Delegate. We should have a vigorous debate and push for a new generation of leaders that have direct experience with the affordability challenges affecting middle and working class Washingtonians.

18.09.2025 21:35 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I had to apply for Medicaid this wk, transferring from Obamacare exchange plan. As a dog walker, working all day outside, I need healthcare. I'm also running for Congress. We need new of leaders who have experience struggling to afford the essentials. Support New Leadership at gordonchaffin.com

18.09.2025 18:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0