Eric Falquero

DC tax payers can now file, despite Trump tax cut drama No pause or delayed deadlines are now expected.

Go forth and file your tax returns, says D.C.'s chief financial officer. In a letter sent to D.C. officials, he said no interruption to tax-filing season is expected. 51st.news/time-to-file...

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He'll match it as part of our campaign to triple The 51st's reporting capacity in the wake of the Washington Post layoffs.

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You might see a few familiar names among the sources she interviewed...

Day 15 of 100 - MLK jr Memorial Library in DC is fantastic. I've been trying to challenge myself to paint more people & I'm so proud of this one. I think I really nailed it without getting too obsessed with the details for a change

#watercolor #urbansketching #art #aquarelle #painting

The Stars We Do Not See | National Gallery of Art Mark your calendar for this once-in-a-lifetime exhibition of modern and contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and design.

People of DC: You have **one more day** to see the fabulous display of Australian Aboriginal art, 'The Stars We Do Not See,' at the National Gallery, on the mall.

www.nga.gov/exhibitions/...

Free. And not to be missed. (Was jam-packed today. Join them tomorrow.)

Stephen Miller in 2024:

2026 is expected to be a tight budget year for D.C., even without potential changes to the city's tax code.

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Paper agenda for the Alexandria’s Housing 2040 Plan open house

I know there are more pressing things going on in the world today, but housing is really important, so

I unsubscribed ~13 months ago after a solid decade or more. I feel awful for the staff, but leadership caused this. I pivoted my money to the @51st.news @npr.org and other sources.

hate to see Bezos run the Post into the ground. but you can support billionaire free DC News:

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There is a (tax deductible!) way to repurpose your Washington Post subscription dollars — it is, again, making deep cuts to its local coverage — by becoming a sustaining supporter of @51st.news

Join community leaders like @mkraju.bsky.social, @eli.pizza — and lowlifes like myself and @caseym.org

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To be clear I stopped subscribing once it was clear Bezos was distorting coverage and putting his untaxed fatcat hands on the balance of the opinions page. I miss the painstaking long form investigative journalism but not local coverage thanks to @51st.news

I would also add

@propublica.org and

@51st.news

to the list.

1. Shame on Jeff Bezos.

2. Donate to @51st.news today if you can. DC is starving for good local journalism and it’s not going to pay for itself.

Subscribe to @51st.news & help #DC

With the Post effectively abdicating its local news role, I would encourage anyone wanting to support local news in DC to support @51st.news and my old colleagues at @wcp.bsky.social.

There is so much reporting needed in that city. Support them. Grow them.

another person here to hype up @51st.news ! also @baltimorebeat.bsky.social !

I have no financial or personal interest in @51st.news, but for those interested in keeping up with local DC issues, consider subscribing. They have @maustermuhle.bsky.social on the beat (frmr WAMU and DCist) and are absolutely punching above their weight. The Post is dead, time to move on.

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The 51st is expanding D.C. needs more local journalists. You can help us hire them.

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I like that @51st.news is being built from the ground up, and with support from individual readers. But that we are building something this way makes what Jeff Bezos did to the Post even more shameful. He has endless resources to sustain a great newspaper. He chose not to.

Today would be a good day to support @51st.news

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