Jesse Lovell

🎵It’s not in the way that you hold me
It’s not in the way you say you care
It’s not in the way you’ve been treatin my friends
It’s not in the way that you stayed til the end 🎵

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“However this vote turns out” — Hold the line!🎶🎵

I thought that was a pic of Tony Atamanuik’s DT for a second. If only…

a black and white photo of a man playing a guitar and a quote from kurt cobain . ALT: a black and white photo of a man playing a guitar and a quote from kurt cobain .

It’s fun to lose and to pretend

a man in a yellow and black striped shirt says here we are now entertain us . ALT: a man in a yellow and black striped shirt says here we are now entertain us .

Our little group has always been
And always will until the end

I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now, entertain us

I’m worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed

“[Andrea Velez] said in a federal complaint that officers repeatedly assumed she did not speak English. Federal officers later requested access to her phone in an attempt to prove she was colluding with another citizen arrested that day, who was charged with assault.”

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...

BREAKING from PP

We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*

The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:

Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer

More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado

www.propublica.org/article/immi...

by @nicolefoy.bsky.social

Good Paul Shaffer impression

Troops AND agents

By the end of the day, it ended up totaling 5 texts from her campaign

I got 3 texts in just over 3 hours today from her campaign (all from her campaign, not another org endorsing her)

Evictions rising in DC as housing costs increase New data shows evictions have surged past pre-pandemic levels, fueled by shrinking aid, high rents, and weakened tenant protections.

Evictions in DC hit record levels last year, with 1,869 households removed from their homes. We don't have final numbers for this year yet but avg. monthly evictions are the highest they’ve been in six years. New investigation from @51st.news @streetsensedc.bsky.social 51st.news/record-evict...

And for a tv show equivalent of this to put yourself in a better mood, check out Third Rock From The Sun. Just lighthearted comedy that helps any time you watch it

Four people together with DC Statehood signs.

Three people with heads through holes in DC Flag.

People marching with We Are All DC signs.

Thousands of people marching to Free DC!

Today we marched for & with the 700,000 people in DC who are sick & tried of our colonial status. #FreeDC #DCStatehood

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

"DC College Student Walk-Out. DC College Students say No Cooperation With DC's Occupation. Sept 9, Walk Out." Free DC together with students at DC colleges and universities.

COLLEGE STUDENTS WALK OUT

In one week, students at American, Howard, Georgetown, UDC, and more will make it clear there is no cooperation with DC's occupation.

JOIN THE WALKOUT ON TUESDAY, SEPT 9. Sign your strike card and get connected to other students on your campus: bit.ly/free-dc-walkout

a Seldon crisis

I’m opposed to an indefinite federal presence in local law enforcement in DC. #FreeDC #DCStatehood

Pass it on.

Life under Trump’s D.C. takeover is not what you think Pretty much anyone living in D.C. can see every day that the White House’s justification is a lie.

Trump says the DC occupation is about crime. Some pundits say the fed presence isn't noticeable, and life hasn't really changed.

I was born in DC, I've lived almost my whole life here, and I can tell you: all those claims are crap.

My latest for @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

Hey, hey! Ho, ho! The national guard has got to go! Hey hey! Ho ho! These federal troops have got to go! Let’s get loud DC! #FreeDC

Republicans have mercilessly destroyed whatever was left of media consolidation limits, and they're taking full advantage:

Nexstar (which also owns The Hill and is effectively Republican propaganda) will soon own 265 full-power television stations in 44 states and the District of Columbia

I’m reading Osita Nwanevu’s The Right of the People right now. I really enjoy when you and Osita and Bernie and Sen. Warren talk about bringing democracy into the economy. Trying to stay strong here in DC.

Skydance’s David Ellison Meets With FCC Chairman Brendan Carr To Discuss Paramount Merger And Company’s “Commitment to Unbiased Journalism” David Ellison met this week with Brendan Carr and FCC staffers to discuss the Paramount Global merger which is still under agency review.

U.S. business journalism coverage of media mergers is always historically bad, but this coverage of the CBS Skydance merger is particularly pathetic

half-cooked AI would honestly be an upgrade

Or maybe even a lower down adviser you don’t hear about as often

Low temperatures tonight mostly in the upper 70s to near 80.

Tonight could be DC's first low of 80-plus this year. Used to be rare ... 31 from 1872 to 2009. Since 2010? 42!

Oppressive overnight readings make heat waves considerably more dangerous. Seek AC, check on vulnerable.

Forecast updates at cwg.live.