Republicans just pulled an all-nighter to pass a budget that will: -strip healthcare away from 17 million Americans -take food assistance away from 3 million Americans -eliminate school meal access for 18+ million kids -send energy costs soaring -add $3.3 trillion to national

Dudes Posting Their W’s This is perhaps the best thing produced by the internet in recent history.

Dudes Posting Their W’s Found these guys on IG a few weeks ago The Paradox Band 🔥🔥🔥

The only conference made for state boards, by state boards. NASBE’s Annual Conference is back this October in Austin! Secure your spot and register today! #NASBE25 nasbe.org/event/annual-c… #NASBE25

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“Our worst nightmare is that weather forecast offices will be so understaffed that there will be needless loss of life,” wrote five former NWS directors from both Democratic and Republican administrations in an open letter on May 2nd. In Houston, 44% of NWS positions are vacant.

Most Americans (74%) say they at least sometimes come across paywalls when trying to access an article. Of those who ever encounter paywalls, 53% say the first thing they typically do is try to find the information somewhere else.

Today, I shared a letter with my colleagues proposing a modest capital gains surcharge in the FY26 budget. This targeted approach would help fund vital programs and make our tax system more equitable. We must invest in a fairer future for all District residents.

Happy 235th birthday, DC! We are Go-Go, the Frederick Douglass Bridge, generations of local businesses, national leaders in parks & schools—and home to a strong, resilient, vibrant community. Next stop: Statehood.

More than 20,000 DC residents are going to lose their healthcare coverage unless the Council acts. Contact them here:

Statement by the Director-General of UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳, Audrey Azoulay, following the decision of the United States to withdraw from the Organization. Read more: unes.co/ksovsg

The forced famine of more than 2 million people in Gaza, including one in five children, is the direct result of Israel withholding food aid. The US government must pressure Israel to immediately let in more aid and stop shooting people trying to feed their families before

Take a closer look at how our #CRESP2025 youth are leveling up in cybersecurity. 🔐💻 From writing code to solving real-world problems, participants put their skills into action! The future is digital, and they’re ready for it. #DOESConnects #BankingOnTheFuture

As the sun comes up on a DC focused on a $4.4 billion football stadium, this is the situation outside our city’s main public library downtown. It’s not even the money that bothers me most, it’s all the energy put into solving the NFL problem, but not this one. This one is harder.

An update from me and CM Janeese Lewis George on the RFK labor agreements 👇🏾 We secured a major win for workers and Washingtonians, representing hundreds of good-paying jobs with benefits over several years.

🎉WE GAVE AWAY BILLIONS WHILE CUTTING HEALTH CARE FOR THE POOR! PARTY TIME BABY!!! 🦹

52 years ago today, Stevie Wonder released Innervisions—a soul-funk masterpiece packed with genius, groove, and grit. From “Higher Ground” to “Living for the City,” it still hits like prophecy set to a clavinet.

I’m aware of continued ICE raids in Ward 5. These chaotic federal sweeps, across DC and beyond, are as reckless as they are cruel. Most alarming is that there is no transparency about who is detained, where they’re held, or where they’re being sent.

Wether you’re a man or woman, the first time your spouse or significant other shows signs of abuse or control is the last time you should be with them. Anger doesn’t settle down, it only escalates and most times it’s too late to see the signs.