The DC I know is worth fighting for. I’m Janeese Lewis George, and I’m running for Mayor.

They say never read the comments. Unless it’s three D.C. councilmembers (who are all running for higher office, two against each other) doing some debating on the merits of the expanded youth curfew on Instagram.

We used to call this transmedia planning (shout out to Henry Jenkins and MIT Media Lab). When I worked on HBO we’d activate more than a dozen supplemental niche touch points for some campaigns to supplement the main media buy and PR push. Didn’t matter if these elements didn’t

“A union isn’t just somebody coming to you and saying, ‘Do you want a union? And we’ll do everything,’” says a park ranger who’s a leader of the union drive, with support from NTEU & Emergency Workplace Organizing Committee (EWOC). “It’s more like us coming together as a community” bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Yea, the rewind artwork is elite:

As we talk to voters around Ward 1, one issue has come up more than any other: RATS 🐀🚫 Today, we’re releasing our “Ratform” on how we plan to address the rat crisis, part of our larger constituent services platform, Making Government Work For You: aparnafordc.com/platform

#TheTraitorsUS Season 3: Oops, All Gamers #TheTraitorsUS Season 4: Oops, No Gamers

It's #BlackHistoryMonth! We honor the contributions of Black leaders who shape our transit system. Carmen E. Turner, former Metro GM (1983-1990), was the first Black woman to lead a major transit system. She expanded Metro from 42 miles & 47 stations to 73 miles & 63 stations.

the digital group chats after today

If you're a reporter who has been laid off, know National Press Club is here for you. We are offering a free, 3 month membership to those laid off this year. The Club offers workspaces, private booths for phone calls and meetings, a gym, a library and a supportive community. Link >

Metro DC DSA is excited to announce that we have endorsed DC native, longtime chapter member, and two-term Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George for DC Mayor and Shayla Adams-Stafford for reelection to Prince George’s County Council, District 5!

wrote about charli and doechii and what substack might be offering pop stars that they maybe can't get anywhere else 🔗: rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

This is why I’m running. For workers. For parents. For renters. For immigrants. For all of us. Join us: secure.actblue.com/donate/aparnaf…

As we first reported in last night's Semafor media newsletter, NOTUS is rebranding/dramatically expanding. In a memo to staff this morning, the organization said it plans to "launch this new version of NOTUS under a new name" and double staff from 50 to 100.

First member of Congress I've seen to publicly announce that they're banning staff from trading on prediction markets:

We demand an end to federal interference. We will not stop fighting to protect our democracy. And together, we will win statehood for the people of DC. FREE DC. 📸: Pierre

Janeese is operating on a level that Kenyan McDuffie and his Cuomo consultants can't even comprehend.