Jill G
@jillgindc.bsky.social
New Yorker-South African, just like Hugh Masekela. Now in DC.
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Mayor Bowser, "shared priorities" with this administration means having masked agents disappear our neighbors in the middle of the night.
It means soldiers with assault rifles in our neighborhoods.
It means arresting children.
These are the priorities of a dictator. DC does not share them.
It means soldiers with assault rifles in our neighborhoods.
It means arresting children.
These are the priorities of a dictator. DC does not share them.
Bowser welcomes federal law enforcement presence indefinitely
Bowser issued an executive order Tuesday requiring local coordination with federal law enforcement “to the maximum extent allowable by law.” The order gives no expiration date.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Mayor Bowser, "shared priorities" with this administration means having masked agents disappear our neighbors in the middle of the night.
It means soldiers with assault rifles in our neighborhoods.
It means arresting children.
These are the priorities of a dictator. DC does not share them.
It means soldiers with assault rifles in our neighborhoods.
It means arresting children.
These are the priorities of a dictator. DC does not share them.
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SCOOP: Elon's favorite anon data expert, who's been appearing on NewsNation in sunglasses, isn't a govt. spending expert but rather a senior employee at an AI lending firm that's battled the CFPB for years.
Me at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Me at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Who Is the Anonymous Data Expert Telling Elon Which Cuts to Make?
Conservatives cite her account to spread misinformation about federal agencies. DataRepublican has worked at a tech firm that’s battled the CFPB.
www.rollingstone.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
SCOOP: Elon's favorite anon data expert, who's been appearing on NewsNation in sunglasses, isn't a govt. spending expert but rather a senior employee at an AI lending firm that's battled the CFPB for years.
Me at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Me at @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
This is the most Parable of the Sower thing I've read since the fires in LA started www.wsj.com/us-news/fire...
The Armed Homeowners Defying the Rules of L.A.’s Burn Zones
Residents who survived calamitous fires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena hold their ground in burned-out neighborhoods, skirting evacuation orders to defend what is left.
www.wsj.com
January 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
This is the most Parable of the Sower thing I've read since the fires in LA started www.wsj.com/us-news/fire...
Chat GPT is the chicken fingerification of content.
December 17, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Chat GPT is the chicken fingerification of content.
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Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀
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The worst strip club on the outskirts of New Orleans in the 1990s had better personnel policy than congress today.
I dont mean no harm... and i'm not trying to be in no body business... but "do" congress got an HR??????
November 21, 2024 at 12:59 AM
The worst strip club on the outskirts of New Orleans in the 1990s had better personnel policy than congress today.
Fall is still fallin’ in DC
November 21, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Fall is still fallin’ in DC
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Smallest swings towards Trump, by state (w/ several million ballots still to be tabulated):
1. Washington 0.7%
2. District of Columbia 1.0%
3. Utah 1.0%
4. Oklahoma 1.2%
5. Wisconsin 1.5%
6. Kansas 1.5%
7. Nebraska 1.8%
8. North Carolina 1.9%
9. Oregon 1.9%
10. Maine 2.3%
1. Washington 0.7%
2. District of Columbia 1.0%
3. Utah 1.0%
4. Oklahoma 1.2%
5. Wisconsin 1.5%
6. Kansas 1.5%
7. Nebraska 1.8%
8. North Carolina 1.9%
9. Oregon 1.9%
10. Maine 2.3%
November 18, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Smallest swings towards Trump, by state (w/ several million ballots still to be tabulated):
1. Washington 0.7%
2. District of Columbia 1.0%
3. Utah 1.0%
4. Oklahoma 1.2%
5. Wisconsin 1.5%
6. Kansas 1.5%
7. Nebraska 1.8%
8. North Carolina 1.9%
9. Oregon 1.9%
10. Maine 2.3%
1. Washington 0.7%
2. District of Columbia 1.0%
3. Utah 1.0%
4. Oklahoma 1.2%
5. Wisconsin 1.5%
6. Kansas 1.5%
7. Nebraska 1.8%
8. North Carolina 1.9%
9. Oregon 1.9%
10. Maine 2.3%
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We've seen this movie before. Republicans want to keep tax cuts that will massively increase the deficit. They don't want to say they are cutting SNAP and Medicaid. So instead, they will use administrative burdens to the same end.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Trump allies eye overhauling Medicaid, food stamps in tax legislation
As Republican leaders look for ways to offset the costs of a new set of tax cuts, social safety net programs are under discussion.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2024 at 11:18 PM
We've seen this movie before. Republicans want to keep tax cuts that will massively increase the deficit. They don't want to say they are cutting SNAP and Medicaid. So instead, they will use administrative burdens to the same end.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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New @CookPolitical: over 153M votes now counted, Trump's popular vote lead down to 1.7%. www.cookpolitical.com/v…
November 16, 2024 at 1:43 PM
New @CookPolitical: over 153M votes now counted, Trump's popular vote lead down to 1.7%. www.cookpolitical.com/v…