Laura No Esta
@lau-no-esta.bsky.social
I set my clocks early because I know I'm always late. 📍 Washington, DC
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We did it, DC! We've arrived!!
I just paid $7.70 for a small cappuccino in a cafe outside of the airport.
I just paid $7.70 for a small cappuccino in a cafe outside of the airport.
December 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We did it, DC! We've arrived!!
I just paid $7.70 for a small cappuccino in a cafe outside of the airport.
I just paid $7.70 for a small cappuccino in a cafe outside of the airport.
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Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
American politics makes a lot more sense when you realize that the GOP is afraid of pissing off the GOP base, and the Dems are afraid of pissing off the GOP base, but neither party is afraid of pissing off the Dem base.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Unfortunately still true bsky.app/profile/adam...
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Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist
the other thing about this is that there is no reason to pit these candidates against each other? each are good fits for their respective electorates and each shows the value of vigorous campaigns focused on the stated material problems of voters.
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Came here to say this, but Jamelle Bouie has this covered. 👇
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
When the Democratic tent includes candidates like Spanberger and Mamdani, there is no crisis, or fight, for the party. IT’S A COALITION, NOT A POINT ESTIMATE.
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Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Elected Democrats spending more time today praising Dick Cheney than Zohran Mamdani is a great case study in abject fucking moral failure.
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shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump
Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiU
White House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroom
The president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure.
wapo.st
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
shocked to learn that the president lied about this and also this is a horrible defacing of a building that belongs to the people of the United States, not donald trump
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"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost
October 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"This website is free" No. This website comes at a terrible cost
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On Wednesday, Brian Kilmeade went on national television and called for homeless people to be killed by lethal injection. "Just kill 'em," he said.
There hasn't been one word about it in The New York Times or The Washington Post or USA Today.
There hasn't been one word about it in The New York Times or The Washington Post or USA Today.
September 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
On Wednesday, Brian Kilmeade went on national television and called for homeless people to be killed by lethal injection. "Just kill 'em," he said.
There hasn't been one word about it in The New York Times or The Washington Post or USA Today.
There hasn't been one word about it in The New York Times or The Washington Post or USA Today.
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Here’s our weekly civics round-up, with different ways to get involved in organizing and resistance around the city: 51st.news/civics-round...
Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.
Brush up on your skills or head to a march in Malcolm X Park.
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September 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Here’s our weekly civics round-up, with different ways to get involved in organizing and resistance around the city: 51st.news/civics-round...
I find it wild that more people are talking about Tom Hanks instead of the multiple thousands of people who showed up to protest in DC yesterday.
September 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I find it wild that more people are talking about Tom Hanks instead of the multiple thousands of people who showed up to protest in DC yesterday.
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Thousands of people took to the streets of Washington, DC, on Saturday to voice opposition to Donald Trump’s armed federal intervention in the city.
This is what democracy looks like.
This is what democracy looks like.
Washington turns out to protest Trump’s occupation
Thousands demand the "immediate withdrawal" of federal troops from the District of Columbia.
www.motherjones.com
September 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Thousands of people took to the streets of Washington, DC, on Saturday to voice opposition to Donald Trump’s armed federal intervention in the city.
This is what democracy looks like.
This is what democracy looks like.
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Thousands protest for a ‘Free DC’ on the 4th week of federal control in Washington
Thousands protest for a ‘Free DC’ on 4th week of federal control
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters marched across Washington, D.C., on Saturday in one of the largest demonstrations against President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of policing in the nation’s...
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September 6, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Thousands protest for a ‘Free DC’ on the 4th week of federal control in Washington
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"Crime in Washington DC or other large cities can be a significant issue, but it doesn't excuse fascism. Just because crime exists doesn't mean the solution is military occupation."
Will Bunch on Trump's DC takeover as a prelude to dictatorship
"It’s critical for his whole authoritarian project."
www.publicnotice.co
September 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
"Crime in Washington DC or other large cities can be a significant issue, but it doesn't excuse fascism. Just because crime exists doesn't mean the solution is military occupation."
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"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin
RADDATZ: One of the things they are trying to do in DC with the National Guard is have them back up local law enforcement
WES MOORE: They are picking up trash
WES MOORE: They are picking up trash
August 31, 2025 at 2:29 PM
"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin
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Worth noting: Mayor Muriel Bowser kissed the ring at Mar-a-Lago in December so Trump would force federal workers back to their offices. He fired them instead.
In July, she said she got rid of BLM Plaza to protect DC autonomy. That's not going well either.
www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/08/i...
In July, she said she got rid of BLM Plaza to protect DC autonomy. That's not going well either.
www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/08/i...
![A screenshot of a Washingtonian interview with Bowser from July, reading:
Interviewer: I did want to ask you about Black lives Matter Plaza, which you recently decided to dismantle after Republicans in Congress started making an issue of it. I was just talking to someone who described it as one of the great public artworks of our time, and a large majority of Washingtonians disapproved of its removal, including 75 percent of Black Washingtonians. Do you think removing it was a mistake?
Bowser: No.
Interviewer: Why is that?
Bowser: I agree that it was one of the greatest pieces of public art, but I probably think of it in that way for different reason than most because I know why I put [there]. I used public art to save our city from what I thought could be a very dangerous night [Fiday, June 5, just after protesters clashed with federal law-enforcement troops near the White House]. And I did it to protect protesters and to protect our neighborhoods. Now, I certainly didn't put it [there] because I thought people around the world would replicate it. I didn't really put it [there] to poke at Donald Trump. It was to give people a safe place to be, and our police a safe place to support peaceful protests. So I think that purpose was served. And having a mural stop us from being able to govern our city is not justifiable.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2bqqvvbljclouzkz5r3oq36o/bafkreicmvia2svrr72pibgh5rcz26yw2qnveeaa6w4icnnkc6camhaxq3m@jpeg)
August 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Worth noting: Mayor Muriel Bowser kissed the ring at Mar-a-Lago in December so Trump would force federal workers back to their offices. He fired them instead.
In July, she said she got rid of BLM Plaza to protect DC autonomy. That's not going well either.
www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/08/i...
In July, she said she got rid of BLM Plaza to protect DC autonomy. That's not going well either.
www.washingtonian.com/2025/07/08/i...
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Does anyone know whether @mayorbowser.bsky.social is planning a news conference or anything to respond to what's happening at the federal level???
August 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Does anyone know whether @mayorbowser.bsky.social is planning a news conference or anything to respond to what's happening at the federal level???
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Glad the Democratic Party has finally decided to fight for something, not great that it’s to install Cuomo as NYC mayor.
June 22, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Glad the Democratic Party has finally decided to fight for something, not great that it’s to install Cuomo as NYC mayor.
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"People in a position of power who could've stopped them didn't feel like it"
June 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
"People in a position of power who could've stopped them didn't feel like it"
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They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
June 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
They were careless people, Tom and Daisy- they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.
F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The only reason Republicans have a reputation as "fiscal hawks" is that the press refuses to tell the public basic facts about what they do when they are in office.
June 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The only reason Republicans have a reputation as "fiscal hawks" is that the press refuses to tell the public basic facts about what they do when they are in office.
@barredindc.bsky.social Just saw on your Twitter that Bub and Pops was getting charged $19k/month for a small basement space downtown. That is insanity. That space was teeny tiny. Is that a normal price? Is that part of the reason why restaurants downtown are struggling so much?
June 9, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@barredindc.bsky.social Just saw on your Twitter that Bub and Pops was getting charged $19k/month for a small basement space downtown. That is insanity. That space was teeny tiny. Is that a normal price? Is that part of the reason why restaurants downtown are struggling so much?
I hate everything.
May 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
I hate everything.
Loooool, Liverpool how you toy with my emotions!! Also, it'd be just our luck for Trent to get another yellow for a defensive tackle after taking off his shirt, resulting in him getting thrown out of the game 😭🤣
April 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Loooool, Liverpool how you toy with my emotions!! Also, it'd be just our luck for Trent to get another yellow for a defensive tackle after taking off his shirt, resulting in him getting thrown out of the game 😭🤣