Daniel Plaut
@plautdaniel.bsky.social
Proud DC resident and global education researcher. Lover of good food, music, and film.
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"Waste" is when people get Medicaid.
"Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.
"Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.
"Internal proposals to release the food remain on hold, awaiting sign-off from the Office of Foreign Assistance, now headed by 28-year-old Elon Musk appointee, Jeremy Lewin."
Call your representatives.
Call your representatives.
Food For Millions Rots in Storage After Trump’s USAID Cuts
Over 60,000 tons of U.S. food is going to waste in warehouses while millions starve and children die.
www.thedailybeast.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"Waste" is when people get Medicaid.
"Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.
"Efficiency" is when you let 60,000 tons of food that's already been paid for rot instead of feeding someone with it.
Serious question: what happened to protest music?
May 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Serious question: what happened to protest music?
Pope McDouble VI is a damming indictment.
Your Pope name is the last thing you ate + the # of letters in your first name
Pope Breakfast Hash IX which is amazing because that means 8 others know the glory of potatoes, onions, bell peppers, jalapeños, cheese, and over easy eggs
Pope Breakfast Hash IX which is amazing because that means 8 others know the glory of potatoes, onions, bell peppers, jalapeños, cheese, and over easy eggs
Your Pope name is the last thing you ate + the # of letters in your first name
Pope Greek Pizza IX
Pope Greek Pizza IX
May 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Pope McDouble VI is a damming indictment.
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If "protests in all 50 states" wanted above-the-fold coverage in @nytimes.com, they should have been "seven random Americans" instead
April 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
If "protests in all 50 states" wanted above-the-fold coverage in @nytimes.com, they should have been "seven random Americans" instead
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My senator @booker.senate.gov is rising to meet this moment, refusing to let the Senate pretend things are normal.
How about yours? If they're a Democrat, call them and ask them to join Booker in this stand.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
How about yours? If they're a Democrat, call them and ask them to join Booker in this stand.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
Inside Cory Booker’s Plan To Disrupt ‘Business As Usual’ On The Senate Floor
A member of the U.S. Senate took the floor at 7:00 p.m....
talkingpointsmemo.com
April 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
My senator @booker.senate.gov is rising to meet this moment, refusing to let the Senate pretend things are normal.
How about yours? If they're a Democrat, call them and ask them to join Booker in this stand.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
How about yours? If they're a Democrat, call them and ask them to join Booker in this stand.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/inside-...
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Any Senate Democrat who votes for cloture should have to spend time at schools across D.C. answering questions about why they care so little about the lives of D.C. residents.
March 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Any Senate Democrat who votes for cloture should have to spend time at schools across D.C. answering questions about why they care so little about the lives of D.C. residents.
Nothing says government efficiency like firing a ton of people, losing a few weeks of their work, and then having to do all of the admin of reinstating them because what you did was illegal.
JUST IN: Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were terminated unlawfully.
Thousands of fired federal workers must be offered reinstatement, a judge rules
Thousands of probationary federal employees fired by the Trump administration must be offered job reinstatement within the next week, a district judge in San Francisco has ruled, because they were ter...
www.npr.org
March 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Nothing says government efficiency like firing a ton of people, losing a few weeks of their work, and then having to do all of the admin of reinstating them because what you did was illegal.
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Hundreds of D.C. residents, including parents, teachers, and union members are lobbying Senate offices today against the spending bill that would slash more than $1 billion from D.C.’s local budget.
March 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Hundreds of D.C. residents, including parents, teachers, and union members are lobbying Senate offices today against the spending bill that would slash more than $1 billion from D.C.’s local budget.
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In exchange for keeping the government open, Republicans are demanding:
-cuts to the programs that run Head Start and Community Health Centers
-$12 billion increase to defense
-$3.5 billion increase to DHS
-Congress relinquish some of its tariff oversight to Trump
-DC enact immediate budget cuts
-cuts to the programs that run Head Start and Community Health Centers
-$12 billion increase to defense
-$3.5 billion increase to DHS
-Congress relinquish some of its tariff oversight to Trump
-DC enact immediate budget cuts
March 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
In exchange for keeping the government open, Republicans are demanding:
-cuts to the programs that run Head Start and Community Health Centers
-$12 billion increase to defense
-$3.5 billion increase to DHS
-Congress relinquish some of its tariff oversight to Trump
-DC enact immediate budget cuts
-cuts to the programs that run Head Start and Community Health Centers
-$12 billion increase to defense
-$3.5 billion increase to DHS
-Congress relinquish some of its tariff oversight to Trump
-DC enact immediate budget cuts
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Because these funds come solely from DC taxpayers, this action doesn't bring any cost savings to the federal budget. This is not an act of fiscal responsibility. This is a purely political, punitive action with no impact on the federal budget, but will have a detrimental impact on people's lives.
The Continuing Resolution would require the District to immediately cut $1 billion from a local budget that is already balanced — forcing deep cuts to police, firefighters, trash collection, homelessness services, and schools. It hurts everyone's goal of a safer and stronger DC.
It's shaping up to be a *very bad week* for D.C. The draft congressional spending bill to avert a federal shutdown would force D.C. to trim $945 million from its current fiscal year budget, which would spark immediate cuts to programs and staff. From @murray.senate.gov:
March 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Because these funds come solely from DC taxpayers, this action doesn't bring any cost savings to the federal budget. This is not an act of fiscal responsibility. This is a purely political, punitive action with no impact on the federal budget, but will have a detrimental impact on people's lives.
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The very stupid "Canada, our 51st state?" discourse is even stupider when it's argued in DC, a non-state that Republicans relish in punishing.
If this passes, Democratic Senators will have voted to *gut* DC services, including schools.
550,000 people are depending on your senator to save their schools, their libraries, their streets, their public transportation, their social workers, and their public safety.
Call them now.
550,000 people are depending on your senator to save their schools, their libraries, their streets, their public transportation, their social workers, and their public safety.
Call them now.
We can stop this bill in the Senate, where they will need seven Democratic votes to break the filibuster.
Rand Paul has suggested he will be no, John Fetterman has suggested he'll be a yes.
Call your senators and tell them to stand firm. Scripts and language here.
Rand Paul has suggested he will be no, John Fetterman has suggested he'll be a yes.
Call your senators and tell them to stand firm. Scripts and language here.
March 12, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The very stupid "Canada, our 51st state?" discourse is even stupider when it's argued in DC, a non-state that Republicans relish in punishing.
Reposted by Daniel Plaut
If this passes, Democratic Senators will have voted to *gut* DC services, including schools.
550,000 people are depending on your senator to save their schools, their libraries, their streets, their public transportation, their social workers, and their public safety.
Call them now.
550,000 people are depending on your senator to save their schools, their libraries, their streets, their public transportation, their social workers, and their public safety.
Call them now.
We can stop this bill in the Senate, where they will need seven Democratic votes to break the filibuster.
Rand Paul has suggested he will be no, John Fetterman has suggested he'll be a yes.
Call your senators and tell them to stand firm. Scripts and language here.
Rand Paul has suggested he will be no, John Fetterman has suggested he'll be a yes.
Call your senators and tell them to stand firm. Scripts and language here.
March 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
If this passes, Democratic Senators will have voted to *gut* DC services, including schools.
550,000 people are depending on your senator to save their schools, their libraries, their streets, their public transportation, their social workers, and their public safety.
Call them now.
550,000 people are depending on your senator to save their schools, their libraries, their streets, their public transportation, their social workers, and their public safety.
Call them now.
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If you live in one of the 50 states, you have an important political power that I (a resident of DC) do not: you have a senator. And I'm asking you to take 5 minutes today to use that power to speak up for my family, my city, and our county by calling your senators and asking them to oppose the CR
March 12, 2025 at 12:53 PM
If you live in one of the 50 states, you have an important political power that I (a resident of DC) do not: you have a senator. And I'm asking you to take 5 minutes today to use that power to speak up for my family, my city, and our county by calling your senators and asking them to oppose the CR
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This is rare. We legitimately don't know if Senate Dems will stop the GOP bill or not. Normally we know ahead of time if they'll cave or fight. This is in flux. Pressure matters now. If you have a Dem senator, get all your friends in state to call today/tomorrow: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
CALL NOW: Tell Senate Democrats to Hold the Line Against the Extreme MAGA Continuing Resolution
indivisible.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is rare. We legitimately don't know if Senate Dems will stop the GOP bill or not. Normally we know ahead of time if they'll cave or fight. This is in flux. Pressure matters now. If you have a Dem senator, get all your friends in state to call today/tomorrow: indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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Make your calls *today* before 4 p.m.
We polled Indivisible members over the weekend on what they want to see Dems do:
Refuse any funding bill without Musk safeguards: 67%
Accept a short-term clean funding bill to maintain leverage: 29%
Accept a clean, long-term funding bill: 4%
Basically nobody favors "accept the House GOP bill."
Refuse any funding bill without Musk safeguards: 67%
Accept a short-term clean funding bill to maintain leverage: 29%
Accept a clean, long-term funding bill: 4%
Basically nobody favors "accept the House GOP bill."
Will Dems Pick Up Their Sword? talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-b...
March 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Make your calls *today* before 4 p.m.
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This week either ends with a shutdown or a bipartisan act of congress. This is my attempt to summarize what the GOP is doing, what leverage the Dems have, and all the ways this could play out. As always, we end the newsletter with lots of practical action items!
open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
How this shutdown showdown will play out
Indivisible's weekly newsletter with analysis and action
open.substack.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
This week either ends with a shutdown or a bipartisan act of congress. This is my attempt to summarize what the GOP is doing, what leverage the Dems have, and all the ways this could play out. As always, we end the newsletter with lots of practical action items!
open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
open.substack.com/pub/ezralevi...
Who's organizing to protest this?
Republicans snuck a brutal blow to D.C. into their continuing resolution, attempting to defund our vital services midyear without warning. It would have a profoundly devastating, paralyzing impact on so many areas of life, especially public safety and education. It's a total shock and a nightmare.
The Continuing Resolution would require the District to immediately cut $1 billion from a local budget that is already balanced — forcing deep cuts to police, firefighters, trash collection, homelessness services, and schools. It hurts everyone's goal of a safer and stronger DC.
March 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Who's organizing to protest this?
They are trying to gut our city.
“The effective cancellation of the District’s current $21 billion budget would represent the most dramatic exertion of federal power over the city in years.”
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
GOP spending bill would lead to $1 billion in D.C. cuts, city officials say
The bill aimed at preventing a government shutdown would make D.C. revert to its 2024 spending. City officials fear cuts to police, schools and other services.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
They are trying to gut our city.
