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@localnewsfeed.bsky.social@localnewsfeed.bsky.social → @localnewsfeed.orgIf Charles Allen or any DC Council member supports this regressive legislation I will work to ensure they are never elected again.
Show PostThe FAIR Act is primarily a backlash to Initiative 83, which overwhelmingly approved ranked-choice voting and semi-open primaries in DC. I don't support every initiative that has been proposed in DC, but sabotaging the process for all initiatives and referenda is anti-democratic and anti-Home Rule.
Show PostAs if getting a new job wasn’t enough, we ALSO just bought our first house in D.C. I’ve been to enough public meetings to know that, as a homeowner, my opinions about the city are now 10x more valid, right?? Jk, but we are thrilled to be staying in Shaw.
Show PostManchurian candidate won twice in my opinion because of structural elements in a winner take all system. Ranked choice voting would help solve the problem.
Show PostToday marks what would have been Anthony Bourdain's 70th birthday. "Above all, Bourdain showed me that food is emotional architecture," writes hospitality specialist Emilio Mesa. "He expanded my palate, but more importantly, he expanded my empathy.” https://wapo.st/4oQD9XK
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