Anne Lutz Fernandez

lutzfernandez.bsky.social

19 October 2026 14:35

Being a US consumer sucks. Not just because prices are high: Buying is harder. Food deserts, store closures, shrinkflation, shortages. Self check-outs, robots, cameras, locked shelves. Price-fixing, price surveillance, crappier products, hidden costs, onerous returns and refunds, smarter scams. 🧵

Elliot C. Williams

ecwilliams.bsky.social

19 October 2026 14:35

“At the end of the day, if we care about the arts and music in the DMV, this is the best institution for that,” Williams tells me. “It pays artists and workers really well. And if you give up on it, then people lose their jobs, and artists can't play there.”

s. e. smith

sesmith.lol

19 October 2026 14:34

It's so interesting (/s) to see boomers talking about their houses as 'their only savings' and then refusing to maintain them and being shocked when they try to sell them at truly outrageous prices that no one will pay because they don't want to pay $800k AND do $200k in repairs to be livable.

Caroline

caro130.bsky.social

19 October 2026 14:34

Important reporting ⬇️ As ever with DC government programs, it's all down to implementation. It's all well & good to brag about passing amazing legislation like this, but useless if the executive branch doesn't make sure it actually gets done (and if the Council doesn't do oversight to check...)

The 51st

51st.news

19 October 2026 14:33

In 2021, D.C. passed landmark legislation seeking to make doula care free for low-income patients. Four years later, and local doulas say for all the fanfare, the program hasn't worked out in practice.  Read @samdelgado.bsky.social's full report: 51st.news/dc-doulas-free-medicaid-maternal-mortality