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1 Apr, 4 tweets, 5 min read
I'm listening, just as @nnamdikid did for 23 years.
The 5 times I got to go on @kojoshow remain highlights of my career. He's an incredible interviewer.
His retirement will leave a gaping void in public media for the District & region.
Can't overstate how much I'll miss
the show
@Nnamdikid @kojoshow Listen to how @Nnamdikid moderates a discussion about cameras, cops, & community policing
thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2015-04-… It's a testament to Kojo, @KojoShow producers, & the depths of our union's systemic problems with race & police that our conversation in 2015 remains relevant in 2021
@Nnamdikid @kojoshow Or this 2014 @kojoshow on police fighting crimes using social media, covering risks of officers share photos of suspects: thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2014-05-…

In 2021, @FBI is crowdsourcing identification of the insurrectionists who engaged in seditious mob violence: fbi.gov/wanted/capitol…
Thank YOU for listening, @Nnamdikid, & stay safe.
thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2021-04-… Goodbye, @kojoshow: you raised up the voices of Washingtonians, spoke truth to power, & engaged & informed our community. Public media, at its best, reporting & learning with those it serves.

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2 Apr
The @AP reports a car just rammed a barricade outside the US Capitol, injuring 2 @CapitolPolice officers; driver was shot.
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Road closures in effect:
Capitol in lockdown; @NationalGuard activated politico.com/news/2021/04/0…
@AP @CapitolPolice @NationalGuard Motive & identity of suspect remains unclear; Congress is not in session, & @POTUS went to Camp David. nytimes.com/2021/04/02/us/…
No reports of other vehicles or threats on Capitol Hill.

(This is breaking news, so please be mindful of rumors & conspiracy merchants spreading BS.) Image
I haven't gone down to the Capitol, but @lindsemcpherson is on the ground, documenting rapid response:
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1 Apr
Today is #AprilFools Day.
Hoaxes & satires may be everywhere.
Check every story that seems too good to be true.
Google before you retweet.
Read About pages.
See if authors exist.
Learn when a website was created, & by whom.

Do this every day online: :)
digiphile.info/2020/09/20/pra…
If you work in media, please consider skipping any #AprilFools jokes today. Trust is already low:
news.gallup.com/poll/321116/am…
People have been disinformed & already believe you make up sources & intentionally mislead.

Instead, catalog what's real – & what isn't – with the public.
Whether you work in media or not the Verification Handbook will be a good resource today and every day in this infodemic: verificationhandbook.com
If trust matters to you or your work, beware of eroding it by accident or intent. (Professional trolls at IRA have different calculus)
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22 Mar
Today’s hearing on #HR51 will be on Monday AM at 11 AM: oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
Context: statehood.dc.gov
Some Washingtonians will be showing up at the @USCapitol in support of #DCStatehood this morning. We may go as our daily civics lesson. 🇺🇸
We were late to the #DCStatehood demonstration outside the @uscapitol, but I marched with the native Washingtonian in the family down through newly opened streets to peacefully protest for redress of grievances & freely express ourselves about Congress making DC the 51st state.
We're listening to House hearing on #HR1: Making DC the 51st State
oversight.house.gov/legislation/he…
Livestream: #DCStatehood
It is constitutional for Congress to carve out a federal district & enfranchise ~712,000 Americans.
It should so so.
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20 Mar
It is wrong to lie about voter fraud, attempt a self coup, & then incite an insurrection to seek to stop the count of electoral votes with seditious mob violence:
law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18…
@POTUS45 should have been convicted & removed from office, but @LeaderMcConnell blocked it.
The @pewresearch Center found that 82% of the Republicans who believed President Trump’s lie about him winning the 2020 election now say his conduct was not wrong.

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19 Mar
The @WhiteHouse posted something to /Disclosures: a link to financial disclosures
whitehouse.gov/disclosures/fi…
No ethics waivers yet. (Best not to grant them at all, IMO.)
Like @ObamaWhiteHouse & @whitehouse46, public must request access to disclosures.
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If @WHCOS @WHCommsDir are listening, I'd suggest editing wh.gov menu down to /Disclosures, where Americans would assume @WhiteHouse visitor logs will be, & welcome any answers they @POTUS +@VP have to the coalition's questions on #opengov governing.digital/letters/letter… Image
This would be a good day for @OMBPress to tweet a link to its FOIA page: whitehouse.gov/omb/freedom-of…
Ditto @WHOSTP whitehouse.gov/ostp/legal/WHO…
The Executive Office of the President is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, but @WhiteHouse can & should celebrate it.
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18 Mar
Now listening to the 2021 DC #OpenGov Summit. dcogc.org/blog/2021-open…
In past years, the annual #SunshineWeek event was at @PressClubDC. The wifi is (much) better at home, but I miss seeing people. Thanks to @DCOGC for putting this together!
To lead off, @GingerMcCall asked @CouncilOfDC Members @chenderson & @CMBrookePinto why #opengov is important.

Henderson it's not just posting info online, but helping people to understand & engage, helping govt to be more responsive.
#OpenGov is fundamental to everything we do, said @CMBrookePinto, who was at the Office of @AGKarlRacine, including we're doing, why, & what our processes are as we go.

Pinto also said residents should be educated about how to make FOIA requests. cc @CouncilOfDC @DCOPENGOV
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