Yes, we have no Savannah Bananas tix for you at Nats Park in DC.😿

“IT IS OUR RIGHT TO REBEL,
DIVEST NOW OR GO TO HELL”

George Washington University launches #FreePalestine encampment & calls for GWU leadership to divest from weapons manufacturers that profit from genocide #StopArmingIsrael

Are Americans ready to get rid of the 40-hour work week?

Some lawmakers think so.

I take a closer look at the push for a 32-hour work week.

I talk to one company that recently switched to a similar idea👇

specne.ws/cJVDGs National League for Nursing

evergreen video

Maybe Ted Leonsis can convince a neighboring governor to build him a new spellchecker.

🚨🚨 Kansas has PASSED SB233 which BANS gender affirming care INCLUDING SOCIAL TRANSITION in some instances.

This bill would ban teachers from using students preferred pronouns under any circumstances. This is BULLYING

Contact the Governor NOW and tell her to VETO SB233.

For whoever needs to hear it

Out of four pictures, you're parked legally once. I suppose lawbreaking 75% of the time is the best we can expect from y'all.

The People's State of the Union twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…

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I was also laid off today from WAMU and DCist. The past two years were my second stint at both, and presented me with my dream job of editing local arts and food stories that tried to portray the real culture of D.C. I'll miss that work and my colleagues terribly.

If you have followed DCist over the years, and millions of you have, then you understand what an absolute gut punch this is to DC. The team behind this site has never failed to keep you informed, entertained, and inspired about living in this community.

WAMU management and American University, which owns our license, has let us and you — our listeners, readers, and members — down. They have failed to steward the service we all rely on. We know the journalism industry is struggling, but poor leadership has led us to this moment.

Now that the news is out that @dcist is dead and 15 great people will lose their jobs, some truths. No one at @dcist/WAMU 88.5 was ignorant of the tough realities of media. But this is more a failure of leadership than anything.

If you believe in the power of local journalism to hold the government accountable, to bring levity to your day, or to tell you something new about the region you love, please consider emailing [email protected] to save DCist. We rely on readers and listeners like you.

Thank you listeners and readers for your support. We don’t know what will happen at this morning's meeting.

But we will keep the public informed. That’s what we do. ✊

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As someone who has done local journalism in DC, it can't be overstated how valuable hyper local outlets like WAMU and DCist have been when searching for information, potential sources, and previous reporting. Yikes.

A long time ago, we donated our 1989 Honda to WAMU 88.5. Our daughter and her pals painted it up before transport. 🫂

WAMU is owned by American University, which if you don’t know is currently experiencing a $30m deficit and recently hired Huron Consulting to assess the University’s workforce theeagleonline.com/article/2024/0…