@Kurtesque91

He/Him. Chair, MDC DSA. Tweets are my opinion and don't reflect opinions of any org

Joined March 2009
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I wrote about a glaring issue with I83. Are @DCDemocrats aware that their voters will not have a voice in the second At-Large seat? I'm not against rank choice, but this impl is bad washingtonsocialist.mdcdsa.o…

Locked Votes: How Initiative 83's implementation disenfranchises DC

While the initiative to implement ranked-choice voting in DC purported to give voters more power, its implementation may do the opposite.

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Groundwork@GroundworkDSAOct 24
AOC is on the ballot when you vote for NYC-DSA delegate. Vote the Socialist Must Lead slate #1 by Sunday Oct 25th at 11:59 pm to ensure DSA is laying the groundwork for an AOC presidential campaign!
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Emily Near@emilyneardcOct 21
If we want to fix this issue, we need to get serious about enforcing fair housing laws, coming down on slumlords who warehouse voucherholders, and cleaning up the mess that is DCHA. We shouldn't start by making life harder on people already struggling to make ends meet.
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Finally an actually good and informed take on housing in DC
Emily Near@emilyneardcOct 21
Underlying this article is a basic misunderstanding of how the voucher program actually works, the history of the payment standard, and a hostility toward voucherholders that harkens back to 1990's "welfare queen" fear mongering. xitter.cf/AshleySchapitl/status/…
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Emily Near@emilyneardcOct 21
Underlying this article is a basic misunderstanding of how the voucher program actually works, the history of the payment standard, and a hostility toward voucherholders that harkens back to 1990's "welfare queen" fear mongering. xitter.cf/AshleySchapitl/status/…
Ashley Schapitl
@AshleySchapitlOct 20
As the Council thinks about spending tax dollars more efficiently in our current budget context, here’s one place to start. The city could help far more residents with housing if it had a reasonable payment standard. capitalcommonsense.com/p/dc-…
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Aparna Raj@aparnafordcOct 16
Raising revenue and using our dollars effectively aren't mutually exclusive things - in fact, we need both. We've seen over a decade of mismanaged contracts and patronage by the Bowser admin, and I'm looking forward to working with our new mayor on where we can save costs.
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Chris Rabb: “I’m a decarceration person, I believe the country that represents 5% of the world’s population, but 25% of the people put in cages is morally wrong, but I will make an exception for all of those fuckers who are lawless MAGA thugs who have destroyed lives and communities. Lock all of those fuckers up. If there are moms who are going to jail because they changed what school district they are so their kids could get a better education, you better believe a Jared Kushner should be experiencing some jail time”
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Aparna Raj@aparnafordcOct 12
Trump has ordered the National Guard to occupy DC through the next presidential transition. His federal agents have detained political dissidents and murdered people in broad daylight. Going after political opponents is the next escalation in his abuse of state power.
The Associated Press
@APOct 12
BREAKING: Federal agents searched Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation, AP sources say. apnews.com/article/ilhan-oma…

Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced'

Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar says she will “not be silenced” and calls a search of her Washington home part of President Donald Trump’s “intimidation” campaign.

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Aparna Raj@aparnafordcOct 2
Interested in working in the Ward 1 DC Council office? While our focus right now is the general election, we're also gauging interest from people dedicated to fighting for a better Ward 1 in the Council office. Fill out this form by November 8: airtable.com/app5UvQUZgEwGHB…
Graphic that reads "Want to work with us? (If we win the general election in November" -- Share your interest by November 8th"

ALT Graphic that reads "Want to work with us? (If we win the general election in November" -- Share your interest by November 8th"

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Aparna Raj@aparnafordcSep 29
This fundamental difference in values was the core of the election. How does DC respond to economic downturns? After historic layoffs, immigrants afraid to go to work, & ERAP falling short, do we try to address why people can’t pay rent or just take an axe to tenant protections?
◥◤Kriston Capps@kristoncappsSep 29
Replying to @aparnafordc @AshleySchapitl
I think any developer would say that investment in DC is more complicated than TOPA yes/no and also that adding tenant protections when DC leads the nation in rental nonpayment will raise eyebrows
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Aparna Raj@aparnafordcSep 29
Full TOPA restoration means people have a say in what happens to their home. Pathways to homeownership, forming a co-op, or even just getting necessary fixes and agreements from a future landlord. We had universal TOPA until 2018 and periods of development booms with it!
Ashley Schapitl
@AshleySchapitlSep 29
Full TOPA restoration would mean even less housing than is currently in the pipeline.
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DSA
@DemSocialistsSep 28
Democratic Socialists of America Co-Chair @ahSHEEK visited the City Club of Cleveland last week and discussed how much DSA has grown since Bernie Sanders 2016 Presidential campaign.
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The Kennedy Center discourse from non-DC Twitter is frustrating. Y’all are quick to criticize people being angry about our theatre being destroyed, but it’s crickets when it comes to the fact that DC has been under MILITARY OCCUPATION for over a year.
Karthik
@KarthikForTexasSep 19
Probably gonna get canceled for this take but I just think the obsession around the Kennedy Center is so elite focused when we are in an illegal war and everything is unaffordable. Just seems like a DC issue that gets so much undeserved media attention because it’s in DC.
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This is one of those issues that shows how much political discourse is controlled by conservatives because there is really no good argument for why hundreds of thousands of American citizens shouldn't have any political representation except "they probably wouldn't vote for GOP."
Adam Green
@AdamGreenSep 16
At DC event, @AbdulElSayed calls for using power boldly by making DC a state!
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The Art All Night scene in Mt. Pleasant tonight is the perfect case for shutting down the street to cars for the night. Huge crowds, very cool scene, lots of crowding on sidewalks.
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Dr. Oye Owolewa
@repoyedcSep 4
We're building Oye's team at the Wilson Building, and we want you on it. Because Oye is our Democratic nominee, not yet elected to the Council, this is about planting seeds for when Oye becomes council-member elect in November. Hiring for: Chief of Staff · Deputy Chief of Staff · Legislative Director · Communications Director · Constituent Services Coordinator If you've been in this fight with us, or you know DC and want to help deliver for it, apply. Takes about 10 minutes. Applications due September 21. Link in below- forms.gle/LHByV5pGvuHvyXQS8 This application and interview process in October is the start of a conversation, not a promise or offer of employment for any government position. #TeamOye #DCCouncil #WashingtonDC #DCPolitics #NowHiring
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Objectively insane take. Someone /thinks/ you committed a crime, you deserve to be bounced. That's leaving aside the unethical opps landlords have to evict whoever they don't like for any reason (I've seen landlords do some crazy shit, having a friend fake a call is nothing)
Ashley Schapitl
@AshleySchapitlAug 19
The legal standard for prison is not the legal standard for continuing to live in your preferred neighborhood/subsidized housing—what are we doing here? At some point the safety of the vast majority of law abiding Washingtonians needs to come first in this city.
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Advocates again the RENTAL Act pointed out that this would be an issue. As imperfect as our system is, it is at least ostensibly based on the principle of innocent until proven guilty. This guy may have been violent, but what if he isn't and was kicked out for nothing?
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhleAug 19
Replying to @maustermuhle
The Public Defender Service has weighed in on behalf of the D.C. man, arguing that allowing an eviction to proceed before a court has determined some level of guilt for a violent crime could raise constitutional concerns of self-incrimination and lack of a jury trial.
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Great piece on the importance of avoiding calling the DC Council the "DC City Council" and the importance of words in the fight for autonomy washingtonsocialist.mdcdsa.o…. @tomsherwood you might like this!

There Is No DC City Council

Calling DC's democratically elected legislature a “city council” is an explicit attempt to minimize its legitimacy at worst, an accidental reification of these attacks at best.

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Aparna Raj@aparnafordcJul 16
Johan Sebastián Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo should be alive today. Tonight, I joined a vigil for them in Columbia Heights. Abolish ICE.
Photo from above of an ofrenda for Johanna’s Lorenzo

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Photo of Aparna speaking with a group of people in the background

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Photo of a woman holding a banner that reads “Everybody vs ICE”

ALT Photo of a woman holding a banner that reads “Everybody vs ICE”

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Workers deserve more! Things suck, but they don't have to! We can and need to organize to fight for the world we deserve. A better world is possible!
DSA
@DemSocialistsJul 14
Our national program, Workers Deserve More is officially live. 🌹 visit the link below and see what members of DSA are building. program.dsausa.org/

DSA Program

Workers Deserve More!

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