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Geet Jeswani retweeted
"From a state that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. referred to as āsweltering with the heat of injustice,ā Colom is the first Black man popularly elected statewide in Mississippi"
@newsbysamuels captures the historic moment so well
washingtonpost.com/politics/ā¦
Geet Jeswani retweeted
Sen. Heinrich (D-NM), in line to be chair of Senate ENR next year, says he will use the gavel to fight the Trump admin's plan to sell off public lands:
"Two summers ago, I led the successful fight to stop an unprecedented proposal to sell off millions of acres of public lands, and I will do it again," Heinrich tells me in a statement. "These lands belong to the American people, not private interests looking to cash in. Public lands belong in public hands.ā
The Trump administration has released a plan to sell off public lands to states, tribes and local governments as part of an effort to ādecrease the size of the federal estate,ā according to a five-year plan from DOI
washingtonpost.com/politics/ā¦
Geet Jeswani retweeted
Maria went looking for her mom at an ICE office. Instead, she found immigration officials, who told her she could either leave the building or go with her mother. āIāll go with my mom,ā she said, not knowing her mother had been detained.
with @lbowman_98
wapo.st/48epEtq
Geet Jeswani retweeted
Continuing Coverage of the Dupont Circle Deckover Construction Cont. Paving stones!! - Looking good popville.com/2026/11/washingā¦
Geet Jeswani retweeted
Absolutely impeccable vibe here here at Audi Field for Spirit v Thorns. Perfect weather, amazing crowd, incredible energy & positivity.
Playoff soccer in Washington, DC: you love to see it.
Geet Jeswani retweeted
Young Black women in rural Mississippi are trying like hell to make sure no ballot gets thrown out unfairly in the Scott Colom race. They are DMing friends and chasing down people who need to verify their IDs. My story (gift link) on the phenomenon: wapo.st/4AbqTpg
Geet Jeswani retweeted
NWSL teams have 7 intāl roster spots to sign players who arenāt U.S. citizens or green card holders. Yet the Washington Spirit have 14 intāl players.
Hereās how the team works within the leagueās system to scout, recruit and develop intāl players:
thebanner.com/sports/washingā¦
Geet Jeswani retweeted
āI think weāre even more hungry this season than we have been other seasons.ā
A battle-tested @WashSpirit is motivated to end the @NWSL playoffs with a championship.
ICYMI, I previewed the Spirit's chase for the title on @WTOP: wtop.com/washington-spirit/2ā¦
Geet Jeswani retweeted
I busted my ass on this story and think it's pretty interesting (and not paywalled)!!!!
vox.com/future-perfect/50902ā¦
loved this smart, wide-ranging @mbolotnikova piece on what we can learn from Sweden's factory-built housing
vox.com/future-perfect/50902ā¦
Geet Jeswani retweeted
EXCLUSIVE: ICE investigators, in documents obtained exclusively by @sfchronicle, provide stark evidence of the medical failures that preceded the deaths of 23 people in ICE detention.
They confirm findings of my and @stjbs' April investigation. sfchronicle.com/us-world/artā¦
Geet Jeswani retweeted
The next chair of the powerful House Appropriations Committee could be Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, who observers see as a friend to D.C. Many years ago, she helped advance the political career of former Mayor Tony Williams. axios.com/local/washington-dā¦
Geet Jeswani retweeted
Gina Hinojosa will take the Texas governor's office with more power than she previously imagined she could have.
She always assumed she'd be the lone statewide Dem. How might that change how she governs? via @kaylaguo_
texastribune.org/2026/11/04/ā¦
Geet Jeswani retweeted
Don't call it a DOGE ā the left is trying to embrace government efficiency (see: Zohran Mamdani's push to speed up NYC's bureaucracy). axios.com/local/washington-dā¦
Geet Jeswani retweeted
One of the many unexpected Dem victors last night was Sam Forstag, the Montana smokejumper. He will become the first Dem to represent Montana in the House since 1994.
I traveled to the state this fall and saw something unusual happeningā¦šwashingtonsun.com/2026-electā¦
