Nikki
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do you ever feel like a plastic bag?
Washington, DC
Joined February 2010
“You already have your federal government saying to immigrants, you know, ‘you don’t belong here.’ And now you have your city government saying, ‘And we’re not gonna support you.’” —@amanduhgomez Cuts are coming to D.C.’s city-funded healthcare program:
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Advocates say the elimination of DC Health Care Alliance, which insures 26,000 low-income residents, could have disastrous consequences.
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BAF is now the Abortion Fund of Maryland. We’ve changed our name to better reflect those we serve. What hasn’t changed is our dedication to removing barriers to abortion access for people living in and traveling to Maryland. Learn more at
abortionfundmd.org
We remove barriers to abortion access in Maryland and beyond—covering costs, travel, lodging, and more.
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‘Challengers’ stars Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor snubbed at Golden Globes.
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The pedestrian safety in DC is absolutely horrendous, a much more pressing issue in many people’s day to day than many other things that are focused on in the city. I know like a handful of people who have been hit by cars in this city
This is awful. It’s also terrible to know we see dozens of drivers capable of this in our neighborhoods daily. They’re not hiding it.
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This was me and my friend and we are traumatized. @CMZParker5 the past week, there have been cars racing around the neighborhood trying to hit people on bikes. We called 911 but no one came, even though I know there are cops parked at Alethia Tanner doing nothing.
"my friend and I were deliberately run off the road by a car while we were biking on R St NE between the MBT and North Cap"
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who is this “community?”
"The premise here is we need to do more. We can always do more, and we can tax our way to that. That doesn’t mean it’s prudent. We made a promise 4 years ago that it would sunset. We sent a message to the community," says Mendelson in opposition.
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The D.C. real estate industry's more than half a million in independent expenditures in the November general election pushing a bunch of lies is really going to pay off for them today.
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It’s a bit rich to hear @ChmnMendelson saying that going back on the Council’s word to sunset a tax on developers is wrong, when our leaders don’t seem to have a problem backtracking on promised support to excluded workers or removing police from schools.
Budget news: Progressive groups, led by @FairBudgetDC, are pushing for the delay of a planned tax break on land deals that could generate $104M in revenue. @ZacharyforWard5 is gearing up to introduce at Tuesday's first Council vote on the budget. Deets: https://t.co/OXW4KMg8lG
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ICYMI: Each year, DC loses out on $3.2 billion because it isn't a state. That money is slightly more than what the District’s spent on schools in FY 2021. New from @EricaWilli and Nikki Metzgar:
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taking my own advice today
did y'all know faith hill's 'this kiss' cures depression? good shit.
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We’re bailing out Black mamas and caregivers from cages and offering safe housing options, groceries, and holistic supportive services to every person we free. ❤️ Help #FreeBlackMamas today by giving to break open a cage! https://t.co/ApySBgUfbo
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We remember Xiaojie Tan Daoyou Feng Delaina Ashley Yaun Paul Andre Michels Soon Chung Park Hyun Jung Grant Suncha Kim Yong Ae Yue #8LivesVigil
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I know Axios specializes in short pieces but it's still disappointing to see this coverage 1) without any quote from an Asian person or org and 2) lots of police stats but no digging into why "marginalized groups" are wary of the police and don't report
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A recent study found that D.C. had the highest number of hate crimes reported by police per 1000,000 people in 2021.
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What happens if an employee gets COVID after April 2?
In a message to D.C. government employees today, the city's head of HR says it will now offer paid leave for workers who have to isolate because they are positive for COVID-19. Every employee gets 80 hours of leave through April 2. Details: https://t.co/tmWLECXAEU
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The unique circumstances of Roe v. Wade likely being scaled back would be enough of a kick to send voters to the polls, Democratic operatives believe
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Forcing people to remain pregnant and give birth is state violence.
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my sister-in-law just said all my stories sound like the beginning of a buzzfeed article???????
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it’s me ☺️
We're excited to welcome Nikki Metzgar to the DCFPI team as our new Director of Communications and External Affairs! Read more about Nikki in this blog post: https://t.co/lNO6cmVHwF
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Instead of saying that if we can’t stand the heat, we should get out of the kitchen, perhaps we should be asking, “Does the kitchen have to be that hot?” @olgakhazan reports on burnout, and what to do about it:
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As Gov. Abbott lifts TX statewide mask mandate & allows businesses to fully reopen, reminder that he departed from CDC recommendation that frontline workers be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine. Those who will have to interact w/ unmasked people in crowded spaces are not eligible.
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