Josh Burch

Josh Burch

@jburchdc.bsky.social

Family, #DCStatehood, #BikeDC, RPCV Ghana, #DCnative, #Spirit, #DCRising, #COYS, & working to restore streams!

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If his plan goes through, sign me up as a volunteer to undo this bullshit on Jan. 20, 2029, at 12:01pm. I’m willing to help to tear it all up & build the best walking, running, biking, & fishing loop possible!

Edward Russell@byerussell.com

The Hains Point loop is one of the most popular bike routes in the US, per Strava data. And is hugely popular with walkers and runners, and locals and visitors alike. That Trump would eliminate it is outrageous.

Honestly, ask tough guy Markwayne Mullin what would he do if two men in street clothes ran up on his car with guns drawn & his child was with him? Seriously. WTF!?!

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social

The NYPD just released surveillance video of the ICE shooting (which occurred off camera). Two men in civilian clothes run up to a car with guns drawn. One second later, one man begins smashing the butt of his gun into the driver’s side window. The driver appears to panic and hit the gas.

As a Cat3 hurricane bears down on the Florida panhandle, it's worth noting that states like GA, FL, AL, & MS, have the highest numbers of Nat'l Guard troops in DC (needlessly & unjustifiably). Seems like they're actually needed at home, not here. #FREEDC #DCStatehood www.npr.org/2026/08/11/n...

npr.orgArmed troops have patrolled D.C. for 1 year now. It's challenging democratic normsThe deployment is expected to cost in the billions after it was quietly extended until Inauguration Day of 2029.

Impeach. Convict. Remove.

CNN@cnn.com

Just two days before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, President Trump last month purchased up to $5 million of bonds issued by SpaceX, a major federal contractor run by Elon Musk, according to ethics filings made public on Thursday. https://cnn.it/4rRrZU0

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Having a Statehood for D.C. yard sign when I lived in DC was cool (❤️ Takoma DC ❤️) but statehood is going to require support from places that already have representation. Don't live in D.C.? Get one of these signs and make sure your members are on board with S. 51 and H.R. 51.! #DCStatehood

Is your #DCStatehood yard sign showing signs of aging and fading? Make your yard pop with D.C. Statehood pride with this: www.bonfire.com/dc-statehood...

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RIP, Dolly Parton. For the local angle, for the last decade Parton's Imagination Library has partnered with D.C. on the Books From Birth program, providing a free monthly books to kids from birth to 5. More than 3.6 million books to 103,765 children as of earlier this year. She was awesome.

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Dolly Parton, among a thousand other amazing things she did in her life, gifted over 330 million books to kids through her Imagination Library program. Her passing is a tremendous loss to the world, but you can support the program today to keep it going imaginationlibrary.com

imaginationlibrary.comDolly Parton's Imagination Library | USA, UK, IE, CA, AUDolly Parton’s Imagination Library is a book gifting program that mails free books to children from birth until they begin school in participating areas.

Lotta gumption for the DCGOP to knock on my door & ask for my vote. Even if I think we need change on the DC Council, I sure as shit ain’t gonna vote for a party that won’t fight for #DCStatehood or stand up against the authoritarian takeover of DC.

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1. #DCStatehood 2. A reporter should ask him if he even knows what it would take to “federalize DC” (Hint: it doesn’t involve waving a magic wand) 3. His ability to relentlessly & shamelessly lie is unparalleled in modern politics.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We have a very radically left person elected mayor ... we would have to federalize DC"

They are absolutely wasting American taxpaying dollars at the expense of constitutional norms and the civil rights & liberties of the 700,000 people in D.C. And they're keeping these NG troops away from their homes, families, and jobs to waste their days mulling around on metro platforms. #FREEDC

The Washington Sun Metro@washsunmetro.bsky.social

The National Guard Bureau will spend $292 million to house thousands of troop members deployed in Washington, D.C., in partnership with the city government and the U.S. General Services Administration.

Last month it was crazy high due to an unexplained base rate spike, not a consumption spike. The 3rd party supplier said the base rate had been adjusted back (lowered). I guess not. SMDH

His math is shit, but DC should be a state & I’d love to make him cry over it. #DCStatehood

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry."

He should be impeached, convicted, & removed from office. He’s a liar, a fraud, a reckless warmonger, and he’s enriching himself, his family, & his loyalists at the expense of the American people.

The Federal City Council & the Committee of 100 are probably having an emergency meeting this morning to figure out which 'Independent-Democrat' they'll run in the general election.

The world's biggest sporting event is presently taking place in the USA-Mexico-Canada, with huge shocks in yesterday's games, and SportsCenter leads off with...a baseball game. 🙃

Reminder: The President cannot take over D.C. That senile deranged sexist racist anti-democratic fool just needs to STFU and go back to naptime. #DCStatehood

Get me a candidate that promises 24hrs per day of demolition & revegetation (paid union w/overtime) starting on January 21, 2029.

If it's a day where the sun rises and sets, it's a day he's committing impeachable offenses. Don't ever be desensitized to the level of corruption, self-dealing, self-enriching, and national & international law breaking that's going on. He should be held accountable for every single offense.

Young man is from NE DC (Brookland!!!), doing good things, & speaking truth to power!

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social

Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.

Two neighbors had their “Statehood for the People of DC” yard signs stolen this week. They both had other yard signs that weren’t taken. Stealing is bad, but this could be a good sign! #DCStatehood

As an urban stream restoration professional, I get a massive inferiority complex whenever someone posts or asks me about this project in South Korea. It’s akin to daylighting Tiber Creek through NOMA or down Constitution Ave. Taking the 1.5 mile concrete channel out of Oxon Run will be dope though.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social

Never forget that when Seoul, Korea removed the Cheonggyecheon expressway in 2003 and replaced it with a restored stream, 1000 acre park and improved public transit, not only did it TRANSFORM the city’s public life and economic success, but the car traffic got better. The car traffic got BETTER.

Here's the agenda and the sequencing: 1. Expand the Supreme Court. 2. Term Limits on SC Justices. 3. Pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. 4. Make D.C. a state (after appointing new Justices). 5. Make P.R. a state (provided PR votes affirmatively for it). 6. Expand the House of Reps #DCStatehood