Tony Donaldson Jr.

🤝 Community Builder & Advocate ⚰️ Apprentice Funeral Director 💛 Faith • Family • Community

[Emma Uber @EmmaUber7]

In 2024, 73% of D.C. voters said independents should be able to vote in primary elections. Last week, they still couldn’t.

That’s because the D.C. Council voted against funding the initiative. They could take that vote again today.

Experts agree: the inclusion of D.C.’s nearly 90,000 nonpartisan voters likely wouldn’t have changed the result given JLG’s resounding win.

But it’s the principle, some say.

More here:

https://t.co/CHDHKp3bjF

[Tony Donaldson Jr. @TonyDonaldsonJr]

Democracy works best when more people can participate.

Semi-open primaries give independent voters a voice while respecting political parties. More participation. More representation. Stronger democracy.

[Rini Sampath @RiniSampath]

1/ 🚨 I need your help today.

Tomorrow, @councilofdc votes on whether to fund semi-open primaries and finally let independent voters participate.

Please contact your ward and at-large councilmembers today. Ask the full Council to fund Initiative 83 and let independents vote. 🧵

[Zach Israel @ZachBIsrael]

We need a majority of the DC Council to vote tomorrow to provide FY27 funding to finally implement the semi-open primary portion of I-83! The 85,000 Independent voters deserve the ability to vote in the primary of their choosing. Let’s get this done @Janeese4DC & @RobertWhite_DC!

[Rini Sampath @RiniSampath]

1/ 🚨 I need your help today.

Tomorrow, @councilofdc votes on whether to fund semi-open primaries and finally let independent voters participate.

Please contact your ward and at-large councilmembers today. Ask the full Council to fund Initiative 83 and let independents vote. 🧵

[Tony Donaldson Jr. @TonyDonaldsonJr]

For Katie and Kori, I will always do my best to leave this world a little better than I found it.

Happy Father’s Day. 💙

[Tony Donaldson Jr. @TonyDonaldsonJr]

Fatherhood has a way of making you think beyond yourself.

As I watch Katie and Kori grow, I’m reminded that our responsibility is not just to love our children, but to leave them something better than what we inherited.

[Joshua Mellin @JoshuaMellin]

📝 A close-up of the "You Are America" inscription wrapping around the Obama Presidential Center museum tower. The 5-foot-tall concrete letters form an excerpt from his 2015 Selma speech. https://t.co/nQgiHmIyzb

[Marie🧚 @glitchu__]

Me minding my own business but still noticing everything

[Tony Donaldson Jr. @TonyDonaldsonJr]

Cc: @dcbega 👀

[Moises Del’Rosario @MoisesDelroDC]

You mean before my tour of duty that hadn’t begun?

Or like this? @brandon_wuu

Inside a government facility, with official uniform, inside of a government vehicle… should I go on?

[Moises Del’Rosario @MoisesDelroDC]

🚨 A bit of interesting news this morning. There seems to be an effort underway by Ward-1 residents to encourage voters NOT to rank @aparnafordc in the June Primary.

[David Poms @davidpoms]

New DC Health data shows a nearly 30 year gap in life expectancy by neighborhood

[Tony Donaldson Jr. @TonyDonaldsonJr]

Spotted in Columbia Heights 👀🗳️

Ballot drop boxes open across DC on May 22 at 11:00AM

[Moises Del’Rosario @MoisesDelroDC]

In Park View today, I heard someone say, “Meet us at Georgia and Lamont, we’re in Columbia Heights East.” and…

[Moises Del’Rosario @MoisesDelroDC]

🧵Food For Thought 🧵

A proposed change to HUD Section 214 isn’t getting nearly enough attention.

If finalized, it could force tens of thousands of mixed-status families out of federally assisted housing.

And cities like here in D.C. could feel the impact quickly.

[Moises Del’Rosario @MoisesDelroDC]

In my latest opinion piece in the Washington Informer, I reflect on what’s truly at stake this election cycle and why protecting Home Rule and DC’s autonomy requires vigilance from both our leaders and our voters.

🔗 https://t.co/a6Ya1d4jdh

[Moises Del’Rosario @MoisesDelroDC]

Great candidate forum tonight in the Mt. Pleasant community moderated by @tomsherwood. From federal intervention to housing and public safety, a lot of ground was covered.

Favorite question of the night to candidates: Who would you rank #2?

[Moises Del’Rosario @MoisesDelroDC]

Strong turnout at the Kalorama Citizens Association Ward 1 DC Council forum. Great to hear from all the candidates.

Top issues: affordable housing, transportation, and small business support.

@WarriorForWard1 @rashidaforward1 @MiguelWard1_ @aparnafordc @TerryLynchDistr

[Tony Donaldson Jr. @TonyDonaldsonJr]

I think he’s right this time… #snowcrete

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil is said to have seen his shadow, predicting 6 more weeks of winter weather.

[Tony Donaldson Jr. @TonyDonaldsonJr]

January 2026 really said ‘round one.’
And rang the bell HARD 🥊😮‍💨

#KeepSwinging

[DC Public Schools @dcpublicschools]

Due to weather conditions, all DCPS schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 27.

Debido a las condiciones climáticas, todas las escuelas de las DCPS estarán cerradas el martes 27 de enero.