Abigail Smith

Determined not to be the White moderate from MLK's Letter from Birmingham Jail. On a journey. She/her.

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

@DCDPW @311DCgov @BrianneKNadeau Still no bin. Service #: 24-00736854 @DCDPW @311DCgov 49 days...

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

@311DCgov @DCDPW @BrianneKNadeau 45 days since I requested a replacement recycling cart (43 days since I paid). Still no cart. Have sent multiple messages in 311 portal with no response. Spoke to @dcdpw customer service rep who just said it would come - no date. Help!

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

@DCDPW @311DCgov @BrianneKNadeau 24-00736854

[Ruqiyyah @im3nb]

Eliminating the Pay Equity Fund means child care programs raising already unaffordable tuition to keep from slashing salaries or an exodus of educators in a sector struggling to find & retain them. Less stability & continuity of care for kids, more work disruptions for parents.

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

And it feels all the more demoralizing when you see the equivalent increases to MPD+DYRS (h/t @EduardoRFerrer). Again, I realize there are tough choices to be made in a tight budget year, but it's hard to rationalize the message this sends about what we're investing in.

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

We knew that this was going to be a tough budget year. But this one-two punch eliminating the #PayEquityFund and cutting the childcare subsidy by $10M is devastating. High quality childcare is the engine of our economy and the foundation for thriving children and families.

[Tazra Mitchell @TazraMitchell]

The Mayor's budget essentially eliminates the Pay Equity Fund for a mostly Black and brown woman workforce caring for young children, burning it/the progress we've made to the ground.

So damn shameful.

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

@NationalMallNPS @CherryBlossFest @TheNationalMall I know that dog!

[OSSE @OSSEDC]

Do you work at a child development center in DC? The education requirements for teachers and assistant teachers go into effect Dec. 2, 2023. Learn more and get connected to programs and supports➡️ https://t.co/fGKytHjXmy

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

Before this site implodes, here’s a plug for a new book by @MikeZamore and @SenJeffMerkley. Wanna understand how we got to the dysfunctional Senate of today - and how to fix it? Engaging, sometimes enraging, and very enlightening. Amazon pre-order link: https://t.co/jNAlSvBTBw

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

So proud of the District of Columbia!

[DCist @DCist]

The D.C. State Board of Education voted unanimously in favor of new social studies standards that will transform the way the subject is taught in schools.
https://t.co/uHaCY55FcN

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

@Pteromama Yes! And you could run through the zoo early in the morning. And pop in with the kids whenever the mood struck.

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

. @DCDPW @311DCgov What’s the rationale for not accepting anything other than HHW & electronics at the Benning transfer sta on Saturdays? Seems crazy we need to make 2 trips to the same place. We were right there w/a carful of stuff, half of which we have to bring back on Wed 😔

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

Don’t they all?

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

I think I’ll get a new bumper sticker: Proud parent of two graduates of DC’s inmate factories.

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

This 🧵. Kind of hilarious as political theater goes. But also enraging, insulting, and potentially dangerous. Thanks for the blow by blow @maustermuhle

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

And the House hearing on D.C. has started! Some background here: https://t.co/LsH1XNLVzI

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

@AKASMOM Congrats!!

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

.⁦@LawProfButler⁩ nails it. It’s shameful and enraging that the President and all but 14 Senators lack the spine to challenge the bogus “tough on crime” narrative. Let alone their willingness to ignore home rule. https://t.co/PylspzmuyN

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

@HendersonKaya @reconstruct_us @McNultyFound @AspenInstitute @PaharaInstitute 👏🏼👏🏼

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

@EduardoRFerrer Amen. And a shout out to the 14 Senators who did stand up for democracy: @SenBooker @SenatorCardin @SenDuckworth @SenatorDurbin @maziehirono @SenMarkey @SenJeffMerkley @ChrisMurphyCT @SenJackReed @SenSanders @ChrisVanHollen @SenWarren @PeterWelch @SenWhitehouse 🙏🏼🙏🏼

[Abigail Smith @abqsmith]

@maustermuhle @timkaine @MarkWarner @ChmnMendelson @MayorBowser You’re either for DC home rule or you’re not. Putting aside the light-on-facts hysteria driving this debate, the reality is that senators would be out of their minds if Congress did this to their states (many of which currently have lighter sentences than the DC’s revised code)