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A little news: next week is my final one at WAMU, after seven and a half years doing local journalism here.
I have loved the chance to report on my own community, and am grateful so many of you have trusted me to listen to your stories.
Margaret Barthel
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Margaret Barthel
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- Replying to @margaretbarthelProtesters scaled the statue, chanting “hey hey ho ho Andrew Jackson’s got to go”
00:00 - Replying to @margaretbarthelPeople gathering at Lafayette Square. I can see what I assume are Secret Service on the White House roof. More police presence in the park—probably about 20 that I can see.
- I’d guess more than a hundred students have walked out of HB Woodlawn in Arlington in protest of a proposed state policy restricting trans rights. These students join the 1000+ who’ve walked out across Virginia so far today.
00:00 - D.C.-area leaders have been warning about capacity issues at DCA for years. This from the two Virginia senators last year, after the first of two near-misses at the busy airport.WATCH: @SenTimKaine and I are on the Senate floor now talking about the near-miss crash on the tarmac at DCA yesterday… and why the lawmakers trying to force more flights into this already packed airport are endangering the flying public. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…
- Hard to understate the significance here. Scott will likely be the first Black speaker of the House of Delegates, the first democratically-elected legislative body in America. That history dates to 1619, also the year the first enslaved Black people arrived in Virginia.Replying to @samshirazimDel. Don Scott is almost certainly going to be the first African-American speaker of House of Delegates in Virginia history
- Replying to @margaretbarthelPark Police are taking down chains on statue. Helicopter flying low. So low I can read Park Police on the tail of it.
- Hello fellow hiker kids! For a fun little @DCist story, I’m rounding up some favorite lesser-known trails in the region. What are your deeper-cut adventures in Virginia and Maryland? Here are some snaps from a few of mine for inspiration ✨
- It's ... a "some personal news" tweet! I'm excited and humbled to say that I'm joining the @wamu885 newsroom permanently as a reporter. And, because I'm not about to let a life moment go by and not thank the people who made it possible, here's a thread:
GIF - It’s gone. (Or from the east side, at least. Crews are still working on the rest of it.)
- Replying to @margaretbarthelAs dark falls on Capitol and the 6 pm curfew nears, the police are moving the crowd down the steps. Seeing flashbangs and columns of tear gas. Surreal to see a plume if it in front of this building.
- Replying to @margaretbarthelJust interviewed a history teacher who had a big egg on his head from what he said was a police baton. Also had big bruises on legs from what he thought were rubber bullets. Said “We’re out here tonight, and we’re going to be out here every night.”
