Co-host, @citycast_dc. Formerly: Editor of @washingtonian & @wcp. D.C. Native. Admirer of schemes.
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Michael Schaffer retweeted
.@maustermuhle and I joined @michaelschaffer on the @CityCast_DC pod to talk Trump’s plans for East Potomac Park, the National Guard shooting on Capitol Hill and the D.C. Council’s traffic camera debate.
Listen here (or wherever you get your podcasts):
dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/the-…
DC Tab, 10/23/26. As reported in @CityCast_DC but here’s how it might have looked in old skool print… dc.citycast.fm/dc-politics/t…
Michael Schaffer retweeted
Read @michaelschaffer on the ATE issue that residents in this city cannot wrap their heads around: Putting up speeding cameras in high-traffic Black neighborhoods **makes those residents safer**
dc.citycast.fm/newsletters/c…
DC Tab, 10/22/26. Read @EmmaUber7’s very real & excellent story in @CityCast_DC, but here’s how my very fake tabloid might have presented it: dc.citycast.fm/public-safety…
What an absolute clown show. Pirro says the National Guard shooting on 8th Street is an example of DC lawlessness. But now they can't even say whether the alleged perp shot first, who who fired the bullet that hit the Guardsman. Read @EmmaUber7 for more dc.citycast.fm/public-safety…
I did an exit interview with Lonnie Bunch about life in Trump crosshairs: dc.citycast.fm/podcasts/secr…
DC Tab, 10/20/26. As discussed in Pro Football Talk, but here’s how the Tab mighta played it. nbcsports.com/nfl/profootbal…
DC Tab, 10/16/26. As reported in City Cast today, but here’s how it might have looked at newsstands… dc.citycast.fm/dc-politics/j…
DC Tab, 10/15/26. As scooped in Axios, but here’s how it might have looked in your favorite make believe scandal sheet. axios.com/2026/10/14/trump-k…
Michael Schaffer retweeted
Big story from @MarcACaputo: Explosive claims about missing money at the Kennedy Center. A Trump world insider calls it the "ultimate MAGA blood feud." axios.com/2026/10/14/trump-k…
DC Tab, 10/14/26. As reported by WUSA, but here’s how it mighta looked on a cover. wusa9.com/article/news/crime…
DC Tab 10/13/26. As discussed in today’s @CityCast_DC newsletter. Here’s how it might have looked in a better galaxy. dc.citycast.fm/newsletters/c…
Michael Schaffer retweeted
It's hard not to interpret Judge Reyes' moves until today as naive given the Trump admin's track record of bulldozing thru court rulings and regulatory proceedings. At the end of the hearing, the judge as exacerbated that she ever trusted the government to do the right thing.🧵
DC Tab, 10/12/26. As reported in the Post, but here’s how your favorite make believe wood mighta done it. washingtonpost.com/sports/20…
Michael Schaffer retweeted
Thinking this morning about the individual National Guard troops just walking around DC today who could be in their southern home states helping with hurricane preps and rescues that may be needed.
Michael Schaffer retweeted
Teachers should be very well compensated, and DC rightly gives the best teachers in struggling schools bonuses of up to $25,000. But this needs to be paired with accountability. DC schools have gotten this right it and JLG should not throw out the system. dc.citycast.fm/news/janeese-…
