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Martin Austermuhle
@maustermuhle
D.C. reporter with @NOTUSreports. Former: @51stnews, @wamu885 and @dcist. You can find me at the same username over at 🦋. Signal username: maustermuhle.09
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Aug 11, 2025
    Choosing D.C. in 1943 to the moment you can "return" to is, well, a notable choice for very obvious historic reasons. (Hint: Segregation.)
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    Homeland Security
    @DHSgov
    Aug 11, 2025
    We Can Return. ‘View from the Hotel Continental, Washington D.C.’ - Circa 1943
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Sep 26, 2020
    Wow: AG Bill Barr has reportedly intervened directly in D.C. on arrests of protesters accused of rioting. He overruled the U.S. Attorney for D.C., who said ⁦@DCPoliceDept⁩ provided no evidence to justify charges in most cases.
    Attorney General William P. Barr has adopted an approach in line with the Trump campaign’s law-and-order platform and assertions that Democrats have made the United States less safe.
    Barr’s Approach Closes Gap Between Justice Dept. and White House (Published 2020)
    From nytimes.com
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Mar 20, 2025
    I mean, it's worth noting he bought the place in 1995 for $625,000, about $1.3 million in today's dollars, and had a $500,000 mortgage. He was in private practice at the time, and his wife also worked. I wouldn't call that type of house surprising, all things considered.
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    Paul Sperry
    @paulsperry_
    Mar 20, 2025
    NEW: On a $247,000 federal salary, property records show Judge Boasberg lives in a $2.4 million house in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in D.C.
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Nov 10, 2021
    .@wolfblitzer, please stop this. There’s a handful of comically expensive gas stations around D.C., and that you happen to live or work by one does not mean it is representative! The citywide average for regular gas this week is $3.62, about 20 cents above the national average.
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    Wolf Blitzer
    @wolfblitzer
    Nov 9, 2021
    FYI. Gas prices today here in Washington DC.
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    May 10, 2021
    My 7-year-old was signing up for a school-related account and was asked to come up with a password that’s six characters long. She took this instruction VERY literally, and I love her for it:
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Aug 25, 2025
    Incredible how no D.C. resident had ever been outside until now.
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    Aaron Rupar
    @atrupar
    Aug 25, 2025
    Stephen Miller on DC residents: "For the first time in their lives, they can use the parks, they can walk on the streets. You have people who can walk freely at night without having to worry about being robbed or mugged. They are wearing their watches again."
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Aug 11, 2025
    Apparently D.C. has two Capitols and a tall enough rocky hill from where a president can survey the entire National Mall.
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    johnny maga
    @johnnymaga
    Aug 11, 2025
    It’s Liberation Day in our Nation’s Capital.
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Jun 5, 2020
    Replying to @maustermuhle
    I stand corrected: she is naming the intersection “Black Lives Matter Plaza.”
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Oct 23, 2020
    Since @realDonaldTrump said during the debate that Dr. Anthony Fauci is a registered Democrat, I checked D.C.’s voter registry... and he’s not. That’s a commitment to non-partisanship, considering D.C.’s Democratic primary often serves as the de facto election.
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Nov 2, 2022
    Uninformed speculation: Taylor Swift will buy the Washington Commanders and announce that she will perform at FedEx Field after all.
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Aug 13, 2025
    I’d venture an educated guess that most people who live in D.C. would question the need for federal law enforcement officers to be patrolling M Street at night.
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    MAGA Voice
    @MAGAVoice
    Aug 13, 2025
    BREAKING 🚨 The FBI and the DEA are Patrolling Georgetown in Washington DC. I LOVE THIS 👏 Shoutout to President Trump keeping his promise to make DC great and SAFE again I VOTED FOR THIS
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    Oliya Scootercaster 🛴
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    Oliya Scootercaster 🛴
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    May 12, 2025
    Per NPS: "Rock Creek has high levels of bacteria and other infectious pathogens that make swimming, wading, and other contact with the water a hazard to human (and pet) health. All District waterways are subject to a swim ban - this means wading, too!"
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    Robert F. Kennedy Jr
    @RobertKennedyJr
    May 11, 2025
    Mother’s Day hike in Dumbarton Oaks Park with Amaryllis, Bobby, Kick, and Jackson, and a swim with my grandchildren, Bobcat and Cassius in Rock Creek.
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Feb 21, 2025
    NEWS: For the first time, @DCAttorneyGen is suing three non-D.C. drivers for tens of thousands of dollars worth of unpaid traffic camera tickets racked up over a decade. The three drivers collectively have 226 tickets worth more than $90,000 in fines.
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    Martin Austermuhle
    @maustermuhle
    Oct 15, 2023
    I think what’s great about this video is the BMW showing in meticulous detail how a proper stop is executed.
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    Alan Henney
    @alanhenney
    Oct 14, 2023
    That's me driving the white Crown Vic on Blagden Ave at Allison St NW. DC has fined me $200. Should I pay or contest it?
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    According to the DC DMV, this vehicle (Maryland license plate PG0484) was fined $100 by a stop sign camera at Blagden & Allison on 9/29/2023—not $200. prodpci.etimspayments.com/pbw/include/dc…
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