#Washington

"Twitter and Facebook are busy throwing overboard anybody who dares to challenge the narrative they’ve helped to craft. Something’s up now and it’s making them even more hysterical than usual."Lifelong
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Why did the (U.S. Capitol) Police fail to contain yesterday's insurrection? My thoughts on strategic and tactical police restraint and racism (a thread) (1/20) The media, policymakers and the police
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Guys, the real estate market is heating up and now is the time to get your deposits and pre-approval letter for mortgage. Deals are appearing but they are not staying
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The Vatican’s report into ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick is outPope John Paul II was aware McCarrick had been accused of misconduct but accepted his denialsArchb. Viganò *ignored* Vatican instructions to investigate
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The first time a black man was allowed to vote in the nations capital was February 25, 1867. This was 116 years after the first municipality (George Town) was formed
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A subscriber posted this on Lucianne and I thought it worth sharing.I was hopeful up until last night when the news broke. I’m almost at the point of despair this
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ThreadTrump's Acting Secretary of Defense Chris Miller just scared the crap out of me after reading this. The man is nuts.Press Gaggle With Acting Secretary Miller En Route to Washington,
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Who should run NASA: a scientist or a bureaucrat? I don't have the answer, but I will share a little vignette from history (because I'm an historian) that I think
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“But you know who knows that the public doesn’t really mean it when they say they want bipartisanship? Republicans. “They have a keen understanding that for as much time as
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1. Chess is a game of strategy. There are still moves left on the board. The game ends in 7 days. Two options. Continue or quit. Today was hard. Alot
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NFL franchises with the most decades with 7+ winning seasons:Green Bay Packers: 7Chicago Bears: 4Pittsburgh Steelers: 4Kansas City Chiefs: 3Washington: 3There is nothing ordinary about the Packers’ sustained success over
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It's no accident that:- You learned about Helen Keller instead of W.E.B. DuBois.- You learned about the Watts and L.A. Riots, but not Tulsa or Wilmington.- You learned that George
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17 January 2020 #MAGAanalsis #Overturn Will He Or Won't He, That Is The QuestionWe'll begin and end today's contemplations with J.E. Dyer @OptimisticCon's recent work. If you haven't yet, please
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Proud Boys and other fascists just attacked a random guy on the DC mall Main Proud Boy group (led by Enrique Tarrio) are rallying near the Washington Monument A bit
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Mumbai BMC is corrupt? Mumbai is crumbling? What are other cities upto then?In 2017, Arun Jaitely ji-Fin Min of India tabled a report that ranked Mumbai and Hyd local bodies
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1/ This is fascinating. So on October 27, 2020 @AP published a story chastising the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas for “boost[ing] unsupported claims against Biden”.https://apnews.com/article/ginni-thomas-biden-unsupported-claims-d7df8
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