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  1. Lordy, this independent journalist in #WashingtonDC posted several videos today documenting #MitchMcConnell being wheeled around, apparently nonverbal. She tried to ask him a question about the farm bill and he just raised a hand, his face fixed into that death mask smile. Then he was wheeled into his office, where the attending physician for Congress entered and stayed for like 40 minutes before they wheeled Mitch to the floor. There, he almost voted with Democrats.

    instagram.com/p/DdXNn5rP-O3/

  2. What we need to talk about is why anyone who has the money to spend would feel they need to pay bribes *to get this fucking city to function*.

    Video of #WashingtonDC Councilmember Trayon White accepting $15K from a violence interruptor org guy being like, end of every fiscal year September 30 the city leaves us hanging on whether everyone's laid off or the contract's renewed, yet they still want us to keep working for free (girl they're literally doing that to us right now)

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rSyC1Z

  3. The #KennedyCenter may have been partially demolished per a sworn statement made by a legal observer. She witnessed a forklift repeatedly crashing into the pillars of the Kennedy Center today. Destroying an icon Washington center for #music and the #arts. #nationalmonuments #history #JFK #democracy #trump #washingtonDC

  4. A message from our friends and partners at #SaveOurSigns, especially relevant for folks living in or near Washington D.C.:
    The Trump administration is moving ahead with signs outside the National Museum of American History
    washingtonpost.com/style/2026/ ($)

    "If anyone is in DC or knows someone who can help us get photos, spread the word!"
    More info at saveoursigns.org

    #Smithsonian #WashingtonDC

  5. The trans CIA official ousted by Trump: ‘We’re a government crippled by its own decisions’
    By Sam Levin

    Julia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, speaks on Trump administration’s purge of national security staff, attacks on DEI and failures in Iran war

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #WashingtonDC #Trumpadministration #Transgender #LGBTQrights #DonaldTrump #CIA #USnews #USpolitics #Society #USnationalsecurity #USforeignpolicy #USIsraelwaronIran #Worldnews #TheGuardian #SamLevin

  6. Thank you to Excella, our Lanyard Sponsor for DC State of the Stack 2026! Your support helps keep our community connected throughout the event. We’re so glad to have you with us.

    Learn more: excella.com/

    #DCStateOfTheStack #DevOps #Technology #WashingtonDC

  7. Kennedy Center reportedly on brink of bankruptcy and could close as early as Tuesday
    By Reuters

    Center’s Trump-installed leaders claim putting president’s name on its facade may be only way ⁠to avoid ‘fiscal collapse’

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #WashingtonDC #DonaldTrump #JohnFKennedy #Trumpadministration #LawUS #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #Reuters

  8. Documents reportedly show contractor errors contributed to the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool peeling apart after Trump repeatedly blamed vandalism. Sometimes the culprit isn’t vandals. Sometimes it’s the damn primer. #WashingtonDC

  9. Trump asks Smithsonian to install ‘Colossus statue’ of George Washington with exhibit
    By Edward Helmore

    Trump, again trying to curate museum, says exhibit would stay until 2032 for 300th anniversary of Washington’s birth

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #DonaldTrump #WashingtonDC #USnews #Trumpadministration #Culture #USpolitics #Artanddesign #Art #Exhibitions #Museums #TheGuardian #EdwardHelmore