a historian currently writing a book about how we do history now (and another one about visitors and newcomers to d.c.) tweets my own
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whenever you hear some tech or VC bro talk about literature its helpful to remember that everything they know is from watching videos like this at 3x speed and not from actually reading books
“The animals looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and could no longer tell the difference.”
Animal Farm, explained like you’re 5, in 5 minutes on Deepstash. 📚
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The question on university campuses should now be how to get rid of all the administrators who caved to and collaborated with a grossly unpopular political agenda, including curricular changes, reversals on diversity mandates, buying into AI hype, clamping down on Gaza protests…
I grew up in D.C. and my friends and I all say IN, the only people who say ON are west wing dorks
If you grow up in DC you say ON. If you first learn about DC on tv or associate it mostly with our nation’s capital then you say In except when referring to the govt. but the neighborhood is a hill not just that big old building.
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fuck this, economy for everyone. not a penny of my tax money to subsidize this shit. travel should be miserable for everyone until they figure out how not to make it miserable for anyone.
The airports authority just announced a separate "VIP terminal" will be built at Dulles. Passengers who pay extra will have their own private parking, security screening, personalized check-in & baggage, and they will be driven straight to their gate/plane.
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3/ The DC government launched Vision Zero in 2015, and it has a long way to go. DC has had 34 traffic deaths so far this year, about the same as the last three years. Serious bike injuries are up 31%. Bike lanes are blocked, full of potholes, or just end mid-ride, like at 15th and New York Ave and 12th and L in NW, dumping riders into traffic or onto sidewalks.
visionzero.dc.gov/pages/cras…
So You Have Invited A Person Whose Name You Can't Pronounce to Speak At Your Institution: some helpful hints
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if you practice but get flustered and mess it up, it's fine, just don't dwell on it during your introduction, and apologize later--it's not a big deal if you don't make it a big deal, and your speaker will appreciate both the effort and the apology
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Super excited to see @AmericanU Eagle on there! Truly a great paper!
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If you do this you should have your license suspended until you retake the exam—written and in car.
A car jumped deep into the sidewalk on Connecticut Ave above Parthenon, across from the Safeway, around 1pm today. No one was hurt, thankfully. Driver said her foot got stuck on the accelerstor while she was trying to park.
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was enjoying the all-Dolly playlist at the coffeeshop for like half an hour before I figured out why they were playing it 🥹. A life well-lived, truly
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this is the way.
Today @RobertWhite_DC, the Democratic nominee for D.C. delegate to Congress, is announcing Defend D.C., a new initiative to influence congressional races across the country.
“We are going to change the Congress that has power over us,” he says.
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