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Thanks to DC Cajun for sending our final Team Tiger/Pardon Joe Exotic bus sighting outside the Trump Hotel.
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“Dear PoPville,
I actually felt sad watching him lug his own ladder in and out of his car to run his last hope campaign. He should’ve just retired in silent shame.” (more…)
Photo by Kim Jensen
Thanks to Kim for sending the update of Team Tiger (and their dreams of getting a pardon for Joe Exotic) passing the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Stay tuned for more sightings tomorrow. I imagine.
Photo by Eric P.
“Dear PoPville,
I’m all in for getting rid of the overwhelming stench of Jack Evans and his pay-to-play version of public “service” (groan), but I’m a little overwhelmed by the number of candidates running to replace him. I fear that Jack will squeak back in with all the anti-Jack votes split between the candidates. Candidate forums ain’t happening these days, so what suggestions do you and/or your readers have for how I can make a good decision?
Given the volume of full-color flyers I’m getting in the mail, the candidates are spending some serious bucks to get my vote . . .”
And while we’re on the subject:
“Dear PoPville,
My husband and I requested absentee ballots for the upcoming primary and general elections via the “Vote 4 DC” app. I received my ballot a few days later, voted, and as of this morning the DC BOE has posted on their website that they have accepted my ballot. It couldn’t have been easier. However, my husband, again using the same app, address, and no new updates since the last election, has not had any reply. He tried again this morning on the app and only got a generic absentee ballot request form to print out and mail in to the BOE.”
Photo by Tim Brown
⚠️The deadline to request your mail-in ballot is May 26⚠️
— DC Board of Elections (@Vote4DC) May 12, 2020
All the info on requesting your ballot by mail here.
“Special Notice Regarding the Primary Election on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 and Ward 2 Special Election on Tuesday, June 16, 2020: (more…)
We first noted this protest on May 1st. According to Freightwaves:
“A convoy of around 70 small-business truckers convoyed to the nation’s Capitol around 2:30 a.m. on Friday, May 1, to protest low freight rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The group plans to remain parked along Constitution Avenue until May 4 in hopes of attracting the attention of President Donald Trump about the plight of small-business truckers, said Scott Jordan of Peculiar, Missouri, and owner of Powerhouse Transportation.”
Thanks to Alex for sending the photo above from 6:50am this morning. It’s obviously now May 11th so not clear how long they’ll be there.
Thanks to Rob for sending: “Constitution Avenue from about 16th to 18th St NW was packed with dozens and dozens of semis, most sporting MAGA stuff, and signs saying “Make Trucking Great Again.” (more…)
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Yesterday we reported shots fired at the Cuban Embassy by a man with an assault rifle.
From MPD: “The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) and the U.S. Secret Service (USSS) announce an arrest has been made regarding multiple shots fired in the 2600 block of 16th Street, Northwest on Thursday, April 30, 2020.
At approximately 2:10 am, members of MPD’s Third District responded to the listed location in reference to the sounds of gunshots. Upon arrival, MPD members located a subject with an assault-style rifle. The subject was immediately taken into custody without incident and the weapon was recovered. No injuries were reported at the scene. The investigation indicates that the subject was shooting toward a foreign embassy building located in the block.
On April 30, 2020, 42 year-old Alexander Alazo, of Aubrey, TX, was charged in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with a Violent Attack on a Foreign Official or Official Premises Using a Deadly Weapon, Interstate Transportation of a Firearm and Ammunition With Intent to Commit a Felony, and Willfully Injuring or Damaging Property Belonging to or Occupied by a Foreign Government in the United States. This case remains under investigation with the USSS with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Diplomatic Security Service. Anyone with information should call the USSS at 202-406-8800.”
Thanks to Ryan for sharing the video of the damage: (more…)
Thanks to Jim for sending the shot above yesterday from Jeff Bezos’ house around 4:45pm: “Just walked by his house in Kalorama and found this in the street at his front door. Police had the street blocked off and someone appeared to be about to pressure wash it away…”
From a press release: “Today, a team of activists with La ColectiVA and ShutDownDC painted a mural on the street in front of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ DC home. The mural read “PROTECT AMAZON WORKERS” in massive letters stretching from curb to curb. (more…)