Thanks to Peter for sending this Khashoggi Way overlooking Connecticut Ave in Dupont.
Washingtonian reported after the first sign went up:
“Don’t expect this to be the last of the Khashoggi Way signs. (more…)
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“And I will offer again Free Sandwiches to the poor men and women of the federal government, republicans and democrats, at every restaurant of mine in DC for lunch until they get paid again!”
And I will offer again Free Sandwiches to the poor men and women of the federal government, republicans and democrats, at every restaurant of mine in DC for lunch until they get paid again! https://t.co/hHUnPrqhsF
— José Andrés (@chefjoseandres) December 21, 2018
Photo by PoPville flickr user Ian Livingston
So if a shutdown does happen, as is looking likely, how long do you think this one will last? Much longer as the president suggests in his tweet.
1602 17th Street, NW
Thanks to Laura for sending:
“Around 10:30 this morning. The tree is decorated with images of her and the names of the House Democrats that won. I just got lucky and was walking by when it happened. (more…)
Thanks to Meredith for sending:
“On a cement post on Virginia Ave right outside the Saudi Embassy is “Khashoggi Way”. Should be interesting to see how long it lasts…it was still there this morning when I walked by it again.”
Washingtonian reported last week after the first sign went up:
“Don’t expect this to be the last of the Khashoggi Way signs. “We’re going to be placing them all over town,” [organizer Claude] Taylor says, adding that the point was to bring “some continued light and attention and focus to this issue to make sure people understand that the US government, Donald Trump, the Secretary of State have played a role and are thus complicit in the coverup of Jamal Khashoggi’s murder.”
The first time: (more…)
Photo by PoPville flickr user Victoria Pickering
That’d be former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State John Kerry. And of course husband to Teresa Heinz of that Heinz family. What a bonkers way to start the holidays. And 2018 just gets more surreal:
The first lesson my wife Teresa taught me: you always want to be pro-condiment.
But let’s cut @MurielBowser some slack. Any day of the year we’d be grateful if the most controversial thing that other politician in DC said on social media was just about mumbo sauce… https://t.co/RrFydGYqlr— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) November 21, 2018
Photo by Kristof Grina
Kristof writes:
“Guess this one didn’t make the cut for a presidential pardon. Feeling like most of us in DC these days.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Victoria Pickering
Behold Mumbo-gate. It all started with a simple facebook post:
“Is anybody else annoyed by Mumbo sauce ? I wish people would stop suggesting that it is quintessential DC. I’m just saying I was a full grown woman before I had heard of mumbo sauce! So there, I’ve said it.”
Peep the Facebook comment response here.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Mark Andre
“Dear PoPville,
Can we talk about how a woman who was home alone making dinner had to lock herself in a closet and call 911 because people were trying to break down her door to protest a person they just don’t agree with? Is this what our city has come to?”
The Washington Post reported:
“It wasn’t a protest. It was a threat,” said [Fox News host Tucker] Carlson, who is often denounced by critics, particularly liberal ones, for his rhetoric about immigrants and minorities on his Fox News show. “They weren’t protesting anything specific that I had said. They weren’t asking me to change anything. They weren’t protesting a policy or advocating for legislation. … They were threatening me and my family and telling me to leave my own neighborhood in the city that I grew up in.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Shamila Chaudhary
Great turnout. From the D.C. Board of Elections (DCBOE):
Mayor Muriel Bowser with 159,820 votes
Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton with 185,535 votes
Attorney General Karl A. Racine with 193,885 votes
Council Chair Phil Mendelson with 185,578 votes
At large Council member Anita Bonds with 142,266 votes
At large Council member Elissa Silverman with 85,333 votes
Ward One Council member Brianne K Nadeau with 22,143 votes
Ward Three Council member Mary M. Cheh with 21,306 votes
Ward Six Council member Charles Allen with 34,010 votes
See all the results here.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Ted Eytan
Wendy reported:
“Voting time: 35 minutes. From walking in the door to getting my #IVoted sticker. (COLUMBIA HEIGHTS EDUCATION CAMPUS)”
One reader reported that:
“Elderly man collapsed at voting station Barnard Elementary this morning about 8 am. Voters gave CPR and AED until paramedics arrived.”
My wife said Murch elementary voting took about 20 minutes.
What neighborhood did you vote in and how long did it take? For those who didn’t vote this morning (or early) when do you plan on voting?
Ed. Note: I voted early and it took about 3 minutes :)