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mild-mannered lunatic
I first saw 'Birds of Paradise' in the original Superman movie. "How exotic," I thought. Now I grow them in my front yard.
December 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
ICYMI:
December 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Rubio declares Calibri too woke
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
December 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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Frank Gehry’s Buildings Sound as Marvelous as They Look
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
FREE. What We Know About the Arrest in the D.C. Pipe Bomb Case
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
December 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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December 5, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Every winter, the nasturtium miraculously reappears.
December 4, 2025 at 5:56 PM
What an ass.
December 4, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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December 3, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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By Dave Whamond.
December 3, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Michael Ramirez/Las Vegas Review-Journal for The Washington Post
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Nat'l Guard commanders, in litigation challenging the high-visibility mission in DC, argued that this could put them in danger. The DOJ countered that the risk was merely “speculative.”

It wasn’t. There are costs to performatively deploying members of the military—one of which is the risk of enda
A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in D.C.
Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked.
www.theatlantic.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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20 year-old National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom has died from her gunshot wounds. May she rest in peace.
November 28, 2025 at 1:41 AM
November 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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November 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM