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    Democracy dies when troops stand against protesters

    August 19, 2020 /

    OP-ED Why is democracy dead? A look at troops pitted against protesters at the Lincoln Memorial in the aftermath of the George Floyd killing.

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. "Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror . "Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final." . -- Rilke
A porch for first kisses. A porch for first kisses.
"I died a lot to live a little with you." . . . -- "I died a lot to live a little with you." . . . -- Yaghma Golroei
I'm going to miss seeing my furry boo @teddy_man_a I'm going to miss seeing my furry boo @teddy_man_about_town in the mornings. Some changes afoot.
Watch out my whisk and slotted spoon will kick you Watch out my whisk and slotted spoon will kick your ass. . . . . Beanie from last week's Capitol Hill treasure trove. Every week folks toss out all manner of free fabulousness on the sidewalks. How could I resist a Wonder Woman beanie?
Snow Day in Capitol Hill. A regular Currier and Iv Snow Day in Capitol Hill. A regular Currier and Ives scene.
Last weekend was the first since the Insurrection Last weekend was the first since the Insurrection that I felt at ease enough to cook on my days off. There was still a checkpoint and road closure at my block, so I had receive the food staples I ordered for the week at a different location. Counting my blessings! . Butter-braised apples, figs, hazelnuts over goat milk yogurt with fig syrup and honey.
Dateline: January 21. That pizza I was craving sin Dateline: January 21. That pizza I was craving since the insurrection but couldn't get delivered or go pick up because of threats from domestic terrorism? Finally felt safe enough post-Inauguration to go pick up a pizza curbside. I've never been so close to a rifle in my life, and there were a dozen more soldiers outside enjoying a meal al fresco.
THE OGs Spent post-inauguration on a photo walk wi THE OGs Spent post-inauguration on a photo walk with photographer extraordinaire @geoffliving who, like me, started blogging when Jesus was a boy. We have some social media connections via Miami. First time meeting IRL. Small world! Can't wait for his book: #NotMyPresident: Five Years of Resisting Trump . . . 📷 Geoff, edits me
"The best is yet to come. " Capitol Building on th "The best is yet to come. " Capitol Building on the morning of the Biden Harris Inauguration two weeks after the siege.
Breathtaking. Breathtaking.
HOPE IN CAPITOL HILL Today I witnessed scenes of N HOPE IN CAPITOL HILL Today I witnessed scenes of National Guard troops interacting with locals at the park and its corner coffee shop. One little blue-eyed girl, perhaps awed by so very many very big people in unusual clothes, smiled. A soldier knelt down and asked her name. "Margot," said the mother. "Hello, Margot," said the soldier. . I'll never forget that moment. . I knew what I'd come home to, just a few blocks away. The checkpoint. The wall. The scene of horror. . Tonight, I peeked outside. The soldiers huddled in the cold, standing guard, engaged in lively conversation. Later, strange hollering at night -- they're doing drills -- I think. . I'm not sure how I feel. I'm still processing the siege. But I do know this -- not every part of DC is militarized -- only the federal city and its perimeters. I also know this -- I live next to a heart that's broken now, that requires healing, and it was all in that little girl's smile, and in the way he knelt before her.
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vicequeenmariaMaria de los Angeles@vicequeenmaria·
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"INCREDIBLE HULK" side effects ... When will we start teaching critical thinking and fact checking thinking in grade school not that I want @PolitiFact to be out of a job #antivaxx #vaccinated #vaccines

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A popular list implies COVID-19 vaccines contribute to the deaths of dozens of people. It's misleading. The agencies warn against drawing inferences from individual reports published in the VAERS database. https://youtu.be/1zhAsr6xFhk

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Ooo @cmclymer of course ... so on point! #CaitlynJenner is the #PhyllisSchlafly of the #trans community." Thank you for giving us a great way to understand what seems like a contradiction!
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Oh, you’re good, @cmclymer. This is a thing of beauty. https://twitter.com/cmclymer/status/1390058436096929798

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