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In case you’re wondering about today’s clustercluck, here is some more information about the protests going on. If you can, plan accordingly. From a press release: WHAT: Activists across social justice movements will blockade key entry pointsto downtown DC in order to shut down the city.  WHO: 198 Methods, 350 DC, Backbone Campaign, Beyond Extreme Energy, Black […]

Happy Tuesday, Capitol Hill and environs! Happy Hispanic Heritage month to you all as well! Here is an undying earworm for me, which I hum every September 16, and well into the 17th: Little Joe and La Familia, singing “Dieciséis de Septiembre.” You’re welcome. Right out of the gate, an obituary for the Washington Post […]

Another great week dawns in the Nation’s Capital. What’s cookin’, good lookin’? Unless you were living under a rock (hey, it happens), you may know that RFK is going to get razed (Washington Post). Our collective memory will have a small chunk missing by 2021. You can read an interesting take on RFK conundrum over […]