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In a truly Trumpian move, the White House has fired all six members of the Commission of Fine Arts, an independent federal agency tasked with overseeing Trump’s building plans in Washington.
This is, of course, a move to ensure Trump will get his $300 million White House ballroom approved as he wants. Continue reading “Trump Fires Federal Commission Tasked With Overseeing DC Construction”
The White House has declared the federal takeover of the Washington, D.C. police has been very popular among residents, but many local business owners say they are seeing a steep decline in walk-in traffic and reservations.
One restaurant owner, citing already rising labor and ingredient costs:
“It’s like drowning and then someone throws a 100 lb weight to you.” Continue reading “DC Restaurants See Steep Decline During Federal Crackdown”
For your Sunday perusal:
• EXTRATV: Terence Stamp — who scored with audiences in the box-office smashes “Superman” (1978) as the evil General Zod, and ground-breaking “The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert” (1994) as trans character Bernadette — has died at 87.
A Broadway star, an Oscar and Golden Globe nominee, a 60s sex symbol – Stamp did it all. Rest well, Terence Stamp. Continue reading “‘Superman’/’Priscilla’ Star Terence Stamp Dies At 87 + More News”
Donald Trump announced on Monday a 30-day takeover of the Washington, D.C. police department and deployment of 800 National Guard troops in order to deal with what he described as “bloodthirsty criminals” and “roving mobs of wild youth.
Note – Official data from the Justice Department and Metropolitan Police Department shows violent crime in D.C. is at its lowest level in 30 years, down 35 percent last year and another 26 percent so far in 2025. Continue reading “Trump Orders Military Takeover Of DC Police Dept”
In yet another attempt to divert attention from the Jeffrey Epstein files and last week’s disappointing jobs report, Donald Trump says crime in Washington, D.C. is “totally out of control” as he threatened to “take Federal control of the city.”
Someone might want to tell the 34-time convicted felon that crime in D.C. was down 35 percent in 2024 from the previous year, marking a 30-year low.
And data from the Metropolitan Police Department shows violent crime is also down so far in 2025 compared to the previous year. Continue reading “Trump Claims Crime In DC Is ‘Out Of Control’ – It’s Actually Down”
Members of the Cuban delegation WorldPride 2017 parade in Madrid (photo: Malopez 21, via Wikimedia)
(image via Twitter)
How does it feel to be represented on screen? As Pride Month kicks off, the cast of Pose shares the importance of representation in the path toward progress. #PoseFX pic.twitter.com/6WsJkr6Oe3
— PoseFX (@PoseOnFX) June 1, 2021
• NBC News: Dozens of constitutional experts are sending a letter telling congressional leaders they have the authority to make the nation’s capital the 51st state. They argue that there is “no constitutional barrier” to the District’s “entering the Union through a congressional proclamation” just like the 37 other states that have been admitted since the Constitution was adopted. • Sacramento: A pair of white straight ‘Karens’ (top image) demanded that a queer black woman stop kissing her girlfriend in a hotel pool because “there were children present!“ You’ll note it’s the white women using f-bombs during the encounter even though “there were children present.” According to the poster, other (straight/white) couples in the pool were showing PDA, but they only insisted that only black queer woman stop. https://www.instagram.com/tv/CPlEjOBDrAI/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link