Sticking it out for now 😐

Joined September 2011
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Crystal retweeted
Yesterday, JLG team got to work and put up election signs all across DC ahead of in-person early voting. And this morning at Turkey Thicket…
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Hey media Not a Platner fan, but why is he a nonstop story and not Ken Paxton's TWENTY indictments by a GOP led-Texas legislature, securities fraud charges and his wife's filing for divorce on "biblical grounds?"
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I love DC pool season. We are so back.
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I regret to inform you that actually going to PT and doing your little exercises at home consistently does work 😅
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Crystal retweeted
I'm proud to have earned the trust of @IAFF36, who keep our city safe.
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May 30
Lyman: Did you vote for Mayor Mamdani? Voter: Yes, I did. Lyman: What is one thing you like the mayor has done? Voter: I think he has brought more integrity to the office. Eric Adams was crooked as hell and we want somebody honest.
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Crystal retweeted
May 29
A Democrat running for office must provide detailed plans on how to fix every issue while a Republican running for office just need to come up with a nickname for their opponent.
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Crystal retweeted
honestly wild how routinely the claim is made that JLG’s policy platform isn’t economically feasible when McDuffie wants to hire 1,000 more cops, reduce the number of traffic cameras, & opposes increasing taxes on residents making over 250k a year
The same @CityCast_DC poll found that the most popular position, with 78%, was creating a robust social safety net even if it meant raising taxes on the wealthiest residents, which McDuffie has continually voted against. McDuffie is only in lockstep with DC’s richest residents.
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9 years ago. More political games by @kenyanmcduffie Mcduffie proposed an amendment that threatened to derail a bill to fix an unjust “contributory negligence” rule for people hit by drivers while walking and bicycling. Link: archive.ph/Nallu
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Interesting to me (who knows nothing about these surveys) is the sample size is only 735, which seems small - but also only 487 of those are registered Democrats? Isn’t DC 92% Democrat? Didn’t see a breakdown between JLG and KD by party reg - curious if non-Dems skew the data.
Replying to @maustermuhle
Finally, on the issues, the cost of living is not surprisingly top of mind for D.C. voters, followed by housing, public safety, schools, and further back standing up to Trump.
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Crystal retweeted
I understand why many Asian families feel frustrated in elite admissions systems. In intensely competitive environments, there is a real perception — and sometimes evidence — that exceptional academic performance still does not guarantee admission. That feeling should not be dismissed. But admissions committees also confront another reality: if you have 100 applicants from privileged, high-performing educational pipelines with nearly identical scores, resumes, research access, tutoring, and opportunities, it is not irrational to also value the applicant who achieved similar academic success despite poverty, instability, underfunded schools, family hardship, or lack of institutional advantages. That is not abandoning merit. It is recognizing that achievement exists in context. And medicine especially is not merely selecting expert test takers. It is selecting future physicians who will care for human beings across every class, culture, language, and circumstance in society. The irony is that many people who defend “objective merit” often become deeply uncomfortable the moment merit is evaluated in anything broader than a percentile ranking.
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Thank the Republicans, and everyone who voted for them!
BREAKING: Wholesale prices jump 6% as energy prices soar, raising pressure on U.S. companies to pass along costs to consumers. apnews.com/article/inflation…
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Honestly I am happy to see the revival of the classic - before it was everywhere again, I was constantly ordering it / looking for it as an option instead of the new creative cocktails. What I haven’t seen often enough is stuffed blue cheese olives 🤤
Look I like martinis. Truly I do. Gin, vermouth, three olives (not dirty.) But for God's Sake enough already. With the exception of @mattadler81's who (re)started this trend.
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The news we need 🙌
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Annandale karaoke bar Glam Karaoke is opening a @UnionMarketDC location at 1244 5th St NE with space for 199 people to sing the night away while feasting on Korean food. The owners tell me it will be even more Glam than the original when it opens late this year.
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Both - but did anyone else love Paris Amour??
Millennial women were you cucumber melon or sweet pea
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Coffee number 3 or 4 for me
this is when you go get a diet coke
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Crystal retweeted
NEWS: The Trump administration confirmed it bombed a girl’s school in Iran. It's one of the most devastating military errors in decades. Trump lied about it. Pete Hegseth gutted the office preventing civilian casualties. 175 are dead. Most were kids. Hegseth should be fired.
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Ooh I’m excited. Really enjoyed the Alexandria location
Replying to @PoPville
Did somebody say a new Belgian spot inbound?!? popville.com/2026/03/auggies…
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And that’s how you write a headline. Thank you!
BREAKING: President Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash. The White House had defended it but now blames staffer. apnews.com/article/trump-oba…
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Step 1: Billionaire buys already successful and beloved communication and information platform Step 2: Ruin the platform because you’re already rich and don’t need to profit - just want to disable free speech, create false narratives / alternative facts, and crush the common man
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