Helder Gil
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Same guy, new app.
Good overview of how âaffordabilityâ became a winning political sloganâŚbut precious few details on how this translates into actual government policies.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/u...
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How Democrats Used One Word to Turn the Tide Against Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/20/upshot/affordability-democrats-trump.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Death By Lightning on Netflix is definitely worth watching! Outstanding cast and costumes. Only complaint is that Ye Olde Downtown DC & the DC Jail were completely wrong.
about 16 hours ago
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This is fine. Just do your own research! Whatâs the worst that could happenâŚ
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about 19 hours ago
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Such a terribly sad tragedy.
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about 20 hours ago
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ding ding ding
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about 22 hours ago
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This is art.
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1 day ago
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Got it in 3...and had predicted this word in a 3-year old tweet.
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1 day ago
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Solid Wordle word today!
1 day ago
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Yeesh
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1 day ago
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Wow - that's gonna be a big firm
www.wsj.com/business/dea...
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Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader to Merge, Creating $3.6 Billion Law Firm
The firms are touting their tie-up as the largest in history by combined revenue.
https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/hogan-lovells-and-cadwalader-to-merge-creating-3-6-billion-law-firm-f0a3ea77?mod=e2tw&utm_social_handle_id=3108351&utm_social_post_id=627120680
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Absolutely amazing
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Carl Quintanilla
2 days ago
â.. The average U.S. household is projected to spend nearly $1,000 this winter to heat its home.â
@nytimes.com
$XLU
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/b...
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If Virginia & Pennsylvania build out this much additional data centers, electricity prices in mid-Atlantic region are going to skyrocket.
www.axios.com/2025/12/18/d...
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America's data center growth hot spots, mapped
Virginia and Texas lead the way, but they're becoming a major political fight.
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/18/data-center-growth-map-states
2 days ago
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Queens man departs.
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3 days ago
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Wow
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3 days ago
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This WH has an uncanny batting average at the appellate court level.
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3 days ago
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Just about any movie seen at Union Station.
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4 days ago
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Looking like itâs going to be an A+++ sunset tonight.
4 days ago
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You know...Michelle & Barack Obama are each DC residents...
4 days ago
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It's interesting to me that Axios newsletters repeatedly talk about AI as being The Destroyer of Businesses, but business executives are much more meh about it.
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4 days ago
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Gadzooks!
4 days ago
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Jobs data report....
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Heck of a read!
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...
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Susie Wiles Talks About The First Year of Trumpâs Second Term (Part 1 of 2)
In the first half of âVanity Fairââs interview with Susie Wiles, the chief of staff discusses Elon Muskâs DOGE disaster, the FBIâs âincredible jobâ investigating January 6, and how Trump once berated ...
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-susie-wiles-interview-exclusive-part-1
4 days ago
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Bob Burgess
4 days ago
YOUR ELECTRIC BILL IS GOING EVEN HIGHER: "The bill is expected to reach $17 billion...That would mark the third consecutive year of record-breaking costs, as the swift build-out of data centers is adding billions of dollars to household utility bills."
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Biggest US Power Auction Set to Deepen Affordability Concerns
The outcome of what was, until recently, an obscure US power market auction will be the subject of intense interest this week for electric generators, regulators and consumers alike.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-16/biggest-us-power-auction-set-to-deepen-affordability-concerns
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Sad news - Robert Samuelson was an outstanding columnist & skilled at explaining complex economic issues.
www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...
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Robert J. Samuelson, sharp-eyed economics columnist at The Post, dies at 79
For more than 40 years, he helped readers make sense of economics and society. His plainspoken columns were informed by his classically conservative views.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/12/15/robert-samuelson-dead-post-columnist/
5 days ago
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Wake Up Dead ManâŚwow. That hit way harder than expected.
5 days ago
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Art D.
5 days ago
Heavy handed metaphor alert
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Mark Harris
6 days ago
This is one of those times when all of the bad news just sucks the air out of your lungs.
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Current weather report: Sweet baby Jesus itâs so cold outside hurry the hell up dog! This concludes the current weather report.
6 days ago
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Current weather report: Wow itâs cold. This concludes the current weather report
6 days ago
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Carl Quintanilla
6 days ago
GOV. COX: â.. If you want to be angry at someone, be angry at the social media companies. These are the wealthiest and most powerful companies in the history of the world, and theyâre profiting off of destroying our kids and destroying our country.â
@politico.com
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This story is nuts
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7 days ago
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Ridgewood is âtrendyâ?!?!?!
www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/...
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Ridgewood to get first Whole Foods as chain expands eastward
The supermarket will take 28,000 square feet on a 15-year lease that includes three options to extend for five years each.
https://www.crainsnewyork.com/real-estate/whole-foods-signs-lease-ridgewood-queens
7 days ago
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Bad parallel parkers who wind up taking 2 spaces.
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7 days ago
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For some of us, these wounds are still unhealed.
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7 days ago
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Stephen West
7 days ago
Donald Trump knows what DC residents really need: better golf courses (gift link)
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Exclusive | Trumpâs Next Renovation Target: D.C.âs Golf Courses
The president wants to play a central role in redeveloping Washingtonâs public courses, including one that sits on a prime stretch of real estate.
https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-golf-dc-renovation-0536865a?st=qm5qNR&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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This is basically the original âbroken windowsâ concept.
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8 days ago
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City Administrator Kevin Donahue
8 days ago
When it comes to using Vision Zero principles to reduce roadway fatalities, we've seen great progress: âĄď¸25 fatalities YTD - 50% fewer than 2024 âĄď¸1 less than when DC launched Vision Zero in 2014 âĄď¸Lots of work by MPD, DDOT, DPW & others in making that happen
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City Administrator Kevin Donahue
8 days ago
Lots going on, but good to check on our progress improving public safety YTD: ⢠Violent crime âŹď¸ 28% ⢠Homicides âŹď¸ 30% đ 50% drop since 2023 ⢠Robbery âŹď¸ 37% ⢠Assault w/deadly weapon âŹď¸ 10% ⢠Burglary âŹď¸ 30% ⢠Car theft âŹď¸ 22% ⢠Roadway fatalities âŹď¸ 50%
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This spot is jinxed.
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8 days ago
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Ivan the K â˘âď¸
8 days ago
Today is the last day you'll see the peacock feathers in CNBC's logo.
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Streets of Washington
9 days ago
Ben and Bunâs restaurant was located in the commercial storefront at 3663 Georgia Avenue NW, on the corner of Georgia Avenue and Rock Creek Church Road in Petworth. Ben and Bunâs operated in the 1960s; previously James L. Perrusâs Elite Restaurant was there. A check-cashing store is there now.
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Oy
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10 days ago
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Nice place to stand
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Mike Ensminger Fan Account
11 days ago
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Wow
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