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At last, some solid good news about the fate of East Potomac Park (and its Hains Point) - judge curbs any more Trump changes. www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/...

A fight over Foie Gras and, will national Dems win control of Congress (at least the House) and protect little ‘ol local DC from Hill harassment? The Nov 3rd election special edition of our Dream City podcast. youtu.be/ranpxbHd1fI

#New - Dr. Sean Barbabella is tasked with staying no more than three minutes away from the oldest president ever elected … (WSJ) www.wsj.com/politics/tru...

Trump is stealing a beloved public park to transform it into a high-end golf course. This is bigger than one park, though. This is about how far Trump will go to defy the courts.

Say it plain. Conservative Wall Street Journal editorial page says “there needs to be a bipartisan reckoning for Mr. Trump’s budding alliance with the Kremlin against Ukraine, Europe and American interests.” www.wsj.com/opinion/to-r...

#New - Dream City Podcast: Trump isn’t very good for tourism; new clues on how Janeese Lewis will govern as mayor — the Bowser 500,000 sq feet water spa proposed for Poplar Point is sweating out JLG’s plan to kill it. youtu.be/6Bg8ojRcPf8

Capitol Hill Porchfest is underway! … Mott’s Market on 12th St SE joining in! Fest until 6 pm … lots of bands playing all over.

Thinking this morning about the individual National Guard troops just walking around DC today who could be in their southern home states helping with hurricane preps and rescues that may be needed.

Will the DC Council defend its honor & ethics amid Trayon White bribery trial? Will an RFK stadium garage respect Kingman Park residents, and will Poplar Point really host a humongous water-themed spa? Our latest Dream City podcast. youtu.be/cEzp5yZx6os

Brutal - vote fraud in Florida!!! (three exclamation points required) www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2...

“.. Soybeans are coming back a little bit, but currently [China's purchases] are at much, much lower levels .. For all of the other products — cotton, wheat, pork, beef — the exports were devastated in 2025, and there's no evidence of them coming back." @npr.org www.npr.org/2026/09/25/n...

The Trayon White trial almost ready for prime time in court two years after his bribery arrest; Should the Height Act effect be reduced, and should DC start acting like a state? Our new Dream City Podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTEB...

Listing sites like Zillow and StreetEasy are littered with photos of homes edited with A.I., showing fake fireplaces, improved views and virtual landscaping, raising false advertising concerns.

Maureen Dowd with a piercing summation: …. Not So Supreme, Mr. Roberts www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/o... via @NYTOpinion

Connor Lounsbury has something to say to and about Democrats heading now toward midterms and beyond. His new NYT article. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/o...

World War II hero’s family objects to talk of Navy stripping his name from Newport News aircraft carrier: https://mrf.lu/2qNZw

Winning. More winning. Mortgage rates rise devil-like to 6.66 %

Trump’s campaign promises revisited… www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

President Trump has put his thumb, foot and weight on too many cherished parts of DC … and let’s hope the Indy race this weekend occurs with as little harm as possible. Our new Dream City Podcast. youtu.be/EdAR1tHc8CY

Must be the South… “Hush” signs for the crowd at the FedEx golf tournament in Memphis.

Trump White House wants to permanently fence off Lafayette Park with an 8 - 10 foot fence with limited access. On the Sep 3rd agenda for the National Capital Planning Commission. Staff report: www.ncpc.gov/files/projec...

A good event on Capitol Hill for locals! wtop.com/dc/2026/08/w...

Capitol Hill - coffee, deli sandwiches, wine and more … Tuesday! !

He says — and always has said — that he knows more about any subject he’s discussing than anyone else. Tiresome but not new.

DOJ is now 0-20 in cases to obtain state voter files. Here is the list: Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Illinois Kentucky Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin

Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations www.stlpr.org/law-order/20...

#Latest Dream City podcast … huge progressive victories and flame outs by their opponents. youtu.be/aR8yIWUr2MI

#SoftOpening! - son Peyton’s Mott’s Market, coffee and wine bar doing a soft open today on Capitol Hill (but only until 2 pm today). 233 12th St SE… not far from Lincoln Park.

“The scandal of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is such a complete encapsulation—and such a perfect metaphor—of incompetence and corruption that it deserves to be both a long-remembered failure and a final straw for a restless, angry nation.“ www.americaamerica.news/p/what-does-...

Yikes! Flying saucers invade the U.S. Open at Shinnecock !! (Disappointingly, it’s only NBC graphic showing wind direction for golf shots.)

#News - In a weekend letter congratulating Janeese Lewis George’s primary win for mayor, Mayor Muriel Bowser warns the DC Council its budget decisions this coming week could saddle JLG’s first days in office with an $800 million budget shortfall. The letter:

The Reflecting Pool disaster - algae and peeling blue paint - is getting national and international attention and derision. How soon will it be before the National Park Service closes off the area to visitors? (Unlike the KenCen sign, there is no tarp big enough to hide this embarrassment.)

Question: what big, distracting event will President Trump create to distract the media and people from his embarrassing, expensive, and loss-cutting surrender to Iran?

King Greenleaf in SW DC ran out of simple “I Voted” stickers… so I had to improvise.

Days before D.C.'s primaries, President Trump threatened the District over its mayoral race. "Maybe we take back Washington" if Janeese Lewis George wins, Trump said. On the Dream City Podcast, Cuneyt Dil and @trsdc.bsky.social break down the home stretch of the race.

NYC Democratic Socialists push back on Mayor Mamdani decision on increasing size of police force. (Gift Article) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/n...

Washington Post news story weighs in on Office of Campaign Finance fining Janeese Lewis George campaign $16,000 for improperly coordinating with labor groups embedded into her campaign. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

BREAKING: Judge Angel Kelly blocks Interior Sec. Doug Burgum's “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” Order as "a dangerous precedent of censorship and sanitization" and orders DOI to "restore and reinstall" removed materials "forthwith." ORDER: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Sadly, not yet Sunday.

Primary Day in DC is Tuesday - our last look. Dream City Podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYhi...

#News - National Capital Planning Commission (even with Trump members) basically questions impact of Trump’s 250 foot arch.

Veteran newsman Scott Pelley fired from CBS’ 60 Minutes. More turmoil at that network… … assault on American media is on full display. And we thought Nixon was anti-media.

The Atlantic magazine takes a close look at the DC mayor’s race. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Trump administration’s immigration policies are doing everything they can to make the USA an unwelcoming place for foreign travelers.

Good read - www.wsj.com/style/design...

#News - DC Delegate candidate Robert White calls the Capitol Hill post “a civil rights seat” for District voters and doubles down on his opposition to juvenile curfews. Our latest Dream City Podcast. youtu.be/6mQwFCzO2GE

#New - Metro GM Randy Clarke on growing up in rural Nova Scotia, his love of dogs … skiing, a healthy lifestyle (a little bourbon) … and the future of Metro rail & bus … its successes and its complaints. Our Dream City Podcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMNt...