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Oh hey, it’s me, talking about a President and his trouble with the law (no, not that one) dcnewsnow.com/video/the-sitt…
beccagrawl retweeted
I cannot believe Bob Barker lived as close to 100 as possible without going over.
So glad we closed a road to traffic and created a pedestrian plaza near the White House…which is now a parking lot.
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They are both such fashion icons.
Happy #NationalDog Day! Celebrate with us by checking out these presidential furry friends through the years.
Here, First Lady Grace Coolidge is captured with one of her dogs, Prudence Prim, at a garden party. (1926)
Image: @LibraryCongress
beccagrawl retweeted
"There is no big national conversation about ...why Americans are forced to live with a risk of car crash death roughly 3x higher than Canadians and Australians, 5x higher than Brits and Germans, and 9x higher than Norwegians."
@mbolotnikova is right.
vox.com/future-perfect/2023/…
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For the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington, I’m gonna drop my pod about it. All kinds of interesting details. @tourguidetell overcast.fm/+Y2IjFoNIw
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thinking of this again after reading the new work magazine profile of ayo, rachel and emma, where they openly talk about babysitting and working in restaurants and shit, and ayo talks about not reading bottoms at first bc she didn't want to take time off her job bc she was broke
beccagrawl retweeted
absolutely but also how self-care has somehow doubled back over itself and become selfishness, because in this day and age you can literally order a gift for a friend in 2 mins. Literally even order a bouquet of flowers!
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Another example of how capitalism and this obsession with efficiency and productivity is killing us
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Fun fact: in France, Netflix already reports their viewership to writers monthly and pays writers based on that viewership, because it’s the law there. They literally already have this system in place.
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is reportedly concerned that if they give a fair deal to writers & actors in the U.S. that it will set a precedent for writers/actors in other territories to ask for fair deals.
(Source: allyourscreens.com/en/compon…)
beccagrawl retweeted
“A toast to that invincible bunch
The dinosaurs surviving the crunch
Let's hear it for the ladies who lunch
Everybody rise…”
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If Trump is 215lbs and strawberry blonde, I am literally Margot Robbie – at Seattle, WA
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ALT Ron DeSantis attempting to smile like a human.
ALT Debbie Downer making her Debbie Downer face.
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This. Precisely this. Imagine treating a friend who once needed help like this in perpetuity. Great reporting as always @jsidman. washingtonian.com/2023/08/24…
