Helder Gil
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Helder Gil
@hgil
Transplanted New Yorker. GWU & @GWHatchet alum. Public servant. On the internet, nobody knows you're a dog. All tweets are my personal opinion.
Washington, DC Beigetreten Mart 2009
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🚨: The 600-mile-wide moon crater seen by humans for the first time, known as Orientale Basin.
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This is the most under-reported story by local media.
Demolish Southeast Boulevard@DemolishSEblvd
Two weeks ago I made this post about teenagers in Navy Yard were grabbing headlines, but how DC was experiencing its 3rd longest homicide-free streak ever Well, history has repeated. DC is AGAIN in the middle of its 3rd longest homicide-free streak. 12 days with no murders today
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After almost 3 years of neutrality, the United States entered World War I #OTD in 1917. Provoked by German submarine attacks & the Germans urging Mexico to attack the U.S., Congress approved a Declaration of War. 4.7 million Americans eventually served in the Great War. We honor them at the World War I Memorial. #WashingtonDC
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if you have been personally victimized by the pollen count in DC, you may be entitled to compensation
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The Popal family has established some of the most acclaimed restaurants in Washington, including Lutèce, Lapis and Pascual.
After they moved to Virginia from Afghanistan, food became one of the only ways to maintain a connection to their homeland. wapo.st/4bTBhc0
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This is my favourite photo taken by Artemis II so far.
Idle Sloth@IdleSloth84_
New picture of Earth from the Artemis II.
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LBJ and aides react to news of Martin Luther King assassination tonight 1968:
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@BarredinDC Had to economize. I don't think any of those rankings are "one neighborhood" but I decided to link neighborhoods or it'd have been too long a list! Maybe next year I'll just make a really long list because I do get the criticisms of some of the combos.
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I think it’s totally fair to combine Mt Pleasant and Adams Morgan here though still a bit of a cop-out. It is a correct answer though
PoPville@PoPville
These are the very BEST* neighborhoods in Washington DC - I'm sure everyone will agree: popville.com/2026/04/very-b…
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Oh wow - looks like Ambar took a direct hit.
@BarredinDC
DC Fire and EMS Department@dcfireems
Update crash with vehicle into building 7th & Q Sts NW. Bus & vehicle involved with bus partially inside unoccupied restaurant. 4 patients being evaluated. Collapse team evaluating structural stability. Firefighters have secured utilities & searched structure. #DCsBravest
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This was an excellent read with lots of disconcerting parallels to current events.
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