chris ruli

@popphits Well, I’ll see to the it. I’ll go right to the Vatican chamber of commerce.

Damn it, Cardinal Bellini, you know I love my big beef and cheddar!

I’ve seen this before #raygun #Olympics #breakdancing

3/3. Regarding the scene itself: sorry to disappoint but there’s no Masonic ritual shown. Hale used the Masonic hall because it was quiet place. Leo’s character would not be considered a good candidate based on his actions and terrible reputation.

2/3: It’s important to note that Hale’s lodge expelled him from the fraternity following his arrest and trial. A symbolic and significant gesture to assure the community that his actions were not tolerated and condoned by his fellow masons.

The Masonic lodge scene in Killers of the Flower Moon underscores how men like Hale (DeNiro’s character) used Freemasonry to legitimize gruesome actions, leveraging the fraternity’s reputation in the community to serve his own purpose. 1/3 🧵

Today marks the 231st anniversary of the #WhiteHouse cornerstone ceremony. The ceremony to set the building’s first stone became the first major public event in the new “federal city.” Thanks to @WhiteHouseHstry for sharing this often overlooked history: whitehousehistory.org/freemasonry-an…

@chbooksdc No more Brown books please.

When a customer comes in looking for Dan Brown and I sell them an Ishiguro novel.

I couldn’t have completed my own book without access to presidential libraries. Thank you all!

@pagrandlodge @MassFreemasonry Three lodges participated in the event and 2 are still operational. Federal Lodge 1 in DC (whose master was White House architect James Hoban) & Alexandria-Washington 22 of VA whose charter includes Washington’s signature as Master.

@MassFreemasonry Fun fact: the cornerstone of the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia (celebrating its 150th anniversary this year) was laid with the same gavel used at the Capitol cornerstone-laying!

230 years ago today, Brother George Washington laid the cornerstone of the United States Capitol. He was assisted by M.W. Joseph Clark, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Maryland.

Even @uscapitol can get things wrong sometimes. The 1st public event in the federal city occurred the previous year on October 13, 1792 to lay the cornerstone of the @WhiteHouse. The Jones Point boundary stone was laid on April 15, 1791 in Alexandria (if we count the old line)

Happy Capitol Cornerstone day! #OTD 230 ago, George Washington, DC & Virginia masons laid the first stone of the US Capitol. Learn more about the fraternity’s interactions with American presidents here: whitehousehistory.org/freemasonry-an… @WhiteHouseHstry @MountVernon

@MattCostelloPhD @WhiteHouseHstry Congrats!

Big news! Very excited to begin my new role at @WhiteHouseHstry!

@MikeReissWriter Yes but which one is drunker.

It's like this all over again!

Do yourself a favor and listen to Paul Reubens’ interview with Conan. It’s one of my favorite episodes of any podcast. It’s a shame Conan won’t get birthday gifs anymore. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/con…

@timjhogan Ketchup on a hotdog.

just please watch this “hot dog is my favorite meat”

@GarfieldNPS I’ll switch to typewriter then

James A. Garfield NHS's phones are currently not working. We'll let everyone know as soon as they're back up and functioning. #jamesagarfieldnhs #phonesout #emailisbetteranyway

@MikeReissWriter Glad you didn’t go for the bad one.

I gave Denise a good falcon for her birthday

The #AMPTP strategy room. #IStandWithSAGAFTRA #SAGAFTRA

@davejorgenson @washingtonpost “What’s a newspaper?” 💯 Last year, I wrote a paper for @DCHistory about one of those buildings that Congress approved to be built above the height limit. Enjoy! jstor.org/stable/4869401…

Today’s third @washingtonpost TikTok features the Height of Buildings Act of 1910 tiktok.com/t/ZT8dCQd4C/

Art history nerds will appreciate the reference to Jean-Léon Gérôme’s “Bonaparte Before the Sphinx” in the first trailer for the new #Napoleon movie.