@JoshSchwerin Was working on "Real ID is coming, no seriously" in the first Obama administration ...
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Chris Stelmarski
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Chris Stelmarski
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Political and public affairs guy. Formerly of @MVARmedia, @DHSgov, Obama Admin & @BSD - [email protected]
Washington, DC شامل ہوئے Mart 2007
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Which gets fully implemented first - Real ID or TikTok ban?
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This seems untenable in the long term
JM Rieger@RiegerReport
The FAA has issued new restrictions for DCA airspace, effectively shutting down traffic when Marine One and helicopters supporting the president's travel are in the air. On Feb. 14, ~30 airliners circled for ~60 min and 9 were diverted to other airports. washingtonpost.com/business/2025/…
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This is a +30 Republican district
Greg Bluestein@bluestein
Inside, it’s already getting spicy as attendees push back on DOGE-led budget slashing initiatives. #gapol
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If the first officer of that other plane was recording landings ... that tells you that it was pretty sketchy already. @petemuntean
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Which discontinued commercial aircraft do you wish would make a comeback?
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Not sure this is modern enough though. Not sure of current EU leaders.
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Gorbachev and Brezhnev famously came from dirt.
Cynical Publius@CynicalPublius
I have a genuine question about European politics for which I do not know the answer. J.D. Vance came from one of the poorest and most oppressed backgrounds in the USA, only to lift himself up and become Vice President. In modern European politics, are there similar examples? My gut is that Europe is still so class-riven that a story like J.D.'s is rare. But I may be wrong. Any knowledgeable insights appreciated.
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Trump Administration decided we didn’t need these folks anymore … seems important, but what do I know 🤷♂️ @NNSANews
Massimo@Rainmaker1973
ICBM nuclear warheads are typically transported to Air Force bases in the US. This clip shows how one is moved through Great Falls, Montana to Malmstrom AFB. The convoy stops for no one until it reaches its final destination. [📹 NukeWatch25]
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@BartschKayla They had a ground stop for 2+ hours because Trump was running late
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lots of planes being diverted from landing at DCA right now ...
stats for today (from FlightAware):
Total delays today at Reagan National: 389
Total cancellations today at Reagan National: 44
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@capitalweather Live look in Mt Vernon, VA ... it's heavy and sticking to everything. youtube.com/watch?v=oDI8OG…
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Snow is picking up and the National Weather Service is warning of deteriorating conditions as accumulation on roads will begin as it turns dark (if it hasn't already). See the latest at cwg.live
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NOTE: The Hollins report is apparently from 3 miles south of town in the higher elevations. Less so far in the valleys.
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Wow! Hollins, Virginia is already up to 12.5 inches! That's in WAY western Virginia... but that's shifting east.
I think folks near Fredericksburg are going to be the winners along the I-95 corridor.
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@mattyglesias The Europeans have already figured this out ... Superautomatic machines are in every restaurant and home.
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@BarredinDC “Most compostable plastic can typically break down only in industrial systems that maintain high temperatures for extended periods of time”
More on this: washingtonpost.com/climate-soluti…
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@BarredinDC Most use compostable PLA straws that are legal per DC guidance (or so was in 2019 when I was purchasing for a company), but in practice present the same problems if they end up in the river or elsewhere as plastic straws. They don’t compost without special processing.
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Almost never see paper straws in DC except chains or cap one/Nats park.
I assume (naively?) straws at most DC bars/restaurants are agave or some other non-plastic legally compliant material, correct me if wrong
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle
Well, probably not? D.C. banned plastic straws a few years ago, and it’s unlikely that any executive order could reverse local mandates. So that restaurant on Pennsylvania Avenue would still have to abide by the city’s ban.
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@BarredinDC Come to think of it, might be a good dividing line between elder millennial and younger millennial.
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@BarredinDC I explained the name to someone a while ago and never felt older.
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The number one bar you should take your visiting friends to DC - The Green Zone - just updated their beautiful menu, featuring their Barred in DC cocktail Hall of Fame Mint Lemonade and 5-8p daily HH (plus 2p-2a Sunday) about 25% off select cocktails
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@PeterHamby And yet you hear very little about it in the "discourse" ... starting to think we might be in an information bubble.
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Snapchat now has almost twice as many daily users as Twitter/X 👻
The Transcript@TheTranscript_
Snap with a double beat CEO: "Active advertisers more than doubled in Q4, with the improvements we have made to our advertising platform driving improved advertiser performance and helping to grow revenue 14% YoY" $SNAP: +12% AH
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There was an incident in 2013 involving a military helicopter and a commercial airliner at DCA that feels way too similar.
cnn.com/2013/05/27/us/…
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I had to check to see if this was real.
It's real. trumpstruth.org/statuses/29364
Republicans against Trump@RpsAgainstTrump
Are you a pundit or the President of the United States? Talk to your Transportation Secretary and other relevant authorities.
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