The Library of Congress says it worked with curators and Capitol Police to make Lizzo playing James Madison’s flute happen safely last night. This is Lizzo practicing at the library on Monday. The 1813 flute was gifted to Madison and later saved by Dolley Madison. Photo from LOC.
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A fun detail in the LOC’s press release about Lizzo’s visit: The instruments kept in the library are MEANT to be played from time to time!
So I just have a question for the Maryland drivers,,,what did your road test consist of?? like was driving on it?
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Sweating, crying trying to finish your thesis and suddenly there’s Lizzo
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Much more accurate to say though: People enslaved in the White House saved this priceless artifact. A 15-year-old boy Paul Jennings was the one who saved the George Washington portrait, for example:
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She followed up this comment by singing Liability
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Just putting this out there I’d also love to see your collection of flutes including the walking stick flute 🥹
my mom: omg pls be safe in dc today!!!
restaurants in dc:
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I love the library of congress so much I just asked where the bathroom is and they were like oh it’s behind the gutenberg bible
all 12 books you put on hold through libby at different times always become available AT THE SAME TIME
does it bother you to know that AU & GW students are playing speaker of the house-themed drinking games in their dorm rooms rn
you’re laughing? cherry blossoms are popping up in mid-february and you’re laughing?
one thing I find so funny about teaching at the university of maryland is half the students are dressed like this
The DC Abortion Fund has received nearly 64k in donations between news breaking of the draft SCOTUS opinion Monday night and last night, they tell me. That’s almost double what they’d raised by noon yesterday. That’s enough to fund hundreds of abortions.
Thinking a lot about long COVID lately. A provider who treats long COVID patients told me this morning: having long COVID is a full-time job.
DC Health is hosting a “rodent control” academy tomorrow to help residents identify and manage rodent populations in their community.
Mom and dad….I’m going to rat college
The D.C. public library has REAL da Vinci notebook entries and you can visit them for FREE. Run, don't walk, because they're only on display for two weeks before being returned to total darkness for three years.
some news: today is my first day at ! I’m joining the health team to co-author the morning pulse newsletter and report on HHS. so excited to be back in the health policy world and to join this team!
tonight is a presidential debate which means somewhere in dc some university students are devising a related drinking game
Some news: we are getting married :) josh has been by my side for more than a decade and I’m so excited for many many many more decades to come. my future wife guy ❤️
The honorary marshal of the cherry blossom festival parade will be D.C. native Lisa Ann Walters, or Melissa from Abbott 🌸
The Columbia Heights Target is full of new college roommates negotiating who is going to buy the plastic shelves and who wants to buy the over-the-door mirror ❤️
News: I.M.P. is opening a new 450-person club next to the 9:30 Club called The Atlantis on May 30. Tickets for the inaugural show list will be $44 and the Foo Fighters will be the first show.
D.C. is installing harm reduction vending machines, stocked with Narcan, fentanyl testing strips, and hygiene products, in four locations in a harm reduction pilot program. The machines are grant-funded to two community partners: HIPS and Family and Medical Counseling Services.
Hey freelancers: I have a ✨guide to freelancing✨ with tips on how to write a pitch, how to track your work, how to set rates and more. I finally got around to updating it two years after I made it and it now includes more info on rates & internet safety:
AMY SCHNEIDER VS MATT AMODIO VS MATTEA ROACH ON JEOPARDY ON ELECTION NIGHT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
personal news: excited to announce I'm joining the hundred as one of their smartest, fastest young writers. thank you roman roy for the opportunity!!!
one thing about dc is we LOVE wild animals on the loose let’s go BEAR
reporters love tweeting “interesting” or “wow” when they really wanna say something about something but can’t
Some news: Tomorrow is my last day at ! It's been such an honor launching a newsletter devoted to everything I love about D.C. but it's time to do something new. Tomorrow (and Sunday) will be my last editions. I'll still be in D.C. and still be around for the Local Angle.
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The original 9:30 Club (photo from the library of Congress archives) vs. the new replica, The Atlantis, which opens tonight.
D.C. residents: Starting Weds, you can get your flu shot and the Omicron-specific booster shot at pharmacies/ COVID-19 centers. The Pfizer booster is available for 12+ and Moderna is available for 18+. It must be 2 months since your last COVID-19 shot.
men it’s that time of year !!! your shorts length must NOT exceed the length of your fingertips with your arms at your sides!!!
happy dc election toddler vaccination summer solstice longest of the year day
proposal to turn rock creek park into one huge tatte twitter.com/_HOMERSEXUAL/s
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DC needs to hire him
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babe pls you’re killing the dmv girlies
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UM. Looks like I’ll get to see more of your beautiful faces than previously expected… we’re adding 8 shows to the tour 
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I have something earnestly gross to say: my partner and I are celebrating 13 years together in a couple of weeks and want to have a really really fun fancy dinner in dc and need some ideas…
Extremely sad to say that we said goodbye to our baby Tiger yesterday. My family adopted Tiger when I was 6 and she’s been a grumpy, sweet, and stubborn part of my life ever since. We are so lucky to have had nearly 21 years with her ❤️
tasked my fiancé with taking the photos when we visit wedding venues and then they’re all pictures of me like this
pls do not disturb me I just got to the part in my book where they asked the inn for two beds but only got one
A new D.C. report suggests building public restrooms in the Union Station area, Dupont Circle area and Starburst Plaza area as part of a pilot program for 24/7 public restrooms. Public comment on the restrooms is now open through June 30. lims.dccouncil.us/downloads/LIMS
asked my fiancé to “please go get something from trader joe’s for dinner” which he correctly took to mean “get the frozen orange chicken for dinner.”
if you’re in line to give me a little forehead kiss STAY IN LINE
again this is a local story because olivia wilde went to georgetown day school and jason sudeikis grew up in fairfax, virginia
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WHAT IS OLIVIA'S SPECIAL SALAD DRESSING!!!! jezebel.com/jason-sudeikis
Excited to be back at the Smithsonian Air & Space museum this morning for a preview of the new exhibits opening next Friday and even more excited to report that the museum still Smells Like That
I love you tswift but you are not seeing the pearly gates for making the dc girlies travel to philly the SAME WEEKEND as upenn graduation
a love story about two Swifties who fall in love while on the Amtrak up to Philly but their love is threatened when one of them reveals they bought a bunch of seats to resell for hundreds of dollars
happy fall only to the planner friends who are now tasked with wrangling the group chats into apple picking, leaf peeping, and a group halloween costume
On one hand, not every long, roundish object or thing needs to be phallic imagery
On the other hand, this is most definitely a penis park imo
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To help all of us remember Metro's Silver Line is not just an airport shuttle, there is this lovely and well-intentioned park a few miles from Ashburn station!
It's full of little gems. A fountain at the tip. Streets named Crescendo and Finale parallel to the stream. #RideSilver
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It’s summer in dc baby I’m in need of a frozen drink and some Benadryl anti itch spray
maintenance fixing the lightbulbs in my bathroom: quick question, do you have any pets?
me, not wanting to pay pet rent: no
them, pointing at the litterbox: you sure
me: my cat just died and i haven't been able to remove it :(
my cat suddenly waking up on my bed and meowing
I love that the Barbies are all accomplished and the Kens are just like “here’s another one!”
if I owe you an email back, please be patient with me, it's rainy and gloomy out and I'm sad :(
guy in front of me at the lady gaga concert googling “lady gaga”
godspeed to the young guy in a suit and a hill badge buying six boxes of pasta and one can of sauce at giant
What does the end of Roe mean for the D.C. area? The bottom line: Abortion is more protected here than in other parts of the country and people *can* continue to get abortions. And D.C. will become more of an abortion safe haven.
I wrote about it here:
the transition from cold weather to HOT weather is SO AGGRESSIVE IN THIS CITY
hear me out: one big airbnb of the dc gorlies going to tswift in philly
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Metro to return eight 7000-series trains to service tomorrow wmata.com/about/news/700 #wmata
Man who grew up in Tenleytown marries former Washington Post journalist at Smithsonian Castle
Professional milestone reached! I interviewed THE Trinity Rodman of about her morning routine, which includes a sleep tracker, Ariana Grande, and Red Bull:
Well, well, well. D.C. has just crossed into medium transmission territory, according to DC Health's key metrics, for the first time February.
if you were a disaster kid growing up,,,which disaster were you obsessed with
mine was titanic
the local angle of the don’t worry darling drama is that nick kroll went to georgetown
Ok diamond of the season!!
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The mayor & Dave Grohl outside The Atlantis
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it's 2019. it's 80 degrees and a chance of thunderstorms. you're waiting in a long, snaking line to pay too much for a sticky pitcher of sangria that you will spill on your way back to your friends' picnic blankets. apparently they're playing some jazz. you cannot hear it.
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Mark your calendars: Jazz in the Garden returns to the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden on May 20. 
DC’s favorite summer concert series will run weekly on Fridays through July 22. (Yes, there will be sangria) washingtonian.com/2022/04/29/jaz
DC’s favorite summer concert series will run weekly on Fridays through July 22. (Yes, there will be sangria) washingtonian.com/2022/04/29/jaz🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸PEAK BLOOM🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
“Take a look at what you’ve done, Ticketmaster, because baby now we’ve got bad blood.” - some us senator in their opening statement tomorrow probably
