Tim Watts

172. "Federalizing" D.C. Like any federal enclave, the federal government has plenary power over the District of Columbia. But Congress has delegated most of that power to local officials; it would take new laws to undo that.

Calling out the (tiny) DC National Guard is one of the *only* things President Trump can do to DC without new legislation.

Today’s “One First” goes deep into the history of the federal government’s relationship with the nation’s capital—and the significance of the 1973 Home Rule Act—to explain why:

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#Family #portrait #photography

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered…Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”

- 1984, George Orwell

YouTube video by ReelinInTheYears66 The Commodores • “Brick House” • 1978 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

As my daughter can attest, I was literally arguing with Copilot when it claimed that Lionel Ritchie never played sax with the Commodores.

AI ain’t replacing shit soon.

youtu.be/dVwAJYLrPjw

Cannons at Harold Washington Library Chicago, Illinois

Ok Texas, Illinois is ready

Printers’ Row Art Festival Chicago, Illinois

Saturday in one slice of #Chicago

Neon signs River Grove, Illinois

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#Neon #photography

Art by Earthy Herbs - A frog sits at a table in the forest, drinking a cup of tea/coffee. A thought bubble above him reads, I have enough. I do enough. I am enough.

#YouAreEnough

My God, people, protect your children from this trash propaganda, and fight your school districts if they try to force it on you.

Raise one holy hell of a ruckus and demand your child be protected from this.

I’m gonna admit
I kinda want to see Freakier Friday

Mario fire hydrant Berwyn, Illinois

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#Fire-hydrant #portrait #photography

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Note to Kristi Noem:

It is far better to be mocked in a cartoon for how you look than to be shoved into the back of a U-Haul and kidnapped for how you look.

"I wouldn’t be shocked to see this SCOTUS come up w/ a way around the crystal clear language & original intent on who is counted in the census. I’m more skeptical they’ll accept a new one-off census. But they could. It’s a deeply corrupt institution. That’s your path to the dissolution of the union"

5 days until book launch... tickets available online and at the door the night of!!!

YouTube video by Extra History Pearl Harbor Hero Delisted | Recently Deleted History #shorts

Recently deleted #history

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It’s About the Corruption Ordinary Americans can expose it and hold Trump accountable

snooty D politicians, consultants, and pundits who scoff at the power of mass protests (They’ll fade! Not serious!) are politically tone deaf, not to mention dead wrong. There is a well-developed body of research that shows political protest translate into votes. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Largely the same here and Threads, since similar platforms; but otherwise try to use the platforms/apps differently

I’m spread ineffectively think on here, threads, Instagram, facebook and occasionally tumblr 🤷🏻‍♂️

Rookery Building Chicago La salle st entrance

Nice day so on my lunch hour I strolled a block away from our building to the wonderful Rookery Building. Designed by Chicago architecture legends Burnham and Root, it housed their office on the top floor, and the lobby was later remodeled by Frank Lloyd Wright.
#Chicago #Rookery #Burnham #Wright

Merci, toi aussi!

I don’t believe in destiny or intervention by conscious, omnipresent beings, but I do believe there’s much I don’t know, so I aim to do what seems right. Now it’s time for my French lessons and to keep an eye out for photographic opportunities. Happy Hump Day.

It’s Wednesday. As far as I know, I haven’t harmed anyone this week. Haven’t messed anything up—not that I’m aware of. And there’s a real possibility that something or someone (though I don’t know who or what) is better off because of me.

Yet another perjurer.

“The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera.”
—Dorothea Lange

Sex, Lipstick, and Democracy Unapologetic, Undeniable, and Unbothered by Your Patriarchal Bullshit

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Outside Chicago Union Station

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#Chicago #photography

I want to see a journalist just straight up ask him what jobs he thinks are best suited for each race. He'd answer. At length. No hesitation.

Playing pinball at Replay Lincoln Park Chicago, Illinois

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#Arcade #photography #Chicago