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How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule The nation’s capital made history on Jan. 8, 1867, by giving Black men the right to vote with the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill.

How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule

In 1871, Congress took over the capital city, blaming the District’s financial mess on Black voters.

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Photo: a floofy black cat lounges majestically on a black wire mesh “bridge” from the house to the detached garage. There are green trees in the background.

Oliver soaking up sun on the catio bridge.

How, exactly, are these carjackers getting away in their newly stolen car that goes the same speed as everyone else?

You can calculate temperature ( Fahrenheit) by number of cricket chirps (N) per 15 seconds: Tf= 40+N

photo: the sun in the west shining through layers of wispy clouds, above other layers of chunky cloud in a grey-blue sky. Taken from highway 5 with a line of dark evergreens on the side of the road.

Some good nephology a few weeks ago, somewhere south of Bohem Puyuik/Mt. Shasta.

Don't give them ideas 😜

They did it!!

Second half! Frazzled by the suddenly bad basketball

Yeah I knew Plum was bound to be better in the 2Q but those FTs from Tip were a bad sign

Valkyries please-don't-melt-down-in-the-4th-quarter-challenge starting now

#WNBA

Was driving on the highway mentioned? No.

There's nothing about a mph limiter that requires everyone to go the same speed

Who says that driving the speed limit or less means there's no speed differential?

This post is talking about residential areas.

Cat Town Oakland is trying to raise money with a yard sale, which ends tomorrow. You've got to be able to pick the items up in person, but there's some nice things:
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screenshots of three different bots all responding to the Emory shooting with some variation of "Hey babe, can we talk about the tragic shooting near emory? Stay safe and spread love!"

Accidentally clicked on a trending topic and it was full of bots

omg is it a TV lamp? If so I bet the eyes glow

The Thin Man on a screen in a living room.

We are drinking root beer floats and watching the first movie in the Thiniverse

Tomorrow we’re turning Raimondi Park into the ultimate Filipino Heritage Night block party 🎉🇵🇭 From 5–9 PM, feast on flavors from local Filipino food legends: Lumpia Company, Ube Area Bakery, PineappleWhips, and Donut Petit. Come hungry, leave happy.

tbf the people forced to install this shite probably hope to be tearing it down in 3.5 years or fewer

screenshot of Marvel's Valkyrie on Warsong, a flying horse with outstretched wings, riding in to battle.

Maybe Valkyrie Steeds come from eggs

Nothing less will do 👍🏻

Photo: a small Black and Tan dog is standing on a slatted redwood deck looking away from the camera, while sitting above her to the right on a bench between matching planter boxes is a black cat looking at the camera.

Photo: a small Black and Tan dog is standing on a slatted redwood deck looking sheepishly toward the camera, while sitting above her to the right on a bench between matching planter boxes is a black cat looking down at her.

Inspecting our new back porch with built in bench and planters. Just needs a handrail and a bit more cladding in a few places. 🌱 #Oakland

The blazer/hoodie combo just looks so 2008 to me

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14-0 Valkyries run! #WNBA

You can. Voting isn't about being "inspired".
The sooner people get over voting on vibes & actually realize that allowing a transphobic, misogynistic bigot who loves Netanyahu, Putin & other shitty authoritarians to become president is extremely bad for *everyone*, the better.

PS: Joe didn't run.

Curtis Mayfield celebrates 1971 and 1972, in some excellent flares.

Loving this Curtis Mayfield calendar, found in my secondhand copy of his 1971 LP 'Roots'.

sodium bicarbonate is an antacid. It’s the primary ingredient in Alka Seltzer.

Sounds like someone’s doing tree work

oh man I have been looking for an American supplier for these. Got a freezer full of hot dogs and no way to eat them