Jackie Frank

Pritzker: To the members of the press who are assembled here today and listening across the country, I am asking for your courage to tell it like it is. This is not a time to pretend here that there are two sides to this story.

Colorful murals on the Mexico side of the US border fence.

Colorful murals on the Mexico side of the US border fence.

Colorful murals on the Mexico side of the US border fence.

Colorful murals on the Mexico side of the US border fence.

The US side.

Mexico is taking a different approach.

And it won’t be boring black.

Now, I am afraid of getting run over by kids in vehicles too heavy for our streets, caught in crossfire between Guard, Police and ICE, and ulcers and nausea from seeing this in our city.

There are really only 2 words to respond to him. Guess.
Well, 2 more: “Grow some.”
This from one of those aging folks who has lived in the DC area longer than he has been alive. Never have I ever felt unsafe and I have walked, driven and shopped in all quadrants at all times, day and night.

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Always more colorful. Probably playing some good music too

Amtrak train arrived at 10 pm tonight. I took Metro to Silver Spring - with 2 bags and a purse. Walked six blocks through downtown and, just as expected, arrived home safe and sound. Enjoyed the outdoor music downtown too.

That’s a lot of blood from one nose

Are they painting the US side or the side in Mexico? 🤭

What is it called when government owns the means of production again?

They are painting it on the US side

Oddly, this gives me a lot of hope

Trump Wants to Paint Border Wall Black So It’s Too Hot to Touch President Donald Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it’ll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

President Trump has ordered the entire southern border wall to be painted black to stop migrants from crossing because it’ll be too hot to touch, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

US bankruptcies are surging past 2020 pandemic levels Markets are rising and the economy is on solid footing, but corporate bankruptcies jumped to their highest level since 2020 in July.

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There is a solution. Trump can go to Russia. He can be prime minister. They already do all the things he likes: jail political enemies, love oligarchs, tough police on the streets, strict immigration, lots of planes and bombs. And if they need golf courses and resorts, he’s their man.

Opinion | The Mind-Boggling Intrusiveness of Donald J. Trump The president is driving the tentacles of the federal government deep into the nation’s economy, culture and legal system.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Donald Trump’s interventions and intrusions “reveal a presidency determined to expand executive reach into virtually every sphere of national life,” Thomas Edsall writes.

Windmilld have been fine in Holland for hundreds of years. Can’t we at least be as modern as the Dutch?

Actually, you’d have to go right into the Wash Post newsroom.

This is only one anecdote, but I once left my purse on a bench on the Mall and when I went back 30 min latrr, it was still there.
Anyone else have similar incidents when crime did not occur? There is crime, but it is not rampant.

What happened to their rallying cry of states’ rights?

What is the sound of 12 million people in the streets if there is no media coverage?

Takoma Park, Md is Rep Jamie Raskin’s district. Looking forward to him doing something about this incursion. Tacoma Park, Md starts across the street from Tacoma Park, DC. If they were a mile into Md. that is quite a distance.

How many Trump opponents have killed others over politics?

Looks like someone went into thrift stores and bought tasteless castoffs.

The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations

Joining with our friends @knightfoundation.org and others in a new philanthropic effort to help stabilize, support, and revitalize public media.

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Opinion | Now it is the Old World’s turn to rescue the United States As Trump met with European leaders on Ukraine, Churchill’s words from days long ago came to mind.

George Will : As flaccid as a boned fish, Donald Trump crumpled quicker than even Vladimir Putin probably anticipated.

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AmeriCorps is under siege. What happens in the communities it serves? • Ohio Capital Journal President Trump in April abruptly canceled nearly $400 million in active AmeriCorps grants across the United States that fund volunteers who embed in communities, in exchange for a small stipend and…

President Trump in April abruptly canceled nearly $400 million in active AmeriCorps grants across the United States that fund volunteers who embed in communities, in exchange for a small stipend and education award. Here's what's happened since. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/08/18/r...

French President Macron tells @kristenwelker.bsky.social that any deal with Russia must allow Ukraine to live in peace.

They need a hostage negotiator to deal with the Republicans.