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Lenora ❌👑
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Italian-American by birth. Citizen of the world.
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This is an important point

Much in DC in its formative years as our capital was deliberately “plain”

Because our government was supposedly not going to reflect the excess & exclusion of Old World royalty

The White House is stately & straightforward as a statement of principle

You know.
No kings.
We think of the White House as a big mansion, but the point is it's not a palace. It's a house. It's modest, one of the smallest residences for a head of state. The east and west wings are deliberately minimal and unobtrusive. It's not Versailles or Buckingham. It symbolizes civic republicanism.
August 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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June 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Just a reminder that the "Fox News Channel" is just a name— it does not describe an actual news channel. The FNC's own description of its services is here, from its terms of use:
May 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
@jbf1755.bsky.social Thought you might like this 🦜
Just reposting this which I think is the most gorgeous thing I have seen in my career - a critically endangered orange-bellied parrot feeding on a carpet of daisies after an ecological burn. This was the first time they’d had the chance to feed naturally in 15y and was wonderful to witness
😭😭😭🧡🧡🧡🧡
May 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Good turnout in DC for May Day protests! #mayday
May 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This is not the death notice I wanted read today. #RIPPopeFrancis
April 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I was there and enjoyed the positive vibes of a crowd energized for change. At home searching for coverage. . .
Hands Off!

Washington, DC.👇
April 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Pleased to see this while visiting Japan
March 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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March 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Just arrived here seeking solace from the chaos. Here’s a pic of my ninja cat Zelda, in search of . . . who knows what.
November 11, 2024 at 9:35 PM