Tony 📸 Washington
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freelance photographer & lifelong volunteer based in DC & Bmore | #Bmore Born | founder of @metromontage | ❤️ 🦀 Former: @wamu885
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Imagine for a moment the Republican reaction if a Democratic president had bragged that imposing sky-high taxes on American businesses and consumers was “making us rich.”
REPORTER: Is there anything the prime minister said that changed your mind potentially about tariffs?
TRUMP: No. Tariffs are making us rich. We were losing a lot of money under Biden.
TRUMP: No. Tariffs are making us rich. We were losing a lot of money under Biden.
April 17, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Imagine for a moment the Republican reaction if a Democratic president had bragged that imposing sky-high taxes on American businesses and consumers was “making us rich.”
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Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
RFK Jr. said autistic people don’t work or play sports. They say he’s wrong.
The health and human services secretary on Wednesday suggested that autistic children would never play baseball or pay taxes, enraging those in the community.
wapo.st
April 17, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Autistic people and their loved ones have swiftly and publicly rejected statements by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation’s top health official, that people with autism will never play baseball, date, pay taxes or have a job.
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“Elon Musk does not work at USDS [DOGE]. I do not report to him, and he does not report to me.”
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March 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
“Elon Musk does not work at USDS [DOGE]. I do not report to him, and he does not report to me.”
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If Linda McMahon and the Department of Education believe in "efficiency and accountability" (after laying off half of the department), then I'm sure they'll gladly publish a list of every position that has been eliminated and why that position is no longer needed.
March 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
If Linda McMahon and the Department of Education believe in "efficiency and accountability" (after laying off half of the department), then I'm sure they'll gladly publish a list of every position that has been eliminated and why that position is no longer needed.
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NEW: A federal judge, for the first time, has ordered discovery on Elon Musk’s role in DOGE and his authority over the massive overhaul of the federal bureaucracy.
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www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Judge orders DOGE and Elon Musk to turn over documents, answer written questions
The demands for information are designed to clarify the “parameters of DOGE’s and Musk’s authority.”
www.politico.com
March 13, 2025 at 1:22 AM
NEW: A federal judge, for the first time, has ordered discovery on Elon Musk’s role in DOGE and his authority over the massive overhaul of the federal bureaucracy.
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www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Updated list of the top music festivals in DC, Maryland, and Northern VA. #musicfestival #musicfestivals #dc #maryland #virginia
List of Music Festivals In D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia | Metro Montage Metro Montage
A # list of Music Festivals In D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia curated by MetroMontage.com.
www.metromontage.com
March 12, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Updated list of the top music festivals in DC, Maryland, and Northern VA. #musicfestival #musicfestivals #dc #maryland #virginia
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SCOOP: The new DOGE official seeking private taxpayer information at the IRS has ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch considered part of Putin's inner circle.
Sam Corcos is married to a woman who partnered w/ a VC firm handling Suleyman Kerimov's money.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Sam Corcos is married to a woman who partnered w/ a VC firm handling Suleyman Kerimov's money.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
New DOGE Staffer Has Ties to a Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
Corcos, a new member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team, reportedly showed up at the IRS demanding detailed info about American taxpayers to hunt for fraud.
www.rollingstone.com
March 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
SCOOP: The new DOGE official seeking private taxpayer information at the IRS has ties to a sanctioned Russian oligarch considered part of Putin's inner circle.
Sam Corcos is married to a woman who partnered w/ a VC firm handling Suleyman Kerimov's money.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Sam Corcos is married to a woman who partnered w/ a VC firm handling Suleyman Kerimov's money.
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Many Fulbright scholars say they feel stranded after the Trump administration suspended their funding
Many Fulbright scholars say they feel stranded after the Trump administration suspended their funding
Fulbright scholars were among those in programs administered through the U.S. State Department who learned their funding has been frozen.
woub.org
March 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Many Fulbright scholars say they feel stranded after the Trump administration suspended their funding
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Republican senators told Elon Musk Wednesday that the billionaire needs congressional approval for controversial spending cuts or they risk being overturned in court
Elon Musk to Meet With Congressional Republicans on DOGE Cuts
Republican senators told Elon Musk Wednesday that the billionaire needs congressional approval for controversial spending cuts or they risk being overturned in court.
www.bloomberg.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Republican senators told Elon Musk Wednesday that the billionaire needs congressional approval for controversial spending cuts or they risk being overturned in court
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Breaking:
Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, was arrested early Wednesday morning — hours after Trump's speech — for drunken driving after his car struck a Capitol vehicle. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, was arrested early Wednesday morning — hours after Trump's speech — for drunken driving after his car struck a Capitol vehicle. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House Speaker Mike Johnson's chief of staff arrested on DUI charge after Trump speech
Hayden Haynes is a longtime top aide to Mike Johnson, both in the speaker's office and his personal office.
www.nbcnews.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Breaking:
Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, was arrested early Wednesday morning — hours after Trump's speech — for drunken driving after his car struck a Capitol vehicle. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
Hayden Haynes, the chief of staff to House Speaker Mike Johnson, was arrested early Wednesday morning — hours after Trump's speech — for drunken driving after his car struck a Capitol vehicle. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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That didn’t take long.
White House Already Walking Back Some of its Mexico and Canada Tariffs
The Trump Administration has invited industry leaders to simply call the White House and request an exemption if they want one.
www.thedailybeast.com
March 5, 2025 at 9:22 PM
That didn’t take long.
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MAGA R's can perpetrate any lie they like about the budget/reconcilliation. You know who doesn't buy it? The Fed. The bond market.
February 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
MAGA R's can perpetrate any lie they like about the budget/reconcilliation. You know who doesn't buy it? The Fed. The bond market.
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💥 Costco, Apple and John Deere shareholders have rejected anti-DEI proposals brought by nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research.
In yesterday's shareholders meeting at Apple and today at Deere, director from the NCPPR said, 'DEI is out, merit is in.'
Shareholders: DEI is in.
In yesterday's shareholders meeting at Apple and today at Deere, director from the NCPPR said, 'DEI is out, merit is in.'
Shareholders: DEI is in.
February 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
💥 Costco, Apple and John Deere shareholders have rejected anti-DEI proposals brought by nonprofit National Center for Public Policy Research.
In yesterday's shareholders meeting at Apple and today at Deere, director from the NCPPR said, 'DEI is out, merit is in.'
Shareholders: DEI is in.
In yesterday's shareholders meeting at Apple and today at Deere, director from the NCPPR said, 'DEI is out, merit is in.'
Shareholders: DEI is in.
So Elon lied. Not surprised.
NEWS
Earlier today, Elon Musk said that the Ebola prevention program was deleted by accident but quickly restored.
Yet US government officials tell the Washington Post that the program has NOT been restored.
Full Story: https://bit.ly/3D53azb
Earlier today, Elon Musk said that the Ebola prevention program was deleted by accident but quickly restored.
Yet US government officials tell the Washington Post that the program has NOT been restored.
Full Story: https://bit.ly/3D53azb
February 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
So Elon lied. Not surprised.
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The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a judge's order requiring the Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid
Supreme Court, For Now, Won't Require Trump Administration To Release Billions In Foreign Aid
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a judge’s order giving the Trump administration a midnight deadline to release billions of dollars in U.S. foreign aid.
www.huffpost.com
February 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The Supreme Court temporarily blocked a judge's order requiring the Trump administration to release billions in foreign aid
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When you take a step back, it’s genuinely stunning how far any of this is from anything Trump campaigned on. It aligns perfectly w Project 2025 of course, but in terms of Trump’s public rhetoric, this was totally absent.
Will be interesting to see how a state that shreds its own capacity to collect taxes can sustain global power status
February 27, 2025 at 4:21 AM
When you take a step back, it’s genuinely stunning how far any of this is from anything Trump campaigned on. It aligns perfectly w Project 2025 of course, but in terms of Trump’s public rhetoric, this was totally absent.
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I hope you’ll read this piece I wrote about the insanity of Elon Musk & Utah Sen. Mike Lee attacking federal judges, yet another attack on democracy joycevance.substack.com/p/when-they-...
February 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I hope you’ll read this piece I wrote about the insanity of Elon Musk & Utah Sen. Mike Lee attacking federal judges, yet another attack on democracy joycevance.substack.com/p/when-they-...
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tough time to have gutted the CDC’s office of disease investigators
An unknown illness has killed 53 people in a northwest region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, with a significant portion of deaths taking place within 48 hours of the onset of symptoms.
‘Unknown disease’ that can kill within days leaves 53 dead in Congo
World Health Organization officials said the outbreak appeared to originate from a village where three children died after reportedly eating a bat carcass.
wapo.st
February 26, 2025 at 4:28 AM
tough time to have gutted the CDC’s office of disease investigators
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⚡️ Zelensky sent Trump list of all 'ceasefires' violated by Russia.
"Peace cannot be concluded in an hour, a day, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address to world leaders at the Support Ukraine summit in Kyiv.
"Peace cannot be concluded in an hour, a day, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address to world leaders at the Support Ukraine summit in Kyiv.
Zelensky sent Trump list of all 'ceasefires' violated by Russia
"When General (Keith) Kellogg was in Kyiv, I handed him and the U.S. president a document with all ceasefires, along with specific dates, that Russia had violated," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
kyivindependent.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
⚡️ Zelensky sent Trump list of all 'ceasefires' violated by Russia.
"Peace cannot be concluded in an hour, a day, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address to world leaders at the Support Ukraine summit in Kyiv.
"Peace cannot be concluded in an hour, a day, today, tomorrow, the day after tomorrow," President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an address to world leaders at the Support Ukraine summit in Kyiv.
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alright, for the evening crowd, i've got a rhythm worked out and have already had the opportunity to talk to a few of you. if you're interested in participating, read the write-up here and then holler at me using the instructions and we can figure out a time that works.
after hearing from several of you last night, i think i have a general structure for this. it's subject to change based on feedback, but if you're a current, fired, or currently-being-litigated federal worker, i want to hear from you. here are the details.
DOGE is Four Letters
I want to talk to you about your experience as a federal worker.
golikehellmachine.com
February 21, 2025 at 10:53 PM
alright, for the evening crowd, i've got a rhythm worked out and have already had the opportunity to talk to a few of you. if you're interested in participating, read the write-up here and then holler at me using the instructions and we can figure out a time that works.
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btw, i will tell you this - i have been talking to people all day, and the media is missing, whether intentionally or not, how absolutely, volcanically angry the people who have been fired are, not because they lost their jobs, but because their jobs matter, *to us*
alright, for the evening crowd, i've got a rhythm worked out and have already had the opportunity to talk to a few of you. if you're interested in participating, read the write-up here and then holler at me using the instructions and we can figure out a time that works.
after hearing from several of you last night, i think i have a general structure for this. it's subject to change based on feedback, but if you're a current, fired, or currently-being-litigated federal worker, i want to hear from you. here are the details.
February 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
btw, i will tell you this - i have been talking to people all day, and the media is missing, whether intentionally or not, how absolutely, volcanically angry the people who have been fired are, not because they lost their jobs, but because their jobs matter, *to us*