“There’s a certain amount of rhetoric that we take as normal now . . . and it’s a really dangerous way to run a country,” Bishop Mariann Budde says. “If we talk to each other like that all the time, we are going down a path of self-destruction as a nation.”nyer.cm/cXy6fuX

I asked DeepSeek two questions: "how does China treat the Uyghur Muslims" and "is Taiwan part of China" Here are DeepSeek's answers:

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In practice, what Kennedy is calling for could mean several thousand children in Chicago, for instance, would not get childhood vaccinations, while their neighbors did.

NEW: The Trump official currently dismantling USAID was caught in a secret meeting with a group of pro-Russian separatists in the Balkans. Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/

Erasing memory of the dead who are unacceptable people to the current government is a classic authoritarian tactic.

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Some news: Last week the Trump admin SEEMED to back down from its attempt to shut down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. It rescinded a letter saying the broadcaster's grant money was terminated. But the admin still hasn't provided the funds appropriated by Congress. So...

The Supreme Court ruled on the evening of April 10 that the Trump administration must comply with a lower court's order to "facilitate" the release from custody of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, an immigrant who was deported without a hearing to a mega prison in El Salvador. The

Does anyone know where the money "saved" by cuts to our services is actually going? What is the oversight process to monitor DOGE's "reallocation" or buildup of funds?

The cheapest health insurance on D.C. 's exchange is $700+ per month with a $6500 deductible. Kicking working families off Medicaid will mean many residents will opt not to have insurance because the exchange is so expensive. It will make DC sicker and make our ERs primary care.

Nothing like calling the urgent care using the number on the website, because you know it’s urgent, and being told you can only book online using your whatever account that I certainly have no record of. Because, you know, urgent care

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👇🏼 Federal oversight SLOWS our ability to prosecute local crime. Eliminating the DC Attorney General is unacceptable and an insult to the 700K taxpayers and residents of Washington, DC, which appears to be the point based on the past month’s activity here.

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So grateful for our attorney general, who fights daily for DC residents’ rights and safety! #thankyou AG Brian Schwalb

The proposed cuts to the Washington Post Metro Section should alarm every DC resident. Local Post reporters play an indispensable role informing the public, elevating community voices, covering crises, and holding power to account. The Washington Post should cover Washington.