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Shellback Squid

(9,591 posts) Thu Jul 24, 2025, 07:26 PM Jul 24

I am visiting Washington DC, arrived yesterday and visited a few museums, today I went to the Capitol [View all]

and visited the House of Representatives, the Rotunda, and Crypt and well as the Library of Congress.
I had a profound sense of reverence for what these institutions stand for.
We are fortunate to have our form of government, that it has prevailed for only 200 odd years.
I'll be damned if this Orange Shit Gibbon and his lackys ruin this Great Experiment.
That is all.

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I am visiting Washington DC, arrived yesterday and visited a few museums, today I went to the Capitol [View all] Shellback Squid Jul 24 OP

Will you be visiting the USN Memorial? BOSSHOG Jul 24 #1

I've been there, BH. I shed some tears... littlemissmartypants Jul 24 #4

yes, going today Shellback Squid Jul 25 #12

Im not convinced we still have our form of government. quakerboy Jul 24 #2

The midterms will definitely be the test. Boomerproud Jul 25 #9

I believe we do, gonna need a clean up on aisle 1600 Shellback Squid Jul 25 #13

I really want to hope so quakerboy Jul 25 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Jul 24 #3

My son and his family live in DC mcar Jul 24 #5

I am so happy for you. I would love to visit those places too. To me, the Capitol is sacred. akbacchus_BC Jul 24 #6

Visited a couple of years ago Tommy Carcetti Jul 24 #7

K&R UTUSN Jul 25 #8

The heat is awful. mahatmakanejeeves Jul 25 #10

Yes, and humid too, I'm from CO and it's just hot, not humid at all Shellback Squid Jul 25 #21

Art Gallery and National Zoo and Afro Am Museum jimmy the one Jul 25 #11

I love those Thomas Cole paintings! I had prints of them.... electric_blue68 Jul 25 #18

I hope you got to see the Jefferson Building of the Library of Congress DFW Jul 25 #14

Wow, how beautiful! I visited the ?main section which Is as Fancy but a darker interior. electric_blue68 Jul 25 #16

I love visiting DC! But haven't been back since Obama's Second Inaugural... electric_blue68 Jul 25 #17

I will probably never go to DC. maxsolomon Jul 25 #19

I thought i might be but I found myself very protective about the institutions Shellback Squid Jul 25 #20

I wouldn't do that. maxsolomon Jul 25 #22

I felt better expressing my displeasure though Shellback Squid Jul 25 #23