About a month ago, I photo'd a pileated woodpecker for the first time, in Banneker Park a few miles from our home. Today, I saw one of those critters in our backyard. This is the male of the species, noted by the red stripe near the beak.
At least the second protest in as many days was being held outside of the #LockheedMartin building at 2121 Crystal Drive today. The midday protest featured about ten demonstrators carrying #Palestinian flags, holding signs and conducting a “die-in” on the public sidewalk.
The historic victory in the recent automakers' #strike is just the beginning ... The revitalized #union is coming after Toyota, #Tesla, and other non-union carmakers next.
Just learned that in Arlington, Virginia, bus fare (on the ART busses) is FREE in peak directions during commute hours.
"starting Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, and going through Dec. 25, 2023"
Public transit should be FREE. We let drivers drive on roads for free, paid for by taxes. Why shouldn't public transit be funded similarly? This is an excellent initiative and test in Arlington!
The story’s reporter, #MichaelLee, quoted #Mills calling the family’s supposed expenditures an “egregious injustice.” Neither #Pentagon ofcls nor Gee’s family were quoted in the original story. #Marine Corps ofcls say the family did not face ANY financial burdens to have #Gee’s body shipped to #Arlington National Cemetery. They disputed the story in a series of emails to #Fox executives —incl’g #FoxNews pres & exec ed #JayWallace & ed in chief #PorterBerry— shortly after the story was published.