The vibes around the #DMV #DC #Overheard Politics from all sides, Random #History thrown in so we don't forget. Be nice...or sarcastic. 📚https://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mlmxfhxa322jSo, are you saying some sexual predators are ok, Jimmy? #JimmyKimmel #MikeTyson12 May 2026 04:31 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlmxfhxa322jhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mlm5kmgtzs2iWhy does Terminal A of Reagan Airport feel like a 3rd world market with a healthy dose of 8th graders from Nebraska?11 May 2026 20:49 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlm5kmgtzs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mllznuv6gc2o“Having a baby is a bet on the future...And almost everywhere in the world — and the world is richer and richer and richer statistically than it’s ever been — people have decided actually babies are kind of an inconvenience.” Former Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse11 May 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllznuv6gc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mlgedhoem22aLiterally bringing a knife to a gun fight.09 May 2026 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgedhoem22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mlcv5npdhk23“Wow, OK.” Pope Leo in response to a palm-sized crystal football. The Pope presented Secretary of state Marco Rubio with an olive branch encased in wood and emblazoned with the pontificate’s coat of arms, describing it as “the plant of peace.”08 May 2026 04:24 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcv5npdhk23https://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mlbbskap7c2o"They should check themselves before they wreck themselves in the direction that they're going." Secretary of state marco rubio quoting the 1992 Ice Cube song "Check Yo Self" in reference to #Iran #GenX is always watching 👀07 May 2026 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbbskap7c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mkj6sq4dfs2mVirginia homeowners can build accessory dwelling units (ADU) on their property. SB531 becsme law, cutting red tape that had prevented property owners from making full use of their land. The new law, requires localities to permit ADUs in single-family zoning districts and caps permit fees at $500.27 Apr 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkj6sq4dfs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mkj6jhuwlk2mIn fairness, they look an awful lot alike... Australian flags were mistakenly displayed in Washington, D.C., ahead of King Charles' state visit27 Apr 2026 23:03 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkj6jhuwlk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mkbpiczt3c22"I am deeply honored to step into the role of Acting Sec of the Navy...I want to assure you that our mission remains absolute and unchanged...we will maximize the resources, lethality, and capability of the Department of the Navy..." Hung Cao, ACTING SECRETARY OF THE NAVY24 Apr 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbpiczt3c22https://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mkbmvf2ahk22Um...is he OK? When is it considered elder abuse?24 Apr 2026 22:59 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbmvf2ahk22https://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mkbmsqmghc22"I'm about ready to have a baby any minute." White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt bid farewell to reporters as she goes on maternity leave. Leavitt’s departure is expected to be temporary. Until then, a rotating lineup will tend the podium.24 Apr 2026 22:57 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkbmsqmghc22https://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mkb67qwcmc22We sincerely hope the elephants were not inconvenienced in the trampling of such a despicable person...24 Apr 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb67qwcmc22https://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mk7hhybfw22xThe level of men's sense of entitlement is on full display tonight with the #NFLDraft. Every story of how they didn't think they were getting the recruiting they wanted or enough play time, or scholarships... They think they're telling a story of overcoming adversity, but all we hear is "I deserve."24 Apr 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk7hhybfw22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mk77ymr3zk2xDid we read this as "the only convicted asshole..."? Maybe... #Epstein #Maxwell24 Apr 2026 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk77ymr3zk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mk77vvpmbs2x"Vance doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing. Steve Witkoff, the president’s golf buddy, is no diplomat. The president’s son-in-law can’t negotiate anything except a deal w/ crypto leaders in the Middle East that’s going to enrich himself. These people don’t know what they’re doing..." Emily Horne24 Apr 2026 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk77vvpmbs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mk24zkesis2sHouse Ethics Committee released every publicly disclosed investigation into sexual misconduct claims (1976-present): 28 separate probes involving 14 Ds & 12 Rs. Records show 7/28 cases found violations, 7 no violations occurred, 13x dropped because they had jurisdiction, & 1 is still open. 1/21 Apr 2026 23:26 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk24zkesis2shttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjzz5zht4c2j“I miss you. Putting my hand on your heart. I’ll see you soon.” Frm US Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-D/I) in a message to her lover, security guard Matthew Ammel His wife Heather sued in North Carolina, where a “homewrecker law” allows a jilted spouse to sue a 3rd party for damages to a marital breakup https://on.wsj.com/42iXZ7y21 Apr 2026 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjzz5zht4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjsnn3qm722t"I don’t know any Catholic in the US...who does not have strong feelings...They include not only President Trump’s initial disrespectful Truth Social post about the Holy Father, but also VP Vance’s similarly disrespectful comments about Pope Leo having to be “careful” when he speaks about theology.19 Apr 2026 00:02 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsnn3qm722thttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjs5nhtl6s2z"ICE achieved a record number of removals in the 1st year of this Administration, despite unprecedented challenges". Border tsar Tom Homan praised Todd Lyons, the acting director of US Immigration & Customs Enforcement (#ICE), who will leave his post after 31 May to join the private sector.18 Apr 2026 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs5nhtl6s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjs5bvm4zk2zImagine your state's Lt. Gov is so controversial that you can't even deploy him to represent you at a school. #INGov18 Apr 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs5bvm4zk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjs344kelk2zLet's talk about The Pitt season 2: no one takes depositions on the fourth of July. Nor are they probably having football practice.18 Apr 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjs344kelk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjnxyjtql22g"The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish & the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of the darkness. For he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children." https://media.tenor.com/1XdK-WpTx6EAAAAC/tasty-pulp-fiction.gif?hh=498&ww=49817 Apr 2026 03:24 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnxyjtql22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjno2swnjs2e“Liberal men aren’t attractive.” Podcast host Katie Miller and Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Mich.) dueled online over the looks of her husband, White House deputy chief of staff, Stephen Miller. The internet had thoughts....17 Apr 2026 00:26 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjno2swnjs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjnfcgqm2c2e"I think it's very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology ... If you’re going to opine...you’ve got to make sure it’s anchored in the truth." JD Vance unironically criticized Pope Leo XIV for not knowing enough theology at a Turning Point conference16 Apr 2026 21:50 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjnfcgqm2c2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjndx37qvk2e"Every member in Congress knows not to let any young staffer around Swalwell or Matt Gaetz, it's not a secret there." Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy confirming rumors of Eric Swalwell's alleged behavior swirled around Washington for years and he turned a blind eye16 Apr 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjndx37qvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjlf4rxfss2g“I love the Catholic Church… I just wish they’d stick to fixing the Church & stay out of politics. I wish they'd sit down with me & hear my experiences the last 40 yrs. Maybe they'd understand why a secure border saves lives." Border Czar Tom Homan critizing Pope Leo on US immigration enforcement16 Apr 2026 02:41 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlf4rxfss2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjlefnvuak2gHappy #JackieRobinson Day! #42 #LADodgers16 Apr 2026 02:28 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlefnvuak2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjilxekris2wJessica McClure Morales, the woman widely known as “Baby Jessica” after she was rescued from a deep well in 1987, was arrested Saturday following allegations of a domestic disturbance at her Midland County home. She was processed and released.15 Apr 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjilxekris2whttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjih5rwbpc2wOverheard in DC: we should have a big conversation on Catholic social teaching. Some people are going to be surprised to learn about care for all human dignity, rights of workers, obligations to the poor, & a responsibility to the environment. https://media.tenor.com/83H0C-s03koAAAAC/bowtime-bow-time.gif?hh=360&ww=36014 Apr 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjih5rwbpc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/heardindc.bsky.social/post/3mjhcnrzevk2m@pagesix.com published photos of #NFL reporter Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel, New England Patriots' head coach—both married—at a luxury resort in Arizona. Russini's coverage at The Athletic is being reviewed & she's been sidelined. Vrabel, despite whoring himself for good coverage, is back at work14 Apr 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:7rilfub6nbvvfgio3d74kmb4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhcnrzevk2m