Bob King
@BKingDC
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Deputy managing editor at POLITICO, interested in energy, transportation, technology and cybersecurity. Pennsylvania native and displaced Floridian.
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Joined January 2011
Turns out that the DC residents on whose behalf this ostensible crime crackdown is being waged don't want it.
politico.com
Just 17 percent of residents backed the effort to federalize the city‘s police department and deploy federal law enforcement officers.
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For all intensive purposes. .
Not to add to the discourse, but…. It’s ‘toe the line,’ not ‘tow the line.’.It’s ‘free rein,’ and not ‘free reign.’.It’s ‘eke out,’ not ‘eek out.’.It’s ‘sleight of hand,’ not ‘slight of hand.’.It's ‘Anchors aweigh,’ and not ‘Anchor's away!’.
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RT @JimCantore: Also wanted you to see how #Erin expands its wind field over time regardless of core strength. @weatherbell .
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Who expected that the only part of the acronym the network would keep is the part that originally referred to Microsoft?.
Television’s MSNBC news network is changing its name to My Source News Opinion World, or MS NOW for short, as part of its corporate divorce from NBC. Here's what to know.
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The NHC has also been warning repeatedly that these probabilities "are likely underestimating the risk" because Erin is going to be such a huge storm.
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Put more numerically: Cape Hateras has a 33 percent chance of tropical storm-force winds, and a 3 percent chance of hurricane-force winds, the National Hurricane Center says: .
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"Don't focus on the forecast cone" is the new "don't focus on the skinny line.".
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Crucial point on #HurricaneErin: DON'T just look at the cone, which tells you only where the storm's center is likely to go. Look at the wind probability map, which shows that a significant swath of the US coast may feel tropical storm force winds: .
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RT @ccadelago: scoop: Leaked chart reveals winners and losers in California’s Democratic gerrymander
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The document offers the clearest view yet of which Republican districts are being targeted.
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RT @weatherchannel: Tropical Storm Erin is on track to become a hurricane on Friday and a major hurricane this weekend. The latest: https:/….
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RT @MegsNewz: New Uvalde Records Reveal Campus Safety Concerns Were Raised Before Shooting. The 18-year-old shooter had behavioral / attend….
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The release is part of a settlement agreement in a lawsuit that news organizations brought against state and local governments. The fight continues to get the Texas Department of Public Safety to...
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RT @MikeSoraghan: In the wake of $744M verdict against an oil major, Trump-world is has knives out for the Louisiana Republican's who've ba….
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An alliance between Republican officials and trial lawyers faces its biggest test at the U.S. Supreme Court as criticism from the right increases.
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RT @Oriana0214: According to a doc viewed by POLITICO, 25 advisory committees involving DOT have been affected. That includes a rulemaking….
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The membership rolls for dozens of committees that advise the Transportation Department on safety and other matters have been purged over infrequent meetings and DEI and climate concerns.
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Things to know about this allegedly urban-hellhole part of town:. 1) A Supreme Court justice bought a condo there: 2) Former Trump EPA chief Scott Pruitt briefly rented a place there too, the Washington Post has said:
washingtonpost.com
The EPA administrator initially rented part of a Capitol Hill condo — for an exceedingly good rate — from a health-care lobbyist.
Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped. Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
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14th and V is a SUPER high crime area for this show of force. I mean, once I witnessed a guy get a little too much caramelized onion in his steak and asparagus salad at Busboys & Poets and . oh man, I'm still shaken thinking about it.
Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped. Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
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So this basically 1-2 blocks from where the guy threw a hoagie at the cops a couple nights ago?.
Police have set up a checkpoint and appear to be stopping every single car on 14th st NW, between W+V. Some cars are being pulled over after being stopped. Some police are wearing “HSI police” vests (Homeland Security Investigations)
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My favorite airport amenity is typically the nearest Hudson News with Coke Zero in stock.
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Way to go, @Alexandria_Aces -- on to the finals! And huge respect to @CropdustersBB, a tough competitor with a scary roster of talent.
@BKingDC Final:. Aces: 7.Cropdusters: 4. ACES WINNNNNN. ACES HEAD TO THE LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES!!!!!!!!!.
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RT @SiegelScribe: New in ME: Trump snarls permitting talks. Rep. Scott Peters, a top Dem NEPA reform advocate, told me Interior's efforts….
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