Today is my oldest friend's 50th birthday.
He probably would not like all of the attention of a lengthy essay about what a good friend he is. That's why this essay gave him a clever alias. @karlschafer.bsky.social
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What to Get Your Friend for His 50th?
Nobody wants an essay.
![As DC parents and caregivers with kids at several different schools we are alarmed by how the National Guard and other heavily-armed federal law enforcement agencies are congregating in large numbers outside elementary schools and rec centers. This is putting our kids at risk and a huge waste of our tax dollars.
That's why we're demanding that Councilmember Brooke Pinto meet with a delegation of parents and hold an emergency Council hearing.
[Image of armed federal agents patrolling a neighborhood street in DC.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bz37medh5uzrwt3tp4awhfpb/bafkreibwbknrcbt2m3tipqmoezwde6esrbbqjfuyw3iebd7saxhl4kdbvq)
