>>You are hereby ordered to step away from the desk and immediately proceed to the DAM! venue of your choice. >>If you're way too cool for that, check out the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's event tonight. The best part? The inventor of the majestic Klingon language will be on hand. Qapla! >> Apparently it's hard to run for president without being master of your domain. [Yeas and Nays] >>Get ready to find those horny... more ›

Today will be mostly cloudy with highs around 40 and a chance of snow showers. The photo is by John W. via Flickr. Snow Storm Falls Short Predictions: The area papers noted yesterday's storm fell short predictions, but closed schools in the area, to the frustration of parents. WTOP notes the snowfall set a record at Dulles Airport. Indian Lobbying Up: The Examiner reports that lobbying expenditures by Native American tribes is up recently. They... more ›

The D.C. Council passed legislation today that bans trains carrying hazardous materials from traveling through the District. This from GovExec.com: more ›

The self-described revolutionary anarchists who marched through Adams Morgan last week toward an Inauguration party at the Washington Hilton -- leaving a bit of damage in their wake -- are defending their actions in an open letter posted on DC Indymedia. They're a bit peeved over the criticism directed their way since the sort-of riot, sort-of rout. As D.C. residents and organizers whose politics are rooted in an opposition to both capitalism, the state and... more ›

In more protest news, seven of the 400+ protesters unlawfully arrested in Pershing Park during the September 2002 protests against the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank reached a settlement with the District of Columbia today in federal court. The seven plantiffs, including Adam Eidinger, his wife Alexis Baden-Mayer and her father Joe Mayer, will receive $48,000 each and a letter of apology from Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Charles Ramsey. (The photo is... more ›

The self-described Million Worker March was today at the Lincoln Memorial. The group's demands included a broad array of progressive issues, focusing in particular on ending the Iraq war, and demanding health care and housing for all. more ›

The members of Up Close and Political, a D.C.-based photography collective, thought it would be a good idea if the pandas spread around town last summer had political opinions. more ›

A mysterious Department of Defense blimp spotted hovering over D.C. may or may not be related to a creepy-sounding DARPA spy project. The blimp is seen here in one photo posted to DC Indymedia more ›

Be aware that on Friday, meetings at the headquarters of the World Bank will cause the closure of streets in the vicinity of the White House and Foggy Bottom. more ›

D.C. police have been in a touch of hot water lately. more ›

Activists have posted photos of a protest held yesterday at the Treasury Department on DC.Indymedia. more ›