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>> Newsflash: There’s an election today! Vote today in a special election to determine an At-Large member of the D.C. Council, and on an amendment to the Home Rule Charter under which D.C. would claim budget autonomy for itself. Double f*cking newsflash: We think you should vote yes for that. Find your polling place here.

>> Federal government employees are starting to experience their sequestration-mandated furloughs, but according to The Washington Post’s Federal Diary column, no two furloughs are the same. Some departments allow workers to take their forced unpaid leave in half-day chunks, instead of whole days, while others permit their employees to spread the lost wages across multiple paychecks.

>> “Area Teens Cautioned Against Taking ‘Cinnamon Challenge'”: That’s an actual headline on WAMU’s website this morning, because stupid area teenagers are still trying to swallow mouthfuls of powdered cinnamon and taping the stunts to go on YouTube. So one “victim” has even started a website warning against the dangers of swallowing mouthfuls of cinnamon. Yeesh.

Briefly Noted: Old people flocking to Prince William’s County … New bike lanes going in Petworth … Virginia Democrats want McDonnell and The Cooch investigated … Oh, phew, it’s going to get warm again.

This Day in DC: Last year, well, there was no election, but some guy who was on ER got arrested!