Photo by nevermindtheend.

Photo by nevermindtheend.

D.C. officials have been very clear: by 3 p.m., you should be in the place where you expect to stay until Monday morning. In the meantime, though, here is the state of District ahead of an expected 2.5 feet of snow. Shelves are bare, Bei Bei is having a ball, Edward Snowden is making dad jokes using a cover of Express, the March for Lifers are defiantly downtown, and teleworkers have found refuge in coffee shops.

From our Arts Editor Matt Cohen: On blizzard day, Big Bear Cafe is everyone’s shared office. #dcblizzard

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It is after noon, and both the federal and city governments are closed.