Dick and Jane were welcomed to “the Heights” (as the locals call it) with curries and knafeh and hellos from stoops up and down Kenyon Street.
The stylish young Does were relieved to fit in.
They couldn’t decipher half the accents at their first block party so they simply smiled and nodded.
But that warm reception came to an abrupt end
A maintenance worker who pulls second shift at the White House recognized them as insiders in the “war-room” that engineered the Jan. 6 insurrection.
A good number of the Capitol Police live in Columbia Heights. Three of them were injured, one gravely, fighting to protect members of Congress.
“It’s not the neighbors we need to worry about,” Jane said. “The Capitol rioters are starting to get released from jail. They’re locked and loaded and they haven’t gotten laid for a while.”
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A lotta stuff in here. I like.
I'm excited for the witness security program in the latest installment!