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The DUmpster / Re: Der Fuehrer is shutting down DC
« Last post by SVPete on June 10, 2026, 11:15:56 AM »Let's look at the clickbait:
1. a. Ummmm OK. clickbait thread title, suggesting all of DC is shut down. It isn't. Then 1. b. AverageOldGuy changed the affected area to "basically all of downtown DC". In the real world, the shut down area, per https://www.nps.gov/whho/learn/management/rod_ufc.htm , is bounded by 15th Avenue NW, Constitution Ave. NW, 17th Ave. NW, and H St. NW. In that area are Lafayette Square, the White House, and the Ellipse.
Outside the shut down area, but possibly affected by traffic, obviously, are places such as the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and other memorials, the Smithsonian, National Gallery of Art, the Kennedy Center, State Department (Foggy Bottom), Capitol, Library of Congress, and George Washington University. The shutdown area is very much NOT "basically all of downtown DC".
2. "Last minute"? Really? Look at the date of that National Park Service webpage that announced the shutdown area and dates: "April 30, 2026, Last updated: May 18, 2026". The shutdown was announced 6 weeks ago.
Guess why I was unsurprised by the above.
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AverageOldGuy (4,280 posts)
Der Fuehrer is shutting down DC 1. a.
Der Fuehrer announced at last minute 2. he is shutting down basically all of downtown DC 1. b. tonite thru midnight Sunday for his gladiator brawls.
Previous occupants of White House and all other DC traffic restrictions were announced 2-3 weeks in advance.
1. a. Ummmm OK. clickbait thread title, suggesting all of DC is shut down. It isn't. Then 1. b. AverageOldGuy changed the affected area to "basically all of downtown DC". In the real world, the shut down area, per https://www.nps.gov/whho/learn/management/rod_ufc.htm , is bounded by 15th Avenue NW, Constitution Ave. NW, 17th Ave. NW, and H St. NW. In that area are Lafayette Square, the White House, and the Ellipse.
Outside the shut down area, but possibly affected by traffic, obviously, are places such as the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial and other memorials, the Smithsonian, National Gallery of Art, the Kennedy Center, State Department (Foggy Bottom), Capitol, Library of Congress, and George Washington University. The shutdown area is very much NOT "basically all of downtown DC".
2. "Last minute"? Really? Look at the date of that National Park Service webpage that announced the shutdown area and dates: "April 30, 2026, Last updated: May 18, 2026". The shutdown was announced 6 weeks ago.
Guess why I was unsurprised by the above.
