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What? You’re doing an awful lot of projecting and assuming

Do you know why it happens when it does? (It's not like this on every bus, at least in my experience.)

it's the worst! I've resorted to carrying construction-grade earplugs to mute the bus

In my experience the main difference between DC and the other major knowledge sector metro areas is that people here are much slower to really adopt DC as where they are “from”—they don’t internalize being from here, proclaim being from here, in the same way that a 24 year old U of Tennessee grad is “from” New York within 18 months of moving to the city.

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Obama made DC and public service seem cool to many and definitely gave the city a boost up in coolness. He and the First Lady were often out to eat at new restaurants, they held events with relevant contemporary artists etc.

The Trump presidency had a minimal to neutral effect. Many political appointee jobs went unfilled, there wasn't a surge of new young aspiring staffers etc. He didn't go out much at all etc.

Sounds like it's time to break out the ol' piss (water)balloons

You’re describing many places. You need a specific budget, a list of specific amenities (e.g., two bedroom with parking and outdoor space), and what you found from the search bar and wiki. If you want Maryland try r/Maryland or r/MontgomeryCounty and Virginia is at r/NoVA.

Awesome! When's the next cleanup??

Do you know where they are?

Fam, I grew up near there. I'm quite familiar with them.

DC has a few drop-off sites listed on their website. Just Google it.

DC Family & Youth Initiative works to support youth in and transitioning from foster care. They have more time intensive opportunities like mentoring but you can always sign up to be a “committed community member” and attend monthly events. The teens are amazing and so are all the folks that volunteer. https://www.dcfyi.org/volunteer-opportunities-0

As a 20+ year resident and having seen administrations come and go, a single term doesn't move the needle on anything.

There's a lot more to DC than the Hill and 1600 Penn, and I've had very little interest or interaction with either. Perhaps more the latter than the former in any case.

Previous administrations had brought waves of bright eyed young people in. Clinton did. Bush did. Obama really did. Trump just didn’t. And Biden brought a small wave, but not a change level one (probably a combination of COVID and Joe) trump just didn’t fill a couple thousand political appointed jobs.

Anicira veterinary center out in Manassas was recommended to me by my vet when my dog needed a tooth extracted, and I highly recommend them. My dog has a lot of health problems so my vet was very understanding about trying to find a more affordable option while still getting the proper care.

I remember the parade! Everyone out on the streets celebrating like we had won the World Cup .

During the Trump years, dating was I think what changed the most . For the first time, people were putting in their profiles that had no interest in MAGA .

Other than that, I didn't notice anything. We had a very bad image overseas, and every week, there was a new horror story

Firstly, it's not all veterans.

Second to assign that kind of behavior to the entire veteran population, thus seeing them as a monolith is both incorrect and says more about you than it does anyone else.

Sure there's plenty of shit heads in that community but there's just as many if not more who never enlist.

There's only a few that work, period. I think they're the new dark-colored ones put in by NPS last year or so.

Yes, some people move in and out with each new congress or administration. But there are like 750,000 people who live in DC proper and 5.5M in the metro area. I think less than 10,000 actually work on the Hill, FWIW. I've been in DC for nearly 18 years and most of my friends have been here longer than me. Yes, there are people who come from all over to get a DC polish on their resume and then head back home to get married and have babies. But the upside of that is some of the smartest and most earnest people I've ever met flock to DC to change the world (through non-profits and institutions and even politics) and they keep the city interesting!

I always felt like they treated DC as occupied territory when Trump was in office, but same vibes I guess.

The political appointees often don't leave anymore, either. Over the last 30 years or so, they just rotate out to a think-tank/lobbying position until the political party they align with comes back into power.

This is actually a good point. The Trump administration definitely seemed to attract more of the types of tourists that treat DC like an America-themed amusement park.