in the nineteen nineties during a visit to nasa, sheila jackson lee demanded to see the flag that astronauts had planted on mars when gently informed that no human being has ever been to mars because it s very far away. lee flew into a rage. she accused nasa of racism and pointed out her membership on the , quote, science committee in congress and so on . we could spend the entire hour on sheila jackson lee stories, and it s tempting. on capitol hill, she s known as the queen and not in a good way. but what s interesting is that nobody ever talks about the congress district that sheila jackson lee supposedly represents. it s mostly inner city houston, and it could use some help. lee s district has a poverty rate almost twice the national average for all the usual markers of civilizational decline, high crime, bad schools, low social cohesion, drugs. now, lee has, quote, served in congress for nearly 30 years. but it s hard to think of a single thing she has ever done
why then can t people change their race? that s a sincere question that is waved away is ridiculous. but it s not any more ridiculous than changing your . in fact, it s the same. so under laws like this, there is a huge incentive to change your race because you get paid for doing that. what are we going to do about that? but what s interesting and sadly, sadly predictable is that as politicians in california and the rest of the country decide how they re going to loot the treasury, the name of racial justice, the communities they supposedly serve are falling apart. in real, tangible, measurable ways. people are dying. axios, for example, reports that carjackings in dc have risen for the fifth straight year. ask anyone who lives there as the d.c. council candidate who was carjacked in broad daylight a year ago. a vehicle stolen friday may be linked to multiple crimes in northeast, including the murder of nineteen year old devin brewer. there was a drive by shooting
on central avenue northeast. both victims survived. look out for the same. hylander went out over police radio. the plates on the car appear to match the burgundy. highlander used to carjack a d.c. council candidate at gun point. nate fleming was at a gas station on nannie helen burroughs avenue northeast. he says when the suspect pulled a gun, he gave up the keys, then went into the convenience store to call 911 one . he says one of the guys came in to stop him from doing that, chasing him out of the store. so instead of doing anything about that in, the leaders are doing what sheila jackson lee does. shrieking about white racism as if that s the problem or even a related problem or there s nothing to do with carjackings. as for actual carjackings, that are killing people, making taxpayers leave dc tarifa, everyone in the city. well, the d.c. city council has just passed a bill that will lighten the punishment for
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A man was shot in Northeast D.C. on Tuesday afternoon.
D.C. police said the victim was hit in the lower body around 2:25 p.m. on Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue Northeast, just south of DC-295.
The police said the wounded man was conscious and responsive.
Police have asked people to be on the lookout for an older-model Acura with Maryland temporary plates. They said that if you see it, don’t take any action except calling 911.
Traffic effects from the investigation have led to a spreading traffic jam for the past few hours.
At one point, all northbound lanes of DC-295 between Benning Road and Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue were blocked. Burroughs Avenue is blocked between Minnesota Avenue and DC-295.