US Capitol from Freedom Plaza - Washington D.C
Fall of 2018, Washington DC
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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington or D.C., is the capital of the United States. Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country, Washington was named after George Washington, first President of the United States and Founding Father. Washington is the principal city of the Washington metropolitan area, which has a population of 6,131,977. As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. Washington is one of the most visited cities in the world, with more than 20 million annual tourists.
The city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profit, lobbying groups, and professional associations, including the Organization of American States, AARP, the National Geographic Society, the Human Rights Campaign, the International Finance Corporation, and the American Red Cross.
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. and has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams in 1800. The term, White House, is often used as a metonym for the president and his advisers.
The modern-day White House complex includes the Executive Residence, West Wing, East Wing, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building—the former State Department, which now houses offices for the President's staff and the Vice President—and Blair House, a guest residence. The Executive Residence is made up of six stories—the Ground Floor, State Floor, Second Floor, and Third Floor, as well as a two-story basement. The property is a National Heritage Site owned by the National Park Service and is part of the President's Park. In 2007, it was ranked second on the American Institute of Architects list of America's Favorite Architecture.
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol Building, is the home of the United States Congress, and the seat of the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Though no longer at the geographic center of the Federal District, the Capitol forms the origin point for the District's street-numbering system and the District's four quadrants.
The original building was completed in 1800 and was subsequently expanded, particularly with the addition of the massive dome, and expanded chambers for the bicameral legislature, the House of Representatives in the south wing and the Senate in the north wing. Like the principal buildings of the executive and judicial branches, the Capitol is built in a distinctive neoclassical style and has a white exterior. Both its east and west elevations are formally referred to as fronts, though only the east front was intended for the reception of visitors and dignitaries.
The National Mall is a landscaped park within the National Mall and Memorial Parks, an official unit of the United States National Park System. It is located near the downtown area of Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, and is administered by the National Park Service (NPS) of the United States Department of the Interior.
The National Mall contains and borders a number of museums of the Smithsonian Institution, art galleries, cultural institutions, and various memorials, sculptures, and statues. The park receives approximately 24 million visitors each year.
Pennsylvania Avenue is a diagonal street in Washington, D.C. that connects the White House and the United States Capitol. Called America's Main Street, it is the location of official parades and processions, as well as protest marches. Moreover, Pennsylvania Avenue is an important commuter road and is part of the National Highway System.
Independence Avenue is a major east-west street in the city of Washington, D.C., in the United States, and is lined with museums and federal office buildings.
Freedom Plaza, originally known as Western Plaza, is an open plaza in Northwest Washington, D.C., United States, located at the corner of 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, adjacent to Pershing Park. The John A. Wilson Building, the seat of the District of Columbia government, faces the plaza, as does the historic National Theatre, which has been visited by every U.S. President since it opened in 1835. Three large hotels are to the north and west.
D.C Emancipation Day on April 16, 2019 hosted at Freedom Plaza in DC
I attend D.C Emancipation Day on April 16, 2019 hosted at Freedom Plaza in DC. Mayor Muriel Bowser addressed residents, commended the work of people who pushed for the emancipation of enslaved people and urged residents and continue pushing for recognition of DC as an Independent state.
The United States World Cup team was eliminated after losing 2-1 to Belgium. Fans in Washington, D.C
The United States World Cup team was eliminated after losing 2-1 to Belgium.
Fans in Washington, D.C. gathered in Freedom Plaza for a large watch party.
Disapointing result, brave performance, said US soccer fan Timothy Edington, So, it's heartbreaking, but it's refreshing at the same time.
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Check out the Monuments while in Washington DC for the Citi Open!
While in Washington DC for the Citi Open, you MUST take a tour of the monuments! Before hitting the grounds for some tennis, I did a little exploring. Come along with me on this episode of TALK TENNIS to the Washington Monument, The World War II Memorial, The Lincoln Memorial, The White House, and The Pentagon!
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
One of the nations most recognizable structures – built to honor George Washington, the commander in chief of the continental army, and the first president of the united states. The Washington monument was once the tallest building in the world at just over 555 feet, but does still hold the title for tallest stone structure in the world.
THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL
The National World War II Memorial honors the 16 million people who served as part of the American armed forces during World War II, including more than 400,000 who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country.
Symbols of America’s triumph in the Second World War are artfully displayed all over the World War II Memorial, which also has a charming fountain at its center. 56 granite columns symbolize unity among the 48 states, seven federal territories and the District of Columbia. The columns form a semi-circle around the memorial’s plaza, with two 43-foot tall arches on opposite sides. The northern arch represents victory in the Atlantic, while the southern arch symbolizes victory in the Pacific.
One of the World War II Memorial’s most striking features is the Freedom Wall. 4,048 gold stars pay tribute to American lives lost at war (each star represents 100 Americans), while dozens of battle names and military campaign destinations are also on display. in front of the wall, a stone fittingly reads, “Here we mark the price of freedom.”
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL
A visitor favorite, the Lincoln memorial serves as a monument to Americas 16th president. A 19 foot statue of Abraham Lincoln sits overlooking the reflecting pool and the Washington monument from his permanent seat on America’s front yard
The Lincoln Memorial has been home to many defining moments in American history including, Martin Luther King Jr.’s I Have a Dream speech, delivered from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in front of 250,000 attendees.
THE WHITE HOUSE:
While in our nations capital its kind of a must to stop by the white house.
The White House serves many purposes. It is where the President works and lives with his family. It is also the symbol of the United States to the rest of the world. It is where the President officially meets with leaders of foreign nations and hosts them at state dinners.
THE PENTAGON
The Pentagon — located across the river from Washington, D.C. in Arlington, Virginia — is more than a power center assigned to the defense of the nation. It’s a small city in itself. About 23,000 military and civilian employees work there, spanning 17.5 miles of corridors.
The World War II-era building is the worlds largest office building with about 6,500,000 sq ft
The Pentagon includes a five-acre central plaza, which is shaped like a pentagon and informally known as ground zero, a nickname originating during the Cold War on the presumption that it would be targeted by the Soviet Union at the outbreak of nuclear war.
It was on September 11, 2001 though, exactly 60 years after the building's construction began, that American Airlines Flight 77 was hijacked and flown into the western side of the building, killing 189 people.
Visitors can view the September 11 crash site and memorial; the Hall of Heroes, which lists all recipients of the Medal of Honor; and a display on the role of Native Americans in the U.S. military. Three sections of the dismantled Berlin Wall are also on view.
There are plenty more monuments beyond these 5 that we stopped at before the Citi Open! You could stay busy for days just touring the monuments!
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OSCE in Washington, DC July, 2005 - DC Voting Rights Demonstration on NBC4
On July 2nd, 2005 parliamentarians of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe met in Washington, DC. Across the street in Freedom Plaza second-class citizens of America's capital city demonstrate in favor of a provision in OSCE's final declaration that would call upon the United States government to give the District of Columbia congressional representation.
OSCE in Washington, DC July, 2nd 2005 - DC Voting Rights Demonstration on Newschannel 8
On July 2nd, 2005 parliamentarians of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe met in Washington, DC. Across the street in Freedom Plaza second-class citizens of America's capital city demonstrate in favor of a provision in OSCE's final declaration that would call upon the United States government to give the District of Columbia congressional representation.
Top Monuments & Statues To See in Washington DC
A great list of monuments & statues to see when you visit Washington DC
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Lincoln Memorial - Joseph Doyle Anderson - CC BY-SA 3.0
Lincoln Memorial reflection pool - Dtcdthingy~commonswiki - CC BY-SA 3.0
Vietnam Veterans Memorial: (b&w wall) - Shadman Hussain - CC BY-SA 3.0 | (Three Fighting Men) - Infantry 351 - CC-BY-SA-3.0
Korean War Veterans Memorial: (freedom is not free) - 350z33 - CC BY-SA 3.0 | (Floor insriptions) - Michael Kranewitter - CC BY-SA 3.0 | (steel statues) - Aileenw97 - CC BY-SA 3.0)
Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool: (at night) - Dsdugan - CC-BY-SA-4.0 | (Aerial View) - snty-tact - CC-BY-SA-2.5 | (with Washington Monument)- Dtcdthingy~commonswiki - CC-BY-SA-3.0
National World War II Memorial (golden stars at night) - dbking - CC BY-SA 3.0
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (FDR and his dog) - Stefan Fussan - CC BY-SA 3.0 | (FDR on wheelchair) Anja Scheble - CC-BY-SA-3.0 | (illuminated brick wall) Another Believer - CC-BY-SA-3.0
Jefferson Memorial: (Front Entrance) Michael Silva - CC-BY-SA-2.0 | (inside statue) Michael Kranewitter - CC BY-SA 3.0 | (from across the lake) Emw - CC BY-SA 3.0
Washington Monument: (at dusk) Photo by DAVID ILIFF. License: CC-BY-SA 3.0
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: (Marble engraving) Lance Cheung - CC-BY-2.0 | (statue engraving) Lance Cheung - CC-BY-2.0
Chinatown Friendship Archway: (at 2:34) merfam - CC-BY-2.0 | (at 2:39) Leandro Neumann Ciuffo - CC-BY-2.0 | (at night) Joshr915 - CC-BY-SA-3.0
Albert Einstein Memorial: (with people standing on the statue) Photograph by Mike Peel (mikepeel.net) | (at 2:56) Ctac - CC-BY-SA-3.0
Vietnam Women's Memorial: (at 3:13) cliff1066 - CC-BY-2.0
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: (ground seal) AgnosticPreachersKid - CC-BY-SA-3.0 | (female lion closeup) yeowatzup - CC-BY-2.0 | (lighting at dusk) iclifford - CC-BY-SA-3.0
United States Navy Memorial: (approx 25m away) AgnosticPreachersKid - CC-BY-SA-3.0 | (bronze depictions) Another Believer CC-BY-SA-3.0 | (map on granite floor) Tomek Bartoszyński CC-BY-2.5
District of Columbia War Memorial: (lit roof at night) Another Believer - CC-BY-SA-3.0 | (daylight) 350z33 - CC-BY-SA-3.0 | (Night time) Another Believer - CC-BY-SA-3.0
George Mason Memorial: (at night) Dash j2 CC-BY-SA-3.0 - | (statue at day time) Zachary R. Ziccardi - CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial: (at 4:36) Deadtrees - CC-BY-SA-2.0 | (at 4:38) Jptovsen - CC-BY-SA-3.0
Boy Scout Memorial: (at 4:50) AgnosticPreachersKid - CC-BY-2.0
Titanic Memorial: (at 5:12) AgnosticPreachersKid - CC-BY-SA-3.0 | (first picture) dbking - CC-BY-2.0
Mahatma Gandhi Statue:(5:24) Aaron Siirila - CC-BY-SA-2.5
Major General Winfield Scott Hancock Statue: (5:41) AgnosticPreachersKid - CC-BY-SA-3.0
56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence Memorial: (5:58) Ser Amantio di Nicolao - CC-BY-3.0
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World War II Memorial in Washington D.C.
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The World War Two memorial is a tribute to all of the soldiers who served and died in World War 2. Places of interest include:
1.the Wall of Stars
2.the pillars for all the states and territories
3.the fountain,
4.the Pacific and Atlantic towers built after the two places the war took place.
This Memorial was built April 29 2004
Washington, DC
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CAN I KICK IT? - Chinatown, Washington, DC
My client SHAOLIN JAZZ has teamed up with the Downtown DC BID to conduct a series of their CAN I KICK IT? events, where they create a live score to the movie with hip-hop, jazz, rock, and other music, for the BID's first outdoor screening series called Downtown Summer Flicks.
Every Tuesday in June they’ll be screening one of the four movies above in downtown Washington, DC at Freedom Plaza. The events are free, all ages, and open to the public. For more info including the movie schedule visit shaolinjazz.com.
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BREAKING: Adam Kokesh Home Raided by Federal Agents
It has been confirmed that U.S. Park Police along with Herndon Police are serving a search warrant at the home of Adam Kokesh, a pro-gun activist who was seen on a YouTube video posted on July 4th loading a shotgun in Freedom Plaza.
Roads have been blocked off in the area of the 1500 block of Snow Flake Court in Herndon and residents have been told to stay indoors while police serve the warrant.
In the video, Kokesh, a former Marine, appears to load red shells into a pump-action shotgun while addressing the camera in Freedom Plaza, which is U.S. parkland.
Kokesh said, We will not be silent. We will not obey. We will not allow our government to destroy our humanity.
Kokesh threatened to lead an armed march from Virginia into D.C. on the Fourth of July, but later backed away from the plan. At the end of the video, Kokesh hints it may happen in the future. As Kokesh loads shells in to the shotgun, he tells the camera: We are the final American revolution. See you next Independence Day.
Darryl Young, Kokesh's roommate and a political activist, defended Kokesh's actions.
The point is we have the right to bear arms in all states, he said. We shouldn't set standards of laws by imaginary lines called borders. In the state of Virginia, it's an open carry state where you can legally open carry, but in the District [of Columbia], the only people allowed to walk with firearms are the criminals themselves.
D.C. Police Chief Lanier told us on July 4th, You're allowed to have a rifle [or] shotgun registered for your home, if you're a D.C. resident and it's registered for the protection of your home. You can transport it through the District of Columbia as well. But there are rules for that transport. What [Kokesh] did [Thursday] morning, if in fact that was a real firearm [with] real ammunition, would be a violation of the law.
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DC Police Remove Right-Wingers From Antifa Rally
During Saturday's Demand Free Speech Rally at Freedom Plaza in Washington DC, antifa held an adjacent rally at the nearby Pershing Park. MAGA activists occasionally crossed over to the antifa side, and were always removed by police. This video illustrates that tactic.
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The Cost of Freedom April 11, 2019 By Anna Von Reitz
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The Cost of Freedom April 11, 2019 By Anna Von Reitz
First, everyone must resist the Snooze Button long enough to realize that the THINGS in Washington, DC, are not and have never been the American Government.
Those THINGS comprising what is left of the Federal Government operating out of the District of Columbia, are foreign, for-profit, commercial corporations in the business of providing governmental services under contract. A full one-third of the Federal Government is missing, and it happens to be the third that belongs to us.
The American Government is and always has been vested entirely in the living people and their Lawful Persons and their geographically-defined States.
If you want to be free and live as an American, then you have to step up to the plate and accept the responsibility of self-governance. You have to explicitly declare your political status and operate as a Lawful Person.
If you want to be harassed and bossed around and Nanny-stated then you can just stay where you are, as a presumed Ward of the State of State and you can operate as a Legal Person and as a US Citizen of some kind.
But be aware that US Citizens are not free, cannot own land in this country, and are required to pay for all the services they demand by armed thugs.
The key PERSONS responsible for recognizing your political status are: (1) the District (as in District of Columbia) Attorneys, and (2) the US Secretary of State. This is because these Officers and Departments are particularly responsible for keeping track of who is in their jurisdiction and who is without it.
It is your responsibility to keep them fully informed.
It is also your responsibility to put form to function by assembling your State of the Union once you decide to act as an adult American and to not accept the political status of an infant decedent.
Americans have long paid the other costs of freedom in both blood and sweat, but the one cost that is most important, indeed, crucial to all the rest, we neglect. We have earned the right to self-govern, and then, fail to do so.
Run, don't walk, to get your political status corrected and evidence of the correction placed as Notice on the land recording district records, then boot up your State Assembly.
Claim your identity as an American State Citizen and do the one crucial duty left to perform: self-govern, so that you are not presumed to be any THING or anyone, but who you truly are: an American.
It should be self-evident that US Citizens are not acting as Americans, and vice versa; otherwise, why would these different designations exist?
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Rally for DC Statehood During 50th Anniversary of March on Washington
Rally was held at DC War Memorial on August 24, 2013. Speakers included, DC Mayor Vincent Gray, Congresswoman Norton, DC shadow delegation and others. Video by Franklin Garcia.
D.C. Police Seek Adam Kokesh After Successful Independence Day OC Stunt
Anarchist activist Adam Kokesh is being sought by Washington D.C. police after uploading a video that appears to show him open carrying a weapon in Freedom Plaza on the 4th of July. Appearing disturbed and threatening violent revolution as he loaded a shotgun (with what appeared to be birdshot), Kokesh seems to have crossed the line between peaceful activist and domestic terrorist.
Kokesh had originally planned to lead a march of up to 10,000 persons, openly carrying firearms as they crossed into the District of Columbia from Virginia; but Kokesh abandoned that plan after intense pressure from both supporters and opponents.
Calling for a march on all 50 state capitols instead, which apparently didn't happen either, and now committing multiple felonies by stealing into the District at dawn when nobody was around, and racking shells into a shotgun, Kokesh seems to have abandoned any semblance of rationality.
In this episode of The Truth Is Viral, Publisher Bob Powell opines about this stunt - which according to published comments has even Kokesh supporters calling him a fraud - and then takes the viewer to the firework show on the beach, showcasing the sights and sounds of Alpena Michigan a warm and friendly port, including a live musical performance and the 2013 Alpena fireworks finale. Enjoy.
You can't buy weed in D.C., but you can smoke it. Here's why.
Washington, D.C., has some of the strangest marijuana laws in the country. In the city, it's legal to possess marijuana and to use marijuana but it's not legal to buy marijuana or sell marijuana.
A measure on the D.C. ballot to decriminalize weed and allow possession in small amounts passed overwhelmingly in 2014. But it was quickly derailed by Republicans in Congress at the time trying to intervene and putting measures in place to prohibit the city from regulating the sale of marijuana.
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Washington DC, October 2009
I get to travel extensively for my video work. One thing I like to do is shoot travel videos of my destinations. This clip is one of those videos from a trip to Washington D.C. in October 2009. In October 2009, I worked in Los Angeles then New York, then washington D.C. and then Las Vegas for about a week and a half before heading home to San Diego. I was last in Washington D.C. when I was 2 or 3 so it was essentially like going for the first time. I was busy, but managed to make it to the White House, the National Archives where the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights are, the National Mall and several museums of the Smithsonian. I wanted to see some of the things in Night at the Museum 2. I am a huge fan of art and I attend museums and galleries often. This time around I was traveling to work on several different projects in all the different cities. To learn more about my video services, check out my web site at: jamesvcosta.com.
Gold Star Mothers National Monument | Wikipedia audio article
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The Gold Star Mothers National Monument is a proposed national memorial to honor mothers whose children (male or female) died in defense of the United States. The name of the memorial refers to the Gold Star Mothers Club, formed in the aftermath of World War I. A mother whose child had died in honorable military service while serving during the time of war was permitted to hang in her window a service flag with a gold star emblazoned on it.
The United States Congress authorized the Gold Star Mothers National Monument Foundation on January 2, 2013, in Section 2859 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 112-239). The foundation was authorized to raise private funds to construct a memorial on federal land in Washington, D.C.. Once established, the memorial would be turned over to the federal government. Congress permitted the memorial to be constructed within Area 1, the central core of the District of Columbia centered on the National Mall, or Area II (adjacent to the National Mall and nearby federal lands).Under the rules established by the Commemorative Works Clarification and Revision Act of 2003 (CWCRA), the memorial foundation has seven years (until January 2, 2020) to raise the necessary funds to build the memorial, and to obtain siting, design, and other approvals from the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission (NCMAC), United States Commission of Fine Arts, and National Capital Planning Commission.In December 2013, the foundation laid out its goals for a national monument. They included:
Expressing the gratitude of the nation to Gold Star mothers and families;
Recognizing the loss incurred by Gold Star mothers and families;
Giving Gold Star mothers and families a place to reflect, contemplate, and meditate on their loss;
Giving Gold Star mothers and families a place to gather;
Commemorating the national service that the Gold Star Mothers Club has provided to the nation; and
Providing a place for the public to acknowledge the sacrifices of Gold Star mothers and families, and to commemorative this sacrifice.The foundation began analyzing sites suggested by the NCMAC in 2013. It rejected Freedom Plaza, the belvedere western terminus of Constitution Avenue on the shores of the Potomac River, and sites on Memorial Drive close to the Arlington National Cemetery Administration Building. On December 12, 2013, it asked the NCMAC to approve a site on Memorial Drive between the south main gate of Arlington National Cemetery and the Armored Forces Memorial.