Petula Dvorak

Columnist for The Washington Post, off-balance mother of two, forever searching for comfortable heels and really good tomato soup.

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What else can we do but ‘keep on pushing’? https://t.co/ezQ3FMh5NY

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The Washington that was never built - pyramid honoring Lincoln, an arch taller than anything in DC - because arts commissions did their jobs.

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In 1958, the government bulldozed the entire town of Willard – a thriving, predominantly Black town built over generations by the descendants of enslaved Americans — to erect a second major airport for the nation’s capital. @petulad

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The Declaration of Independence had some catchy one-liners, but most of it was an epic rant against King George. Let’s revisit some of the (many) grievances explaining why the Founding Fathers wanted #nokings

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'My name is Bill, and I'm a Persister' https://t.co/uBCG85AcvZ

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This Memorial Day tribute hits hard — right at home.

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America's 'Most Dangerous Woman' was an Irish immigrant https://t.co/U0CARBwLqF

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What part of the Olympics are we 'f**king talking about'?
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The post-mortem on this will be epic. And appalling.

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We don’t have a complete account of Donald Trump and his family’s finances. But a clear picture has emerged: enrichment of the First Family on a scale that is unprecedented in American history.
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See how this World War II veteran made Gene Simmons cry…

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Thank you, veterans....
A rock icon and a 100-year-old WWII veteran tell America’s story https://t.co/cbIMw99yZI

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, after rural America called for transparency in 1913, the elites’ taxes were made public in 1924 (overturned 2 years later); then early years of the New Deal briefly saw voluntary publicity, which the wealth class quickly quashed . #history #taxes

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Sept. 2, 1925 — The listing of everyone’s income taxes were on the front page of The Washington Post #100yearsagotoday! Three times in U.S. history, income taxes were made public. It was published from 1864-1870, then…🧵

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His first year in power, Hitler deployed more and more Nazi troops to German city streets. Berliners were surprised by the array of Nazi uniforms occupying their city. #hitlerhistory

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Aug. 11, 1925 — The federal budget director wanted say over running D.C. #100yearsagotoday. The District has been “neglected” and deserves more money for improvements as it becomes “an ideal residential city” and is “growing even faster than any other front-rank city”. #history

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August 8-9, 1925 — The nation’s capital was overwhelmed by the massive KKK march #100yearsagotoday. After D.C. mandated that the klansmen march unmasked, thousands lined the parade in civilian clothes, suspected sympathizers who left their robes at home, but cheered alongside.