Olivia Rodrigo is in DC, Free Britney Rally, New Name for the Washington Football Team

A bunch of celebrities are coming to DC. Dave Chappelle will be at the Kennedy Center on August 1 premiering his yet to be named documentary.

Olivia Rodrigo will be at the White House today meeting with President Joe Biden and Dr Anthony Fauci. They’ll also record some videos to help vaccination efforts of young people.

Britney Spears returns to court today and there are rallys all around the world to support her including in DC, today the Free Britney rally will be at the Lincoln Memorial at 2 pm.  

Black nerds, or "Blerds” are coming to Arlington, VA this weekend for the 4th Annual Blerdcon celebrating black characters in  comic book, anime, as well as cosplay fans.

Last night Max Scherzer became the sixth pitcher in history to start at least 4 All Star Games. American League won 5-2 and the Nats return on Friday for a six game homestand. 

Washington Redwolves? The Hog Haven Blog is reporting a potential new name for the Washington Football Team based on an Easter Egg found in a recent promotional video.  

If you want to live forever don’t carve your name in sandstone.
— Tommy McFLY

Tommy dives into his Monument Minute on the history of John Marshall, a Representative from Virginia who became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and led the Washington Monument efforts. In the 1830’s groups from around the world sent tribute stones to the Monument project, but Marshall's didn’t stand the test of time.  Lesson Learned:  “If you want to live forever don’t carve your name in sandstone.”

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