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They've been circling the District for two or three days now. These are the same ones that come out whenever there are protests, gatherings, events, or threats. So they're only out there when they suspect something bad afoot.

Today they're focusing on downtown very specifically. I am lucky enough to be right on one end of their flight path.

I really wish this was LA, but they don't chase people down with helicopters here. And there's no news choppers, because they're simply not allowed to fly. The Secret Service is paranoid like that.

Pixel keeps looking up at the sky as if to ask what the fuck that is.

Lets keep in mind that it's after dark. And this is Washington Fucking DC. So there are half a million people living in 64 square . And the cars... never... fucking... stop. I just rant this because I don't believe that they're using night vision or infrared. The only useful thing I can imagine them doing up there after dark is looking for highly concentrated radiation sources.

There's something to lull your kids to sleep at night with.

It's like trying to sleep with a 30 year old air conditioner running in your room.