You know why I posted this

http://architectofthecapital.org/posts/2016/10/1/watergate-exxon

Civics refresher

Without further comment...

http://yalerecord.org/2016/09/20/you-dumb-motherfuckers-by-james-madison/

An army of map-makers | 1843

https://www.1843magazine.com/culture/the-daily/an-army-of-mapmakers

H/T LD

How Federal Employees Dress - The Atlantic

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/09/a-style-guide-for-the-federal-employee/501431/?utm_source=atlfb

Wait, we have ruins here?

(Sarcasm,  people, just sarcasm)

https://priceonomics.com/why-do-tourists-visit-ancient-ruins-everywhere/

A Playground with a Tank and a Plane?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/remember-that-time-uncle-sam-gave-dc-kids-a-tank-and-jet-airplanes-to-play-on/2016/09/03/99a5ff80-7074-11e6-9705-23e51a2f424d_story.html

Crewmember of suspected trafficking vessel dies after interdiction by U.S. Coast Guard

http://coastguardnews.com/crewmember-of-suspected-trafficking-vessel-dies-after-interdiction-by-u-s-coast-guard/2016/09/02/