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I *LOVE* SNOW! ❄☃️⛄❄ and this snowperson's silly grin shows that they feel exactly the same way... #snurlough (at Capitol Hill) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsmO9y6At34/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fwfhjqzneiny

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Lunch in my neighborhood comes with a policy checklist on the side... change congress: Done. change gun laws: Up Next. (at The Market Lunch) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqK3C-QAoQx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=eyd37y7y9hbn

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Belated posting: Flying over #lakevictoria during take-off on the first of my return flights KIS-NBO-AMS-IAD #travelgram #seenonmyflight #lookingdown #instatraveling #instaplane (at Kisumu International Airport)

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Crater lake in the mist. And a post-trek #virungabeer In the #virungamountains. #hikinginthemist #craterlake #mtbisoke #seenonmyhike #travelgram #volcano #landscapephotography #playhard #rwanda (at Volcanoes National Park)

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This City. with its immaculate streets, well-ordered chaos, and stunning hilly backdrop. This week I've tried picturing this as the setting for atrocities I've read and heard so much about. I cannot. And the subsequent reconciliation? If possible, even more elusive. While visiting the @kigali_memorial this afternoon, and hearing survivors explain, the latter almost began to make sense. Until I left. And once again, it's unimaginable. #NeverAgain (at Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre)

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Our new hell. Or, 2017 in short. @theeconomist #kalcartoons #2017 #tweeterinchief #twitterhell

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He looked at me like I was crazy, like a man who flew back to Nairobi and took his dog to a park, like someone who believed that Dadaab could be improved simply by writing about it.

"Bro," he said. "It's still the greatest country in the world."

Mohammed, to Kevin Sieff in Dadaab

https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/world/africa/2017-was-a-terrible-year-to-be-a-refugee-but-at-a-massive-camp-i-saw-hope/2017/12/26/4fd89af8-e0fc-11e7-b2e9-8c636f076c76_story.html

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Just a neighborhood tree on the hill trying to channel Charlie Brown's Christmas tree (at Southeast, Washington, D.C.)

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Not a traditional Christmas day meal... #avocadotoast #poachedegg #rye #crushedgarlic #heirloomtomatoes #nofilter #brunch #DCneedssnow #DC

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Just a couple of pitcher plants @usbotanicgarden. #nofilterneeded #nofilter #creepynature #awesomeplants #dcresidentsactingliketourists (at U.S. Botanic Garden)

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#lookingdown at @usbotanicgarden. #nofilter #natureneedsnofilter #dcresidentsactingliketourists (at U.S. Botanic Garden)

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Hidden amongst its leaves @usbotanicgarden. #nofilter #notarose #dcresidentsactingliketourists #feelingcultured #DC (at U.S. Botanic Garden)

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Playing tourist @folgerlibrary. #dcresidentsactingliketourists #lookingup #DC #feelingcultured #shakespeare #capitolhill (at Folger Shakespeare Library)

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The view from my desk as im stuck at home conducting a seemingly endless string of interviews with a series of candidates... #noleaves #itsofficiallywinter #atleasticanworkfromhome

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fantastic juxtaposition of israel and palestine

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statement from the Israeli Government Press Office sent to journalists by e-mail on Saturday

"Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza continue to attack Israel's civilian population. They have fired over 1,800 rockets at Israel's towns and cities, putting five million of our citizens – men, women and children – in bomb shelters. They have infiltrated Israel by sea and tunnel in an attempt to murder and kidnap Israelis. In response to these attacks and Hamas' repeated rejection of cease-fire proposals, the IDF began a ground operation in Gaza on Thursday night. The GPO is doing everything in its power to provide the foreign press with timely information and to facilitate access. Nevertheless, we wish to stress that Gaza and its vicinity are a battleground. Covering the hostilities exposes journalists to life-threatening danger (and involves risk to equipment). As part of Hamas' strategy of hiding behind the civilian population it has frequently exploited journalists as human shields, deliberately putting them at risk of injury or death. Israel is not in any way responsible for injury or damage that may occur as a result of field reporting. The GPO advises the members of the press to take every possible precaution. Journalists in need of assistance should contact the GPO to facilitate expedited passage from the Erez crossing. Be safe in your mission."

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In the short time that humans have lived in the year 2014, this is the second appliance-related rescue. A girl in the US got stuck in a washing machine while playing hide and seek, and firefighters had to use (the far more American) peanut butter before they were able to free her. In short, 2014 may be the year that the appliances finally win.

Naked Man Stuck in Washing Machine Freed Using Olive Oil | TIME.com