Tornado watch issued until 9 p.m. for D.C. area; federal offices closing at 3 p.m.
Widespread severe storms — with the possibility of destructive winds and tornadoes — are expected to sweep through the D.C. area between 4 and 8 p.m.
What to know
The D.C. area faces an uncommonly severe thunderstorm threat Monday with the potential for damaging winds, tornadoes, hail, torrential rain and frequent lightning between 4 and 8 p.m. — with the Beltway area most at risk between 5 and 7:30 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a Level 4 out of 5 risk for severe storms for the first time in about a decade.https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/08/07/dc-weather-alert-severe-thunderstorms-wind/
Top librarian calls 'Marxist lesbian' tweet backlash 'regrettable'
GOP lawmakers in several states have called for defunding the American Library Association because of Emily Drabinski's identity and political beliefs.
Aug. 7, 2023, 6:00 AM EDT
By Tyler Kingkade
LOS ANGELES — Emily Drabinski took over as president of the American Library Association in July with plans to tackle the pressing issues facing her profession, such as shoring up funding and fighting a record number of book ban attempts nationwide.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/american-library-association-president-marxist-lesbian-rcna98254
pretty sure this is cancelled due to weather but don't see any official word
4:00 PM EDT
First Lady Jill Biden Hosts the Back to School Safely: Cybersecurity Summit
The White House
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaH9oJdbQZk
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The Most Dangerous Game
Publication date 1932
Usage Public Domain
RKO Radio Pictures
Ship wrecked Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea) crawls ashore on a mysterious island and finds his way to a creepy castle inhabited by a Russian Count named Zaroff (Leslie Banks).
There he meets the lovely Eve (Fay Wray) and her drunken brother Martin (Robert Armstrong), who were also ship wrecked.
It turns out that the "Game" of the title is the mad Count hunting down and killing human prey.
https://archive.org/details/TheMostDangerousGame