My week with the AI populists: A DC report - by Jasmine Sun
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🌻 my week with the AI populists a Washington DC scene report Jasmine Sun Feb 11, 2026 545 80 123 Share The SFO-DCA flight was not supposed to exist. Per the DCA Perimeter Rule, established in 1966, nonstop flights are generally limited to 1,250 miles from Washington. Meanwhile, San Francisco is 2,442 miles away, nearly twice the permitted boundary. But Nancy Pelosi—our lord and savior—lobbied then-DOT-head Pete Buttigieg for an exemption via the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024. The Airport Authority balked: citing noise, pollution, congestion, and other decel concerns. But their cries fell on
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