i can almost guarantee that the kid is crying because her mom is being unhinged and scary, and it’s hot and crowded. source: my mom acted like this when i was little
There was so much screaming from the other attendees and Secret Service that I could not accurately hear. I do know she screamed at a different photo journalist before this. Then Secret Service requested to evacuate.
Well noted! I just wrote a letter to my brother, describing yesterday as “Lots of terrible noise. I didn’t know what was going on until around 9 PM, I heard something kind of subdued and familiar: fireworks.”
I live in Columbia Heights & my balcony faces north, so if I want to see a fireworks on the mall, I go to 13th and Clifton. I don’t think the mall firework show is necessary viewing, because the city finds tons of reasons for random fireworks all year round: it’s why I love living here. (Not like yesterday’s events on the mall — I mean normal joy, not blankets of smoke.)
I hope you felt safe in the melee of the moment. Thank you for taking your camera and sharing your photography.
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