#NATIONAL #DarthVader2016; 100 days until the election, can you make it?; Summer Vortex > Polar Vortex; Yelp trends: Chicken or the egg?; Nope nope nope nope; Could a Sharknado actually happen?; Type /ponystream into your gchat, just do it; Don’t just adopt a pet, adopt a best friend; there’s an out-of-control satellite …

#NATIONAL If you like Cheerios, you can’t sue General Mills; #BostonStrong; there’s a hellfire twin Earth out there; How did 4/20 happen?; tax preparers flip the bird at responsible Americans as filing costs go up; “WTF??” –Scandal fans; Happy Friday; spoilers everywhere; Congrats Chelsea; God bless America; RIP Gabriel Garcia …

#NATIONAL #MarchMadness; Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight went live; How’s your bracket going?; no Tesla for NJ; Prime hikes prices; Where is the plane – still; Russia’s new bases are a little close to home; Microsoft probably read your email; Harvard really?; Welcome, chicken from hell; this kid is asleep; #DISTRICT Welcome back, …

Red lines, Blurred lines, Drunk pick-up lines. Can we just enjoy this weekend? Officially time to say bye bye to white and hello to fall; Congrats girl, it’s a girl!; Read this right now, or die; Cheers to Jim Scuitto on the new CNN gig; FOOTBALL; Who spotted Gene Sperling …

Vermin Supreme was kind enough to show up to the ABC dining area last night, [look for the dude with the boot on his head] but does anyone know what he’s doing for breakfast? h/t @JordanFabian

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NFL Bar Watching Guide [FamousDC] Don Draper [sad] Black Pajamas [worthy adversary] Chipotle [Union Station]

Chris Frates is on Twitter, Kara Rowland is not a John Mayer fan, did you think things were quiet this weekend?,  so hot in herre, we welcome our new mice overlords, Obama is heading to the Gulf Coast, Is hilltern.com, Matt Zabel was on Target, figgity phat, eat before the …

We hope you enjoyed the holiday break. Photo by: John Shinkle

Bara Tunde is nerdy DC Famous, Rick Klein admitted that Ana Marie Cox could take him in arm-wrestling, McChrystal spent some time with Rolling Stone, don’t call me Liz!, it’s good to be the @HuffPostHill intern, hello John Wall, Abramoff delivers in 30 minutes or less, Go USA, we love …

World Cup Celebrations [Deadspin] Urban Couch Crashing [etiquette] Penn Ave Bike Lanes [of death] C-SPAN [geo-social] World Cup [fever]

The world is upside down [Jeopardy] Save Ron Burgundy [Facebook] Carrying a grudge [hugs] Loud talker [iMetro]

The WaPo can’t quit Rahm, David Broder will likely get a crappy Secret Santa gift, USA hockey still rules, Shannon Flaherty is heading back to the hill, Charlie Rangel has a little more free time now, Jay-Z lit up the White House, stare down, meet Josh Rogin, Obama’s cholesterol went …

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