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The 26,000 Guard troops from all 50 states had poured into DC by the planeload and busload last week. They were scattered around the city, helping to secure the Capitol, monuments, Metro entrances and a 'green zone' perimeter of central DC that was locked down for several days leading up to the inaugural ceremony.  … [Read more...] about 7,000 National Guard will stay in Washington DC until MARCH due to ‘threat of right-wing extremism’: Jill Biden thanks National Guard on Capitol Hill as 15,000 prepare to leave

Heavy machines have been crawling over roadways gouged into rocky mountainsides, tapping open holes for posts on US Bureau of Land Management property. Advocates in Texas'' Rio Grande Valley, the busiest area for illegal crossings, and near Nogales, Arizona, saw idle construction equipment Thursday. … [Read more...] about Joe Biden halts border wall building after Trump’s final surge

Congressman Madison Cawthorn posted to Instagram: 'I just visited the soldiers who have been abandoned & insulted by our leaders. I brought them pizza and told them that they can sleep in my office. No soldier will ever, ever sleep on a garage floor in the US Capitol while I work in Congress Our Troops deserve better.'  … [Read more...] about ‘We’ll stock up on snacks for you all too!’ AOC offers to allow National Guard soldiers to use her Capitol Hill office for breaks ‘and even a NAP on the couch’ after thousands of service members were forced to spend down time in parking lot

Another tried-and-tested technique is to make what's known as a 'fear ladder'. On a blank page, write a list of situations involving the thing you're scared of, then give each a score out of ten. … [Read more...] about How can I get over my needle phobia? BECKY MCCALL is so scared of jabs they make her faint – and that’s surprisingly common