White House placed on lockdown over unattended package

[jpak]

Source: The Hill


The White House was placed on lockdown on Tuesday due to an unattended package, the Secret Service said.

Agents cleared the White House's North Lawn about 1:15 p.m. and sent journalists and construction workers on the grounds into the West Wing.


Lafayette Square, across Pennsylvania Avenue from the White House, was also closed to pedestrians.

The Secret Service said it was investigating an unattended package near the north fence.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/347500-white-house-placed-on-apparent-lockdown

[Bradshaw3]

1. It was a pair of eclipse glasses

[SharonClark]

14. snort

[Scarsdale]

2. Maybe it was just

one of those two daily folders of "Good News" for little Two Scoops? Could it be that Spicer or Rancid misses collecting good news about the orange SOB?

[Javaman]

3. a beautiful beautiful chocolate cake. nt

[Va Lefty]

4. It was Mexico's first payment for the Wall

[titaniumsalute]

5. Maybe Putin delivered Trump's balls in a small box

[BumRushDaShow]

6. It was a mail order delivery for Drumpf of

this -

[murielm99]

7. The construction of that hood

is interesting.

Where did you get the picture?

[BumRushDaShow]

19. From the Smithsonian Institute - Postal Museum

It was part of an exhibit - "Freedom Just Around The Corner". The catalog is here - https://postalmuseum.si.edu/freedom/FreedomJustAroundTheCorner_ExhibitCatalog.pdf

The image caption is -

(pg 51)

Ku Klux Klan hood and mask
c. 1990
LOAN FROM THE SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER COLLECTION OF REGALIA DONATED BY FORMER KLAN MEMBERS

Former slaves hoping to enjoy new-found freedom were soon
confronted by whites trying to maintain their supremacy. The KKK
began as a society of Confederate veterans that used terrorism to
intimidate freedmen. Its most recognizable symbol—the pointed
hood and mask—did not become common until the 1920s, however.

(pg 52)

Most U.S. postmasters were not issued standard devices
for canceling stamps until the 1890s. Prior to that, they
were purchased from vendors or homemade. A number of
hand-carved KKK-themed cancels were used by the post
office at Union Mills, Pennsylvania in 1870. They serve
as a reminder that the Klan had adherents in the north as
well as the south.

[leftofcool]

8. Nazi flag left by supporters?

[elleng]

9. THIS

[Orrex]

10. I'm sure that Trump's package has been unattended for a very long time.

[LudwigPastorius]

11. Did the Dark Lord Bannon UPS a horse's head to Trump? n/t

[Equinox Moon]

12. It's a box of toys

[BamaRefugee]

13. It's Bannon's skidmarked underwear that he kept in a drawer

[hurple]

15. Fogotten

Pre-Order of last season's Walking Dead Blu-Ray set?

Mine arrived today, too.

[louis-t]

16. Care package for Secret Service.

Until their next pay check, if it ever comes. In other news, drumpf said today "We've paid the secret service enough. I'm glad they're out of money, our budget is too high anyway."

[torius]

17. His eclipse glasses? n/t

[BHDem53]

18. KFC

[sarcasmo]

20. Louis Linton sent a box of Gucci for Melania.