🌱 How did Oxon Hill’s CPAC cameo into tech’s “losers” list?

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• How did Oxon Hill’s CPAC cameo into tech’s “losers” list?

Also on today's calendar: The Gratitude Exchange: "Markets for Good" Family Holiday Market Fundraiser and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and breezy, with a high of 39 and low of 28 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly cloudy and cold, temps: high: 37, low: 29.
• Saturday: Some sun, then turning cloudy, with a high of 44 and low of 28 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tech's biggest losers of 2025 (engadget.com) — National Harbor in Oxon Hill gets a quick mention as the 2025 CPAC backdrop while Engadget runs through its annual list of tech’s biggest “losers,” from OpenAI’s safety controversies to Xbox’s price hikes and messy federal tech policy. It’s a broad, opinionated tech-year recap with only a passing local tie to Oxon Hill.
   

📸 Around Oxon Hill

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Oxon Hill

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• The Gratitude Exchange: "Markets for Good" Family Holiday Market Fundraiser
  Cowo & Créche, 2034 Eisenhower Ave, Alexandria
  11:00 am
• Old Town Alexandria Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show
  John Carlyle Square, 300 John Carlyle St, Alexandria
  11:00 am
• Toy Drive for Children in Need!
  Oxon Hill Branch Library, PGCMLS, 6200 Oxon Hill Rd, Oxon Hill
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Play and Grow: Ages 03
  Oxon Hill Branch Library - Small Meeting Room Oxon Hill - Small Meeting Room
  11:00 am
• Play and Grow: Ages 0–3
  6200 Oxon Hill Rd , Oxon Hill
  4:00 pm
• Holiday Shoppe
  Indian Queen Elementary Fort Washington, MD 20744
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• PlanNet Marketing Maryland Super Saturday
  Harborside Hotel , 6400 Oxon Hill Rd , Oxon Hill
  10:00 am
• Sew it Seams: Beginner and Intermediate Open Sewing Lab
  Oxon Hill Branch Library - Foundry Oxon Hill - Foundry
  11:00 am
• National Harbor Christmas Market and Holiday Craft Show - December 13-14th
  American Way Outdoor Park , 151 Waterfront St , Oxon Hill
  12:00 pm
• Legos: Winter building challenge -- winter village, festive trees, reindeer, snowman.....
  Oxon Hill Branch Library , PGCMLS , Oxon Hill
  1:30 pm
• Legos: Winter building challenge -- winter village, festive trees, reindeer, snowman.....
  Oxon Hill Branch Library Oxon Hill -
  1:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• ASO presents: Holiday Pops with Bowie State University Concert Choir
  Bowie State University , 14000 Jericho Park Rd , Bowie
  3:00 pm

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• Old Navy, Inc. posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate (Early Morning) - National Harbor in Oxon Hill. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Temple Hills

• DUI Arrest in Stafford County Highlights Incident Report (potomaclocal.com)

National Harbor

• Shop with a Cop event puts smiles on dozens of kid's faces in Prince George's County (dcnewsnow.com)
• After Ukraine, 'Moldova will be next' claims congressman at AOC 2025 (militaryembedded.com)
• Where to Encounter Santa Around DC During the Rest of the Holiday Season (kidfriendlydc.com)

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