Truckeroo is a monthly festival held June thru October at the corner of Half St. and M St., SE showcasing food trucks from the Washington, D.C. area. This month’s festival is tonight. Worth it.

Russell Brand on the riots [reason] Local drug dog keeps busy [18 lbs of coke] Meet the man with the hardest job in DC [hint: Metro] Best DC manicure [ever]

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Brad Dayspring is kind of a big deal [#dayspringfacts] Yeah, it just got cooler [breeze] Putin goes diving for three minutes and conveniently finds treasure [so lucky] 70 is the new 30 [local flavor] London Olympics logo fixed [NextRound]

Best of the Best Contest [Flacks, Reporters] Likely found in a Congressman’s pocket [mistress receipt] Jon Stewart defends Bachmann [video] Metro employees lash out [opening doors and new words] Given a Blackberry [against their will]

Sometimes in order to get attention, you need to fart on TV [Barney Frank edition] SWAT teams to help control deer [Fairfax hunting] Metro has a new social media manager [good luck] Eco-friendly designs [sugar and art] Best Foggy Bottom eateries [list]

It’s trivia night with Chris Cillizza at Cap Lounge. 7-9pm More info

Q and A is always more fun when it involves a nice glass of kool aid soda grape juice wine? [next question] Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Retirement Mark Iwry testified about retirement savings plans and consumer education. He said that an insufficient number of Americans were not contributing enough …

Sara Diaz is already over this week, Pete Snyder celebrated a birthday, some of us were promised ice cream, just relax and have a drink, Congress gets a slow clap, Lira goes FamousDC on the Early Show, this is how you serenade a Beluga Whale, McCotter in his kitchen, here’s …

It started as a joke among friends over Twitter, but it quickly gained momentum. [viral claps] Like a lot of people on Sunday afternoon, Baltimore-based software developer Chris Ashworth was frustrated with the way Congress had handled the important but often routine business of raising the nation’s borrowing limit. “When …

Amazing home for sale on Capitol Hill [gem] Obama turns 50 despite Republican opposition [failed attempt] Solar flares to hit Earth today [huh?] Apparently you can’t sell bongs at fairs [too bad]

McCain takes summer reading suggestions [recess begins] Bubba Smith [RIP] Here comes Strasburg [big return] How to drink at work during recess [picture] A cool scene as Obama pays for lunch at Good Stuff [VIDEO]

Dan Snyder refuses to back down. Dan Snyder Is Now Campaigning Against The Rights Of D.C. Residents To Govern Themselves Dan Snyder’s lawyers yesterday filed a brief in D.C. Superior Court as part of Snyder’s dumbass legal jihad against the Washington City Paper. Snyder’s lawsuit looks for all the world …

Take mercy on Mercy [save this pup] Nude man explains himself to police [we’ve all been there] Homeless man jumps WH fence [no longer homeless] The perfect reporter for the job [Amy Park] Matt Damon goes to school on reporter [wicked smart dude]

Raise the roof debt ceiling! This screen grab was taken moments before several Senators did chest bumps. [wild bunch] Screen grab provided by C-SPAN