Karen Cunningham
@kcunningham.bsky.social
Nonprofit leader working to end homelessness (personal account—opinions are my own), lawyer, proud DC resident, dog lover, scuba diver, lapsed city cyclist, Michigan fan.
And here’s her article, which I haven’t read yet, but am eager to.
I've covered race for two decades. I knew the 2nd Trump Admin would be dangerous for civil rights. Yet the collapse of the federal civil rights architecture and national will to address racial inequality and work on integration is stunning. Here's my latest. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/m...
How Trump Upended 60 Years of Civil Rights in Two Months
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October 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
And here’s her article, which I haven’t read yet, but am eager to.
This is a must listen from The Daily of @nytimes.com and guest the brilliant @nhannahjones.bsky.social #civilrights #dei #thenadir
October 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This is a must listen from The Daily of @nytimes.com and guest the brilliant @nhannahjones.bsky.social #civilrights #dei #thenadir
This story beautifully conveys the pain and terror in our city right now as well as the many meaningful ways DC residents are standing up for our neighbors being targeted by ICE. #freedc
With cellphone cameras and tip lines, D.C. residents find small ways to fight ICE
How neighbors and school communities are organizing against the immigration crackdown.
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August 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
This story beautifully conveys the pain and terror in our city right now as well as the many meaningful ways DC residents are standing up for our neighbors being targeted by ICE. #freedc
Reposted by Karen Cunningham
This is an agency Mayor Bowser welcomes into DC
🚨Border Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time.
When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
August 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
This is an agency Mayor Bowser welcomes into DC
We all need more Tuffys in our lives. 😍😍😍
This is Tuffy. He is the only example of taking up the whole sidewalk that is not only justifiable, but encouraged. 14/10 (IG: mypittuffy)
August 22, 2025 at 3:01 AM
We all need more Tuffys in our lives. 😍😍😍
Excellent explainer from @maustermuhle.bsky.social and @51st.news about what the National Guard is doing in DC right now and the legal and political issues surrounding it. #freedc
What’s going on with the National Guard in D.C.?
Their presence so far has been limited, but with growing numbers that could change.
51st.news
August 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Excellent explainer from @maustermuhle.bsky.social and @51st.news about what the National Guard is doing in DC right now and the legal and political issues surrounding it. #freedc
Civil Rights Attorneys, this is a great opportunity to work with an esteemed organization on urgent protection for unhoused people in DC in the wake of Trump's encampment clearings and aggressive law enforcement. #civilrights #dc #freedc
Temporary Civil Rights Attorney – The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
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August 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Civil Rights Attorneys, this is a great opportunity to work with an esteemed organization on urgent protection for unhoused people in DC in the wake of Trump's encampment clearings and aggressive law enforcement. #civilrights #dc #freedc
Was hoping he would do this. #freedc
NEWS: @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social is suing the Trump administration in federal court over a recent move to take day to day control of MPD. The lawsuit calls the move the “gravest threat to Home Rule that the District has ever faced.”
August 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Was hoping he would do this. #freedc
Quick legal opinion from DC’s AG calling Bondi’s EO illegal. The feds cannot take control of MPD, the Chief does not report to them, and they cannot invalidate MPD orders or direct MPD on enforcement of local laws.
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August 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Quick legal opinion from DC’s AG calling Bondi’s EO illegal. The feds cannot take control of MPD, the Chief does not report to them, and they cannot invalidate MPD orders or direct MPD on enforcement of local laws.
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The latest on the feds attempt to take over law enforcement on DC and move aggressively against undocumented immigrants andi houses people. x.com/chadgilmarti...
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August 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The latest on the feds attempt to take over law enforcement on DC and move aggressively against undocumented immigrants andi houses people. x.com/chadgilmarti...
Send some love to any homeless services workers and advocates you know in DC right now. They are all working so hard to prevent the forced displacement, arrest, or civil commitment of hundreds of people with very little time and too few resources to do it. #dc #homelessness #housing #streetoutreach
August 15, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Send some love to any homeless services workers and advocates you know in DC right now. They are all working so hard to prevent the forced displacement, arrest, or civil commitment of hundreds of people with very little time and too few resources to do it. #dc #homelessness #housing #streetoutreach
Helpful FAQ re the rights of people living outdoors from the DC AG.
DMHHS and DHS have worked to expand the number of beds available.
If you see someone that needs shelter tonight, please call the shelter hotline at (202) 399-7093 or 311.
Here is also a helpful FAQ & resources from the DC Attorney General: oag.dc.gov/release/freq...
If you see someone that needs shelter tonight, please call the shelter hotline at (202) 399-7093 or 311.
Here is also a helpful FAQ & resources from the DC Attorney General: oag.dc.gov/release/freq...
Frequently Asked Questions: Individuals in Homeless Encampments in DC
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August 15, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Helpful FAQ re the rights of people living outdoors from the DC AG.
Reposted by Karen Cunningham
“I said no immediately because it’s like signing up for the Gestapo,” the Guard source said.
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LEAK: Trump's DC Deployment Order
Read the National Guard order sending troops to our nation's capital
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August 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
“I said no immediately because it’s like signing up for the Gestapo,” the Guard source said.
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Reposted by Karen Cunningham
NEW — Video taken by a witness and shared with me tonight from DC’s Trinidad neighborhood shows FBI and Secret Service agents patrolling by foot and peering into cars with flashlights.
(Per witness, residents made fun of agents, saying they can't get women and that's why they were doing this lol)
(Per witness, residents made fun of agents, saying they can't get women and that's why they were doing this lol)
August 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
NEW — Video taken by a witness and shared with me tonight from DC’s Trinidad neighborhood shows FBI and Secret Service agents patrolling by foot and peering into cars with flashlights.
(Per witness, residents made fun of agents, saying they can't get women and that's why they were doing this lol)
(Per witness, residents made fun of agents, saying they can't get women and that's why they were doing this lol)
Be safe DC!
PRINT. SHARE. WHEATPASTE. STAPLE ON A COP CAR.
Sharing some flyers that were sent to me about the feds in DC:
August 12, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Be safe DC!
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It is outrageously unjust for renters to be deprived of water due to their landlord’s negligence.
A 🧵 on 🚰 : For years, @dcwater.bsky.social rarely shut off water at residential buildings for unpaid bills. Why? Because it would impact many tenants, and many buildings have a single water meter in the name of the owner. This spring, the policy changed.
July 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
It is outrageously unjust for renters to be deprived of water due to their landlord’s negligence.
Unless the police have a lot of intel about something nefarious being planned around this ICE protest in CoHi, which I highly doubt, the police presence looks extremely excessive.
June 10, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Unless the police have a lot of intel about something nefarious being planned around this ICE protest in CoHi, which I highly doubt, the police presence looks extremely excessive.
The ICE protesters in CoHi are a few dozen in number and totally peaceful, just standing and listening to speakers. With DC’s budget situation and the social safety net cuts happening here, I’m stunned to see this level of investment in police presence for this.
June 10, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The ICE protesters in CoHi are a few dozen in number and totally peaceful, just standing and listening to speakers. With DC’s budget situation and the social safety net cuts happening here, I’m stunned to see this level of investment in police presence for this.
It appears that there are more police than protesters for the anti-ICE protest in Columbia Heights. It is ridiculous. Multiple units up and down 14th street and on the side streets north and south of the plaza on top of a dozen or more in and around the plaza itself.
June 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
It appears that there are more police than protesters for the anti-ICE protest in Columbia Heights. It is ridiculous. Multiple units up and down 14th street and on the side streets north and south of the plaza on top of a dozen or more in and around the plaza itself.
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We contributed to this collaborative series that covered the opioid epidemic's devastating impacts on a generation of older Black men across America.
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How Drug Overdose Deaths Have Plagued One Generation of Black Men for Decades
In dozens of cities, the recent rise of fentanyl has put older Black men in particular jeopardy.
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May 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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This isn't good, but it is a lot better than 1.1B in cuts. Still, the House needs to fix it.
#BreakingNews - DC Mayor Muriel Bowser - using an obscure budget law provision - intends to reduce a looming $1.1 billion cut imposed by Congress by legally increasing city spending 6% ($679 million) and cutting spending by $410 million. Details to council next few weeks.
April 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This isn't good, but it is a lot better than 1.1B in cuts. Still, the House needs to fix it.
Federal judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from access to Treasury Department material
February 8, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Federal judge blocks Musk’s DOGE from access to Treasury Department material
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NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
January 27, 2025 at 11:04 PM
NEW — OMB temporarily pauses all agency grants and loans programs.
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Per copy of memo: "The use of Federal resources to advance Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies is a waste of taxpayer dollars that does not improve the day-to-day lives of those we serve."
Does anyone know what this means for HUD funding? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... #homelessness #housing
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
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January 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Does anyone know what this means for HUD funding? www.washingtonpost.com/business/202... #homelessness #housing