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NEWS: The D.C. Council has rejected a bill that would have delayed the rollout of ranked-choice voting next year, both for the June primary and November general. RCV is now a go.
Only votes for the bill came from Bonds, Felder, McDuffie, Mendelson, and Trayon White.
Only votes for the bill came from Bonds, Felder, McDuffie, Mendelson, and Trayon White.
December 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
NEWS: The D.C. Council has rejected a bill that would have delayed the rollout of ranked-choice voting next year, both for the June primary and November general. RCV is now a go.
Only votes for the bill came from Bonds, Felder, McDuffie, Mendelson, and Trayon White.
Only votes for the bill came from Bonds, Felder, McDuffie, Mendelson, and Trayon White.
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NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
NEW: ICE has finally released post-shutdown detention data. The latest data reveals that a full 40%(!) of people arrested in the interior and held in ICE detention have no criminal record; no criminal charges or prior convictions. That is up from just 4% when Trump took office.
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Only two nations in the world use cash bail: the Philippines and the United States.
DC eliminated cash bail more than 30 years ago because it's wrong to have one system of justice if you're rich and another if you're poor.
House Dems, DC is watching your votes on H.R. 5214.
DC eliminated cash bail more than 30 years ago because it's wrong to have one system of justice if you're rich and another if you're poor.
House Dems, DC is watching your votes on H.R. 5214.
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Only two nations in the world use cash bail: the Philippines and the United States.
DC eliminated cash bail more than 30 years ago because it's wrong to have one system of justice if you're rich and another if you're poor.
House Dems, DC is watching your votes on H.R. 5214.
DC eliminated cash bail more than 30 years ago because it's wrong to have one system of justice if you're rich and another if you're poor.
House Dems, DC is watching your votes on H.R. 5214.
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“I heard banging and I thought it was a roommate cooking. Then I heard yelling.
Suddenly there were half a dozen US Marshals, US Park Police, ICE, and DC police as well, pointing guns at me.
National Guard was providing a perimeter.”
Suddenly there were half a dozen US Marshals, US Park Police, ICE, and DC police as well, pointing guns at me.
National Guard was providing a perimeter.”
SCOOP: Latino Tenants Told to Vacate After Georgetown ICE Raid
Witnesses describe multi-agency sweep at Wisconsin & O St. NW; 10–12 taken; Latino units “tossed;” ammunition left in the hallway, and tenants told to vacate.
migrantinsider.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“I heard banging and I thought it was a roommate cooking. Then I heard yelling.
Suddenly there were half a dozen US Marshals, US Park Police, ICE, and DC police as well, pointing guns at me.
National Guard was providing a perimeter.”
Suddenly there were half a dozen US Marshals, US Park Police, ICE, and DC police as well, pointing guns at me.
National Guard was providing a perimeter.”
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No one should ever have to go hungry. If you or someone you know needs food assistance during the federal government shutdown, check out LinkU — an easy-to-use DC Health website that will help you find food, health care, and housing resources available across the DMV.
LinkU by findhelp - Search and Connect to Social Care
Find social services that serve your area, anywhere in the US
linkudmv.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
No one should ever have to go hungry. If you or someone you know needs food assistance during the federal government shutdown, check out LinkU — an easy-to-use DC Health website that will help you find food, health care, and housing resources available across the DMV.
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🚨House Republicans are preparing to markup FOURTEEN bills on DC issues. They include criminalizing homelessness (fine up $500 or 30 days in jail for “camping”), lowering the age for juveniles to be charged as adults to 14, & more.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
House GOP weighing bills to remove elected D.C. AG, overhaul justice policies
The bills could shepherd in some of the most intense interventions in the city’s justice system since the federal government took over the local courts in the 1990s.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:45 AM
🚨House Republicans are preparing to markup FOURTEEN bills on DC issues. They include criminalizing homelessness (fine up $500 or 30 days in jail for “camping”), lowering the age for juveniles to be charged as adults to 14, & more.
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
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Breaking NYT:
Federal prosecutors were unable to secure a felony assault indictment against the man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Federal prosecutors were unable to secure a felony assault indictment against the man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Breaking NYT:
Federal prosecutors were unable to secure a felony assault indictment against the man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Federal prosecutors were unable to secure a felony assault indictment against the man who threw a sandwich at a federal agent on the streets of Washington this month, according to two people familiar with the matter. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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BREAKING: National Guard troops in D.C. to begin carrying weapons tonight, including rifles, a Defense Department official said.
National Guard troops in DC to begin carrying firearms
A majority of the National Guard troops deployed to DC as part of President Trump's crime crackdown will now carry M17 pistols.
nbcnews.to
August 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
BREAKING: National Guard troops in D.C. to begin carrying weapons tonight, including rifles, a Defense Department official said.
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Best Practices for Bystanders and ICE Watch! #WeKeepUsSafe
August 18, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Best Practices for Bystanders and ICE Watch! #WeKeepUsSafe
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser just reacted to the growing deployment of ICE officers as part of the federal police surge into D.C. "The focus should be on violent crime," she said of the surge. "If this is really about immigration enforcement, I think the administration should make that plain."
August 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser just reacted to the growing deployment of ICE officers as part of the federal police surge into D.C. "The focus should be on violent crime," she said of the surge. "If this is really about immigration enforcement, I think the administration should make that plain."
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🚨 ALERT🚨 DC Police (MPD) has announced that they will start collaborating with ICE at traffic checkpoints. What does this mean 👉🏽
August 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🚨 ALERT🚨 DC Police (MPD) has announced that they will start collaborating with ICE at traffic checkpoints. What does this mean 👉🏽
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IF YOU SEE AN ENCAMPMENT BEING CLEARED TONIGHT
DM us location & what details you have (what police, how many, movements, vehicles)
If you see someone being detained get as much info as possible:
- legal name
- DOB
- emergency contact/case worker
- where they are being taken (precinct or hospital)
DM us location & what details you have (what police, how many, movements, vehicles)
If you see someone being detained get as much info as possible:
- legal name
- DOB
- emergency contact/case worker
- where they are being taken (precinct or hospital)
August 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
IF YOU SEE AN ENCAMPMENT BEING CLEARED TONIGHT
DM us location & what details you have (what police, how many, movements, vehicles)
If you see someone being detained get as much info as possible:
- legal name
- DOB
- emergency contact/case worker
- where they are being taken (precinct or hospital)
DM us location & what details you have (what police, how many, movements, vehicles)
If you see someone being detained get as much info as possible:
- legal name
- DOB
- emergency contact/case worker
- where they are being taken (precinct or hospital)
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TUESDAY: Join us for a youth-centered Know Your Rights training.
You’ll get guidance for street encounters, strategies to protect and uplift Black youth, and tools to push back against harmful “crime wave” narratives.
Register: bit.ly/free-dc-youth-rights
You’ll get guidance for street encounters, strategies to protect and uplift Black youth, and tools to push back against harmful “crime wave” narratives.
Register: bit.ly/free-dc-youth-rights
August 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
TUESDAY: Join us for a youth-centered Know Your Rights training.
You’ll get guidance for street encounters, strategies to protect and uplift Black youth, and tools to push back against harmful “crime wave” narratives.
Register: bit.ly/free-dc-youth-rights
You’ll get guidance for street encounters, strategies to protect and uplift Black youth, and tools to push back against harmful “crime wave” narratives.
Register: bit.ly/free-dc-youth-rights
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"G says the worst thing he does is drugs, and he would willingly go to jail if Trump went with him."
the analysis in here from people living in encampments is more incisive and direct than a lot of the coverage from national media streetsensemedia.org/article/home...
Donald Trump threatens to clear encampments in D.C.
With D.C.’s MPD now under federal control and the National Guard coming to D.C., the fate of people in encampments remains up in the air.
streetsensemedia.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
"G says the worst thing he does is drugs, and he would willingly go to jail if Trump went with him."
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If you're a Washingtonian and you have not yet attended a @freedcproject.bsky.social campaign orientation training, THIS IS THE TIME. They're offering an emergency intro training TOMORROW - register and spread the word: freedcproject.org/event-list/r...
Campaign Orientation (Virtual) — Free DC
Trump has expressed interest in taking over DC for months. Now, he is trying to make it possible. A moment like this is the reason why Free DC was founded. We are setting out to build the cultural ...
freedcproject.org
August 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
If you're a Washingtonian and you have not yet attended a @freedcproject.bsky.social campaign orientation training, THIS IS THE TIME. They're offering an emergency intro training TOMORROW - register and spread the word: freedcproject.org/event-list/r...
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DC, hope to see you tomorrow at the @freedcproject.bsky.social rally standing up for the rights and autonomy of all DC residents!
August 10, 2025 at 6:45 PM
DC, hope to see you tomorrow at the @freedcproject.bsky.social rally standing up for the rights and autonomy of all DC residents!
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We are up & monitoring the situation again tonight.
Call the migrant solidarity hotline to report activity, we have folks otg ready to support.
If you see someone being detained, get name, date of birth, & where they are being taken if able.
Be safe, fuck the feds, free dc.
Call the migrant solidarity hotline to report activity, we have folks otg ready to support.
If you see someone being detained, get name, date of birth, & where they are being taken if able.
Be safe, fuck the feds, free dc.
🚨 ALERT: Increased federal police presence (including ICE) is expected in Washington, DC.
🗓️ Aug 8 - 16
☎️ Call 202-335-1183 to report activity
🗓️ Aug 8 - 16
☎️ Call 202-335-1183 to report activity
August 10, 2025 at 2:15 AM
We are up & monitoring the situation again tonight.
Call the migrant solidarity hotline to report activity, we have folks otg ready to support.
If you see someone being detained, get name, date of birth, & where they are being taken if able.
Be safe, fuck the feds, free dc.
Call the migrant solidarity hotline to report activity, we have folks otg ready to support.
If you see someone being detained, get name, date of birth, & where they are being taken if able.
Be safe, fuck the feds, free dc.
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It's important to be angry about this and to also recognize that federal law enforcement is consistently used against DC residents. Figuring out whether the cop detaining you is Park Police, ICE, or MPD is a dangerous game many people have to continually play.
Breaking: Federal law enforcement officers will patrol the streets of Washington, D.C., for the next seven days, the White House announced on Thursday.
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
thehill.com
August 8, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It's important to be angry about this and to also recognize that federal law enforcement is consistently used against DC residents. Figuring out whether the cop detaining you is Park Police, ICE, or MPD is a dangerous game many people have to continually play.
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URGENT: DC to clear many homeless encampments tonight (Thur, Aug 7th). Please spread widely and share with media.
My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.
My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.
August 8, 2025 at 1:36 AM
URGENT: DC to clear many homeless encampments tonight (Thur, Aug 7th). Please spread widely and share with media.
My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.
My hunch is that this is @MayorBowser working with @realDonaldTrump , but I cannot confirm that yet.
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I will say it again... And add that violent crime is down an additional 26% in DC this year so far compared to 2024.
mpdc.dc.gov/dailycrime
mpdc.dc.gov/dailycrime
August 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
I will say it again... And add that violent crime is down an additional 26% in DC this year so far compared to 2024.
mpdc.dc.gov/dailycrime
mpdc.dc.gov/dailycrime
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Now through this weekend, I'll donate $1 to @51st.news for each:
- person who reposts this post
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And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
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We know there's a ways to go, but with less than half left to raise...we could reach it easy peasy if each person who donated asked one friend to give too. givebutter.com/SsQ8CG
We know there's a ways to go, but with less than half left to raise...we could reach it easy peasy if each person who donated asked one friend to give too. givebutter.com/SsQ8CG
Time to Grow The 51st
Help us hire Christina and Martin Full-Time!
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August 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Now through this weekend, I'll donate $1 to @51st.news for each:
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get
And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
- person who reposts this post
- new follower @51st.news ws gets
- new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets
- new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets
- new follower I get
And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1.
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DC folks, turn your anger into action and sign up to learn your responsibilities as a juror #FreeDC
freedcproject.org/event-list/j...
freedcproject.org/event-list/j...
August 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
DC folks, turn your anger into action and sign up to learn your responsibilities as a juror #FreeDC
freedcproject.org/event-list/j...
freedcproject.org/event-list/j...
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The Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing to consider Jeanine Pirro and other Trump nominees violated the rules for debate so blatantly that all the Democrat members walked out.
July 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Senate Judiciary Committee’s hearing to consider Jeanine Pirro and other Trump nominees violated the rules for debate so blatantly that all the Democrat members walked out.
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Jeanine Pirro's consistently fraudulent and inflammatory claims are detached from reality. She should have no power in DC’s justice system.
We're calling on the Senate reject her nomination as the next U.S. Attorney for DC. freedcproject.org/pirro
We're calling on the Senate reject her nomination as the next U.S. Attorney for DC. freedcproject.org/pirro
July 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Jeanine Pirro's consistently fraudulent and inflammatory claims are detached from reality. She should have no power in DC’s justice system.
We're calling on the Senate reject her nomination as the next U.S. Attorney for DC. freedcproject.org/pirro
We're calling on the Senate reject her nomination as the next U.S. Attorney for DC. freedcproject.org/pirro