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Michelle Chappell she/her
@michellechap76.bsky.social
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Co-chair, Congress Working Group @freedcproject.bsky.social
Legislative Lead, DC @momsdemand.bsky.social
Lawyer turned Field Organizer
survivor 🧡 DC Statehood 🗳️ reproductive freedom ⚧️ knitting 🧶 Spirit ⚽️
All opinions my own; facts are facts
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Photo of Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George speaking at a Free DC press conference on the House Triangle, surrounded by DC residents, DC elected, and Free DC signs
December 1, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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As the daughter of an army vet and a disenfranchised American, I am fired up to speak at this rally tomorrow! #FreeDC
Announcement: Washington DC, in front of Union Station November 11, 12-2pm Vets Say No War on Our Cities No cuts * No occupation * No ICE vetssayno.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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#FreeDC #FamiliesNotFeds
November 6, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Collaborators at the Petworth metro/bus stop today. MPD has repeatedly denied being there with federal agents #FreeDC
MPD car, Metro transit police car, and officers at the Petworth metro stop today. They were collaborating with federal agents on a "fare evasion surge"
October 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
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Today I showed up with #FreeDC at the Mayor’s statehood commission. This was the first meeting of the commission in over two years, despite their mandate to meet twice a year. If the public does not hold our leaders accountable, then there is no accountability.
October 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
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A tweet from Donald Trump Jr. of a picture of a hammer and a pair of tighty-wighties with the caption "Got my Paul Pelosi Halloween costume ready."
October 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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Yesterday morning in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of DC
Half a dozen armed, masked men watch a mother and daughter walking to school.
August 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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The dissonance in DC, a story in two skeets
August 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Spotted on a WMATA bus this morning. Since when do Capitol Police dress for battle?? #FreeDC
Side of bus with large text “BE ONE OF US” and smaller text “Capitol Police hiring immediately starting at $83,362” Close up of bus with picture of Capitol Police officer in tactical gear, carrying what looks like a semiautomatic rifle
August 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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"Elderly white hippies"
photo credit @maustermuhle.bsky.social
Multicultural crowd at Free DC rally
August 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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#FreeDC
August 18, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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The Free Spirits! #FreeDC
August 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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#FreeDC
Screen shot of Twitter post showing delivery driver being arrested by federal agents on 14th st in DC
August 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is
Four girls holding hands, walking on a sidewalk through a wooded area near Rock Creek Park
August 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Join Campaign Orientation Tomorrow - We will hold two Campaign Orientations tomorrow at 10am online and 6pm in person. - The 6pm Orientation will include a Cop Watch training. - Register for either session at FreeDCProject.org/events
August 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Starting tonight: GET LOUD - Silence is compliance, so we need to get loud. - Starting tonight and every night of this occupation, go outside at 8:00pm and bang pots and pans, sing, chant, or make noise for five minutes. - When your neighbors come out and ask what’s going on, talk with them about what’s happening. - Post your noisemaking to social media. Invite friends to come and join you.
August 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Starting tonight: GET VISIBLE - We want your help making the demand for a #FreeDC visible everywhere. - Make signs, posters, banners, and flags and put them in your window, on your home, or anywhere else they will be seen. - Wear Free DC t-shirts, pins, buttons, or patches everywhere you go. If you don’t have these, make some for you and your neighbors.
August 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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First, remember what works. In our Campaign Orientations we go over strategies that have worked for other movements throughout history. Those strategies are: - Do not obey in advance - Prioritize joy - Take up space - Be in solidarity - Organize Those are still our guiding principles.
August 11, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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#FreeDC
August 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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#FreeDC
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Free DC! DC IS OUR HOME. TRUMP CAN’T HAVE IT. PRESS CONFERENCE & RALLY MONDAY AUGUST 11, 2025 @ 10 AM 815 16TH ST NW bit.ly/free-dc-our-home
August 10, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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August 10, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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#FreeDC #DCStatehoodNow
July 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Had a chat with Rep. Steny Hoyer after today’s markup in the appropriations subcommittee that oversees DC. This appropriations bill has an unprecedented 16 anti-DC riders in it, including concealed carry reciprocity 🤬 #FreeDC
July 22, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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"deep disillusionment"
upside down American flag
June 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Moving my annual recommendation of On Juneteenth to BlueSky this year. Juneteenth is Black history, it’s Texas history, it’s American history. Every American should learn about it.
On the beach, hand holding a book titled On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
June 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM