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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 7d

Spotify is running recruitment ads for ICE.

A platform built to connect creators and listeners is helping an authoritarian regime build up its secret police force.

But we’re not going to idly accept that. We’re going to make Spotify listen: indivisible.org/cancel-spoti... #CancelSpotify

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · 11d

Just ordered 25 kazoos and sheet music

Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 13d

The DC ACLU is suing on behalf of a man who was arrested by a National Guardsman and MPD officers for playing the Imperial March (from Star Wars) as an act of protest. www.acludc.org/app/uploads/...

Ohio National Guard member Sgt. Devon Beck was not amused by this satire. On
September 11, 2025, Mr. O’Hara saw Sgt. Beck, along with several other Guard members, walking
in uniform in the Logan Circle neighborhood, near the intersection of 14th and R Streets NW. Mr.
O’Hara calmly walked behind the Guard members, began playing The Imperial March aloud on
his phone, and started recording. In less than two minutes, Sgt. Beck turned around and threatened
to call D.C. police officers to “handle” Mr. O’Hara if he persisted. Mr. O’Hara continued recording
and playing the music. Sgt. Beck contacted the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Defendant
MPD Officers Brown, Campbell, Reyes-Benigno, and Lopez Martinez came to the scene and, in
essence, did what Sgt. Beck had threatened, putting Mr. O’Hara in handcuffs and preventing him
from continuing his peaceful protest.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 13d

The DC ACLU is suing on behalf of a man who was arrested by a National Guardsman and MPD officers for playing the Imperial March (from Star Wars) as an act of protest. www.acludc.org/app/uploads/...

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · 14d

> I think this is a good nonviolent way to confront the illegal and immoral actions of this administration. I also think it's something ICE would find extremely obnoxious.

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · 14d

> I want to do more than just be angry/sad about what’s happening and find a joyful way to be involved

> Saw and heard you at today’s No Kings Rally and was inspired

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · 14d

Thanks all to who are signing up at rrchoir.org/join -- and for these lovely comments from NK2:

> I spontaneously encountered you today (10/18) at the No Kings II protest. And singing with the group for a few songs was a highlight of my day 🎶

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Join a Rapid Response Choir chapter

Description of the chapters, and how to join

rrchoir.org

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Karen Ruckman @ruckmanphoto.bsky.social · 16d

Thanks for singing for truth, joy + democracy
#nokings #freedc
@rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · 17d

Singing at a honk and wave ain't easy, but we were not deterred.

Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · 17d

R1C Indivisible did a great job knitting together a protest along US Route 1 entering DC. And OMG: The monarchs! Can't wait for their photos.

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · 17d

With 40+ choir members, and hundreds of passersby joining in, NK2 was our biggest single day event yet AND we had simultaneous events in Hyattsville, MD, and Chesterton, MD.

Want to start your own chapter? Reach out and we'll get you started!

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · 17d

"All you fascists bound to lose..."

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · 17d

Amazing day in DC on Pennsylvania Ave - "This joy that I have, the world didn't give it to me..."

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · 22d

❌👑2️⃣ - Come sing with Rapid Response Choir at No Kings 2 in DC!

See joining information at beta.rrchoir.org/join/ -- you'll get an invite with more info...

(Check out the NK1 video for some of the fun: bsky.app/profile/jaym...)

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Françoise B. @frabz61.bsky.social · 28d

Went to the BFF/Why can't we be friends? statue on the National Mall on Sunday for a pop-up concert by @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social .
Made a video of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSDk...
#TrumpAndEpstein #TheSecretHandShake #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles #EpsteinFiles

Epstein Files

YouTube video by Francoise Becker

www.youtube.com

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Peter Burkholder @pburkholder.bsky.social · Sep 26

An @onthemedia.bsky.social hat makes an appearance at a @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social event. Two entities that help me make it through these times!

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Indivisible Route 1 Corridor @indivisibler1c.bsky.social · Sep 27

Our members out in West Hyattsville today, offering support to a neighborhood that's been targeted by ICE, including the horrific arrest that occurred in a busy intersection on Wednesday.

Our communities stand together. Thank you @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social for joining us.
#meltice

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FCNL @fcnl.bsky.social · Aug 24

“It makes me feel so much comfort and joy to wake up and say, ‘Well, the news is awful, but at least we’re here, trying to do something about it.’” - Peter Burkolder, @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social via @Sojo.net
This is what advocacy looks like.
Read more:

This Is What Democracy Sings Like

Want to fight fascism? Start a choir.

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Third Act Maryland @thirdactmd.bsky.social · Jul 27

"about 100 people gathered Sunday near BWI to raise awareness about the airline — and protest its role in deportations," incl. Rapid Response Choir rapidresponsechoir.org and @thirdactmd.bsky.social members.

Upset at budget airline’s role in ICE deportations, 100 rally at BWI

The protesters said they wanted to pressure the airline and discourage people from flying with Avelo.

www.thebaltimorebanner.com

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Greater Baltimore DSA @baltimoredsa.org · Jul 27

our protest today with @docs4campclosure.bsky.social @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social @mdcdsa.bsky.social @orhoco.bsky.social @eyesonice-bmore.bsky.social @eyesonice-md-cc.bsky.social @eyesonice.bsky.social @stopavelo.bsky.social @dsainternational.bsky.social @indivisible.org

Upset at budget airline’s role in ICE deportations, 100 rally at BWI

The protesters said they wanted to pressure the airline and discourage people from flying with Avelo.

www.thebaltimorebanner.com

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Antifa Mouse @missmouse.bsky.social · Jul 27

Give the @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social a follow. Here they are with a new verse for the union song, “Which Side Are You On?”

Right now, Avelo Airlines is on the side of ICE and concentration camps and not on the side of common decency. #BoycottAvelo #AveloWorksWithICE

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Dance Against DOGE 🕺💃 @mel2lou.bsky.social · Jul 27

Avelo Airlines is fueling ICE’s deportation machine — for $150M.

We showed up today outside of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) to say:

Not in our city. Not in our name. #StopICEFlights

Highway overpass to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) with signs that read: Avelo Airlines Fuels Fascism.

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · Jul 26

HELL NO to silence. The RRC will be there leading songs! Join us: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Protest Avelo Airlines for profiting from ICE cooperation · Indivisible

Avelo Airlines took a $150 million contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to operate flights — a move aimed at stabilizing its finances. While Avelo’s flights out of BWI currentl...

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Rapid Response Choir @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social · Jul 19

The RRC will be singing in support of Texas Moms Rising actionnetwork.org/events/texas... - July 21, the Ellipse. Join us, won't you?

Texas Moms Rising

27 children at summer camp died in catastrophic flooding in Texas last week. This is every parent's nightmare. Our hearts break for these children, the more than 100 other people who lost their lives ...

actionnetwork.org

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Sue Mosher @placekeepers.bsky.social · Jul 1

Very nice 138th birthday party across from the Canadian embassy in DC this morning. You're welcome to sing a long at home, folks! Thank you, @rapidresponsechoir.bsky.social, for a very meaningful event (and the shady location).

Cue cards on cardboard with the text in black and red letters, the red for emphasis: "This land is OUR land. That land is YOUR land ... from the YUKON MOUNTAINS to PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND."

Cue cards on cardboard with the text in black and red letters, the red for emphasis: "From the NORTHWEST PASSAGE to the GREAT LAKES WATERS, THAT land is YOURS and ONLY YOURS."

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · Jul 1

A great moment! Americans celebrate Canada Day by serenading the Canadian embassy in DC, a good reminder that most of us are not down with any of Trump's lunacies. Many thanks to @climateboomer.bsky.social for leadership!

Lawrence MacDonald @climateboomer.bsky.social · Jul 1

Americans celebrate Canada Day by singing #OCanada at the embassy in Washington DC “We stand on guard with thee” @cdnhistorynews.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social @maxfawcett.bsky.social @theglobeandmail.com @billmckibben.bsky.social

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