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DC Abortion Fund ⭐ @dcabortionfund.bsky.social · 14h

we have a 5k gap to close by this friday for a DC native. we know it's rough out there-- can our community dig deep and show up for our neighbor? love & rage! xo DCAF 💕

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Evan Yeats @evanyeats.bsky.social · 2d

Nightmare blunt rotation

Alex Dodds @alexdodds.bsky.social · 2d

well this is how I found out JACK EVANS is thinking about running for Council Chair 🫠 #SackJack #SackJack2

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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · 5d

Truly disgusting and shameful.

Aura Bogado @aurabogado.bsky.social · 6d

Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.

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Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · 6d

MPD & ICE are in lockstep because they are just different flavors of the same oppressive carceral system. That’s why there’s no abolish ICE without abolish the police.

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J. I. Swiderski, MURP @swiderski.bsky.social · 6d

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DDOT announces "Concept Open House" for the COLUMBIA HEIGHTS CROSSTOWN BUS PRIORITY PROJECT

SAT Nov 1 (1–4p) OR
TUES Nov 4 (5:30–7:30p)
Mount Pleasant Library (16th & Lamont NW)

Details at content.govdelivery.com/accounts/DCW...

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Map shows the streets that are being studied as part of the Columbia Heights Crosstown Transit Priority Project:
* Harvard, Mount Pleasant, and Irving Streets from Columbia Road to Park Place NW
* Columbia Road from Warder St to 16th St NW
* 14th St from Euclid St to Newton St NW

A large red X marks the spot where the Mount Pleasant Library is located, near the corner of 16th & Lamont St NW.

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Janeese4DC @janeese4dc.bsky.social · 6d

“Even after the D.C. Council set aside additional funds to continue green card sponsorships, DCPS says it simply won’t spend the money.”

The 51st @51st.news · 6d

DCPS reneged on its promise to help hundreds of international teachers secure a green card. Many may now be forced to leave the country. Read the full story from @maustermuhle.bsky.social 51st.news/dc-green-car...

DCPS promised them green cards. Now, these international teachers have nowhere to turn

More than 200 teachers may soon have to leave the country because of what they say are broken promises from the city's school system.

51st.news

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · 7d

The federal surge didn’t end in DC.

It became entrenched. ICE is still riding with MPD. We have “local control” back & people are still being detained & deported. National Guard is still here with long guns pacing our streets.

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Councilmember Nadeau’s Office @cmnadeauoffice.bsky.social · 9d

Small retailers (less than 2,000 square feet) are not required to collect/redeem containers under DC's bottle bill.

But they are allowed to opt-in and might want to - retailers are paid a generous handling fee!

Learn more bottle bill facts: brianneknadeau.com/bottle-bill/

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J. I. Swiderski, MURP @swiderski.bsky.social · 10d

We should build the ten-foot sidewalk so students and others walking and rolling along Michigan Ave NE have enough space to walk safely and comfortably, _and_ we should take a lane out and build a real protected bikeway.

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Valerie Jablow @vjablow.bsky.social · 12d

Aww, look at what @washingtonpost.com isn't covering.

allchronology.com/2025/09/26/c...

Chaos in Hyattsville: ICE Agent Drops Gun, Points It at Rush-Hour Crowd

What began as an ordinary Wednesday morning in Hyattsville, Maryland, just seven miles from the White House, erupted into chaos when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted to arrest a…

allchronology.com

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Action Committee for Transit @actfortransit.bsky.social · 13d

"We, the students of Albert Einstein HS...are calling for immediate action to improve pedestrian safety along University Blvd W, Connecticut Ave, & Veirs Mill Rd. These roads are part of our everyday lives...But every time we use them, we’re put at risk."
www.change.org/p/student-pe...

Sign the Petition

Student Petition for Safer Streets in Kensington and Wheaton

www.change.org

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Nick Sementelli @nsementelli.bsky.social · 16d

One sentence could not better describe how the DC Council actually works

www.axios.com/local/washin...

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Solivagant Eileen @myrna38717.bsky.social · 18d

A driver turning right killed a pedestrian crossing 13th Street at Harvard Street NW Friday morning. 😢

Screenshot of MPD email:

MPD Investigating Columbia Heights Fatal Pedestrian Crash

(Washington, D.C.) – The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating a fatal pedestrian crash in Northwest.

On Friday, September 19, 2025, at approximately 8:48 a.m., Third District officers responded to the intersection of 13th Street and Harvard Street, Northwest, for the report of a traffic crash involving a pedestrian. Upon arrival, officers located an adult female, unconscious and not breathing, suffering from injuries after being struck by a vehicle. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital, where after all lifesaving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.

The decedent has been identified as 61-year-old Rosa Cabezas of Southeast, D.C.

The preliminary investigation revealed that the pedestrian was crossing 13th Street when she was struck by a Toyota Rav4 making a right turn from Harvard Street onto 13th Street. The driver of the striking vehicle remained on the scene.

Detectives from MPD’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are handling this investigation.

Anyone who has knowledge of this incident should call the police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE at 50411.

CCN:25143277

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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · 19d

“We’re going to keep showing up until they stop abducting our neighbors.”

More of this from our elected officials.

Jaysun Silver @jaysunsilver.bsky.social · 20d

I just spoke to NYC Comptroller Brad Lander as he left police custody following his arrest at immigration court. Here’s what he said:

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Orion Rummler @oriion.bsky.social · 20d

I spoke with five families in the D.C. region about what it's like raising trans kids in Trump's backyard.

They shared fears about being personally targeted by the federal government and their joys in raising kids that are learning to express themselves authentically in a difficult world.

What it’s like raising trans kids in Trump’s backyard

Families in and around Washington, D.C., are navigating the White House’s crackdown on gender-affirming care and a growing assertion of federal power.

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Goseg Train Thread @wvistheduck.bsky.social · 21d

Bike ridership in DC plummeted after federal forces invaded the city, is that what happens when "public safety improves" @mayorbowser.bsky.social 🤔?

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Alex Simbana @simbanalex.bsky.social · 21d

This morning (8:15am) right next to EL Haynes with school children present TRYING TO GO TO SCHOOL!!! That’s an automatic weapon NEXT TO AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!!

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Jason Anderson @jasondcsoccer.bsky.social · Sep 7

"Free DC" chant at Audi Field went for the full minute at Audi Field today, and was nearly punctuated with a Rodman goal

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Sep 3

for other DC people - @freedcproject.bsky.social is collecting signatures in protest of the mayor's executive order calling for cooperation with Trump

freedcproject.org/news/no-conf...

NO CONFIDENCE: Tell Mayor Bowser that DC deserves better leadership — Free DC

With her Executive Order on September 2, Mayor Muriel Bowser showed us all a clear choice about whose side she is on — and it is not DC's.

freedcproject.org

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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · Sep 3

The trauma they’re repeatedly inflicting on DC kids is palpable.

Dr. Lawren is Openly Ya Ya @lwpedsmd.blacksky.app · Sep 3

Posted by @washprobs.bsky.social on insta about 15 mins ago.

MPD blocking ppl under 18 from entering Union Station. ICYMI, DC kids ride public transit free rather than school buses. Sooo not only are 🐷 assaulting them as they leave school, but they're actively preventing them from getting home.

washingtonianprobs
Washington D. C.

FYI they're IDing people leaving union station saying no one under 18 can come upstairs

Multiple community members have written in this afternoon reporting that students under the age of 18 are not being allowed to enter Union Station as of today.

This may be connected to several altercations that took place yesterday inside and outside of the station. We'll keep you updated as more information becomes available.

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Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · Sep 3

#BeDowntown - where ICE will racially profile and snatch people going to work and riding public transit, beautification means evicting our unhoused neighbors, and local businesses are deserted. Great work Mayor Muriel Bowser.

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Jason D. Salvagni @salvagni.org · Sep 2

DC folks, do you want to help keep your neighbors safe, and are you tired of the over-policing and police brutality in our neighborhoods?

Good news, you can get involved safely and effectively with a few simple actions ✊🏻

FILM THE POLICE DC
a joint project of MSMA and Harriet's Wildest Dreams

Send photos and tips to report@filmthepolicedc.org

For active arrests, active checkpoints please still call MSMA at 202-335-1183

Include:

Date and time
Location
Was anyone detained?
What agency were the cops?
Additional observations

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Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · Sep 2

just one more cop bro. i promise bro just one more cop and it'll fix everything bro. bro. just one more cop. please just one more. one more cop and we can fix this whole problem bro. bro cmon just give me one more cop i promise bro. bro bro please i just need one more cop thats it.

Mayor Muriel Bowser @mayorbowser.dc.gov · Sep 2

Today, I issued Mayor's Order 2025-090 to provide the pathway forward beyond the Presidential emergency.

Full text:

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Spirit Squadron @spiritsquadron.bsky.social · Aug 31

Trans People Belong 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

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Remora House DC 🎃 @remorahousedc.bsky.social · Aug 30

MPD is having a fucking field day right now. They’re establishing the checkpoints we’re seeing. They’re rolling up at schools. The city’s encampment eviction team is bypassing local protocol & clearing camps with no notice.

The Feds opened the door & the city is happily joining in.

Erin Palmer @erinpalmerdc.bsky.social · Aug 30

Mayor Muriel Bowser has praised the surge and reserved her criticisms for ICE wearing masks. But tonight at a local school it was MPD who pulled up their gaiter, put on gloves, and approached me masked.

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