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Remora House DC@remorahousedc.bsky.social

We talked to @igd.bsky.social about the ongoing resistance and mutual aid efforts happening in DC as the military and federal police occupy our city. Check it out! itsgoingdown.org/whole-city-f...

itsgoingdown.org“The Whole City is Fighting Back”: Remora House on Grassroots Resistance to Military Occupation in DCFor the last several weeks, federal agents and National Guard troops have flooded the streets of Washington DC, setting up an authoritarian occupation of the city; harassing residents, dismantling hom...

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social

Heads up: The National Guard will patrol Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park 24/7 "for the foreseeable future," per an email from the superintendent of Rock Creek Park. The request came from U.S. Park Police, which traditionally patrols the park, due to "high levels of incidents."

Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid@dcmigrantmutualaid.org

The @nytimes.com broke down how DC became a testing ground for ICE and their conclusions are exactly what organizers have been screaming about at the top of our lungs: “One key to the strategy: ICE’s close partnership with both [MPD] and the U.S. Park Police.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/u...

nytimes.comHow Washington Became a Testing Ground for ICE

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social

According to Madhvi Bahl from @dcmigrantmutualaid.org, since the federal takeover kicked off on August 11 the group's hotline has received 4,852 incoming calls on immigration enforcement and other federal activity in the city. In the 79 days prior to the takeover, it was 743 calls.

Puff the Magic Hater@mskellymhayes.bsky.social

Here's my weekly must-reads list, a frontline dispatch from a D.C. organizer, and my final thoughts for the week. One thing I took away from my exchange with Shannon Clark, a mutual aid organizer in D.C., is that "having great networks already in place" has been crucial. Let's all take note.

organizingmythoughts.orgMust-Reads and What D.C. Organizers Need You to Know"D.C. was able to respond to defend our neighbors quickly," says D.C. organizer Shannon Clark.

The Final Straw Radio@thefinalstrawradio.bsky.social

@remorahousedc.bsky.social on supporting houseless neighbors & strengthening alliances against ICE sweeps in Washington DC under federal police surges. Then Paria talks to Research Critique on manufacturing consent for more police on campuses in Greece thefinalstrawradio.noblogs.org/post/2025/09...