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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

Free DC@freedcproject.bsky.social

Getting underway now: @brianneknadeau.bsky.social hosts a roundtable on D.C. government coordination with federal entities or joint enforcement activity that may violate D.C. human rights laws.

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...

Free DC@freedcproject.bsky.social

DC did not ask for the National Guard. DC does not consent to federal occupation. DC deserves self-determination. This is not “public safety.” This is federal control. apnews.com/article/nati...

apnews.comNational Guard troops to stay on Washington, DC, streets through 2026National Guard troops will be on the streets of Washington, D.C., until the end of the year. That's according to a memo signed by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll this week and reviewed by The Associated P...

Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò@olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

"At least one member of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a person in Northeast D.C.’s Mayfair neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, a law enforcement source told WTOP." wtop.com/dc/2026/02/u...

wtop.comMember of US Marshals Service shoots, kills person in DC’s Mayfair neighborhood - WTOP NewsMembers of the U.S. Marshals Service shot and killed a person Wednesday afternoon in Northeast D.C.’s Mayfair neighborhood, a law enforcement source told WTOP.

John Breen@breen.tech

Washingtonian Problems posted this video earlier of what looks like FBI agents shooting flash bangs at people during a traffic stop yesterday (1/21)