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National Guard at Malcolm X Park
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."
DC as a testing ground for ICE
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...
MSMA hotline numbers
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.
Kelly’s newsletter about the invasion and mutual aid networks
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.
Another interview about supporting unhoused people
@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 about the continued National Guard presence
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...
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Cops of all different kinds
Two videos, ten minutes apart. This is what the federal occupation of DC looks like. They let them off with a citation. This is not normal. This is fascism. This is authoritarianism. Do not look away. @freedcproject.bsky.social @washprobs.bsky.social @dearwhitestaffers.bsky.social
Countless photos like this one of national guard in the city
The Washington DC metro, now. Much of the populace here now accepts absolutely pointless occupation by military troops as a backdrop, a ho-hum feature of daily life. It is not. Persistence does not diminish the outrage, but magnifies it. Conservative and Liberal Americans reject military rule.