For the second time in less than a month, a Department of Homeland Security officer shot at a person in DC during a traffic stop. So far there have been no consequences for the officers involved in either incident. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

S/O to Croix Bethune in this clip from @nbcwashington.com "We don't want to play a 3 hours soccer game. That was insane." "We're just trying to be the light of the city. I know y'all hear the chants "Free DC" that are going on and the signs that are there." www.nbcwashington.com/video/news/s...

A pre-dawn multi-agency raid in Georgetown left Latino residents handcuffed, homes torn apart, and now being told to vacate without proper notice. No warrant shown. Racial targeting alleged. This is what state violence looks like. migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-lati...

Oops! DC's housing/development agency forfeited ~$35m in federal money after bailing out a project helmed by Green Teamer Buwa Binitie. Suzie Amanuel aptly shows how this was conveniently left out of the debate on the housing market for the RENTAL Act: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7742...

Ward 7 neighbors! On Sunday, November 16, join Free DC's Ward 7 Team for a Campaign Orientation + Food Drive. Learn our strategy, structure, and how to get started, and bring shelf-stable nonperishables for the Little Free Pantry in River Terrace. RSVP to join at FreeDCproject.org/Ward7

Another person taken by immigration enforcement — after being stopped by MPD. Why is MPD making stops if this is the result? The mayor and Chief Smith have said MPD isn't supposed to do immigration enforcement — so why does this keep happening? www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/v...

🚨ALERT: 4 people have been detained in Bladensburg this morning, on or close to Baltimore-Washington parkway. All from work vans. Park police were involved. We recommend staying clear of this area. 1/

🚨 ALERTA: 4 personas han sido detenidas en Bladensburg esta mañana, cerca de o en el autopista Baltimore-Washington. Todos fueron de camionetas de trabajo. La policía del parque (Park Police) estaban envueltos. Recomendamos que eviten esta área.

Congress is extending the Trump Administration’s confusion, chaos & cruelty by weaponizing healthcare & hunger. But federal workers say they will continue fighting against the dismantling of the programs they are sworn to protect. Read our statement: www.federalunionists.net/press/statem...

What happened yesterday at the Commanders game reminds us of the recent scene at Washington Spirit games. See @maustermuhle.bsky.social's reporting below ⬇️ Are there other examples of the intersection of D.C. sports and political protest we should be remembering in this context?

DC leaders know what DC communities need. Trump's tax plan would have cost DC $600 million in lost revenue. DC Council divorced local taxes from the federal plan, and instead used that money to create a groundbreaking tax credit for DC families. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

WHEN WE ROOT WE ROOT FOR THE SPIRIT!

“D.C. is a city of people who really care about things... I think it's a really incredible city to try and launch something like this in.” @thefulcrum-us.bsky.social interviewed our co-founder @abigailhiggins.bsky.social — among others — for this piece about how community fuels our team's work:

Households in DC spend billions of dollars each year. We can give this money to companies that profit off oppression — or to those that side with our communities. Local Businesses for a Free DC is a new project to uplift businesses that love us back. Learn more: freedcproject.org/local-busine...

Even this orange man agrees we’re going to make DC a state ✊✊

Nominations close tomorrow for our 2025-2026 Elections Committee. This group will guide our electoral endorsements process, including how to evaluate candidates, engage our community, and support potential endorsees. Nominate yourself or someone you know: freedcproject.org/elections-committee

In Mount Pleasant, a tight-knit D.C. neighborhood where immigrants are deeply embedded into the social fabric, the Trump administration’s targeting of migrants has shaken the community. From @samdelgado.bsky.social, here's one poignant example of the impact this loss is leaving:

A packed house today as our Ward 1 Team hosts a panel conversation about food insecurity with Centronia, Bread for the City, Ward 1 Mutual Aid, Martha’s Table, and Nourishing Bethesda Foodbank.

Last night, the National Guard chased children who were out enjoying Halloween in Navy Yard. There is no valid reason for armed soldiers to terrorize children like this. End Trump’s occupation of DC. National Guard out NOW.

70 commissioners also sent a letter to Council this week calling for a hearing. We do not have a clear idea of MPD’s ground rules for working with (or near) the feds post-emergency. The executive has been reticent to answer questions, or has given contradictory answers. We need a public hearing.

Washington Teachers’ Union has entered the chat www.newsweek.com/ice-suffers-...

“It has been five weeks that my Republican colleagues have stayed home and not come in to work to reopen the government.” @beyer.house.gov @fedworkersunited.bsky.social

“While this administration funds ballrooms, federal workers are fighting to feed the people.” @fedworkersunited.bsky.social

Happening now: @fedworkersunited.bsky.social and allies are holding a food drive outside @usdagov.bsky.social to make it clear federal leaders should fund food and healthcare, not ballrooms.

For months DC residents have witnessed MPD officers assisting federal agents as they make violent and racially motivated arrests that violate our civil rights. MPD should not be assisting federal agents with their attacks. Tell Councilmember Brooke Pinto to hold a hearing: freedcproject.org/pinto

Contrast this on-the-ground approach with Bowser's, shall we say, dismissive approach to residents' concerns about ICE. Even McDuffie (for the first time) criticized immigration agents working alongside MPD. Sure seems like some (potential) mayoral hopefuls see where the wind is blowing...

In mid-August, 71% of D.C. residents said local police should not be assisting in federal immigration enforcement, as part of a @washingtonpost.com poll. "People are feeling gaslit right now," @robertwhitedc.bsky.social says, when the extent to which MPD is cooperating is unclear to the public.

DC Police and police throughout the country changed the way they report shootings by officers. Testimony after a shooting by a federal agent fighting crime in DC points to a cover-up that could undermine police credibility and ultimately their effectiveness. statter911.com/2025/10/29/t... #police

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.

Interesting tidbit: Despite the D.C. Council rejecting @mayorbowser.dc.gov's attempt to repeal the city's sanctuary city law (which limits local cooperation on federal immigration enforcement) over the summer, she pitched the idea to lawmakers again last month.

NEW: We just filed a lawsuit alongside 25 states to restore SNAP food assistance during the federal shutdown. 141,000 DC residents rely on SNAP to afford their meals — including 47,000 children and 24,000 seniors. We will do everything in our power to prevent DC families from going hungry.

Put another way: The Washington Post, owned by Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon, a major funder of Trump's ballroom, which Trump just demolished the East Wing to make way for, says the ballroom is actually a good thing www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

DC wants the National Guard out of our communities. We’re outside the U.S. District court today as @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social’s lawsuit against the Trump administration has its first hearing.

TODAY ➡️ Since August, the National Guard has been roaming DC intimidating people, crashing into cars, and calling the police if anyone makes fun of them. DC is suing to get them out and the suit's first hearing is today. Join us at 12:30 to pack the court: freedcproject.org/event-list/p...

SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities. n.pr/48PNNIt

NEW: As D.C. residents continue seeing MPD officers working with ICE agents, there's been silence from a key place – the D.C. Council. Activists and some members now say the council should hold a public hearing to get answers. For @51st.news: 51st.news/mpd-dc-polic...

Trump's deployment of the National Guard in DC is wasteful, unlawful — and it could drag on for another year if we don't work to end it. On Friday, DC's lawsuit against Trump will have its first hearing. Join us to make it clear DC wants the Guard out of our communities. FreeDCproject.org/10-24

A new court filing from @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social asserts that 2,500 National Guard troops in DC are "operating as a federal military police force in the District." The AG's suit, which argues the Guard is violating the Posse Comitatus Act, has a hearing Friday. www.axios.com/local/washin...

DC needs elected leaders who will fight federal attacks, not assist them. In recognition of this Free DC will undertake candidate endorsements for DC's 2026 election cycle. Nominations are now open for an Elections Committee to guide this work. Make a nomination: freedcproject.org/elections-co...

Our entire national democracy will always be at risk until we actually protect the capital of this country. Everyone across this country needs a free DC. - Kaya Chatterjee

Nee Nee Taylor: We need DC statehood now!

Thousands participate in the No Kings rally in downtown D.C. protesting the policies of the Trump administration.

"As a result of Trump's big, beautiful disgraceful bill, which made massive cuts to medicaid and the affordable care act, 15 million low-income and working class Americans are going to lose the health care they desperately need to stay alive." @sanders.senate.gov #NoKings

DC SAYS #NOKINGS, #FREEDC

"We will put the United States back on a course to lead the world in fair governance together. No. Crowns, No Kings." #BillNye #NoKings

"Here is the math that they are scared of, there are more of us than there are of them. We are the majority, there is not enough of them to win." @mehdirhasan.bsky.social on #NoKingsDay

The #NoKings rally in DC is MASSIVE. Tens of thousands of people are coming together, united against this president and his agenda of destruction.

This president wants to silence protest and dissent. On #NoKingsDay, we say it loud: there are no kings in a democracy.

In this country, we have no kings. MEET US TODAY at 11 AM at John Marshall Park to rally as part of No Kings: DC Rising. Together we'll make it clear that the people of DC are joyful, powerful, and we have what it takes to win. See you there. #NoKings