Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

++ people in DC. Still. It’s still happening here I had feds in the alley behind my house 3 days ago. 7 people (that I know of) have been taken from my block alone.

Over 2 million people across Italy have rallied in more than 100 cities for a one-day general strike.

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...

The @washingtonpost.com's Emma Uber & @teoarmus.bsky.social caught @mayorbowser.dc.gov in a bald-faced lie. On Tuesday, she said "ICE is not patrolling with MPD." Confronted that day with video of ICE patrolling with MPD and abducting people handed to them by MPD, she was forced to change her tune.

There was a noticeable difference between “feds are in town” and “feds are in town and now being paired up with MPD units.” They went from bumbling around on the Mall to surgical strikes in migrant neighborhoods & targeting key commuter roads for working class neighborhoods at rush hour.

this article shows how critical local partnerships are for ICE to hit their numbers, which is why you should keep the pressure on your local city governments to refuse cooperation with them

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“He [the ICE officer] was trying to guide traffic with his gun in his hand as the skirmish was going on. Life was going on as usual, and at the same time, this horrifying scene was playing out.”

Italy has moved me to tears for 3 days straight. Bravo ❤️

🚨ICE Alert 🚨ICE has been spotted at the intersection of 14th St NW and Missouri, with various arrests since this morning. Please avoid the area if possible.

Drove past 3 unmarked cars at Georgia and Fl Ave NW, multiple police outside. Approx 5 MPD and at least one fed possibly FBI, at least one face covered (around 9:50)

ICE killed a father of three in Franklin Park a few days ago. They are snatching people at gas stations, at bus stops, and from their homes and cars, leaving screaming, panicked children in their wake. It is a nightmare, and when ICE has amassed 10,000 new agents, it could be the new normal.

Reporters on the ground in Chicago are screaming to be heard over the false narrative that Pritzker defeated Trump there. PLEASE listen to them.

This Mattie Lubchansky comic seems topical again.

How Charlie Kirk practiced politics

The details in this are wild, surge through end of 2026, Kevin Donahue and Lindsey Appiah regularly meeting with Stephen Miller, multiple mentions of how delighted Trump's people are by DC officials' cooperation

Not sure "we have them everything they wanted so they don't have to vote on it" counts as a victory but thank goodness completely uncritical reporters are here to make the case

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

Feds and National Guard are occupying our streets with the full cooperation of DC police and our mayor Join us, @dcw1mutualaid.bsky.social, @mdcdsa.org and the rest of the Anti-Criminalization Collective to learn how we got here and what we can do about it SUN Sept 7, 2 PM RSVP bit.ly/occupieddc25

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.

To Chicago comrades & anyone else facing possible federal occupation: The National Guard is standing around for photo ops. DHS, ICE, FBI, DEA, ATF, are working with local police to terrorize & kidnap our neighbors. Organize accordingly.

To everyone just joining the "our mayor sucks" club welcome, welcome, there are snacks in the kitchen

This morning (9/1) at 8 AM feds pulled over a couple at 18th & Park NW. They smashed the window, dragged the husband out & arrested him. When a community member stopped to record they were grabbed & threatened w/ pepper spray by this piece of shit. @mayorbowser.bsky.social do you welcome this too?

HSI and MPD working together in Shaw

ALERT: Several US Customs and Border Patrol agents spotted with several Metro PD officers at Rhode Island Avenue Metro. Currently standing around but there are 10-12 officers on site. This is current as of 8/31/25 at 4:09 PM. Stay away!

Appreciate this reporting from the Post but baffled that it doesn't mention that this also violates DC law, not just MPD policy. The law was weakened by the Council last year but still only permits car chases if it's "immediately necessary to protect another person"

The fed takeover is a violent escalation from anything we dealt with at the city level before. But pretending that local officials & police aren’t at least complicit, at worst actively cheering this on, is an insult to anyone with the bare minimum awareness of what’s happening on the ground

‼️ALERT‼️ Active checkpoint on Georgia Ave and Dahlia St. MPD and other unidentified officers seen stopping cars at 10:55 am August 30. 1/2

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.

"My constituents are getting assaulted and disappeared off the street and that's cool by me and I'd actually like more of it" -- @mayorbowser.bsky.social

Muriel's never met a bus she won't throw us under.

Reading the list of conditions that qualify you for an updated COVID booster, I think the easiest route for most people without an existing diagnosis will be "physical inactivity" because that's entirely self-attested, with the runner up being "I was a smoker for a few months a few decades ago"

The mayor of DC just went on tv and said “we greatly appreciate the surge of officers.” We are all we’ve got, pals.

the first grand jury in the history of the country to NOT indict a ham sandwich

fellas, is it a good idea when your interviewer says this?

We have a whole list collected and it's still not all of them

For folks not in DC: - There are full-on police checkpoints most nights - Gangs of 30+ federal agents roam DC - National Guard folks w/ guns patrolling a Harris Teeter - Every day, multiple friends see ICE kidnapping ppl - Daycares are scared to have kids go on walks due to ICE

❗️ALERT❗️ ICE currently at Fort Totten Metro — stay clear of the area. If you see someone being detained, film it, get their name & a family contact and DM us to coordinate getting that information & we will connect them to Migrant Solidarity.

DC folks especially those in the Takoma area! Join us Sunday at Rhizome DC for crafting and conversation around the current emergency and policing in DC. Make a protest sign, abolitionist art, or bring your own project. Supplies, and snacks provided, any level of crafting skills/know-how welcome!

🚨ALERT🚨 HSI and MPD spotted driving and chasing moped drivers on 14th St NW. They were also reported to be IDing moped drivers at 14th & Irving St in front of target. Consider avoiding 14th Street NW at this moment.

DC folks especially those in the Takoma area! Join us Sunday at Rhizome DC for crafting and conversation around the current emergency and policing in DC. Make a protest sign, abolitionist art, or bring your own project. Supplies, and snacks provided, any level of crafting skills/know-how welcome!

🚨CHECKPOINT ALERT🚨 For the past two days (8/21-8/22) Park Police and other federal agents have had a checkpoint set up at Piney Branch and 17th St NW, near Rock Creek Park. They have detained people both days. Please be aware if you plan to drive through there in the next few days!

What's @mayorbowser.bsky.social doing in response to kidnappings of her residents? Nothing. "Asked to respond to concerns that routine enforcement... could allow ICE to detain more drivers, Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D) said: “We are exploring any additional guidance that our officers need.”

“My brother has gone missing. There’s no other word for it,” Alexander Peña said on Tuesday morning. “We don’t know if he’s been kidnapped, we don’t know if he’s been in an accident, we don’t know if he’s alive. At this time, we know nothing from him.”

Just got handed a manilla envelope full of chips rather than my usual bribe money from Eric Adams, tf. I wonder where that went.

this morning, at around 6 am, a National Guard M-ATV T-boned this SUV in D.C. EMS had to cut the civilian out of the vehicle and get them to the hospital

Video of Columbia Heights residents driving ICE agents out of their area. source: www.instagram.com/reel/DNjkvLQ...