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Pretending, under such circumstances, that we can simply "election" & "normalcy" our way out of this problem is not only unserious, but borders on complicity & fascist accommodation. Time to wake the fuck up.

This is such an insane statistic that it's hard to understand. 40% of what is shipped is fossil fuels -- not 40% of things are shipped *by* fossil fuels. 40% of *what is being carried* is the fossil fuels themselves.

Yellow sign that says heads up this park is federal property, with other fine print detailing the current situation and the phrase “your risk is higher here”

warning signs up around town at the many small parks you might not realize are basically national parks

Running into people you know when you're walking, biking, taking the bus. Best feeling ever.

Counterpoint: they don’t need to be trained because they’re not there to enforce laws, they’re there to terrorize poor people of color. Really hate this framing considering how shitty local cops are on this stuff, too.

It really bothers me that we're not talking about how the GOP cut DC's funding before invading.

The WHITE HOUSE The White House V* @WhiteHouse X.com OPERATION MAKING D.C. SAFE & BEAUTIFUL ARRESTED CARRYING A PISTOL WITHOUT A LICENSE The WHITE HOUSE 2:01 PM • 8/11/25 • 1M Views

The White House’s official X account has a long thread in which they’ve posted pictures of people arrested during the feds’ occupation of the city. Every single person in the thread is a person of color.

Jesus. Pam Bondi just purported to replace the DC police chief and revoke guidance from earlier today that instructed police to continue to comply with DC’s sanctuary laws — laws duly passed by our city council, elected by our voters.

Even more radical than we’d feared.

US Park Police now doing traffic stops in DC, and charged at me with a baton for filming closer than they liked

This goes to show, policing as it has existed has always been tyranny's foot in the door. If Democratic mayors could justify unaccountable, undemocratic, secretive state violence in some places, it's a much lower bar to justify it everywhere.

AI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in Study Artificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study.

“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”

🚨ALERT: ICE & other feds raided the Home Depot parking lot on Rhode Island this morning (8/12) and detained approx 15 people who were both workers and shoppers.

Multiple agencies were involved and the cowards were masked. 1/

If you don't have DC context or lived experience just say that.

🚨ALERTA: La actividad de las agencias federales continúa esta noche (8/11) en DC. Hemos recibido informes de avistamientos en:
- Benning Rd & 17th NE
- Franklin & 7th NE
- Dupont (17th & Church NW)
- Parque Malcolm X (Meridian Hill) y alrededores
- U St
- The Wharf

NEW — Video taken by a witness and shared with me tonight from DC’s Trinidad neighborhood shows FBI and Secret Service agents patrolling by foot and peering into cars with flashlights.

(Per witness, residents made fun of agents, saying they can't get women and that's why they were doing this lol)

Dark gray cat with white face and a nose freckle sitting looking at the camera.

Yes! As soon as we go upstairs and start brushing our teeth etc she follows us and meows frantically for us to finish and get in bed for her nudges and snuggles. Before that she was ignoring us.

What to know if you're arrested in D.C. Understanding your rights is crucial to protecting yourself and your neighbors.

As a part of our explainer series, a few months back we covered what to do if you're arrested in D.C. Refresh yourself on your rights. 51st.news/what-to-know...

Yes to learning about and practicing empathy. Scoring or testing could be challenging for neurodivergent people.

Lanternfly on the balcony crime

D.C. Mayor Calls Trump's Police Takeover ‘Unsettling And Unprecedented’ “I’m going to work every day to make sure it’s not a complete disaster,” said Muriel Bowser, who refrained from attacking Trump for infringing on her role.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser today called Trump's decision to take over D.C. police + send National Guard troops into the city "unsettling and unprecedented."

She also didn't condemn him or his authoritarian move even once in her 45-min press event. www.huffpost.com/entry/muriel...

This dog that looks like my friend's dog.

How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule The nation’s capital made history on Jan. 8, 1867, by giving Black men the right to vote with the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill.

How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule

In 1871, Congress took over the capital city, blaming the District’s financial mess on Black voters.

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It's a huge tell that the executive order makes no attempt to specify what services the President is requesting from MPD. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

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If you’re in DC and seeing National Guard/Federal agent activity, reach out via Signal at marisakabas.04

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Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall.

If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is

(h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social)

it’s crazy that anyone can do politics like this. just being among the people, and not doing media opps at a dozen focus tested diners and fairs that poll for maximum impact

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