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Ohio National Guard member Sgt. Devon Beck was not amused by this satire. On September 11, 2025, Mr. O’Hara saw Sgt. Beck, along with several other Guard members, walking in uniform in the Logan Circle neighborhood, near the intersection of 14th and R Streets NW. Mr. O’Hara calmly walked behind the Guard members, began playing The Imperial March aloud on his phone, and started recording. In less than two minutes, Sgt. Beck turned around and threatened to call D.C. police officers to “handle” Mr. O’Hara if he persisted. Mr. O’Hara continued recording and playing the music. Sgt. Beck contacted the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Defendant MPD Officers Brown, Campbell, Reyes-Benigno, and Lopez Martinez came to the scene and, in essence, did what Sgt. Beck had threatened, putting Mr. O’Hara in handcuffs and preventing him from continuing his peaceful protest.

The DC ACLU is suing on behalf of a man who was arrested by a National Guardsman and MPD officers for playing the Imperial March (from Star Wars) as an act of protest. www.acludc.org/app/uploads/...

Lots of good stuff for former feds tomorrow (Tue. 4/29):

1) Meet at #SolidarityCity and head over to the Senate to educate offices about the harms of DOGE's cuts & firings

2) Very useful 2pm media training

3) Big rally with @machinistsunion.bsky.social and @nffe.bsky.social

The new brief from Building Movement Project is pictured - the cover includes a photo of a dandelion puff going to seed, an illustration of a golden sun, and a collage cut-out of a hand holding up a megaphone. The brief is titled "Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days" and can be found online at bit.ly/100DaysMovementBrief The graphic has bright colors in purple and orange tones.

The 3 main goals of the new brief from BMP are outlined in this graphic that is brightly colored in purple, orange, and yellow tones. The brief is titled Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days, and the 3 main goals are: 1) Provide a snapshot of how executive orders are affecting the nonprofit sector; 2) Highlight movement infrastructure needs and challenges while documenting how organizations and movements are adapting through innovation, solidarity, and care; 3) Synthesize strategic recommendations for the nonprofit and philanthropy sectors that center sustainability, collective power, and solidarity

🚨 Just released - a new brief from BMP: Movement Lessons from the First 100 Days 🚨

130+ executive orders.
Funding freezes.
Attacks on civil society.

Movements are adapting through adaptation, solidarity, and collective power.

📚 Download: bit.ly/100DaysMovem...

NEW! #SolidarityCity aka #Muskville will be an all-hands effort.

Will you sign up for a couple of shifts? Submit a programming proposal? If you're connected to an organization, can they provide a resource for our resource fairs?

Get involved at the links in the graphics or at SolidarityCity.org.

Support our democracy and join a protest like this one if you can. Live CFPB employees protest and prepare for court today

Flyer promoting: Rally for Workers with the CFPB Union Monday March 3rd at 9am George Gordon Meade Memorial 333 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC Please wear red to this event!

📣 DC Join us Monday to RALLY FOR WORKERS!

Everyone is invited to come out and show solidarity as we fight to #SaveOurServices and defend CFPB!

There will be food + fun + a fighting spirit before NTEU heads to federal court Monday to fight this administration’s attempts to illegally destroy CFPB!

JOIN US TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) OR THURSDAY AT THE SENATE!

We had a fantastic kick-off today and spoke to a number of offices. Let's show up in even greater numbers tomorrow and Thursday!

Check back for updates if it snows. ❄

DC we love you, you’re perfect.

Last night outside the DOGE appreciation party.

This morning at Dept of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) HQ in DC as mandatory return to office began, this video played on loop for ~5 mins on screens throughout the building, per agency source.

Building staff couldn’t figure out how to turn it off so sent people to every floor to unplug TVs.

@fedsworkforyou.bsky.social
The Musk-Rats at DOGE are celebrating after letting a billionaire break into the U.S. Treasury and illegally fire thousands of dedicated public servants. Please joint the Noise Demo today (2-22-2025) at 8 pm in DC.

LIVE: Demonstrators gather in Washington for ‘Defy DOGE’ protest YouTube video by Associated Press

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That time you sang with the DC Labor Chorus and #SeanHannity couldn’t stand it.

NTEU v Vought x2: the first pages of two lawsuits by NTEU against Russell Vought, Acting Director of CFPB, for DOGE breach of employee data and unconstitutional lockout of CFPB workers. USA Constitution: read it and weep russ

We're suing Russy Vought to stop the #CFPBLockout and #DeleteDOGE!!!!!!!!!!!! 😇 🥰 🥳 😎 💅 See you in court boss 😘 🇺🇸 🗽 🏈

#Letsgo #DMV Show up in your best to support #Federalworkers

"If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution." - Emma Goldman

At the OPM protest, this morning listening to USAID workers and ending with a post event dance-off.

#OPM #USAID #DOL #EPA #MUSK #TRUMP

Federal worker protests continue after job cuts, relocation plans are announced Protests in support of federal workers continued Friday after the Trump administration announced job cuts, worker relocations and office closures. News4’s Meagan McGrath reports.

Making #goodtrouble to defend our country from tyranny #letsgo #music #justice #ShutDownDC

Not by might, not by power, but with love.

My Ode to DOGE: I wrote this protest song this week to support the efforts to stop #doge from dismantling our #government #agencies #ShutDownDC

Democracy Died in Complacency

DEMOCRACY DIED IN COMPLACENCY: Protesters outside of the Office of Personnel Management headquarters at 1900 E St NW this morning telling Elon Musk to "FORK OFF!" We need 10 times as many people tomorrow morning. Show up! (There will be coffee and donuts.)

#forkoff #dc #shutdowndc #elonmusk

Protesters against Elon Musk's efforts to consolidate federal government gather in Washington Protests in Washington have started to pop up as Elon Musk works to rapidly consolidate control over large swaths of the federal government with President Donald Trump’s blessing.

Protesting at the #officeofpersonnelmanagement this week #Rally #Protest #music