"DoorDash, hold my beer" A brand new, misleading coalition petitions Congress to interfere in our housing dchousingrecovery.org/campaign-upd... From the same guy lobbying to undermine DC housing protections (SMOA) @chairmanmendelson.com @robertwhitedc.bsky.social @cmfrumin.bsky.social

.@JocelynBenson.bsky.social If you were MI Gov today, would you bring your troops home from DC before school starts? Chris Swanson, a former sheriff running for Gov, has said he would. Michigan voters - and the people of DC - want to know your stance! 🏛️✊🏾 www.npr.org/2026/07/11/n...

Minnesota is pulling troops early from D.C., as pressure grows on Michigan

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is pulling his National Guard early from Washington, D.C. as the chorus against Democratic governors sending troops to the city amid President Trump's ongoing deployment grows ...

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The National Guard Bureau will spend $292 million to provide a "long-term housing solution" for thousands of troop members deployed in DC in "apartment-style lodging units"

National Guard Signs $292M Housing Contract for Troops in Washington, D.C.

The deal would provide 2,000 “apartment-style lodging units” for service members deployed in the city.

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Breaking news: An ICE officer fatally shot a Mexican immigrant in Houston during an attempted traffic stop arrest, authorities said. ICE identified the man as Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and said he was in the U.S. illegally and refused to comply with officers.

ICE officer fatally shoots man in Houston during attempted immigration arrest

The incident appears to mark the first deadly shooting by federal immigration officers since Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed in Minneapolis in January.

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BREAKING: The Brennan Center and 2 dozen+ other orgs sent a letter to Gov Gretchen Whitmer urging her to withdraw MI National Guard members from DC. There's "no reason to trust” the Trump admin to use the troops “appropriately or even lawfully,” they write.

Coalition Letter to Governor Whitmer

The Brennan Center and more than two dozen other organizations have sent a letter to Governor Whitmer urging her to recall the Michigan National Guard members she sent to Washington, DC, at President ...

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@governorwalz.mn.gov why are your National Guard troops occupying DC residential streets right now? We didn’t ask for them.

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · last mo.

Greetings from Camp Ripley.

Pete Hegseth: "This background noise is perfect. It's the sound of ingrates, of ingratitude, of people who are so blinded by ideology they can't see law and order and common sense in front of them."

We are not going to get ICE off our streets or protect Home Rule by fearing this President. Threatening DC because you do not like how our residents vote is an attack on democracy itself. The people of DC elect the Mayor of DC. And they want someone who will stand up to Donald Trump.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

Q: Here in Washington DC, there's a Democratic primary for mayor. One of the two leading candidates is running a Zohran Mamdani campaign focusing on socialist policies. How would you feel if she wins? TRUMP: Maybe we take back Washington and run it on a federal basis. We won't put up with it.

NEWS: @chmnmendelson.bsky.social has unveiled his changes to @mayorbowser.dc.gov's '27 budget, ahead of tomorrow's vote in the D.C. Council. The big takeaways: - He found more than $400 million to restore funding for lots of programs. - He's kicking the can down the road on some big funding issues.

NEWS: D.C. has released body-camera footage from the incident last October where D.C. resident Phillip Brown was shot by a federal agent during a traffic stop on Benning Road NE. The release comes after the D.C. Council passed an emergency bill requiring the disclosure.

House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark tells House Dems to vote against the “Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026” (H.R. 5103) - final vote on the House floor will be tomorrow (Wed., March 25) between 1:30-3pm:

Zach Israel@zachisrael.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The House will be voting on the “Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026” (H.R. 5103) next week, which codifies components of the Executive Order signed on March 27, 2025 “Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful” (EO 14252): www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...

SAVE is not an anti fraud bill it isa voter suppression bill. It requires re-registration with a passport, and/or birth certificate. Without these documents, someone can’t register to vote. We should be making voting more accessible, not less. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

GOP, Dems battle over Trump's SAVE Act. But who will it really help?

The president says the election security bill 'will guarantee the midterms' for Republicans. Available data is far less clear cut. Here's why.

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Tonight at 6:30PM (virtual) w/ @notechforapartheid.bsky.social and @claudiajonesschool.bsky.social Surveillance has long been used to monitor, criminalize, and control our communities. Join us for a teach-in on how these systems operate and how we can protect ourselves. Join: bit.ly/BLOCKISHOTDC

NEWS: the DC Council has proclaimed that the “D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025” is now officially law (L26-89), effective through Sept. 25, 2026! Regardless of how the Senate votes today, the 30-day review period ended Feb. 11!

Our members are not only workers & consumers, they're long-term Target investors. Our urgent request to Target's new CEO Michael Fiddelke is that he call for ICE to leave Minnesota now, warning that the company’s silence jeopardizes its brand & our members’ investments. www.aft.org/news/aft-pre...

AFT President Weingarten Urges New Target CEO to Demand ICE Out of Minnesota

The AFT, whose members participate in pension funds with Target shares, warns Target CEO that Company’s Silence on ICE Operations in Minneapolis Jeopardizes Its Brand and Creates Shareholder RiskMinne...

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A lot of people gathered tonight outside the Department of Veterans Affairs in D.C. for a vigil memorializing Alex Pretti, who worked as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital.

This Wednesday, join the @fedworkersunited.bsky.social DMV Hub and local partners to mourn our federal worker and union sibling Alex Pretti outside the Dept of Veterans Affairs. @mdcdsa.org @claudiajonesschool.bsky.social @50501dc.bsky.social @nationalnurses.bsky.social @commondefense.bsky.social

Target is based in Minneapolis and ICE is using their stores. Hilton is lodging ICE officers, and cut ties with a local operator who kicked ICE out. And Enterprise is renting the cars that ICE uses in their raids. Tell their CEOs to stop their cooperation: FreeDCproject.org/ice-out

WATCH: Federal agents are being promised immunity to unleash chaos. They're surrounding our schools & threatening our places of worship. We cannot stand by while families are separated & our neighborhoods are turned into battlegrounds. Stand with us to stop the raids: go.aft.org/keepiceout

BREAKING: Minnesota and Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop ICE enforcement surge after the fatal shooting in Minneapolis.

Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown

The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer.

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NEWS: The D.C. Council just voted unanimously to decouple 13 provisions of the city's tax code from the federal code. It's a step to avoid some of the tax cuts (and loss of revenue) that would come from the GOP's tax bill passed earlier this year.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Confirmed: Next Tuesday the D.C. Council will consider a bill to decouple some of the local tax code from the federal one, in response to the GOP tax bill passed earlier this year. So, tips and OT pay will remain taxable, standard deduction for D.C. taxes won't change, etc.

We visited more than 40 Senate offices today and it's working. We're hearing more and more Senators ready to VOTE NO on this bad funding bill attempting to sabotage DC's local budget. Now we need to see it all the way through. Join us tomorrow (Thursday) at the Hart Atrium: bit.ly/dcs-budget

The new GOP spending bill cuts $200 million from DC Public Schools and a billion total from DC’s budget (which gets federal money because we are a colony not a state)

A crackdown on Palestinian solidarity was always part of the plan for Trump Term 2. @premthakker.bsky.social reported on 'Project Esther' back in October zeteo.com/p/project-es...

'Project Esther': The Right-Wing Group Behind Project 2025 Has a Plan to Crack Down on America's Pro-Palestine Movement

The Trump-aligned Heritage Foundation is now going after what they call the “Hamas Support Network” – groups like Jewish Voice for Peace and American Muslims for Palestine.

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Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is. They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there. They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.

📣 DC Join us again this Monday (3/10) bright and early to RALLY FOR WORKERS! We'll rally outside the courthouse before the next hearing in NTEU v. Vought.

UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is. They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there. They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · last yr.

NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment. Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too. His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.

Less than one year ago, thousands of TSA employees signed a seven-year union contract. On Friday the Trump announced that “it is ending collective bargaining for the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA)” They just tore up the contract. It’s appalling www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/strike-or-...

Strike, or Else

As Trump tosses out the TSA union contract, everything is on the line.

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“Our union stands ready to support any actions initiated by our union siblings in the TSA, including a boycott on air travel and work stoppages of any kind.” -- 50,000-member UFCW Local 3000. Hope to see more of this around the labor movement.

UFCW 3000@ufcw3000.bsky.social · last yr.

The Trump Administration’s decision to nuke its contract with TSA agents is a direct attack on unions and all democratic institutions. In response, our union stands ready to boycott air travel and honor any work stoppages initiated by our siblings in the TSA. ufcw3000.org/news/2025/3/...

Happy International Women’s Day! The precursor to International Women’s Day (National Woman’s Day) was organized by the Ukrainian-born labor activist, suffragist, and author of "The Diary of a Shirtwaist Striker," Theresa Serber Malkiel in New York City on February 28, 1909.

It's almost as if they don't know anything about DC. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

White House backs off executive order impinging on D.C. authority

D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser signaled the city’s intent to paint over a street slogan at Black Lives Matter Plaza that has long drawn GOP ire.

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