.@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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🚴Spoke and Seek update! Proud to be cosponsored by #TranspoBINGO and #MBTpubroll. #MBTpubroll is leading our After Roll, a short group ride following the scavenger hunt on Aug 7. Stay tuned for a couple new galleries and museums, plus some historical sites joining the lineup soon!

RideFlow DC: Spoke and Seek · Luma

Spoke and Seek: A Cyclist Scavenger Hunt Dupont Circle ArtWalk | Friday, August 7, 2026 | Free Meet at Dupont Circle, near the fountain Come join RideFlow DC…

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Shipped the latest version of RideFlow DC (rideflowdc.com)! Try it out and tell me what breaks. What's new: 🗺️ Much more stable, accurate AR mode 🎯 Fixed icons in AR mode 🛴 Hopp scooters added 🔍 Search bar now covers locations and businesses

Are we crossing 3rd amendment violations yet?

Free DC@freedcproject.bsky.social · 2w ago

DC renters, this is your call up. Get your building's owner or management company to commit NOW to decline contracts with the National Guard.

It's a beautiful evening for a #MBTPubroll

DC, #DeleteDoordash. We are demanding the company take several steps: 1. Speak out against ICE and federal police 2. State public opposition to the "DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force" 3. Withdraw their support of H.R. 9720. Tell them you agree at (855) 431-0459 or emailing support@doordash.com

Save the date: Spoke and Seek is Aug 7th, our pilot run of a cyclist scavenger hunt during First Friday Dupont ArtWalk! Ride with a team, solve art riddles at galleries, museums, and historical sites across Dupont, see the neighborhood in a new way. 🚲🎨 #bikedc RSVP: luma.com/cingdte1

RideFlow DC: Spoke and Seek · Luma

Spoke and Seek: A Cyclist Scavenger Hunt Dupont Circle ArtWalk | Friday, August 7, 2026 | Free Meet at Dupont Circle, near the fountain Come join RideFlow DC…

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It IS hard to figure out where to ride in DC! This is why I launched a project called RideScore DC with Civic Tech DC www.civictechdc.org/projects/rid... We even have a rough prototype up at ridescoredc.com

The 51st@51st.news · 4w ago

📬 This week's newsletter: 🚲 Bike-curious, but nervous about safety? You’re not alone 🏢 A loophole in the RENTAL Act 🎓 Changes to D.C.’s graduation requirements Don't let algorithms decide what news you see. Get our next update in your inbox: www.51st.news/signup

DC, I love this weather for you!

"The Park Service, in a separate document, similarly said that people should ‘wear an n95 mask when outdoors’ and ‘remain indoors as much as possible during and after the show.’” The guidance is to remain indoors ... during the fireworks. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Fireworks on Mall likely to cause hazardous air pollution, documents show

Internal modeling shows the July 4th fireworks display will cause hazardous pollution around the Mall and “very unhealthy conditions across central D.C.”

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So much fun at #MBTpubroll! Seriously, was an absolutely perfect day for a ride over the Bridge in Anacostia!

We are in a full on dictatorship, rivaling the most entrenched ones in the world. Anti ICE activists, who printed a zine, are labeled “terrorist” and sentenced to 30-100 years in federal prison. By this metric we’re all targets. Genuinely chilling. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison

Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility

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So, I guess we aren't getting any kind of notifications of specific flyovers anymore?

They continue to take 3rd spaces away from us and disrupt critical infrastructure for active transit.

tim_in_dc@timdc.bsky.social · last mo.

fyi the feds will be shooting fireworks FROM within anacostia park, at poplar point. that's why it's closed from fdm bridge to almost 11th st bridge. signage says the park will be closed through july 9 😮‍💨.

I'm so f'ing sick of these obscenely loud flyovers! Like it sucks to be running a meeting, in the middle of an important point, and just get interrupted! I'm a woman in tech, and I shouldn't have to add that to the list of things I have to deal with!

One thing that I don't think gets discussed enough is the attack of this surge/occupation/etc on 3rd spaces in DC. It's pervasive and petty in a way that you really can't just ignore or opt out of if you are car-free in downtown DC!

DC deserves peace! All this obnoxiousness is total BS!

Versailles? Seriously? May he have wonderful reminisces of a certain, autumn women's march...

Olga Nesterova@onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 2mo ago

From UFC to the G7: Trump’s Birthday Weekend Ends in Versailles www.onestnetwork.com/from-ufc-to-...

Did they seriously shut down major downtown transit hubs for this BS?? There do not exist consequences terrible enough for what this administration deserves!

kim@kimmymonte.bsky.social · 2mo ago

omg ffs we just want healthcare

BS on so many levels. This is K and Connecticut NW. All of Farragut Square is shut down too. Why do the need 4 f'ing days!!!

A core tenet of our founding principles – that US citizens should have a say in who governs them – is being denied from the people of Washington, D.C. #DCStatehood

I only know what kerning is because I used to write scientific grants. Those page limits can be brutal!

Meanwhile, NIH only gets $47.5 billion per year

ACLU@aclu.org · 2mo ago

BREAKING: The Senate just passed a bill to add an additional $70 billion to ICE and Border Patrol’s already giant budget without any reforms. The House must hold the line and refuse to give ICE a blank check to violate our rights.

Anyone else notice there seems to be a sharp uptick in violence from LE and adjacent since DC's police week?

Free DC@freedcproject.bsky.social · 2mo ago

WATCH: New footage from a home security camera in shows National Guard soldiers tackle a woman to the ground, put her in handcuffs, and detain her seemingly without any justification or provocation🧵

Today, when I was at the hardware store buying child-safety locks for my cats, I learned that DC has the highest number per capita (6.9 per 1000) of US citizen children with a detained parent.

The administration has detained 400,000 immigrants: What do we know about their children? | Brookings

With 400,000 immigrants detained by the administration, researchers examine what the data reveals about the children left behind and the policy implications for their well-being.

brookings.edu

A76 already only runs once an hour on Sundays! Pretty unacceptable...

My latest piece on the Iran conflict discusses how the failure of the Trump administration to define clear war aims fostered this fraught moment.

Iran War – Day 66

War Aims

crisisandstrategy.substack.com

Hey everyone, I’m trying out regular posts about the Iran War. I’d really appreciate it if you gave it a try. 😊

Iran War - Day 64

Before we get to the business at hand, I suppose a brief introduction is in order.

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The only sound more obnoxious than a mosquito in your ear: MPD making annoying circles near your home

Thank god for cats!

CIA Shadows@dukieboy2.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Spycraft getting stranger and smarter. Turning a cockroach into a walking sensor sounds wild, but it could slip where drones or people cannot. The future of surveillance may literally crawl under the door! #SpyTech #Surveillance #Military #technology #spycraft www.cbsnews.com/news/cockroa...