It’s now official: An initiative seeking to ban the sale and production of foie gras in D.C. will be on the November ballot. The elections board determined proponents of Initiative 86 collected enough signatures (from 5% of registered voters) to get on the ballot. 🦆

Last night we remembered Julian Bailey, killed by U.S. Marshals in February. Tonight together with @familiesnotfedsdc.bsky.social @congregationactionnet.org @50501dc.bsky.social @waba.org and JVP-DC we will remember Nolberto Meza, killed by U.S. Park Police in June. 6 PM: freedcproject.org/nolberto

DDOT is planning to change the traffic pattern at Connecticut & Calvert. There will be a northbound left-turn lane, and the current right-turn lane will be for through traffic as well. If you have a better idea, let DDOT know by August 7. open.substack.com/pub/anc3c07/...

@freedcproject.bsky.social is holding an event tomorrow (August 2) for Justice for Nolberto Meza - killed on the Taft Bridge June 20 during a high-speed chase by the Park Police.

One Year of Occupation: Justice for Nolberto Meza — Free DC

DC has been under a hostile military occupation for nearly an entire year, and for 11 days in August we are telling the story of the ways Trump’s occupation has hurt our communities. August 2: “Jus...

freedcproject.org

DDOT is planning to change the traffic pattern at Connecticut & Calvert. There will be a northbound left-turn lane, and the current right-turn lane will be for through traffic as well. If you have a better idea, let DDOT know by August 7. open.substack.com/pub/anc3c07/...

Let’s do this late on a Friday in July. Maybe no one will notice www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/t...

Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool charge against Olympian, faults contractor

The Trump administration dropped a felony charge against the U.S. Olympic canoeist accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

nbcwashington.com

I'm always glad to see MPD make an arrest in a homicide case.

Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 5d ago

A Maryland woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly hitting and killing 61-year-old D.C. resident Dawn Ciccone as she crossed the street in a marked crosswalk in Foggy Bottom on April 18: mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-...

A Maryland woman has been charged with involuntary manslaughter for allegedly hitting and killing 61-year-old D.C. resident Dawn Ciccone as she crossed the street in a marked crosswalk in Foggy Bottom on April 18: mpdc.dc.gov/release/mpd-...

The latest news from Woodley Park. Bonus: Interview with @ianlivingston.bsky.social, photos of his dog. anc3c07.substack.com/p/weather-br...

NEW: Fort Myer will make sweeping environmental improvements to address pollution at a facility in Ward 5. It will also pay $450,000, abide by strict monitoring, and face penalties for noncompliance. We are holding Fort Myer accountable and protecting DC's waterways, including the Anacostia River.

"The only apparent reason the Guards targeted Ms. King was her speech, via the prominent signs in her window, criticizing their presence in the District." Idaho National Guard members assaulted Anna King. Now she and @aclu-dc.bsky.social are taking legal action.

Her arrest by the National Guard went viral. Now she’s taking legal action.

Attorneys for Army veteran Anna King say she was assaulted for exercising free speech. Authorities say she threw an unknown liquid at troops in D.C. days earlier.

washingtonpost.com

My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.

I'm just glad Article I isn't alive to see this

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Q: There's a report that the US has taken in $13b from Venezuela. Where is that money going? T: Even more Q: But where is it going? T: We've paid for that war many times over Q: Where is the money going? T: Running the country Q: No, the money US is taking in -- T: Running the country

The boycott is on y'all. If DoorDash doesn't think DC deserves basic self-determination and democracy, they don't deserve your dollars. Delete your account.

Free DC@freedcproject.bsky.social · last wk.

DoorDash has been silent as its delivery drivers are hunted and killed by federal agents. Now, the company is backing #HR9720, a bill attacking DC Home Rule. We are calling on everyone to #DeleteDoordash. Let us know you've deleted your account and share your reasons why: deletedoordash.com

DC should do this. A tax on 2nd homes (& 3rd & 4th, etc) of the super rich won't fix inequality, or save public services. But it's a start. We could call it the "Peter Thiel tax". He owns a $15 million home in my neighborhood. Or the "Mark Zuckerberg tax": $23 million. Bezos has 2 houses: $40m.

Amy Hanauer@amyhanauer.bsky.social · last wk.

Don’t listen to me, listen to the NYT (okay not about everything) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/o...

let's be extra clear: the most costly crimes in DC aren't even in the crime statistics: wage theft, tax evasion, embezzlement. [add in MAGA grift!] georgetown is a high crime neighborhood.

Gen Z is turning the ongoing "Cockroach Janta Party" protests in India into internet culture. From subway surfer runs escaping police to "GRWM" protest videos, edits and memes, humor isn't distracting from the movement. It's becoming part of it.

There's plenty of alternatives to DoorDash. No need to use a company that doesn't think you should have democracy.

Josh Jacobson@districtjosh.bsky.social · 2w ago

DoorDash hasn't been on our side in DC so I'm asking folks to Delete DoorDash and following the lead of @freedcproject.bsky.social. Add your name on my site below and share with friends! deletedoordash.com

This bike is still at 3801 Conn Ave NW and has not moved. Please keep eyes peeled #bikedc!

WABA Cargo Bike Library@wababikelibrary.bsky.social · 2w ago

STOLEN BIKE ALERT. The library's xtracycle swoop was stolen at 2am this morning and moved to an apartment complex right by the zoo. Need a volunteer to check the courtyard of the apartment complex, it appears to be still there. Anybody out that way?? #bikedc #help

Escorting the nine-year-old to a friend’s birthday pool party, I told him I wasn’t going to swim in part because I’m dressed for work. He told me I could just jump in like Mamdani did. This is what socialism does to our children.

Cleveland Park has robot waiters. Never thought I'd see the day. www.instagram.com/p/Da3M_SYoO4...

Horrible day. ICE is preparing a deportation flight to Laos so some of my former, current, and were-to-be clients are being brought to the Whipple Building and shipped off to Louisiana for final removal. Lots of calls from them, their families, and friends. So much pain visited on our community

The real lesson is once you open the free money spigot to one rich owner, the rest will flock like moths to a flame for their cut. And when you've already spouted economically debunked nonsense to justify the first, you have no factual ground to stand on anymore to say no

" the top rides indicate that the Capital Bikeshare system solves one of the most challenging pieces of being a tourist in DC: Interest in visiting destinations that are too far to walk to comfortably, but not easily accessed by car."

Capital Bikeshare’s surprising all-time trends, future promise

What do trends in ridership look like across Capital Bikeshare’s entire lifespan, and can these trends help to explain the recent decline in performance?

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White's Ferry progress? Would be so nice to get that re-opened. www.mymcmedia.org/whites-ferry...

White's Ferry donated to County

After years of negotiations, owners "made an agreement with Montgomery County to donate the ferry's operation... to the government...."

mymcmedia.org

Went to the ground breaking for the Piney Branch stormwater tunnel. It's a huge project but will reduce sewage overflows into Rock Creek from 25 a year to 1. It's a commitment of love and care for our environment and future generations. I hope one day we can safely swim in the creek.

Gawain 4 ANC@gawain4anc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It's for a good cause - cleaning up Piney Branch and Rock Creek. Rock Creek testing shows it's dirtier than the Potomac and Piney Branch is a major contributor to the pollution.

Went to the ground breaking for the Piney Branch stormwater tunnel. It's a huge project but will reduce sewage overflows into Rock Creek from 25 a year to 1. It's a commitment of love and care for our environment and future generations. I hope one day we can safely swim in the creek.

Gawain 4 ANC@gawain4anc.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It's for a good cause - cleaning up Piney Branch and Rock Creek. Rock Creek testing shows it's dirtier than the Potomac and Piney Branch is a major contributor to the pollution.

Stephen Miller was there recently.

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · 4w ago

A Washington fountain that the Trump administration restored this year is now running brown.

Mexico is preparing legal action after a Mexican national was fatally shot Tues. during what ICE described as a targeted enforcement operation in Houston. President Claudia Sheinbaum called the shooting part of a broader pattern of mistreatment. Read More👉 ebx.sh/Bvlavl

New year, new ANC Commissioners! We also have plenty of elected leaders returning to serve their neighborhoods. Wondering which ANC or SMD is yours? Or maybe what an ANC or SMD is? 🧵 👇