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Had to head out but the hearing continued with some more amazing testimony — will post more when I can, because it needs to be heard. The art at the Wilson Building reminded me on the way out: DC’s legacy of organizing in spite of the odds is powerful!

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🔥 @keyachatterjee.bsky.social at DC Council: “It is our collective responsibility to make sure there is justice for Julian Bailey.” “This task force is literally killing us.”

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DC’s shawdow congressman repoyedc.bsky.social testifies to city council about our need for leadership like Minneapolis’s. “Their mayor said ‘ICE get the F out.’Our mayor thanked our federal occupiers.” He calls attention to the ICE facility going up near his home in SE. 👀

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Great to hear @cmzparker5.bsky.social challenge the Office of Police Complaints’ director, who’s casually downplaying concerns about harassment and cooperation with ICE. “We’re being told not to listen to what District residents are hearing and seeing. That is the definition of gaslighting.”

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Did the director of DC’s Office of Police Complaints just say that they’d heard three complaints about MPD and immigration? Three as in THREE?

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Here are Free DC’s immediate demands. They’re all things council members could do this week. We hear a lot of leaders right now talking about what they can’t do. But we want to talk about what they *can.* @freedcproject.bsky.social #stopmpd #freedc #endtheoccupation

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Emily Phelps @epindc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I’m here for the DC City Council’s oversight hearing on MPD, and so are an awful lot of concerned DC residents. The line’s out the door… #stopmpd #freedc #endtheoccupation

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When a Supreme Court case involves a young person, they’re named by their initials, even if they speak publicly about the case— hence, “West Virginia v. B.P.J.” So these “TEAM B.P.J” foam fingers from @lambdalegal.org were just perfect for cheering on a student athlete. Love it. Go Becky!

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Power move today from @repmarktakano.bsky.social: He and Linda McMahon were speaking to dueling rallies in front of the Supreme Court. He went off-script and faced her: “Did you hear me, Sec. McMahon? Trans kids have a right to free and equal access to education!…Restore the Office of Civil Rights!”

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Beautiful speech from @markey.senate.gov today at SCOTUS: “I am here because trans kids deserve more than to be debated on cable news. Trans kids deserve joy. Trans kids deserve support…I want you to know that you are loved… I will always stand with you.”

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Beautiful day today at the Supreme Court. Trans joy, dancing and big supportive family energy. @americansunited.bsky.social @aclu.org @transequality.bsky.social @pflag.org

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Emily Phelps @epindc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

United Methodist clergy are at the Supreme Court, supporting trans rights and trans kids. Religious freedom demands trans rights!! @americansunited.bsky.social

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At the Capitol, a group of fired and furloughed federal employees are telling Democrats — Hold the line! Don’t cave in our name! Vote NO on the CR!

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In with these matching flowers is a paper torch from one of the early Indivisible groups in Maine. They marched in parades dressed as Statues of Liberty, I believe in response to the last travel ban. (😡😭) They later helped flip Collins on the ACA. Stole it from the office around 2020. No regrets.

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“Strategy” came from a series of famous prints from the theater group Bread And Puppet. I asked about the plant pictured on it, and was told it’s brussels sprouts. Awesome. Why not. Whatever we do, may the brussels sprouts of strategy be our guide.

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I am in love with this painting, which is called Autumn On Loaches. My road tripping heart! I saw it in a coffee shop in Colorado, snapped a photo, remained obsessed, and reached out to the artist like a year later and it was still free. The artist is here: schlady.com/collections/...

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