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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 16h
Rep. Castro has called what ICE is doing to Pérez “torture.” DoorDash is a $15 billion company. They could end this with a phone call.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/09/2026
We demand Wilber’s immediate release so he can receive emergency medical care and recover safely with his family. ICE must be held accountable for this violence.
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ICE is torturing this man. This is an emergency.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
A federal judge ruled that the Trump admin violated her order prohibiting overcrowding at ICE's Baltimore holding room — the very facility I've been sounding the alarm on after we saw this terrible footage last year. The judge is right to threaten contempt — the abuses must end.
‘Spectacular failure’: Baltimore ICE facility violated overcrowding order, judge finds
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 26/09/2026
#GAGOV is a key race for a #freedc as well - under Republican rule, Georgia is one of the biggest contributors to the ongoing permanent military occupation of the nation's capital @freedcproject.bsky.social
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/09/2026
Instead of standing up to Trump’s deportation and death machine that has brutalized their workers, DoorDash is lobbying for the regime’s legislative priorities — including a bill to weaken DC home rule. Delete your account and app until DoorDash speaks out against ICE’s brutality and violence.
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Delete DoorDash: our demands
Our demands for DoorDash on ICE raids, H.R. 9720, and the DC task force. How to close your account until it answers.
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Councilmember Brooke Pinto @cmbrookepinto.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We cannot have armed National Guards in or around our schools and young people. Our schools must remain welcoming environments of learning and growth, and spaces where all DC students, parents, and school staff can feel safe and can thrive.
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Franc O 🏳️‍🌈 @francom27.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I went down to Charlottesville, VA, knocked on doors & spoke w/ voters about our better future with Tom Perriello in Congress. Join Free DC's next bus trip down: freedcproject.org/event-list/f... As always, Delete DoorDash, Turn Away from Target, Abstain from Amazon, and FUCK ICE!
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Flip VA-5: Indigenous People’s Day Weekend Canvass — Free DC
Congress has been attacking DC for the last year and a half. It’s time for the representatives responsible for those attacks to start losing their seats. This fall Free DC is working to flip Virgini...
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is choosy about endorsements — and she just endorsed @tomperriello.bsky.social. VA-05 has become a key race in the effort to flip the House. Join us on October 10 and 11 to #GetOutTheVote in greater Charlottesville: freedcproject.org/event-list/f...
A screengrab of a post from X. Text reads: "@AOC: “If we want a Congress that actually fights for working people, we must take back the House in November. That is why I am endorsing Tom Perriello for Congress in Virginia’s 5th District. I would be proud to fight alongside Tom to rid Washington of corruption."

A graphic shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez next to Tom Perriello with text that reads "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorses Tom Perriello for U.S. Congress, VA District 05."
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Indivisible Charlottesville @indivisiblecville.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
You know it. We know it. McGuire has got to go. We are all in for @tomperriello.bsky.social and we are thrilled to have @freedcproject.bsky.social helping us elect a representative that will actually represent us! Please consider volunteering to be a driver (or knock doors) on Oct. 10 and/or 11.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
oh look
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Perriello outraises McGuire in 5th District race funding
Tom Perriello has raised more campaign money than John McGuire in the race for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District, according to the latest campaign finance reports.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump's efforts in DC are not to create a utopia of safety. They're building a dystopia of weapons, violence, and state control — trimmed in gold. From @hayesbrown.bsky.social:
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Opinion | Donald Trump dreams of a beautiful police state
Trump saying snipers and drones will be deployed at his 250 foot tall triumphal arch in Washington perfectly meld his aesthetics and violence
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Quite frankly, as this president's options are dwindling, the idea that he might use the military becomes even more of our concern," says retired Air Force military lawyer Maj. Gen. Steven Lepper.
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There's growing concern that Trump may deploy the National Guard ahead of elections
Fears are growing that President Trump may deploy the U.S. military to polling places in the upcoming elections, despite strict state and federal laws against such a move.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
South Carolina state law allows governors to deploy the National Guard only under certain conditions like war, invasion, or disaster. None of those conditions were met when Governor Henry McMaster chose to participate in Trump's occupation of DC. Last week the case went to the SC Supreme Court.
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Did South Carolina’s Governor Henry McMaster break the law by deploying the National Guard to DC? — Free DC
A lawsuit brought by a Navy veteran moves to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 22/09/2026
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
DoorDash messed up.
They repeatedly left more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers underpaid or paid late, causing them immense stress and financial difficulty.
That's unacceptable.
We've secured a $131.5M settlement from
DoorDash - the largest worker settlement in NYC history and largest delivery worker settlement in
American municipal history.
Every worker will be paid what they are owed, and every company will be forced to abide by the laws of this city.

LOGOS:
The OFFICE of the MAYOR of NYC
NYC Consumer and Worker Protection Mayor Mamdani and Deliveristas representatives stand behind a podium.Mayor Mamdani signs a giant check.Three delivery workers holding a giant fake check for $131.5M.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DoorDash seems to not care that ICE agents are shooting their workers while they on the job. Community members are the ones who have gotten Wilber medical attention in detention and legal support — without a single shred of help from this multibillion dollar corporation profiting off his labor.
An NBC News article reads: “Garcés Perez, who Lincoln-Goldfinch said lives in Austin, is a DoorDash driver. In an email, a company spokesperson confirmed Garcés Perez was making a delivery at the time, adding that DoorDash is investigating and would not release more information “at this time.””
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"As organizations serving communities across Georgia, we are concerned about the continued deployment of the Georgia National Guard to Washington, D.C." Organizations, elected leaders, and faith congregations have sent formal letters to Governor Kemp and the two candidates to replace him.
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Georgia organizations call for the Georgia National Guard to come home — Free DC
Organizations and faith communities across Georgia have sent letters to Governor Brian Kemp and the candidates for governor calling for accountability around the deployment of Georgia’s National Guard...
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump is running full speed ahead toward authoritarianism and this week's ban on independent press is only the latest warning sign. Pay attention to the midterms. Work now to get out the vote, oppose all efforts to disrupt voting, and expect them to attempt to deny the results.
An official press release from the White House reads: "White House Access Is a Privilege — Not a Right. Last week, President Donald J. Trump removed CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House grounds after years of false reporting. The First Amendment protects their right to publish; it does not entitle them to a hard pass, briefing room seat, or place in the press pool.

Access changes are nothing new. What is new, however, is the sudden claim that it becomes sacred only when the outlets are friendly to the Radical Left. The rule was never “every outlet gets in.” It was always “our side stays in.”"
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) @eleanornorton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My office is in touch with the mayor's office, and we have both asked the commanding general of the DC National Guard to remind his troops not to gather near schools unless explicitly directed by the Task Force or requested by MPD.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
A Venezuelan DoorDash driver shot by an ICE officer in Austin, Texas, said he is now in detention but still has the bullet in his back. www.washingtonsun.com/immigration/i…
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Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Recounts Being Shot by an ICE Officer
“I was telling him it hurt a lot, that I couldn't move,” Wilber Rafael Garces Perez said during a press conference from detention.
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Jackie Llanos @llanosjackie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez recounted being shot by an ICE officer, answering reporters' questions through a phone call from detention. “I was telling him it hurt a lot, that I couldn’t move. I was basically passed out,” he said. washingtonsun.com/immigration/ice-agent-shooting-austin-texas
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Venezuelan DoorDash Driver Recounts Being Shot by an ICE Officer
“I was telling him it hurt a lot, that I couldn’t move,” Wilber Rafael Garces Perez said during a press conference from detention.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/09/2026
We cannot let DoorDash’s betrayal go unanswered. It’s time to #DeleteDoorDash until they speak out against ICE. Learn how to join the nationwide boycott at deletedoordash.com.
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Delete DoorDash: our demands
Our demands for DoorDash on H.R. 9720, ICE raids, and the DC task force. How to close your account until it answers.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/09/2026
While their drivers are being gunned down by Trump’s secret police, DoorDash is raking in blood money. The company pulled in a massive $4.45 billion in revenue (and $200 million in pure profit) just last quarter, vaulting CEO Tony Xu into billionaire status on the backs of unprotected gig workers.
DOORDASH STAYS SILENT EVEN AFTER A SECOND DOORDASHER IS SHOT BY ICE
28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garcés Perez was DoorDashing when he was shot in the back by an ICE agent in Austin, Texas yesterday. This follows the fatal shooting of Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Maine in July 2026.
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Operation Democracy ✊🏼 Free DC! @democracyop.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hey #DoorDash, thanks for the free DC-themed tote! -DC resident
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is yet another in a series of deaths that invoke our country's most abhorrent and violent history and it should be investigated to the fullest extent of the law. We extend our solidarity and care to our Prince George's County neighbors.
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Hanging Body Found in Upper Marlboro Prompts Community Concern
Authorities investigate the death of a man found hanging in Westphalia. Community leaders promise transparency and a thorough probe.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The entire presidential television press pool — Fox, ABC, CBS, NBC, and CNN — has agreed to suspend coverage in the wake of Trump’s decision to ban CNN, Politico, and MS NOW from the White House
newrepublic.com
Major TV Networks Band Together in Boycott After Trump’s Ban on CNN
The five major TV networks are joining forces after Trump’s press ban.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
according to the article, it took hours after the personal intervention of the mayor for his family to even get basic information about him. that information included that he had been transferred to ICE custody hours after being shot. no amnesty
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🌊🌊🌊™️ @mandyk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Must agree, seeing as how DoorDash is known in D.C. for its strong stand against … feeding hungry families. @freedcproject.bsky.social says: Delete it. Delete DoorDash. #FreeDC
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Delete DoorDash: our demands
Our demands for DoorDash on H.R. 9720, ICE raids, and the DC task force. How to close your account until it answers.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
His name is Wilber Rafael Garces Perez and ICE shot him and then took him into custody while he worked for DoorDash. DoorDash continues to be silent as ICE attacks its workers and complicit in attacks on our communities.
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The 51st @51st.news · 20/09/2026
Amid the drama at the Kennedy Center, it's not too late for you to make your voice heard. Here are a few ways to support D.C.'s arts scene from @ecwilliams.bsky.social:
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How to support DC arts amid the Kennedy Center drama
Patronize theaters, join a protest, and other ways to get involved.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“the primary goal was never to stop crime.” Solidarity with our beloved community members in Memphis who are also under occupation by this corrupt administration.
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Anna Kramer @annackramer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This morning, a park police helicopter kept circling my building and the elementary school next door. National guard + FBI fanned out around the school. I ran to get details. My colleague reported it out. And now here’s the story in @washingtonsun.bsky.social
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Neighbors Upset Over Federal Agents’ Presence at D.C. School
Agents and National Guard troops handed out fliers outside a Northwest elementary school, as a helicopter hovered overhead.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is an elementary school. National Guard and FBI plus a circling helicopter showed up this morning at yet another DC elementary school, this time in Ward 1. These gangs of armed agents terrify children and cause fear among families. It's time for federal agents to leave our communities alone.
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Neighbors Upset Over Federal Agents’ Presence at D.C. School
Agents and National Guard troops handed out fliers outside a Northwest elementary school, as a helicopter hovered overhead.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is what West Virginia’s National Guard members are doing in DC: escorting federal police outside elementary schools during morning drop-off. This is from today in Park View. This isn’t making anyone safer. Shame on Governor Morrisey for going along with Trump’s self-serving occupation.
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Brianne K Nadeau @brianneknadeau.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I am aware of increased federal law enforcement presence this morning at Bruce-Monroe Elementary School and in Park View. The National Guard has no business being here in the District of Columbia. The FBI has no business patrolling our schools. brianneknadeau.com/statement-on...
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Statement on today's increased federal presence in Ward 1 - Brianne K. Nadeau
I am aware of patrols by National Guard and increased federal law enforcement presence this morning at Bruce-Monroe Elementary School and in Park View. I have confirmed with my own eyes that federal l...
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16/09/2026
🎥 NEW: Trump just made Republicans raise their right hand and pledge to him personally — then vow to "cheat like hell." Marc Elias explains why this confirms what he's been warning all along: the president's plan for the midterms is to make it harder for you to vote and easier for him to cheat👇
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What Trump Just Said on Stage Should Shock Every American
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Democrats are seeing an explosion in voter turnout. www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/dem…
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‘You Can’t Deny It’: Democratic Turnout Has Surged in 2026
Strategists say a combination of rising enthusiasm and a plethora of competitive races helped drive the increase in Senate primaries.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
They are panicking. Keep organizing, y’all.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 16/09/2026
NEW: Virginians will vote this fall on whether people who've served their time for felony crimes will have their voting rights automatically restored. "Once they get their rights back, the change is night and day on how that person's confidence grows in their own abilities,” one advocate said.
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Virginia ballot initiative seeks to finally clarify voting rights restoration for those with past felony convictions
In November, Virginians will decide whether people who’ve served their time for felony crimes will have their voting rights automatically restored.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
SPOTTED: National Guard soldiers are moving into Gallery 64, a luxury apartment building in SW DC where rent is $2,400/mo for a 1BR or $6,000+/mo for a 3BR. Instead of helping people afford healthcare or food, Trump is giving occupation forces a rooftop pool.
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sam delgado @samdelgado.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: Food insecurity in the D.C. region hit a new high in the past year, according to a new report. The District had the third-highest food insecurity rate among seven nearby counties/cities surveyed. Read for more details in @51st.news: 51st.news/dc-food-inse...
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Food insecurity in the DC area hits a new high
Cuts to SNAP, surging costs, and federal layoffs are making it difficult for District residents to put food on the table.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Food insecurity in the DC region is at a 5-year high — surpassing even the height of the pandemic, according to a new report from the Capital Area Food Bank. DC communities need food and jobs, not military occupation and policing. hunger-report.capitalareafoodbank.org/report-2026
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Good news DC! We (and all other voters across the country) will get our mail ballots as scheduled. Let's keep it that way for every future election too.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Tomorrow the South Carolina Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a suit asserting that Governor Henry McMaster's action to deploy the SC National Guard to DC was unlawful. "The governor's deployment orders violated South Carolina law."
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SC Public Interest Foundation v. McMaster - ACLU of South Carolina
Twice in 2025, at the request of President Donald Trump, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster ordered hundreds of South Carolina National Guard members to deploy to Washington D.C. While the preside...
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Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
BREAKING: Judge Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, D.C., has *blocked* the administraiton's mail-in ballot plan, saying USPS lacked the authority to issue it. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
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WAMU 88.5 @wamu.org · 12/09/2026
The Department of Homeland Security had said that decades-long TPS protection would expire for people from El Salvador on September 9th. Now they say it will remain in place until an announcement is made at “the appropriate time,” leaving thousands of salvadorans in the region in a state of limbo.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Seems like DoorDash was feeling the need to do some DC-based PR — they had a street team in Dupont Circle today handing out DC branded swag. We showed up to make sure passerby also heard about how the company has been attacking DC, and why we're still calling on everyone to #DeleteDoordash.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
L'shanah tovah, a happy new year, to those who celebrate! May the new year be one of sweetness, joy, and liberation for us all. 🍎🍯
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Trump is attempting an authoritarian consolidation of power and this case about mail ballots is part of how he is trying to do it. We're watching closely for this decision and encourage you to do the same.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
DC Police Union taking the correct position for the worst reason 😬😬
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