Hagerstown Rapid Response and Washington County Indivisible will hold a “Diapers Not Data” protest and donation drive tomorrow, September 29 at 9 AM., outside the Washington County administration building at 100 W. Washington Street in Hagerstown. The event will focus on concerns about data center development while also collecting diapers, baby wipes, formula, and other baby supplies for the…

Before Abruptly Resigning, Derek Harvey Forwarded County Emails to an Outside Account. What We Found Revealed the County Knew More About the Proposed ICE Detention Center Than It Told Residents.

The timeline raises new questions about what Washington County officials knew about the proposed ICE detention center and what they were telling the public. On February 10, 2026, the Washington County Commissioners formally expressed their “full support” for DHS and ICE and called for “ongoing cooperation and partnership.” But emails we obtained through a Maryland Public Information Act request…

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While Washington County leaders claim they’re still learning about data centers, Business Development Director Jonathan Horowitz sits alongside Amazon, BGE, and developers advancing the industry in MD

ICE didn’t simply ignore Congress. It found a weakness in the way Congress wrote its own oversight rules, and then built a policy around exploiting it.

For months, Washington County officials have claimed they oppose data centers. Campaign contributions, secret meetings, and County-assisted land marketing tell a very different story.

Boonsboro Town Council violated Open Meetings Act by not including Flock camera discussion on agenda.

While Washington County leaders claim they’re still learning about data centers, Business Development Director Jonathan Horowitz sits alongside Amazon, BGE, and developers advancing the industry in MD

Years of data center developer activity, private meetings, NDAs, and a conveniently sudden sense of urgency about a moratorium. But apparently the public needs correcting.

The mechanics of an emergent fascist state

A September 16 filing says Michelle Gordon met with contractor personnel and utility representatives about the facility’s requirements, even as County Commissioners continue to bar public comment

For two years, the Commissioners backed a tax exemption to attract major development to Mount Aetna. Then we learned data center brokers had been asking about its land, zoning, and utilities.

For two years, the Commissioners backed a tax exemption to attract major development to Mount Aetna. Then we learned data center brokers had been asking about its land, zoning, and utilities.

23 likes, 4 comments - hagerstownrapidresponse on September 14, 2026: "This beautiful Hagerstown farm is slated to become the site of a massive data center. Why were Washington County Commissioners p...

Join us Tuesday, September 15 at 9 AM outside the Washington County Commissioners meeting! Location: 100 W. Washington St. in Hagerstown, Maryland Come tomorrow and tell the commissioners that we know about their secret meetings with the Martin Farm data center developer, their NDAs, and their attempts to keep the public in the dark. They do not get to claim they are protecting Washington County…

ICE refused to disclose whether it had a warrant, then beat peaceful protesters in Frederick’s Taskers Chance neighborhood as Frederick PD watched. Here’s how you can support those hurt.

On June 30, Washington County Commissioners Claimed They Wanted to Pause Data Centers. Now CBRE Is Hiring for Them in Hagerstown.

Agentes del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas presuntamente golpearon con bastones a un grupo de activistas y manifestantes durante una confrontación en Frederick, Maryland. De acuerdo con ...

ICE refused to disclose whether it had a warrant, then beat peaceful protesters in Frederick’s Taskers Chance neighborhood as Frederick PD watched. Here’s how you can support those hurt.

Residents in Frederick, Maryland, shaken after clashes as activists decry violence from officers as ‘unconscionable’

In Maryland, local officials are demanding accountability after ICE violently clashed with protesters when federal agents swarmed the streets of a residential neighborhood in the city of Frederick las...

ICE agents had a blunt response when Maryland police asked whether they had a warrant during an operation that ended in a violent confrontation with protesters.“We’re not gonna discuss that with you.”...

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People cried out for help. Now they’re being told to complain to the department that oversees the agents who hurt them. For roughly two days, ICE agents camped out in a Frederick neighborhood, frightening residents and threatening people who were watching and documenting their actions. On Friday evening, ICE agents drove vehicles onto sidewalks and into people’s yards, then approached a home and…

Hagerstown Rapid Response’s statement on Friday night’s violence in Taskers Chance and our call for accountability

Investigate ICE's Use of Force in Frederick, Maryland