Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineDr. William Horne @wihorne.bsky.social · 23/08/2025Pretending, under such circumstances, that we can simply "election" & "normalcy" our way out of this problem is not only unserious, but borders on complicity & fascist accommodation. Time to wake the fuck up. 2421103 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineGrace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · 20/08/2025This is such an insane statistic that it's hard to understand. 40% of what is shipped is fossil fuels -- not 40% of things are shipped *by* fossil fuels. 40% of *what is being carried* is the fossil fuels themselves. 11397154 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineMusicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 16/08/2025warning signs up around town at the many small parks you might not realize are basically national parks 118862 0
Katy #FreePalestine @kaydo11.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Running into people you know when you're walking, biking, taking the bus. Best feeling ever. 310 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineMark Misoshnik @misoshnik.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Counterpoint: they don’t need to be trained because they’re not there to enforce laws, they’re there to terrorize poor people of color. Really hate this framing considering how shitty local cops are on this stuff, too. 017054 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 14/08/2025It really bothers me that we're not talking about how the GOP cut DC's funding before invading. 13472312247 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 15/08/2025The White House’s official X account has a long thread in which they’ve posted pictures of people arrested during the feds’ occupation of the city. Every single person in the thread is a person of color. 813103534140 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2025Jesus. Pam Bondi just purported to replace the DC police chief and revoke guidance from earlier today that instructed police to continue to comply with DC’s sanctuary laws — laws duly passed by our city council, elected by our voters. Even more radical than we’d feared. 12625741110 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineSimon Fondrie-Teitler @simon.overgrown.garden · 14/08/2025US Park Police now doing traffic stops in DC, and charged at me with a baton for filming closer than they liked 58375732857 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineMatthew Guariglia @mguariglia.bsky.social · 13/08/2025This goes to show, policing as it has existed has always been tyranny's foot in the door. If Democratic mayors could justify unaccountable, undemocratic, secretive state violence in some places, it's a much lower bar to justify it everywhere. 326096 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 13/08/2025“The AI in the study probably prompted doctors to become over-reliant on its recommendations, ‘leading to clinicians becoming less motivated, less focused, and less responsible when making cognitive decisions without AI assistance,’ the scientists said in the paper.”bloomberg.comAI Eroded Doctors’ Ability to Spot Cancer Within Months in StudyArtificial intelligence, touted for its potential to transform medicine, led to some doctors losing skills after just a few months in a new study. 11152222553 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineMigrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · 12/08/2025🚨ALERT: ICE & other feds raided the Home Depot parking lot on Rhode Island this morning (8/12) and detained approx 15 people who were both workers and shoppers. Multiple agencies were involved and the cowards were masked. 1/ 39174 0
Katy #FreePalestine @kaydo11.bsky.social · 12/08/2025If you don't have DC context or lived experience just say that. 251 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineMigrant Solidarity Mutual Aid @dcmigrantmutualaid.org · 12/08/2025🚨ALERTA: La actividad de las agencias federales continúa esta noche (8/11) en DC. Hemos recibido informes de avistamientos en: - Benning Rd & 17th NE - Franklin & 7th NE - Dupont (17th & Church NW) - Parque Malcolm X (Meridian Hill) y alrededores - U St - The Wharf 11511 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 12/08/2025NEW — Video taken by a witness and shared with me tonight from DC’s Trinidad neighborhood shows FBI and Secret Service agents patrolling by foot and peering into cars with flashlights. (Per witness, residents made fun of agents, saying they can't get women and that's why they were doing this lol) 30465231614 0
Katy #FreePalestine @kaydo11.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Yes! As soon as we go upstairs and start brushing our teeth etc she follows us and meows frantically for us to finish and get in bed for her nudges and snuggles. Before that she was ignoring us. 0140 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineThe 51st @51st.news · 12/08/2025As a part of our explainer series, a few months back we covered what to do if you're arrested in D.C. Refresh yourself on your rights. 51st.news/what-to-know...51st.newsWhat to know if you're arrested in D.C.Understanding your rights is crucial to protecting yourself and your neighbors. 08577 0
Katy #FreePalestine @kaydo11.bsky.social · 12/08/2025Yes to learning about and practicing empathy. Scoring or testing could be challenging for neurodivergent people. 000 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineJen Bendery @jbendery.bsky.social · 11/08/2025D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser today called Trump's decision to take over D.C. police + send National Guard troops into the city "unsettling and unprecedented." She also didn't condemn him or his authoritarian move even once in her 45-min press event. www.huffpost.com/entry/muriel...huffpost.comD.C. Mayor Calls Trump's Police Takeover ‘Unsettling And Unprecedented’“I’m going to work every day to make sure it’s not a complete disaster,” said Muriel Bowser, who refrained from attacking Trump for infringing on her role. 2516958 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineKate Ross @kateross.bsky.social · 11/08/2025How D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home rule In 1871, Congress took over the capital city, blaming the District’s financial mess on Black voters. March 2025 🎁🔗⬇️wapo.stHow D.C. first lost its right to self-govern, and the long road to home ruleThe nation’s capital made history on Jan. 8, 1867, by giving Black men the right to vote with the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill. 21910 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineConor Shaw @fixcircle.bsky.social · 11/08/2025It's a huge tell that the executive order makes no attempt to specify what services the President is requesting from MPD. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...whitehouse.govDeclaring a Crime Emergency in the District of ColumbiaBy the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 740 of the District of 41511 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineThe 51st @51st.news · 11/08/2025Martin is following today's news. Keep up with him here. ⬇️ 17529 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineMarisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11/08/2025If you’re in DC and seeing National Guard/Federal agent activity, reach out via Signal at marisakabas.04 151302599 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 11/08/2025Drug Enforcement Administration officers patrolling the National Mall. If you know DC you understand how tremendously goofy this is (h/t @lorenzohall1.bsky.social) 2140134093357 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineJoshua Rivera @jmrivera.bsky.social · 09/08/2025it’s crazy that anyone can do politics like this. just being among the people, and not doing media opps at a dozen focus tested diners and fairs that poll for maximum impact 219419 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineRuss The Tedious Ghost @russ41.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Now through this weekend, I'll donate $1 to @51st.news for each: - person who reposts this post - new follower @51st.news ws gets - new follower @maustermuhle.bsky.social gets - new follower @christurdisani.bsky.social gets - new follower I get And tag/DM me your donation = I'll match it 1:1. 30133229 0
Katy #FreePalestine @kaydo11.bsky.social · 07/08/2025Thank you, @51st.news ! Our bill this month was enormous. Proud to subscribe and thanks for the info. 1181 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestinemaxlevites.bsky.social @maxlevites.bsky.social · 07/08/2025If you miss DCist, make sure you're supporting @51st.news! 095 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestinePalestine Legal @palestinelegal.bsky.social · 06/08/2025VICTORY: Our clients UMD SJP will receive a $100,000 settlement from the University of Maryland — the highest financial penalty likely ever imposed on a US university for violating pro-Palestinian students’ free speech rights, to our knowledge. palestinelegal.org/news/umd-set... 413042 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineParty for Socialism and Liberation @pslweb.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Why are the vast majority of U.S. adults stressed about the cost of basic needs? In the richest economy in the history of the world, no one should believe the lie that “there’s no money” to ensure everyone’s basic needs are met. 13617 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineA. Zivarts @nondriver.bsky.social · 05/08/2025AAA estimates the average cost of owning a car is $12,297 a year, and recommends drivers spend no more than 10 percent of their income on car costs. This means you should make 120K to afford the average cost. Median *household* income in the US is $77K. The math just doesn't work. 34768238 0
Katy #FreePalestine @kaydo11.bsky.social · 05/08/2025Talked about this with a friend in New Orleans tonight! An older guy at our conference told her not to go to the French Quarter at night because he saw someone get robbed there. What time? 8pm. Okay so she just shouldn't go outside after 8pm? What is she, a recluse? Sir. 030 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineHypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 04/08/2025“We are going to create a machine that solves all our problems” is a preposterous assertion and should be treated as such. www.theguardian.com/technology/2... 1918648 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineCats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Minneapolis! 131392387 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 04/08/2025This is actually hilarious 😆 12977441449 0
Katy #FreePalestine @kaydo11.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Thank you for this info. Here for a conference and this helps me make decisions to keep myself safe! 010 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineisaac @sevier.io · 03/08/2025I think there’s a big difference between “all hope is lost” and “I have lost hope” and in climate it is really important to distinguish between the two. My personal feelings, your personal feelings are not the limits of our collective politics. 17930182 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineRuth Zakarin @ruthz.bsky.social · 02/08/2025Do you remember the horrific abduction in Worcester, MA where protestors clashed with ICE as they ripped a woman away from her family? The horror continues. The woman’s 13 and 17 year old daughters were placed in foster care. They are now both missing. 1/ www.bostonglobe.com/2025/07/31/m...bostonglobe.comTwo sisters in DCF custody since mother was detained by ICE in May in Worcester are missing, officials say - The Boston GlobeThe National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released a missing poster of both sisters to help in the search. 321170762 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineChristopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 01/08/2025The AI infrastructure build-out is so gigantic that in the past 6 months, it contributed more to the growth of the U.S. economy than /all of consumer spending/ The 'magnificent 7' spent more than $100 billion on data centers and the like in the past three months *alone* www.wsj.com/tech/ai/sili... 75816320 0
Katy #FreePalestine @kaydo11.bsky.social · 30/07/2025First of many indications that the site will be SO over-parked. @kingmanpark.bsky.social @homesnotstadiums.bsky.social @sierraclub.org @ddotdc.bsky.social @doee-dc.bsky.social 010 0
Katy #FreePalestine @kaydo11.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Commanders planning to use parking on lower levels of commercial bldgs to address floodplain concerns. But earlier, they said they'd use 'every legal tool' to minimize parking elsewhere on site so the big DC-govt built garages would be more utilized on non-game days. @cmcharlesallen.bsky.social 020 0
Katy #FreePalestine @kaydo11.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Wow - Commanders rep just said in response to Chairman Mendelson's comment about them saving money bc they're only paying $1 in rent: "There's no value in the [RFK] land." Wow yea okay. So why do you want it then? 130 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineAkbar Shahid Ahmed @akbarshahidahmed.bsky.social · 28/07/2025NEW— "A lot of children have passed the point of no return...The gut lining has started to auto-digest & will no longer [absorb] water or nutrition. Death is imminent for 1000s" An American doctor who just returned from Gaza on where US-Israeli policy is taking us: www.huffpost.com/entry/gaza-s...huffpost.com‘Past The Point Of No Return’: Doctor Describes How Starvation In Gaza Is Driving Mass Death"In August and September, there are probably still going to be ... large numbers of deaths because children have already passed the tipping point," Mark Brauner, who volunteered in Gaza last month, to... 6014401027 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineParty for Socialism and Liberation @pslweb.bsky.social · 30/07/2025🚨BREAKING: Today, the Trump administration moved to repeal a 2009 EPA finding that human-caused climate change poses a danger to health and safety – further entrenching the idea that private profit should come before people and the planet. END CAPITALISM BEFORE IT ENDS US! 05714 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestineAlex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 29/07/2025As the RFK hearings get started, Robert White took another chance to lay out some of his problems with the deal and warn that he's still not decided on how he'll vote Friday. He's among the swing votes who could extract concessions...if they have the stomach for it. 1102 0
Reposted by Katy #FreePalestinederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/07/2025How are Trump's economic policies impacting you? Let me give you a hard example. 🧵 161723433 0