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Michelle Chappell she/her

@michellechap76.bsky.social
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Co-chair, Congress Working Group @freedcproject.bsky.social Ward 1 Committeewoman, DC Dems State Committee Lawyer turned Organizer All opinions my own; facts are facts

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 2h
Looks like it’s Georgia’s occupying forces out menacing DC’s schoolchildren this morning.
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Shameful #FreeDC
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 21h
I don’t go high when they go low. I get LOUD. Because the soul and humanity of this country are at stake. /end
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 23h
We remain in steadfast solidarity with Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, shot by ICE while working for DoorDash in Austin TX, and his family and call on DoorDash to join the chorus of leaders and community members demanding his release. Until that happens, #DeleteDoorDash until it's backwards.
apnews.com
Federal prosecutors charge Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas with assaulting an officer
Federal prosecutors in Texas announced assault charges against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in the back by immigration enforcement agents Sept. 20.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 23h
Withdrawing their support for #HR9720 is one of three demands we made of DoorDash. We still demand the company issue a public statement against ICE, and to state publicly that the “DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force” should end.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 23h
Let this make it undeniably clear that consumers have the power to hold companies accountable for their behavior and demand changes.
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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 23h
DoorDash, a $15 billion company, has issued a formal apology for their decision to back a GOP attack on DC Home Rule in July. Organizing made this happen.
washingtonsun.com
DoorDash Apologizes for Siding With GOP Bill Targeting D.C.
The company still wants the D.C. Council to make changes to a new delivery fee taking effect Thursday.
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Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
DoorDash walked into a buzzsaw of criticism and boycotts in D.C. this summer when it backed a Republican bill that would restrict when city lawmakers can impose new taxes and fees. The delivery company is now walking back that bill: www.washingtonsun.com/metro/doorda...
washingtonsun.com
DoorDash Apologizes for Siding With GOP Bill Targeting D.C.
The company still wants the D.C. Council to make changes to a new delivery fee taking effect Thursday.
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's hard to fathom that, let alone be OK with the fact that, the six people who allowed tonight to happen will start hearing cases next week, the outcome of which will affect us all.
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Michelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The answer to a botched execution is not to propose more efficient ways for the state to end someone’s life, it is to demand the end of state sanctioned murder
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
do men understand the extent to which women are ready to burn it all down right now
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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Early Voting in Virginia (through 9/29/26): now up to 255k, compared to just 113k at the same point in 2022 bluevirginia.us/2026/09/wedn...
https://www.vpap.org/elections/early-voting/2026-november-general-election/

Early Voting in Virginia (through 9/29/26)
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ted Cruz: I'm a big believer in bribery. Bribery works in politics.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Scoop — I've ID'd the two men sitting behind Sen. Eric Schmitt during his botched attack on Jack Smith this morning. Ethan Harper (left) is Chief Counsel to Schmitt, and Andrew Ceonzo (right) is Counsel to Schmitt and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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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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Michelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
My gmail just asked me if I was sure that I wanted to send an email because I said I was attaching a link (which I did) but I had not attached a document (which I never said I‘d do) 😂😭
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Michelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nolberto Meza was driving for DoorDash in DC when he was killed during a @parkpolice.bsky.social high speed chase in June. His family is seeking video footage of the incident, which has not been released. DoorDash has remained silent #DeleteDoorDash
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 28/09/2026
It has been eight days since Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez was shot by ICE while making a DoorDash delivery in Austin, Texas. He is currently facing a severe medical emergency. The bullet remains lodged in his back, and he is being held at the South Texas ICE Processing Center in Pearsall.
DOORDASH IS ABANDONING ITS DRIVERS
URGENT UPDATE:
8 days after ICE shot Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez in the back while he was making a DoorDash delivery, the bullet remains in his body. Wilber is in agonizing pain inside a TX concentration camp, and the silence from DoorDash is deafening. A photo of Wilber smiling, before ICE shot him, is shown.
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Bill @bill-of-lefts.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
texans, you are going to see this clip once a week and twice on sundays until the election
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The Trace @thetrace.org · 27/09/2026
In July, Johns Hopkins University and Baltimore’s public library system distributed 800 free gun locks across five branches — no ID or reason required. The first 100 gun locks at the city’s Central Library were gone within 24 hours.
thetrace.org
Need a Gun Lock? Ask Your Local Librarian.
Across the country, libraries are giving out safe storage devices, often for free.
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Tom Perriello for Congress @tomperriello.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
No matter what McGuire says, he has gutted rural healthcare with no real remedy. When the Big Ugly Bill's Medicaid cuts fully hit, thousands of hardworking Virginians will lose healthcare or be unable to afford it. The so-called "Rural Health Transformation Fund" is a band-aid on a bullet wound.
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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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Michelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
146 signatures and counting, let's flex that people power 💪
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Jaime Fear Her 👻 @bogrosemary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
As DC parents and caregivers, we’re alarmed by how armed National Guard and federal agents are patrolling outside our schools and rec centers. Join us in demanding that @cmbrookepinto.bsky.social meet w/ a delegation of parents and hold an emergency Council hearing. actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
As DC parents and caregivers with kids at several different schools we are alarmed by how the National Guard and other heavily-armed federal law enforcement agencies are congregating in large numbers outside elementary schools and rec centers. This is putting our kids at risk and a huge waste of our tax dollars.

That's why we're demanding that Councilmember Brooke Pinto meet with a delegation of parents and hold an emergency Council hearing.

[Image of armed federal agents patrolling a neighborhood street in DC.]
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DC Public Library @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Happy Dolly Day! Dolly has helped put millions of free books into the hands of DC kids through our Books from Birth partnership. We love a literacy legend. ❤️
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korbelrenokia @korbelrenokia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#Virginia #RegisterToVote #Vote
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Sydney Bauer @sydney-bauer.com · 24/09/2026
i really think va-05 may happen
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Charles Xavier Van Damme @charlesxavier.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Tom Perriello is one of the folks who voted for the ACA knowing he would likely lose his seat, I can see why folks would endorse him early.
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Franc O 🏳️‍🌈 @francom27.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Brooke Pinto: No Guard Outside Our Schools. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
actionnetwork.org
Tell Brooke Pinto: No Guard Outside Our Schools
As DC parents and caregivers with kids at several different schools we are alarmed by how the National Guard and other heavily-armed federal law enforcement agencies are congregating in large numbers ...
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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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Siobhan Thompson @vornietom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you’re feeling political despair, I strongly recommend going to canvass or table for a candidate you believe in. It’s fun! And they will train you before you go out and pair you with a more experienced person if you’re nervous
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Michelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Next time show up with the court order and your camera rolling. Make them explain their defiance.
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
At 3:30pm ET, US District Judge Tim Kelly will hold a hearing on whether to grant a temporary restraining order barring enforcement of Trump's 9/18 directive to bar @cnn.com, @msnownews.bsky.social, & @politico.com from the White House grounds. I’ll try to live-post for @lawfaremedia.org /1
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Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"Whatever." That's the morning message from DC police to #bikeDC less than 24 hrs after a cyclist was killed when asked why they parked illegally in the bike lane to get coffee. Maybe @janeese4dc.bsky.social can claw back MPD's budget for every parking violation b/c 311 does nothing to fix behavior.
DC MPD car blocking the 17th St bike lane to get coffee
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ACLU @aclu.org · 23/09/2026
We’re in court today to stop the Memphis Safe Task Force from retaliating against our clients for recording law enforcement’s actions. Agents have intimidated, harassed, and surveilled our clients, and weaponized a law requiring people to stay 25 feet away from law enforcement activity
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House Judiciary Dems @democrats-judiciary.house.gov · 23/09/2026
Yet, the officer who shot Wilber Garces-Perez in Austin, TX wasn't wearing a body camera even though he was issued one. WHY are agents wearing masks to conceal their identity but not body cameras to guarantee accountability? 2/2
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Michelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#DeleteDoorDash
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gwen howerton @kissphoria.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Has DoorDash said anything about how one of their workers was shot by ICE in Austin
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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.
freedcproject.org
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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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Good news: a federal judge just paused Wilber's deportation. The government shouldn’t be allowed to shoot you from an unmarked vehicle and then cover it up by deporting you. Keep speaking out, it's working.
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Ross Wallen @rosswallen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
U St every single day for the past year+
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Congressman Greg Landsman @repgreglandsman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We should be back in DC today voting to lower the cost of living, expand access to healthcare, and protect our communities from AI. But Mike Johnson has canceled votes again, sending the House home instead of getting things done for hardworking Americans.
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Michelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
DC folks, call your CM and ask them to oppose the FILTER Act, they are voting on it today!
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Mónica @horrorsalsa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
lolsob
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Professa Murray @kalimurray.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health (grants DP5OD024558, DP2GM146258, R00GM121852, R01DK115728, R01DE027538, T32GM119995, T32GM007365, T32GM007790 and F31DE031154); the National Science Foundation.”
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thanks to the community speaking up, Wilber has left the detention center to get medical care. This is important news & a positive first step. Now, we have to make sure he fully recovers, is reunited with family, & gets to tell law enforcement the full story of how he was shot in the back by ICE.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 21/09/2026
We stand with @lulacorg.bsky.social to demand independent oversight and transparency, accountability under the law, and ICE OUT now!
youtube.com
LIVE: Press conference on ICE shooting in Austin, Texas
YouTube video by Associated Press
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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 21/09/2026
This is insane. We've been over this! Repeatedly!
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Michelle Chappell she/her @michellechap76.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Love this for us
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Koalagaming08 🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇸🇩 🇦🇲 @koalagaming08.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump's 2nd term should be the catalyst for DC statehood, the national guard, the kennedy center, the arch sniper tower aren't just moving white blocks around on the national mall its the forceful reshaping of a city that has no legal ability to resist
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