As Buffy would say: Y’all, give me something to sing about
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As Buffy would say: Y’all, give me something to sing about
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NEWS: the DC Council has proclaimed that the “D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporary Amendment Act of 2025” is now officially law (L26-89), effective through Sept. 25, 2026! Regardless of how the Senate votes today, the 30-day review period ended Feb. 11!
Had to stand on solid ice ("snowcrete") to get this one up: Vertical "FREE DC" banner, knitted in dark purple on orange, on a "no parking" signpost beside a mature tree, brick sidewalk, Pa. Ave. in background.
Wider view of "FREE DC" banner, knitted on "no parking" signpost near Pa. Ave.
Criss-crossed orange slip-stitch ribbon zig-zagging down signpost, attaching the Barracks Row "FREE DC" banner. Across the 8th Street SE in background are Eastern Market Metro plaza and nearby mixed-use buildings. And snow. Lots and lots of snow.
screenshot of weather app: HOME Washington 23° Feels Like: 13° H:24° L:11°
Cold, you say? Is it? We said the heck with that, threw off the gloves and beautified Capitol Hill (Barracks Row near Eastern Market Metro). That orange+purple really pops!
#FreeDC
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Reminder: our lives are in our hands. #andreaGibson
In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.
He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.
At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.
Wael died on Friday at age 30.
ICE caused his death.
They didn’t get to say goodbye.
Fred Trump had dementia and his family set up a fake office so he could think he was in charge while other people made the decisions. Mentioning this for no particular reason at all. Not even sure what made me think of it.
ICE agent asked why he's taking pictures of a legal observer's car, replies: "Cuz we have a nice little database and now you're considered a domestic terrorist. So have fun with that."
Hoodie with a DC MPD graphic surrounded by a ring of acronyms for federal agencies: HSI, IRS, DEA, DHS, USSS, FBI, USCP, USMS, MTPD, CBP, ATF, and USPP.
But there’s no coordination with immigration enforcement, right @mayorbowser.dc.gov ? @cmbrookepinto.bsky.social ?
The ABSOLUTE accuracy of this
Flags and banners and a drum and a megaphone spread out on the sidewalk after 5 minutes of joyful noise
A newly repotted monstera
Two cats sleeping on a green velvet sofa
A collection of #floofs and #monstera and #freeDC, not necessarily in that order
A result is that I now know the names of many more of my neighbors and am ready to get my ass out and help them when they need it. I also now own a bullhorn.
🤣🤣
I don't see a difference between modern domestic policing and foreign military service, so please spare me that entire discourse. It is disingenuous at best.
Abolish ICE!
Troops out of EVERYWHERE!
Power to the PEOPLE!
No worker deserves to be fired for speaking up. Not Starbucks baristas organizing for a fair contract, immigrant workers fighting wage theft, Amazon warehouse workers demanding safety, or federal workers protecting our civil rights. Stand with the #FairHousingThree! share.jwj.org/s/ojEN1A13
MAYOR FREY: “They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is BULLSHIT.”
A year of resistance, wrapped? We’re stronger than a year ago. We know our neighbors. We trust each other better. Capitalism’s end game is to divide, exhaust. We give space to resist, rest, return. 2026 will be hard. But we are here.
#happy2026
#freeDC
#untilAllAreFree
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
City vista - H Street Northeast, DC, including reflective apartment blocs reflecting back sunlight and, between them, empty asphalt lanes. A bus shelter stands behind, in foreground, a white metal signpost beautified by a snappy-looking knitted "FREE DC" banner (yellow on burgundy) running vertically at eye level.
Close-up of another snappy-looking knitted "FREE DC" banner (yellow on burgundy) strung to a street-sign post. Street view behind. A QR code tag hangs from the banner. It leads to freedcproject.org.
Deck DC with knitted strands, fa-la-la-la-lahhh la-la-la-lah
#FreeDC writ with our hands, fa-la-la-la-lahhh la-la-la-lah
Show the world our staunch #Resistance, fa-la-la fa-la-la la-la-lah
They'll remember our existence, fa-la-la-lahhh la-la-la-lahhhhhhh!!!
DC residents have been refusing to call that airport anything but National for almost thirty years, we certainly can refuse to call that arts center anything but the Kennedy Center for three
Have never seen so many adverbs in an MRI report. “Perfectly” … yep
My crew!
God is begging you to send these National Guard troops home to be with their families. Stop ruining their lives so that Donald can cosplay fascism.
Because #WeAintBuyingIt
Rain or shine — we are here to fight for a #FreeDC
A white person wearing glasses and big Free DC earrings holds a sign: Cancel Your Prime
Pink frog holds a protest sign
Tonight we picketed Whole Foods in DC to tell shoppers that their dollars are supporting 🧊 and ask them to shop at Safeway, Giant & local options. I personally love My Organic Market (MOM’s). We’re calling for a #FreeDC — one way we do that is by moving our money away from Amazon affiliates!
We’d like to end today with a quote from Eleanor Roosevelt:
We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just a step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it as not as dreadful as it appears, discovering that we have the strength to stare it down.
Just keep going. Goodnight, heroes.
Long-haired gray and white cat sitting in an awkward position looking straight up into the camera
BlueSky people: if you had a #mutualaid request, would you feel comfortable putting it here? A friend in dire need of #rentAssistance — facing eviction if they can’t make it up. And the emergency fund in DC is closed to applications. But also — I don’t want to deal with scammers.
#Floof for tax
@yarndc.bsky.social
