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DC man stabbed Wunder Garten bouncer after being turned away at last call, prosecutors say https://www.allforgardening.com/1931408/dc-man-stabbed-wunder-garten-bouncer-after-being-turned-away-at-last-call-prosecutors-say/ #CadozaSimms #DCPolice #DistrictOfColumbia #GardeningDistrictOfColumbia #MarvinUrquhart #NealAugenstein #WashingtonDC #WunderGarten

DC man stabbed Wunder Garten bouncer after being turned away at last call, prosecutors say https://www.allforgardening.com/1931408/dc-man-stabbed-wunder-garten-bouncer-after-being-turned-away-at-last-call-prosecutors-say/ #CadozaSimms #DCPolice #DistrictOfColumbia #GardeningDistrictOfColumbia #MarvinUrquhart #NealAugenstein #WashingtonDC #WunderGarten

https://www.europesays.com/africa/200362/ After stolen cars from DC ended up in Africa, 6 charged in vehicle-theft ring #Africa #autel #CarTheft #DcPolice #JeaninePirro #JefferyCarroll #JohnDomen #Scheme #StolenCars #WestAfrica

Amber Alert in DC for child who hasn’t been seen since mother was shot

Police said 2-year-old Royce Hawkins is a Black boy with black hair who was last seen just before…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #AMBERAlert #dcpolice #dcshooting #Headlines #MissingChildren #roycehawkins #Topstories #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/599744/

Amber Alert in DC for child who hasn’t been seen since mother was shot

Police said 2-year-old Royce Hawkins is a Black boy with black hair who was last seen just before…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #AMBERAlert #dcpolice #dcshooting #Headlines #MissingChildren #roycehawkins #Topstories #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/599744/

5 injured in shooting after fight on Metrobus in Northwest DC

Police said five people were shot in Northwest D.C. on Thursday. Five people were shot after a fight…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #brightwood #dcpolice #Headlines #Shooting #Topstories #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/424918/

5 injured in shooting after fight on Metrobus in Northwest DC

Police said five people were shot in Northwest D.C. on Thursday. Five people were shot after a fight…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #brightwood #dcpolice #Headlines #Shooting #Topstories #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/424918/

DC police may pair up with National Guard members after shooting near White House

Days after the shooting that killed a National Guard member, D.C. police are working with other law enforcement…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #AndrewWolfe #dclawenforcementsurge #dcpolice #DCshooting #NationalGuard #nationalguardshooting #SarahBeckstrom #scottgelman #unitedstatesofamerica #USnews #USAnews
https://www.europesays.com/2600186/

Washington DC security: Afghan citizen Rahmanullah Lakanwal shot dead near White House
https://vaartha.com/international/white-house-shooting-afghan-national-rahmanullah-lakanwal/591800/
#WashingtonDC #WhiteHouse #SecurityAlert #BreakingNews #RahmanullahLakanwal #AfghanCitizen #DCPolice #CrimeInDC #WhiteHouseIncident #SecurityIncident #WashingtonNews #CrimeReport #USNews #SafetyAlert #DCUpdates #WhiteHouseSecurity #ViolenceInDC #NewsUpdate #LocalNews #WashingtonCrime

Washington DC security: Afghan citizen Rahmanullah Lakanwal shot dead near White House
https://vaartha.com/international/white-house-shooting-afghan-national-rahmanullah-lakanwal/591800/
#WashingtonDC #WhiteHouse #SecurityAlert #BreakingNews #RahmanullahLakanwal #AfghanCitizen #DCPolice #CrimeInDC #WhiteHouseIncident #SecurityIncident #WashingtonNews #CrimeReport #USNews #SafetyAlert #DCUpdates #WhiteHouseSecurity #ViolenceInDC #NewsUpdate #LocalNews #WashingtonCrime

Man killed in police shooting near Georgetown

We continue to follow breaking news out of Northwest DC where someone was injured in a shooting involving…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #dcpolice #georgetown #Headlines #Shooting #Topstories #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/292683/

Man killed in police shooting near Georgetown

We continue to follow breaking news out of Northwest DC where someone was injured in a shooting involving…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #BreakingNews #dcpolice #georgetown #Headlines #Shooting #Topstories #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/292683/

DC police arrest 5 in Navy Yard after large group engages in ‘disorderly behavior’

D.C. police say they made several arrests in Navy Yard Friday night after a large group caused a…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #america #arrests #dcpolice #disorderlybehavior #Disturbance #navyyard #unitedstatesofamerica #USnews #USTopics #USAnews
https://www.europesays.com/2538614/

Clay Bennett @BennettCartoons Sep 5 9/6/2025- Washington D.C. #Trump #washingtondctakeover #NationalGuard #ICE #PoliceState #MPD #DCPolice timesfreepress.com/news/2025/se...

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Clay Bennett @BennettCartoons Aug 11 8/12/2025- The DC Crimewave #DC #Trump #crime #TrumpPoliceState #NationalGuard #FBI #DCPolice timesfreepress.com/news/2025/au...

The Crimewave | Chattanooga Ti...

Clay Bennett @BennettCartoons Aug 11 8/12/2025- The DC Crimewave #DC #Trump #crime #TrumpPoliceState #NationalGuard #FBI #DCPolice timesfreepress.com/news/2025/au...

The Crimewave | Chattanooga Ti...

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Today in The Medium Newsletter, featured stories include:

• Strategy drift in organizations, with Kevin Novak and Roger Martin

• On #WashingtonDC & the federal takeover of #DCPolice, by @lisaschamess

• #Journaling in #writers notebooks, by Melissa Pilakowski

• The #chemistry of #petrichor, the smell of rain, by John Knight

• The fate of the #UltraRich in the apocalypse, by Benjamin Sledge

• The stigma of eating with your hands, by Ninad Kulkarni

https://medium.com/blog/why-strategy-drifts-and-how-to-fix-it-e2b192746028

#Medium #writing

Today in The Medium Newsletter, featured stories include:

• Strategy drift in organizations, with Kevin Novak and Roger Martin

• On #WashingtonDC & the federal takeover of #DCPolice, by @lisaschamess

• #Journaling in #writers notebooks, by Melissa Pilakowski

• The #chemistry of #petrichor, the smell of rain, by John Knight

• The fate of the #UltraRich in the apocalypse, by Benjamin Sledge

• The stigma of eating with your hands, by Ninad Kulkarni

https://medium.com/blog/why-strategy-drifts-and-how-to-fix-it-e2b192746028

#Medium #writing

Today in The Medium Newsletter, featured stories include:

• Strategy drift in organizations, with Kevin Novak and Roger Martin

• On #WashingtonDC & the federal takeover of #DCPolice, by @lisaschamess

• #Journaling in #writers notebooks, by Melissa Pilakowski

• The #chemistry of #petrichor, the smell of rain, by John Knight

• The fate of the #UltraRich in the apocalypse, by Benjamin Sledge

• The stigma of eating with your hands, by Ninad Kulkarni

https://medium.com/blog/why-strategy-drifts-and-how-to-fix-it-e2b192746028

#Medium #writing

Today in The Medium Newsletter, featured stories include:

• Strategy drift in organizations, with Kevin Novak and Roger Martin

• On #WashingtonDC & the federal takeover of #DCPolice, by @lisaschamess

• #Journaling in #writers notebooks, by Melissa Pilakowski

• The #chemistry of #petrichor, the smell of rain, by John Knight

• The fate of the #UltraRich in the apocalypse, by Benjamin Sledge

• The stigma of eating with your hands, by Ninad Kulkarni

https://medium.com/blog/why-strategy-drifts-and-how-to-fix-it-e2b192746028

#Medium #writing

Today in The Medium Newsletter, featured stories include:

• Strategy drift in organizations, with Kevin Novak and Roger Martin

• On #WashingtonDC & the federal takeover of #DCPolice, by @lisaschamess

• #Journaling in #writers notebooks, by Melissa Pilakowski

• The #chemistry of #petrichor, the smell of rain, by John Knight

• The fate of the #UltraRich in the apocalypse, by Benjamin Sledge

• The stigma of eating with your hands, by Ninad Kulkarni

https://medium.com/blog/why-strategy-drifts-and-how-to-fix-it-e2b192746028

#Medium #writing

#ICE , #DCPolice , Park Police, #DHS and #HSI violently arrest man for refusing to show ID after he was stopped for eating in public. Cops try to prevent community members from documenting his injuries as well #WashingtonDC

#ICE , #DCPolice , Park Police, #DHS and #HSI violently arrest man for refusing to show ID after he was stopped for eating in public. Cops try to prevent community members from documenting his injuries as well #WashingtonDC

#Community member catches #DCpolice searching vehicles randomly during the #federaloccupation of #WashingtonDC

#Community member catches #DCpolice searching vehicles randomly during the #federaloccupation of #WashingtonDC

#Community member catches #DCpolice searching vehicles randomly during the #federaloccupation of #WashingtonDC

#Community member catches #DCpolice searching vehicles randomly during the #federaloccupation of #WashingtonDC

Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

President Trump said he was declaring a public safety emergency, taking over the DC police and calling in National Guard troops to fight crime and tackle homelessness in the nation’s capital. Some DC residents are reacting. (AP Video: River Zhang)

By  MATT BROWN Updated 8:30 AM PDT, August 12, 2025

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken control of D.C.’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital, arguing the extraordinary moves are necessary to curb an urgent public safety crisis.

Even as district officials questioned the claims underlying his emergency declaration, the Republican president promised a “historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” His rhetoric echoed that used by conservatives going back decades who have denounced cities, especially those with majority non-white populations or led by progressives, as lawless or crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.

“This is liberation day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump promised Monday.

Trump’s action echoes uncomfortable historical chapters

As D.C. the National Guard arrived at their headquarters Tuesday, for many residents, the prospect of federal troops surging into neighborhoods represented an alarming violation of local agency. To some, it echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint historically or predominantly Black cities and neighborhoods with racist narratives to shape public opinion and justify aggressive police action.

April Goggans, a longtime D.C. resident and grassroots organizer, said she was not surprised by Trump’s actions. Communities had been preparing for a potential federal crackdown in D.C. since the summer of 2020, when Trump deployed troops during racial justice protests after the murder of George Floyd.

“We have to be vigilant,” said Goggans, who has coordinated local protests for nearly a decade. She worries about what a surge in law enforcement could mean for residents’ freedoms.

“Regardless of where you fall on the political scale, understand that this could be you, your children, your grandmother, your co-worker who are brutalized or have certain rights violated,” she said.

Other residents reacted with mixed feelings to Trump’s executive order. Crime and homelessness has been a top concern for residents in recent years, but opinions on how to solve the issue vary. And very few residents take Trump’s catastrophic view of life in D.C.

“I think Trump’s trying to help people, some people,” said Melvin Brown, a D.C. resident. “But as far as (him) trying to get (the) homeless out of this city, that ain’t going to work.”

“It’s like a band-aid to a gunshot wound,” said Melissa Velasquez, a commuter into D.C. “I feel like there’s been an increase of racial profiling and stuff, and so it’s concerning for individuals who are worried about how they might be perceived as they go about their day-to-day lives.”

Uncertainty raises alarms

According to White House officials, troops will be deployed to protect federal assets and facilitate a safe environment for law enforcement to make arrests. The Trump administration believes the highly visible presence of law enforcement will deter violent crime. It is unclear how the administration defines providing a safe environment for law enforcement to conduct arrests, raising alarm bells for some advocates.

“The president foreshadowed that if these heavy-handed tactics take root here, they will be rolled out to other majority-Black and Brown cities, like Chicago, Oakland and Baltimore, across the country,” said Monica Hopkins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s D.C. chapter.

“We’ve seen before how federal control of the D.C. National Guard and police can lead to abuse, intimidation and civil rights violations — from military helicopters swooping over peaceful racial justice protesters in 2020 to the unchecked conduct of federal officers who remain shielded from full accountability,” Hopkins said.

Read more: Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

#2025 #America #AP #AssociatedPress #DCPolice #DCPoliceTakeover #DonaldTrump #Health #History #Libraries #LibraryOfCongress #NeverTrump #Politics #Resistance #Science #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

President Trump said he was declaring a public safety emergency, taking over the DC police and calling in National Guard troops to fight crime and tackle homelessness in the nation’s capital. Some DC residents are reacting. (AP Video: River Zhang)

By  MATT BROWN Updated 8:30 AM PDT, August 12, 2025

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken control of D.C.’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital, arguing the extraordinary moves are necessary to curb an urgent public safety crisis.

Even as district officials questioned the claims underlying his emergency declaration, the Republican president promised a “historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” His rhetoric echoed that used by conservatives going back decades who have denounced cities, especially those with majority non-white populations or led by progressives, as lawless or crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.

“This is liberation day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump promised Monday.

Trump’s action echoes uncomfortable historical chapters

As D.C. the National Guard arrived at their headquarters Tuesday, for many residents, the prospect of federal troops surging into neighborhoods represented an alarming violation of local agency. To some, it echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint historically or predominantly Black cities and neighborhoods with racist narratives to shape public opinion and justify aggressive police action.

April Goggans, a longtime D.C. resident and grassroots organizer, said she was not surprised by Trump’s actions. Communities had been preparing for a potential federal crackdown in D.C. since the summer of 2020, when Trump deployed troops during racial justice protests after the murder of George Floyd.

“We have to be vigilant,” said Goggans, who has coordinated local protests for nearly a decade. She worries about what a surge in law enforcement could mean for residents’ freedoms.

“Regardless of where you fall on the political scale, understand that this could be you, your children, your grandmother, your co-worker who are brutalized or have certain rights violated,” she said.

Other residents reacted with mixed feelings to Trump’s executive order. Crime and homelessness has been a top concern for residents in recent years, but opinions on how to solve the issue vary. And very few residents take Trump’s catastrophic view of life in D.C.

“I think Trump’s trying to help people, some people,” said Melvin Brown, a D.C. resident. “But as far as (him) trying to get (the) homeless out of this city, that ain’t going to work.”

“It’s like a band-aid to a gunshot wound,” said Melissa Velasquez, a commuter into D.C. “I feel like there’s been an increase of racial profiling and stuff, and so it’s concerning for individuals who are worried about how they might be perceived as they go about their day-to-day lives.”

Uncertainty raises alarms

According to White House officials, troops will be deployed to protect federal assets and facilitate a safe environment for law enforcement to make arrests. The Trump administration believes the highly visible presence of law enforcement will deter violent crime. It is unclear how the administration defines providing a safe environment for law enforcement to conduct arrests, raising alarm bells for some advocates.

“The president foreshadowed that if these heavy-handed tactics take root here, they will be rolled out to other majority-Black and Brown cities, like Chicago, Oakland and Baltimore, across the country,” said Monica Hopkins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s D.C. chapter.

“We’ve seen before how federal control of the D.C. National Guard and police can lead to abuse, intimidation and civil rights violations — from military helicopters swooping over peaceful racial justice protesters in 2020 to the unchecked conduct of federal officers who remain shielded from full accountability,” Hopkins said.

Read more: Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

Original article: View source

#2025 #America #AP #AssociatedPress #DCPolice #DCPoliceTakeover #DonaldTrump #Health #History #Libraries #LibraryOfCongress #NeverTrump #Politics #Resistance #Science #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

President Trump said he was declaring a public safety emergency, taking over the DC police and calling in National Guard troops to fight crime and tackle homelessness in the nation’s capital. Some DC residents are reacting. (AP Video: River Zhang)

By  MATT BROWN Updated 8:30 AM PDT, August 12, 2025

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken control of D.C.’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital, arguing the extraordinary moves are necessary to curb an urgent public safety crisis.

Even as district officials questioned the claims underlying his emergency declaration, the Republican president promised a “historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” His rhetoric echoed that used by conservatives going back decades who have denounced cities, especially those with majority non-white populations or led by progressives, as lawless or crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.

“This is liberation day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump promised Monday.

Trump’s action echoes uncomfortable historical chapters

As D.C. the National Guard arrived at their headquarters Tuesday, for many residents, the prospect of federal troops surging into neighborhoods represented an alarming violation of local agency. To some, it echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint historically or predominantly Black cities and neighborhoods with racist narratives to shape public opinion and justify aggressive police action.

April Goggans, a longtime D.C. resident and grassroots organizer, said she was not surprised by Trump’s actions. Communities had been preparing for a potential federal crackdown in D.C. since the summer of 2020, when Trump deployed troops during racial justice protests after the murder of George Floyd.

“We have to be vigilant,” said Goggans, who has coordinated local protests for nearly a decade. She worries about what a surge in law enforcement could mean for residents’ freedoms.

“Regardless of where you fall on the political scale, understand that this could be you, your children, your grandmother, your co-worker who are brutalized or have certain rights violated,” she said.

Other residents reacted with mixed feelings to Trump’s executive order. Crime and homelessness has been a top concern for residents in recent years, but opinions on how to solve the issue vary. And very few residents take Trump’s catastrophic view of life in D.C.

“I think Trump’s trying to help people, some people,” said Melvin Brown, a D.C. resident. “But as far as (him) trying to get (the) homeless out of this city, that ain’t going to work.”

“It’s like a band-aid to a gunshot wound,” said Melissa Velasquez, a commuter into D.C. “I feel like there’s been an increase of racial profiling and stuff, and so it’s concerning for individuals who are worried about how they might be perceived as they go about their day-to-day lives.”

Uncertainty raises alarms

According to White House officials, troops will be deployed to protect federal assets and facilitate a safe environment for law enforcement to make arrests. The Trump administration believes the highly visible presence of law enforcement will deter violent crime. It is unclear how the administration defines providing a safe environment for law enforcement to conduct arrests, raising alarm bells for some advocates.

“The president foreshadowed that if these heavy-handed tactics take root here, they will be rolled out to other majority-Black and Brown cities, like Chicago, Oakland and Baltimore, across the country,” said Monica Hopkins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s D.C. chapter.

“We’ve seen before how federal control of the D.C. National Guard and police can lead to abuse, intimidation and civil rights violations — from military helicopters swooping over peaceful racial justice protesters in 2020 to the unchecked conduct of federal officers who remain shielded from full accountability,” Hopkins said.

Read more: Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

Original article: View source

#2025 #America #AP #AssociatedPress #DCPolice #DCPoliceTakeover #DonaldTrump #Health #History #Libraries #LibraryOfCongress #NeverTrump #Politics #Resistance #Science #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

President Trump said he was declaring a public safety emergency, taking over the DC police and calling in National Guard troops to fight crime and tackle homelessness in the nation’s capital. Some DC residents are reacting. (AP Video: River Zhang)

By  MATT BROWN Updated 8:30 AM PDT, August 12, 2025

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken control of D.C.’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital, arguing the extraordinary moves are necessary to curb an urgent public safety crisis.

Even as district officials questioned the claims underlying his emergency declaration, the Republican president promised a “historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” His rhetoric echoed that used by conservatives going back decades who have denounced cities, especially those with majority non-white populations or led by progressives, as lawless or crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.

“This is liberation day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump promised Monday.

Trump’s action echoes uncomfortable historical chapters

As D.C. the National Guard arrived at their headquarters Tuesday, for many residents, the prospect of federal troops surging into neighborhoods represented an alarming violation of local agency. To some, it echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint historically or predominantly Black cities and neighborhoods with racist narratives to shape public opinion and justify aggressive police action.

April Goggans, a longtime D.C. resident and grassroots organizer, said she was not surprised by Trump’s actions. Communities had been preparing for a potential federal crackdown in D.C. since the summer of 2020, when Trump deployed troops during racial justice protests after the murder of George Floyd.

“We have to be vigilant,” said Goggans, who has coordinated local protests for nearly a decade. She worries about what a surge in law enforcement could mean for residents’ freedoms.

“Regardless of where you fall on the political scale, understand that this could be you, your children, your grandmother, your co-worker who are brutalized or have certain rights violated,” she said.

Other residents reacted with mixed feelings to Trump’s executive order. Crime and homelessness has been a top concern for residents in recent years, but opinions on how to solve the issue vary. And very few residents take Trump’s catastrophic view of life in D.C.

“I think Trump’s trying to help people, some people,” said Melvin Brown, a D.C. resident. “But as far as (him) trying to get (the) homeless out of this city, that ain’t going to work.”

“It’s like a band-aid to a gunshot wound,” said Melissa Velasquez, a commuter into D.C. “I feel like there’s been an increase of racial profiling and stuff, and so it’s concerning for individuals who are worried about how they might be perceived as they go about their day-to-day lives.”

Uncertainty raises alarms

According to White House officials, troops will be deployed to protect federal assets and facilitate a safe environment for law enforcement to make arrests. The Trump administration believes the highly visible presence of law enforcement will deter violent crime. It is unclear how the administration defines providing a safe environment for law enforcement to conduct arrests, raising alarm bells for some advocates.

“The president foreshadowed that if these heavy-handed tactics take root here, they will be rolled out to other majority-Black and Brown cities, like Chicago, Oakland and Baltimore, across the country,” said Monica Hopkins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s D.C. chapter.

“We’ve seen before how federal control of the D.C. National Guard and police can lead to abuse, intimidation and civil rights violations — from military helicopters swooping over peaceful racial justice protesters in 2020 to the unchecked conduct of federal officers who remain shielded from full accountability,” Hopkins said.

Read more: Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

#2025 #America #AP #AssociatedPress #DCPolice #DCPoliceTakeover #DonaldTrump #Health #History #Libraries #LibraryOfCongress #NeverTrump #Politics #Resistance #Science #Trump #TrumpAdministration #UnitedStates

Trump’s DC police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about crime | AP News

President Trump said he was declaring a public safety emergency, taking over the DC police and calling in National Guard troops to fight crime and tackle homelessness in the nation’s capital. Some DC residents are reacting. (AP Video: River Zhang)

By  MATT BROWN Updated 8:30 AM PDT, August 12, 2025

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump and his administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken control of D.C.’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital, arguing the extraordinary moves are necessary to curb an urgent public safety crisis.

Even as district officials questioned the claims underlying his emergency declaration, the Republican president promised a “historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam and squalor and worse.” His rhetoric echoed that used by conservatives going back decades who have denounced cities, especially those with majority non-white populations or led by progressives, as lawless or crime-ridden and in need of outside intervention.

“This is liberation day in D.C., and we’re going to take our capital back,” Trump promised Monday.

Trump’s action echoes uncomfortable historical chapters

As D.C. the National Guard arrived at their headquarters Tuesday, for many residents, the prospect of federal troops surging into neighborhoods represented an alarming violation of local agency. To some, it echoes uncomfortable historical chapters when politicians used language to paint historically or predominantly Black cities and neighborhoods with racist narratives to shape public opinion and justify aggressive police action.

April Goggans, a longtime D.C. resident and grassroots organizer, said she was not surprised by Trump’s actions. Communities had been preparing for a potential federal crackdown in D.C. since the summer of 2020, when Trump deployed troops during racial justice protests after the murder of George Floyd.

“We have to be vigilant,” said Goggans, who has coordinated local protests for nearly a decade. She worries about what a surge in law enforcement could mean for residents’ freedoms.

“Regardless of where you fall on the political scale, understand that this could be you, your children, your grandmother, your co-worker who are brutalized or have certain rights violated,” she said.

Other residents reacted with mixed feelings to Trump’s executive order. Crime and homelessness has been a top concern for residents in recent years, but opinions on how to solve the issue vary. And very few residents take Trump’s catastrophic view of life in D.C.

“I think Trump’s trying to help people, some people,” said Melvin Brown, a D.C. resident. “But as far as (him) trying to get (the) homeless out of this city, that ain’t going to work.”

“It’s like a band-aid to a gunshot wound,” said Melissa Velasquez, a commuter into D.C. “I feel like there’s been an increase of racial profiling and stuff, and so it’s concerning for individuals who are worried about how they might be perceived as they go about their day-to-day lives.”

Uncertainty raises alarms

According to White House officials, troops will be deployed to protect federal assets and facilitate a safe environment for law enforcement to make arrests. The Trump administration believes the highly visible presence of law enforcement will deter violent crime. It is unclear how the administration defines providing a safe environment for law enforcement to conduct arrests, raising alarm bells for some advocates.

“The president foreshadowed that if these heavy-handed tactics take root here, they will be rolled out to other majority-Black and Brown cities, like Chicago, Oakland and Baltimore, across the country,” said Monica Hopkins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s D.C. chapter.

“We’ve seen before how federal control of the D.C. National Guard and police can lead to abuse, intimidation and civil rights violations — from military helicopters swooping over peaceful racial justice protesters in 2020 to the unchecked conduct of federal officers who remain shielded from full accountability,” Hopkins said.

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#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Georgia #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #ThePartyOfHate

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#MAGA #Republicans #LoseTheirMinds Over New #January6 #Footage.

#Qanon #ConspiracyTheorist and #Congresswoman #MarjorieTaylorGreene, for one, has demanded “Every member of the #Jan6th #committee, #NancyPelosi, #FBI, #DOJ, #DCPolice, #CapitolPolice, [and] #Jan6 #witnesses” be #prosecuted..

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Georgia #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #ThePartyOfHate

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