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National Guard Soldiers Prepare to Carry Weapons in Washington, D.C.

https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/national-guard-soldiers-prepare-to-carry-weapons-in-washington-d-c-3965923c

#HandsOffDC

D.C.’s crime rate is at a 30-year low. Safer than ever. So stop using “crime” as your excuse to grab power. This isn’t law & order—it’s lies & authoritarian theater. We see you, and we’re not buying it. Hands off D.C. #HandsOffDC #FreeDC #HandsOff

So many great drone shots are coming in on the massive #HandsOff protests. It looks like the sleeping giant has been kicked. #FuckTrump #HandsOffDC #FuckTrumpNaziDeathParty https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1GbCmYwTts/

#HandsOffDC April 5, 2025

Waving at my #unitarianuniveralist ppl and #blackfolks at #goodtrouble #handsoffdc #march on the #mall and at #circleofremembrance @nmaahc #staywoke #staysafe

We’re not physically able to #march in #handsoffdc today <sigh> but I’m scanning all local repeaters, 146.52 #callingfrequency and watching through #aprs hams light up the mall. Wb2ifs-10 gateway is on the air. Be safe yall. #Selfcareisresistance #AmateurRadio #staywoke

Firming up my Saturday plans. I hope you’ll join us - #HandsOff #Chicago #HandsOffDC #Indivisible

https://click.everyaction.com/k/105149168/537526026/877626648?nvep=ew0KICAiVGVuYW50VXJpIjogIm5ncHZhbjovL3Zhbi9UU00vVFNNRUEvMS83NzE4MCIsDQogICJEaXN0cmlidXRpb25VbmlxdWVJZCI6ICJiYmFjZjJjOS01NDExLWYwMTEtOGIzZC0wMDIyNDgyYTlmYjciLA0KICAiRW1haWxBZGRyZXNzIjogImtsbW9ua3VzQGdtYWlsLmNvbSINCn0%3D&hmac=yFbPMFDYeHyjqXVflN3WhyHducfKdAPAleYW19GOjZY=&emci=07fc4f34-1410-f011-90cd-0022482a9fb7&emdi=bbacf2c9-5411-f011-8b3d-0022482a9fb7&ceid=1909173

#WashingtonDC

HANDS OFF DC COALITION
#HandsOffDC is a coalition of more than 50 organizations in DC and nationwide

https://www.hands-off-dc.com

Biden has vetoed the disapproval resolution that would have blocked DC local police reforms. #DCGovernment #DCPolitics #HandsOffDC #DCStatehood
https://nitter.nl/maustermuhle/status/1661808666033487880

"D.C. Police Officer Michael Thomas was off duty when he shot an unarmed man in Hyattsville in 2009, and the Metropolitan Police Department has been trying to fire him ever since."

DC's recently passed police reform legislation would prevent this sort of situation, but now Congress is trying to block that law.
https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/600118/an-off-duty-cop-shot-an-unarmed-man-back-in-2009-despite-years-of-trying-mpd-still-cant-fire-him/
#DCStatehood #HandsOffDC

14 House Democrats voted with Republicans to disapprove DC's police reform bill:

Nikki Budzinski (IL)
Angie Craig (MN)
Henry Cuellar (TX)
Don Davis (NC)
Jared Golden (ME)
Josh Gottheimer (NJ)
Susie Lee (NV)
Wiley Nickel (NC)
Jimmy Panetta (CA)
Chris Pappas (NH)
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)
Pat Ryan (NY)
Kim Schrier (WA)
Eric Sorensen (IL)

The bright side is it's less than half as many as voted to block the criminal code revision.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3959595-these-14-house-democrats-joined-the-gop-in-blocking-the-dc-police-accountability-bill/
#DCStatehood #DCPolitics #HandsOffDC

Twelve years ago today the #DC41—including Mayor Gray, 6 councilmembers, and activists—were arrested protesting the bipartisan congressional blocking of DC abortion funding. Sadly things haven't changed much. Maybe Democrats are more willing to stand up for abortion rights now, but we've found our current mayor is less willing to stand up for DC autonomy if she disagrees with the council on an issue.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/mike-debonis/post/meet-the-dc-41-arrested-during-protest/2011/04/13/AFfIEXXD_blog.html
#DCStatehood #HandsOffDC

#WashingtonDC #HandsOffDC

Congressional Committee Grills D.C. Officials on Statehood, Public Safety Issues

In the hours leading to the hearing, members of the #HandsOffDC coalition took to the streets on Wednesday morning and affirmed their commitment to protecting District Home Rule and advancing the ongoing movement for D.C. statehood.

https://www.washingtoninformer.com/congressional-committee-grills-d-c-officials-on-statehood-public-safety-issues/

If the rhetoric about the criminal code revision emboldened criminals, maybe it wasn't a great idea for the police union and others to spread that misleading rhetoric (propaganda). #HandsOffDC

#WashingtonDC #BlackMastodon #BlackLivesMatter

#HandsOffDC March to the Hearing

Wednesday, March 29
8 – 10am EDT
Seward Square Southeast
Seward Square SE
Washington, DC 20003

https://www.mobilize.us/hwd/event/556240/?referring_vol=6015537&share_context=dashboard-event-details&sharer_role=SharerRole.ORGANIZER

Already, hundreds of thousands of voters in DC are disenfranchised at the federal level. Congressional overrides of DC laws erode what little democracy DC possesses.
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RT @ShutDown_DC
DC Statehood. Give us our home rule back.
DC Statehood. Congress your laws are wack.
#HandsOffDC
https://twitter.com/ShutDown_DC/status/1638273605032198144

From DC for Democracy:

Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia has led the effort to overturn one DC law. Now he is working to overturn another.

These actions are anti-democratic. Join us on Tuesday, March 21, to visit Rep. Clyde and tell him to keep #HandsOffDC.
https://www.mobilize.us/hwd/event/555418/
#DCStatehood

#WashingtonDC

#HandsOffDC Advocacy Day
Rally

HANDS OFF DC
ADVOCACY DAY
Join us to visit Rep. Andrew Clyde of Georgia, who is leading the effort to overturn DC laws.

TUESDAY, MARCH 21
PICK ANY TIME, 9AM-5PM

https://www.hands-off-dc.com

#HandsOffDC: DC Statehood NOW

On March 8, Congress voted to overturn DC law for the first time in more than 30 years. This is an incredibly dangerous precedent that threatens the safety and rights of the people of DC. Send a letter to President Biden telling him to veto this resolution and advance DC statehood now.

https://actionnetwork.org/letters/hands-off-dc-action?source=twitter&

According to C-Span, 14 Democratic senators voted to respect DC's local government (voting no on the disapproval resolution on the DC criminal code revision):

Booker
Cardin
Duckworth
Durbin
Hirono
Markey
Merkley
Murphy
Reed
Sanders
Warren
Van Hollen
Welch
Whitehouse

Sen. Warnock voted present.
#DCStatehood #DCPolitics #HandsOffDC

https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1633626442327048193

#HandsOffDC rally today at 11 in front of Union Station, marching to the Capitol at noon, sponsored by 30+ groups. Stand up for local democracy and #DCStatehood!
https://www.hands-off-dc.com/

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but if DC starts not governing ourselves as we best see fit solely to avoid congressional interference, that in and of itself is congressional interference. #HandsOffDC #DCStatehood

Angry about Congress and the president trampling on our local DC government? Rally Wednesday at 11am in front of Union Station and march to the Capitol to say #HandsOffDC.
https://www.hands-off-dc.com #DCStatehood #DCPolitics

The moment came and went for leadership on home rule. #DC #DCStatehood #DCpolitics #HandsOffDC
: https://ggwash.org/view/88557/support-for-dc-statehood-its-only-lapel-pin-deep

In 1992, when Congress forced DC to hold a referendum on bringing back the death penalty, #DCCouncil Chair John Wilson told people to vote against it, even though he supported the death penalty. He opposed congressional interference in DC's local laws. All DC elected officials ought to be willing to stand up for #DCStatehood and to say #HandsOffDC.